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ancientgenes10 OP t1_jdmfmty wrote

Reply to comment by Earthling1a in Family Heirlooms & Mysteries in Maine by ancientgenes10

That is so neat. Was it passed down, or did you stumble across it in auction/somewhere else?

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Earthling1a t1_jdmqxwv wrote

Went from him to my grandfather (I remember learning to play cribbage with him on one of the pull-out writing shelves). When he died it went to my cousin, and when she died it came to me. I have a few other artefacts from great-grandpaw's time with the desk including a tintype photo of him in front of one of the churches he praught at (teach -> taught :: preach -> praught) and a book of his somewhat religious poetry that he self-published.

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ancientgenes10 OP t1_je017y9 wrote

That is incredible. My grandfather taught me cribbage, too! Funny coincidence -- he lived up in the Rangeley area before he passed. The tintype photo sounds like a special compliment to the desk. Thanks for sharing that. So neat.

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