https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidHarper2020 This guy is a BBC presenter and antiques dude. And he knows from Mouseman pieces. If he doesn't know...
Probably the original owner's initials. It might even be her face.
That means o-l-d, whether it means $$ remains to be seen. That tin has to be over a century old.
I'm on the wrong side of the Pond, but if I found those they'd have gone straight into my hoarde so fast....until an aviation addict friend...
It's wild that the little Roman jar is still intact after all these centuries. It'll be pride of place in a museum exhibit.
If I were guessing I'd say pre-WWI maybe into the early 1920s somewhere if it's American. I've never seen on exactly like that before, but the...
I think the OP's is legitimate 1920s Deco.
They must only have had those cases available. That seriously deco image in the frilly, prissy case looks a little odd but oh well. It kept the...
Because it's big and goes BANG of course! My dad wished he had the space to collect live steam, so cannon are bitty in comparison.
Pretty sweet!
It could be stainless, but stainless is a very hard metal. When you hit sterling with the 18k, the metal "curdles" and turns white or gray and...
That paint job looks awfully good and it's a really pretty jug. I'd be thinking that Wedgwood gussied up and older design at a much later date....
The holes let the steam out. He's kinda cute.
Those letters look like Old English or Fraktur monograms. Beyond that we'll have to wait for an expert.
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I usually use 18k acid to scatch test silver; it's not as color-dependant. The platinum...not a clue.
Oh my. You scored on that one. I bet the pricers saw the rhinestones and figured it was junk. Not exactly.... The clear stones look like glass...
I have a hoard of my own, cheap tat to one a local antique deal all but drooled on. They're art you can wear unlike the plates and cups.
Since I won't be getting out tomorrow - baking while I'm waiting out my reaction time for my third shot. Or Saturday probably - sleet and...
The leather looks newish; that's all I can tell. I don't think these have a ton of age but I'll let the wood experts decide.
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