A back view. [ATTACH]
Here are some more pictures that show she is wearing a bird as a hat,or a bird has got its feet tangled in her hairnet, with the right hand she is...
I'm pretty sure the wish thing is just a normal made by the thousand watch paper. I have not actually read it,if it is satirical it would match...
The handle is attached to the pierced part, so some would have to remain, which I think would mark it out as a Frankencup.
Early 19th C verge escapement pocket watches are not uncommon although good basic examples tend to start at around $200 now. Anything unusual...
Tinsnips, nah, he just bit it off, and spat it into the Don.
I am sure mine is bronze. Although the one linked is slightly better than mine the $195 price seems mad.
That's why I post them, I feel they may be of more general interest. And I say you can't have enough blokey stuff among the EAPG and obscure...
DOH! It's a combination lock snuffbox in poor condition, I uploaded the picture by mistake and forgot to delete it, now I'll leave it or it will...
Looks like a nice cup holder with a clear 1895 hallmark, eh? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] But sadly, it's scrap............. with an inch or...
Looking at the stuff in hand it does seem to be all stripped out of old guns rather than kit stuff which is not really in character for the old man.
I'll try an acetone soak. I'd not bother if it was a rough example but it looks pretty good. Here are a few more little metal things, I have...
Getting down to some packets of tiny stuff now. An ivory and gold toothpick holder. [ATTACH] A fine condition Victorian silver fruit knife with...
That's a little fence to stop sightseers falling off. Could we have a close-up of the head and the...whateveritis...on top, please? I will do a...
But that one has wings. I'm trying to think of something to put in that hand socket, like a tiny hair brush.
I don't think they would be much good as kitchen timers, the central dials are for a normal alarm clock and were never all that accurate. The...
A couple of more or less complete flintlock mechanisms, and a load of springs, cocks and other lock parts. Are these likely to find a market, or...
This is a spelter, 10 inch high model of some famous column, with a thermometer attached, probably a C.1900 tourist souvenir. I have found quite a...
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