Count me out... ~Cheryl
Looks like perhaps a vaccine bottle to me - the collar would have a barrier that the needle would pierce to fill the syringe... ~Cheryl
Tiffany silver holloware is faked, but it's high dollar pieces, not more pedestrian items like these (no insult intended):...
They're fine (just chattered on the one piece) - made for Tiffany in England, 1957... ~Cheryl
Repurposed watch cases can be very nice, I've had my Mom's old 14K Hamilton wristwatch, the works long ago deemed beyond repair, set aside for a...
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Nice video - I used to sell specialty papers and our Italian marbles were my favorite, have several in my paper stash. Have done all sorts of...
Feel sure that Terry was kidding, having often seen results of his polishing efforts. You did just fine, looks much better - patina on silver is...
Example of the quality of Fleischmann's enamel work: https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=52538 ~Cheryl
See Max Fleischmann here: http://www.silvercollection.it/GERMANMAKERSPLANTS.html ~Cheryl
Pretty, and German - Richard Garten of Dresden used a pine tree mark, but this isn't typical of their mark or their production. Would think a...
Don't really remember the pieces being particularly expensive many years ago, know I bought Mom some placemats and napkins at a Greek shop here in...
Sad article: https://www.thenationalherald.com/220510/a-stitch-in-time-cyprus-lefkaritiko-lace-faces-grim-future/ ~Cheryl
Definitely a matter of personal taste, but if I were to buy a Lefkara tray (can remember these sold for 1980s 'Victorian Revival' decor), would...
'Past Imperfect' - a site with make-dos that I've enjoyed for years: http://blog.andrewbaseman.com/ ~Cheryl
Probably just repurposing a damaged item, could call it a 'make-do' - once tongs like that are broken, they're pretty much done, might be worth...
This spoon is so weird, pretty sure someone modified it from a pair of large sugar tongs - and the reason for the marks being on the front, the...
Correct orientation: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Not at all like Manhattan Silver Plate's mark - those are rubbed, upside-down Egyptian marks, 1946+ lotus-blossom, my eyes are too bad to make out...
Yours bears proper English hallmarks - it's sterling silver. ~Cheryl
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