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Expert	Average Ratings	Expertise
Ira Rubin Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 42	Specialist in fire fighting history, municpal fire protection in general, Jersey City and NYC specifically. Fire service memorabelia in general, helmets, front pieces and badges specifically.
David Miller U.K. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 40	Questions on Salvation Army memorabilia and artifacts and sources and collecting of same. Also questions on The Salvation Army`s history from 1865 to date.
Angela Renzi U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 20	Questions on model horses - specifically Breyer (Reeves) and sometimes Hartlands. Since this industry is so vast and there are so many models out there pictures are a must to advise you of what you have.
Wynneth Mullins U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.84 Clarity of Response 9.94 Timeliness 9.96 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 500	I am a digitabulist - a thimble collector. I have been collecting thimbles since 1976 and have my own newsletter called Thimble Guild. I started a local thimble collectors group, Thimbles Are Us, in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area in 1985. I was Second Vice-President of Thimble Collectors International from 1988 - 1992. I have been a guest speaker on thimbles at local collectors groups, womens groups and churches. I am knowledgable about sterling and gold thimbles made in the US as well as England, Germany, France, Russia, Norway and a few other countries. I am familiar with manufacturer`s marks and codes, assay marks and date marks and other unique marks meaningful to any thimble collector. I am knowledgeable of porcelain, china, brass, pewter, bronze, aluminum, plastic, silver plated, coin and base metal thimble marks. Some questions I might be asked...what makes a thimble valuable (scarce maker, desirable pattern, commemorative, etc.)...where can I find more information on thimbles... are there collectors groups out there...is there a newsletter for collectors...what books are available on the subject? I am very happy to share my knowledge with anyone but will not make appraisals. To do that, you must .....
John Cooper U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 23	I am a collector of USAAF World War Two sterling wings. I can answer general history questions on the air war in the ETO from a USAAF perspective. I am also able to answer questions about the equipment used by USAAF airmen during WW2. Additionally I can can answer questions related to the information contained in the Pilots, Navigators, and Bombardiers information files. I look forward to your questions!
Robert Vermillion U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 12	Questions regarding collectable fishing tackle, reels, lures, etc. www.folkartfishinglures.com
Bob Berry Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.95 Clarity of Response 9.96 Timeliness 9.91 Politeness 9.98 Total Questions 337	Questions related to collecting Glass Insulators and porcelain insulators - I can provide historical information as well as current collector values. I am also interested in purchasing insulators I need for my collection.
Bill Finkler U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.82 Clarity of Response 9.96 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 189	I am a collector of US Military Wings and Medals, homefront war effort and sweetheart jewelry from the Spanish American War to present. I can answer questions regarding militaria such as authenticity, dating pieces, evaluating and supplying. I have been consulted by experts for books published on Sweetheart Jewelry.

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Recent Answers

2009-11-21 Jobber Thimble:

Hello Jan. Thank you for your question. A jobber is a company, a jeweler or an individual that has well known manufacturers of thimbles to produce thimbles for them and then they put their own hallmark

2009-11-19 inquiry regarding flag lapel pin:

Hi Sue, Thanks for the QUESTION? I deal in Sweetheart, Homefront and War Effort items and, yes, they all have value. As in all collecting venues, some command a higher price, than others, depending

2009-11-18 Military Pin from WWII:

Hi Lissa, Thanks for the e-mail and question. It is hard to give any information on these items without seeing them. Please forward pictures, front and back, of the items to: medalman@aol.com and I will

2009-11-09 porc. & glass insulators:

Hi -- Sorry -- I missed your mention of porcelain. Porcelain are identified with "U numbers" similar to CD numbers for glass. There are way more porcelain styles than glass, and for the most part porcelain

2009-11-09 porc. & glass insulators:

Hi Jesse -- There is no short answer to your question. The collector value of an insulator is determined by two things, both affecting supply and demand. The first is rarity and the second is collector