Hi D.F. A few people suggested a similar method. I tried it with masking tape and it seems to have done the trick! Thank goodness!
Well I would like to use it if I can, so I would like to fix it permanently. And at any rate - the glue repair wouldn't be visible, and the...
Nothing that I saw, no. I've tried it all - cleaning, lubrication...the thread still doesn't hold. It still pulls right out. I suppose gluing it...
Hi AF. I have heard of it, yeah. I'll look into it! Thanks for the suggestion. I have cleaned the draw tubes EXTENSIVELY with sewing machine...
It's my birthday this week (yay...) and to celebrate, I splurged on a BIG ASS telescope! :o It's solid brass, and clad in wood. It's approx 12...
AF is most wise. Too often, people forget the history behind antiques, and that leads to problems and mistakes. I always believe that the two go...
It's not very big. I'd say it's for dolls, or for a very small child. And I tend to agree - whoever had money to blow on something like this AND...
If that entire set was sterling silver, it would be marked STERLING, STER. STG, or something similar. Or have a numerical fineness mark (800, 830,...
My guess is one of those spherical paper lanterns...
Monarch's head = pre-1890, down to about 1780, I believe.
REAL ivory will NEVER be 100% smooth, or 100% perfect. This is because it's a natural product. Here's some ivory from my own collection. You can...
Ivory is easy to tell from plastic, once you've seen enough of both of them. Just remember: Plastic is PERFECT. Ivory isn't. That should always...
The answer has been found! It's a gardener's budding knife! :)
It's not an ink-eraser. I've seen LOADS of those. I've been collecting antique writing equipment for 10 years. The blade would be the wrong shape...
I've done a bit more research and I think the knife is indeed George V. I've read enough evidence from various sources to convince me.
Oh I know there are loads of them (I've found dozens of SINGER ones for when I've been restoring sewing machines), but I meant that J Rodgers...
I can't imagine that needle packets are easily found.
I searched the mark up online and other sources say 19th century. That being the case, I think it's George IV.
Oh sorry. I guess my Latin isn't as good as I thought it was! LOL! But would it be George IV, or George V? I can't imagine a WWI-era medical kit...
I picked this up at a local thrift-shop on the way home from town, while sheltering from the rain. It is steel-bladed, and ivory-handled. And...
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