What is the writing after the date? Patd
I think he was a doctor and she spent his $$$. I see several sets of dishes I would love to have. She must have used a different set for each...
Good find INH. Griffins and hoof feet look very similar. Guess if the were 'born' together will remain a mystery. And, yes, for being a farmer's...
Gosh Aquitaine, you did a beautiful job figuring that out. I had tried working with it. Grandma had a lot of Dutch relatives so might have come...
From the same company, not known for salting. Scroll through when you have time. It will make you feel good about your 'collecting.' Patd...
There is a rim inside the bowl that the lid sets in. The fit is perfect. I'll try to get a picture tomorrow. Patd
Thanks Bakers for your help. The inside of the lid is above. It looks like the little 'bolt' is soldered to the peg of the final. The lid is...
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Grandma used this to serve her cranberry sauce, apple butter, etc. I have looked it over carefully and find NO marks.. Also, the lid is nicely...
It looks very similar to a handbag (packed away) that DH gave me as a wedding present in 1960. Patd
Thank you Bakers. All I could see was a triceratops!:banghead: Aquitaine, I have looked at the monogram, gone away and come back to it, trying to...
@TallCakes - were any of those pieces reproduced? Patd
Does it move around in the bottom or is it glued in? Patd
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Another piece of Grandma's sterling. It is marked 5581, 3 1/? pints. It is 6 1/8"...
The manufacturing flaw in the lid will not help. To reduce the stains, try soaking it for a couple of days in a peroxide solution - the kind you...
See if you can find antique brass or brass set screws to replace what is there. Usually there are 3 per shade. You might check lamp shops or...
Samis? Gomis? Patd
Leave it in the frame and let the buyer to decide what to do. Patd
Almost looks like a Biblical allegory. Patd
Are you considering putting storms over your 12/12 windows or replacing them with the same? In early times 12/12 were a sign of wealth. We...
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