Bronze is not normally polished. Usually, it's left to develop a rich, dark patina. So either it's bronze, that someone's aggressively polished,...
How wonderful. A guy named Walker makes stick-handles...
What a beautiful walking-stick!!
Yeah, that's a Singer 15, alright. It's missing the wooden cover that goes over the top of the machine. And the drawers on the sides.
15K is the model number. Means was made in Kilbowie, Clydebank. So it's Scottish.
According to that, it's a Singer 15K from 1929. Checks out.
The machine will be beautiful when it's done. Do you know what model it is?
Inkwell would've been glass, with a matching brass lid to go with the base. They were often removable, for cleaning, and such, so yeah, very...
My guess is that it's been repainted. Singer was very consistent with its decorations. Black and gold. I've never known for them to vary that,...
Singer decals were always either black, plain cast iron, or gold-painted. I've never seen one in any other colour.
You're thinking of ink-erasers, which are a totally different shape, and much sharper.
I have no idea why I'm being tagged in here, but I have no idea what that is. To my mind, it looks like something that was cobbled together from...
Congratulations!! Getting jammed stuff moving again is so satisfying. If you want extra help cleaning it out, you could try using an ultrasonic...
I was about to say - Austrian or German silver. Lovely piece!
I'd suggest hitting it with WD40, or soap, and seeing what that does. Hot water may work, but I'd be careful in case it cracks the glass.
Lift-arm lighter. Yes. Very common during the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. They started dying out in the 1950s. The majority were made in the...
They're absolutely adorable. And yes, I'm glad I gave them a home, with silver chopsticks that they can be with.
Like I said - finding playable antique sets in good condition, is damn near impossible. And the ones which are possible, ask for at least $1,000...
Yes that seems to be a common theme. People WANT to learn or play, but they have nobody to play WITH. That's the problem that I and my two friends...
You need to find the right groups of people in which to bring it up. I went to a meeting of the local Peranakan Chinese society that we have...
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