In your line of work you could literally park your tank on her lawn. Might cost you that much in gas to get there, though. :-)
Old brass cleaner also leaves white powder residue. I think it is more likely than mixed metals.
But most things just need cleaning to get them working again. OK, run me a bath and we'll try it.............
Those dots say it is a half tone image, photographically produced. So while it may be a printing plate it is a relatively recent one.
[IMG] I do know they have been widely reproduced as decorators items. They can come quite aged looking. Drop them in the sea at high tide and...
[IMG] Value would vary widely depending on where you live.
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Christmas cheer in somewhere for Mariechen? Not enough information.
I have just had to resist buying them. I am sublimating by buying small stuff that can be quite expensive enough anyway.
The term for that is a celestial globe.
Is that about a dozen different chuck keys to lose?
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It really does not matter, make something up if you want to. :-) There are lots of modern jewellery makes in Italy today, and the value is in the...
[IMG] I can't see any hallmark, just a makers mark. Is it marked 18 carat anywhere.
The names of the countries should give a clue but it can't be all that old.
From what I can see of it it appears to be a modern machine cut thread. I think it is modern in an older style. What are the last two pictures?
You can rub the amber with any cloth, to give it a static electrical charge. Silk is good. You can find tests for amber online. The colour...
[IMG] Looks like a typical late 19th C tub chair.
It would cost more to fake a Mason's chamber pot than it would be worth. But it looks normal enough to me.
Last Saturday I watched a collection of Baccarat paperweights sell for up to £5000 each. $15 may not be too much.
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