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<p>[QUOTE="Lark, post: 9756995, member: 13605"]So I think I get the prize. I was so excited I could hardly stand the drive home. I went to a garage sale in my little farming town. Not much of value . I bought some things . But I always take another walk around. I spotted a big box full of flower pots. I always check flower pots and baskets. Peeking out of the bottom I could see a pot of black glaze. My heart was literally racing in hopes that it was what I thought it was and prayed it was not broken. In absolutely perfect shape. How it was not broken under all of those pots is a miracle. All flower pots were $2 each. How would a farmer from a small town like ours come by a Martinez pot ? Same way my parents did from the same small town. I bet They went to New Mexico on their honey moon. In the mid 1940's it seem to be the thing to .[ATTACH=full]479593[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]479595[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]479597[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lark, post: 9756995, member: 13605"]So I think I get the prize. I was so excited I could hardly stand the drive home. I went to a garage sale in my little farming town. Not much of value . I bought some things . But I always take another walk around. I spotted a big box full of flower pots. I always check flower pots and baskets. Peeking out of the bottom I could see a pot of black glaze. My heart was literally racing in hopes that it was what I thought it was and prayed it was not broken. In absolutely perfect shape. How it was not broken under all of those pots is a miracle. All flower pots were $2 each. How would a farmer from a small town like ours come by a Martinez pot ? Same way my parents did from the same small town. I bet They went to New Mexico on their honey moon. In the mid 1940's it seem to be the thing to .[ATTACH=full]479593[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]479595[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]479597[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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