Collectors Seek Fixtures for Victorian Period Rooms
Ralph and Terry Kovels antiques column urges careful documentation to curb theft and aid identification. Photographs, size records, and feature details help recover items and manage tax issues. A UK firm offers ultraviolet jewelry photography to ID gems.
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Transcontinental telephone inaugures 1915 link
On this date in history, 1915 marks the inauguration of transcontinental telephone service with Alexander Graham Bell speaking from New York to San Francisco. Other noted events include Napoleon becoming president of the Italian republic in 1802 and the first Negro regiment formed in 1863.
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