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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old door?

« on: January 17, 2013, 07:46:56 pm »

...also I guess you'd have to enjoy the project. The effort it would take to make it worth buying to most people probably is not worth it.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old door?

« on: January 17, 2013, 07:43:16 pm »

I wouldn't use it as is, but my husband could fix it up and we'd find a use for it. Maybe I have unrealistic expectations though since I'm not the one who does the fixing up.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old door?

« on: January 17, 2013, 07:15:31 pm »

Definitely do not throw it out or burn it! Plenty of people enjoy pieces that show their age, adds character I say. If we wanted something that looked brand new, we'd buy new things.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help with a Russian Samovar

« on: January 17, 2013, 07:12:38 pm »

I was shopping in the middle of Amish country Illinois, it was a pretty good find for around here too!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help with a Russian Samovar

« on: January 17, 2013, 06:54:10 pm »

Thanks! You've managed to figure out much more than I was able to. Mine is worth absolutely nothing. It's in miserable shape. I paid $20 for it and if I were comfortable with haggling I'm sure I could've paid considerably less. I don't care about monetary value, I think it's gorgeous. I actually left the store because I thought it was overpriced but I couldn't get it out of my head and I had to go back and get it. I appreciate your taking an interest in it too!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help with a Russian Samovar

« on: January 17, 2013, 04:57:14 pm »

Wow you have good eyes! I can't even tell you how many times I've looked at that thing and just walked away because I had no clue, beyond that first word starts with an M. Being North African makes sense. Everything I'm finding says that they are Russian, but the image doesn't fit in with mine being from Russia.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help with a Russian Samovar

« on: January 17, 2013, 03:39:25 pm »

Hopefully these work. Thanks for telling me where to go to add pictures by the way.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help with a Russian Samovar

« on: January 17, 2013, 03:25:00 pm »

Wow, this is harder for me than it should be. My pictures won't upload, they're the wrong format. I'll try to upload some soon.

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Antique Questions Forum / Help with a Russian Samovar

« on: January 17, 2013, 02:54:59 pm »

I bought what was labeled as a coffee maker at an antique shop some time ago. It's in pretty bad shape, but I thought it was interesting, and clearly for tea (which I love) and so I scooped it right up. It has only one marking on it, and it's pretty difficult to make out. I can't read all of the letters, but there is the profile of a bearded man on either side.  Hence, it's taken me a long time just to find out that this coffee maker is actually a samovar. I'd like to know its approximate age, and where it came from. Any help would be appreciated, be it actual information or just links to where I may find information myself. Thanks! ( I have taken pictures, don't see a place to upload them though)