Mike, I've enlarged & stared at that sig many times now, and all I'm STILL seeing is Christmas ribbon candy!
And, as Cluttered has said, a bit more: from: http://www.askacatholic.com/_WebPostings/Answers/2008_04APR/2008AprIsStChristopherStillASaint.cfm...
Hi, T-Nez, and welcome! You will surely find folks with similar interests here!
Is there any way this piece could have fit into one of those "fan" type lights that were popular for a while there? They had a night-light type...
MrNate, the mark appears to be for: BIRMINGHAM SILVER CO., INC. of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Yalesville, Conn. 1932 - present Silver-plated goods...
Well, I think that may be a decent indication that they're simply not worth what he's asking.
Did anybody else used to use this site? http://antiquebookendcollection.com It doesn't seem to be there anymore! :( I used to look things up...
SSlava, I may be way off base, but that last one looks to me as if someone has been studying Carlo Dolci. Are there no signatures on any of these?
Karen, DragonflyWink and I have some of the same spoons in our collections, and it seems that you & I do, as well! You have a lovely collection!
Yes, that is a Steiff Floppy Ente, or Floppy Duck. This particular one, with the pom-pom on its head, was made only in 1958-59.
Bronwen, the site I referenced says: Ars Murano was founded in 1982 by Roberto Cammozzo, Elio Raffaeli and Renzo Vianello. It goes on to discuss...
Items marked S. Kirk & Son Inc. are from 1924-1932, according to the Stieff (of Stieff-Kirk) website:...
I believe the "H" indicates heavy weight - better for you, since it's heavier sterling!
Zep, I wonder if it's Roberto Cammozzo. (There's some info about him here:...
Many long years ago, I bought an open box lot of 20 or so assorted stoppers at an antiques store that was going out of business. I was able to use...
The TTK Kokura Ware is likely: TOTO (Toyo Toki Kaisha, Ltd. established in 1917 at Kokura to produce Earthenware, Chinaware and Sanitary ware....
Any chance there's patent info on the back? (I had one with a patent date in 1897 on it... I looked at over 400 patents for that date until I...
I don't know, Larry, but here's one of the glasses that goes with it! [ATTACH] from:...
Hi, Anne, and welcome! There are a number of "joolies" here, so you may be sure you'll be in good company! Happy Holidays to you, as well!
My first impression is that the baby is wearing rubber pants over his/her diaper. The original rubber pants (invented in 1910) were made of...
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