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My new-ish avatar: Meet Bertha!
A little while ago I changed my avatar to this cute young lady. I purchased locally a photo album of hers full of photos from the 20s and 30s. I love the peek into her life! I thought I’d share... -
WWI Trench/Topography Maps
There was a bookseller at the usual flea market today. I don't have a ton of room for old books, as much as I love them, so I unfortunately saved that stall for last (and might have missed out on... -
HAND CARVED(?) CANES WORTH $50 EACH? HAVE OLD $650 PRICE TAG
These are at a local thrift store. They were brought out late yesterday so I am hopeful they will be there this morning if they are worth buying (I'm usually within first 5 people in line!).
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Cheval mirror ( Queen Anne 19 th century revival??)
Hello again,
I hope I'm not spamming you too much. I collected this cheval mirror yesterday, I thought that in a price of new IKEA furniture it will be better to have something with a history... -
Pink Depression Glass Glasses
Glass1 by AntiqueHobbit posted May 15, 2019 at 7:33 PMGlass2 by AntiqueHobbit posted May 15, 2019 at 7:33 PM
So we got these as part of an estate sale lot and can’t find them in any of our books.... -
WWII Short snorter, on french money
I found this in the piles of clothing in a locker belonging to a family who a gentleman served in WW2. I believe they are known as short snorters and this is pretty cool. Typo on title of thread
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Today I found flutes
Hey everyone,
Today is a quick post, because I'm trying to do some spring cleaning. I found these today at the thrift store. They didn't get priced at my usual "rock bottom" price that I find,... -
Help with millefiori (?) necklace -- vintage or new?
Can anyone tell me if millefiori is the correct term for these glass beads? They look different that other millefiori beads I've seen online. Are they vintage Italian/Venetian or new beads from... -
Bristol academic cracks Voynich code, solving century-old mystery of medieval text
A University of Bristol academic has succeeded where countless cryptographers, linguistics scholars and computer programs have failed—by cracking the code of the 'world's most mysterious text',...
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