The way its made - that enamel on iron, as well as the style of the pen which looks Georgian, unless it's harking back. The hinge and clasp loook...
19th C and possibly early at that. I suspect it's some kind of writer's society.
You're very welcome. I've seen the full sized ones a fair bit - that baby one's cute. They get filled with sand and used as doorstops sometimes....
You'd not fill it if it were a mini one for a doll's house. The real ones had rubber bungs. Yours is missing its wee handle. [ATTACH] [IMG]
Miniature hot water bottle for a bed, I'd say.
I don't think opal. Monstone or chalcedony seems most likely. Plain black background.
They hung down to her knees.......
And then there was the Mayor of Bayswater's daughter...
It's annoying the bejaysus out of me!
I know a very rude song about that to the tune of John Peel.
Blue is from Empoli. I know that stamp on the cranberry, brain has forgotten it.
Yup. It's obvious too.
I was thinking the seam indicated a resize.
I suspect it's been resized.
It's an eight day winder. In theory, wind it once, it stays good that long. The dial shows how the spring is winding down. It was my grandfather's...
A sort of acrid chemical smell if that makes sense.
Have you tried putting it in a plastic bag for a few hours? Celluloid can be stinky if you do that.
It was the crack on the carved one I saw?
Someone's optimistic to say the least. That's £100 in scrap. Older ones do carry a bit of a premium but not brand new ones.
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