Richard & Ellen DeFeo (of DeFeo’s Manor and The Selective Eye in Jim Thorpe, PA) are back again with more great tips for judging age and authenticity of older items:
Dear Nicole:
This is another tip for your Thrift shop Fans from the Selective Eye:
When shopping for items you can have a clue as to the age of the article by reading the Patent number and consulting this chart.
Happy hunting!
Richard & Ellen
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yfYpvzUl8VTIVJLFe0cdtGUuH7d8lGXIOX2hu7nloHc/edit?hl=en_US
*The above is a handy, portable Google Document taken from the USPTO website. You can also conduct a search for Worldwide Patents here: http://worldwide.espacenet.com/quickSearch?locale=en_EP
Like this? Check out more from Richard & Ellen and The Selective Eye in:
How to spot the difference between original art and reproductions
Hi there. I'm Nicole. I live in New York City, in a small apartment full of strange little things. In addition to running Thrift Store Confidential 
I couldn’t access the google document. I was blocked. Can you fix this? I would Love to have this chart. Thanks Ann I <3 Thrifting!
Should be fixed now. Thanks for the heads’ up, and for being a TSC reader. Enjoy!
even I was blocked…. how can I fix it….?