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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 94369, member: 51"]Thanks, I'll take a look at the site. Also I've never used the image searcher, might look into that, thanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only thing that got me interested in these were the following points.</p><p><br /></p><p>1)Were they something special since priced at $31 in 1963? (Google inflation calculator puts that at a retail price of $240 in today's dollars)</p><p><br /></p><p>2) The numbers written on the base of the tiny stretched wooden or paper composite border have an older feel to my eye. The numbers themselves, -the way they are written, slightly slanted like from a fountain pen or something. The numbers, if I had to guess, remind me of penmanship from 100 years ago or so. It's nothing Marshall Fields would have added. You can't even see these numbers easily from the display box, so it the numbers aren't for display purposes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps some Grand Tour souvenirs as was suggested.</p><p><br /></p><p>Might do some further research. Thanks for taking a look![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 94369, member: 51"]Thanks, I'll take a look at the site. Also I've never used the image searcher, might look into that, thanks. The only thing that got me interested in these were the following points. 1)Were they something special since priced at $31 in 1963? (Google inflation calculator puts that at a retail price of $240 in today's dollars) 2) The numbers written on the base of the tiny stretched wooden or paper composite border have an older feel to my eye. The numbers themselves, -the way they are written, slightly slanted like from a fountain pen or something. The numbers, if I had to guess, remind me of penmanship from 100 years ago or so. It's nothing Marshall Fields would have added. You can't even see these numbers easily from the display box, so it the numbers aren't for display purposes. Perhaps some Grand Tour souvenirs as was suggested. Might do some further research. Thanks for taking a look![/QUOTE]
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