Featured Finds Thread

Does it come out of the sword sheath? That's so small but very beautiful.

 

Nice American Fostria find at goodwill for $1

 

Recent cheap buys from car boot and c Shops all for under a fiver. The gold is 10k. The bird pendant is gold on 925. The enamel is Irish Meab.
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No maker's mark or hallmark

 

That is really cool, Terry! What variety? Where did you find it?

 

As noted by @Mill Cove Treasures in the "things that are worth more than you probably think" thread, I have always been on the lookout for vintage rock concert T-shirts. Yesterday was my first success in this area. Well-worn but no stains or holes and only 50 cents each!

 

As a small girl in Kansas, my oldest brother took me out at dusk to a friend's house that was backed with woods - dozens of huge cecropia moths were all over the house and the stockade fence out front, an event that happened every spring at their home. Still remember the sight...

~Cheryl

 

rock on bluumz. Nice.

 

I ADORED Spandau Ballet !

 

True.....one of my fave's !!!

 

I went to quite a lot of concerts in the Detroit area in the 1980s, I wish I still had all the shirts! I even saw Journey, but it was in 1981, the year before the concert listed on the Tshirt I found. Lots of great memories! The shirt I wish I still had most of all: The Clash at Michigan State University's Auditorium, 1984. *SIGH*

 

I wish I had all the black concert T shirts I bought in the 70s....saw so many shows at The Spectrum in Philly.

 

Never went to a concert. So..... I will have to be on the look out for them at sales.

 

I keep my eyes peeled; you never know what'll turn up.

 

Nice little lot today on my way home!
Child’s silver bangle.
Gorgeous moonstone/labradorite? Brooch (for £1.50 it was screaming at me to get it out from under the counter!).
Navy cap badge which is giving me grief as I can’t find it in internet- can find lots with the fouled anchor rope ending bottom left but not bottom right. Tudor crown dates it to ww2 I think and it’s had a replacement clasp a long time ago. Looks like maybe had the clip thing which broke off?.
Nice clear glass beads- 50s? Have faint AB.
Chunky green beads with yellow- no idea what stone these are.
Pale green swirly glass beads.
A silver coloured chain- probably not silver but looked nice and I was in a hurry!
A modern necklace that I took a punt on as it looks iridescent/opal/shimmery and the back looked good quality.
Love to hear any thoughts!

 

nice haul of goodies
here is one the same as your, Royal Navy, they say it is a Chief Petty Officer badge
https://www.gumtree.com/p/hobbies-c...s-cap-badge-king-crown-ref-bg3828-/1339894906
Here is one that is a bit different but the rope is going the same way
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/VINTAGE-Roy...e-Kings-Crown-Bi-Metal-ORIGINAL-/312593366784

 

Ah, well done cxgirl, Thankyou. My googling was very substandard

 

White labradorite, aka rainbow moonstone (the current trade name) on the pin, and probably swirled bakelite on the green necklace. Test those with a damp q-tip/cotton swab dipped in baking soda. Rub hard and sniff at the same time; you ought to smell formaldehyde and the swab will turn yellow or brown. I think the pale green beads are Japanese, but that's mostly WAG.

 

You just beat me to it with the Bakelite although I didn’t know which plastic it was!. I just looked under a loupe and no way are they natural stone as I first thought. The swirls are very clear.

 

Pretty conclusive evelyb30!. Thankyou.