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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Coffee table

« on: March 03, 2013, 03:22:10 pm »

Woah that is cool. The compartment has gotta be for magazines, and the pieces you are missing probably turn it in to a table top magazine rack. You can stand the magazines up for easy access.

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EBay Forum / Re: Best strategy to sell

« on: March 03, 2013, 11:38:42 am »

I tried starting an item at 99 cents, no reserve, and free shipping, just to see how it went. As expected I got a lot more watchers than usual. It looked like I was gonna lose money on the item, but in the last hour bids started pouring in and I ended up doing a little better than breaking even. So basically it got me more attention but not more money.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Animal Milk Bottle?

« on: November 27, 2012, 12:06:33 pm »

I'm not convinced it's not for feeding animals. Wouldn't a device for that have a similar mechanism inside as a ball point pen? When flipped upside down a little ball would fall and plug the hole. Then an animal would come and push the ball a tiny bit out of the way releasing a little bit of water, or whatever. If I'm right then you are missing the little ball.

I know what you're thinking, if you turned the bottle upright wouldn't the ball fall out? Well there would be a little mesh screen inside as well that holds the ball in the tube, but allows fluid to pass. So over time the screen broke or was lost and the ball was lost.

I'm not sure this is right but it's a theory.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Estate Sale Finds

« on: November 27, 2012, 11:38:16 am »

What is the piece called that the heater is missing? It's like a chalky grate that turns red hot and radiates heat.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Estate Sale Finds

« on: November 26, 2012, 08:54:01 pm »

The Clock Says Seth Thomas and Quartz. It's battery operated so probably not an antique haha oops.

The Gas heater says Dearborne, and I got it super cheap. My plan is to use it to practice stripping metal and repainting. Sort of a chance for me to experiment with different techniques and paint brands.

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Antique Questions Forum / Estate Sale Finds

« on: November 26, 2012, 08:44:34 pm »

I've been going to estate sales for the past couple weekends and I'm ready to share some of the neat things I picked up.
Tell me what you think.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Coca Cola Help

« on: September 10, 2012, 10:10:51 am »

Cool Thanks Guys. I saw some soda museum website was selling them for 5 bucks/bottle, So as a set I think I'm gonna put them on craigs list for $30. I got some neat stuff at the estate sales. I think if I sell enough of it to break even then, I can just keep the rest, haha.

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Antique Questions Forum / Coca Cola Help

« on: September 09, 2012, 08:49:05 pm »

Hey Guys,
I went to like 4 estate sales this weekend, and I had a blast. I could use a little help on these though. I got this six pack of Coca Cola 32 oz glass bottles, with screw caps. I think I read somewhere that they were popular in the 60's but what I'm curious about are these bottle caps. You see, 2 of them have little red treasure chests on the bottle cap, and the other 4 do not. Can someone shed some light on what this meant.  I typed into google images "Coke Bottle caps with treasure chest" and didn't find any that looked similar.

Watcha think?

Thanks

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: horn rocking chair

« on: September 04, 2012, 11:05:59 am »

Woah that's cool, I'm a student at the University of Texas in Austin where the mascot is the Longhorn, so I think it's really cool and I have some friends who would probably be interested.

What's going on with the seat cushion? It looks like the horns are bursting through it.  Like it is ripped. Can you get to the stuffing from those tears? Just Curious?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Reuge Lipstick-Cigarette Carousel-Any info and history??

« on: August 29, 2012, 12:06:29 pm »

Reuge factories are all in Switzerland I think (from my googling), so I'm not sure about that "Made in Italy" sticker....may be a reproduction.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Brass Kerosene Lamp

« on: August 27, 2012, 08:19:32 pm »

I tried to use some polish that says it works on brass, but it didn't really make a noticeable difference. Maybe the grime is rust... does polish remove rust... maybe I'm not dealing with brass plated (although I think I am). It's smooth so it doesn't feel like rust, but I don't really know what to do.

Also I couldn't find anything on the eagle, or the Irving Schwartz?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Brass Candle holders (from England?)

« on: August 26, 2012, 09:25:31 pm »

When I see that logo, I see the initials CSJ, I found a company in London called CSJ steel fabrication, but they don't have a website or any other information that I could find. Who knows what the company used to do or make. The website that found it was yell.com

Good luck

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Antique Questions Forum / Brass Kerosene Lamp

« on: August 26, 2012, 07:48:47 pm »

Here is another pick up from an estate sale.

I'm looking for a little info on this lamp.

Here are the details.

On the bottom of the base there is a plaque that says "Solid Brass & Brass Plate", "Irving Schwartz & Co." it also gives an address in Cleveland Ohio.

What I did find is a few other brass items with a similar plaque, but these say in quotes "Contempora" which I think was a line title that the company came out with. This lamp does not have this title. Also engraved in the burner is the word "Eagle" and I couldn't find anything on that.

Also it's sorta rusted and stuff. What is the best way to clean something brass plated, without damaging the brass. I want it to be shiny but I don't want to ruin it.
 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Sylvan pitcher?

« on: August 23, 2012, 11:33:45 am »

http://www.rubylane.com/item/402925-RLB-10-x23A461/Brown-Westhead-Moore-Cauldon-Blue

Here is a platter that has sylvan on it.

on the seams.  The sight below implies that they are seamingly harmless and expected on ceramic transferware.

http://www.countryliving.com/antiques/what-to-collect/collecting-transferware-1107#slide-3

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique Lamp Value?

« on: August 19, 2012, 09:59:38 pm »

Hard to say without a picture or brand name, and I'm no expert but the brass, the chimney, and the shade make me think either 40's or 30's. Find a brand and model number and that will tell you more. Aladdin puts the marks on the knob that cranks the wick up and down. Others do writing on the bottom or on the burner itself right where the chimney slips in.

More value for a complete set. You need a wick, flame spreader, and mantle to get the best value.