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Lucille.b

Small older box, velvet sides mirrored top w/birds

I'm keeping this for now, but was curious about age.

60s? 30s? The top has a mirrored finish. Thanks for taking a look.

I feel like I've seen similar but couldn't come up with any...

Lucille.b Jun 26, 2019 Read More Replies: 7

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Coins beads

Richard 3 porcelain plate

Goof morning. When this plate was made?

Coins beads Jun 25, 2019 Read More Replies: 3

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bluumz

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...

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prestoncohunter

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...

prestoncohunter Jun 25, 2019 Read More Replies: 6

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Requiem

1945 Allied forces drive into German town (Husten)

Scanned from original 35mm negatives. Fair condition.

Requiem Jun 26, 2019 Read More Replies: 11

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Stray Dog

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....

Stray Dog Jun 25, 2019 Read More Replies: 5

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daveydempsey

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.

What do you think.?

daveydempsey Jun 25, 2019 Read More Replies: 32

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Nancy Neal

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...

Nancy Neal Jun 24, 2019 Read More Replies: 4

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Ratsy Brown

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...

Ratsy Brown Jun 25, 2019 Read More Replies: 11

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journeymagazine

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...

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