Oddly satisfying, isn’t it? And at the same time, it raises so many questions…
Not exactly art glass :rolleyes: but a fun photography accoutrement from when my Dad was still developing his own pictures: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
There are also people who would want to make patterns from the dresses, and document them. Given the provenance, it might bring a better price.
I second that emotion! I never cease to be amazed by all these people who are willing to share their hard-earned expertise.
Welcome Alvar! Other folks here are far more knowledgeable than I, but it looks like 1950’s to me, and utterly delightful.
Can anyone read what it says here? I can’t and it’s making me nuts. [ATTACH]
Went looking, hoping to jog my memory, and apparently you aren’t alone in struggling to describe this type of bead. I actually found a similar...
Interesting- looks like round, frosted beads with circles sanded flat to create facets. Reminds me of something and I can’t remember what :P
Join me as I go down a rabbit hole :) Another family photo, this one of my Great Uncle Charlie, Charles Jacob Gotwalt, 1874–1967. I grew up with...
I almost didn’t save these. I’m certain they aren’t particularly old (I’m guessing late 1960’s at the oldest, 1970’s more likely), they’re...
Thank you! That was kind, and I appreciate it :) We used to have a copy of the book with his story in it, but I’m not sure it survived, so this...
I’m sorry, I should have been more clear- this is a family photo. I’m pretty sure he was at the event, and that’s why this picture (taken by a...
This, luckily, escaped any major damage. My Great Great Grandfather Charles Edwin Gotwalt (1846 - 1938) is in there somewhere. The fellow front...
Another basement rescue. This time, a souvenir photo of my Dad’s Mom before she married. Meet the lovely Miss Zita Drinkwater :) I haven’t tried...
Just on the one side, and now seems obvious by comparison.
[ATTACH] Good eye! I missed it completely. I wonder what happened?!? [ATTACH]
Hmmm…. Now I need to look again…
As with many things rescued from the flooded basement of my former family home, this has only sentimental value - but I think it’s cool! Meet my...
Well, as long as we’re talking about Montblanc pens…. I worked at a pen store a couple decades ago. Gentleman came in because he’d dropped the...
Ah, but you can glue glass! It will still be fragile, and the cracks may show, but I use Loctite glass glue all the time.
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