MOAR WISSELS!! [IMG] These are real police-whistles, as used by the bobbies back in the old days. And they worked wonderfully, once I'd cleaned...
I have ANOTHER BOX (yes, you read that right) which is currently being restored. Once that's done, I'll post that here, too.
Thanks folks. I almost gave up on this box at one point. I was one step away from shoving it in a cupboard and forgetting about it! Or, sending...
It's a huge problem, Bev. People say: "ooooh you shouldn't restore it! It should be kept original! It ruins the value!!" IT IS A PILE OF CRAP....
...THIS! [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Unlocked... [IMG] Locked... [IMG] [IMG] I filled the box with original Victorian-era ivory...
Yes. Another one. I bought this thing at least a month ago from a lovely lady who lived near the coast. She was selling it and I found out about...
It's not a page-turner. It's only six inches long. I have some real ivory page turners which are much larger.
More ivory. Antique letter-opener. Bought this today for an absolute pittance. It was so cheap, for a moment I thought it was fake. Both I and the...
You don't have a clearer shot of the pages, do you? I can't see what's going on. And I'd like to read what the text says.
I can't imagine why someone would think they were fleams. I've always known them as ink-erasers. I have friends who deal in antique writing...
You're thinking of fleams. They're not fleams, they're ink-scrapers. You're right, the tips are somewhat similar, but the purposes are VERY...
Tol'ja :) In the United States, I think it's almost illegal to own ivory. But in the E.U., U.K., and parts of the old British Empire, the...
One of them is a button-hook. One is a spike or hole-puncher. One is a file. And the last one is some sort of hook. I believed it was a crochet...
The big ruler at the top, and everything on the right-hand side, is part of one box. The crochet tools and the letter-opener are part of another...
[img] I collect writing-slopes, as some here might've guessed. Many writing slopes originally came with ivory accessories, so I've started...
I'm inclined to think that Nick's theory does make a bit more sense. I was actually contacted by a descendant of the Balfour family, and he said...
Hi Nick, You make a pretty good point. And you're right, I have seen boxes like that with plaques/engravings on them, so it is a possibility....
I keep telling people that and they think I'm an idiot. Honestly some people are just incredibly stupid.
Cuba was a popular tourist destination for Americans in the 1920s. 'Cause of a little inconvenience called Prohibition... [MEDIA]
Oh I definitely intend to use these. I'll take 'em along to the next theater-performance I go to. Or even to the cinema depending on the...
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