I bought it from a local auction house. They were selling a whole heap of Austro-Hungarian stuff (about half a dozen pieces). This was one of...
I have consulted this: http://www.925-1000.com/Faustria_02.html ...and it has not been of great help. I bought this: [ATTACH] And it has...
My bedroom windows are right next to the front door. I'd smash the glass and pass out all my most valued treasures and then jump out after them!
Well you're not getting it back!! :o And I'll do my best...
No, Sorry AF. No engravings anywhere. I've checked the entire thing, as usual. I have a cylindrical, wooden club/baton which is almost the size...
The dents should be pretty easy to press out if you get yourself a hard, round object. Perhaps a billiard ball or some such thing. Or the base of...
Removing the tube is the easy it. Trying to reach in to beat the dents out is the hard bit! I haven't figure out how to do it. The tube isn't a...
Glad you can all see the telescope. I'm wondering how to remove the dents in the main draw-tube.
What you got here is like a campaign desk sorta dealie, or what I think some people call paymasters' desks. Basically a small, compact, portable...
This is quite possibly the oldest telescope I've bought so far...and the most expensive. I doubt I'll be buying another one anytime soon!! [IMG]...
My hunch is that these aren't that old. I dunno, they look too 'clean' and 'crisp'. If they were from the 18th century, surely they'd show wear...
Victorian-era brass inkstand. Letter-holder, inkwells and pen-rest. I've seen these sell in antiques shops for hundreds of dollars, but only if...
Where I live, silver plate stuff sits. And sits. and SITS. By the time someone buys it, you almost have to dig it up to remove the dust around it.
I agree. Inlay is MoP. Ivory would look like a sort of pure, creamy off-white. This looks more shimmery and silvery, like MoP.
This has been some thread!! Will, I hate to say it but the others are right. There isn't anything particularly old about your magnifying glass....
To be sure, tip it over and see if milk comes out. Best try this over a sink, just in case :P
I'm confused. How many boxes did you restore? There's three of them in the photographs.
Extremely pretty!! I love old boxes. I'd love to add that to my collection!! :o
Hahahahahaha!!! Oh stop it! :D
I can see some of them. Some are clearly advertising fans, others are more decorative. None of them look especially old. I'd say they're 1950s and...
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