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Not an Antique
Sometimes, when you're researching one thing, you find another thing, and that new thing is so much better than the old thing you were originally researching, you have to share it.
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Probate document 1846
I have a very large probate document from an ancestor of mine dated 1846. The document is 'sewn together' at the base with a string like material....so it may be three pages or one very enormous... -
Awesome 14k pocket watch chain! Yellow and green gold
Found this today for $25 thought to be gold filled. It is marked as 14k and weighs 10.6 grams! Great find for me because I have been looking for almost a year for a nice solid 14k pocket watch... -
Custard glass vase - where? when?
Something seemed a bit out of the usual on this one so I grabbed it for a couple of bucks. Didn't occur to me when I grabbed it but once I got it home I wondered - maybe this is custard/uranium... -
Gold & Pearl Earring Maker Mark ID?
I purchased this pair of 14k gold and pearl lever back earrings yesterday and I'm not able to ID the maker mark on it. Both the earrings are stamped with 14k and have a oval with a number 8 or... -
What the brick?
This sucker is just about the size of a standard brick - just over 8" wide - 3" high and about 4" deep. Solid as a rock (teehee) - weighs about 8.5 pounds.
3 layers - bottom is perhaps some type... -
It must seem like I’m making this up
Found today in a different store from the last one... I photographed this one with the price tag still on it, because if I was looking at these finds I would assume MrNate is making this stuff up: -
Edwardian Royal Worcester Blush Fruit Posy Vase
My dad bought this beautiful vase today for a steal. Wondering if anybody recognises the artist signature. I can find lists of names online but I'm struggling for finding images. I think the date... -
Majolica Trinket Box (Lobster/Crab): circa? ID maker's mark? Palissy? Portuguese?
Hello everyone!
I have been stumped on this item for 5 years now.
It has become a sport of mine to pull out the 'ol lobster box and try to find information about it - I have found very little.
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Just some interesting stuff~is this a lid? Brass egg~box!
Thought that whilst I was here, I'd ask about some more things xx
Is this a lid? It's made of some sort of metal sandwhiched with cork? It's just over an inch and a half. What sort of thing would...
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