Thanks! I believe DOL stands for Dorr Oliver Long, a company that mostly produced mining equipment and was a major employer in my home town, back...
Thank you!
I believe this is an old hockey jersey but am not sure. It appears to be made of wool, and has a tag from a Canadian company known for making...
I’ll bet these hands were scaled-down copies of a larger master, made with a three-dimensional pantograph. Of course, I could be wrong, but this...
Interesting indeed! I like the mention of all models having moveable thumbs, as mine has this feature. Thank you!
I’ve discovered there was a Dominion Glove Co. Ltd. here in Canada (where the hand was found). So, perhaps “Dominion” is the maker, 24 is the...
Wonderful - thank you so much!
Great thoughts - thank you! Now, I need to find out if 24 is a glove size…
Today I acquired this carved wooden hand with poseable thumb, mounted on a porcelain base marked “England” and “J.R. Palmenberg’s Sons New York”....
I paid $5 for this plate and two ladles, so am pretty happy.
Thank you, Marote!
I recently picked up this pewter plate and am a bit confused by the marks on the bottom. Does anyone recognize who the maker was, and when it...
Thanks for all the info you provided, and the images of the other two Keelor posters. I love his style!
Here are a couple more photos of the handles, which look hand-made to me. [IMG] [IMG]
Definitely copper, but must be a different purity than the rest of the bowl. [IMG]
It was the contrast in colours that first grabbed my attention. At first I assumed that the bottom had been replaced as part of a repair but now I...
Thanks for your reply. I found some good information about cramp seamed copperware here:...
I realize that dating a copper bowl can be very tricky but think I may have found a genuinely old one today. It’s quite large, about 24” across,...
Thanks, I will try to get an estimate as you suggest. I’ve seen some Canadian posters from WW1 sell for thousands of dollars, but have no idea if...
Thanks - I’ll look him up!
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