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This porcelain figurine of the princess and the frog was given to me years ago by an older friend. It stands about 8 inches tall and is in flawless condition. The princess and the frog have gold crowns, and the frog has a gold ball. The princess has a 3-D ribbon that cascades down her back. She is leaning for ward and about to kiss the frog. Marked on the bottom of the figurine are the words “Rosenthal -- Germany -- 7012 -- Handgemalt -- L F Gronau.” What can you tell me about my figurine? Rosenthal Porcelain Company was founded by Philipp Rosenthal in Selb, Germany, in 1879. It was family-operated for many years, and the family bought several other porcelain factories. Glassware production was introduced in the 1930s, and the name became Rosenthal Glass and Porcelain Company. T h e owners, who were Jewish, were ousted due to Nazi nationalism in the late 1930s. After World War II, Philip Rosenthal Glass and Porcelain R o s e n t h a l , Company, maker of this figuwas founded in 1879 in son of Philipp rine, Germany. Rosenthal, returned to Germany to attempt to reclaim the family business. By 1950, Rosenthal Glass and Porcelain Company was operated by a Rosenthal once again. In 1997, it was taken over by Waterford Wedgwood. They went into receivership, and the factory was bought by GmbH. The Princess and the Frog is an ages-old story of a princess who kisses a frog that then turns into a handsome eligible prince. Your figurine was designed and hand-painted by Lore Friedrich Gronau and introduced in 1948. The numbers are model numbers. Your figurine would probably be worth $100 to $150. * * * I have a set of china that originally belonged to my husband’s mother. It was purchased in 1930. Enclosed is a photo of the mark that is on each piece. It is a five-piece ser vice for 12. Also included are a vegetable dish with a lid, large platters, a butter dish, a gravy boat and ser ving bowls. Each dish is

The mark you provided was used by Fischer and Mieg Pottery from 1918 to 1993. It was located in Pirkenhammer, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia. The crossed hammers and crown were symbols of the town Pirkenhammer. The pottery was founded by Johann List and Friedrich Hocke in 1802. In 1811, Martin Fischer and Christopher Reichenbach became the new owners. Fischer’s daughter married Ludwig von Mieg in 1852, and the factory’s name became Fischer and Mieg. In 1908, the factory was taken over by Wilhelm and Victor Maier. They continued to produce porcelain under the name Fischer and Mieg until it was nationalized in 1946. Selling antique porcelain dinnerware can prove to be difficult. You might consider placing the set on consignment at an antiques shop or selling it on the internet. Your circa-1930 set of dinnerware would probably be worth $400 to $600. The mark with crossed hammers and a crown represents the town Pirkenhammer, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia.

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* On July 21, 1861, war erupts on a large scale when Confederate forces under P.T. Beauregard turn back Union Gen. Irvin McDowell’s troops in Virginia. Inexperienced soldiers on both sides slugged it out in a chaotic battle that resulted in a humiliating retreat by the Yankees. * On July 22, 1916, in San Francisco, a bomb hidden in a suitcase at a Preparedness Day parade on Market Street kills 10 people and wounds 40. The parade was organized by the Chamber of Commerce in support of America’s possible entry into World War I. * On July 18, 1925, seven months after being released from Landsberg jail, Adolf Hitler publishes the first volume of his personal manifesto, “Mein Kampf,” the blueprint for his plan of Nazi world domination. * On July 17, 1938, Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan takes off from New York, ostensibly pointed west. Twenty-eight hours later, Corrigan landed in Dublin, Ireland, and asked, “Where am I?” He claimed that he got lost. * On July 16, 1945, the Manhattan Project comes to an explosive end as the first atom bomb is successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico. In 1939, Albert Einstein had written to President Roosevelt supporting the theory that an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction had potential as a basis for a weapon of mass destruction. * On July 19, 1956, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles announces that the United States was withdrawing its offer of $70 million in financial aid to Egypt to help with the construction of the Aswan Dam on the Nile River. The Soviets rushed to Egypt’s aid. * On July 20, 1976, the seventh anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, the Viking 1 lander becomes the first spacecraft to land safely on Mars. It sent back the first close-up photographs of the rust-colored Martian surface. (c) 2018 Hearst Communications, Inc.

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Tea (from page page 3) money would exceed $1.5 million dollars. • In 1822, brothers Joseph and Edward Tetley sold salt from a pack horse in Yorkshire, England. They started to sell tea and were so successful they set up as “Joseph Tetley & Co.” tea merchants in 1837, relocating to London in 1856. Today Tetley is the largest tea company in the United Kingdom and Canada, and the second largest in the U.S. • As a young man in Scotland, Thomas Lipton helped his parents run their grocery store. Later he opened his own store, which was so successful that he kept opening more. He engaged in innovative marketing techniques including staging parades and hiring brass bands. By 1888 he owned over 300 stores.

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• Around that time, the price of tea began to fall, and middle-class customers could now afford it. Spotting an opportunity, Thomas opened a tea trading office and established wholesale distribution channels that allowed workingclass people to be able to easily afford tea. He bought his tea in such large amounts that he was able to undercut prices. • This was so successful that he began to invest in tea plantations. In Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) coffee plantation owners had recently suffered a coffee blight that ruined their crop, so Thomas convinced them to plant tea instead. In a time when most tea was sold by the pound, Thomas pioneered selling it in individual single-serving bags. Today Lipton is the top selling tea brand in the world. • Oolong tea comes from tea leaves that are long, dark, and curly like the neck of a dragon. The word “oolong” comes from the Chinese phrase meaning “black dragon tea.” 

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Which Waggle One of the signs of advanced golfing skills is the presence of some form of waggle or movement before a shot is struck. Players who freeze over the ball tend to be overly worried about a list of movement cues. By employing a waggle, you’ll tend to minimize tension and improve focus on the shot at tend. The question lies in which waggle is right for you. Traditionally, players employed a “hands” waggle where the wrists moved the club back and forth with little body movement. Today, players like Jason Day use a mini “one-piece” waggle. They take the club back a short distance with the shoulders and arms, while using very little wrist action. Both players are using movement to keep tension from creeping into the body.

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