I’ve taken off the plexi and, happily, have found that the wood appears to have shrunk and cracked after the chest was painted. Hopefully you can...
Thank you. Yes, I will remove the ugly plexi and give it a careful clean but, otherwise, will leave it as-is. I purchased it recently at a local...
I think probably from when he shipped out to Crimea, in May 1854.
Thanks! I found some information about this surgeon: [IMG]
Just wondering what the group thinks of this chest. As you’ll see, it has the name of a doctor painted on the side. Someone has covered this up...
While looking for pigment dots with a loupe, I accidentally discovered a tiny little impressed mark that I hadn’t noticed before: [IMG] Turns...
Yes, store point of sale display, for sure. And, if the Wikipedia history is correct about Brasso first being sold in 1920, it’s a very early one...
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Interesting! Thank you.
I’d like to sympathetically restore this 18” tall chalkware figurine but, despite searching every way I can think of, I’ve had no luck finding a...
Okay, thank you!
Because of the risk of shattering?
Okay, had a close look and am seeing dots. Also, the frames show signs of being carved, rather than injection molded. So, tortoiseshell? I...
I just might wear them!
Thank you! I will do this.
I picked up these great old sunglasses today for the princely sum of $12 Canadian. In the shop I could hardly see through the lenses but, happily,...
Thank you, ola402. Great info!
Thanks, Bronwen. Yes, the 50-star flag was introduced in 1959. I believe, though, that by then flags hadn’t been made of wool for decades.
Are there any flag experts in the group? This 28” by 15”, 48-star American ensign came out of a boathouse of an old (120 years old, at least)...
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