Up until today, I'd only ever seen photographs of these things online. I always thought they were fascinating little inventions, and when one came...
Oy. I know. I know. It's stupid. I had one guy offer me some ridiculously low price for a silver coffee set I had for sale once. I turned him...
Value is whatever anyone will pay for it. Georgian silver can go for almost anything. I've picked up pieces for as little as $20.00, for as much...
London, 1772! Very nice :)
It's a lorgnette. And a monocle is held in the eye-socket and not in the hand.
Without seeing the hallmarks, it could be anything from the 1700s to the 2000s and silver plate.
Oh okay. That makes sense now.
So basically an authorised reproduction or replica? Or "fake".
Apologies for hijacking the thread - what does it mean when a coin is 'restruck'?
Looks like gilt brass to me. Or would've been, originally.
If it's metal, and it's light and insubstantial - spelter. If it's metal, and if you polish it, it's golden yellow - brass. If it's metal and...
That is correct. So that means your knife would be an early 1900s smoker's knife.
What's a lodereindoosje? I think I have one of those in my collection...
[ATTACH] The tamper is THIS THING: The round knob at the end of the knife. You yank it out and stuff it down the pipe bowl to pack up the tobacco...
Oh I see now!! Yes! Kronos is correct, broken pipe tamper. The tamper is that circular metal thing in the photograph. You would've yanked it out...
That's a sweeet knife!! From Georgian times, up until the 1980s, Sheffield was a MAJOR cutlery manufacturing mecca in England. It was the English...
I have seen some beautiful lamps, but I want to find a good source for wicks first, before I buy anymore.
Sorry, I guess.
Probably the cheapest antique I ever bought. $1.50. I don't think it's particularly old, but I'm thinking of breaking into the world of antique...
What's stopping you? I'm sure there's plenty of companies that still make them. Although in my experience, modern styles are rather...plain.
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