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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 8182056, member: 76316"]Part of an inheritance that I only recently received. They've been in a corrugated cardboard box for maybe 40 years...that should tell y'all how little they were previously valued (perhaps justifiably!).</p><p>There are no pics, yet. I think I gotta find an Asian dry-cleaning shop that can properly clean an' press vintage Japanese silk garments.</p><p>I don't have a clue how to even crudely assess them to determine their age, or whether they're worth the expense of such specialized effort.</p><p>Seattle will be the closest place that <i>may</i> have such, other than Victoria, BC...an' I don't really want to get into moving antique garments across an international border, either direction.</p><p>Any suggestions about how best to proceed will be most welcome. Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 8182056, member: 76316"]Part of an inheritance that I only recently received. They've been in a corrugated cardboard box for maybe 40 years...that should tell y'all how little they were previously valued (perhaps justifiably!). There are no pics, yet. I think I gotta find an Asian dry-cleaning shop that can properly clean an' press vintage Japanese silk garments. I don't have a clue how to even crudely assess them to determine their age, or whether they're worth the expense of such specialized effort. Seattle will be the closest place that [I]may[/I] have such, other than Victoria, BC...an' I don't really want to get into moving antique garments across an international border, either direction. Any suggestions about how best to proceed will be most welcome. Thanks![/QUOTE]
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