Hah! I may have to. So would this be like a vodka glass or something like that? I have seen photographs online, of entire sets of vodka...
Either the finishing was really well done, or it isn't that old. When these things were made back in the old days, nobody bothered with trying...
As others have said, '7' is the size. They produced all kinds of sizes. I have one which is marked '5'. In my observations and experience,...
A Patek Philippe pocketwatch, I think. Among many others. But considering their price, I don't think I'll ever own one.
Only way to know is to test it. I have various ways of adjusting inkflow and cleaning out my pens to keep them working as well as possible, but...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Made by Aleksandr Fuld in Moscow, sometime between 1899 - 1917. No blemishes or damage....
Hang them facing away from windows. Sunlight fades stuff.
Gorgeous screens! The second one is adorable!
Interestingly, I ran into a friend of mine today, and showed him the trousse. "I have one of those! I bought it at a charity shop. Mine is ivory...
The pommel I'm pretty sure was bone. The collar is bone, so the pommel would have to be bone too. Plus, I saw an almost identical set online,...
Out of curiosity, are these trousses ever reproduced? I'm sure they must be, right?
DONE! The knife, without its bone pommel. I shoved a piece of bone up in there... [ATTACH] Sawed it off... [ATTACH] Then cut, shaped,...
Thanks for the responses guys. What you say makes a lot of sense. I'm convinced it's real now. That said, I have noticed that the knife doesn't...
What made you think my tortoise shell was real, then? What's the indicators?
I said, if it isn't real, then it isn't real. That's all there is to it. Nothing to be done. It's still what it is, and I still like it because of...
Well, then fine, it isn't tortoiseshell, just imitation tortoiseshell. for all I know, it could be an entirely fake fantasy piece. But it is what...
If it's what I think it is - it's Japanese. I have seen Japanese writing cases in the past. They look similar to this.
They're NOT easy to find. High-grade silver belts go for $1,000+. And gold ones shoot through the bloody roof. That's if you can even find them to...
Hey Komo! I won the trousse at auction. The auctioneer said it was tortoise-shell.
Whoopee!! After much, much, muchly patience, of the waiting kind, I finally got me a trousse! :P Sadly, the trousse came without its original...
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