Here are the face-pics of the first (oldest) ten: 1879-1906 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Sure looks like finely split bamboo to my unskilled eyes, Bosko. It is a lovely find, whatever the material...much skill obvious in design...
Thank you, Fig...I'm not on any of the social media. But my Kids (an' so on) are! I'll seek to enlist at least one of them in my cause. Now: on to...
Got it, on both counts. I'll try pics of the front pages, one at a time...these will either be rewarding to some extent, or a complete waste of...
Do we have among our members any old sheet music curators or collectors? I've been handed maybe 30 of them, in see-through sleeves...most in...
The oval base is slightly recessed, ~3 1/4" X ~1 5/8"; weight is ~19.2 oz. The lip is 1" diameter, with a 0.485" mouth. The overall finish is very...
I like the title every bit as well as the work, Boland. We inhabit a speck...a mere mote in the universe. Never was able to properly 'focus' on...
I initially thought of Griffon...you have spelled it out well! EDIT: Griffin
Every time I see or handle one of these holed stones I am awed by the realization of how much effort, an' time, is represented by that smooth,...
I would say fortunately, Paris...Please resist that urge!
Nicely put, Potts...
I agree, AJ...'tho I know nothing about Alaskan cultures...or carved spoons, for that matter. The silver is pinned to the ivory in a...
It is ~3 3/4" long, ~3 1/8" wide, ~2" high with cover in place; it weighs ~2 3/4 oz. The plating is mostly gone, save for the exterior bottom...
Well, no...not yet. Methinks it would have to be just the right wobbly surface, y'see...t'match at least one of the plates so it'd sit without,...
The pattern is similar, but not the same...sigh. If they were J. Adams I'd list 'em in a heartbeat. Without clear ID, 'tho...I like them well...
Another in a long series of extraordinary research successes, Fig...Great Work!
Sure could be...you may be right!
Looks like those spikes were threaded at one time.
That thing is older than me!
They'll be real cheery in the dead of winter with Danish rolls an' coffee!
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