Ahh...What spelling?
I like the second one...a LOT! What's in the first one?
Me, either.
I am now deeply infatuated...chips an' all. Thanks!
I'm unfamiliar with 'red ware'...but I sure like that piece! Can you show a profile, so we can get a better feel for the depth? Thanks...
Yup...me, too. This has taken on the nature of an extended Fiasco. I'm outta here!
~16" long, ~6" wide at the ends of the ears. It weighs ~75 ounces! The trunk is 2 pieces, and inserted into the head ~an inch forward of the brass...
I think it's sterling...but 'tho I've looked carefully, both within & without, no mark has been found. It may be plated, 'tho the points of wear...
On an oval-head screw the face is slightly curved, as opposed to a flat head or a round head...the term has nothing to do with angle of viewing,...
It seems odd that the 2 figures would be horizontally facing each other if the buckle were on a belt around the waist. Perhaps for a 'Sam Brown'?
Way cool! Salvaged; the iron forked-tang must have been mortared into the vertical gap between bricks. The business ends appear to be weathered...
Ten scallops seems more European, to me...but the image strongly suggests China; perhaps an import to there, where the decoration was applied?...
Whew!
I'll lean against it being a fantasy piece...
Or...In Arduis Virtus: On the slopes of the Virtue. Better yet: Virtus in Arduis Power on the slopes Google Translate
They're struts, I think...at least the longer ones in automotive use.
Woonsocket...Rhode Island? Can't have been too many clothiers there, then...or can there? There are many Rocheleau in RI, past & present...but I...
Well, it's old enough to have slotted, oval flat-head screws in the pictured hinge...not a deciding indicator, but... Also, I believe if that...
Hmmm...who would that be? First was You...an' now Me! Poetry's not my strong suit; I really shine with free loot!
Welcome aboard, Simon...You're in good, deep company here!
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