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Unusual hand tools~Tooth puller? cigar cutter? Or what? - Tobaccianain Tobacciana
Would Your Kids' Math Teacher Like These Apples? - Folk Artin Folk Art
Art Pottery Vase - Maker? - Arts and Craftsin Arts and Crafts
30 mm flat toy figures marked 'WIEN'~ maker and age question - Toysin Toys
Weller 'Hudson' State Flower Vase Question - Potteryin Pottery
1953 Tonka Ford Cabover Tractor Paint Question - Model Carsin Model Cars
Weird panther bracelet ? with cufflink-style clasp - or is it something else? - Costume Jewelryin Costume Jewelry
Where was Camp Baldy? - Sporting Goodsin Sporting Goods
Looking to ID this Roseville (?) vase - Potteryin Pottery
Does anyone recognize this European cityscape? - Advertisingin Advertising

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  1. Well, Dav... looks like you aced that question! The cutter (note the replaced picture above) does indeed look like a betel nut cutter.Who knew those nuts were "the world's most addictive drug"?!?!? ...
  2. I guess fractions are a core subject....
  3. I handled one of these sets years ago - NOTHING pops like CarltonWare. Beauty!
  4. Yoiks! So much for my vaunted instincts. Glad I asked, but sorry I found out. Guess I'll keep my day job. Thanks for the responses all.
  5. The perfect example of the adage 'If you want to increase demand for a product, make it illegal'. Lawn darts sell like hotcakes and for silly money to boot - and the stories you'll hear like Blueyeco...
  6. I guarantee you will get a (big) bang out of that toy. Just be aware - the carbide powder doesn't last long after opening (it absorbs moisture from the air) and if it turns from grey to white, it i...
  7. Radar - thanks for providing that information! Seems to be providing all that I was looking for. Much appreciated!
  8. Thanks for the offer, fark. This thermos is back in storage (the wife brings it out in the summer months for decoration), so it is not immediately at hand. I would be interested in knowing how these...
  9. Thanks for your input, Dav. Yeah, and 'more research' is what I'm trying to do. I found examples of blue cabs but not the answer to the questions I posed above, like whether the blue was used for ge...
  10. I should add that the only blue color examples I can find are the private issue trucks I mentioned in my OP.
  11. No markings anywhere, Vinyl - my ID is based on the form and construction of the toy and seems definite to me. The inverted-v grill is spot on for the 1953 model #500 unless someone proves me wrong. ...
  12. It seems that everyone has led more interesting lives than I have (sigh) I do miss fishnet stockings on the ladies, though...
  13. Thanks for the replies! So, I'm left to wonder - do women wear french cuffs? Haven't seen it done, myself. Would these 'links' still wrap around the wrist, or would they hang as a loop? I'm...
  14. Thanks, TallCakes - that is the listing that had me so confused. Since the Mount Baldy redirect makes no specific mention of BSA involvement, I was trying to get some verification that hyperlink wasn...
  15. Thanks, fortapache - I was hoping this item would catch your eye. I saw a lot of references to the Old Baldy Council, but nothing as specific to a Camp Baldy. I guess I'm suprised there aren't mo...
  16. If that opening is 3" wide, then my money's on it being a stick match dispenser. Looks like the right size to hold the box.
  17. Thanks for the responses! Artfoot - you are dead on. I still can't find another example in all-white, however. Could this be a factory second? Or did Roseville produce all-white intentionally?
  18. Thanks for that 'get', mp.kunst. Some good info written on the back of that card you linked. Couldn't get google to translate it all, but the second and third lines read "Rope Dancer Signature" (I t...
  19. Thanks, Ivan49 - I thought I had read somewhere recently that Buda was on a flat(er) plain and that Pest was on more hilly topography. Maybe I got that reversed?
  20. Um... what's the artist's next project? Turning Da Vinci's Codex Leicester into paper dolls?
  21. If the finger is removed and replaced with, say, a sausage, could this be used for invalid feeding? Asking for a friend.
  22. Bumping this in hopes of an answer
  23. Is there a statute of limitations on posts like this? Just wanted to add that "Manhattan Tees" like this were sold as recently as the 50's/60's . I have one in the original box (they were sold indiv...
