From: Wally Armstrong armst101@aol.com
Location: Monroe, WA
Date: 7/6/00
Time: 8:41:40 PM
Karen -- The #616 comes with two numbers sort of. One is #616 and the other is #616-L. The difference being that on #616 when the vase is turned so the flowers are facing you the handle is on your right. The #616-L the handle are on the left when the flowers are facing you. The pair was introduced by Red Wing in 1937. For some unknown reason they are valued differently. The left being valued at from $80 to $125 while the right is valued at from $70 to $90. My wife has a set of these vases and she wouldn't sell them for that for any reason. They seem to be prone to hairlines around the top of the vase.