I have had some luck removing rust from tins by soaking in vinegar. I tried it on a very rusty coffee can that i did not care too much if it was...
i believe its the pineapple pattern. pineapples were sign of hospitality.
we lived in South America. My parents bought several pairs of these stirrups on a trip through Chile.
I have had glass drops like that with longer necks used to weigh down Christmas tree limbs.
My mom and grandmom both called #1 cranberry servers.
Your story sounds like mine only in the midwest barns and basements. Taught for 35 years. Thrift stores were my stress release. Welcome.
I have cleaned up a lot of old rusted tools. i apply rubbing compound , take a FINE soft wire brush on my drill and gentle go over the whole...
looks like a clematis to me.
I am no expert but many of these stones are found in our fields around here (mid Missouri) from around 10,000 years ago when the glaciers were...
25 caliber is a very anemic round. would not want to bet my life on it. just a center fire 22 LR.
Round head nails assume?
I t is sitting on a rock or the ground. How about a grouse.
No paint. Wood has character -paint doesn't. I have had to strip to many pieces over the years. I never paint.
If that were mine i would gently clean with mild soapy water and after it dried I would put Howard's beeswax on it . But I am not an expert.
your two bowls look to be berry bowls.
Would a stick be inserted into the tube and secured with a screw in the hole?
lead should leave a mark when rubbed on paper .
I always check Bookfinder for book prices. They pull from all places where books are for sell on the internet.
There is a jasper conglomerate of jasper pebbles and quartz.
Could they be blue fire opals? Hard to tell from the pic.
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