That is gorgeous!! Excellent save.
I just realised that this is the second H. Hughes telescope in my collection. :)
So, I won this at auction this week. Seven-draw brass telescope, with baleen covering! Really cute!...and my first baleen telescope. Apart from...
Sell. If nobody wants them, then scrap. I never scrap silver unless it's completely unsellable.
I'm almost certain that this isn't a sewing machine attachment. I'm familiar with most common sewing machine attachments and this doesn't look...
An "exhaust whistle" means that the whistle is powered by the steam that comes off the exhaust. You'd pull a chain and it would open or close a...
And that is PRECISELY what I thought it was. I had one very similar to this when I was a child.
If it is what I think it is, then it's not likely to be very old.
If the bag has no sort of cloth lining and is just woven silver, then obviously it'll be much easier to clean. I'd try the ammonia & cotton wool...
Depending on how heavy the tarnish is, you may not need cleaning-liquids. I'd start with cotton balls or tissues and just a firm rubbing to...
I have seen years on SOME watches, but it's almost exclusively limited to stuff like the founding-years of the companies that made the watches....
If you can find a competent watchmaker, replacing the crystal & hand shouldn't be an issue. Nice watch :)
Yes, two different cases. The Cartier one is the plain one with the interlaced Cs. That's why the other one says "Tiffany".
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] So, I bought this Cartier sterling-grade card-case today. I've confirmed it's genuine, but I have not confirmed the...
Adorable salt cellars!
It's a Royal "Quiet Deluxe" if I remember my typewriter models correctly. Likely from the 1930s, 40s or possibly 50s.
The word is "pounce pot". Pounce pots are very specifically shaped, though. They're designed to pour sand out AND pour it back IN. It's not a...
Coasters like these are common for wine-bottles and glasses, to stop the condensation from cold drinks (like wine) staining the table/cloth. I...
$2,500 for THAT is certainly way too expensive.
I'm not familiar with the brand, but it is an oblique pen-holder, for writing calligraphy. It's jutted out and angled like that so that the writer...
Separate names with a comma.
