I picked up this tankard in a thrift shop. It looks to be in very good condition, except that the silver plate seems to have been corroded away at...
The winder seems to have come good with some careful TLC. I've found a clockmaker in Adelaide, and he is going to fit a plastic 'glass', which is...
I don't think the provenance of my one is quite so fine as the one the museum paid all that money for! Nice to know what they paid though... The...
The Cary family seem to have done well in the realm of scientific instrument, and their name was used over quite a long period (see link). The...
Yes, I'm guessing it's going to be the same date, give or take. Serial number 202, but that's probably not for all barometers made by Cary, just...
By the way, the mechanism would seem to work perfectly, doing a comparison with a good electronic barometer.
This barometer belonged to my father. I thought he'd bought it new as a young man, but my investigations suggest it is nineteenth century, which...
Could it be spurs, attach to shoes / boots, used to indicate urgency to a horse?
Thank you for your help, I am truly impressed by your skill!
It is 30cm tall (steel ruler in pics is 12" / 30cm) and I got it in South Australia. It is hand thrown, the potter's hand made a lovely spiral...
It is an ashtray from Malta.
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