To heal my wounded pride over the Spanish coin fiasco, I bought five silver coins at a local coin shop... The coins are: [IMG] Top: 1/-...
Ever since I became a silver-fiend (yes, that is a thing, now), I've been on the hunt for a lidded silver jar to keep stuff in - specifically...
People of Knowledge, your assistance is requested. [IMG] I picked this up at the local flea-market today, and damn near branded my hand doing...
C'mon. We all have them. I'll show you mine if you show me yours? [IMG] My binoculars, opera glasses, and telescopes. Ca. 1850-1920....
A local antiques shop was having a sort of Christmas sale, and stuff was going cheap. I picked up this little thing and I'm trying to date it....
These are just awesome!! I picked them up at the last flea-market for the year before it closes for Christmas. They're old-fashioned...
It's been a dream of mine to own a beautiful antique carriage clock for...decades...now that I come to think of it...and today, it finally...
Honestly, I've given up on this thing! I turn to you folks for assistance! I bought this last week at the local flea-market, as an accessory for...
For absolutely no other reason than I bought it today, I wanted to show off something... [IMG] Today, I bought the little, square ceramic...
I need someone who's a bit more of a historical expert than I am...and that's saying quite a lot... [IMG] What we have here is a beautiful,...
[IMG] Picked these up today at the local flea-market. Coins made of sterling silver Edwardian-era 3d coins. A total of 24d or 2/- on each...
I purchased this today at auction at a pretty damn good price. Just my luck - nobody else wanted it, and I managed to win it! [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
Yes, another one. And no, AF, before you ask - there's no maker's mark. [IMG] It took me two days of extensive cleaning to get this thing...
[IMG] Here is something you definitely do not see every day. What we have here is a pair of Straits Chinese or Peranakan copper keyholders, from...
Currenty on holiday in Malaysia and Singapore. I picked this up in a flea-market in Kuala Lumpur. It needs a bit of fixing (nothing a bit of...
Picked this up from an acquaintance of mine. I won it from her on eBay. I think she was relieved to give it to me to be honest - she said she was...
Your guess is as good as mine! One guy said it was for hairpins/hatpins... [IMG] It's from 1901, and it's about 4.5in across. The hinged lid...
I've never been to an auction before, and over the past few weeks, I've been visiting my local auction-house and attending auctions. Today was the...
Picked this up today: [IMG] Great for puttin' your peppermints in: [IMG] When I bought this, it came with a couple of nasty dings in it - one...
What we have here is an old school lift-arm lighter. Not an oldschool lift-arm lighter. An old school lift-arm lighter. Literally! It was...
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