Jester juicer carries low value
Dear Collector,
I am hoping you can give me some information on this juicer that has been in our family for more than 70 years? My grandchildren are fascinated with it and I would love to give them its history.
Its history should be in your memories; write it down for the kids, after that, put it and the juicer in a safe place. If there’s a red turtle mark on the bottom, then it was made by the Japanese firm Mikori, probably in the late 1930s. Many of these combination pitcher/juicer novelties are still around (along with matching salt and peppers), and are only worth $15-$25.
Dear Collector,
Is this Davy Crockett jackknife authentic? I got it at a flea market for $4, bargained down from $6.
Produced by Imperial in 1955, this single blade knife could be worth at least $20, depending on condition.
Dear Collector,
My father got this “Keep Coolidge” button when he was a small boy. Is it worth anything?
Handed out in 1928 for “Silent Cal’s” ill-fated re-election bid (he didn’t even make his party’s ballot), this pin-back with photo is listed at $55.
Dear Collector,
I’ve been told the ashtray in these photos is very old. Can you substantiate this?
Old is relative, and many of my relatives are old! Nonetheless, your Homer Laughlin “Harlequin” ceramic ashtray is considered vintage since it dates from the late 1930s or early ‘40s. Described in color as mauve blue, this piece of tobacciana has a value of about $40.
Dear Collector,
I would like to know the value of this spike, which was a give-away for the 1939 Paramount movie “Union Pacific.”
Obviously a pointed question which I won’t be railroaded into answering. However, your replica of the golden spike used in completing the transcontinental railway (Promontory Point, Utah, on May 10, 1869), made expressly for Cecil B. DeMille’s movie commemorating the 70th anniversary of this historic event, is now worth several hundred dollars, at least. Hope that nails it down for you!
Dear Collector,
I have an 1878 $1 coin in fair circulated shape. What is it worth?
There were a number of variations on the Morgan dollar minted that year. The lowest value is around $15, while the highest is almost $100. The values quoted are for coins in base rated condition.
Dear Collector,
We’ve been half-heartedly searching for the maker (“W.A.A. & Co.”) of this platter off and on for years. You seem to know a bit about porcelain; who made it?
Though Staffordshire potter William Alsager Adderley of Daisy Bank Works did make porcelain, your circa 1900 “Alma” pattern platter is earthernware. Not valuable, it’s worth maybe $25 to $35.
Dear Collector,
Please help me identify the age and maker of this rubber doll?
Looks like what you have is a Sun Rubber toy, perhaps “Happy Kappy.” Made in the ‘40s, this eight-inch high squeeze doll has a potential value of $25.