The brown Lenox aren't like the brown Old Mills they vary a lot. There are
several different shades from a brown similar to the Old Mills to a dark brown that has a purplish shade.
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The Crawford is the darker brown that's harder to tell here it is between two black Lenox from the same auction
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If you had it in hand and put it next to a black it would stand out more than it does in a scan.
I adjusted the saturation so it shows the difference better this is the same image as above.
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