Bakers, I've picked up an awful lot of Deruta (for home USE!) for PEANUTS lately. Is Deruta perhaps "not recognized" by the sellers, or is it...
Bulldogs, is there ANY chance you can find a family member of the bride or groom? (Maybe Bakers can help!) It's difficult to imagine almost...
Well, buyingtime, I WAS a Brownie in the early 1960's...
Quirky, we did that in Brownies, too!
Fig, I do believe you're right: Odd Fellows! This gentleman seems to have similarities to the one shown here: [ATTACH] from:...
Knights of Columbus or similar fraternal organization?
Jake, I find several #4042 items via a quick Google search. Nowhere did I find a name shown for the pattern. It seems to be referred to everywhere...
Would this be considered a Birdcage Windsor chair, sort of like this one? [ATTACH] from:...
This one, on Etsy, is described as: Vintage Large Sewing Awl Needle for Leather Upholstery Canvas, Stable Farm use, by F. Dick, Germany, wood...
I believe that this one, which sold recently on eBay, may be similar to yours. It seems to have the same "four dots" on the medallion and is...
Bakers, they're even painting upholstery with latex these days! http://www.thekimsixfix.com/2014/05/how-to-paint-upholstery-latex-paint-and.html
Billy, is there any chance you could take the coat outside and take a few shots in daylight? Maybe what it's made of would be more obvious in...
TooMany, that IS pretty!
Don, I have a pair "sort of" similar to yours. Mine fill from the bottom tho - no hinges at the neck. They are marked simply 800 - no other marks...
I got home a bit earlier than expected, so I was able to try again with photos of the marking on the saucer. Here's the best I could do. I...
Thanks, Bakers. I'll see what I can do either tomorrow or Wednesday. (I'll be out most of tomorrow, and I don't think a "flash" photo will do it,...
Anne, you've already posted this in Antiques Discussion, and you have some views there...
Anund, it looks like some of those "lobster shacks" in Maine! As a New Englander, I have to love it!
Judy, what a great thing to do! Hosting an adult wasn't a whole lot different from hosting a teen! The woman was a very sweet and extremely...
TooMany, I don't know for sure if it's solid silver or plate, but I can say that there is no wear to any part of it. I have a LOT of silver, and...
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