A wild guess. They were used to verify the correct setting of machines that made corrugated metal sheet. Like this only smaller....
Saw that but wasn't sure if that was it. I thought the patent referred to the adjustable burner but maybe I was wrong. It comes apart in two...
Yep. Their upright pianos around 1900-1920 had candle holders. Usually single ones either side. One problem solved. Thanks gang
Now that has led down an interesting rabbit hole. We had a piano company in Australia called Beale & Co and a search turns up this fragment....
Got this 0.4L glass stein recently and can’t ID the maker or date it. The mark inside the lid is either “AW” or “WA”inside a stein and there is a...
Got this 0.5L Mettlach stein in superb condition recently and have a couple of questions. This is model 1695 and is known as “the hunters” and...
Looks kinda like a bunsen burner but it has fitting for a glass shade of some sort. There is a patent number of 182952 on it and if that’s English...
Or does it read ?EALE & CO LA? Cheers [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The inner structure reminds me of labradorite.
Looks original and professionally restored so probably looted from a museum by Isis. Without provenance you will need to be careful about online...
I'm am constantly fooled into thinking some of them are old but this one might be different. It's heavy at 0.5Kg and only 21cm high and seems to...
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