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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Value and info of a couple items Stainless by Bonny and old cork botlle stopper

« on: November 26, 2011, 02:41:43 PM »

The first item is actually a food pusher. 

Here is a one on ebay ...  http://www.ebay.com/itm/BAMBI-baby-food-pusher-1929-Felix-Salten-book-BAMBI-/270804544395

and another one on worthpoint... http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/walt-disney-prod-stainless-food-74769473

Food Pushers were designed for young eaters instead of a knife. This would help them push their food onto their fork.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Soviet Union made Tea Set

« on: November 19, 2011, 09:55:11 PM »

I believe your set was made by "LOMONOSOV" Here is a link to the company's history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Porcelain_Factory

And here is a set like yours on Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Deep-COBALT-Blue-Cup-Saucer-Lomonosov-Excellent-Condition-Gold-detail-RUSSIA-/230702661929?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D230658390612%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4319298769377611914

I am not very good and details but am learning (thanks to all the wonderful people here lol) Hopefully though these two links will help and maybe some of the others can give you a more expert opinion!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Grapevine cast iron garden set

« on: October 19, 2011, 04:44:00 PM »

Pretty sure this is the same set as yours only has an extra bench with it.....

http://www.skinnerinc.com/asp/fullCataloguese.asp?salelot=2551M++++970+&refno=++904250

Sold for $275

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Metal toy soldier...old? does anyone recognize?

« on: October 11, 2011, 05:30:43 PM »

ironlord, i was thinking the same thing (old game piece).

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Military decal I. D.

« on: October 06, 2011, 07:54:46 PM »

lol I know what ya mean Mart! I was confused about that part also!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Military decal I. D.

« on: October 06, 2011, 03:31:48 PM »

Been trying to search for this patch also with nothing coming up...

I emailed the guy in the the link that Sapphire posted along with a pic of the patch..this is his response...hope it helps (although i'm kinda confused about the part where he says he thinks the "VL" prefix is wrong)

Angela,

It looks like a modern made “fashion” jacket copied from the WWII Army Air Forces A-2 flying jacket.
The patch is a fake Navy patch.
 
It was probably made when the Japanese were crazy over American Flying Gear in the 1980s into circa 2005.
 
search this site for the design....I think the “VL” prefix is wrong and maybe the number “21”....just check all the patches on his site:
http://bluejacket.com/index_patch_picture.html
 
Many of these items were made overseas and the people making them did not know, or care, if the item was historically correct.
 
Jack

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bisque Porcelain Piano Dolls (German?)

« on: September 28, 2011, 07:54:14 AM »

here's another link to some piano dolls. Although I wasn't able to find the exact ones you have there are some that are similar to yours...

http://www.thefind.com/gifts/info-bisque-piano-babies#page=1&local=0

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique Strollers

« on: September 27, 2011, 12:21:20 PM »

There is an interesting slide show on this site that has some history on the double stroller. According to them there really is no record of the actual first double stroller.   

http://www.slate.com/id/2302156/

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: 1960s-1970s Lunch Box, value?

« on: September 18, 2011, 07:57:53 AM »

how big is your lunch box? Seems they were made in for different sizes, this might help in putting a value on it....



The lunch box, initially built by hand, features stainless-steel hardware. May originally sold it for $2.50 at a time when miners earned $1.25 per hour. The original design was 10-inches wide, and four-and-a-half inches deep, constructed to fit around a sandwich and accommodate a vacuum bottle.

As more requests filtered in, May experimented with different sizes. Eventually, four sizes were sold in two-inch increments from eight-inches wide for school children up to the jumbo 14-inch wide size. May had said it was for people who liked their rhubarb pie or their rhubarb whole. As miners’ shifts extended to 12 hours, the boxes increased in size in order to hold more food. Langin said many people used them as brief cases and lunch boxes. May also built other aluminum products, because a "box was a box was a box."

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Trying to date 2 pieces of sterling

« on: September 15, 2011, 08:05:34 PM »

Found this site which shows a piece with the exact same hallmark.  They list it as an early year birks piece.

http://www.rubylane.com/item/627558-AJ-322/Antique-Art-Nouveau-Birks-Etched

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Couple of lil gold tone trinkets

« on: September 15, 2011, 02:57:48 PM »

seeing your elephant pin reminded me of a "mouse" pin that i have. It also has the same stone for the eye. Possibly the same maker? I'll have to dig it out and show it to you!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old Dresser

« on: September 15, 2011, 02:55:42 PM »

Thanks for the info Mart.  It does have the stabilizers on both sides.  I absolutely love it but have no where to put it in my home    Seeing that he only gave $45 for it, I think he done really good!!  

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Antique Questions Forum / Old Dresser

« on: September 15, 2011, 12:45:39 PM »

My dad bought this dresser a couple of weeks ago. Just wondering if you guys could tell me an approximate age of it.  Thanks!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: and another question re silver (?) measuring cups

« on: September 11, 2011, 07:43:41 PM »

I think what you have is a set of Nesting Shot glasses. Most of the ones I have found were made in Germany. Here is a link that shows them and if you search for nesting shot glasses you can find many different sites that have them like ebay, etsy and others.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/74881508/antique-german-silver-and-brass-nesting

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Brass Handle ID?

« on: September 06, 2011, 05:37:48 AM »

just wondering how heavy it is?