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<p>[QUOTE="buyjunksellantiques, post: 64378, member: 658"]OMGosh, DUH?? I'm an idiot. I never dreamed or thought about that. I will share this about the Bible, it once belonged to a man who was deeply religious and deeply ruthless in his business dealings. He was a native New Englander and it just occurred to me that maybe his family might be interested in having it back.</p><p><br /></p><p>Provenance ... it amazes me how with little regard, surviving family members treat their departed loved one's items. This Bible was passed to the granddaughter of the original owner and when she passed, she forgot to pass along the information about it's history. Because it appears to be an ornate Bible and the purchase date was 1887, I suppose it wasn't old enough to command the high dollar figure that surviving loved ones seek in their family heirlooms; so it was cast off and donated. That's where I found it. I have a large assortment of antique Bibles, so I knew immediately that this one was unique. But when I took it to be appraised, and they told me who the Monogram of it's original owner was (JDR); you could have knocked me over with a feather. This Bible made it's way from New England to the great plains and ended up in Omaha. And on a book shelf, there it was. I saw it, and snapped it up immediately.</p><p>That's the story. And $29 was the price tag.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you King of Things, Silverthwait and Messilane. (((((((((((hugging all three of you))))))))))[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="buyjunksellantiques, post: 64378, member: 658"]OMGosh, DUH?? I'm an idiot. I never dreamed or thought about that. I will share this about the Bible, it once belonged to a man who was deeply religious and deeply ruthless in his business dealings. He was a native New Englander and it just occurred to me that maybe his family might be interested in having it back. Provenance ... it amazes me how with little regard, surviving family members treat their departed loved one's items. This Bible was passed to the granddaughter of the original owner and when she passed, she forgot to pass along the information about it's history. Because it appears to be an ornate Bible and the purchase date was 1887, I suppose it wasn't old enough to command the high dollar figure that surviving loved ones seek in their family heirlooms; so it was cast off and donated. That's where I found it. I have a large assortment of antique Bibles, so I knew immediately that this one was unique. But when I took it to be appraised, and they told me who the Monogram of it's original owner was (JDR); you could have knocked me over with a feather. This Bible made it's way from New England to the great plains and ended up in Omaha. And on a book shelf, there it was. I saw it, and snapped it up immediately. That's the story. And $29 was the price tag. Thank you King of Things, Silverthwait and Messilane. (((((((((((hugging all three of you))))))))))[/QUOTE]
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