Cigarettes?
"Sorry, I have no idea what a tube pontil is." Please forgive me! On the base, there seems to be a circular feature, probably characterized by...
Oh, my! What a trove! Fascinating...Thanks! I've got a tool that no-one in 25 years has been able to ID. Lotsa good, innovative guesses...but No...
Very nice! Is that a tube pontil, in the 5th pic?
It's simply lovely...Thank You!
I could accept the stand or hanger idea...if those hooks were shaped otherwise. I doubt it as they are.
Unlike Mr. Bond's Martini: stirred, not shaken. I think it is meant to be rapidly twisted around the axis of the grip, rather than conventionally...
They are uncleaned, cups full of wax, etc. I'll begin the process and, if reasonably successful, post results here. I'll be gentle, not to...
Y'know, I should have mentioned that external appearance, which you've noticed. Not only smooth, having been 'sanded' somehow, but almost...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] First, there is no inkwell. I have only had these maybe 15 years...and do not...
That's good. Perhaps H.A. had, in his studio, apprentices, or formal students; this could have been an unabashed copy, a proof-of-skill project,...
AOC...American Optical Company?
That is a stunning find...and a sweet story to go with. Thanks!!
"Monkey Pox ???? ...." Izzat called current-event humor? Ha. Ha.
'Stead of Amberlina, it's Amberina... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amberina Lovely piece o' glass...Thanks!
Bravo! Looks like 4 figures to me...Beautiful work, Joan. Thanks for the full-length follow up.
I knew I was gonna hear about it, but jest could not he'p m'self. The attitude about Avon goes back to my youth, where there were 2 kinda pushy...
Too late...Done Deal!
I'm a sucker for unusual bells (yes...and a few other things). This is the second wooden bell in my collection, acquired within the last 2 or 3...
Avon? Schmavon! I loathe that stuff, even tho' some of it has value. Obviously a superior product, to me. Welcome here...Thanks for the pic!
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