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wlwhittier replied to the thread Real or repo/fake ?.

For us geriatrics, what we know allows reasonably error-free figuring. But y'always gotta convert to use Metric; we don't think in...

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And hands & ells & hectares. Much more fun than pedantic metric.

wlwhittier replied to the thread Real or repo/fake ?.

Well, there's precedent for that, y'know; an inch was the length of the King's thumb joint, an a dozen of 'em were coincidentally the...

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I got a bit addled on measurements. This one falls right in the range of a typical amphoriskos, used for oils, ointments, medicines.

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Pottery under the incrustation, there are some areas that i initially thought as some result of slime but i see a straight black line on...

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Large for an amphoriskos. What type of material is under there? Pottery? Metal? Glass? Do the shells with it in the box of sand look...

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MCM Italian Brass Ice Tongs, Original Box, Unused

This is 8" long, ~2 1/4" wide, of ~7/16" half-round brass stock; weight is ~6.2 oz. About 5" of radius at the top have been machined...

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wlwhittier replied to the thread Help ID & Date Copper Pot ?.

Oh, good...it wasn't you who perpetrated the affront to th' ol' pot! As it is, just avoid anything abrasive or chemically...

wlwhittier liked bosko69's post in the thread Help ID & Date Copper Pot ?.

Maybe the previous owner scrubbed it and thought it was a recent Indian or Turkish piece ? I'm going to soak it in warm dish soap,...

wlwhittier replied to the thread Help ID & Date Copper Pot ?.

Hmm...more likely those are Bosko's prints. That pot has been recently scoured of 'patina'. down to elemental copper. Any handling...

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Looks like someone has grabbed that handle whilst it was scorching hot and burnt their skin leaving a perfect fingerprint transfer...

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Whit- As a machine mind AI would have real problems identifying some of your more fascinating mystery pieces because much of the...