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These beautiful vintage sunglasses were produced in the 1980s by a company well known for its optical quality colored and mirrored glass lens, created by an engineer with close ties to NASA, the U.S. space administration. What's the name of the company?

A.) Ray-Ban 

B.) Bausch & Lomb 

C.) Vuarnet  

D.) Revo  

Question 2:

Silvered glass like this were a cheap alternative to the silverware which furnished the houses and churches of the rich, nobility, and the well-to-do from the mid 1850s well into the Art Nouveau period. Today, this is a hot area of collecting wherein the glass style has become known by a given name related to how it is manufactured. What type of glass is this?

A.) Fire King Glass 

B.) Mercury Glass  

C.) Atom Glass  

D.) Stretch Glass  

Question 3:

Diamonds are a girl's best friend, but rhinestones aren't bad depending on how they're used. We think any girl would be thrilled to show off this vintage lucite purse covered in rhinestones. What's the approximate retail value of this top quality vintage plastic purse c 1950s?

A.) $125.00 

B.) $250.00 

C.) $500.00 

D.) $1000.00 

 

 

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Born in Philadelphia, PA, this artist famed for his dreamy Art Deco period prints like Daybreak to the right began drawing for his own amusement as a child. His given name was Frederick Parrish, but he later adopted the maiden name of his paternal grandmother as his professional first name. What was his adopted first name?

A.) Maxfield 

B.) Benjamin 

C.) Louis 

D.) Langostine  


 
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