Waterman lever-fill fountain pen. Popularly called a 'woodgrain' from the red-black ripple effect. Dates to around 1910-1920. The colour on the...
Looks like James Smith I (Which despite the name is still marked IS). 1720s date. Which would match the date-letter.
Hahaha!!
I'll give you two bucks. Don't bother to get a box. I'll take it now.
It doesn't look clean enough for ivory.
No details. I would've mentioned them otherwise. You know how thorough I am with this stuff.
YARR!! [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Picked this up at the local flea-market. Although I am loathe to sell it, I will eventually do...
I typed "CIGAR CADDY" into Google Images and came up with this: [IMG]
Next steps: 1. Cut sides. Screw them to the top. 2. Cut and add in support-blocks for the base (this machine is 30lbs on its own without the...
LOOK!! PICTURES!! [IMG] My highly technical schematic drawing for the appearance of the base-board. All measurements are done in inches....
They say if you wanna find out if something is silver, you put ice on it (or put the silver on the ice), and it's supposed to melt right through...
I have a silver-faced pocket-watch stand from 1920 in my collection. When I bought it, it was covered in dents. I picked out the eight, TINY...
I would never recommend cleaning antique silver with Brasso and sandpaper. I'm feeling nauseous just thinking about it...
So do I have to delete my post now?
For cleaning really stubborn tarnish off of brass: Brasso + ultrafine steel wool. For polishing the fine intricate details on brass and silver:...
Work continues apace. We've got most of the wood. Soon will come measuring and cutting. Will give photos when we start really getting down to it.
The good news is that my watch has been serviced, cleaned and has had a new crystal put in. The silver has been polished and it looks great. The...
After five weeks, I have been informed that my silver pocket watch is ready for pick-up. I shall be going off tomorrow morning to do just that!
Dad and I have gotten most of the wood together. We've figured out how we'll put it together now. Next step is measuring and cutting! We hope to...
Heading off to the flea-market today. Gonna see if I can source some nice period handles or knobs for the drawers and lid and stuff.
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