I wasn't aware there was a market for silver plate! Last time I checked, it had completely collapsed.
A LOT of these fans were made of bone, and sold as tourist souvenirs. That's most likely what it is. Did fans exist made of ivory? Absolutely....
Rust IS a bit of an issue, but it can be overcome. Not as easily, but it can be.
About the only thing that'll put one of those machines out of commission is a direct thermonuclear strike. Given a proper cleaning, enough oil,...
Yeah "model names" were definitely a thing. I have a sewing machine made in Germany by the Wertheim Sewing Machine Company, which was based in...
OK. Did some late-night Google-searching. And I THINK that it is a DAVIS SEWING MACHINE COMPANY machine, or even a STANDARD sewing machine...
It's not a Singer. Singer branded their stuff all over up the wazhoo. If it was a Singer, you'd know. That, and as far as I know, Singer never...
The machine is a vibrating-shuttle model, probably from the turn of the last century. It was really common to manufacture machines and sell them...
Definitely grape scissors. For cutting individual clumps of grapes off of the main bunches. A friend of mine has a set in sterling silver which...
That is a BEAUTIFUL lamp.
I think it's a salt-cellar. An ashtray would have grooves on it.
On the plus-side, I promise to give everybody on the forum free pies!!
I sharpened the razors, stropped them out and took 'em for a shave this morning. WOW. Such effortless, perfect cutting. So smoooooooth. I...
#1 is the ivory razor. #2 is the celluloid razor. In the photos, #1 is on top. I agree, the scales do look different, but only if you actually...
I've examined the razors MUCH more closely and I have made my conclusion. One razor is ivory, one is not. On really close inspection, it's...
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It's definitely not BONE - which is what the seller thought they were. So either ivory or celluloid. I"m leaning more towards ivory. Here's a...
Aren't these great?? They just arrived in the mail. According to my research, they're from about 1890. Gonna sharpen them up and take 'em for...
In the 1700s and 1800s, being seen wearing spectacles was HIGHLY unfashionable. For that reason, most corrective lenses were small and...
Lorgnette spectacles. Not opera glasses. Just really, really fancy spectacles. Likely gold-filled.
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