Is the image reversed, as in a mirror image of the sitter? I can't make out enough detail to see how his coat or waistcoat button, but that would...
"Yes, she said we could give ourselves airs and get ourselves all slicked up like racehorses but we were just mules in horse harness and we didn't...
My rule of thumb for photos used to be 36:1. A 36 exposure roll of film would result in at least 1 good photograph. Still holds true, and when I...
In a hundred years, people will wonder why their ancestors quit taking pictures. Virtually everyone uses some sort of electronic storage for any...
From what I've read, they're in a position to only deal with .999, which means that today's price of $1.74 per gram of sterling silver (according...
I've read that the refiners are not currently accepting sterling silver.
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I'm looking for a complete 1959 wall calendar for a gift for a friend born in 1959. That year matches up with 2026.
Keep your eyes open for an antique corkscrew.
He graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in 1915, and practiced in the Augusta, GA - Edgefield, SC area. I've got a few of his things,...
[ATTACH] My grandfather's dispening license.
It looks like the cork is probably dried out. I'd soak it in water for a while before using it. As a wine drinker, no I wouldn't want it touching...
I'm not in a selling mood, as I can't replace things I might sell. I DO wish there was a collector or a shop near me that might take a few things...
This sword is a reproduction. The pommel cap has a different shape than the originals, and the blade doesn't have the crisp lines of an antique.
Look at a food grade mineral oil. Also, consider Ballistol, with is a mineral oil/water emulsion for guns/wood/leather. It doesn't stain leather...
Document as much as you can. It'll make an interesting provenance.
In this morning's news: Gold coins found by UK couple in garden set to auction for six-figure sum | Fox News
That is astoundingly beautiful! It would be fascinating to know the circumstances that led to it being where it was found.
It might as well have been! The camp was 40 acres but surrounded by about 4,000 acres of pine and oak forest. It could get mighty lonesome out...
Then I wouldn't have gone home with me either!!!
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