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I'm wondering if the first item and possible the second might be a casting, and not carved wood; or perhaps stone, even. A photo of the bottom...
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I've seen a lot lamps, both old and new, where the pipe was threaded only at the ends. Older lamps I think are more likely to have only the ends...
I seem to remember seeing a similar item on Antiques Roadshow (US)....but of course don't remember much of what they said about it....
One possibly relevant observation: while googling for magician photos, I noticed that very few magicians performed wearing glasses.
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Maybe...I remember some of the old spring rides could buck a kid off pretty easily. There's a video showing the casting process at...
Cast aluminum, per the links I found, made by Mexico Forge, originally of Mexico PA, later bought out by Kilgore (based in Ohio and later in...
Some old brochure pages at http://www.vintagespringriders.com/manufacturer/mexico%20forge/detail but don't show your item. The company was...
Great. There's a spring-ride resource at http://www.vintagespringriders.com/abc Yours looks like one they list as by "Mexico Forge," a brand and...
Full images are easier; you can edit your post: select "edit" and click "full image" for both photos.
Maybe....another photo of "Gilly" Davenport: [ATTACH] and from 1957, levitating his daughter Betty: [ATTACH]
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A tamper for a tobacco pipe? (And welcome!)
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