The emblem has been identified as Sigma Chi, Debora has posted images of a lady holding one similar, and of a ladies purse with another fraternal...
Looks like a circa mid 19th century American coin goblet, believe the name is 'KENMUIR', suspect a jeweler/retailer rather than maker, with '11...
Like most things, they're not bringing quite as much as they used to, but this one would still bring very good money, though teaspoon size usually...
A spoon like this was a souvenir, intended for display - on the other hand, there've been numerous fully enameled sets of demitasse or mocha...
Not a baby spoon, and not 'scary' to my eye - it's a late 19th-early 20th century 'Black Americana' enamel bowl spoon, made by Watson/Mechanics....
Quick search finds these two pieces on eBay: [ATTACH]...
Have run into 'Silver Artists' pieces before, they appear to be mid 20th century, and silverplate, often with visible wear to base metal - as to...
Not sure would be able to identify her origins from what is present in the print, and she could just be a pretty American black girl, but for what...
When I see beaded bowls or baskets of similar construction, they're usually a bit different, brighter, and from Africa - but suspect this one...
Maybe we're related (I've some Dutch way back), I've always had what most have referred to a 'half-smile', on my left side, and I'm also a...
Circa 1980s 'Beauty Marks' - if it's kind of heavy and stamped 'Weighted', then it's the top to a crystal powder jar (I have one, given to me...
I get the impression they might be satirical cartoons, but no idea what they'd allude to (perhaps the scowling man is John Bull?) Here are some...
Heh, have quite a few alligator product ads somewhere in my files, alligators were used for all sorts of stuff, the reason they became endangered...
Awww, thanks - she was great, and even in her eighties, handled a drill like it was a natural extension of her hand. Those women were heroes,...
A high school friend had a very similar piece, though a bit smaller because it was made from cigar boxes, constructed by, if I recall correctly,...
Hehe, Mom was definitely no 'Betty Boop', she was a Daddy's girl who, in a family of four girls, was his main helper (and my brothers learned from...
Eh, not ambidextrous, but can hammer a nail quite well, as well as handling a variety of hand and power tools - at 15 was working construction...
They look like studio pottery lidded vessels to me, perhaps 'SA' are the initials of the potter - interesting that the only other one found is...
1891: [ATTACH] 1886: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Late 19th century scarf pin, this form intended to look like a miniature powder horn - they were made from tiger and lion fangs, but were also...
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