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Antique Questions Forum / James tufts a1 bar spoon

« on: October 27, 2017, 09:45:17 am »

Any idea on the age of this bar spoon and if it has any value? Also what should be used to clean this up?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Russian Baby Bowl

« on: August 25, 2012, 01:36:50 pm »

LOL RugRat!  It wasn't my top class!

Have a questions, did you have a hand malfunction and type the country name wrong?  Is it Solvakia or Slovakia?  Because if it is as you stated....that is wrong for the country....

i'm sorry it is Slovakia.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help to identify my corner cabinet please.

« on: August 25, 2012, 01:19:59 pm »

Yup! out of bounds to the kids who come to the house! Thanks everyone. I guess there may not be an identical cabinet out there.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Russian Baby Bowl

« on: August 22, 2012, 11:13:09 am »

By the way I failed geography in high school

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help to identify my corner cabinet please.

« on: August 22, 2012, 10:55:33 am »

Well the thing that gets me is if this is a piece from the sears catalog seems like there would be more of them. I have known of this cabinet all my life and never seen one like it. if you can find me a picture of a single door corner cabinet with rounded glass like mine I would love to see it. That is what brought me to this website as I had searched the Internet with no results. I don't disagree with you I just can't understand why this one seems hard to find a similar type?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Russian Baby Bowl

« on: August 22, 2012, 10:34:21 am »

I think they thought it was Russian because of the entire scene and the Ushanka, aka shapka (the hat).
Most people when they see this style of hat think of Russia - - I know that I used to before traveling in that part of the world.  It is used in all parts because it is really warm and retains heat!

They were also referring that Czechoslovakia is known as the Czech Republic and Slovakia since 1993.

Now....on to the piece....
The picture is rather hard for me to see even when blown up...on the mark on back...is there a hyphen?  Are the pictures painted or are they a decal?

It is written
Czecho-
Solvakia
just like that

It really appears to be painted and i know for sure it has been in my family for a while. my mother ate out of it as a child and she just turned 78 Tuesday.

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Antique Questions Forum / Russian Baby Bowl

« on: August 20, 2012, 11:10:15 am »

I know this one doesn't have much value however I think it is old. another thing my Grandmother had. Markings say Czecho-Slovakia.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help to identify my corner cabinet please.

« on: August 20, 2012, 10:45:07 am »

Everyone's opinions have been great! no reason to argue!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Blanket Chest

« on: August 20, 2012, 10:33:33 am »

As far as i can tell this thing has never had any paint on it.  not a trace of paint anywhere. So any guess when it might have been made?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Blanket Chest

« on: August 19, 2012, 08:53:52 pm »

I have read through these posts twice and never saw where anyone said this was in poor condition - so don't know where you saw that comment.

Good info jacon4!

Agree, pics of the sides of drawers, hardware need to be posted as well.

RugRat said it was poor in her opening statement....

I did but i'm a he not a her LOL!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Blanket Chest

« on: August 19, 2012, 08:22:04 pm »

more pics

1st mock drawer front
2nd inside of top lid
3rd view into chest part

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Blanket Chest

« on: August 19, 2012, 08:19:30 pm »

more pictures
1st drawer dovetails
2nd drawer dovetails
3rd top view notice crack

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Blanket Chest

« on: August 19, 2012, 08:17:16 pm »

runners are more than worn they are sitting inside the drawers

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Blanket Chest

« on: August 19, 2012, 07:53:32 pm »

What do you mean by "poor condition", ....... it looks pretty good to me.

the drawers are hardly supported and tip back.  top has a crack across it. all hardware has been changed including hinges.  both coners on the front by front legs are broken and just sitting in place. It had drawer pulls with two studs at one time as the holes are there and have been filled at some point as has the cracked top.

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Antique Questions Forum / Blanket Chest

« on: August 19, 2012, 12:14:34 pm »

I was so pleased with the info you all gave me about my china cabinet i thought i would show you my blanket chest which is in poor condition and i have no idea on where it came from or if it's even old. The top opens up and it has to drawers in the bottom. It was also my grandmothers.