"The presence of a major name either as a retailer such as the Ozeki Company, (who enjoyed a reputation as suppliers of the very finest Shibayama)...
Wow...Thank you! That seems to indicate a later era, perhaps Taisho. It also raises a modest question: Why is it so marked, a self-referent...
I'll be happy to get ~$300-500 for it. Leonard probably gave almost nothing for it...a few packs of cigarettes, or Hershey bars. Some of the...
This was one of uncle Leonard's treasures. I posted here because I find it jewel-like in many respects...Mods can move it, if inappropriate. 3...
Precious, in every way! What a magnificent bauble, OBB...
You an' I are hammering Google Translate simultaneously, Bosko!
Google translates it into the English as 'tit'...so 'tho it might be Dutch, it may also be another language...with an entirely different meaning.
Spot ON! Makes me wonder if I didn't misunderstand the fellow who told me sister hook...high probable, methinks. Thanks, books...
If Japanese: Miso soup.
No matter the size, these depend on tension for their security, like a pelican hook; slack allows the two halves to separate
I have heard these called sister hooks. But I'm finding that isn't their correct nomenclature. The long pin is apparently to pass through a clevis...
Yes...Do that! Just don't look into the light itself...UV is not kind to your eves!
This is an 8" X 20" panoramic pic of employees an' trucks at one of several co-op branches early inna 20th C. But I can't say with any certainty...
Likely what's burning at about the center of the photo.
Depending on the cardboard material an' its thickness, a good frame shop has resources to address wrinkle in photos an' their substrate. Mine uses...
The 1st pic shows all I could find of the loop cord; what's missing would be about as long as one of the 2 parts above the knot, say ~2 inches....
Yep...I've got a small handful of ojime. About half of them are ivory, so I'm sorta stuck with 'em.
Apothecary tools, I'm thinking...
If y'all can afford to splash on a good UV light, do so...you won't regret purchasing quality, an' the difference might be as little as a decent...
I'm thinking they're for an After-Action Briefing, so a seated group could more easily view them...bicbw
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