According to the inscription on the back, it appears it was an award for an 1899 Billiard Handicap competition for the town of Hutcheson. Probably...
I haven't able to find an instrument identical to this one. I thought possible a recorder with metal keys minus the mouthpiece, but couldn't find...
BTW, John Meir had a "Patras" pattern but quite different from this one. --- Susan
Found the cup plate pattern. According to Petra Williams & Marguerite R. Weber in "Staffordshire II Romantic Transfer Patterns Cups Plates and...
Moreotherstuff beat me to the pattern name of the cup. The pattern is pictured in Petra Williams Staffordshire Romantic Transfer Patterns Cup...
Glad I good find some info. I honestly know very little about woodwind reed instruments except for the Sax - hmmmmm me and Pres. "Slick Willie"...
Davey, on thinking this over and seeing the the following page, I believe yours would be called a Series Artys. The following page has the serial...
I'm not sure of the date, but do see the word "Artys" on yours. The following site has info on the Selmers with several paragraphs on the "Selmer...
That's a butter pat mold in a thistle design. --- Susan
Here's an identical secretary, but in different wood and with an unmatched chair. Together they sold for $100.00....
BTW, I really am unsure what this is. At first I thought a match holder, but the shape just isn't right as well as stand-up match holders should...
The hat appears to be a fez usually associated with the Ottoman Empire. Today in many Muslim contries it is considered politically incorrect to...
Ooops, I now see that the Zao character is used in some the of the Japanese porcelain marks. Scroll down about 1/3th of the way to the section...
The bottom mark 造 is the Chinese character Zào that translates to "Make." I would think this plate is Chinese rather than Japanese unless Japan...
I think the image under the "gt" and whatever is a stylized collar stud button thingy. I've now seen it on other pieces. Pictured on the...
I agree with the GF something. I took the liberty of editing the pic. By turning it 90 degrees to the right I can see the "gt" in lower case with...
I found the L-l mark that Baker said was the "import sponsor who arranged for it to be assayed..." It certainly fits in with the 1993 date. The...
Ditto here. I was surprised of the date code letter also. Could this be a hair stick rather than a hat pin. I'm not really up on British import...
I thought the same. http://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Dates/London.html --- Susan
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