Hi Elizabeth

I don't have the photos yet, but you could start by Googling "Rya Rug"  Lots comes up.

Joan

On 2010-01-25, at 2:30 PM, Dr. Elizabeth A Richards wrote:

> I  finished cleaning/having cleaned two shag carpets for our Public Library. Then I redesigned the hanging system so the carpets would hang more evenly and would be more secure.  The carpets were used to hang on some empty walls partially to absorb sound in a big lobby on the bottom floor of the library.  Well someone stole one!  I could hardly believe it because firstly I didn't think the carpet was particularly attractive and secondly the wool carpert was so heavy that I couldn't lift it by myself.
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> Now I am trying to help the library get some idea of their worth.  I know what a contemporary replacement would cost but does anyone have an idea of how to determine a 1970 replacement cost. Someone gave me a suggestion of looking at Ryah (spelling ??) but I don't know the correct spelling.
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> At some time there was a label on the back of the carpet but the label was missing when I got it.
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> I don't have good pictures of the whole carpet because it was so large (2.26 m x 3.10 m) but I will attach the ones I have.  (I was going to go back to the library to take a final picture when the carpet was hung.)
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> In order not to make this message too large I will send a second message showing what the orange carpet looked like too, encase someone recognizes either of them.
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> Thanks for the help.
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> Elizabeth Richards
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