Exactly what it sounds like. Bought this at the flea-market today. The seller was pairing them off, but I felt bad about breaking it up, so we...
Done a bit of poking around. It's a Dunhill 'Wafer' model from ca. 1930.
Bought this at the flea-market this morning and spent the rest of the morning fixing it. Had to clean out the dried flint-powder, then clean it,...
Apologies for the long title. Some of you may remember that I bought this machine a year ago, this month. Well, a year later, I was finally...
Did granny ever tell you WHY grandpa held onto a sack of false teeth!? :o
A wooden bottle opener of a phallic disposition.
Too late :P I've managed to remove about 90% of it. That's about as much as I can do without potentially damaging things, so I'll leave it there.
Better photograph... [ATTACH] BTW: The interior of the teapot is covered in some black, gunky, crusted scale or residue or deposit of some...
I'm suspecting - teapots to sell, and loads of cash stuffed into those teapots to go antiquing :P
I sincerely doubt you'd be able to buy either of those for under $800 minimum here. And that's from someone who's seen a lot of large, antique...
All zippo cases made during WWII were made of STEEL, because BRASS (the usual case-material, even today) was needed for the war-effort. If it...
The antiques market in Australia is a bloody rollercoaster at the best of times. And selling silver is a minefield in an earthquake. If you tried...
Fingers crossed that I can sell it.
Purchased this today after considerable ummage-and-aah-age, after walking around the market twice to make up my mind. After deciding that the...
Well I'm descended from the Peranakan, so I can answer any questions you want to know. I've done a LOT of research on them.
The case is definitely LeMaire. I have one identical to that. If the glasses are original to the case, then they'll be LeMaire as well, and...
Most that I've seen were celluloid or similar, mounted in brass, and sometimes decorated with MoP.
They ARE the same, in that they perform the same FUNCTION. But they're NOT the same, in that they're not made by the same people. There is a...
A pair like that would've been sold by a jeweler or optician, not an opera-house. And would've been sold for-keeps. The BUMBLEBEE is the logo of...
The others are correct. My barber has a pair of those :)
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