The knife befuzzles me too. The double eagle should be a clue, but it was used in too many places.
All I know is the carver looked for "the top" and deliberately went over it.
Chimney hole cover? I've seen somewhat similar covering vent holes on old kitchen stoves. The size would be dead on, as would the materials.
AKA the place to sit the notepad. I've seen them covered in notes and graffitti in school settings.
The clasp has wear to the color. Likely gold-filled. Shine a light through the beads to confirm. It could be cameras and screens, but they look...
Cyrillic writing for sure.
excavated????
Definitely some sort of office desk. The pull-out was for a portable typewriter if memory serves. That isn't a ton of help, but it may be...
Some appear to be cast but some look like what used to be called diamond chips. That was common .
Amen. Some of my best finds have been in weird spots at rummage sales. One year i spotted a little sugar and creamer etc set. It was plated, but...
Not too shabby for scrap metal.
wheee. Don't you wish you'd held onto it to scrap now.
He sure did. Some pieces had mixed sterling and 14k. The old ones had white sapphires, although I think he switched to CZs later.
My mom had one of those until the tooth had to be fixed again.
Breton? Dutch? Peddlers at least, from the packs on their backs.
Score! Instant scrap. They don't do gold work any more, so the original owner may be dead of old age.
John Hardy silver pieces is made in Bali. His work goes for good money if you can find it. I don't know his work that well, it's too new, but...
Agreed. I only see one thick layer, not many thin coats.
He's in Norway, so the names may have been changed to protect the innocent. Or the supply source anyway.
This just proves that crazy finds can happen anywhere humans have been for long enough. Or fossils anywhere exposed rocks can happen. The little...
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