I think it'd be cool to turn it back into a walking stick. Regarding ferrules, I have heard of people using brass pipe-fittings / end-caps as...
Absolutely definitely ivory. I reckon it may be a walking-stick handle. Rings, staples, hooks etc, on walking-stick shafts / collars were...
A set will have two sets of "flowers". One are the actual flowers, and the others are the seasons (but still called 'flowers'). The colour of the...
A traditional mahjong set, with no additional wotsits tacked onto it, is 144 pieces. A 152pc set would be American. The birds go with the...
In a perfect world, you'd remove the brass hardware, sand/polish, and refinish/stain. Not sure if you can do that with this without damaging the...
One thing I would suggest is getting the machine re-wired. Something that's on 95-100 years old will likely have very dodgy electrics by modern...
Looks like a pretty standard sewing machine from the mid-to-late 20s. The model is a WHITE "Rotary" unless I'm mistaken. The black-crackle finish...
Mahjong racks are only really a thing in American mahjong, which I don't play. Your best bet would be to search for a set on eBay or a similar...
As an old antiques dealer I know once said: "Whatever it does, it's doing it now, and TOBIAS made it". "Who's Tobias?" "Two old bastards in a...
I would be extremely surprised if this wasn't the answer.
I'm like, 95% certain it's the handle off of a pair of lorgnette-style opera glasses.
I've got three of them. One of them is my everyday magnifier which I wear on a chain. Has the original lens inside it from 1800-whatever and it's...
They're called "lorgnettes" (from the French "lorgner" or to "leer" or "stare at"). They're usually held shut by a little spring-loaded catch or...
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