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    Me too. Just returning a teapot I bought to finish a set. Paragon Victoriana Rose. Teapot listed with no damage, arrived today with three large...
    Post by: Number 47, May 15, 2020 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Does anyone recognise this hallmark? Silver and amber spider.

    Thanks guys. This is a great site for getting an education. I have history with Poland having lived there for 18 months in the noughties. I have...
    Post by: Number 47, May 6, 2020 in forum: Jewelry
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    Does anyone recognise this hallmark? Silver and amber spider.

    Hi guys, this was sold to me as not hallmarked. I have found tiny hallmarks on one leg and would like to know more about it but don't even know...
    Thread by: Number 47, May 6, 2020, 6 replies, in forum: Jewelry
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    That spoon is amazing, what a thrill it must have been to set eyes on it back in the day after ordering from a line drawn advertisment that could...
    Post by: Number 47, May 6, 2020 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    The Royal fail isn't too bad, this was Hermes courier. I worked for them for a while and watched the lads handballing packages into a 40ft...
    Post by: Number 47, May 5, 2020 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    I suppose I should add a few pictures of a few nice trinkets I found. A nice brooch. Pewter and I suspect Azurite malachite but may be enamel,...
    Post by: Number 47, May 5, 2020 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Fed up of the lockdown now here in Scotland. I bought a beauty of a piece of Chrisbka czech glass, a lips shaped bowl in green by Josef Hospodska...
    Post by: Number 47, May 5, 2020 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Wow. That's like a brand new pan.
    Post by: Number 47, May 5, 2020 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Parker Knoll bentwood open armchair repair.

    Thanks Jeff, a lot of good ideas there, I was watching that video I posted last night and went trawling ebay to see if I could find anything...
    Post by: Number 47, May 1, 2020 in forum: Furniture
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    Parker Knoll bentwood open armchair repair.

    :) Ha! It is not great that they no longer manufacture this. However, I am rarely beaten. Am planning to knock the chair apart and re-glue the...
    Post by: Number 47, Apr 30, 2020 in forum: Furniture
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    Parker Knoll bentwood open armchair repair.

    I didn't think of reinforcing it. It might work. I did condider making some kind of layered composite with nylon and jute. I will look again at it...
    Post by: Number 47, Apr 30, 2020 in forum: Furniture
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    Parker Knoll bentwood open armchair repair.

    Some more pictures, this is the overall layout. You can see all the tension is lateral across the two rails. [ATTACH] This is how it is...
    Post by: Number 47, Apr 30, 2020 in forum: Furniture
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    Parker Knoll bentwood open armchair repair.

    Cheers ownedbybear, I had a quick look at the webbing they are offering and it all appears to be rubberised and designed to take load lengthways...
    Post by: Number 47, Apr 30, 2020 in forum: Furniture
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    Parker Knoll bentwood open armchair repair.

    Cheers Kiko, I should have mentioned, the springs are all intact. The reinforced fabric is tacked along the left and right seat rails and right up...
    Post by: Number 47, Apr 30, 2020 in forum: Furniture