I agree that a hoof pick has a sharper angle. The end of the pick is at least 90 degrees from the handle. A quick images.google.com search for...
Did you mean to say Norwegian instead of Swedish (Hordaland is in Norway)? If you meant Swedish, how did it come to acquire that name? (I'm not...
This is just a random idea that may or may not be helpful. I wonder if a UV light would make the writing more readable. There are relatively cheap...
The reason I thought more strings of beads is because they seem to be strung along the warp. Maybe its a combination - the square design strung on...
"...the book that literally never does grow old..." Never say never.
It looks like strings of beads.
There is more writing to the left of the L that is getting clipped out of your photos. Maybe a first name. [ATTACH]
It looks like Lamoreux to me (the writing on the back).
The last photo you posted didn't result in a huge improvement. Here is a retroreveal off that. [ATTACH] Looks kind of like Mrs. -- P. Houghton...
Last name in the first name looks like Houghton to me. L----- P Houghton
another from retroreveal [ATTACH]
The writing along the bottom appears to be a date. April 29, 1881 or something like that. I've tried running this through retroreveal, but it...
Huh?
I agree with @terry5732. It looks ground (or cast if fake), not knapped as you'd expect in a point made of flint, obsidian, etc.
Very unusual. I don't think the horse would appreciate the blanket positioning. That makes me think the artist is unfamiliar with horses, and not...
It is complicated, but historically there is a definite connection to Netherlands. You can see this in the names of some of the original 13...
Like a cascading brook in a park, or a small water diversion for some other purpose. The offset posts (concrete or timber, laid down), would slow...
@Bookahtoo - first set of photos looks like a water feature.
@Darkwing Manor - Flags in photos can be useful in dating them. The flag on the wall was in effect from 4 July 1896–3 July 1908. That narrows your...
@Darkwing Manor - do you know the approximate dates of those?
Separate names with a comma.
