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<p>[QUOTE="gabatgh, post: 11187301, member: 4148"]"Valuable" is subjective. We've seen these sold, with their original contents, for $100 each.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 'eggs' are hand painted, so that's an issue. We have a few of these, and all but one has the seam between top and bottom so tight I don't think mineral oil would penetrate.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've done more reading, and I'm going to try a hot, damp, cloth on the top half, hoping that the heat will expand it just enough to let it spin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gabatgh, post: 11187301, member: 4148"]"Valuable" is subjective. We've seen these sold, with their original contents, for $100 each. The 'eggs' are hand painted, so that's an issue. We have a few of these, and all but one has the seam between top and bottom so tight I don't think mineral oil would penetrate. I've done more reading, and I'm going to try a hot, damp, cloth on the top half, hoping that the heat will expand it just enough to let it spin.[/QUOTE]
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