Wow, Cheryl & SIS! I'm so glad you found those & ended my misery, wondering how they came to be. I still think these "strong little guys" are...
Perhaps bookends?
My best guess is that the painting and the gold initials were added by an amateur hobbyist. I don't know if it would be possible to identify who...
or bottom RIGHT?
Just as an aside: Some of the ones that are about 9" or so were originally beer foam scrapers!
I can't help but notice some similarities to the pencil box AJefferson sent me in our Secret Santa gift exchange this past holiday. According to...
Peggy, based on that label, I'm thinking late 1950's/early 1960's. The building that stands at 3000 Main Street in Dallas was built in 1955....
Kevin, can you show us photos of the figurines, too? It might help someone to identify them. Also, please show photos full size. Thanks! [ATTACH]
Lenny, it appears to be a belt buckle from the US Naval Academy. Here's a pin with the same emblem on it: [ATTACH] from:...
Peejay, I haven't been able to find another like this, either. Either way, I think it's marvelous! My best guess is that the holder once had a...
The one on the left (from Worthpoint) is described as Peters & Reed Thistle in an orange colorway. The photos don't show the design too well,...
I'm not sure if this (unidentified) pattern on Replacements is the same or not: https://www.replacements.com/webquote/unfunf1039.htm
I would say it's a woodsman or a woodcutter - the equivalent of an American lumberjack.
I don't think it has anything to do with fire fighting... Is that the word BORLANGE in the middle? (Borlänge is a city in Dalarna County, Sweden.)
The collector who showed these photos says the Wilkies bottles are from the 1960's: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
This reminds me of the "aerialscapes" done by artist Toni Silber-Delerive, but I don't know what her signature looks like.
NE, I had never heard of those! LOTS shown here (tho I don't know if that's what Ed has shown...): http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/putandtake.htm
Photos enlarged and lightened: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just a bit of company info: E. J. Arnold & Son Ltd was founded in Leeds in 1863 and became a major firm of stationers, printers and publishers....
Perhaps a copy of this one? WILLIAM ADOLPHUS KNELL https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/listed-artist-william-adolphus-knell-138053254
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