Woodstock News (Connecticut, United States)

A rare and historical portrait flask showing strong busts of George Washington and Henry Clay, made circa 1840-1860 by Bridgeton Glass Works (N.J.), soared to $52,650 in the Internet and catalog auction held by Norman C. Heckler & Company.

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A vintage American Calabash flask showing a tree-in-leaf bust portrait of George Washington (circa 1845-1860) soared to $28,080 to take top lot honors in a mostly online auction held Sept. 1-14 by Norman C. Heckler & Co. (www.hecklerauction.com).

The lifetime, single-owner bottle and flask collection of Tom McCandless – a dedicated collector whose recent passing left a void in the bottle and glass collecting field – will be sold in three sessions by Norman C. Heckler & Company.

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Record unemployment has propelled work-at-home scams to a whopping 60-to-1 ratio, up from 30-to-1 in 2006. The ratio is expected to worsen as consumer-protection agencies struggle with budget cuts and increasingly-sophisticated scammers.

Despite a reeling economy and growing unemployment lines, a man in Woodstock, Connecticut has been able to build a successful travel business.

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