I get easily confused when I hear or read clock movement descriptions and have trouble naming the different parts, not good when I enjoy buying...
The webbing to the top has the faint stencilled letters DETONATORS. Box is 7.5 inch square and 4.75 inch deep Th inside of the box has been line...
Picked up one or two pieces of old glass at auction recently. Is this one 18th century or later? Height 5.1 inch Rim diameter 1.9 inches,...
I bought two boxes, each with a brass plaque with the name John Coduri Oblivionist. One plaque also had BR 1929, which I suspect is his birth...
Bit of fun for anyone who likes puzzles. These are the 30 or so unidentified ties listed in my Ebay shop (there are 300 more that are...
Mouthpiece missing, made (or retailed) by John Grey & Sons 14 inches long, slight bell end. In two sections. I thought it would be easy to...
I can never work out the right colours for old Chinese blue and white. With wear I'd probably think Kangxi but the lack of wear concerns me. Is...
One of a number of hatpins bought yesterday. London import mark, possibly was gold plated, with (real?) pearl and chip paste or diamonds. Who...
Star find at yesterday's auction :) I think this is a WWI military fife in leather lined/leather outer carry case. By the scratched name to end...
This should have been easy but it has me baffled :( Help! [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Back plate is anonymous, pendulum weight looks like those used by Becker but don't know whether these were used in other clocks or whether this is...
Aquitaine's thread on her BiL china sparked some thoughts on how to get a return on domestic china. In no particular order here they are: There...
This 13.4 inch diameter charger was catalogued as a Chinese blue and white charger I'd be interested in your views. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
With 400+ ties identified we are down to the last 100 or so ties of our big necktie purchase, mostly UK ties covering industry, sport, military...
A bit of fun, you may recall I bought a quantity of ties which I've been selling on Ebay. These are probably all UK, some obvious, others less...
Enamelled decoration, possibly Victorian (?), but is the handle's dummy/soother shape coincidence or intentional? [IMG]
This was catalogued as a Habitat rug but we have been unable to find another like it. 6' x 4', machine woven, stiff natural fibre. I've tried...
May not be military. Seems to be a 44 day timer, with hours and seconds. The lead has a simple on-off switch, there is a bell to side. The front...
Bought some lovely hand painted plates and dishes, no makers marks other than a hand painted 151. They look in the style of Coalport, but would...
Was incredibly fortunate to acquire 8 matching plates, all in good condition, with paintings (not transfer prints) of Scotland (eg Loch Katrine,...
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