If not, it's the most legendary end to a lovers' tiff in history.
it's bone alright. You can see all the flecks and grooves and channels where connective tissue used to grow. You'd never find that with ivory....
The oldest date I've seen for something like this online was 1870. I have no idea how accurate that is. The flowers and insects and the patterning...
I have seen a few string dispensers in my time, I even saw one made of silver! (Jeesh!). But then when I saw this one at the flea-market, it just...
It's large enough for the ball of yarn I put into it! So I suppose so! It's about half-again, the size of a coffee-mug, so there's quite a bit of...
Because what else would the discerning Victorian gentleman put his ball of string inside?? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Isn't this just adorable? This, this...
Aww. I like using hot water bottles though...
Hey folks, Your expertise and suggestions are appreciated. Some time ago, I purchased what I believe is a homemade or possibly trench-art...
Eagles were very common in heraldry of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia & Poland. I dunno if that helps date/locate it any, though.
I'm only selling it locally at the moment. I have thought about putting some things up for sale here in the Forum though. I dunno how successful...
Well I am trying to sell it, but I've never tried an international sale before! :o
It's R.C, struck upside-down.
Lower-case serifed 'm' with monarch's head duty mark before 1890. The only one I can find which matches, is London. If I'm right, then it's...
How large is it? It may be a stamp-pad. It would've been filled with red cinnabar paste, and would've served as a pad for pressing Asian seals...
We sure do!! :o
BUNNY!!! :o D'awwwwwww *snugglehugs* ...Okay, I'm back now. Sorry. I have a thing for bunnies...
Vintage straight razors are extremely common. Unless they come in sets, or fancy boxes, or have really incredible scales, or they're really old,...
Very lucky find :P
Done a bit of research and they do look like an old-fashioned bell-pull set of hardware. The upper piece would connect to the actual bell-wire,...
Maybe it's a liquor flask for pixies?
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