I've finally accomplished a dream nearly 20 years in the making... [ATTACH] And finally acquired the three Montblanc fountain pens that I...
Not quite an antique yet, but certainly vintage, and certainly a classic. I won this in a box-lot of pens earlier this week: [ATTACH] Full,...
Hey folks. So, interesting story: I won a coin at auction, which is very old, very silver, and very shipwrecky. Problem is, said coin has been...
Been after something like this for a while, for a project I've been thinking about... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Now that I've got...
Took a bit of creativity, but I think I've correctly identified it! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I see a maker's mark, a duty mark, the...
How's this, eh? Bought it from the local flea-market today. Has a nice, ivory handle on the top. You may notice that there's no ferrule - an...
Went to a major antiques fair in town today, and bought this very pretty nickel silver table lamp. It has a nice, tall chimney... [ATTACH]...
$30.00 at a thrift-shop in town. Excellent condition! I admit, I modified it a bit. I cut off the sash-loops and re-sewed them further down,...
Isn't this fantastic?? All complete, all singing, all dancing! I imagine it would've been on the desk of some busy legal, banking or big-business...
Purchased from the local flea-market this morning... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The blades of the fleam are marked: "CHANDLER".
Up until today, I'd only ever seen photographs of these things online. I always thought they were fascinating little inventions, and when one came...
Probably the cheapest antique I ever bought. $1.50. I don't think it's particularly old, but I'm thinking of breaking into the world of antique...
Purchased at a local charity shop for $10.00. Some of the piping was coming loose, so I sewed it back on. I washed it, dried it...and here are the...
Flawless and beautiful... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Pressing this little button... [ATTACH] Releases the handle: [ATTACH]...
Not bad for $10.00, huh? It's a wedge blade, with a barber's notch on the end. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Last...
Been adding rather extensively to my antique knife collection over the past few weeks. Sharing my current line-up. These are all antiques, mother...
Won at auction today: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Bought at flea-market today: German-made silver dish/bowl with 3 Mark silver coin inside it. Dish measures 19cm from side to side. [ATTACH]...
This was part of a whole heap of silverware I bought today. As you can see - it required a LOT of polishing. The fact that I had one already...
Never owned any Norwegian silver before!! And these were just too cute to pass up... [ATTACH] They're marked on the backs of the handles:...
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