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From:   Anna Mod [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   February 3, 1999 12:21 PM
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Subject:        carriage step

Hi all,

I have a very odd request.  Recently a friend of mine had her carriage step
stolen.  It was original to the house, made of concrete with inlaid tiles
with the original owners name, ca. 1895.   It is covered by an insurance
rider.  I sent her looking at architectural salvage dealers in Houston and
on the internet, and she has not found and dealers.  She needs to get a
price for her insurance.  My next idea was to send her to ornamental
concrete fabricators and tombstone carvers, but this would be for a
reproduction and would not consider the age value of the piece.  Any ideas?

Anna Mod
Architectural Preservationist
Michael Gaertner & Associates
2328 Strand, Suite 300
Galveston Texas  77550
409/762-0500   409/762-8797 FAX
http://mgaia.com