  24. there was a photo of the inscription and sig, but to add the last two pics, something had to give, so....
  25. Assuming there is no time limit on solving mysteries... seven (!) years later, I went to an auction and found this pamphlet. Wouldn't have given it a second look except the author used his signature ...
  26. Be open to the possibility that the clock face is exactly that - a faceplate from a dismantled cheap clock. Repurposing was a fact of life back then and adds some flavor of that life to a primitive l...
  27. Not enough impression for me to recognize what other coin die (if any) was involved. The first thing to do is to try and determine that. Well worth the effort, as some of these error coins can comma...
  28. Well, eight years (!) have gone by since I posted this Krampus Kringle and I am no closer to finding a maker. Anyway, even if you don't have an answer either, I hope he's not a reflection of how YOUR...
  29. Thanks, BSage! 'Schnappes' was the key word. Evidently, great minds think alike... from the only example found on google: "One wouldn't expect an Austian to know what a Mexican tamale is, but he...
  30. Probably spelter (pot metal), but possibly pewter - do they scratch easily? If so, probably the latter. The caps are probably steel to minimize corrosion from the salt. On a side note, I purchase...
  31. I called it 'a torch' for lack of a better term. The cotton in the spout definitely is charred. The small hole is reminiscent of a carbide miner's lantern. Carbide provides it's own pressure from t...
  32. I fifth that opinion. I have an original - but waaaaay rustier - and the hillbilly is in color.
  33. No matter what color the bakelite, if you rub it with a paper towel soaked in Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner, it will leave a nicotine-like brown stain. Other plastics will not stain like that. ...
  34. Well, I got an answer.... sort of. What we have is a 'casco da carrista, mod. 1951' It's in a book in Italian and, as best I can tell using google translate, it is a French tank radioman's helmet. ...
  35. The flap is of the same pressed-fiber material that comprises the rest of the shell. The best example of similar I can think of is beetleware dishes, but not as dense. There is a bit of flex to the ...
  36. Did you see the ?grommets? around the holes on the chin strap too, Bussie? That bespeaks some quality, I think. The leather is decent quality, too - still supple. That ledge off the back is reall...
  37. Thanks, Bussie! I'm definitely one of those whose foot would be in danger. Now I won't try to reload it! <wink>
  38. Just a light bump to catch new eyes...
  39. Looks sedimentary. Petrified clam? Is there a hinge on one edge?
  40. I agree with your observations, toyrebel. We've handled a fair amount of Hubley over the years and this is better casting and painting. It's possible that the horse head is signed on its reverse, bu...
  41. I added a picture of the stamp (#702) that used the poster image.
  42. This is a hard image to track down, even with clues! And when I did, I found out that this was the image (with modifications) used on a 1931 U.S commemorative stamp ~ #703 Red Cross issue! Should h...
  43. On reflection, I deleted my first nonsensical response to you, Flash. Done in haste. A quick google revealed all. Thanks for the keywords.
  44. OK, TorD ~ I think I understand now. Had me excited there for a while. I showed it to a man from China who confirmed much of what you've shared. A cute tchotchke, but not a peanut (much less pearl)...
  45. OK... so, in looking around the interweb, I'm wondering if this might be a form of scroll weight used on a scholar's desk? Any thoughts?
  46. Thanks for the info, ToD ~ are you saying that date is firm based on the characters shown? How incredible that BOTH nuts survived joined for that long! So, were peanuts native to China then? I k...
  47. I just had a head-slapping 'd'oh!' moment. It's a tie rack without the metal arms. Carry on...
  48. Thanks for the reply, terryleon. So - any hint of the result of the patent search? "Battleship" ranks quite high on my personal list of 'best all-time board games'. If this represents some of the ...
  49. Let's start with this: How much did they give you to take the set away? (sorry.... couldn't resist....) On the street, outside a bar at closing time on a Saturday night - you might get a buck a bot...
  50. I second Rico's opinion. Mint errors can go for stupid money. With that said, is it an inclusion, a delamination, or did someone spill some solder on it years ago? Can't tell from the photos.
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