Well I don't know about myself, but a gentleman in the Greater Spokane area who owned an antique store was really into Pickle Castors. Never heard of them? They are fancy jars to put pickles in. Late 1800s, early 1900s. Sold in the Sears Roebuck catalogs. All different levels of silver plate, and decorations. Today, mint specimens can sell over $1000. This guys antique store probably had 20-30 examples. They were fascinating - really ornate. But I always wondered who would buy one?....well my wife did. But it was cracked, so she paid something like $150-200.
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