Here is a set of serving pieces. The fork has the same figural finial as yours, but believe the handle design is different....
Debora nailed the location, the provence of Perigia in the Umbria region of Italy. The finial is the symbol, coat of arms, of Perugia. I doubt any...
Gee, even the Victorians were "dumbing down!" I suppose she was making Robinson Crusoe into a first grade reader like the 20th century Dick & Jane...
I suspect the reason was a child's version because Goldol... was noted for her children books. Hmmmm.... Don't know if your version of "In in...
There were a multitude of editions and versions of RObinson Crusoe published with one of them Robinson Crusoe In Words of One Syllable. The "In...
Fig, the site it was on has several Imperial Russian catalogs. Here are other catalogs, etc... Scroll down the menu on the left to "Past...
1. Spoon is by William Gallimore of Sheffield: Scroll about 1/4th of the way down the page to Wm. Gallimore:...
I've taken the liberty of editing all your pics: cropping, contrast, enlarging because it is nearly impossible to even begin to ID makers as they...
You're welcome. Here's the one and only jar I found. It is only a pic leading to nothing....
Agree Vitamin B supplement. Googling I found a pic of a Bemax jar, but it didn't take me to whatever it was. Supposely it was once on one of the...
Thank you, Taupou, for the Pima Hopi explanation. Interesting on the matriarchal culture traditions! --- Susan
Haven't had luck on finding info on Rowe or any of the men. Did find info on the photographer. He was Robert Milne who seens to have been in...
You're welcome, Dave. I don't know where some thinking Sosolda is Hopi is coming from. Wright's Hallmarks of the SW is a respected source, but of...
Believe it is the mark of Alvin Sosolda, a Pima. According to Wright's Hallmarks of the Southwest, p. 160, Sosolda "specializes in silver...
Following is a 2 piece 1930s Dutch bookcase library cabinet. It is a combination of bookselves with cabinet doors on each side. It has similar...
I visited it in 1964. Though it was grimy, I was truly impressed with it and it's Blitz history. When I heard it was cleaned in the 70s, I was...
I have taken the liberty of editing your pic in order to see it better. I have corrected the perspective, cropped it, brightened and adjusted the...
The potter is George Thomas Mountford of Stoke-on-Trent. The dates of 1888-1898 are used in dating this pottery....
Found a few of the Napoleon & General Kleber plates by the same company. It is being dated from 1910 to 1950. Now that was a big help! :(...
Appears to have a small plaque up over the door with writing of some kind. I tried enlarging to see it better with no luck. --- Susan
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