How large (or small) is the second piece of glassware (the fan-shaped clear one)? I have on one or two occasions seen a small(ish) fan-shaped...
And here is a link with more photos of foxing --...
I am curious about one thing. In the lines under the name "Jules Verne" -- how is the word before "Island" spelled? Is that an "x" at the end?
You may already know this but you didn't give a date for the folio . . . The Tribune Subway Gallery may have been in business only from 1940 to...
Very pretty. I love the raised design on the inside of the bowl.
In a pinch (not its intended use) it can be used as a "splatter screen" over a grease-popping frying pan. ;)
And the "husband?" and the man who's just dismounted from his horse have their left hands already free of items and balled into fists. :eek:...
Messilane, don't you dare spill the beans about the other place I like to do small tasks on a TV tray with a lip on it and a ready source of...
RE old wooden ironing boards -- I have one and it is wonderful for pulling a chair up to and working on small projects (writing letters,...
Mymysharona, are there any marks on the bulldog pin? I'm wondering if he is "Handsome Dan" (the longtime Yale University mascot)....
I'm going to be a bit fanciful in my thinking -- perhaps the two matching pieces of jewelry are done in a "key to my heart" motif.
"Plain" translates to "homely" in these parts. :shame:
I still remember being about 3 or 4 years old and sitting on the drainboard of the kitchen sink while my mother tried to wash/scrub off the red...
It's been around a long time, Bakersgma, and has to do with "classical" beauty as portrayed in paintings etc. I can't find on-line references to...
"Or her ladies are low danglers." Oh, so . . . you are not familiar with the long-time "measure" for "placement" from a beauty standpoint. The...
Love the bookend.
"although his ears and hers are no where near the same. :rolleyes:" Lucky her!!! I think it is a female even with the big-boned bare hand. She...
If you really think it may be North Carolina pottery here are two links (both of which show contact information) where the people may be able to...
KingofThings, DH and I visited the Olympia in 1986, and when I told DH about your posting(s) on the Olympia he immediately said "I stood in the...
Thanks, Gregsglass. It may have been purple. I just know it was so noticeable. And the gentian violet might make sense because my aunt was a...
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