I agree, and the appropriate parts are probably available, either original or reproduction. They wouldn't add to the value, but would at least...
Oh, they threw away a lot of things. I wasn't really privy to it all because we weren't/aren't on very good terms (estate issues, of course). I...
In April of 1913, when my grandmother was 16, she and her mother rode the train from Birmingham to Atlanta for a week of opera. I don't know what...
I went to the 1973 National Boy Scout Jamboree in Cour d'Alene, Idaho, and found out that many of the international Scouts that were attending...
As of today, according to what I can find, the melt value of 90% silver US dimes is $6.52
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...
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