Saints preserve us!
Yes, I agree...but my confusion about Peking glass is large, an' growing with each iteration of new examples...my own, an' that of others....
I think you have nailed it, Books...Thank you for those delightful links!
Wow! That link to AJU is a treasure...an' promptly bookmarked. Thank you sincerely!
It's time to dig out the binocular microscope, take a much closer look! Thanks for the pointer, AJ!
Agreed...too bottom-heavy, an' the styles are a bit too diverse. I am tempted to separate them, but haven't figured out what to hang on the...
Those are dead ringers for my single...except that the 3 appear to be transparent, where mine is opaque. Identical ferrules, 'tho...Thanks!
Maybe...but I never saw it. She usually wore a wristwatch.
Great...an' Thanks! I badly needed that differentiation...
I've got several older pieces of European silverplate tableware...I love the huge forks! They make our (US) patterns almost look like cocktail...
If it is a hat-pin it's short, I think; 4 1/8" overall, ~2 1/4" carbon steel pin length, stone diameter ~9/16". The tiny brass sleeve serves to...
More of Mom's stuff...~1 7/8" diameter, central stone ~7/16", the others ~3/16". The clasp is fairly modern, there are no marks. Three things...
Christian...mustard seed?
Another of Mom's pins, which I had not ever seen her wearing. It's ~2 3/4" long, 1 1/4" wide; weight is 0.460 ozt. The image is, for me,...
Dug into Mom's jewelry an' found several items of perhaps moderate interest. The wishbone, 'tho unmarked, is probably gold, based on the fine...
Your pics are really good!
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Me Wantin'!!
Some dimensions: The cross-bar is 3 3/4" long overall, ~7/8" diameter; the slot on its upper surface is 1 5/8' x 1/4"; the hole is ~3/8" diameter....
Some dimensions: The cross-bar is 4 1/8" long overall, 7/8" diameter; the slot on its lower surface is 1 1/8' x 1/2"; the hole is 3/8" diameter....
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