'Joyeria Vasco', Larcomar, Peru - founded in 1953 by Italian immigrants Luis Varese and Gugliermo Scotto, apparently still in business:...
Well, the service was for coffee, as are demitasse spoons... ~Cheryl
Sugar, cream, and spoon holder, they're illustrated in the 1894 Pairpoint catalog on page 88 as No. 2028 ('Satin' finish, 50 cents extra for 'Gold...
Sue, if you are feeling a need to vent on a public forum, then I will return in kind - I feel shame that I've become someone who no longer defends...
It's most likely 'VASCO' - the hammered surface is typical of their stuff... ~Cheryl
Geez! It was and is very common for Scandinavian silver to be silver-gilt, and have little doubt that these sweet little picks are just that...
Doulton Watteau. ~Cheryl
My ex and I had a good time discussing this piece, both of us remembering all sorts of '70s pipes made out of similar brass parts (wonder if it...
Eh, happened to have the 1894 Pairpoint catalog on the table next to me, just took a second to check for the name and a couple more to cross...
Silverplate by Pairpoint in their 'Erminie' pattern, introduced around 1889-90. ~Cheryl
(((Wendy))) ~Cheryl
No idea what it is, but oddly enough, I sort of want it, especially now that you bring up those fascinating color-changing lights. It's one of...
Geez, Greg - you were just too cool! Apparently you were thinking you looked just as good as I did with hip-hugger bell-bottoms and an open...
They're bookends, not at all unusual to see both in a pair facing the same direction. I have some cast iron 'End of Trail' bookends in a bronze...
Ladies shirtwaist studs were usually a bit larger (or much larger) and a bit prettier, suspect these were more likely for men, but in poking into...
They're men's shirt studs with safety chains. Is there a maker's mark? ~Cheryl
Why would Catalin smell like rotten milk? It's basically a colored version of Bakelite, they're both phenolics, and should have the same chemical...
With lightweight old beads or buttons carved like that, if they're not celluloid, they're most likely casein (Galalith) and probably 1920s-30s...
The canvas-board shown wouldn't date any earlier than 1963, when ZIP codes and 2-letter state abbreviations came into use, but Duro (founded in...
Geez, need to be looking around at Pier 1 more often (nice find, Susan)... Clips from a 2007 newspaper article: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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