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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dana sanders-stanford, post: 4438808, member: 74366&quot;]My name is Dana Sanders-Stanford and I have a few pieces that I need help assigning a value or even obtaining advice as to the best way to sell them. </p><p><br /></p><p>I’m very new to antiquing…I usually just buy things that catch my eye. </p><p><br /></p><p>The item that brings me to you is a barometer encased in maple (I think). I love anything that looks like a clock for some reason (odd because I’m always late!). I lived in Edinburgh from 1989 to 1991 and would cruise thru antique sales frequently. I saw this barometer, which was pretty enough, but when I looked more closely, it had a little plate fixed to the bottom that said:</p><p><br /></p><p>Presented to Dr. Walford Bodie by Hilda May Walker in gratitude for his cure of paralysis&nbsp; Bristol June 16th, 1903</p><p><br /></p><p>The internet wasn’t readily available then and I hadn’t a clue who Dr. Brody was, but I thought it would make an interesting conversation piece. </p><p><br /></p><p>After I moved back to the states, I bought a copy of Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women by Ricky Jay as a gift. I picked it up because the title was interesting. Before I wrapped the book, I flipped thru it and found a chapter on a guy who performed all kinds of incredible feats and that name rang a distant bell. The barometer was still packed from the move and I hadn’t seen it in a couple of years, but I unpacked it and, yep, it’s the same guy. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was gobsmacked that I had so coincidentally picked up this book AND that I had remembered his name after all that time. </p><p><br /></p><p>I’d like to know what the value is and how I might go about selling it if it has sufficient value. I have a son in college and I’m downsizing my lifestyle, so I look at everything with a critical eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t know how to go about authenticating the piece. I’m pretty clueless about antiques in general but I’m really interested in learning. I have back trouble so I’ve had to find some new hobbies that aren’t as physically demanding as my old ones. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any help or guidance you could provide would be greatly appreciated! </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for letting me join your forum!</p><p><br /></p><p>Dana[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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