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Carnival Glass Bowl Used on Holidays

Q: My mother received this purple carnival glass bowl around 1910. She gave it to me when I married in 1957. Marked on the bottom is an "N" in a circle and there is a line under it. The inside is smooth; the only pattern is on the outside. The bowl has three feet. It is in mint condition. My mother always used this dish every holiday to serve pickles and relishes. It is hard to believe it survived all these years.

Anything you can tell me about my dish will be appreciated.

A: Northwood Glass Co. was founded by Harry Northwood in Wheeling, W. Va., in 1901. They made pressed glass and blown glass. They produced carnival glass from 1908 to 1915. Northwood Glass Co. ceased operations and closed in 1925.

Your circa 1910 bowl would probably be worth $185 to $225.

Q: This mark is on the back of a porcelain bust of a mother and child. Also included in the mark, below the circle, is the word "Czechoslovakia." The bust measures approximately 8 inches tall by 8 inches wide, and it is finished in a white glaze. The details are very good, and the folds of the drape on each are most graceful. It sat on my grandmother's mantle as far back as the early 1940s and is in excellent condition.

I would be most grateful for any information that you might share with me.

A: Objects marked "Czechoslovakia" were made between 1918 and 1993.

Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on Jan. 1, 1993. The history of the mark "Y B S" in a circle is rather murky. It appears on pieces made in several countries including Czechoslovakia, Germany, Italy and England. It is thought to be the mark of an importer or distributor. Interestingly, it has been known to be included with some marks by the Czechoslovakian Fischer and Mieg Factory.

The value of your porcelain bust would probably be $200 to $300.

Q: I have a leather bound book titled "Know Thyself or Nature's Secrets Revealed." It was published in 1911 by The S. A. Mullikin Co. in Marietta, Ohio. The book imparts information from the beginning of life to the end. There is also a chapter on how to mix prescriptions and advice on how to heal honeybee stings.

I would like to know if it is worth anything.

A: The value of your book is in the range of $35 to $45.

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