I'll show up dressed in silken robes, a coolie hat, and bearing oriental delicacies. Or something.
Finally got my carrier home! Here it is next to the brass one I bought last time: [IMG] [IMG]
Cool, you found my ancestor's piggybank...
Do you have Prince Albert in a can? ...Sorry, I had to. The setup was just too good...
Yeah, that's a very nice pill-roller to be sure. Cleaning it might be a problem, though. You don't wanna do anything that might cause the wood to...
1). I paid about $25 for the one I have. But that's a steal. Retail, they're about $200-$350.00 for an antique Victorian one. 2). Should you buy...
DP. my bad...
I'm flattered, but I'm not nearly gorgeous enough to pass off as female, and crossdressing just isn't my kink. So, new poster. What is it that...
The opium and crack was delicious. The pot was a bit undercooked.
That there's a genuine, authentic, non-replicated antiquarian wotsit, from thingamagoo. I think it might be valuable :P
[ATTACH] Here's the picture!!
So what differentiates an authentic antique pipe from a modern reproduction?
Another junkshop score from my travels around southeast Asia - now in Singapore. [ATTACH] The two wooden rectangular things are antique opium...
Some more photos I managed to snap: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Some of the gold leaf decals.
For removing grime and general dust and grit, a damp, soft cloth or brush will do.
This is nothing!! I have another one at home which is even bigger!!
No. As few as 2, as many as a dozen. 3 or 4 are the most common, though.
Stacked-bowl/container carriers like this date back CENTURIES in Chinese and southeast Asian culture. These enameled steel, and brass ones, were...
They are. The term originated in British Colonial India, and the British Straits Settlements (Malaya & Singapore) in the 1800s...as did the carriers.
'Tiffin' is an old, Victorian-era English slang-word for lunch, snacks, nibbles, or afternoon tea.
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