Whimsical Nursery Rhymes Still Appeal to Children

Q: I recently bought a children's book at a New England antiques shop. It is titled "The Peter Patter Book — Rimes for Children." Written by Leroy F. Jackson and published by Rand McNally, it is a 1930 publication with a 1918 copyright. The large book is blue, and the cover has a pasted-on illustration. At the bottom of the illustration is the name Milo Winter. I paid $50 for this hardcover book, which is in pristine condition.

I am new to collecting children's books. I would like to know more about this book and also if the price was fair.

A: Leroy F. Jackson was a well-known author of children's books in the early 1900s. Milo Winter wrote and illustrated children's books in the same time period. The book is still being published and continues to be a favorite with children.

Your book is collectible and you paid a fair price.

Q: This mark is on the bottom of a pottery vase that I inherited. It was a wedding gift to my great-grandmother in 1905. Standing 9 inches tall, the vase is decorated with a female golfer against a matte tan background that shades to blue-green. She is wearing a long brown skirt, a white blouse, a hat and a brown cape. The outline of her shape has been incised into the clay.

What can you tell me about my vase?

A: Weller Pottery Co. made your vase. Samuel Weller established his pottery in 1872 in Fultonham, Ohio, and later moved to Zanesville, Ohio, in 1882.

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