Been looking through some old pictures and old documents without much luck. The things going back that far, are mainly in german. There is a...
For some reason that name Collins really rings a bell. I need to start going through the mountain of family pictures and other things I have. I'll...
How about that? Too cool.
The postcard came from an old family bible of mine, dated 1840. It is written completely in German. I believe that is either my great grandmother...
The monogram is my grandmothers. I received it as part of her estate. It will probably end up with one of my daughters, or may sell eventually if...
Thank you for that. Guess I didn't look hard enough.
You mean the first world war, I'm sure. I also like the way you guys can identify the styles of her hair and clothes from an old pencil drawing.
Found these various things when my wife and I were going through some old books we have. I think people were using them for book marks. The...
Have had this hanging in a hallway (believe it or not) for the last twenty something years. Belonged to one of my grandmothers who didn't hang it....
Never would have guessed. Did you wear it around your neck?
Just old metal.
Was told this thing was to carry "spirits" around. Hard to believe. It might hold a shot of booze or so. It's about 1x3 inches. Plus, did it come...
No worries. That piece isn't leaving the family. My daughters will end up with most everything, whether they want it or not.
Pretty impressive Dragonfly. I guess this means I have to admit to my mother that she was right, and I was wrong. Curses.
I doubt it. My mother gave me these pieces about a year ago as a salad set. I told her that that the bowl was too small for that. (8.5 X 2...
Thank you for that. I will put it into something to protect it. No, Cameos really aren't my thing. Plus I'm a guy so...My wife likes it but never...
Here's one that I own, thought I'd add it to the mix. I know nothing about cameos and this one is no exception, other than it probably needs a...
Thank you for the comments everyone. Bakersgma gets the gold star for that quick Id. So is it sterling? I never know with british marks. Does...
Not really to be honest. Kept them in a closet. Probably wouldn't display even if they were real.
I looked up the T.W mark recently, and found that it was made by Theodor Hartmann. One of the "F"'s means it was imported from Germany. Not too...
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