Lathe? There was a W. L. Grout associated with lathes.
Check Gillinder "Classic" for the covered dish.
Does anyone want this photo? It's 10" by 8". I will literally just stick it in an envelope and pop it in the mail cheapest possible. [IMG]
Who knew Brighton, Ontario had a watchmaker? It was (and pretty much still is) a small town. In fact, it didn't achieve "town" status until 1980.
Actually, I think he looks the proper portrait of a hobbit.
Sweet little miniature. Could very well be painted on paper or vellum. I'd take a guess at very early 19th C. My guess is based only on Thomas...
Japanese farmers with winnowing baskets. Looks like plastic imitations of ivory okimono.
edited Earlier post and subsequent took their sweet time showing up. If the trunk isn't open, then it's not a lamp.
If you look at aladdin lamps, they share that same extended spout, it's just that the body on your has an elephant shape. It may not be a lamp....
I'd say a woodcut. And it looks very amateurish to me.
The bowl decoration might have explained the whole thing. I really don't think it's relevant to anything, but the image on the "Why?" side is a...
Wustrow?
Is it a coin bank or an Aladdin lamp?
edited - too little, too late
I would guess it is carved of gypsum.
Stylistically, I don't see how this is before 1872. It looks very Art Nouveau. I would think that circa 1900 is more likely. If Austrian......
The first piece seems to be a medallion from an annual industrial exposition. Looks like you have a deluxe version. (I wonder if those are...
Might have something to do with Franklin Investments, which went public in 1971.
I think they're nice. Charming in a naive fashion. While they may be from a kit, I think their naivete works against that notion. I think the...
There are tiny flaws in the picture - tiny things that should have been airbrushed or spotted out if the photo was meant for production purposes....
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