That surface almost looks organic, almost looks like leather.... I'd totally leave it 'as-found.'
And one more comment: I sometimes use a very bright flashlight (a bicycle headlight, actually) to search for a signature. There have been times...
....and that would not be the first time that was true!!
It's very autumnal, darkening and moody. I like it, and the price was great. Removing varnish, in my experience, is a more difficult thing than...
Wow--- that's an old bayonet then. Thanks for the info @the blacksmith!
Interesting update @faculty527. Thanks!
Yikes!
Headline: "Loafers on the Beach Find Antique Boots" .... "Local curmudgeon calls sightseers 'a bunch of heels who don't need a platform.'"
Wonder what they'll do with them all... awl bet they could cobble together a little museum.
A little clearer: still not much help. [ATTACH]
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Thanks! No, no signature, unfortunately.
Epic rain today in Portland, Oregon (2-3"!). The good news is, it meant that I drove to work instead of bicycle and so had time to hit a couple of...
I don't know.... I've seen a couple...... tell someone that no one does that and it becomes a challenge.....
Thanks to all the amazing members here who bring such knowledge, experience and scholarship to our discussions... This basket's for you!
What did antique dealers first think when eBay started up? That had to have upended the way things had been going for a long time. I wasn't there,...
Thanks bosko! And I see those ones all the time, and probably wouldn't make a mistake on them...
Wait--- errors on the web?!? Well, error on my part too. I should have looked more closely at the materials. Still a finely woven basket, for...
Dang! Ok. Thanks for the ID.
Found this great score today. Invaluable shows one that matches it pretty perfectly, ID'd as Tlingit or Haida. American Indian Baskets by...
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