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| 8001 |
 | Wheekock China Hallmark.
The Wheelock hallmark can vary greatly. Through the years they developed manufacturing contacts in England, Germany, Austria and Japan. They became one of the largest wholesalers and retailers of fine china in the United States.
Note: It was the McKinley Tariff Act of 1891 that required all imported items be marked with the country of origin. It may be possible that items made before this date do not have a country printed on them. |
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| 8002 |
 | Wheelock being carried away.
Wheelock being carried away from the lander. He was not hurt. This is just standard procedure because the impact of the landing. |
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| 8003 |
 | Wheelock China Plate.
Plates are the most common with smooth edge rimless plates being more common than this ornate plate. Plate sizes vary from 3 1/2 to 12 inches. The mini plate with a size of 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 inches was very popular. Beyond plates there are seemingly endless varieties; trinket boxes, toothpick holders, cups, creamers, beer steins, candy dishes and more. |
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| 8004 |
 | Wheelock China.
In 1877, Charles Wheelock bought store that was selling fine china in South Bend, Indiana. Five years later, he hired his brother George as a clerk in the store. In 1883 George opened his own store, also located in South Bend. In 1887, Charles relocated to Peoria, Illinois, while George operated both stores in South Bend. About 1888, a third brother, Arthur, opened a branch of the Wheelock stores in Rockford, Illinois. Further expansion would include branches in Des Moines, Iowa and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Their brother Frank, remained with his father, Wadsworth Grant Wheelock who ran a general store and a wholesale business in Janesville, Wisconsin. |
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| 8005 |
 | Wheelock Engine.
Wheelock Engine. |
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| 8006 |
 | Wheelock Ferris Wheel.
Wheelock Ferris Wheel. |
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| 8007 |
 | Wheelock Hendee Parmley.
Wheelock Hendee Parmley. |
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| 8008 |
 | Wheelock Piano Postcard.
Wheelock Piano Postcard. Circa 1870–1900. |
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| 8009 |
 | Wheelock Prussia.
The instability of Europe during World War I dealt a blow to the Wheelock China Company and much like the Kingdom of Prussia it never recovered. |
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| 8010 |
 | Wheelock Shoe.
Many of the pieces were colored with Cobalt blue. This seems to be more common on shapes like cups and creamers than it is on plates. |
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| 8011 |
 | Wheelock Tea Set.
Pricing is tough and often comes down to what do you want to pay. It's difficult to say how many of any given piece may still exist. Plates can often be found for a little as $20 USD. More elaborate shapes like beer steins have been known to sell for well over $100. The place pictured on the china may be something that is sought by collectors that don't normally collect china so it will add to the price.
Happy collecting! |
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| 8012 |
 | Wheelock Whitney & Irene Hixon marriage.
Wheelock Whitney & Irene Hixon marriage. |
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| 8013 |
 | Wheelock Whitney Jr.
Wheelock Whitney Jr. |
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| 8014 |
 | Wheelock Whitney Jr.
Wheelock Whitney Jr. |
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| 8015 |
 | Wheelock Whitney, Jr.
Wheelock Whitney, Jr. |
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| 8016 |
 | Wheelock Whitney-Katherine Blatz.
Wheelock Whitney-Katherine Blatz. |
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| 8017 |
 | Whirlpool.
Whirlpool. |
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| 8018 |
 | Whiskey Cavalier.
Whiskey Cavalier. |
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| 8019 |
 | Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell |
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| 8020 |
 | White House Personnel Fingerprinted.
Franklin D. Roosevelt suggested at a press conference that everyone in the White House, including himself, be fingerprinted. Left to right: Isaac Avery, of the Carpenter shop, Mollie D. Somerville, or Mrs. Roosevelt's Stenographic staff, Finger printer E.A. Schurman, Secret Service Agent, E.L. Lewis of the Carpenter shop, Muriel Lund, Clerk, Sgt. Ole Jacobson, Acting Captain Herbert L. Marcy - the latter two of the White House Police Force and, Wilson Searles, Usher. |
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| 8021 |
 | White Star Line.
Although the RMS Titanic was registered as a British ship, it was owned by the American tycoon, John Pierpont (J.P.) Morgan, whose company was the controlling trust and retained ownership of the White Star Line. Morgan had booked a spot on the Titanic but, he canceled at the last moment due to health issues. He died a little over a year after the Titanic sunk. |
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| 8022 |
 | Whitemound 1.
