The Japanese fan is from a set of cocktail picks, clips on the side of a glass... ~Cheryl
Years ago, was part of a discussion on another forum regarding a Gorham piece with a fancy bowl and an ivory handle, and in 2008, an excellent...
It is Korean, would have almost certainly been sold with a matching pair of chopsticks... ~Cheryl
I'm an old bartender, used several different kinds of strainers over the years, including modern versions of this one. Was poking around because...
1886 Meriden catalog: [ATTACH] 1906 Fuller catalog: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
S-I-S is correct, a julep strainer slips inside a glass, concave side down, to strain the julep or other drink, the Star julep strainer was in the...
Royal Copenhagen Aluminia faience, believe it's the Baca line - the number refers to the design and shape, this one bears the designer mark of...
Souvenir of Toledo, Spain... edit: Didn't see Debora's post... ~Cheryl
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/ANTIQUE-15-FRAGET-W-WARSZAWIE-SP-DEER-UNDER-PALM-TREE-CENTERPIECE-c-1860-1896-/252488437967 ~Cheryl
There is 'worked' sheet silver overlay that is applied on other materials, but on this piece and its ilk, the silver was applied by...
Recent solds on eBay (they always sell, but damage knocks the price way down): DELETED - darn eBay links! Search for Alvin silver overlay...
Eh, still no banana, but here's another ad from 1897: [ATTACH] And this is probably the one I was thinking of, also from 1897, but it's not a...
Believe I have an ad somewhere showing this same bottle, but this was the closest I found in a quick look: 1897: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Late 19th-early 20th century silver deposit (sometimes called silver overlay) scent bottle by Alvin. The silver is applied by electrodeposition....
They're not bakelite, perhaps circa 1950s celluloid with embedded rhinestones... Are they fairly lightweight? ~Cheryl
Should have mentioned that there were many variations, including the ubiquitous 'cedar chests', and they were common around the 1920s-50s... ~Cheryl
Inexpensive wooden boxes like this were most often originally sold filled with candy, they're sometimes found with the candy makers' labels still...
Silverplate - here's an old thread on another forum: https://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum26/HTML/002562.html ~Cheryl
Here is the trademark for the mug, filed in 1984: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Recycled Paper was a greeting card company, 1980s-90s, they also made novelty items - I know Dale did some of the cards... ~Cheryl
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