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    Glass vase,italian or chinese ?

    Or something similar: might be Scandi given the colour.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 11, 2015 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Cleaning Jasperware, Before and After

    Ah, now that's a chemical reaction. Celluloid is unstable enough that it reacts with the atmosphere. ;) Acid plus aldehyde type compound isn't good!
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 11, 2015 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Questions about a home-made rag doll

    If it helps, I have cards of those press studs - snaps to you - bought new by my mama in the 1950s.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 10, 2015 in forum: Antique Discussion
  4. Ownedbybear
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    Art Glass Vase

    Agreed.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 9, 2015 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Paging af please, or other watch people

    Mine is an FZ100. I suspect that may be the key: it has a proper Leica lens and the sort of heft that an SLR had. I use the macro setting and a...
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 8, 2015 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Unusual Map Donated to RSPCA

    You're welcome Martin. Stick it in the shop for a tenner, it ought to get that!
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 8, 2015 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Unusual Map Donated to RSPCA

    Hi Martin. Not old, I'm afraid. Those were made in the 60s as decorator pieces. 1960s, not 1660s. ;)
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 8, 2015 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Paging af please, or other watch people

    Thank you all very much, especially af! I can see how people get fascinated by watches. This one is a low grade movement, yet really well made. I...
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 8, 2015 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Does anyone know what this is? I need to identify and value. Thanks.

    I suspect it's Italian.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 7, 2015 in forum: Furniture
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    Need some information

    Lovely. Late 19th or early 20th.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 7, 2015 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Paging af please, or other watch people

    OK, so here's the interior of the Swiss one. There's a mark of S F . [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 7, 2015 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Paging af please, or other watch people

    Done it - there's a little notch. The movement is beautiful. May need to wait till daylight for a photo. ;)
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 6, 2015 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Paging af please, or other watch people

    Thank you! I shall go take a careful look at the Waterbury. How do I open the inner door on the Swiss one, please?
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 6, 2015 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Paging af please, or other watch people

    I love car boot sales. Someone selling pocket watches, another person picked one up, inspected it, and handed it over to me. It's silver, quoth...
    Thread by: Ownedbybear, Dec 6, 2015, 13 replies, in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Can you tell me who made this glass paperweight of Horseshoe Falls?

    It says copyright then CW. ;) Nice.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 6, 2015 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Finds Thread

    So, I managed to identify my buckle. Auguste Besson, Paris, circa 1881. Result! :)
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 6, 2015 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Cleaning Jasperware, Before and After

    I've never ruined a single one of the objects I've cleaned, and I've been doing it for a very long time indeed. I've also owned many of them for...
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 5, 2015 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Finds Thread

    Thought it looked like a Wedgwood one, my house is infested with their glass animals. Not surprised the Wadeheath went fast, those are very stylish.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 5, 2015 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Finds Thread

    Annoyingly familiar, that is. I like those Deco jugs. I see a bit of Mdina - and what's that green glass seal behind the pot dog?
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 5, 2015 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Cleaning Jasperware, Before and After

    Meh, all I can say is I have two hundred year old bits of baked earth that got used, washed up with detergent and hot water and still look good as...
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Dec 4, 2015 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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