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Old 05-29-2011, 05:41 PM
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I was fortunate to receive these pin cushions from my late MIL collection..
Check on the bottom to see if they say "Made in Occupied Japan".
If so, they are even more valuable as collectibles.
The tape measure says japan.. However I havent looked on the bottom.. They are worth more to me than anyone would ever pay me for them..
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Old 05-29-2011, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by judyyoungs
How wonderful. I love the phone. She must have thought a lot of you.
she passed away a few years back and her daughter didnt want them so by luck I aquired them..

I like to think if she was here she would of given them to me..
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Old 05-31-2011, 05:00 AM
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I was fortunate to receive these pin cushions from my late MIL collection..
Check on the bottom to see if they say "Made in Occupied Japan".
If so, they are even more valuable as collectibles.
The tape measure says japan.. However I havent looked on the bottom.. They are worth more to me than anyone would ever pay me for them..
That's true. However, if they were marked like that, it would be important for your family to know for the future. My children have no desire to keep my collections when I leave. But it's important for them to know the value so when they try to sell them, they won't be taken. I have purchased some beautiful collectibles at garage sales for $.50 to $3 or $4 that were worth ten times that amount. Unfortunately, our kids don't always share our emotional attachment to some of our "oldies".
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I have the spinning wheel and a bunch of animal pin cushions. The boy is an oldy but goody. I didn't collect the people ones but started my collection with a lion, I am a Leo. And it was all downhill from there. LOL They have just gotten too expensive anymore for me to buy. Every once in awhile I will come across one that for some reason others missed and get that cheap. I also collected the silk ones with the little people circling it. One of my daughters freinds found one in an antique shop and gave it to me as a gift. that started that collection. :-)
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Gosh those are all so cute, but I love that phone.
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