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The cords appear to be leather or hide and would have been quite strong when in good condition; and the weight appears to have been supported by...
For bombs, early in WWI, when they were tossed over the side of the biplane by hand?
The upper surface looks like mahogany to me also, not so sure about the under-side. I note a distinct seam in the underside; if that seam does...
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Usually resin or other items made by a casting process would be less valuable, as they would be made in multiple copies. An item carved in wood...
I've seen brand-new ones in the "antique" shows; they look almost exactly like the ones my Mom had from the 1950s. Makes it harder to pin down...
Could be that a user bent the end rather than going to the bother of putting a real handle on it. Might work OK for lighter uses, but bending the...
That would be a reasonable possibility; hard to tell in the photos. But a close examination, especially around the top of the feet (a...
Not porous enough for balsa, and lacks the streaks usually showing in balsa. Looks a lot like yellow cedar; one characteristic of yellow cedar is...
Thanks Mariyan. That doesn't suggest any particular type of wood to my eye; but does possibly suggest that the warrior's black color is applied to...
Yes, you're probably right. Still a rather awkward sort of ocarina, but clearly making good music was not the main goal.
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Or possibly one blows into the back of the head and the sound comes out below. Looks awkward for an ocarina, but that was my thought also. Try...
I'm not entirely convinced it is Davenport, though he does have a receding hairline in the older photos [ATTACH]
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