Agree here that it is a toy and not signal cannon
Interesting, you think its likely its been made abroad? While the auction house is reputable and sold many other US antiques (civil war etc), I...
I edited the previous comment just to had the photo of the knife to the body of the message
And I am located in Spain thats why i went with an eu auction house
Hello komokwa, many many thanks for your input. So I bought it from an auction house in Italy (called Czerny's) which sells mostly militaria but...
Hello all, Not sure it qualifies as Militaria (probably not). But was not sure where it would fit correctly, any admin feel free to move it. I...
Hello there, Just to give an update. I couldn't quite get a certain dating but saw other similar examples for sale (hinge and similar markings)...
Thanks :), indeed it is. This is more the style ive seen when researching, so it might just be a stylistical difference. But i get the impression...
Hello, sorry bad explaining on my part. I meant the hinge yes, in that I saw many 18th century dividers where the hinge seemed just like 2 sides...
Hello, Hope all are well. I come with the question for a bit of help (if possible, I know this kind of tool can be generic). I was offered these...
If anyone is interested the letter scale was dated between 1908-1935 by the very helpful and nice Mr.André Sol who maintains this very complete...
Thank you Shangas for the clarification and assesment :)
Hello, Thank you so much for all the quick and friendly replies. Thank you very much Debora for putting the photos in an easier way for...
Hello everyone, Found this letter scale and ink blotter at an old family house, I don't expect them to be incredibly old or rare in any way, but...
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