I would have a museum dedicated to... - Antique sewing machines etc. - Antique writing instruments etc. - Antique telescopes, binoculars,...
Hi AF, My friend advertised this clock as having a cylinder escapement, and I've compared this escapement with others online and it certainly...
Here's the escapement... [IMG]
No, he said he used all the original parts. And what he can't use, he makes by hand or sources from his spares. I'll get a photo of the escapement...
I have NEVER seen something like this in my whole damn life! :o **stares at it in confusion and wonderment**
Hi AF. I'm not sure WHAT this box was covered in. I am familiar with morocco leather (I collect writing boxes), but this stuff was REALLY thin and...
It's been a dream of mine to own a beautiful antique carriage clock for...decades...now that I come to think of it...and today, it finally...
I voted for Victorian, A.N, and A.D. They're my favourite styles/groups of styles. I've always been a HUGE fan of Art Deco. Art Noveau not so...
I think they call it 'season cracking' or something. Basically the brass or bronze or whatever the hell it is, corrodes, and it splits from age....
The two liners are extremely different in appearance. I can't see someone who worked on them, getting one confused with another.
It's that lady with the sewing machine all over again...
I honestly think that if you asked most people, their answer would be that the portrait or photograph is only worth what someone is willing to pay...
As others have pointed out, just because you have a relative who worked on a famous ship doesn't mean that's where the photograph came from, even...
Eh, my username is 'Shangas', but whatever... The kettle has a date of 1812 on it. That tells us when the foundry which made your kettle was...
I am BEYOND jealous!!
Wow! Looks like we were all wrong! I never expected that as the answer...
It's not big enough to be a bed-warmer. Bed-warmers are round and flat, to cover as much surface-area as possible.
If it is a silk iron, then I think it far more likely that the container held hot water, instead of coal. Silk is a very delicate material.
Definitely the positive + negative of a seal-stamp press. I've never seen them outside of the press before. They're cute!
When I worked at my local thrift-shop, I got to buy whatever I wanted half-price, provided it was at the end of my shift. I bought some great...
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