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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can you help identify this....!

« on: September 04, 2011, 07:36:11 pm »

My first thought was some sort of handcuff or finger cuff.  Then I thought perhaps some sort of tightener for those strap thingies that go around bucking horses when you ride them and want to keep your hands tied down tight...but really, I have absolutely no idea what I am talking about.  I just have a very colorful imagination.

Cole~

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Monkey Business...

« on: August 29, 2011, 09:48:08 pm »

Well the reason I started second guessing myself is that the bottom seems to be constructed in a manor that would tell me it is old.  Surely the petina is painted on, but it could have been painted on to make it look better, and not to decieve anyone.  Its got some rust holes in it, that perhaps they were just trying to protect.  It could have been worn so bad that instead of just throwing it out, they tried to fix it.

My hunch is that its atleast 50 years old, but how do I tell if its truley victorian?

Thanks for your time,

Cole~

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Antique Questions Forum / Monkey Business...

« on: August 29, 2011, 03:58:56 pm »

I purchased this monkey about 15 years ago from an antique dealer.  I thought for years that it wasn't an antique because the petina seemed to be painted on (to make it look like weathered brass).  I decided recently to get a second opinion.  The base shows signs of age to me, with drip marks from whatever metal is was constructed of.  There are no marks on the monkey that would distinquish a maker or age.  To be honest, I dont even know the orginal purpose it served... Is it a bird bath or what?  How old is it?  And does it have it any value at all?

Thanks for looking,

Cole~