Ah- I saw the little jaw like things and assumed that's what it was. Maybe try a piece of lead in it from one end and then the other and...
When it’s working right you push on part of it while holding the other and gravity drops the lead down and the little claws hold it when you let...
My guess at the signature is L Binn
If he is a wine enthusiast wouldn’t he not want that cork to touch his wine??
Looks like a puppy modified the bottom edge. Perhaps faux painting it could touch it up and keep your eye from going to it.
If it’s not valuable you could try mineral oil with an eye dropper and let it sit with the threads downward. I’m not an ivory expert but some...
What’s the top made of?
Also good for planting tulip bulbs if you can get it back in the drawer before wife notices …
I’d be interested in understanding how a jeweler could tell if it was just gold plated or gold all the way through
I believe that is called tatting. My grandmother (gone about 40 yrs now), used to sit and crank these out at an incredible pace. It was almost...
I believe he means cut a piece of veneer just slightly bigger than the area you’re trying to patch then cut through both the new piece and the...
My glass knowledge is fairly limited, but perhaps the Pontil was ground flat so that it would sit flat. Looks like there are remnants of pontil...
Welcome! Upload some some photos and include an underside photo and the dimensions and we all will have a crack at it :-)
if it was mine, I would first try using old English scratch remover on it once or twice (the light colored one) and then after it dries a coat of...
Keep polishing and eventually you’ll find the silver ones inside:-)
Thanks, it does look like writing. That’s part of the wooden handle so I wonder why they would use that surface
Wow, that’s amazing. Thank you!
Looked at the Silver Marks references but not sure how to start with this "busy" marking. Looks like a bunch of letters and lines to my untrained...
Separate names with a comma.
