[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I bought this pendant ceiling lamp from an architectural salvage place in Adelaide. The seller thought it might be as...
My sister gave me this, and I thought medicine bottle, but maybe perfume. No markings i can see, so no idea of the date...
The drawing is a cross section of the boards, I used CorelDraw, and it has a nice pattern fill option that I used. But you are right, jarrah is a...
Yes, those things too!
A friend gave me some jarrah floorboards that had been used as a trapdoor in his 1890's Adelaide (Australia) house. He said that he thought the...
Here in Australia we can still buy methylene chloride stripper, but it is nasty stuff... Caustic soda will change the appearance of wood very...
The use of vinegar might be because acetic acid is a surfactant, like soap or laundry powder, but unlike those examples, it is volatile. A...
Interesting! Probably made very recently, judging by the vibrant colours. Thanks for that
Text is Chinese?
That was quick! Thanks.
I bought this, then realised that it was reminiscent of something antique we had when I was little, which we referred to as 'the Bird and Tomato'....
I like the glaze, it's got a lovely texture, and I like the simple honest shape. Would it have had a lid, originally?
'Tis a pirate chest Arrrr! Yo ho ho, and all that!
I always used to laugh when they said "Enhance that!" in the movies -- but you just did!
I noticed it was a bit old, sorry about that.
A balance can have its sensitivity changed either by design, or due to wear. If you look at my incredibly crap picture you can see the beam, which...
This is one of several transparencies measuring about 4" by 4" that came from my mum. This would be Gilbert her dad, who died in the late 40's,...
It's a vesta, as suggested. Striking surface inside, worn through use.
AKA a hay rack. Given that it's only 21" long, perhaps not for cows at that. Goats come in quite diminutive versions ... About the date, I notice...
Surely it's a manger? It hung on a wall of the byre, and was filled with hay, intended for the nourishment of cows, but occasionally subverted by...
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