Almost certainly plastic.
That PAT PEND is probably for the shank treatment at the shoulder. I think those are earlier than your mother, unless she was well into her...
Black glass, aka French jet and 1950s ish with those clips. I'd agree on the "ivory" ones being 1980s.
Also bachelor, without a T. ;)
So, you'll be off to Lidl in November, then!
That too!
Lidl sells giant ones, ring shaped at Christmas. Plain dark chocolate covered gingerbread, with a sugar crust base. To die for. And as for their...
I think Bronwen and fig are right, staring at it. Thanks folks!
@evelyb30 - cheers. Gold plate would make sense, and it's well done. Part of the same mega pile as that weird Limoges brooch!
That's one hell of a sales description. Baby teeth and teratoma. ;) Thank you most muchness to @kyratango and ya'll . That looks spot on. I need...
I've had a tap at it, and it seems to ring like metal, which is interesting. I'm now wondering if it's some kind of enamel work.
That could make sense. I googled around a bit, and I'm sure I knew the answer, once!
I had a jools day yesterday. Seller had several boxes of costume, and we settled on the equivalent of $25 for the lot. Sight unseen, pretty well....
An oddity. Trombone clasp, brass, I suspect early 20th or so, and perhaps French or Austrian. But the "stone" puzzles me. The white bits looks a...
We get those too. I'm hungry now.
I do indeed know there are re-enactment groups here, my godson does (our) civil war, complete with six foot musket, and I've met people who do...
Not with that chalk and those trees. I'm still inclined to European: even in the thirties, foreign train travel was being advertised.
I dunno if they're Korrekt. ;) I do remember the ones I had as a child had that apricot filling , though.
Thanks chaps! Bought here in the UK, from two totally separate places. Odd what shows, isn't it. ;)
Lidl! But they only sell them close to Christmas.
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