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Interesting item from my city
Just read about this guy US Medal of Honor holder in an article in my local news about Hull's "hidden" histories,Heritage Learning.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_L._Hulbert
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Wierd photos
The guy is on the reverse of a thin sheet of mica, painted black behind him, a piece of scrap paper behind that, Japanned steel behind that.
The woman is barely visible. She appears to be... -
Serbian (?) Glass Help Please
I have this 19th century glass, from the decoration I would think Bohemian. The coat of arms seems to be related to Serbia? It has an inscription on it, can anyone decipher it?
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Man thrift stores piss me off
First off i would like to start off and say that some of my best finds have been at small town thrift store. These big chain ones drive me nuts though with their corporate shenanigans. I mean ever... -
Thought you chaps might like this.
A wooden tray, made by soldiers blinded in WW1. A charity called St Dunstans was set up to provide employment.It's unusual to find them with the named brass handles. -
Velvetone Bell
Picked this up at the flea-market on the weekend. Ain't it cute?
From what I've read, bells like these were used on old horse carriages, very early automobiles, and streetcars/cable cars, around... -
Weller Geode Vase
I have not seen a lot of early Weller pieces in person and never been a big fan but that vase is so cool. It is 5 1/4 tall, most that I found were smaller. Signed by Hester Pillsbury. -
More stuff. It just keeps coming. Dresden Figurines, a bust, some flutes, a bronze
haven't really had a chance to inspect all this yet but I did snap a few pictures as we unpacked some items. I think there are some nice pieces here but as mentioned I haven't really had the... -
Small hutch shelf. Hand carved? Age?
The sides and panels look like hand carving. Is that correct? My guess was 1890 to 1910 because the center panels have an Art Nouveau influence. What do you think? Are those eagle heads?
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Back to this pitcher
It cleaned up well. The solder lines disappear when polished.
I wanted to think it early American. I looked through many. Nearly all had the thumb barb on top of the handle and had the bottom of...
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