Old-fashioned pyrene style water-pump. Turn the handle, pump, and it spits out the retardant to douse the flames. Then you can refill it later....
"I came here for the waters" "What water? We're in the desert!" "...I was misinformed".
For reasons unknown, Sheaffer pens always suffer. People spell it Shaffer, Shaeffer, Schaeffer, Scheaffer. Sheafer...the list goes on. In over...
Dad said it was either tin or pewter, given that they're the metals that Malaysia is most famous for (which is true), so I guess it makes a lot of...
Crickets have been popular as pets in China for centuries. I think they were believed to bring good luck, or some such thing. I've seen...
I agree. Pewter is usually duller. I mean it IS, on the back...on the front, not so much.
Yeah! Thank god it was cheap!!
Well we have the answer: TIN!!
That's lovely!! I always told myself, if I could find a nice Peranakan belt buckle in silver, which I could actually turn into a belt, I...
Thanks. I had considered silver-plate, but I don't see any evidence of wear or plating-loss. All the research I've done says they're either...
We'll see. Not enough space behind the buckle to fit the leather in, or else I'd be considering it already. The only way would be to alter the...
I'll find out in a few hours when I visit my friend later today to get a test done. From what I remember of handling pewter, which I don't do...
It wouldn't be anything fancy. Just a simple fineness mark. I know that antique Asian silver on a whole, is not always marked, but not everybody...
I am wondering if I should get the buckle marked, when I have it tested. There's no markings on here, and at some point in the future, someone...
Yes, I saw similarities and guessed it was that, or something adjacent to it. I was referring more to the misidentification. You'd be surprised...
At least I know what it is, now. At least I wasn't too far off. Sorry to upset anybody. As for what it's made of, I'll find out tomorrow. I've...
It may be silver-plated brass, or it may be low-grade silver. It'll be up to my friend and his acid-test to tell me.
More research reveals that this is called a "Pending", a traditional Malay belt-buckle, which was adopted by the Straits-Chinese when they married...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The end-result of a chance conversation at the local flea-market saw me the proud owner of this stunning piece of...
I agree - butter-knives. They look too short for fish-knives.
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