4. This Week's Stories and Requests for Help   
      
   We try to post stories and comments from our readers each week. Send your   
   story to newsletter@tias.com and we'll publish it in an upcoming newsletter.    
   Please share your story about what you collect and what got you started   
   collecting.  We *love* to hear your stories!  If you have a story you'd like   
   to share, tell us about it and if you have any photos, we'd love to see them!    
   Send us an email to newsletter@tias.com so we can share your story with the   
   rest of our readers.   
      
   Remember that you can check out our Facebook page for some interesting   
   updates.  Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques If you have   
   photos of items you would like to share you can post them there as well.  You   
   don't need a Facebook account to visit our page.  If you do have a facebook   
   account please "Like" us!   
      
   Also, everyday, we post a "This Date In History" story on our Facebook page,   
   along with an item for sale on http://www.tias.com that relates to the event.    
   We're also highlighting one item each day that we find particularly   
   interesting - something that's very unusual!  Check it out!   
      
   Thanks to those of you who have responded in the past! We really enjoy, and   
   appreciate, the feedback!   
      
   We don't have any stories this week, but we have quite a number of submissions   
   from our readers who are looking for information and/or value of items they've   
   either found while shopping or have inherited. It's always fun to see what   
   other people own and treasure!  Although we can't put the pictures in this   
   newsletter, please visit our Facebook page at these links to view the images   
   and learn about these items:   
      
   Glenda K sent us this:   
   "I FOUND THIS SMALL ORIENTAL HAND DECORATED CABINET AT AN ESTATE SALE   
   RECENTLY, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT ITS PURPOSE MIGHT BE?  THE   
   INSIDE IS LINED WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE GLASS.  IT STANDS 12CÇØ H X   
   12CÇØW X 9 +'CÇØ D." We're thinking humidor perhaps?  Anyone else care to   
   comment?   
   https://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques/posts/10152813663728656   
      
      
   One of our readers, James S., sent us these pictures and wondered if anyone   
   has any info and/or the value of this item: "Hand Painted Nippon gravy boat"   
   Well that's what it looks like to me anyway.  It stands on four gold painted   
   legs.  On the bottom is the letter M inside a wreath.  The word Nitake (sp) is   
   not written anywhere on the piece which makes me think it is pre 1911.  The   
   piece is covered profusely in gold." Can anyone help? https://ww   
   .facebook.com/TIASAntiques/posts/10152809844748656   
      
      
   James S. sent in another item he's having trouble researching: "It is a   
   beautifully painted teapot with a great deal of gold. Unfortunately, it looks   
   as though the stamp or facsimile of was washed away or removed somehow.I have   
   no idea of its origin, but it certainly looks a lot like the other Nippon   
   piece.  These were my wife's Great Grandmothers.  Thanks again"    
   ttps://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques/posts/10152811659033656   
      
      
   James S. has one more thing he'd like info about and hasn't been able to find   
   the exact same thing online: "...Saint Augustine Ware plate from England.  It   
   has the Merry Maid nursery rhyme on the outside edges.  I have found others   
   that are similar, but not this exact one. Several searches online suggested   
   that it was a rare plate.  I'm not sure how true that is as I have seen a few   
   different ones." https://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques/posts/10152813651518656   
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