I see HCH too. Definitely a baby cup. I've found a few that were badly dented by being thrown by a baby having a good time throwing things. I'd...
Empty, alas. We dream of gold and silver, or at least Meiji hair combs, but at most it held a receipt from 1962 for landscaping plants. That,...
It sure wants to be carved wood, but I'll leave him to the experts. He's awfully cute.
I'd say butterscotch swirl. Using amber, even if it's accurate, is an invitation for problems. I'd avoid it. I WOULD use the word "tested" in the...
Same here. That polish may be hiding the marks.
Made by Orrefors, decorated elsewhere makes sense. I'll have to try when I have some daylight. The stems aren't round; they're faceted. That...
BINGO. I love finding things in places where they have no business being. That often means it's going cheap because the seller wants it gone.
It's definitely a script H in person, when not photographed with 10x magnification.
I saw these on Thursday and went back and bought them today. There are six total, all engraved with a different botanical item. Some are roses...
Is it me or does the horse look like he's running because he's terrified? What's behind him, rider included, is scarier than bullets.
Bench scraper, probably. It's similar to the one I use. They can be used to cut bread dough into pieces for separate loaves, braiding, etc. It's...
It may have been in the contract. Also, furniture at auctions often sells for pennies unless it's on line and highly desirable designer-made.
On the one hand WAHHHH. On the other, I wish I'd been the buyer!
Cry, because homicide is illegal.
In my case, cast iron frying pan. Not a Griswold or Erie; Wal-mart junk would have been good enough for those yahoos.
502 gateway error double post strikes again.
Cleanout companies holding sales can be sources of goldmines for antique junkies. They know enough to keep the jewelery box and look for gold,...
Caribbean area and critically endangered. I went looking. They alas were the shell source for tortioseshell jewelry....
NICE! Some pictures of things I found but never photographed: a Royal Copenhagen little baby bear and a Steuben crystal bear. The little whale...
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