Welcome, and sorry about your parents.
And here's a listing for a 1937 Stella, looks very similar, so maybe 1937-1938 is about right. That date is quite early for any kind of electric...
I don't have a Stella serial number list; but I've seen quite a similar Stella lap steel listed as being from 1938, and that seems about right,...
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I'd think most of these would be found in US antique shops from $.25 to $2.00
If I understand correctly, the balopticon was not strictly speaking a slide projector, or magic lantern as they used to be called, but was a type...
That would be my thought also, patterns for molds, but not sure what the product would be.
I'm thinking it is from Alaska, most likely, not a traditional Inuit mask, but intended to represent an Eskimo, for tourist sale. Similar to the...
I'm getting a faux Mayan vibe, with jaguars. Might have been kept outdoors, as a garden ornament, maybe.
It would have been a good size for keeping a medal in, but that is just speculation.
There is a market; but most sheet music from this era sells for very little - a dollar or two. But as BaseballGames mentioned, if it has...
And the mottos: In Veritate Religionis Confido ("I put my trust in the truth of religion") Nisi Dominus Frustra ("Without the Lord, everything is...
Here are a couple images of the cap badge for the King's Own Scottish Borderers: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] "The Cross of St. Andrew upon a circlet...
The crest is indeed military; that of the "King's Own Scottish Borderers." They began using that specific name and crest in 1887, but apparently...
"It might also be a T instead of a J..." Or I could even see an M with a highly decorative tail?
Welcome! There are a number of people here who are good with mask identification.
I always enjoy the odd/weird information one comes across researching the "what is it?" posts. Before Mr. Babcock realized that sulphuric acid...
Excellent hint. It is a "Babcock bottle" used for testing fat content. See...
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