the gold is too good.
Nice save.
yep. This dates to before they used the two letter abbreviations.
Whitefriars huh... never found any here. That's probably why no one knew what it was. I've watched too much Antiques Alley on Youtube or I...
I'm just grateful they didn't say "forget it" and send it to the scrapper.
That census record looks like a female for sure.
Since the tag is entirely in English, I have a hunch she bought it right after arriving.
At that size, any party would get merry in a hurry. Wouldn't put coffee in them though; I want mine in a mug I can nuke if it gets cold.
My handwriting leaves..something to be desired. Too many years of writing fast in school killed my penmanship. I'm actually neater wrong (aka...
It turns up in estate sales, but you have to know what you're doing. Most of what I find here is tourist souvenir stuff, but you never can tell.
All I know about Fraktur is it's not easy to read unless you're trained. My dad could, his grandmother taught him, but unless you're used to it...
Or wants to look like one. I've seen it go both ways.
It's a force multiplier. :cool: The wheel must have, or the original had, a groove for spinning or winding something. Maybe part of a winch...
Something about Main Street. Real helpful, that. (LOL) That's one reason I didn't mention it. Harford is a really good possibility. There was a...
Right now it's in the living room window, since there aren't any kitties to knock it over.
I miss Walter! Should have known he knew. I wouldn't have known where to start.
Viking it is! I figured someone would know.
Found this on Saturday. Actually I'd seen it before, but finally broke down and got it. Local artist I'd never heard of, and made about 25 miles...
I was told this was fairly old, but we all know how much credence to place in "was told". The designs are sgraffitoed into the clay and then...
It's newer than anything I'd normally buy, but it was bright red, maybe with a little orange at the right angle. Maybe not. The ovals put me in...
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