1960s goofy! German maybe.
20th century I'd guess, but beyond that I have no idea other than Japanese. It's the sort of thing someone stationed there in the military would...
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Whoa. NICE job!
I went hunting today again, for no good reason. And... bingo. There's a small white gold ring in the pile that went for next to nothing; I spent...
Keep out of direct sunlight though, no matter the sparkle. Some amethysts fade with sun exposure and that piece is too nice. Of course if it's...
Hotel plate generally isn't worth the effort, and railroad plate is in the Don't Mess With category. Replating actually would lower the value for...
I'd leave the amethyst as found. It looks like the crystals are sitting on some blue lace agate just to make things better. It's too good to...
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The little bowl went up on Ebay last year and went to a happy new home. The info will definitely come in handy for next time! There can't be too...
These days in my area, silverplate is sold to scrapyards by the pound or was the last I looked.
Sounds .... interesting. Makes me wonder what the Scots would think of Moxie. It's a regional soda that, shall we say, takes some getting used to.
If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
Now idea, but sit it against a light-colored wall and Yowza!
Yep, as far as I know. Bare brass usually is too.
Not quite, but close. The loop on this one is closed. That's later.
The one I'd have checked first was the bracelet sitting above the cross (which isn't worth checking on closer inspection; I can see pot metal...
The shape of the piece you pull back with your thumbnail, and the metal it's made from. Both scream 30s. Once you've seen a bunch, you recognize...
Here you'd have X number of days, depending on the state, to get them switched over. Legal to drive in the meantime though. As for those big...
Mick gets to haul the "liquid gold" too, I reckon!
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