Cliff, I've got boxes & more boxes of old music from the 1890's to current. My Dad was a professional so I have his plus my own. Books usually bring considerably less than single sheet music. Famous & popular songs command a higher price. A well known artist will also raise the price. And, sheet music is popular for the cover art...some of which is terrific. Autographs also raise the value. Condition is another factor affecting price. Last, but not least, the copyright date...obviously, a first edition is better than music printed 20 years after release. A few categories of more collectible sheet music are: Show tunes from the 1930s & 1940s; Americana such as very early copy of 'Turkey in the Straw', 'Stars & Stripes Forever', or black Americana; Popular Hits from the war years & also the '60s; Old classical sheet music needs to be something special to bring much over $5. I have an autographed (to my Dad), 1920something, 'Sonny Boy' (Al Jolson) that a collector might pay $25 for & an autographed 'Dancing With Tears In My Eyes' (Rudy Vallee) worth a bit less...? I'd never sell them though 'cause they were Dad's. What I'm trying to say is that none of it is really expensive. And, now that I've given you more info than you ever wanted...I hope you enjoy & treasure the inheritance from your grandfather. It's value is sentimental but no less precious. /tricia

Thank you for your thoughts on the chairs so far. Here is an update: First off, I should confirm that I am from the UK... so I'm guessing that these chairs are too. Secondly, my best guess is that they come from a place in England called "High Wycombe" and were made by William Bartlett and his company. Why do I think this? On closer examination I noticed that every chair has similar marking on its underside, including the image of an archer and the name 'strongbow' (see image below). All four chairs also have the phrase "REGD" stamped on them (the 'D'is superscripted) and two chairs also have numbers stamped on them (519950) and stamped initials 'WJE'. Googling Strongbow and furniture I came across the name William Bartlett. Indeed a search to one site revealed a logo which seemed to be of a very similar shape and stance to the stamp on the chair Web link 1. Also, a search on google maps suggest that the old premises of the company on Grafton Street in High Wycombe also displayed a similar logo Web link 2. A little more searching turned up a document from the High Wycombe council website which suggested that the 'Strongbow range dates at least to 1965 Web link 3. Now, if this is the case then I assume the chairs are reproductions in an arts a craft style and are not original pieces. Anyway. What do you all think? Does this sound plausible to you? Thanks in advance for your thoughts, time and effort.

So.....they are not "pottery"...that is unglazed bisque?....not that composition stuff? But if they are soap stone they would have to be carved individually and would not be patent pending. Wonder if the patent was granted? There ought to be a way to do a search on the artist's name at the patent office....probably available on line. Because they say patent pending I am sure they are not one of a kind. Perhaps they are the babies from a movie? Or a children's book? Sorry....never seen anything like them. Linda C

Very much 1920s-30s styling.