You're right! I'd noticed that initially, but failed to include it in my description out of haste, and because I simply wasn't payin' enough...
I wonder...if these are sold anywhere in japan? 'Cause if not...it's a pilfered Guardian! Inauspicious...and bad karma, major.
Welcome aboard! You'll have a good time here!
Ahhh...I'm missing your point, here. Which pic? I've no way to accurately measure wall thickness...but a reasonable estimate would be Max...
"not if they are worth 50 cents each and take 3 years to sell them all..." Yeah...but that's a big IF. Could be otherwise, y'know...
If anywhere near 600, you've got a young fortune there. Whooo-eee! What fun!
For that to be so, the red would have leached into the white...but not the blue? I don't think that's likely, but I'm not well versed about fibers...
Welcome, Bret! You'll have a great time here! That looks almost Ancient!
A few of us will wait, somewhat patiently, for pics...and The Story...when you complete the project! Good Fortune, David!
It's 6⅜" high, ~3⅜" max. diameter, ~1⅝" rim diameter, 2⅜" foot diameter. Weight is ~11¼ ounces. The core is white, the case is transparent amber....
Elegant! Modern-ish Sushi or Sashimi plate?
I gotta agree...stripping that to refinish would be one helluva process, an' add no value at best. Don't know where you live, but inna U.S....
South American tribal...? That looks like machine stitching at the rim, pic#2 & 4.
Excellent work...Thank You!!
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] These came back in 1952 with an uncle who spent ~7 years in Japan immediately following the...
Creative, with potential...Thanks!
Right, 2many...there are 'sockets' in those, to accommodate (almost certainly wooden) shafts, long and stout enough to furnish whatever leverage...
Without dimensions, this is just a guess; Looks like a bobbin or spool winder. Perhaps from a textile mill?
3 inches is about the length of a cigarette without a filter (Lucky Strike, Camel, Chesterfield, etc.). Picture them with their ends pointed at...
Long story short: this was a gift from an old packrat who had owned it for long & long. Neither he, nor anyone he had ever shown it to, could ID...
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