Expert: Eileen Cronk - 8/9/2004

Question
hello eileen
 I know u donnot give appraisals but i am wanting to find our about a shoe shine box that belonged to my father it is called a griffin shinemaster can you give me any leads on it ?  another item i have is a wooden ironingboard that belonged to my granmaother and the last items are salt and pepper shakers of 3 or four types porclin wood and metal of some sort(the metal one seem to be of a series type shaped into rocking chairs windmills stoves covered wagons can u please help me find out info on them or where i can find out about them thank-you   Genny

Answer
Hi Genny
So nice to hear from you.
I do not give appraisals, but perhaps I can be of some help on this for you.
Genny, I live in Canada, so the prices may vary, but not too much I hope.
I base what I will tell you on how much I see these items selling for here, nothing else, and really any item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
The shoe shine box...$50.00 to $75.00.
The ironing board...$75.00 to $100.00
Salt and peppers...$5.00 to the skys the limit if the subject matter is rare.
You should be able to purchase a book on collecting salt and peppers at your local book store.
Hope I have helped you, and thank you for writing.
Regards
Eileen