We're all aware that certain makers put design numbers on their pieces
-- Boucher and Sphinx, for example (each uses 4 digits). Is anyone aware
of other makers that use design numbers, with or without signatures?
Personally, I'm particularly curious ...
I got this bracelet today as a part of a lot. There were Victorian
items, 20s/30s items, and a couple of more recent things -- 50s/60s. I
can usually tell the difference between Victorian and Victorian Revival
pieces but this one has me a little puzz...
I've had this Trifari brooch for years. The last time I pulled it out I
was dismayed to find that one of the pink flowers is missing. I'd like
to believe that I could find it but I've moved several times since this
photo was taken. If anyone has a si...
Can anyone here give me a translation for these characters? I'm not sure
of the language -- Japanese or Chinese? Any assistance would be most
appreciated. Thanks! A.
Hi folks! It occurred to me this morning that it might be a good time to
honor our friend Clearsphere with a Community Benefit Project now while
there are great needs in our local communities that we can address.
Conditions may vary where you live, s...
That's a great post, Fredi. It's very appropriate for me right now (and
others, I'm sure). We had coffee cans when I was a kid but later on
nobody drank enough coffee to justify buying it in quantity. My
grandmother (on my father's side) drank gallon...
Great job on the afghan, Fredi! I'm working on one for my daughter's
baby. I had a substantial start going but I was worried at first that it
wouldn't lie flat. Then I became totally convinced that it wouldn't. The
center was pooched up like some sor...
Hello from the hinterlands! I'm in a state of shock to be here this
evening. It's the first time I haven't been told that I was forbidden to
enter. Things here are about as "ok" as is reasonable to expect less
than a month out. Got stacks of papers t...
For anyone hearing about the tornadoes in New Orleans, there were two.
The first came off Lake Pontchartrain as a very large water spout that
turned into a land-based tornado. The second tornado came from a heavy
storm that approached from the southw...
