Has the tip (point) snapped off?
Pretty sure you could (can) buy Japanese quartz movements by the pound (weight) from any wholesale source - I think they were probably the only...
Hey it's only money
Tiger balm then?:p
My guess is German, transferware decorated. late 19th c taste.
looks Victorian to me
Guessing but looks like a piece from homesense, i.e. Made in China
if the stone has a lot of wear, it won't be jade. Jade is very hard indeed and will not "wear" in normal use! Real jade can't even be scratched...
Clogs, right?
Video games weren't invented yet in 1957 AFAIK :oldman::confused:;)
I'd say full-on flamenco :D:D pretty great, I'd keep these if they were mine!
Bron, this tape measure is slightly larger than yours, marked 2-1/2" ;)
The tape measure? It's a 'medium' one I suppose; 2-1/2" with a 1" wide tape ... The porcelain item is 2-1/2" high, plus another 1" including the...
Very good buy anyway - well done!
Ok @Number 47 I think I may have found something ... I now believe your teapot was made by Booths. I looked at a few of their teapots and...
I've been looking at the photos of your teapot again, the extra pics here appear a bit different to the ones I saw in the inkwell thread. I still...
Yours is also sommerso, of course! The one you found online is very similar, and I'm sure the bottom is ground flat, right?
If it's all together like that, you won't get a better fit than if you use superglue ..other glues will increase volume and you may have...
Try a Ronson or similar circular table lighter insert, good bet it would fit .. Pretty nice bit of glass though!
Pretty sure these things were made for the decorator trade in the early 50's
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