Kind of both, actually. It was a small local auction company that held live auctions for years, but switched to online auctions during Covid and...
So, thanks to the remains of a paper label on one of the bookends, I was able to identify them as a product of the Grenfell Mission in Labrador,...
Yes, looks like some of these sell for good money:...
Thanks! Very similar, down to the shape of the “1” on the frontpiece. Cataract, too. Could be from the same fire Company!
It came from a gentleman who owns a storage locker business, who I occasionally buy items from. He finds some pretty random things in abandoned...
Does anyone here know anything about early fire helmets? Today I picked up an eight-comb Cairns & Brother “New Yorker” leather helmet that I’m...
Thanks for checking your book for these. I’ve not seen anything like them. Polar bears - such an unusual subject!
Thanks. I’ve always loved the Art Deco style, so was very happy to find these!
As I mentioned, they are wood. Here is a photo of the bottoms: [IMG]
I won these wooden polar bear bookends tonight at auction, for the princely sum of $6. They look very art deco to me, so I’m thinking they could...
Very similar - thank you!
I’ve been told that this basket was made by a Native American around the turn of the last century, and that its green paint is rare and not often...
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