Today (mid-September) I happened to check the Comments and found three at once. Wow! Each provided me with a new link or a corrected link address in response to a particular article. I do feel, however, that my response would have been more timely had the readers either used the discussion area or e-mailed me directly. No matter, I am pleased and grateful to hear from each of you, whichever way you choose.
The first website I followed from Comments was to Antiques World Belgium. This site appears in English and French versions, is graphically rich, and full of a variety of information. I plan to spend a lot of time here in the next few days, as I dig deeper into the treasures available on its well-indexed pages.
Exonumia, the second link I followed, is devoted to "Exonumia: Tokens and Medals, badges and ribbons" which includes World's Fair items and Political Americana, celluloid buttons, cello advertising buttons, fraternal, etc. I'm guessing that the word exonumia comes from the Latin roots "-ex" meaning "outside of" (or in this case, unusual or rare) and the root shared by "numismatics" or coin collecting. Anyway, this is a fascinating site for those interested in Civil War, slave artifacts, political memorabilia, or fantasy collectibles. You'll find a great deal to keep you involved at Exonumia.
The third Comment was from the webmaster of Rita Bucheit, Ltd.. In August 1999 I wrote an article about Biedermeier furniture and its history. One of my links in the article was to this website, which was new and very basic at the time. Unfortunately I also misspelled the site name. I have corrected that article, and visited the website again. Now it is a very professional and attractive site which enables the antiques firm to showcase many styles, including Biedermeier but also including many other Continental furniture styles. I am pleased to be able to provide this link again.
My hope is to continue receiving your Comments and to respond in a more timely fashion. However, you will receive much faster attention if you either post to the discussion area or send me an e-mail with your questions or requests for website links. The Comment area is more suited to reflections or comments on the article in question, so that I may understand better the needs of our readership. Thanks!
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