PAINT REPLACED REAL BUTTERFLY WINGS.(At Home)

From: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) | Date: November 1, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson Scripps Howard News Service

DEAR HELAINE AND JOE: I have a 3-by-5-inch picture and I would like to know its value. The following information is on the back: "These truly beautiful creations are done in an exclusive process (right on the glass) exactly duplicating the world famous "Butterfly Wing" pictures. -- Another Reliance product, New York, Chicago, R.P F. Co., Colonials, Florals and Dutch Figures in Pairs." -- E. S., Littleton, Colo.

DEAR E.S.: Using butterfly wings to decorate jewelry or embellish some other object leaves ...

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