After all these years in the business, still have the unpleasant memories of my first boss (an internationally recognized expert in certain areas)...
Ninth printing, bumped spine, no dust jacket - if you like the book, keep it for your library, if you're looking at it as an investment, seems a...
Not that the Magen David hasn't been associated with Judaism for centuries, but it didn't really become so firmly identified as a Jewish symbol...
As already said, it's a butter & cheese set - might be easier to find similar if you search "butter und käsemesser"....
Not really particularly knowledgeable about pottery, but thought I'd throw out there that I had a very similar piece, though more in the area of a...
A friend brought me that same first kettle a couple of years ago, very heavy and seemed to have some age, horn handle & knob, hers was worn to...
Yummm - white bread and mayo, even better with tomato slices (best eaten at the kitchen sink). My entire life, every big dinner had a relish dish...
Hey Shiloh - you were right the first time on the second date, the 1873 patent was an 'improvement' for the 1865 patent. Here's your syrup from...
I've only seen it in clear, Mom has one in her collection, shown in Heacock & Johnson's '5000 Open Salts' - #3775, noted as "made in Japan, circa...
Looks like nickel silver to me, the yellowish cast is typical, copper is the main component of both it and brass, so you didn't do anything...
Ummm, she eats peanut butter sandwiches with bread & butter pickles several times a week - I have no illusions regarding her tastes. She is a...
Apparently the deacon was a pious man... One of my ancestor's silversmith nephews, William Waite, was also a Baptist minister (better than a...
From WEV's site - keep in mind that all these names are genealogically related in some way, so it is not a complete list of silversmiths, etc......
If I recall correctly, there were two firms using the Hall & Elton mark, one in Geneva, NY in the 1840s, producing basic fiddle pattern...
There are some nice pieces in that lot - to my eye, the seldom seen Whiting 'cherub' demitasse spoons are just really wonderful... ~Cheryl
Bear - the espinacas al Catalan sounds fabulous! ~Cheryl
Mom was/is a good cook, I just truly dislike liver in any form, she and one of my brothers are big liver fans (they actually love fruitcake too),...
If you're are talking about the pierced fork in Terry's pics, that's a lemon fork, a Gorham 'H' piece if I recall correctly... ~Cheryl
Blackinton made various weights, some pieces are pretty flimsy. Took another quick look for the other one, but that's one of several...
Blackinton, notorious for unmarked pieces, their 'Cherry Blossom' pattern (patent #D36292) - interesting background in the pic. ~Cheryl
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