Forum Replies Created
-
AuthorPosts
-
09/11/2019 at 9:19 am in reply to: Bicentennial items for the Sestercentennial: Long Tail to the extreme? #67670
Mint copy of “Spirit of ’76” by Randy California.
Poster for theatrical production of ‘The Madness Of George III’ (“You wouldn’t believe… he talks to the trees!!!”)
Benedict Arnold commemorative plate by Franklin Mint.
Wall cabinet with 13 miniature porcelain tea chests by Royal Crown Derby.
I just remembered- a copy turned up at auction about a year ago. At that time I checked the online image against an online image of the genuine article like this and the outline of the trees was different. Might be a good way of verifying this one- it seems to me that copying the trees exactly would require a great deal of skill.
Utagawa Hiroshige “Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido series: Rain Shower at Shono”.
If you compare it with online illustrations, should give you a good idea of what you have in terms of age, copy etc.
There’s a mint Nuts on eBay UK for a fiver. Tag says “…he loves to chat. Have you ever seen a squirrel like that?”. Fortunately, no.
Local post office has a range of the Ty creatures for sale, all covered in sequins. Seems a bit odd to make something with plastic sequins that a child or cat will be chewing.
08/29/2019 at 2:41 am in reply to: What is the correct name for these Mercedes printing plates please ? #67071The metal may be zinc- I found a pile of similar plates some years back that were used by a printer to print on plastic carrier bags for local businesses. However the ones I found had the lettering raised and the back of the plate was flat.
I had a search, and was surprised at how many potters are called Julia! I bought a good paperweight last week, and that was signed. Indecipherably. So I described it as “signed”- it’s in a display cabinet so people can have a go.
I bought an etching by J. Lewis Stant back in the early 1980s. Eventually deciphered the signature about ten years ago- thanks Internet! He was a prolific print maker, almost entirely forgotten now, probably ‘cos no-one can guess that the squiggle in the lower right reads “Stant”!
According to this article people sell the keys on eBay (warning! contains words “buy on eBay” and “cheap” 🙂 )
I was looking up W7 yesterday (found a Lenovo desktop that originally had W8, and was looking for a cheap way to get it running). Found one used in box on Amazon UK for 110USD, so not cheap! My impression (as a Mac user) is that there are still a lot of W7 users who haven’t upgraded to W8-W10 and are quite happy with it.
Just to make this post scavenger-useful: I used my foot to determine that there was something heavy in a cardboard box next to a dustbin (the Lenovo). The foot is a useful scavenging tool!
“Separating payment from buying is an interesting trend and I would like to see more of that in more places.” (CEO Pieter van de Does, Adyen)
I read the rest of the article , but for the life of me I don’t understand it. Something about a Dutch unicorn…
Damn! Just found a huge cache of John Deere “Barnyard For Men” aftershave 😉
I’ve had that “feature” for about a month. Assumed it was the result of an autosave.
08/16/2019 at 6:41 am in reply to: Anyone know how to clean/restore Revere Ware Canister Tel-U-Top Lid Handle? #66388Some brassware has the alloy mix such that copper migrates to the surface when it’s cleaned with (I think) an acid. I found that out trying to clean up a Hindu shrine; the cladding had become reddish from the copper. Apparently that was due to the particular mix of copper and tin the Indian artisans had used, and maybe cleaning with limes and salt.
Thanks! The problem with my tunic is that its wearer is identifiable (wounded by Iraqi artillery according to a Google books excerpt). Makes it both interesting and problematic to sell!
I’ve got a similar query- woodland pattern jacket with name tag, rank and unit badges, traceable online to an Operation Desert Shield veteran. No idea how it ended up in a UK re-use shop.
-
AuthorPosts