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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 442098, member: 56"]Maybe he purchased it at the World's Fair, and the personalizing was part of the sales pitch. For someone who did that regularly, it wouldn't have taken long; might even have been while-you-wait. The work would have been under the crystal, so no fear of it smearing, and it does look odd having the monogram painted over the maker's name.</p><p><br /></p><p>*******</p><p><br /></p><p>Pretty much sniped I guess.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 442098, member: 56"]Maybe he purchased it at the World's Fair, and the personalizing was part of the sales pitch. For someone who did that regularly, it wouldn't have taken long; might even have been while-you-wait. The work would have been under the crystal, so no fear of it smearing, and it does look odd having the monogram painted over the maker's name. ******* Pretty much sniped I guess.[/QUOTE]
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