I did a bit of poking around, I think they're meant for decorative, outdoor use...
I haven't tested it yet. I'm trying to find out what the mark is, first.
This is much shorter than a yard, I can tell you that now. If it was any shorter than what it is, it'd be a drumstick...
So is the handle actually silver, or something else?
Somebody suggested it was a riding cane or riding stick, similar to a riding crop/whip. I've looked it up, but again...the length isn't right....
Now that I've had a chance to properly assess the stick and check out how it was made, etc...the more I'm convinced it may actually be a child's...
That was my first thought when I saw it, but I really don't know. It's VERY short, if it is a walking stick - less than 30 inches long. I...
The end of the stick: [ATTACH] Originally, this was one single ferrule, which was slipped on the end and then nailed in place. At some point,...
I don't think so. It ends in a ferrule, not an umbrella mechanism. [ATTACH]
Bought at the market this morning... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Entire thing is 70cm / 27in long, bamboo, with silver handle. Handle is stamped on the...
The challenge is knowing which whistles are actually worth money, and most aren't.
Yeah I've heard of both scenarios too. It's nauseating. Like, all well and good, but sentimental value means nothing. If it was, every plush-toy...
The problem with whistles with rare stamps is that everybody thinks their whistle is rare, and very few of them are. I mean, if they weren't,...
I'll have to upload my entire collection one day...
I dunno about "important", but it is pretty darn cool! I love it :)
Whistle collectors like to pick up the exceptionally old, unique, or rare whistles. Whistles which were manufactured in different ways, by...
The Straits Police were not like London or New York or LA or whatever, they weren't the British Army and whatnot. They have thousands, millions of...
As I think people here know, I like collecting stuff that is, or is related to, the Straits-Chinese/Peranakan Chinese, since that's my ethnicity...
They all look like brass to me. Brass mortars like these were often used in pharmacies, apothecaries and laboratories for grinding ingredients...
It looks Japanese. Reminds me of traditional inro.
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