Word has been received from an anonymous internet source that the Mallard Drake pottery piece, heretofore proudly considered to be produced by the noted Joe Messer and therefore the cornerstone of the family inheritance package, is actually Rosemeade produced in Wahpeton, South Dakota.The impact of this discovery on the net worth of the family trust has not yet been determined. Anxious curators are presently digging into the provenance and estimated value of the Rosemeade piece at auction. The Drake, secured under lock and key in the Rolfsrud Relics depository in Tucson, is available for inspection by authorized family members.
This reputed loss of the Messer label may shift the bulk of the inheritance expections for great wealth and riches to vague mineral rights in the North Dakota Bakken Shale (see treasure map below) or, failing that, a pair of really good tickets to the weekend Powerball.
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