I've been making that joke all week! "I bought an antique 1934 Mercedes!" "You don't drive!" "...I never said it was a car..." But yes, the name...
Purchased earlier this week! A lovely ca. 1933 Mercedes PRIMA portable typewriter. After a gentle cleaning, and putting in a new ribbon, it...
Bramah locks were notorious for their complexity. Springs and blades and everything. No wonder they were considered tamper-proof.
Bramah spring locks (which is what I asssume this is, if it's super high-quality), use special keys. They have to be cut by hand. If you can...
The box, unfortunately, is non-existent.
@Marote I bought an Imperial set, too! I'm reliably informed it was manufactured ca. 1923. Made in France, it comes complete with the original...
A saratoga server? :P
The pink and white is a recognised style of Peranakan porcelain. I have seen ENTIRE DINNER SETS in this style (which could cost untold tens of...
Traditionally they were handpainted, which is what counts for that kinda mottled, uneven look on the paintwork.
A month ago, I spent several weeks overseas, and when I got back, I'd brought with me a smattering of Peranakan Chinese porcelain. I recently...
With mahjong sets, especially older ones, the case is almost always the first thing to go, unless it's a super-duper-high-quality set. Once they...
As I may have mentioned before in this thread: One of the hardest things to do with antique mahjong sets is to STORE THEM. This is because the...
Very cool!!
You're welcome. Some antiques are more distinctly Peranakan than others. For example, jewelry, porcelain, silverware, etc, can usually be...
Absolutely!! The difficulty with assigning anything as being made/worn/used/owned by the Peranakan, is understanding WHAT and WHO the Peranakan...
One of the belts in my collection - Siamese Peranakan - with zu yin silver mark behind the buckle... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The left mark, read top-down, is Zu Yin - Pure Silver. The mark on the right would be the maker's mark or name or whatever. I've seen Zu Yin on...
As AJ correctly states, the hallmark, in Chinese characters, is "Zu Yin" - literally "Pure Silver". In practice, the purity varied, but was...
Ribbons are easily found on eBay and other such sites (AliExpress, etc). There are some repairmen around who replace platens and rollers. One...
Olympia is a respected German typewriter manufacturer. Very nice machine! Looks 1930s, pre-war. After WWII, those classic, round glass keys kinda...
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