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dedicated to bring you information and relieve me of some of the "treasure" that has been stored up around here. I have been accumulating both information and "stuff" for years. Growing up in the '50s and '60s, I became an "information junkie."  I still enjoy learning something new every day.</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="288e0330.gif" border=0 width="224" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>A Gift for my Visitors</B></div> <div> <B>(please save to your own hard drive)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="296be1a0.jpg" border=0 width="446" height="282" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I'll be adding a different graphic every week.</B></div> <div> <B>Enjoy!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="288e0330.gif" border=0 width="224" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Check out my </B><A HREF="photos.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Travel Photos"><U><B>Travel Photo</B></U></A><B> page.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="288e0330.gif" border=0 width="224" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Below is a picture of some Welch's jelly glasses from the '50s that I am looking for information about.  I have 7 different colors: red, lt. blue, dk. blue, orange, green, yellow, and pink. Are there any more colors??? Has anyone seen them pictured in a book? I have bought several books on glassware, but have not found these glasses. TIA, The Pack Rat.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="06b36a30.jpg" border=0 width="310" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="288e0330.gif" border=0 width="224" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>There are a lot of people that I need to thank for help in getting my website presentable:  First of all, </B><A HREF="http://www.fortunecity.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.FortuneCity.com/"><U><B>Fortune City</B></U></A><B> for hosting the site free and providing the software by </B><A HREF="http://www.trellix.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.trellix.com/"><U><B>Trellix Web</B></U></A><B> simple enough for a novice to use - "100 megs of free webspace for everyone!"  Then, my logo was built by </B><A HREF="http://www.webgfx.ch/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webgfx.ch/"><U><B>webGFX</B></U></A><B> online using their online graphics generator -- it's a free service -- lots of choices!  Next, to </B><A HREF="http://members.tripod.com/~katyskubicle/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.tripod.com/~katyskubicle/"><U><B>Katy's Kubicle</B></U></A><B> for all of the wonderful mouse graphics, my pages wouldn't be the same without them -- there are lots of nice graphics on Katy's site; 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and to </B><A HREF="http://www.recommend-it.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.recommend-it.com/"><U><B>Recommend-It</B></U></A><B> which allows my visitors to recommend my site to a friend and have a chance to win $$$.  Last, but most importantly, to Laurie and Stephanie for their support, comments, and suggestions; and to Catherine for checking my links.   A most sincere "Thank you" to all of you.   - The Pack Rat</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="288e0330.gif" border=0 width="224" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>If you like my logo, check out this website...</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.webgfx.ch/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webgfx.ch/"><U><B><IMG SRC="07b90320.gif" border=0 width="400" height="50" ALT="banner400x50_8K.gif" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>in less than 30 minutes, I had four logos to choose from...</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="288e0330.gif" border=0 width="224" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Special Services</B></div> <div> <B>ENJOY!!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <CENTER><P> <A href="http://pub10.bravenet.com/cartoon/show.asp?usernum=811000211&cpv=1"> <IMG src="http://images.bravenet.com/pub/toonbutt.gif" border="0" width="100" height="35"></A> <A href="http://www.bravenet.com/"> <IMG src="http://images.bravenet.com/brpics/servbutt.gif" border="0" width="114" height="35"></A> </CENTER>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>  <form method="post" action="http://www.weather.com/cgi-bin/uncgi/zip_city_search.cgi?par=trellix&site=viewer&code=288643&promo=english" target="_top"> <table> <tr> <td> <font face="arial,helvetica" color="#004371" size="2">  Enter a city or US Zip </font>   <input name="destination" type="text" size="8" value="">  <input type="image" src="http://image.weather.com/pics/button_go.gif" width="26" height="23" border="0" alt="go!" value="Go City"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" align="left"> <a href="http://oap.weather.com/fcgi-bin/oap/generate_viewer?loc_id=USTX1405&from=trellix&par=trellix&site=viewer&promo=english&code=288643" target="_top"> Today's Weather</a> </td> </tr> </table></form>   </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <a href="http://signup.postmasterdirect.com/affiliates?owner=TuDogs&affiliate=TXPackRat"> <img src="http://gfx.postmasterdirect.com/gfx/banners/List234x60.gif" height="60" width="234" border=0> </a>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <CENTER><P> <A href="http://pub10.bravenet.com/vote/vote.asp?usernum=811000211&cpv=1"> <IMG src="http://images.bravenet.com/pub/vote.gif" border="0" width="100" height="35"></A> <A href="http://www.bravenet.com/"> <IMG src="http://images.bravenet.com/pub/votebutt.gif" border="0" width="100" height="35"></A> </CENTER>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <CENTER><P> <FORM action="http://pub10.bravenet.com/postcard/pickup.asp" method="post"> <INPUT type="hidden" name="usernum" value="811000211"> <INPUT type="hidden" name="cpv" value="1"> <A href="http://pub10.bravenet.com/postcard/post.asp?usernum=811000211"> <B>Click Here to Send an Internet Greeting Card</B></A><BR> <B>Enter Card ID Number to Pickup Your Greeting Card: </B> <INPUT type="text" size="12" maxlength="15" name="id"> <INPUT type="submit" name="submit" value="GO"><BR> <A href="http://www.bravenet.com/"> <IMG src="http://images.bravenet.com/pub/postcard.gif" border="0" width="100" height="35"></A> </FORM></CENTER>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <CENTER> <FORM action="http://pub10.bravenet.com/metasearch/search.php" method="post"> <INPUT type="hidden" name="usernum" value="811000211"> <INPUT type="hidden" name="cpv" value="1"> <TABLE border="1" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="cornsilk"><TR><TD> <TABLE border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="cornsilk"> <TR><TD align="center"><B>Internet Super Search</B></TD></TR> <TR><TD><INPUT type="text" size="15" name="query">   <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2"><B><INPUT type="submit" value=" Find It! 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