Matchsticks can work as picker uppers, too.
From, rather than by. ;) @Fid ?
They're safe. The amount of uranium is minimal and it's effectively sealed in the glass.
Which country please? It's a good clue.
It's studio pottery. Whereabouts in the world did you find this?
I bought an el cheapo too, works fine.
Most welcome.
I loved the way the design made use of the whole space, if that makes sense? And that was before I realised who'd done it.
You can use acetone to soak off and harvest rhinestones and also to remove old glue.
I'd call those dining room chairs if I saw them here. 30s onwards.
Sometimes, the eyes work. ;) I'm fond of those enamel and marcasite brooches too. Yes, I thought Polish, they do set nicely. It's solid and well...
I use a little metal rod with an indent which I've had for years to set stones sometimes. It comes with a wax pad. Tweezers are very handy, so are...
Collectible - something you can fool someone into paying a daft amount of money for. ;)
That's really useful, thank you - seems I've more of their stuff, I've just looked at the little marcasite pile which seems to have somehow...
There's one on Ebay UK at the moment for under a tenner.
Resized them. I've had it about nine years, I think. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Good god, eagle eyes! Thank you hugely. Yes, they're not often silver. Even in base metal they're worth more than I paid for all of this.
Where are you seeing BJL, honey?
For god's sake don't buy him a drone.
I was rather a bit pleased with it!
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