They're 2 3/4 inches long. They came to me in the case. I expected to see 'England' on 'em, but they're without any marks. The shaft color in the...
I'm over my head with this...I bought it some years ago, knowing the metal-work was damaged but intending to strip it all away in order to salvage...
Well, maybe it was part of a piece of furniture...? ~16'' long, ~1 5/8'' X ~1 1/4'' X ~1/4'' rough tenon; mahogany or similar. A dragon without...
A bit of whimsy...perhaps pre-war, but probably post-GHQ era, as there's no Occupied Japan anywhere on the carton (which is stapled together,...
This is a posting promised in the Pottery thread 'Sweet Little Mouse...' a few days ago. There's a handful of other, more primitive burnishers...
Well, it says Santa Clara...an' I'm hesitant to remove the sticker to see what may be beneath, suspecting probably nothing of import. I wonder...
First, please forgive me if I've asked about this here before. My memory ain't what it once was. This is about a foot (31cm) long, 2 inches...
~16" long, ~6" wide at the ends of the ears. It weighs ~75 ounces! The trunk is 2 pieces, and inserted into the head ~an inch forward of the brass...
I think it's sterling...but 'tho I've looked carefully, both within & without, no mark has been found. It may be plated, 'tho the points of wear...
The high craft evident in this chair is, for me, simply stunning. Every detail shows profound understanding of methods, materials and tools, and...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It's about 4 1/8" high with lid, an' 3 1/2" wide. It looks new, or recent at least;...
Purl is a word used with this type of thread, but there are differentiations based on the support fiber, and on the cross-section of the wrapping...
Merry Christmas, and other seasonally appropriate greetings, to every one of you! I've been so very fortunate to have stumbled on this site, and...
The last pic poorly shows the applied rim. The image was worked from the face; my initial impression was of Mexican origin, but I am much less...
I can't make the signature...close, but no cigar. The paper is 4 x 9 1/2 inches. The lady's elongated form is badly out of proportion; the detail...
This is a man-sized utensil; ~8 1/2" long, 2 3/8" tines, 1" wide at the base of the tines, and at the widest part of the handle; it weighs 74.2...
~41mm diameter, 23.5 grams; the black background in these pics is actually a proof-like, mirror-finish; it's rim-marked at the bottom "FEINSILBER...
It's 2 1/8" diameter, the ring is ~1/2" diameter, weight is 34 grams. It looks to be cast bronze, but that is perhaps wrong; it may have been...
An antique mall discovery in the late 90's. Some of the inscription is a bit illegible; those words are underlined here: To Lady K. from Capt....
I bought this in Seattle, 1973...it was apparently intact. About 3 years later, while moving it, the leg was broken at the solder joint; it was...
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