They're easily found on eBay. Just search "glass inkwell insert", or "glass inkwell liner" (they also come in porcelain). BE WARNED: they come...
Brasso? Hasn't lasted for nearly 120 years by being a failure at its job. How big is the item?
Those are the instructions for the later, 1930s-40s variant. Mine is from the 20s. But yes, it works in a similar fashion.
They take some getting used to, that's for certain. The previous set I had (see @moreotherstuff's post) was REALLY fiddly to use. To remove the...
I will attempt to answer all your questions... It didn't come with instructions, so it took a bit of experimentation, but I figured it out in...
This arrived in the mail today! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It's in virtually MINT condition! It even came with a period strop (not shown).
...isn't antimony dangerous? Last time I checked, they used it to manufacture...uh...digestive aids...during the 19th century.
I'd say it's pewter or nickel-silver. I'd suggest that it's a pen-tray, or something along those lines, given the size.
That'll explain it, then. Very nice :)
Were you wrong to polish them? Absolutely not. You MUST polish silver. If you don't, the tarnish builds up, and then it becomes damn near...
Definitely not a watch holder. It'd just drop off.
People hardly use them anymore, so if you can find a cheap silver one, they do make great pen-rests. Very stable, and they look fancy.
The price was suspiciously low, but it was what it was. And the pen is 100% genuine. I don't know why he let it go for such a low price, but...
Sterling silver knife-rest.
"Purloined" is such an ugly word!... ...I rather think that I relocated the pen to a domicile in which it would be loved, appreciated, and...
I found it on a local sales site. The guy was pretty eager to get rid of it. Story is that he bought it in Milan while he was in Italy visiting...
Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] ...but in my defense - it was really really pretty...and it was...
Sterling drop-action pencils are very small, probably 2 inches at most.
Have you cleaned it at all? Polished it? I just don't buy that it's made of silver. Unless it was cleaned after it was found, because silver...
My guess would be that it looked something like this, when it was intact: [ATTACH] ...although I doubt that your piece is silver. Anything...
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