Bought this piece the past weekend. I thought it was a converted boat light. Red globe with a bird on top. What's confusing is when I took it...
Russian tea glass holders. Sputnik.
"samaki tu" Kenya? Just a wild guess
Did you look at the catalog page I linked? Dated 1939. They list a model 516. Not sure how long they produced them for. You'd need to email...
This catalog page shows a very similar if not identical jack....
You have the makers name, model number, and lift capacity right on the jack. You can look up the company name on google to get some history of the...
Picked up some old pewter today. Couldn't pass it up for a buck. Sadly the markings are pretty much obliterated. Is there any other way to narrow...
I was thinking more of their table lighters with odd shapes. Or like this one that had an outer box and then an inner fitted clam shell case....
They made quite a variety of lighters. Possible a box for one of them.
You are opening yourself up to an upset buyer when you start off with SUPERB condition and then mention a flaw later on. Dunno how many posts i've...
Are you sure someone just didn't take an extra front bezel and replace the back with it? They look identical.
Interesting that they say "Later escutcheons" when they look the same to me as in the painted example.
Microscope slide cutter probably. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-bausch-lomb-optical-rotary-1846846744
$75 $48
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Complete_Guide_to_Heraldry/Chapter_11 queue-fourché apparently since it looks more like one tail splitting into...
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/brass-antique-livery-button-crest-1732759538 I guess it could be from anywhere really. The wavy lines might...
Ah, I see. Thank you. Always fun to learn something from the odd things I happen to find. Here are a few more larger pictures to show how each...
Well, the double tailed lion with a crown is part of their Coat of Arms (Bohemia). Plus it came with the other pieces I made a post about, so I...
Another piece from a recent lot. This one looks to me like someone took 4 buttons and made a brooch out of them. There looks to be part of a shank...
Thanks everyone. I take it the big pink stone is probably glass? I have a stone tester buried away somewhere but finding it will be a chore.
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