Uh...yeah. I was referring more to the issues of bleeding and feathering.
Thanks Figtree. It is a rather interesting pen. Trying to figure out how to write with it using modern ink and paper...
Sampson Mordan was the inventor of the propelling pencil. He was also a silversmith. S. Mordan & Co. silver pens and pencils are worth quite a...
[IMG] [IMG] No, the pen-point itself is not silver. It's just ordinary stamped steel.
If it makes any sense - silver is more 'white'. This looks more 'grey' like pewter does. That's what made me think. Also, if it was silver,...
It looks too dark to be silver...could it be pewter?
What makes you think it's silver?
I have no idea. I doubt kids liked opera anymore 100 years ago, than they do today. But that said, I could imagine parents taking their kids out...
I was researching miniature opera glasses online, and one pair popped up which they listed as being for children. The measurements match my opera...
Hi Susan, She approached ME first, probably because, as you said, I had posted about this stuff in the past, but I'm hardly an expert on antique...
Almost all of them were made in Paris. I have one IRIS. Made in Paris. One Le Maire. Made in Paris. One Jockey Club de France (no guesses...
Everyone loves the blue :P Yes, Enamel guilloche. Ca. 1880-1890.
I've done a bit of research and found out that these are even smaller than usual miniature opera glasses. It's led me to believe that these were...
For what they are, they ain't bad, but obviously, nothing like a full-size pair. I bought them mostly for the price, and the novelty aspect.
I have seen glasses this small online, but never in person! When I saw them, I just had to have them. Although I have to ask - why would any...
My research has led me to believe that these are not especially rare, but MY GOD THEY'RE CUTE!! Gilt brass and clad in leather, these Liliputian...
Aah-hah! Thank you!! :)
Bought this for cheaps. Sterling silver basket thingy. I can't read the hallmarks. Or at least I don't know what they mean. [IMG] [IMG] Here...
Given what happened to Warsaw during WWII, I'd say this is either prewar, or significantly postwar.
Ooh my! I LOVE the two big ones!! Thank you for sharing, AF!
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