Believe small poker chips or game counters more likely than thread... Not exactly the same, but 1" chips - scroll to bottom:...
Suspect your bear (what a great face!), more likely originally held a glass trumpet vase insert:...
Not particularly uncommon, have seen the use of Roman numerals for the month on quite a few European pieces over the years... Here is the form...
This old thread was from when I was 24/7 caregiver for my Mom - don't remember it and am amazed I was even capable of coherent thought, much less...
The black handled piece is an adjustable embroidery/sewing stiletto, it can be found with sterling handles too - the patent number is 917295. The...
You're most welcome, Kathy. It's wonderful that you're helping your folks with stuff, and please post anything else you're curious about, we have...
It's no problem, an admin may even move it to 'Silver'. you did fine, even in posting your pics. It's actually a fairly common pattern, just not...
Me too, I think this one is the nicest piece of the group, regardless of material. ~Cheryl
Ahhh, not that they don't show up here, but Ruskins aren't something I find around much, or for that matter, pewter utilized like that either -...
Welcome. For future reference, you will have better response if you post your items in the appropriate forum rather than in 'Introductions'......
That first brooch keeps ringing a bell with me, I think an old friend who collected Czech brooches, especially flower baskets, and seem to recall...
Bear might know better, but I'd think if pewter, it would have just been cast, the point of the brass or silverplate backs on either hammered or...
I'd think a Ruskin too, and would guess a sterling front... ~Cheryl
Should mention that these are typically bronze, the designs based on Byzantine mosaics... ~Cheryl
The 'Cordis' pattern was patented in 1957, #D179983. Doubt the design predates the 1940s (though the designer, Oscar Riedener, started with...
Heh, sometimes these old eyes still do their job - it's a pretty little piece... ~Cheryl
Eh, my eyes are pretty bad anymore, but what I see is a fancy script 'L' conjoined with a simple, wide 'W' - Lutz & Weiss used a similar mark in a...
Did you try reading my post directly above yours? ~Cheryl
The mark is a bit unclear, but don't believe it is a Laurin mark, and suspect the pendant is earlier than the '30s. To my eye it appears to be a...
The baby pieces actually often predate the 1958 introduction of 'Cordis', including this set, which bears the 'm' mark of Tiffany director John C....
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