A tincture as AF said is something diluted or mixed with alcohol. So that'd be tincture of lavender oil or something of that nature. The most...
Rostfrei = German. Literally it means "rust-free" or "rustless". So yes, stainless steel.
While some of that stuff I would definitely keep, there's certainly stuff there that I would agree - has no real 'keeper' or 'collector' or...
Next step is to find someone who will buy the other one.
Maybe it's an antique 710 cap!! :o I'm sorry, that was a terrible joke...I'll show myself out...
Gonna sell my other pap boat, because I found this one, which is nicer, heavier (more than double the weight), and in better condition: [ATTACH]...
As an antiques collector, and budding dealer, I do try my best to learn and understand how things were made when they were new. What they looked...
Nah it's just copper in there.
The man I bought it from said they burned charcoal. I honestly dunno WHAT this thing burns...
The final-final step is painting the signs on the frame back to their original gold... BEFORE [ATTACH] [ATTACH] AFTER [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I bought this at the local flea-market purely because I had no idea what the hell it was and I reckoned it was different. I've researched as much...
That article reminds me of a joke about Britain in the 1950s. Still under heavy, postwar rationing, a lady goes into a Singer shop in London and...
Here, this'll help: [ATTACH] The wick is curled up (see image) like shown, with wadding in between (usually cotton balls). The juice (lighter...
It's called a lift-arm lighter. The horizontal tube holds the flintstone. The lighter-juice and the wick and the wadding goes into the body of...
The completed machine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yeah I guess.
Short answer is: NO. Long answer is: This machine is, and always was, a treadle machine. But somewhere along the way, it was converted to...
I've popped the belt on!! It runs perfectly!
My latest restoration project, dropped off at my place by a family-friend, who asked me to give it an overhaul for her... [ATTACH] The first...
Hard to tell what it is, without seeing the whole object. That's if it's even silver to begin with. I'd say it's a snuffbox, patch-box or pillbox....
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