From Jzyk & Robertson's 'Open Salt Compendium' (2002): [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
This is not the same bracelet shown in the listing Martin posted a year ago...
Well, you would certainly recognize "ranting, raving, and foaming at the mouth", since you seem so adept at it, apparently so incensed by what...
Just ran across this post. Your gold handle was made by Gorham, the 'U' prefix on the production number was put in use for umbrellas in 1898,...
Company founded in 1990: https://links.london/the-complete-history-of-links-of-london/ ~Cheryl
'Muffineer' as a term for sugar shakers/casters/dredgers seems to have started in America around 1900, prior to that were usually called 'sugar...
The 'LL' is a sponsor's mark, the entity responsible for quality and fees, while often a maker's mark, it can also be a retailer like Links of...
Have some serious doubt regarding the suppositions regarding the use of 'bride's baskets' at weddings prior to their appearance in manufacturer...
As Kyra has already said, it's a drink chiller, a mid 20th century novelty item (not that chillers aren't still made, I have plain ones in...
Some bon-bon baskets from a 1917 retailer's catalog: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
No size is mentioned, but it appears to be a bon-bon basket, circa 1910s-20s, if so it's unlikely to have ever had a glass liner, especially with...
Ahhh, so profit rather than value, that makes sense - it would have more value repaired (sorry, sometimes my collector side overrides my seller...
Have to ask, why would having the dents removed "seriously swamp the value"? ~Cheryl
And there's your maker... ~Cheryl
830 was a very common Scandinavian fineness and is still used to a lesser degree, the 'S' is for Sølv (Silver). This spoon is Norwegian, the...
[ATTACH] ~Cheryl
A sponge bowl was larger and open, for a sponge of a size appropriate for sponge baths - there are two shown on this page, above two of the three...
Looks like a soap box to me, strikes me as a bit small for a butter dish and would expect a shallower base and higher domed lid. [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Eh, 'Debora' / 'Cheryl' - so close... ~Cheryl
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