Hi Af, I was always told it gave the roe a funny taste. I have several caviar servers that are made out of Mother of Pearl shells. greg
Hi, I have all kinds of furniture in my house. The neighbors think it is a museum. They all bought 1990s furniture new into their retirement...
Hi, Talk about finding things in the wall. I was trying to sell my house years ago and a neighbor said I should put a statue of St. Joseph in...
Hi, It was very popular to bleach the mahogany to turn it into blonde. Actually it bleached it white but with the yellow varnish it turned it...
Hi, I would say the late 40s. It looks like blonde mahogany. greg
Hi, I had a friend who bought a huge buffet from a church that was going out of business for 50 bucks. I cursed him very soundly since the dang...
Hi, I think the three knobs would have matched the two on the top drawer. greg
Hi, Looks very 1930s/1940s. Are you referring to the three knobs which look like glass, the ones on the two doors and cubby? The rest of the...
Hi, Even with the facial hair, my first guess was Columbus. greg
Hi, I got rid of a pile of them several years ago. Most were from famous hotels but a lot of them were cleaners from the turn of the century. I...
Hi Aquitaine, Do eBay for three valentines. I had not done eBay for 4 years and just sold one item last year. I used to sell a lot on eBay now...
Hi Joe, Geesh Joe you are preaching to the choir here.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: We all started on one or two things...
Hi Lucille, I love the pattern on the tea pot. greg
Hi, Instead of sand blasting I use a place that uses crushed walnut shells. Sand is a little faster but the shells are not as damaging as the...
Hi, It looks like the knobs were replaced with that "French provincial" hardware. It looks to be a wonderful piece from before WWI. greg
Hi, I used 10 doors from a house that was being demo'd for wainscoting in my dining room. It looked fabulous. All I had to do was fill in the...
Hi Book, They might have been some sort of heating vent from floor to floor. They might have gone together as a set open to let heat up closed...
Hi, I wonder if they were a home project. My great grandpa used to make stuff like that instead of buying it. I would swear that he made them,...
Hi Marko, I have the same blue mirror top tables. I have two demilunes like yours and a double width one. The old Queen Mother of Elizabeth...
Hi, For cleaning, I would spray him with "foaming bubbles" bathroom cleaner wait a couple of minutes then rinse him off and dry. Sometimes takes...
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