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<p>[QUOTE="42Skeezix, post: 66484, member: 40"]The blue one is right as rain, circa 1840. Size? Coulda been made anywhere from New England (Sandwich, Cambridge) to Pittsburgh/Midwest/Ohio.</p><p><br /></p><p>Though not a rare form BLUE is always good. Couple hundred in this color wouldn't surprise me one bit. A smattering of light....chipping....flea bites(?) are quite acceptable with the age, though less roughness is always better. I will find a piece of this age suspect if undamaged in any way. This general form came into use around 1840 and continued right up to the Civil War at least. Does this have a polished pontil? If not it is probably later,circa 1860 or so. 1880-85 seems a little late to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW Size matters. I'm SEEING a MASTER salt. If it's an individual all bets are off.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="42Skeezix, post: 66484, member: 40"]The blue one is right as rain, circa 1840. Size? Coulda been made anywhere from New England (Sandwich, Cambridge) to Pittsburgh/Midwest/Ohio. Though not a rare form BLUE is always good. Couple hundred in this color wouldn't surprise me one bit. A smattering of light....chipping....flea bites(?) are quite acceptable with the age, though less roughness is always better. I will find a piece of this age suspect if undamaged in any way. This general form came into use around 1840 and continued right up to the Civil War at least. Does this have a polished pontil? If not it is probably later,circa 1860 or so. 1880-85 seems a little late to me. BTW Size matters. I'm SEEING a MASTER salt. If it's an individual all bets are off.[/QUOTE]
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