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Most Common Social Security Questions I get hundreds of emails each week from my readers. I try to answer them all, but I probably answer many of the same questions over and over again! I’ll include those common questions in today’s column. My answers are going to be short and to the point, just so I can squeeze in as many questions as I can in the limited space I have.

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the first letters of his wife and daughter, Tillie and Sonia. The company closed in 1976. Most similar pieces are selling in the range of $25 to $50. * * *

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Reverse Painted Lamp Made in Early 1900s Q: Enclosed is a photo of an electric lamp that belonged to my husband’s parents. It stands approximately 14 inches tall, has a reverse-painted, dome-shaped, glass shade and a metal base. There is no manufacturer’s mark, and it is in excellent condition. I hope you can give me more information on our lamp. A: Your lamp was made in the first quarter of the 20th century. There were many lamp manufacturers who made similar lamps and didn’t mark them. The base is pot metal with a bronze finish. Your lamp would probably be worth $200 to $400.

This mark is on the bottom of a porcelain teapot that I have. Written in the mark are the words “Hand Painted -- Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. -- 911” and a blue crown. The teapot has a white, swirled, raised design and is decorated with small purple violets and green leaves. There is gold trim on the handle, spout and finial. It is in perfect condition. What can you tell me about my teapot?

* On March 20, 1823, Ned Buntline, the “dime millionaire” and discoverer of Buffalo Bill, is born. More than any single writer, Buntline was responsible for creating a romanticized and misleading image of the American West. He once said, “I found that to make a living I must write ‘trash’ for the masses.”

Lefton China Co. was founded in 1941.

Lefton China made your teapot sometime between 1956 and 1967. Lefton China Co. was founded in Chicago in 1941 by George Lefton. The company imported much of their porcelain from Japan. In 2005, it was sold to OMT Enterprises and the company moved to California. Your teapot is an example of Lefton’s “Violet Chintz” pattern and “911” is the design number. There was a plethora of matching pieces. Its value would probably be $50 to $75.

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Reverse painted lamps were widely produced in early 1900s.

*** Q: I have a porcelain teapot that is also a music box. The handle is in the shape of a young man in 18th centur y clothes and a top hat; the lid is in the shape of a woman, also in period clothes. The sides of the teapot are decorated with pastel flowers in relief. To turn on the music box, there is a key on the base. There is a metallic label with the words “Hand Painted -- Tilso -- Japan.” What is my teapot/music box worth?

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Still, the right arm must gently fold as the left arm makes an active rotation. Coupled with the left wrist staying bent (or cupped) as the wrist hinges, the clubhead can rotate away from the ball. This position can be checked when the clubhead is waist to shoulder high in the backstroke. Think “Toe Up” or vertically align the leading edge. Excessive leaning of the club at address, closing in the clubface, or using the left wrist in a “knuckles down” manner in the backstroke will all tend to make the clubface appear closed in this same area. Jason was aa 16-year 16-year member member of of the the Jim Jim McLean McLeanGolf Golf Jason Jenkins Jenkins was School of GOLF GOLF Magazine’s Magazine’s Top Top 100 100 School teaching teaching staff. staff. He He was one of Teacher has been been named named one one ofof the the Teacher Nominees Nominees 1999-2010 1999-2010 and has GolfDigest DigestTop Top Teachers Teachers in California. Jason Golf Jason teaches teachesat atGOLFTEC GOLFTEC CENTER in Indio. Contact him at jjenkins@golftec.com CENTER in Indio. Contact jjenkins@golftec.com

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