Sweet array of working tools...Thanks!
Wow! Very Good, an' Thank you sincerely, 'Cakes...I've seen corking done, but it has always been done by one person, an this iron seemed to be...
Thanks, Davey! Does anything about it suggest European origin?
It weighs ~5 3/4 pounds. I've just re-discovered this old-timer buried under 2 boxes of other debris in an overlooked corner; I got it from a...
I think they probably cost US taxpayers $250-$500...or even more!
That's Rich, Lew! What a find... I note the cowrie rosettes are each of 11 shells. It may not be significant...but I'm drawn to things that parse...
Thanks, both of you!
Thanks for a good lesson, Potts!
Lovely!
The largest of the 3, about 7" tapering to maybe 5"; no lid, no bottom...and the most fragile of them. Once again, my gratitude for your...
Pic 1 is the lid properly on its basket; 2nd pic is the inside of the lid, an' it appears to have collected the dust you see by being stored long...
These all belong to the friend whose wife is in memory care. There are 2 others; each will be in a separate thread. This is about 3" diameter, ~2...
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The pic of the base appears to show, mostly at the upper end, checking that makes me thing it could be wood...just an observation.
Very nice! I would be surprised if it were not a one-off, especially given the single mark. It may very well have been part of a set, either with...
Thanks, AJ!
I'm not adept with signatures...but I surely do like that watercolor! The scene is deliciously evocative, an' skillfully done. I especially...
Bless you, Both!
They look somehow more Chinese than Japanese...to me, anyway. Very nicely done, in either case...Thanks!
Bro was 18 months younger...we were tasked with the supper dishes every day, an' the breakfast dishes on the weekends, since we could stand on a...
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