Another item from same estate as my recent post. This is an 8” Mummert-Dixon oilstone grinder for sharpening wood chisels, plane blades, etc. It...
[IMG] [IMG] Who will win the battle of the Rolexes? We size up the contenders in the New York showdown between two extremely rare, highly...
The Basiliscoe Mercury 294 TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community Due to recent legislation in Europe, a number of American...
Here’s a website that seems endless, everywhere you go in it there’s more interesting info and ample photography. The links here are just the tip...
[IMG] [IMG] ‘Little citizens of the feathered tribe’ An exceptional example of Audubon’s The Birds of America, the most valuable...
I’m trying to resist Yard and estate sales and have actually been somewhat successful, but unfortunately someone in our machinist club emailed the...
I follow a Facebook group called “MHAU - 1600 to 1788” and occasionally see research reports there that I deem worthy of further distribution....
This was found in an unlikely sale, present but “not for sale.” Owner didn’t want to part with it but my friend Ben and his twin brother convinced...
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Tempted to bid, have never owned a flamethrower and have never even seen an antique one, but I’d be interested in how it was determined that this...
Machinist club has two yard sales a year, at the sizeable suburban estate of its president. Sry I have no pix overall, was too busy to get any....
The Basiliscoe Mercury293 TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community A number of stories of armour in popular culture this week,...
A new friend asked if I could tell him anything about the holster, belt, and buckle pictured. I don’t know a thing about old leather. Anyone...
A friend sent the link. I knew I’d better avoid it, but was afraid I wouldn’t be able to resist. Only about 1/2 hr. away. Why did I have to...
Yesterday had to saw edges off of some big sheets of plywood, with no helpers. These are impossible to run over a table saw by yourself, safely...
A special Rockefeller edition to celebrate an historic auction series – [IMG] Where next for the girl with the flowers? Marc Porter on a Rose...
I was putting lots of “reality” videos on you-tube ca. 2012, and changed to experimental art video for a short time. The videos proved wildly...
A friend would like to sell this item, thus link to the auction. I do think it is an interesting and unusual item I haven’t seen before. Since I...
The Basiliscoe Mercury292 TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community Arms and armour in the news Apologies for the lateness of...
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