Good quality when it was made,now it is a rusty piece of iron with missing gold overlay and a bug eaten handle.
I had an aunt named Maxine,everyone called her Max.
Looks like something ceremonial,can't see the center flag and horn detail.But the gold stripe on both edges would make it hard to sharpen without...
Looks like a language problem,maybe if someone offered her some bangers would she be offended.British,Australian,New Zealand,and the U.S. English...
Lenk Automatic Blowtorch
The pot looks like a very abused spun piece,too hard to tell about the tray from the photos.
Could be laser engraved or CNC made by factory or hobbyist,probably some time after 2000.............. http://www.carveonecncwoodcraft.com/
What is the strange surface on the back side between 12 o'clock and 2 o'clock?
Small ears.... from someplace between Nepal and SE Asia.
I don't know what material yours is could be any type of metal which can be cast in a mold. The material used to make the pattern was sculpt...
Sculpt wax piece from college days,Tom Sawyer and friend jewelers brass and 3.5 inches tall. [ATTACH]
They used "sculpt wax" which works like clay and then used lost wax casting for the piece ........
Looks like it's from South Pacific/Indonesia area.... @Any Jewelry
The center looks a bit like Mexican matrix opal,maybe sodalite and unknown for the dark stone.
Appears the top piece was originally a handkerchief pin and was modified to hold the ring and lower piece. Looks like the hinge was soldered after...
There was a hinge on the bridge and the lenses folded together.
Looks like a marriage of some type,can you post photos of a side view of both pieces. The top part looks like an alligator clamp.
Printing plate.... http://scalar.usc.edu/works/performingarchive/photogravure-printing
Not unless he aged 30+ years and added at least 50 pounds weight.
What's up with the Bell Trading Post tag on the bracelet?
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