I think the monofilament and earring hooks and clips are not too old
It may only be 98%, but looks higher than you would find in Europe or America. Usually the closer it was made to the Indonesian source the higher...
It appears to be made of tin.
It is unlikely they would use tin/lead. That would develop a deep darkness that couldn't be polished out. For silverplate items, it would accept...
I tried rubbing. Never had any success with it. I was talking about all the other solder joints - not the handle. The lines above the yellow...
In it's tarnished state it was easy to spot the clue. The solder seams were all a different color of tarnish. Had it been plated, the surface...
Yes, it is silver I don't think there is a repair to the handle. All the soldering matches this. The mark is no easier to see. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I don't know how well it can be seen in any of these. The solder did not flow well. There are spots where it is thicker and voids. I would think...
It cleaned up well. The solder lines disappear when polished. [ATTACH] I wanted to think it early American. I looked through many. Nearly all had...
Not a game ball. Fairly recent. Tommy Davis hasn't played since like 1976.
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The insulator collectors are only for pin type glass line insulators [IMG]
I want that for the hood of my car
Oil can. For sewing machine, gun, fishing reel, etc
Nothing to do with telagraphy. These sat on a power transformer. Old design that has not been used for some time. Very little value.
It is a mix of whatever junk paint they got at auction. Methyl alcohol didn't do anything Acetone loosened the red and yellow a little...
Nearly all the time these pieces are found with three fancy initials engraved there
[ATTACH] That's not a mark in the center - just random scrapes
Probably just a mailing box for documents back in the day when they didn't charge so much for weight and containers were reused.
Looks Persian - could be from anywhere between India and Turkey
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