Spain had Caribbean colonies, especially Cuba - sticks might have been commissioned then shipped over, with the paper section added.
Ruth, your cameo is depicting Venice. Rialto Bridge.
No, they predate that. It's the colour, construction, shape that looks 1830s on. Ish.
Quite possibly, although the cape clasps would well predate this lovely reminiscence. I saw some at the museum but I can't find an image online.
Debora, second one down on Peter's Nursing Collectibles has a cherub on a dolphin. The NHS People's History link is putti as well. That's a pretty...
Absolutely! It's half the fun.
Oh, they were very pretty and decorative. The one in that link, with the cherub heads is typical. The Nursing Museum at St Thomas's has some. Let...
Are those metal studs in the legs? I'd think 1830s ish on, but they're tricky to date. Certainly 19th C. Oak.
Nurse's buckles are very common here. It wasn't fanciful at all, they really were worn on their capes or on dress belts. Have a look here:...
A torc.
That yellow is spot on. It's violent. I think Bischoff does sound like the suspect. Thank you!
davey, my Pa had one of these, but I don't recall the exact detail of how it worked. It was certainly Pools.
Thanks jivvy - I've had a look and I think it's a trick of the light on the photo.
QE1 looks 1950s ish. That's if it's her: those eye bags and the face shape look a bit off. It may have been made around the time of QE2's...
You ought to be able to remove most of it with a soft old cloth: something like an od cotton T shirt, dry. I'd then use another cloth wrung out...
True. Sorry abou that. ;)
Spot on fid. Home, away and score draw. Yes, the odds were always in favour of home wins.
They're identically shaped. And presumably it would need to be something like a wax resist to get the scavo finish and clear symbols.
Yup, all cold and heavy. No bubbles under a loupe, either.
You spin it, see where the x's settle and use them to mark the score draws if I remember rightly.
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