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Whitby Jet, Vulcanite, Bog Oak, Gutta Percha, French Jet, etc
I'm interested in acquiring a Whitby jet cameo and believe it's likely that some/many sellers may misidentify their items. I have a small Whitby jet mourning pin, have read up on the subject via... -
Train wreck photo's
While these won't qualify as antique I still got a kick out of them. These are all photo's that either my FIL or his Father took. Since some of the equipment is steam powered on the one set I am... -
1945 Allied forces drive into German town (Husten)
Scanned from original 35mm negatives. Fair condition. -
Any Idea What It Is? Where It's From? Game? Syllabics? Abacus?
Hey Y'all!
Newbie. Happy to be here.
So...
I'm stumped...
I bought a bunch of lots of antique Japanese Tonkatsu boxes, Kiseru and other Tobacciana from an estate auction and a while back.... -
Special Lantern Slides 1906
I have acquired these Ilford Special Lantern glass slides, I'm led to believe they are from 1906.
My Dad thinks they depict a story, I think they are just random slides.
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Is this an ethnic design, and if so where from? bowl
this looks ethnic, I have waffled maybe Norway? maybe Alaska?maybe Middle Eastern.It has weird kind of free form images one looks like a dragon, one looks like an old ship others like stylized... -
Blue porcelain vase - whodunnit?
Hi all, an odd one today. Approx 7" tall blue vase with an unusual decoration. Im unsure how to describe it but it glistens in the light as you move it.
There is a square shaped blue mark on the... -
ESTATE SALE FIND - ANTIQUE ARMENIAN JEWELER'S CASE?
I got this at a local thrift store last week-end. The owner told me he bought it from a woman who told him it was her Armenian husband's jewelry case he used when traveling to sell jewels. (I... -
Christian Dior and other costume jewelry - Donate or keep
I purchased a bunch of costume jewelry for a recent trip from the local American Cancer Society resale shop. I intended to donate all of it back, but wanted to check with you all on a couple of...
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