The men and in women in Meriden and Ilion who created the originals probably never dreamed that in 100 or more years their utilitarian creations, no matter how plain or how ornate, would be prized so highly by collectors, nor did they have the slightest inkling that politicians of the future would like to take them away from the American public.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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