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It pays to keep lookin ! - 8/27/2004 11:06:03 PM    Monsonant   Posts: 58 Joined: 5/5/2004 From: Monson Massachusetts Status: offline While vacationing a couple weeks ago in Rhode Island I found this pint Coventry Cornucopia and Urn at the Sunday morning flea market on Rt 1 in Charlestown. I normally get there very early and check out the dealers as they are setting up ... hoping to find a deal or two . This weekend we had many guests at the cottage and they all wanted to go to the flea market with me . I had to hang around , biting my nails while they all had a leisurely breakfast , read the paper , wrote letters ... you get the picture . They did not understand that ya gotta get there early if ya want to find something , or at least thats what I thought. We finally arrived about two hours after the market opened I was about half way through the market and finding nothing . I came upon a table that had some glassware . I spotted some Repro Flasks , A Jenny Lind , a Clevenger's Cabin , assorted Wheatons and sitting right there with them the little Coventry . In disbelief I picked it up ... sure enough it was real . I asked how much the Bottles were.. The fake jenny Lind (in pink !) was $35 , The Booze Cabin (no peaks ) $45 $5 each for the Wheatons and the Coventry was $5 . Guess which one I bought . Its not the rarest of bottles but it is sparkling clean with a great sharp pontil and best of all I collect Westford , Willington and Coventry bottles . They are still out there ... ya just gotta keep lookin . Dave A. Attachment (1) < Message edited by Monsonant -- 8/27/2004 11:13:44 PM > Post #: 1

RE: It pays to keep lookin ! - 8/27/2004 11:53:11 PM    Flaschenjager Posts: 1140 Joined: 12/21/2002 From: Central Virginia - USA Status: offline Hi Dave, I'll I have to say is WOW !!! What a beautiful discovery. I bet you were shaking handing them that $5. It's amazing the things that you can find at some of these "junk" venues. It's also unbelievable how a seller will sell something without a bit of research. I guess they should have asked us here at Antique-Bottles.net . Great find!!! I guess I should hold off posting my unworthy finds of recent. I bet you'll vacation there again when you can. _____________________________ 'Meech' Our websites: http://mysite.verizon.net/flaschenjager/bottles.html Member of FOHBC - RABCA - APBCA Editor of 'The Digger' in full color! Please support the forums with a donation or purchase! (in reply to Monsonant) Post #: 2

RE: It pays to keep lookin ! - 8/28/2004 12:09:48 AM    Monsonant   Posts: 58 Joined: 5/5/2004 From: Monson Massachusetts Status: offline Meech .... you got that right I was shakeing and my heart was pounding . It was a great moment. Cant wait for it to happen again . Dave A (in reply to Monsonant) Post #: 3

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