I have no clue - just wanted to say that I am green with envy - what a lovely piece! Edited to add: I believe that it is from the American Empire...
Not to rain on your parade, but I have half a dozen of these (sterling, some weighted, some not) and have never been able to sell one, even at...
Thank you AJ for clarifying my memory..............Gram has been dead for over half a century and the "monster" has been gone longer than that, so...
Coincidence? - That's MY excuse for the clutter in my home......................... Welcome to the forum!
I think it looks like a Dutch (at least influence) linen press. We had one, slightly larger, but somewhat earlier (circa 17th Century) in age...
The OP noted that there is no label in the garment.................I think the BenMarc is printed on the clothes hanger, and probably not related...
more commonly called an arachnid lunch counter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
Can't help with the mark - but the portrait looks like Empress Josephine...............though its difficult to tell with her mouth closed!!!!!!!!
You don't give a height, but it may be the base for a smoking stand.............or as you mention, the base may be from a lamp (or other) and it...
Isn't interfacing (for tailoring) a non-woven polyester? And I have seen tags in those "new" rather flimsy shopping totes that give the material...
I am not quite certain what remarks you are referring to. I haven't read anything that even implies an attitude such as that. By ALL MEANS, if a...
I was going to make the same comment on another thread...............a low value item that everyone seemed excited about because they could...
McCall's cookbooks are a compilation of the recipes printed in the magazine. The magazines were usually discarded when the new issue was received,...
Regarding the gas regulator...........we once owned a monstrosity of a ceramic table lamp with two brass arms terminating in fixtures fitted for...
and that would explain the diminutive size......they would probably look a bit lost on a cap.................
Back "when" it would be conventional to have entertainment at this type of dinner, usually something "traditional" (but touristy) from the host...
Lookin' good, King!!!!!!!!!
Ooops! I have no idea HOW I overlooked this thread.................heaven knows I am in the forum more than not....................so allow me to...
I can't pass judgement on THAT one.....because I "broke" with some family when I married! Though I was not the first in the family to marry...
I know that at some point manufacturers introduced five "arms" on the base for stability, but I have no idea regarding the time frame..............
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