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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique Fish scale Armoured Vest
« on: December 15, 2012, 04:39:59 pm »
Here are the photos of the old cotton material, it is tender and falls apart easily, also a shot of the rusty inside and the back, it laced with pieces of leather, under the cotton the fish scale continues over the shoulders.
                              Regards,
                              Kevin




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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help ID Military Patch and Helmet Sticker
« on: December 13, 2012, 06:58:53 pm »
Hey Bigwull,

That's 103rd Armored Battalion, not Division, my Faux Pas, ha
                     Regards,
                     Kevin

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help ID Military Patch and Helmet Sticker
« on: December 13, 2012, 03:58:22 pm »
Hi, the green patch is for an armored unit, not numbered, probably around Nam era and the decal is for the 103rd Armored Division, might be Korean war era or a little later.

                    Regards,
                    Kevin

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique Fish scale Armoured Vest
« on: December 13, 2012, 06:56:48 am »
Morning people,

 I don't believe it's that old, as you can see in this photos. The United States tried out many different pieces of personal body armour, so did the french, British and Italians during WWI.

                                 Regards,
                                 Kevin


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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique Fish scale Armoured Vest
« on: December 12, 2012, 03:02:53 pm »
Hey Mart,

I know you can't see it in the photo, but yes, it is a bullet mark, you can still see the lead splatter mark  on the steel, I'll try and get a better photo of it tomorrow when I'm at my buddies store. A small caliber firearm like a revolver a 32 or 38 would leave this type of mark on the plate, by the way it weighs in at 20 lbs, could be a shed piece or a privately made piece

                                      Regards,
                                      Kevin

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Antique Questions Forum / Antique Fish scale Armoured Vest
« on: December 12, 2012, 11:19:17 am »
Hi People,

Here is an item, I have been pulling my hair out about, this old steel vest I found in Florida, definately has some age, at first I thought it may be WWI personal body armor, but I sent pictures to the Imperial War museum in London, they did not know. all steel fih scale plates, rivets look hand hammered, padding is old cotton, really omething different. If you look at the lower left of the front photo, you'll see a bullet dent, guess someone wanted to try it out. Right now I have it displayed in my Friends vintage clothing store. Anyone seen one like it ?
                                        Regards,
                                        Kevin



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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Large Asian Water color Painting
« on: December 12, 2012, 05:10:37 am »
Hi Fancypants,

well time line seems about right, she said it was 30's or 40's. The womwn did say her Father owned a Pawn shop back then, maybe he took it in on Pawn? Makes me wonder why a piece by this artist would ever be in an Art gallery in New York?

                              Regards,
                              Kevin

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Art Deco at its best....
« on: December 12, 2012, 05:04:55 am »
Hey Bigwull,

you have to admit, those are a work of art. Beautiful bike
                  Regards,
                  Kevin

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Large Asian Water color Painting
« on: December 11, 2012, 04:32:23 am »
Hey Bigwull,

yes it is ugly, but sometimes ugly turns out beautiful in the world of art, I did talk to another person about this piece and he remembers seeing a smaller piece by this Artist about 10 years ago in a gallery in New York. But he could not find out more about this Artist  either.

                                          Regards,
                                          Kevin

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Antique Questions Forum / Large Asian Water color Painting
« on: December 10, 2012, 08:14:51 pm »
Hi People,

I bought this out of an old mansion, the woman that lived there was 93 and told me she remembers this painting hanging in the living room back in the 30's or 40's could not quite remember. It's very large about 4 feet by 3 feet including frame, the artist sounds American or English (Lynne Hugh) I can't find any info on the artist. Any one see any others like this, seems to be painted on some kind of board stock. The frame has chipping and seems to be black lacquer. Just would like to know about Artist

                                                      Thanks
                                                       Kevin



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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique 925 Solid Silver medical kit
« on: December 10, 2012, 08:01:27 pm »
Hey KC,

yes, those are the needles in the lid.
               Regards,
               Kevin

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique 925 Solid Silver medical kit
« on: December 10, 2012, 08:12:57 am »
Hi,
someone asked about the syringe that came in the kit, it is also marked to Burroughs

                             Regards,
                             Kevin

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique 925 Solid Silver medical kit
« on: December 09, 2012, 12:36:14 pm »
Hey Bigwull,

Just holding on to it for that one good trade item, like I said I collect Militaria, not Silver,
                                    Regards,
                                    Kevin

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique 925 Solid Silver medical kit
« on: December 09, 2012, 12:07:57 pm »
Hi KC,

it still has the pills in the vials. The one I saw sold had nothing in it.

                       Regards,
                       Kevin

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Antique Questions Forum / Antique 925 Solid Silver medical kit
« on: December 09, 2012, 12:01:27 pm »
Hi people,

I had this for a little while,  found this at an estate I cleaned out,  I know that it's english and sold by Burroughs Wellcome Co. I know know it was made by the Silversmiths Corke Brother & Co. It measures 41/4" long by 31/4" wide,  weighs 7.7 OZ and was made between 1890-1910, I also have the syringe that fits in case. I've only seen one like it and it sold for British £1,850.00 or $2,966.93 U.S. I figured some people may be interested in seeing this piece.
                       Regards,
                       Kevin




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