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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 3472795, member: 51"]Huge apologies because I know I listed this item as a question before --just couldn't remember if it was here or back on the Ebay boards, but no one knew back then what this was. Thinking there might be some new members with ideas so giving it another try.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've been going through some silver items, testing for silver or not. (Jury still out whether this is sterling -- you see the base where I tested it, last photo. The base surface is sort of odd, not smooth exactly, but this tested for silver. I suppose could be silver plate?)</p><p><br /></p><p>Main question, what is this? It has remained a mystery piece. Maybe missing something? All we came up with last time I asked was that was part of an old magician's set possibly. Bottom is round, like a roly poly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any ideas?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]303633[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303634[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303635[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303637[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303638[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303639[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303640[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303641[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303642[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 3472795, member: 51"]Huge apologies because I know I listed this item as a question before --just couldn't remember if it was here or back on the Ebay boards, but no one knew back then what this was. Thinking there might be some new members with ideas so giving it another try. I've been going through some silver items, testing for silver or not. (Jury still out whether this is sterling -- you see the base where I tested it, last photo. The base surface is sort of odd, not smooth exactly, but this tested for silver. I suppose could be silver plate?) Main question, what is this? It has remained a mystery piece. Maybe missing something? All we came up with last time I asked was that was part of an old magician's set possibly. Bottom is round, like a roly poly. Any ideas? [ATTACH=full]303633[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303634[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303635[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303637[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303638[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303639[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303640[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303641[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]303642[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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