Seconded; my grandmother had just those chairs, purchased in 1946.
The one on the far left. The purple jade is probably dyed; otherwise some that color would be set in gold.
I think they're just called lined beads. https://www.purebeads.com/Other/bead-types-old.htm
Bicolor rhinestones are often called Kreol or Cuba stones. No idea about color-lined beads. Czech is as good a guess as any.
Those railroad books used to be SILLY money. No idea about now, but some sort-lived lines and short line stuff can go nuts. I once found a...
All the more good reason to leave bad enough alone.
If it's pretty and will look good where they want a piece to "look good" it'll sell. i buy and sell bits here and there, but not many. Today I...
I think that's about the only one though, and it was West Coast where the gold fields were. Around here you'd be lucky to find railroad spikes...
Don't leave that rock out where this lot can drool on it! (LOL)
You go, Mom! Aussie? That's a nice piece of opal.
How they stay upright is anyone's guess, but apparently it only takes muscle memory to walk and chew gum at the same time.
I'd guess the dress was dark green rather than black. Confirmation is my guess too. Maybe a Norwegian saint's day of some kind?
He wishes! Then again we wish! No wonder metal detecting is a popular hobby in the UK. Around here you'd find old nails, bottle caps, a few...
Too late to do any good, I'd have called it a miniature pomander, but I'm weird. Or better yet a large bourbon?
Given the age of the design, the original model may be ectoplasmic by now.
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