Shimmed with a Baby Ruth wrapper!
I'd've given three bucks for it, too. Stunning, isn't it?
Here is a photo of the bottom, and yes it is pottery. [ATTACH]
The bottom is unmarked.
Google provided the only information I could find. I hope someone here might know a bit more. Apparently he was active in the 1970's, but I...
Is there anything about this tiny pot that might indicate it origin or age? Is it tourist trade junk? I don't know anything about it, and I'm...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This silver buckle was a gift from my parents in the 1970's, but I've only found limited information regarding the...
They're cats. What do you expect???;)
I forget now where I read the story, but it relates that a skeptic was viewing the skull of a saint. When he commented that it was actually the...
On the topic of wooden guns with iron hoops: [MEDIA] Duffy has a fantastic collection and is constantly expanding the knowledge base of Civil...
I've seen ruby ambrotypes on red glass (probably the most common). The only one I have in my small collection, though, is of an unidentified...
Let 'er rip!
Daguerreotypes have a mirror surface that are best viewed either from a slight angle, or while reflecting a dark background. Ambrotypes and...
Just one more quick question. You said it looked like two tea pots. I thought the larger might be a coffee pot. Is it, instead, a tea pot?
Does the pattern/design have a name? I know you said the date was a possible earliest, so in absence of any solid information, I think I'll say...
Older than I thought. Hmmm. Thank you.
Well, I'm not sure. The numbers on the bottom are shown: A3601 A3602 A3604 A3605 I don't know if there should be A3603 or not. Just wondering.
Thanks. That's all I've ever done if I couldn't get my hand in. I have a water pitcher that does get polished on the inside, though.
That's what I use to wash inside, but since I'm not using them, I don't really worry about it too much. Just a thought, but is there any real...
Our church offices are located in the former home of one of the early benefactors, and they have a few china and silver items on display in the...
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