That would be Lauderdale Co., Mississippi. I've made a few cursory attempts to find census information, but it's in the Black Belt, and...
One of the things I inherited is a bill of sale for a slave named Fielding. I would never sell it, nor would I destroy it (as has been suggested...
If I'm not mistaken, wasn't that the first time MacArthur had been stateside since the early 1930's?
I'm certainly not an expert, but I have handled a small amount of 19th century leather horse equipment. To my eye, this has the look of the latter...
Indeed they do, dammit. I think they're cyclic. Sometimes worse than others. The mid 70's to the mid 80's were a good time. A good friend of mine...
It does to me, too. More like makeup than lighting. Is the hair-style right for geisha? That might be a clue.
They say everything has a price. A friend of mine had about thousand acre It may be high priced because he doesn't want to sell. I have a friend...
This piece is one of my favorites, and I'm still unable to positively attribute it to a maker. That said, I've set myself to a complete inventory...
I can't tell enough about it to figure out how it was used, but I like the hot water idea.
Just a wild guess, but it does look like silver plate on brass.
Wipe your feet, and come sit by the fire. Welcome!
Any Jewelry, thank you so much! I have a word to add to my list of favorites. Niksen. My wife, having grown up on a dairy farm, doesn't grasp the...
It pays to keep situational awareness!
:happy::happy::happy: Thank you, thank you, thank you. It didn't occur to me that the number was merely the date of the pattern. I think I'll...
I know I'm making this harder than it should be, but I've spent the morning inventorying my collection. I've been looking for marks and was even...
Thanks for that link. It goes a ways toward confirming my thoughts about this spoon. I really didn't think it was sterling. It just doesn't have...
My guess is .800 or .835, more likely, if not sterling.
This tiny spoon is 4 inches long and has no marks at all. It tarnishes like silver, but it's hard to tell if the tarnish looks like plated or...
The jeweler I sold some damaged and scrap silver to last spring (at 91¢ per gram) gave me about 90% of spot for sterling. He said at the time that...
I have visions of Lovejoy, Tinker, Eric, and Lady Jane oohing and aahing there.
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