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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 59308, member: 360&quot;]<img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xta1/t31.0-8/11220715_1608556976069449_5179174514569739311_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Bought this for 75% off from an antiques dealer who was sick of having it at her stall at the flea-market. Sterling-fronted pocketwatch stand from 1920. Made in Birmingham. </p><p><br /></p><p>Part of the reason I got it so cheap was because, as you can see, it&#039;s dented all over. The lady said I could send it to a silversmith to have the dents knocked out. </p><p><br /></p><p>Well, I&#039;m a cheap bastard. I pulled out the nails holding in the silver panel...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t31.0-8/11165205_1608556969402783_2986907377631406284_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>...lifted the silver off...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t31.0-8/11169555_1608556972736116_3678015667700959684_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>...hammered out the dents. Polished the silver, put it back on and hammered the teeny little nails back in.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Before...</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xta1/t31.0-8/11220715_1608556976069449_5179174514569739311_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>After...</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xta1/v/t1.0-9/11377141_1608571619401318_8586859994547877052_n.jpg?oh=b90a856d70b8c4332093c5a9d12e78bb&amp;oe=56073984&amp;__gda__=1443509113_985ad66c21cee0f33864f6f45ed991f9" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Polished. Dents gone (or most of them, anyway)...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xat1/v/t1.0-9/11267760_1608571716067975_1423020771530037193_n.jpg?oh=eee6c548a28b6ccda099e49acb8981a3&amp;oe=55CB8F39&amp;__gda__=1443488561_06704c0654d38415b9454e49ca1e0daa" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Nails hammered back in on all sides. Neat and tidy <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t I.D. the (S) (B) maker&#039;s mark, though. Anyone know who that is?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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