Maine Digger
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When I was still living in New York, mid Hudson Valley area, I worked with my late brother who was a gypsy wondering pickin antique dealer.[8D] Anyway, there was a guy in the area who preyed on the New York City folks with his 'one -of - a- kind' antique furniture pieces. He would take a mediocre chest of drawers, cut it in half vertically with a nice swirl cut, and produce 2 'genuine' dry sinks[] We used to call them "Hartman Originals" Dealers stayed away from him, an now I wonder if they might have been fearful of getting caught up in a like situation as the folks in NH.? I guess they couldn't appeal the verdict due it being a jury trial?