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Antique Questions Forum / Re: How much gold and diamond is this worth?

« on: March 31, 2010, 12:17:47 pm »

I have a 1 lb. box of Gulf "sealing" Wax in the original box and it is sitting out in my garage on a  shelf. Is it collectible?

I would think so since Gulf dont exist anymore.

IMO Gulf was one of the best oil companies around until a very greedy Chevron took over, when the takeover happened, it screwed many people out of benefits.

I wish Gulf was still around myself.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: How much gold and diamond is this worth?

« on: March 31, 2010, 01:30:03 am »

I think its more then that, I got an offer of $60 for it and accepted and wondered if it was worth more for its weight and the diamond in it.

I am finding most anyone who would buy these though probably worked for Gulf at one time before it was bought out in the 80s.

Most every site I have looked at has not asked for under $100 for it.

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Antique Questions Forum / How much gold and diamond is this worth?

« on: March 30, 2010, 03:55:28 pm »

http://cgi.ebay.com/GULF-OIL-COMPANY-10k-Gold-Diamond-10-Year-Service-PIN_W0QQitemZ280327995364QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4144d9bfe4

have one but been able to really get more then $60 for it.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Maritime Antiques

« on: March 20, 2010, 04:35:43 pm »

jennifer, antique means over 100 years old.

Unfortunately, this item has been duplicated and re-manufactured more times than we can count.

We need to see a picture and a close up pic of the markings please!

I consider Antique anything pre 1970 unless its things like furniture.

Automobiles are usually considered antique after 30 years I believe.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What is this thing?

« on: March 17, 2010, 02:11:28 pm »

Trying to imagine it, looks like whatever it is you set down on the seat facing the back pieces.

Possible machine of some sort?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: walthem pocket watch?

« on: March 10, 2010, 02:08:11 pm »

I have set at this computer for 2 solid days researching watches. I haven't even seen a set of gears like the ones in this watch. The only reason i thought it to be a waltham is because some of them come close to matching the shield on the front of it& i found pics of waltham watches that had the same markings that are on the round piece attached to the chain beside the key. Any other suggestions?

Looks like English Movement from early to mid 19th century.

Which would remove the idea its a Waltham, it also uses a Key wind, which I believe went away later on in the 1800s.

I am thinking though this case is probably fairly new and was replaced at some point, this is why you cant identify it. Many pocket watches that old really had no identity to them.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: walthem pocket watch?

« on: March 10, 2010, 02:01:23 pm »

alot of watches have that shield and design, my 1822 Silver watch has that exact design. Many watch makers or case makers tend to copy designs quite often.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: walthem pocket watch?

« on: March 09, 2010, 10:07:30 pm »

to me it looks like the insides was put into a new case at some point.

the movement seems awfully dirty but I aint sure why.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Brass Blade Fans?

« on: March 07, 2010, 11:33:20 am »

looks too good for its age, I know that much.

I wonder if this was restored or it was setting unused for all that long?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need advice and help how to get couple of silver dollars appraised!

« on: March 04, 2010, 10:19:07 pm »

from looking, the 1796's are mass produced in reproductions or are counterfeited.

the 1906 Ellis island is also mass produced in reproductions or are counterfeited.

I am almost willing to bet most of what you got is reproductions though, otherwise you are sitting on a small gold mine.

especially on the 1906 Ellis Island and 1796s and maybe even the 1803 as well.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need advice and help how to get couple of silver dollars appraised!

« on: March 04, 2010, 08:17:46 pm »

the 1796 one should be interesting once you post pics.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old train station sign...I think.

« on: March 04, 2010, 05:54:06 pm »

if someone is offering $3,000 for it, they know something we dont.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Please help me identify this silver cup

« on: March 02, 2010, 07:05:04 pm »

I dont know if they are budweiser or not, they look like cups you would see in some ritual like church or cult, but I dont know. definately unique I know that.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old train station sign...I think.

« on: March 02, 2010, 07:02:17 pm »

its definately a railroad sign, but more questions are raised as to when the sign was decommissioned, which I would guess 1950s in which around that point and time it was repainted.

I am guessing its out of the late 1800s though if thats the style sign they used, but how long was this style used and produced?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old Picture that I bought

« on: March 02, 2010, 06:05:20 pm »

truthfully from the pictures, it dont look like a painting, more like something printed maybe from an original, kind of like how those paintings look in Doctors Offices.

I say this due to its high quality detail, especially the other ship in the far background, its as if this came from a printing press.

But like I said, I dont know by just looking at the pics.