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Nice video of Bassett-Lowke live-steam model in operation: [MEDIA]
Bassett-Lowke was a maker of model trains, until 1953; I think this is an illustration of a model locomotive, not a full-size one. (Sniped)
I imagine the online searching is complicated by the fact that "vitaphone" referred to three or four different companies. A very early phonograph...
Sandalwood, possibly; pretty widely available, so could have been a home craftsperson, or an import.
It is really easy to be mistaken when looking at items that one knows little about, or even to become firmly convinced that a fake is real. It...
I love Quadra! Haven't been there since 2011 though. We stayed up 'til 1:00 AM watching a meteor shower, then got up at 5:00 AM to enjoy the...
Just a thought: is it possible it has just been polished, for whatever reason, rather than being chromed? If actually chromed, perhaps the parade...
Generally true; but there are also quite a number of businesses who purchase inexpensive guitars and have them signed en masse by various people...
I don't have any opinion on authenticity; the signatures at SBSVC's link are widely variable, and I'm no handwriting expert. I am mindful that...
Another signed by her at https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/squier-fender-bullet-strat-electric-guitar-signed-by-379803 [ATTACH]
Amazon sells Selena Gomez autographed guitars; her signature seems quite variable; but see...
It reminds me a lot of a souvenir knife I got in the Middle East, around 1960. Mine has horn handles, inlaid dot decoration, bone spacers; brass...
Rabbet or rabbeting planes, I think. Compare modern version: [ATTACH]
I've had good luck putting smaller items in the freezer also.
aka carpet beetles or similar...their larvae love horn, baleen, feathers.....
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