It's always been my understanding that generally speaking, red wines should be drunk at room temperature to enjoy the full body. White wines are...
I believe these would be Claret jugs, although, I have never understood why Claret specifically and not other types of wine would be decanted in...
In the 1950s there were commercially produced bottles containing bath oil in the small upper compartment and bath salts in the main bottle. The...
It's silverplate. Reed and Barton pattern Tiger Lily aka Festivity, first introduced in 1901. Welcome to the site bastian. Congratulations on...
Have you checked the bottoms for the name of the manufacturer? Sometimes it's etched into one of the cuts. Tilt the tumblers upside down at...
This formation of marks was used by Crown Staffordshire Porcelain Co. Ltd. after 1906 and before the 1930's, when "Fine Bone China" was added...
I sell silverplate and sterling flatware by the piece and at one time sold a lot of china dinnerware. What to do with all of those cutlery boxes...
Geisha Girl china. According to Wiki, totally hand-painted in the late 19th century. About 1920s they began stenciling the design and...
Thanks, YTTLI, I now have the melody and lyrics to Wildwood Flower drifting through my head. Quite enjoying the respite!
They look like rosettes to hang pictures from but they usually came with a hook to suspend the assembly from the plate rail below the ceiling...
If I'm understanding correctly and you want to sell it, wouldn't it be more practical to leave it as it is? The purchaser may want to display the...
Wouldn't this be a drip style rather than percolator? I think the percolator concept would have the basket with a hole in the base and the tube...
I have arthritic fingers too and was hoping one could push on the center button of handles and "Open Sesame".:(
I recall a time (maybe the 1970s) when black and chrome were "trendy" in bar accessories---OR, it may have been a make-do remedy for sick glass in...
As clutteredcloset suggested, possibly for rug or re-upholstery projects.
We have all done similar and it's probably an expensive lesson to learn. Take comfort in knowing that you have done somewhat of a PSA today by...
I recall similar cedar boxes from the 1950s, came with stationery inside, blank paper and envelopes. When stationery was depleted, we used the...
Thanks, I missed that post that it was a screw. He looks like a Conquistadora to me too.
What is that mark at the hilt of the knife, on the underside of the pommel?
Hi Billy! The brooch is pretty typical of those produced in the 1940s, but I have no idea who may have made it. I would make an effort to replace...
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