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You might get away with it once, but why push your luck? Always hand-wash vintage china, especially those pieces that may have been repaired. Glue melts.

ALUMINUM

Putting aluminum anything through the dishwasher causes the aluminum to oxidize, which causes black stains and, eventually, pitting. Here’s the rule: Never put anything made of aluminum in the dishwasher. Hand-wash only.

CRYSTAL

Delicate crystal is no match for the rigors that go on inside a dishwasher. You’ll learn this when you notice chipping along the rim. Lead crystal will become cloudy and pitted because harsh detergents will permanently etch the surface of what used to be clear and sparkly.

Always hand-wash crystal -- carefully.

COPPER

Copper pans and mugs for Moscow mules are classic and beautiful but require a lot of extra effort to keep looking gorgeous. The chemicals in dishwasher detergents are too harsh for copper and will immediately dull the finish. Worse, the rigors of automatic dishwashing will corrode and cause the copper to pit.

SNAP-ON LIDS

There are lots of brands of plastic containers with hinged, snap-on lids. Snapware is one. Have you noticed that over time the lids stop snapping? Uh-huh ... the dishwasher. If you want them to keep performing as well as they did when new, hand-wash only. Sorry.

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Right now I am thinking of my beloved two-cup Pyrex measuring cup. It served me well for many years, having made hundreds of trips through the dishwasher. Recently, I realized I could no longer read any of the measurements.

The paint had slowly disappeared at the hands -- I mean, spray arms -- of my dishwasher!

STERLING SILVER

Yes, there is a way that you can put silver flatware in the dishwasher without causing harm, but the process is tedious. One slip-up will make you wish you’d never tried. The one exception is hollow-handle knives. Never, ever put knives that have a hollow handle in the dishwasher. The high heat of a dishwasher together with the detergent will melt the glue that holds the blade to the handle -- a heartbreaking situation you want to avoid at all costs.

LABELS

If it has a label -- paper, decal, plastic, painted -- it should not go into the dishwasher.

Dishwashing will degrade and eventually ruin it, and if it’s made of plastic or paper, expect it to end up all gooey in the filter and, eventually, in the dishwasher pump. Now you’re looking at a big repair bill that could have been prevented.

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Enclosed is the mark that is on a set of dishes that I have. The set is in perfect condition and includes four cups and saucers and four dessert plates. They are decorated with burgundy boarders, birds with long tails and flowers. The birds are red, blue and yellow.

What can you tell me about my dishes?

Myott Son and Co. was founded in 1898.

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Clock Stands the Test of Time Q:

This is a photo of an antique keywind brass clock that has been in my family for several generations. It stands at about 10 inches tall, has beveled glass on all four sides and both the front and back can be opened.

The face is porcelain and is marked with the letter “A” in a square and has Roman numerals.

On the lower portion of the face are the words “Manufactured by Ansonia -New York -United States of America.”

Also on the back are the words “Ansonia -- New York.” It is an eight-day clock and Ansonia brass clock was made strikes on the in New York. hour and the half-hour. I have the original key, and it is in good working condition.

Our clock has sur vived all these years, and I would never part with it, but I would like to know more about its histor y and value.

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Myott Son and Co. made your dishes.

The pottery was founded by brothers Ashley and Sydney Myott in 1898. They were located in Staffordshire, England.

Based on your description, your dishes are examples of Myott’s Chelsea Bird pattern. In 1949, a devastating fire destroyed their pattern books and records. Twenty years later, an American corporation bought the pottery. In 1976, they merged with Alfred Meakin Ltd. They were bought out by Melton Modes and subsequently were taken over by the Churchill Group.

Your dessert set was made around 1930 and might be worth $100 to $150.

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4. What film actor wanted to Throw Momma from the Train in 1987?

* On Jan. 18, 1803, Thomas Jefferson requests funding from Congress to finance the Lewis and Clark expedition. Though he did not disclose his intentions to Congress, Jefferson planned to send Meriwether Lewis on a reconnaissance mission to assess future territorial expansion into the west. * On Jan. 19, 1915, during World War I, Britain suffers its first casualties from an air attack when two German zeppelins drop bombs on the eastern coast of England. * On Jan. 13, 1939, Arthur “Doc” Barker is killed while trying to escape from Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco Bay. Barker, of the notorious “Bloody Barkers” gang, was spotted on the rock-strewn shore of the island after climbing over the walls. As he waded into the water, the guards shot and killed him. * On Jan. 15, 1951, Ilse Koch, wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment in a court in West Germany. Nicknamed the “Witch of Buchenwald,” Ilse collected lampshades, book covers and gloves made from the skin of tattooed camp prisoners. * On Jan. 14, 1969, an explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise kills 27 people in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A rocket accidentally detonated, destroying 15 planes and injuring more than 300 people. The Enterprise was the first-ever nuclear-powered aircraft carrier when it was launched in 1960. * On Jan. 17, 1977, Gary Gilmore, convicted in a double murder, is executed by a firing squad in Utah, becoming the first person to be executed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

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made by Ansonia Manufacturing. Anson Phelps started out in Derby, Connecticut, in the mid-1800s.

The factory moved to Brooklyn, New York, around 1879. By the early 1900s, Ansonia was one of the major clock manufacturers in the United States. In addition to mantel clocks, they produced carriage clocks, figural clocks, kitchen and shelf models.

Ansonia did not survive the Great Depression and sold their assets to the Soviet government.

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