NICE! Those don't turn up here.
I think he liked her.(LOL)
Or dancing. One of us has to do it.
I think the Hebrew in the center of the Star is someone's name, or at least initials. If I were guessing I'd say these were a wedding gift at...
All the better to eat you with! That guy looks creepy, to put it mildly.
Then there was my dad's favorite uncle. I could never figure out where he fit into the family tree. I finally asked my dad. "Oh, he was my...
The silver polish doesn't always work. Baking soda and water paste works on some black and red pieces too, but even that's not 100%.
I'm still wearing it!
Some of these were made from real shells but after the fact or well behind the lines. This one however... apparently not. The Spring has spoken.
I'm a rock crystal fan too. The only ring I ever bought new from a jewelry store is a big honker of a rock crystal ring. Paid too much, but oh well.
2020 (LOL) Wisdom for those in current office.
The one they leave out is good old experience. Once you've handled enough of it, you get to recognizing it. Especially bakelite. Some pieces are...
And I won't make any Compu$erve jokes. Promise. ...oops...
If I were guessing ... early 50s? I'm no expert on the celluloid stuff, and the color is throwing me off. Americans made similar pieces during...
I'm not totally sure. I don't think it's horribly old.
Too bad I'm in the wrong country; I restring stuff all the time. It's not hard, even knotting. Pain in the neck maybe, but not difficult.
Yep - Phillippino decorative piece, probably. It'll look good on a book case or wherever.
That molded celluloid or "early plastic" stuff can sell handily. I've seen similar pieces go for way more than you'd expect. Lucked into one...
It's part of it, IIRC, but I don't think Oddfellows discriminated. Part of there schtick was "do some good while you're here" and the Love Thy...
Well, that too, generally. I'm one of those heathen Baptist types. We don't even use chalices never mind the fancy covers.(LOL) Our Communion...
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