Whitemound 1. |
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| 8023 |
 | Whitemound 2.
Whitemound 2. |
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| 8024 |
 | Whitemound 3.
Whitemound 3. |
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| 8025 |
 | Whitemound Burials.
Whitemound Burials. |
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| 8026 |
 | Whiteys meet Eisenhower.
Wheelock Whitney Jr and his wife Irene meat with President Eisenhower. |
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| 8027 |
 | Whitney Blake.
Whitney Blake. |
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| 8028 |
 | Whitney Straight RAF.
Whitney Straight RAF. |
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| 8029 |
 | Whitney Straight.
Whitney Straight. |
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| 8030 |
 | Whitney Willard Straight
Whitney Straight Special Maserati. 1933 |
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| 8031 |
 | Whitson EVA exp50.
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| 8032 |
 | Whitson EVA November 24, 2007
During the ISS 16 mission Whitson became the woman with the most EVA time and the woman with the most EVAs. By the time the mission was over she was the veteran of 6 space walks and had spent 39 hours, 46 minutes in space outside of a spacecraft. |
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| 8033 |
 | Who won the Bone Wars?
Some would say Marsh did as he discovered the most dinosaurs. If you were to count non-dinosaur species Cope had a bigger total. Putting a number to it isn't practical because as their finds are studied further the numbers continue to change.
Some would say the world won because no matter how primitive their science was the wonder of the dinosaurs was revealed and preserved.
As someone who once opened a box labeled "Kenner" and found a complete T-Rex skeleton, the author figures he won when he found all of these paleontologist in his family tree. |
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| 8034 |
 | Wife Divorces Conrad Nagel.
The Decatur (Illinois) Herald, Saturday, August, 11, 1934 page 12. |
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| 8035 |
 | Wil Wheaton.
Wil Wheaton. |
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| 8036 |
 | Wilbur F Brigham.
Page from an album showing 1875 MA state legisiators including Wilbur F Brigham. |
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| 8037 |
 | Wilbur Lincoln Scoville.
Wilbur Lincoln Scoville. |
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| 8038 |
 | Wilbur Wright 2.
Wilbur Wright 2. |
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| 8039 |
 | Wilbur Wright age 38.
Wilbur Wright age 38. |
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| 8040 |
 | Wilbur Wright funeral
Wilbur Wright funeral |
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| 8041 |
 | Wilbur Wright funeral
Wilbur Wright funeral |
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| 8042 |
 | Wilbur Wright working in the bicycle shop.
Wilbur Wright working in the bicycle shop. |
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| 8043 |
 | Wild Angels.
Bruce Dern and his the wife Diane Ladd were in a couple movies together like the 1966 "Wild Angels" seen here in the poster for the Italian release. |
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| 8044 |
 | Wild Bill Hickock
Folk hero of the Wild, Wild West. He fought and spied for the Union Army during the Civil War. He was the first to ever become involved in a quick draw gun fight. Apart from the legends, he is thought to have killed six or seven men in gun fights. He killed several more while working as a lawman.
He had a short career as an actor. That ended shortly after he shot a spotlight that he didn't want pointed at him. He made a good living as a professional gambler. However his life was cut short when Jack McCall, also known as "Crooked Nose" or "Broken Nose Jack", angry from losing at poker shot Wild Bill in the back of the head.
He was quickly caught and stood trial. He was found not guilty. Fearing for his safety he left Deadwood, South Dakota and ended up in Wyoming. Wyoming authorities refused to recognize the result of McCall's acquittal on the grounds that the court in Deadwood had no legal jurisdiction. He was retried and, when found guilty he was hanged in a public execution. |
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| 8045 |
 | Wild Bill Hickok Death.
Wild Bill Hickok Death. |
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| 8046 |
 | Wild Bill Hickok.
Wild Bill Hickok. |
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| 8047 |
 | Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson.
Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson. |
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| 8048 |
 | Will Arnett
Will Arnett |
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| 8049 |
 | Will Arnett
Will Arnett (right) with the cast of Arrested Development. |
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| 8050 |
 | Will Arnett
Will Arnett - Actor, former husband of my 10th cousin, 2 times removed. |
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