I;d say purely the utility value. I am pretty sure the welders we had at the boatyard were at least that old and are probably still being used.
I'd say probably about £50 against a plain case that would be maybe 20 to 30.
You could try Coin Talk, an associated board, but most of the colletors are Americans, and by British standards, clinically insane. There are a...
you sprung that from nowhere From my head, is all. I am far too lazy to get up to look stuff up.The pictures do not include the inside of the...
Bless me, Father, for I have sneezed.
Hey, I am not just 'the watch guy', I am quite tall and occasionally make jokes.
It is a 15 jewel Swiss clubfoot lever barred movement with cut, compensated balance, (a medium quality movement), certainly Swiss made, for the...
Clean brass or patchy lacquer? Many seller will polish anything rather than leave it alone.
she kept it on until it had to be cut off I just noticed that you have abandoned this idea.
Original finish is usually black laquer or leather. I am sure about the engraved lines as a key forthe adhesive. In general, no one using...
That looks like the type of cheap fairground ring that comes with a slot so it can be one size fits all. Could be a sentimental souvenir from a...
THey have lost the leather covering around the glare shields. That lined appearence is typical where the metal was to be glued and covered with...
I think the nearest suggestion is for pressing curds to remove the whey in home cheesemaking. People made up tools out of what was handty which...
Are you sure it is not Cantonese? The trouble with looking at other people's examples is that they are not always correct in their attributions.
Any chance of a picture where you can tell which is tool and which is workshop and other junk lying around?
If all the pieces are in this style, they are really not what CC collectors are looking for. The Bizzare and Fantasque patterns with strong...
I'd say not unless the pictures are much better and show both sides, plus it helps if you give any information you may already have.
It is a modern Victorian style item so I don't think the maker would make any difference to anything.
I'd say they were pseudo marks on a US coin spoon. The spoon looks more American than British.
Well I had never heard of PMC but who knew? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_clay Most of the far and middle eastern jewelery I have had was...
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