I really like that desk.
"Any ideas what it might be for?" No idea but I love it!!! How very practical that tambour front is. In terms of practicality, if the box were...
Ladybranch -- "The top left quarter may have crossed keys." As in "keys to the Kingdom" possibly?
Flintlock and others -- is it just me thinking that the seal has a religious connotation? I'm "seeing" a haloed angel or a pregnant figure...
Springfld.arsenal, DH was thrilled to see that advertisement again and remembered that ad from when he was a little kid. He said he never did...
King of Things, I was organizing my thoughts and typing and revising as you were reaching the same general conclusion. Do you agree with my...
I wonder too, Bakersgma. To me there is a noticeable difference in the way the (capital) "S" in "Simmons" is formed, so perhaps there was a...
Gregsglass, I'm sorry to hear of your severe allergic reactions. Had you not been so allergic you could have taken a cue from my daddy when he...
I think one of the differences in the way things may be handled regarding a discount on an item possibly stems from whether the shop is located in...
"White tree trunk paint" is still being sold today. Different reasons are given depending on the geographical area (weather). When I was a young...
Wendy, I am sorry to hear of your father's passing.
That's certainly possible, Antidiem. I wonder, though, if perhaps the women (young ladies) may have been given (instead of a "paper" (vellum) or...
We were "CY" way back when -- it stood for "Cypress." ;) The only other exchange in the whole "town" was "BR" -- it sounded so "cosmopolitan"...
One of DH's aunts worked at B. Altman in Short Hills for many years but long ago.
Looks like you found an answer.
Shangas, thank you for the history of your interest in antiques. You really were young when you took an interest in antiques. ;)
Vintaged, yes, those are the cookies I remember Grandma making at Christmas.:happy:
Just curious, Shangas, but did you start "antique hunting" when you were a young child (7 or so years old)? Were you digging in your yard looking...
A big "welcome" to you Vintaged. I am pleased to see someone from the Netherlands here. I look forward to seeing the treasures ("old stuff") you...
Thank you, thank you, thank you Clutteredcloset49. ;)
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