It's a known dangerous substance - don't use in an enclosed space. But it does take gunk off.
I agree. The buyers weren't fooled.
That's some pretty hot stuff. It makes me wonder who had that plaque engraved and to whom. (wife, official mistress, or another lady altogether.)
Luke Hogan???
It was the best part. They were going to toss it, but it's so old they said better leave it alone! The goofy part is I don't think I've seen a...
I went to a new antiques/junque center on Saturday not expecting much. I was mostly right. But back in a corner, a dark barely accessible...
What I was thinking. Holy crow! Asleep, meet switch! Never tried lead crystal, but quartz tests as quartz and glass comes up as "glass" on...
It usually works, but anyone who can't eyeball the difference in something that big... ya gotta wonder.
I saw a pair once on the Roadshow. That's as close as I've gotten.
I think there was something in that circle at some point; it looks like the remains of old glue, or the mark from same. Piece of ceramic with a...
I just hope the buyer knows what it really is. Rubellite tourmaline being mistaken, or red spinel, but an orange-tinged red garnet?
The moose head is well done. The rest looks like a junior high shop project. Very odd. Not a boot jack, since particle board falls apart when...
Then again, this is the same bunch that has an obviously garnet ring marked "ruby". As if....
Sure looks like glass from here. Nice old 18k setting though. I love the estimate - $200-$2000 - IOW they're clueless if it's scrap value or...
From the scratch results, they're gold-fill over sterling.
A Benton for ten bucks? Happy dance material if ever there was.
I've found Kerry here before at least once. Gave the one I found, for pennies, to a friend who's named Kerry. It's used as a woman's name here...
I think they started making the solid body color Wedgwood in the 60s. Originally it was the color over white porcelain. Given the art...
I wasn't quite sure what it was from the pictures, but I love it when you get more than you paid for!
Just checked it. Yup! Same reading as the citrine and tigerseye - quartz.
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