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  1. 01-20-2008, 01:14 AM #1
    Greco101
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    My grandmother recently passed away and left me a Miller lamp. She claimed it was 1 of 2 custom made lamps for William Hearst of the hearst castle. From what I gather, her great aunt's husband was cheating and her great aunt, instead of getting a divorce, just took valuable gifts from her husband as a payment. Her husband worked for the railroad and some how came across this Miller lamp and it's been passed down.

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    According to Miller Co.'s patent list... it doesn't exist so it makes doing research a pain. I e-mailed the research team at the hearst castle about it and they requested pictures, so I'm waiting on their response. Wouldn't it be awesome?
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  2. 01-20-2008, 06:55 AM #2
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    dam, it would be so unbelievably awesome. nice!
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  3. 01-20-2008, 10:21 AM #3
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    PBS has a show called the "Antiques Road Show" where people bring them treasures from their attic or whatever and they price them. Try contacting them.

    You can also contact local antique dealers and auction houses, see what they specialize in and then bring it to them to see how what they think it is worth.
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