It can take longer for me to get something to California than it does for the same size packet to get to Britain or Israel. Go figure.
The egg is about an inch long and it's ceramic. The decoration looks hand done. I have a feeling the birdie impressed into the bottom of the...
The first set is newer Chinese freshwater pearls; it has brand spanking new hardware despite the Deco influence. The second set has 50s clasps on...
That's a nice pile of glassware. What will you do with it, besides gloat?
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If I had to guess, I'd say the figure was from the 1920s if that link is accurate. The image was introduced in 1922 according to the article and...
Every time I look at the title of this I see Illinois Central - railfan's daughter syndrome.(LOL)
M. Nicholas is welcome to unburden himself of all of those (full) bottles at any number of houses. I'm betting as an old alcohol advertising...
Those clasps generally indicate something older to me; it might be worth testing for bakelite just in case. Real amber often doesn't weigh much,...
I want to say Avon; I'm almost positive, but not quite 100%. The back texture looks right.
Someone must have liked it, but it's not for me. The beads are agate-flavored agate.
Seconded. The stone is only found in the Dominican, and up until about a decade ago it was legal to "harvest" tortoise shell there.
Welcome! I've tried to thin the hoard, but things keep following me home!
Quartz can be heat-treated, irradiated, coated ... etc, and that's just the real quartz.
I'd bet it's amethyst, but whether it's been monkeyed with I couldn't tell you.
I found a copper clamper bracelet today for $5. Nothing to crow about, but it wasn't overpriced like everything generally is ... and I wear copper.
Mission / quarter sawn oak stuff isn't the flavor of the month here in New England. It's nice stuff though, and I'd buy it in a heartbeat of the...
In the Ill Will I've found dollar store items sold for more than a dollar. :hungover::hungover::hungover: Or at least marked more than a dollar;...
I would take it to a jeweler and have it tested. The bracelet is marked for silver, although that should be tested too since it sticks to a...
Iona College uses red and white these days. That could also be Chicago Illinois. Or University of Illinois. Or....
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