Alright, hold yer horses, I'm here now. Date? Mid-late 1800s. Once the fountain pen showed up around 1890-1910, the writing slope died a VERY...
LOL!! This is perhaps a bit extreme, but I think I agree.
This is a complete guess on my part, but I'd say the 1600s or 1700s. It looks very rough, but it looks like some pieces were made by machine.
Yes that's right. I suppose if you're using it for storage/coffee-table/furniture and not for travel, then it'd be fine without the fabric.
It's very beautiful, although I can't imagine that it's very practical that way. The fabric is supposed to protect the wood, isn't it?
That's a beautiful trunk in that link, Susan. To think that's how we used to travel... Well of course we needed it back then. Long train...
You mean the barometer itself works, but the thermometer is broken. Ookay.
It's a beautiful barometer. How do you know it's not working?
Hi folks! The rack is indeed, for holding souvenir spoons. But I use it to hold whistles. I had nowhere else to properly store them, otherwise....
The stopper is called the ferrule. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think they're a pretty recentish (well-into-20th century) invention. Prior to...
The tip is called the ferrule. I'm fairly sure they were replaceable. If it wore down enough, then you'd work off the old one and hammer on a new...
My collection of antique whistles: [IMG] Top: 1. Metropolitan Police Whistle. Ca. 1930. 2. " " " Ca. 1960. 3. " " " Ca. 1975. 4. City...
I think Monsieur Louis Vuitton changed all that...
I think SA is right. Places like Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Teintsin, Canton, etc.
I hate to tell you this but these things are REALLY common. I'd say early 20th century or thereabouts. But don't expect them to be worth much....
How does the smaller one (on the left) open up? The one on the right just looks like a standard small set of drawers.
It's impossible to tell what they are because there's no photograph of the WHOLE thing. If I could see it entirely, I bet I could tell what it is.
A piece of furniture like this will have what's called a lever lock inside it. I'm guessing that the lock is nothing very extensive, so probably...
I can post new pictures if anyone wants them.
What you've got here is a bureau, also called a fall-front desk, a slant-top desk or a drop-front desk. The interior pigeon-holes need to stand...
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