ANOTHER RECORD PRICE

George Washington's personal map of the Battle of Yorktown, which descended through the family of an aide to Washington, was auctioned two weeks ago. It brought $1.15 million at James Julia Auctions in Maine. That set a record for an American map and was possibly the most expensive map sold anywhere.

GEORGE WASHINGTON BISCUIT TIN

Q:  I have a Loose-Wiles biscuit tin with a picture of George Washington on the lid. What can you tell me about it?

A: Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company was founded in Kansas City 1902 by John A. Wiles and brothers Jacob Leander Loose and Joseph Schull Loose. The company called its crackers and cookies Sunshine Biscuits. In 1946 the company changed its name to Sunshine Biscuits, Inc. It is now a subsidiary of Keebler. Your biscuit tin was first made in 1939, 150 years after George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States. Most modern decorative tin boxes sell for under $30.

GEORGE WASHINGTON

George Washington's boyhood home in Virginia was excavated over the past seven years, and more than 500,000 artifacts were found. They included nails, glass, building parts, soil samples, and bits and pieces of all kinds. But alas, no hatchet and no traces of a cherry tree