So perfect I just made an undignified noise!
Ooooo, lovely card case though
The second Charles McAuley I found was enlisted in the 3rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry, and instead of living in NY, lived in Scranton PA....
Aaargh, I think I spoke too soon and that’s the wrong guy. On the upside, I think I found the right one, and he was a Union Army soldier.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] He may have living descendants interested in family history:
Are those blue glass inserts? <whimpers>
Beautiful thing!
[ATTACH] Came across this today and thought it might prove useful to someone someday. Granted, I’m far from an expert on antique surgical...
I would be surprised if it turned out to be his too. I also initially thought 1980’s - which could still be the correct time period - so I wanted...
Could be from the 1970’s. Luigi Briglia made stuff that looks pretty similar.
My parents shopped at Cost Plus, and so did I! We loved that place.
I found a Bulgarian website where someone was selling what they described as “old Bulgarian hand-engraved crystal” with the same sticker. [ATTACH]
I have the same problem these days ☹️
Ooooooo!
Oh, that’s cool!
What does it look like underneath? That can really help with identification. Verybrad is usually very right even with limited information, but...
Because they also make very inexpensive pens, Pilot/Namiki pens are often overlooked. However, they can be absolutely gorgeous and extremely...
There’s almost no limit to how valuable a pen (especially a fountain pen) can be. It’s very much like jewelry, in that it usually has a lot to do...
Oddly satisfying, isn’t it? And at the same time, it raises so many questions…
Not exactly art glass :rolleyes: but a fun photography accoutrement from when my Dad was still developing his own pictures: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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