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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 8 Jun 1928, p. 13

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June 8, 1928 WILMETTE. LIFE . 13 · . <:> z;;s v ·. zcr · "' "' <> 1Jl2 · <> ~ aus · · 4F --importation and·· sale at Colby's in Evanston· FfNE PIECES AT AMAZING PRICES Before the world war only the very wealthy could afford furniture of this character. Today foreign money conditions are such that Colby buyers in Europe have been able to send us these unusual articles to sell far below the cost of comparable American-made copies. A rare opportunity for lovers of old-world period furniture to own some of the best examples made. High-Quality Needleeoint Chairs $49·'5 $52·50 · Shown below: Finely wrought carved frames and covers of unusual distinction. Benches in Needlepoint $19"'5 These Louis XV benches have finely wrought frames and genuine hand made needlepoint covers. Others at $23.50 and $27.50. Shown above: A frame of exquisite design, copied from an old museum model, and a selection of covers · in real needlepoint. Coffee T abies witb Marble Tops 18 inches diameter; 20 inches high In Belwum today many artists in wood carving and needlework are paid less per day than the American worker receives per hour. And no matter how the Belgian maker prices his product, nor what the American duty, ~he low Belgian franc offsets it all, for 100 American dollars will today buy what it took 700 dollars to buy in 1913. Chicago and Grove - - - Evanston 129 North Wabash - - - NeaT Randolpb in Chicago

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