Well this does all sound very convivial, I must say.
No, not leather. Black paint. I know because when I bought them, there was still some of it left. But it was literally crumbling off it was so...
Here to show off my three sets of antique theater glasses: [IMG] [IMG] First pair. Victorian. 1880s. Mother of Pearl on the body and the...
I'm sorry.
I know this belt is Peranakan. It corresponds to similar Peranakan belts I've seen online. I also know that it is very old. I suspect it was...
I think I'd call myself more of a hobbyist antiquer. Most of the stuff I own isn't that exciting or expensive or rare. It's just pretty and cute....
The market I went to had a lot of seriously old Western antiques. Stuff from the days of the Legation Quarter, and all that. Stuff that had been...
What incredible replies...OK here goes... You're quite right. I've traveled extensively around the world and sought out antiques in most places....
I should point out that this DOES have an angle, otherwise I wouldn't call it a writing *slope*, would I? It's identical to the one in the...
Yes I'm aware of that. That's why I had my suspicions. It's very solidly built. This isn't junk. It's quite heavy and solid steel or iron or...
Yeah that sounds about right. Sadly, complete ones like mine are extremely, extremely rare. I've only ever seen complete writing-slopes in...
Thanks Bev. Oh, and there's a dedicated thread to my grandmother's belts in the Jewelry board if anyone wants to read more about them.
Hahaha!! Certainly true! Yes they are VERY hard to find and prohibitively expensive. I'm so lucky and proud to own this one!! Do you own one, Bev?...
Hi Bev, Yeah sorry about that. Those photos were taken in the hotel room in Peking. I can get better photographs & upload them tomorrow, no...
Hi OwnedbyBear, Ordinary, flathead screws.
Fascinating stuff. Post-mortem photography has fascinated me, although I don't think I could have one in the house!! And this thing about posing...
Hey folks. A few months back, I went to China on holiday. While I was there I visited the largest flea-market in Peking, looking for some manner...
I've shown these elsewhere, but I thought that I'd make a dedicated thread for them, as well. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] The Historical...
Thanks Shiloh, that's very gratifying to hear!
Thanks QuirkyGirl. In case anyone's wondering, Toulmin & Gale survived from 1735-1876. It went bankrupt in 1876. But before then, it manufactured...
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