Welcome; personally, I keep a close watch on ebay, among other little tricks like keeping in touch with other collectors.
Welcome!
On the original question, I'd agree - if you can make a profit that is great; but for little totems of this quality I don't think it is worth...
Yes; there are areas in Africa especially known for soapstone carvings, Kenya to mention one; and the soapstone there often has reddish markings,...
Very nice wood!
A method I have used with some success is to make a paste of baking soda with a little water and rub with a paper towel; this is quite gentle and...
That seems likely.
I haven't found an online serial number resource for Windsor instruments; a lower-priced line for Selmer, pre-WW II, I believe. I'd be a bit...
Like most posters above, I'd guess made in India/Ceylon/Sri Lanka for the souvenir trade; 1950 seems like a good guess
And buffalo in the sense of water-buffalo; not the American Bison. It is a nice one.
From what I can see, I'd say souvenir of Lebanon. That type of handle with the inlaid dots is commonly used there on tableware, knives, and other...
In a lot of places, labor is so cheap that souvenir items are very often hand-made; hand-carved, hand-painted. It is one factor that sometimes...
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