You're probably correct about vacuum sealed. It does seem that once the lid was popped, it wouldn't provide a very tight seal afterwards. Does...
Does the wire secure the lid? Some kind of preserve jar? There are sites that deal with those specifically. Might be worth seeking those out....
https://books.google.ca/books?id=MhItAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT43&lpg=PT43&dq=%22thomas+burke%22+engraving+rinaldo+armida&source=bl&ots=SAPmYOFsOH&sig=ACfU3U3G...
Not something I had considered.
Congrats. Well written, concise, very good photos.
Splicing 20" hemp cable: [IMG]
Maybe an African souvenir? Dogon?
Cromwell Knox might be this guy (or his brother): [ATTACH]
This is from a 1903 paper, which is well before flappers, but maybe it was an annual (or revived) revue: [ATTACH]
I'm finding references to Sydney Tivoli as an Australian vaudeville theater.
Agree that it makes a huge difference whether the honor is hereditary or not. I wonder what the documentation looks like for non-hereditary...
Using Wentzel, I've found some tantalizing tidbits: From a French reference on German heraldry: [ATTACH] From a book on Otto Von Bismarck:...
With the constant repetition of Otto Wenzel's name, I do think this document relates to him. Being raised to the nobility would be an honor...
Robert Hanke did stuff like this. Probably others as well, but that's the name that comes to mind.
This document and the sword would be very important to the family they came from. Not to raise any hackles here, but if they were acquired under...
If it's being used for trade, it's supposed to be inspected regularly. These marks are from a pewter mug. If it says a pint, it's supposed to be...
I'm reading the date as 1859. I think it's worth something. Let me know if you're selling it.
A Google translation of this section includes the phrase "raised to the nobility" (What follows that seems to start the written description of the...
Wenzel arms from online: [ATTACH]
I don't think it will be a difficult text for someone fluent in German, but you'll need to show more pages. I think that first page is a list of...
Separate names with a comma.
