Pretty sweet! If Mr Nate is still selling professionaly, his scope is a legit business expense.
typo corrected. I can't even blame the newish keyboard, just the clapped-out fingers.
Cotter pins are similar but they have loops at the top. Yep, those. It's a good safe way to fasten things, but they're not used by factories often.
Marko scored on those blue beads with the roses. They do NOT turn up here. I have some yellow ones, but shelled out $50 for mine. I overpaid, but...
Variscite?
The first one almost has to be Venetian. I have similar beads in yellow. Paid up for them because they don't turn up. Roses in satin glass don't...
The advantage to this sort of ring - it can't spin on your finger. It might also make a good bashing instrument if some guy gets handsy. :D:D:D
My sin was stupidity. Usually I check porcelain and glass for damage before buying. My pin-killing incident happened as a college sophomore. I...
Good idea! I took a PMC class a long time ago- precious metal clay, but without the clay and access to a kiln the information isn't worth much....
Then there's the attractive (I was going to write Cute but...) polar bear on my desk. East German porcelain IIRC and I thought it was a real...
thritto. Cute little thing.
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One way to know there were good odds of it being older than the 1960s - snipe pins on the back. They could have been used later, but they make my...
That's a LOT. While others are after the bakeware, Clock the grapes in picture 202016921 . Some other would jump on the perfume bottle and...
Or GRC?
I can imagine. The poor thing! I probably would have started with dish soap and let it sit. Baked on oil is a bear to get off and may well have...
My late dad was metallurgical. He handed me the tools!
It's Chinese and was made to hang on a wall. I think it was done by machine.
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I call the silver on most weighted wedding gift candlesticks "silver tin foil" for a reason. It's about that thin, which doesn't stop some estate...
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