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<p>[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 81844, member: 78"]Hi Evelyb30,</p><p> Hi, I always check hems also. I bought a set of drapes for the material, they were red and gold silk embroidered from the 20s. As I was taking them apart. The weights in the hem seemed pretty heavy. They were six 10 dollar gold coins and two diamond rings. As I knew the family, I returned the loot. They were so amazed and then started tearing the rest of the drapes apart. They found 8 more gold coins but no rings. They were kind enough to give me a large donation. I always check the hems on drapes (even if they are not selling them).</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 81844, member: 78"]Hi Evelyb30, Hi, I always check hems also. I bought a set of drapes for the material, they were red and gold silk embroidered from the 20s. As I was taking them apart. The weights in the hem seemed pretty heavy. They were six 10 dollar gold coins and two diamond rings. As I knew the family, I returned the loot. They were so amazed and then started tearing the rest of the drapes apart. They found 8 more gold coins but no rings. They were kind enough to give me a large donation. I always check the hems on drapes (even if they are not selling them). greg[/QUOTE]
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