This right here, is why communism just died, man.
EVERYTHING that happened in this thread is why you keep your mouth SHUT when looking for bargains.
What's a hunt board?
Just out of curiosity - is there anything that anybody might recommend, to rub or brush or polish onto the stick, to protect the wood? Varnish or...
That was going to be my plan, too. But then my compadre offered his services for a nominal fee. So I figured I might as well have it done...
LOL!! Not my ring, sorry. It's the ring of my friend who's doing the repairs. He held it out so I could photograph it before he took it back to...
Sent the silversmith a text-message. Says he can't meet me as I hoped he could, so it'll be this time next week before I can post some extra...
Yes it did, once upon a time...a long time in the past. Obviously, it fell off at some point, and I was trying to think of how to repair it. Then,...
How's this, eh? Bought it from the local flea-market today. Has a nice, ivory handle on the top. You may notice that there's no ferrule - an...
I never said it did.
It's a nice piece, although I don't see why it would be Malaysian or Indonesian in origin. If it was, then it was probably made for the European...
It's nice, but I doubt I'll be of any help here.
Without seeing the brass pillar-badge, I won't be able to tell you too much, but first impressions are: - Japanese-made. - Singer...
The number is the model number. German Wikipedia has a table of model numbers + their corresponding years of manufacture. ETA: I see Fid has...
Agreed, Wilkens & Sohne. I had a similar piece with the same hallmarks on it about two years ago.
I have a genuine brass and tin-plated tiffin carrier, made in India about 1900. The interior of that is perfectly smooth. I mean, it has to be,...
Maybe it's Jesus' baby-cup or something.
I think it's very elegant. Simple, but stylish. I saw one like it at an antiques shop about a year or two ago, but it was sold before I could make...
Thank you! I just think it's so cute. It's a surprisingly heavy lamp, too! It's gotta weigh the better part of a pound without any oil inside it.
Went to a major antiques fair in town today, and bought this very pretty nickel silver table lamp. It has a nice, tall chimney... [ATTACH]...
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