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March 28, 2024, 07:46:58 pm
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Going for a Ku Yueh Hsuan

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« on: July 18, 2016, 07:23:45 pm »

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I have tried to remove the dirt from the left one. What do they do, grind the dirt in?

Cathy,

When I see the dirt as you describe it, I'll stir away from the bottle.  I actually speculate that they use a tea stain or some other form of staining on these newer bottles to give them the appearance of age.  A dirty appearance is very rarely a good thing.

When inspecting bottles you want to look abraded surfaces, scratches, and/or rubbed areas from use and wear from being pulled in-and-out of a sleeve or fabric purse. 

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Charll K Stoneman, Eureka, California USA, Collector Since 1979.

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