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    Silver cream & sugar set help.

    Use a nice foaming polish on those. Easy to wash away so no polish gets stuck in the design and turns to pink cement :eek:
    Post by: Marie Forjan, Jul 16, 2026 at 1:14 PM in forum: Metalware
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    Finds Thread

    My niece is a GIA graduate and works just outside Washington. For a few years she volunteered at the Smithsonian identifying gems that were either...
    Post by: Marie Forjan, Jul 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Black Amethyst Glass Match Holder or Spill Vase

    The Sandwich Glass Museum had nothing like it. I asked if anyone could look at it, they told me once a year they have an ID day. I guess I kind of...
    Post by: Marie Forjan, Jul 16, 2026 at 1:04 PM in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Information on vase/amphora

    Nice vase, needs a good bath ;)
    Post by: Marie Forjan, Jul 16, 2026 at 12:58 PM in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    CAMEOS: Show & Tell or Ask & Answer

    Just wanted to say, this thread is fantastic! I have learned so much and have been proud to post a few nice cameos I have found. Thank you @Bronwen :)
    Post by: Marie Forjan, Jul 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM in forum: Jewelry
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    Bronze or Brass Squirrel

    He's a cutie :)
    Post by: Marie Forjan, Jul 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM in forum: Metalware
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    Black Amethyst Glass Match Holder or Spill Vase

    Nothing to update right now, but I will be in Sandwich on Wednesday and will visit the Sandwich Glass Museum. Maybe I will find something to help...
    Post by: Marie Forjan, Jul 11, 2026 at 5:14 PM in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Bisque Figural Toothick Holder Help Please

    Thank you @kentworld , I really appreciate it :)
    Post by: Marie Forjan, Jul 9, 2026 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Bisque Figural Toothick Holder Help Please

    Thanks Davey, I will research that. I was wondering why the back of his hat is not painted. It would make sense for a spill vase :)
    Post by: Marie Forjan, Jul 7, 2026 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Black Amethyst Glass Match Holder or Spill Vase

    Just was trolling through the many references the seller gave me and in Heacock's Encyclopedia of Victorian Colored Pattern Glass published in...
    Post by: Marie Forjan, Jul 7, 2026 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Black Amethyst Glass Match Holder or Spill Vase

    No glow, all I see when I put the light into the vase is the amethyst color.
    Post by: Marie Forjan, Jul 7, 2026 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Black Amethyst Glass Match Holder or Spill Vase

    I will dig it out and check it, thanks!
    Post by: Marie Forjan, Jul 7, 2026 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Bisque Figural Toothick Holder Help Please

    I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction for this toothpick holder. It was part of a large lot of toothpick holders I bought. The...
    Thread by: Marie Forjan, Jul 7, 2026, 6 replies, in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Black Amethyst Glass Match Holder or Spill Vase

    Hi all, I just got a large lot of toothpick holders and there are a couple of stray items included. One is a black amethyst glass match holder or...
    Thread by: Marie Forjan, Jul 7, 2026, 7 replies, in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain