PS. Any signatures have no significance on these pieces. This one does seem to refer to an original artist but that is as far as it goes.
These were usually painted on ivory, later on celluloid. Apart from the frame being plain ebonised wood, the construction is exactly the same,...
Hand set knobs usually pull off. A chime is a number of simultaneous or consecutive different notes, as in a Westminster chime. This clock strikes.
I agree that it is fairly modern and only in form, a carriage clock, and I can't see how it would strike (not 'chime') with no apparent bell or...
[IMG] Not one of these? I was hoping
The press stud to keep the parts together would seem to date it to the 1930s or later. I'd have paid a lot more for that for my swordstick...
Given the present political situation in Britain this is not going to be more than a proposal, in my opinion. The Conservative party is hanging on...
These watch straps mostly date from the 1950s onwards. They appear to be stainless steel and so have no real value. Wrist watches first appear...
I think it will be a chance for me to buy some nice pieces cheap. I'm not planning on selling any ante-mortem anyway. I do think the idea is...
It looks more like FR. S . The engraving is a bit amateurish but the dot after the R is very large, I can't really see one after the F. The R is...
Naval hangers (or hangars) are usually relatively short, for use in crowds or condined spaces. Cavalry sabres are for hacking at people on foot...
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I have a very similar Accutron that I wear all the time, and I'd buy one in a gold case because mine is just gold plated. All the rest of the...
Certainly French, much exported to England, and I suspect this one is spelter, not brass or gilt bronze. Look or make a scratch under one foot, a...
It may be Winterhalder and Hoffmeir. Their mark is usually W&H, SCH. Middle base of backplate. Lenzkirch usually signed movements with full name.
It is a late 19th C Seth Thomas shelf c;ock. They did tend to name the models but the exact model is not important. The pictures are amazingly...
Prices depend on where you are and how you are selling. Australia where shangas lives seems to be the world's most expensive place to buy...
The 17 jewel movement has one unusual quality feature, wolf's tooth winding. Notice the shape of the teeth on the winding wheels. This is fairly...
I think in English the term is 'pillow book'. Check that out.
To elaborate a little on the previous answer,there was a period in the 1960s and 70s when some watch manufacturers went mad with the jewel count....
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