Another vote for fairy. The original book called Tinker Bell a fairy/faerie. The 1950s movie called her a pixie. To me this doesn't look like...
Am trying to catch-up on the forums. Fig, I have the same box as yours! Mine was given to us new back in 1966. Gee, the design on the sides look...
Trying to catch-up on the forums since getting home. I was hoping someone had nailed this building by now. I haven't anything to add except to say...
This morning am trying to catch up on the forums. It doesn't appear you have been back to this thread since Thursday morning? I see Spring spotted...
I also see Complimentary. Like the rest of you, that 2nd line is nearly impossible. I think I might be seeing, operative word "think," Mr. Br. or...
I'm traveling at the moment so am not near my pewter references. I can tell you that the WIV probably stands for William IV, King of England......
It might be considered a grasshopper rather than a cricket. The French used to use bigornes in their silver markings, but probably only on their...
Baker, I'm surprised also. Yes, these marks are for French silver plate. At the moment am traveling so don't have Tardy with me. BTW, that is a...
I meant to reply to your excellent observation sooner. My family, both sides, were very much family oriented with a keen sense of history and...
>major differences between the building in the CDV and the synagogue.< Yes there are, and there are major differences between the drawing of that...
Here's a pic of it today. It is the oldest continuously operating synogoge on NYC. It was built in 1853. Congregation Chasam Sopher. 2nd up from...
It may be the Jewish Synagoge on Clinton St. in Brooklyn. The following webpage has an 1853 newspaper pic of it. Need to scroll way down the page....
Welllll, scrape my previous replies. I just got a closer look at the eye piece frames of some online to see that it is not a honey bee on the...
I think they were made by Lemaire of Paris because of that insect on the eye piece frames. Those insects are honey bees, Lemaire's logo. Here is...
>The best thing to say is that her face has character. :cat:< Hmmm...character.... well all I can say, I'd hate to meet her in a dark alley. Now...
This may be what is called a fireplace insert parlor stove. The inserts all seem to have this weird rounded front. Here are a few examples:...
Welllll, we've had the good, a couple of the bad, and now time for the ugly. This CDV dates to the mid 1860s. I hate to admit it, but she's a...
Bev, I'm not sure if above website is correct on that mold numbering. I have now seen Black-biils with mold numbers in the 7000s on reputable...
>...wonder if it's a repro...< I honestly don't know anything about these "Black-billed" pitchers; however, found info on the following site....
DD are certainly wonderful to have around, aren't they. >small, medium and large< PicShop has those options: small, medium, large, ultra large,...
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