Antiques Board

I mentioned in my intro that I was also a writer. I wrote this article some time ago. If it reads familiar to anyone its either because you read the newspaper in which it first appeared or else...

In December a friend was helping out by doing appraisals at one of those free, walk-in appraisal sessions. A lady comes to him with a thick old album in nice condition. Each page had four frames,...

I'll link to where I stole this from, but its 'style' of webpage does readability no favours.

Channeling your inner "Divvy", or how to build a business on "Sleepers"...

As antiques dealers,...

Hi,
Here is a Sherwood Birmingham oil lamp I picked up - from the shape of the font I'm wondering if this would have fit into a wall bracket? The font is 5" in height, lamp including chimney is 16" in height.

This site has rapidly become one of my favorites......

http://mashable.com/2015/02/19/before-photoshop/

Since there are so many interested in old photos here, thought you all might find this interesting.

http://mashable.com/2015/02/28/oliv...Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner

Maybe we can have an on-going finds thread here instead of a weekly one. If it gets too unwieldly, we can start a new one or go to a different format. Finds do not need to be antique.

Show us what you found!

Anyone ever seen one of these before?
I have been looking for 10 years for one like it with no luck.
Only thing i could find out is that it is a very old drugstore syrup Dispenser
Marked on the glass " C & H Bottle Dispenser "
I have seen some other dispensers by this company; but, they were newer than
this one. Nothing even close to the age of this one.
Measures approx. 14 1/2" tall
The white ball feet appear to be glass.
Silver ?
Any idea on value ??
thanks

Story is mostly about LA's Dutch Chocolate Shop but talks about some others.

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/...as_centuryold_batchelder_tile_masterpiece.php

Latest find. Antiques fair in town.

Le Maire of Paris theater glasses. Engraved: "Xmas, 1885"

130 years ago, someone got themselves one hell of a nice Christmas present!!