I'm sure something like this would've had a specific purpose. The head wouldn't come off for no reason.
Well we haven't seen every side of it yet, so possibly. At any rate, the surface itself looks pretty textured as it is.
My guess is that this little fellow is a snuffbox. Or possibly a desktop vesta case.
The Lion Passant is for England. The Lion Rampant is for Scotland, and I believe, a variety of European countries.
I think it's too small for bread. I do have a larger one which would fit bread, but this one wouldn't have the space. It measures 4x8 inches.
Another score from the local auction-house. Beautiful oval sterling silver candy bowl or boat or whatever. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] (The...
If you intend to use them, it's a good idea to take out the lenses and blow out the dust first.
...of an officer and a gentleman? Thank God I'm neither of those!
I'm flattered you think so, I hardly think it was that useful.
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus - Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon. There B, your words of wisdom. Unfortunately I can't help you until I know...
Thanks! I nearly broke it in half when I was disassembling it. I didn't realise it UNSCREWED rather than pulled out. Fortunately I didn't damage...
[IMG] Picked this up today and spent about two hours fixing it. Careful application of heat, a few rounds in the ultrasonic cleaner, and I was...
STOP!! TREASON! HERESY!! BLASPHEMY!! *covers ears* I AM NOT HEARING THIS!!! *LALALALALALALALALALALALALALAA!!!!*
What you've got there is an Underwood #5, I believe. A very common machine from 1900 to about 1930. They can be repaired, but they are tricky. The...
Sometimes. Not always. If the links are too small then they can't be punched, in which case, the T-bar and the clasps are the only parts which are...
We know it's silver because we can see the silver hallmarks on the T-bar at the end of the chain - the little punched indentations in the metal,...
The whistle + key are most likely RR related, and probably used by the guard or the conductor to signal the train to leave the station and to lock...
The chain looks like it's silver (I can see what I think are hallmarks on the T-bar at the end). The watch doesn't look like silver though. It...
I have done that, and I have whiled away SEVERAL hundreds of hours!! :P
Without seeing inside the watch, it would be impossible to tell what it is. The design is VERY generic. Watches like that were made in Europe, in...
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