It is a little sad that few appreciate things like this anymore and even sadder that the price of lovely antiques has dropped so...
I honestly don't know so please wait for a more educated opinion...but ..I get the feeling that it is trying to look older than it really is. Just...
hmmm..do you think there were really two extra drawers up top? I'm not convinced
honest wouldn't hurt whales or parrots :stop:
Parrot gun rifle from civil war and could fire from 10 to several hundred pound projectiles. Just wondering if the item original posted was...
lol..just saw this
last guess...and then..I will be quiet..miniature Parrot gun
lol..almost looks like a harpoon cannon...but would need to be a tiny whale (and I'm against that anyway)
Have little doubt that it would fire ...just not sure what it screws onto..ships rail??? the base and the threading looks very solid..can't wait...
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love it!! is it one solid piece or can it tilt up and down. Looks to me like it could be fired ?some sore of signal cannon
yes I agree smoke stand ? 1920-1940ish
D.R.P equals Deutsches Reichspatent equals German Empire Patent I believe these were made in 1896 are are 4 x mag. D.P.R. was last used in 1919
excellent brand name..if I'm reading it correctly carl zeiss with I think 4 x magnification
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I think perhaps yellow resin from Nepal?
My parents came from Switzerland by ship in 1951 and brought a number of these trunks. The may of course have been older when they came over....
yes ..town outside Florence..lovely place
just noticed..no claws just a tiny bit of backing or glass missing from lower l corner on reverse view...if it is just backing and not glass ..I...
are there tiny claws that hold a "print" tightly to the glass?
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