No, but they were also then worn by my sister, three years younger than me. Wish I did. We didn't have much money growing up and we lived in...
Wow on that sailor uniform! My 91 year-old uncle, WWII and Korean War vet and navy career man was a boatswain's mate. Those look like official...
[ATTACH] Just the hat and the spurs, right? ;)
Love the cat clocks, especially the red one.... meow! I also love the glassware, and every time I look at those spurs I get an earworm' "I got...
It is in South Jersey..... most of the people are nice, and the owner is always nice to me, but she wasn't there. I liked the ring because it fit...
Evelyb, I'm glad somebody is finding jewels. Slow here. Our estate sales seem to have stopped listing/photographing jewelry if they have it....
Is that a rare lighter, Terry?
:). I wasted some gasoline, too, very hot here, in the 90s. I found some out of the way yard sales and some sterling, but not a lot. I let the...
Thanks. I picked up a hunter green disk-shaped set, not wedding cake, but Venetian glass beads, a shame one bead has a chip on it, for $4 at an...
What are the rarest, most coveted colors of the Venetian wedding cake beads?
Hmmmm.....I have a family member that is pretty much a Doomsday prepper and has been stocking up on what Doomsday preppers stock up on.....I think...
Hope the Picasso is going to turn out well for you, Lloyd. Bear, love the case! Evelyb, nice jewels, as always. Millcove, great free books,...
Congratulations! As Marie said, always loupe the stem of earrings. :)
I love the comic books, have fun with the bin.... I wish I had all mine from the 1960s, especially Wonder Woman with the movie coming out....
The cherub brooch was at the barn sale, modern, but I couldn't resist. :)
Brad, I love the pottery bowl. I love the crows!! And you guys find the most beautiful glassware. When I watched that documentary about the...
I tested it when I got home.... I was worried about it being glass.... they tested a bit higher than my German garnets. :)
That is a GREAT letter!
Thanks, Bear. Yes, I researched garnets a great deal..... the others were probably mined in Germany. Czechoslovakia had the bright, slightly...
[ATTACH] One last garnet piece..... the lady acid tested the back (duh), it is 900 silver with a vermeil finish, but she blew some of the gold...
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