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Handheld Asian Paddle Fan
No finds today so I had to buy something, whatever it is.
Japanese or Chinese? Are the stitches hans or machine made? -
My dreams and prayers were answered!
Have many micrometer calipers by various makers, all bought used, sans box, sans calibrating wrenches. Each maker used a different wrench. So sad I've had this useless-because-uncalibratible... -
Anyone else ever get more than they bargained for?
I am always buying items and finding interesting things in them, usually I find ephemera in books, but recently I found a 1892 indian head penny in a 1870s roll top desk. please share your own... -
Silver overlay glass
Hello everyone. Can you help me to identify this sugar bowl? It is 2.7" tall and 3.3" diameter. Thank you. -
Sterling Mini? Teapot Spout Design
Hi,
Would this be a mini teapot or some other use? It is small, 2 3/4"H to the rim of the pot, 4 1/2" diameter. Also, is there a term for the design of the spout? Makes me think of a bird head.... -
What is the best deal you have ever gotten?
Can you post the best bargain you have gotten.
Talk about how you got it please.
I bought this box at a local auction for $20 along with 2 other boxes, it was the last lot and just about... -
19th Century Candle Box
View from top by Ashley Paige posted Dec 13, 2016 at 6:14 PMI bought this antique box today. The dealer said it was a candle box, and that is was very old. It has lots of metal hardware pieces,... -
hello! old bronze glaze red clay pottery tobacciana mastiff dog
morning! i don't usually pick up smoking items, but i loved the details on this pottery cigar/cigarette caddy (if that's what you would call it).
red clay pottery with a bronze... -
Expensive - yep, it cost an arm and a leg
Here's a little teaser for all you out there.
Many of us, particularly in UK, use this phrase a lot but few know where it originates.
Back in the days of Henry VIII, having your portrait painted...
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