I first thought this might be a pen holder or something. But then I realized, the side with all the holes is the base because it has the flat...
My first thought was a fancy toothbrush holder. But when I looked at it closely it looked too old for something like that. There are no chips but...
They came to me in an oil lamp lot. I found one with a larger top opening that was being sold as an inkwell. Any idea what they are? Thanks!...
These came in a big box of glass stoppers. But I don't think they're stoppers. My first thought was maybe they go into candlesticks as a buffer to...
I have a tall antique vase with the M in a wreath and Nippon mark of the Morimura Brothers. Doing some research, I find that there are hundreds of...
This was part of a jewelry lot and I've had it sitting around for a while. It's marked 14K on the back but it doesn't look like gold at all. Does...
This came in another auction lot. I first thought it was an inkwell with holes for pens. But it's open in the top and would not hold ink. Then I...
It's a pretty bracelet and it looks like silver but I can't find any marks for that on it. It does, however, have an interesting makers mark. It's...
This came in an auction lot and I have no idea what it is. It's a cast brass reindeer with a saddle and reins and a parasol topping it all off....
This is selling in a local auction. I'm not sure they're shackles. There's no way to open and close them. And it looks like there's one different...
I know this is a fairly recent lamp and not worth too much. But I like this glass. What is it called when you have opaque glass in a clear glass...
A friend bought this in a lot at auction and was going to toss it in a junk box. I wanted to find out it it's anything good first. It has a...
[ATTACH] I bought two lots of buttons last night. Hand painted porcelain for the most part.
It doesn't have much in markings and a search has found one that sold recently but they didn't know what it was either. Any help is appreciated....
I bought a lot of stuff that was beaded and now I'm trying to figure out what I bought. The first 3 could be collars, or maybe belts? The first 2...
I have this bottle stopper with a swirl design. It's fairly large and probably goes with a decanter. It's marked with a Von the bottom. Is it...
This was in a jewelry box last night at the auction. My first thought before opening it was needle storage. Then when I saw the celluloid sleeve...
I have these little boats. They're very light in weight. And I wouldn't think much of them except for the brass tubes on 2 of them. The...
Ok, this one can't be a medical tool. :-) It's bone on each end with a metal sleeve in the middle. One end comes out and flips around to what...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] You helped so much with my last oddity, I'm back with more. I think this is a dental pick with a bone handle. I'm not...
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