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<p>[QUOTE="wcubed, post: 1264629, member: 12663"]Another item I'm not sure which section to put it in. Art, Metalware, Glass....? So I'll just put it here.</p><p><br /></p><p>While googling this mirror tonight, I noticed there are many reproductions of it out there. I know this one is original, because it did have the original glass with the silver flaking off the back, which was also broken unfortunately. It also came from the family farm, which had nothing new. My Dutch ancestors were frugal people.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I had an old glass shop fit a new mirror to it many years ago so I could present it to my wife. When I went back to pick up the mirror, he told me he had multiple offers to buy it. I was kind of disappointed in the mirror at the time, as it was much thicker glass than the original. It protruded out the back of the frame, whereas the original was flush, so I glued some felt to the back to protect it and anything it was laid on.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]216810[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]216811[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wcubed, post: 1264629, member: 12663"]Another item I'm not sure which section to put it in. Art, Metalware, Glass....? So I'll just put it here. While googling this mirror tonight, I noticed there are many reproductions of it out there. I know this one is original, because it did have the original glass with the silver flaking off the back, which was also broken unfortunately. It also came from the family farm, which had nothing new. My Dutch ancestors were frugal people. Anyway, I had an old glass shop fit a new mirror to it many years ago so I could present it to my wife. When I went back to pick up the mirror, he told me he had multiple offers to buy it. I was kind of disappointed in the mirror at the time, as it was much thicker glass than the original. It protruded out the back of the frame, whereas the original was flush, so I glued some felt to the back to protect it and anything it was laid on. [ATTACH=full]216810[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]216811[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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