Yes, testing is an absolute way to tell, steel has a higher carbon content for strength & ease of production. Looking at it has a grain pattern...
The 1890's wrought oil lamps are most often seen in 45" inch tall piano lamp versions. This stylish table parlor example I found was pulled from...
Very good observations on eBay . . . in antiques, as in life, there a few absolutes. The last 30 years have been very interesting - it's become...
Jerry Lee is my choice for longer hair in the 50's, he really had attitude and let it fly.[IMG]
Popularity of long hair for men has been with us for hundreds, even thousands of years . . . just go to any history museum for evidence. Some...
Mark me down as curious as to the artist. People of the NWC have had difficult lives for a very long time (thrust upon them) and this tends to...
Yes, likely had wood workers clamp, maybe a vice. These are kinda crude and rough, but folks seem to like them. Left many behind in my 90's buying...
As a general rule, the things to keep in mind when it comes to clocks ... increase your research if you sense the clock is - high quality,...
Just sharing the 1890's banquet lamp I brought back to its former glory. My grandmother bought it in the 50's and it had been improperly set up...
Looks like the mod orange Braniff Airlines used. They really went all out with modernist design and color.... lobby terminals, uniforms, etc. [IMG]
Looks to be 30's. Olympia is a quality Maker. There's a good FB antique typewriter page.... you'll be able to find any history & production...
The clear distinction of yellow and white glass seems it would be 'cased' with no paint. A further test is to see if paint can be scratched off...
Are they cased.... meaning a two layer glass, yellow over white. I have a repro pair of these in green which is a painted process. A good pair of...
It looks to be mid 19th c. Collected bottles years ago, had over 300.
My totem I believe is carved by Leslie John about 1970 and stands 21 inches. [IMG][IMG]
Do like 'Tiger Face' . . . colorful, intense and painted with both freeness and a preciseness, which is always sought after in art.
That frame works for the painting . . . open, light & simple - like the clouds in the piece. I'm in the habit of leaving works in the frame I find...
Nice looking trunk - the dome topped ones are aesthetically pleasing compared to the rectangular ones. Yours looks like it may have had some...
This not a screen that was used to stop embers from popping out into the living space when the fire is lit . . . . painted wood & needlepoint...
Trying to determine the age of these shades - top and bottom are ground and they have a few air bubbles in the glass. Interestingly they're not an...
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