I never said that a fellow would clean his own shoes, I just suggested that such a thing might be kept there. Cleaning shoes is what a gentleman's...
Judging by what I can see in the photograph, I'm guessing it's about 5ft tall...not really high enough to be a gentleman's shaving stand (or...
I don't know anything about it, but I feel compelled to say that it is ADORABLE! I'd love that in my house!
Well the flipside was that the Empire troops were "underpaid, undersexed and under Eisenhower".
From 1942-1945, Australia was a major base for allied operations in Asia. The Americans set themselves up there for the duration of the Pacific...
I agree. Sounds like something that'd sit on top of a flag-pole. It's an eagle made of brass...It's a brass eagle... THE BREAGLE HAS LANDED!!...
He said 15, which is about mid-range. Jewelling goes from 7-23, normally. So 15 is about halfway.
I bet you needed huge balls to use that monster...
AF, can you please tell me how you deduced the jewel-count on this watch? I never understand how people do that.
LOL. Yes I suppose so.
Hi AF, Yes I get your point. I have seen MANY with black lacquer, so it surprised me when these didn't have any. I wondered about the leather...
Hi AF, I wondered about the inconsistent spacing of the lines. Are you sure about the leather, though? I mean I have seen these with leather,...
Picked these up today for a jolly good price. And got a discount on top, to boot! Not a large discount, but any discount is good! These are a...
Yesterday: [IMG] Today: [IMG] Saaah-loooowly filling it up. I managed to find two or three extra pieces, and a full packet of needles, in...
[IMG] Singer 15, left. Singer 28, right.
It'll either be for a Singer 27-28 class, or a Singer 15-class. They were the only machines for which these boxes were made.
Oh I know what I'm looking for. But it may take a while to find it all!!
Don't 'wow' too much! It's gonna be a lot of hunting and scraping and searching and finding!!
Some of you may remember that I like collecting sewing stuff. Well, I got another piece today. An antique Singer 'puzzle box' for $30. Here it...
Cute piece. Definitely a shoe-scraper. And yes, most likely missing the hard brush on the other side. I wonder if that's easily replaced? Get a...
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