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There are many types of resins, and some like the Incolay and the Italian ones mentioned are much better than the cheap resins used for...
Not necessarily. I don't know oriental items beyond what I've seen on Antiques Roadshow, but it is apparently quite common for items to have...
I feel like there can be some fine distinctions depending on exactly what is going on. I don't object to preserving items so that history is not...
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There was a rare matchbook recently on Antiques Roadshow, and the expert mentioned that a matchbook with the matches intact is valued by...
I think it has likely been shaped, from some sort of marine ivory, rather than being a tooth in natural shape. Not sure for what purpose though.
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That was my thought also.
I'm guessing from India, my parents brought back carvings that looked like that kind of wood; one was a duck. Not sure what they called the...
I've seen types of fireworks that consisted of a short stick, then a twist of paper containing firework type stuff and coloring agents; burned...
Here's a string of carnelian beads claimed to be from the "Indus Valley civilization." I note that some of the antique beads sold by this seller...
Well.....I don't see the irregularity of natural amber; color is pretty close though. The larger pieces all have a distinct V-shape;...
Perhaps Garco? Garco Manufacturing does not currently manufacture flanges, but their website says they've been in business for 120 years, so who...
It rotates? Style looks fairly modern, 60s or 70s if not newer, but it is pretty rusty for that kind of age, except for the washers on the...
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