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Snagged some Porcelain
I bought a mixed box of collectables at a village auction, I only wanted the coins and some old silver.
Among the lot was this pair of 1960`s Wade tortoise trinket holders.
I bet AF & Bear are... -
Wishing I had collected stamps or coins...
Here's a friend helping to move a 4-ton seacoast cannon from the garden to the street for pickup by the winning bidder. The truck just spun wheels on the lawn so we put on the brake and used it... -
Help identifying gilt/enamel fine vertu
Hello all I hope someone on here can assist me with identifying this trinket box I inherited. I have looked online using all the keyword searches I could think of but I can find nothing close to... -
Trained my husband well, I did
Hubby went to the transfer station this morning with a load of cardboard. Imagine my surprise when I looked out the window and saw the back of the truck. This is the man who usually despairs of... -
Ceramic brown teapot turban tent England - who dunnit?
Well... it makes me think of a tent, or turban. I think it's the cat's pajamas, but it is marked only England. Any idea who made it? It's a standard size: 5 1/4" across the bottom and the same... -
Modern military photos "perfectly timed."
Sorry these are not antique-I won't cry if the thread is deleted but some of the photos in this gallery are quite amazing, and they are all real, no photoshopping was used.... -
The Real Object of the Objet D'art.
I mentioned in my intro that I was also a writer. I wrote this article some time ago. If it reads familiar to anyone its either because you read the newspaper in which it first appeared or else... -
Attic treasure is still out there-a recent example
In December a friend was helping out by doing appraisals at one of those free, walk-in appraisal sessions. A lady comes to him with a thick old album in nice condition. Each page had four frames,... -
An article on 'sleepers' and buying
I'll link to where I stole this from, but its 'style' of webpage does readability no favours.
Channeling your inner "Divvy", or how to build a business on "Sleepers"...
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Sherwood Birmingham oil Lamp
Hi,
Here is a Sherwood Birmingham oil lamp I picked up - from the shape of the font I'm wondering if this would have fit into a wall bracket? The font is 5" in height, lamp including chimney is 16" in height.
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