The value of its metal exceeded the collectable value years ago. You could sell it for $50-100 as a collectable or $1000 as scrap. You can't sell...
and now International Silver products are made in China
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Dug a little gold today [ATTACH]
Try alpaca or llama
You're missing a front piece sort of like this [IMG]
Not a named pattern for them. For some reason I still want to think it has something to do with Redlich.
I'd swear I've seen this a 100 times [ATTACH] Circa 1910 bonbon spoon [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Soak in water for a day or two. Some suggest a pinch of borax in it. I haven't found the added borax to be any benefit.
It's an eyedropper filler. Similar to this https://vintagepens.com/Moore_safeties.shtml
1971 was the start for a lot of new 'collectables'. The bicentennial was the theme for many. A lot of sterling was used. By the late '70s this fad...
These are usually stamped on the posts. Very tiny stamp. Can get worn off from the butterflies sliding over it.
Silverplate on copper is almost exactly the same thermal conductivity as sterling
They separate at a predetermined torque so you can't over tighten them
Ceramics do not have hallmarks. It does not appear to have any age from the pictures.
[IMG] I've never seen standards configured that way.
Demitasse GAB for sure
That type was most often used on a pipe like this [IMG] but sometimes just a lag screw to to a pole too.
The pattern was this from about 1982 to 1991. The pants were $45 in 1983. You'd be lucky to get $10 for an unworn pair now. I'm still wearing mine...
BDUs didn't start until the '80s.
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