Featured Finds Thread

Do you know if the police check the ballistics Davy, to if it’s been used in a crime? I think you should get a GoodCitizens monetary reward for handing it in. Wonder if the truncheon is a Fisherman’s Priest.

 

What is a Fishermans Priest?

 

A priest (also called a poacher's priest, game warden's priest, angler's priest, fish bat or persuader) is a tool for killing game or fish. The name "priest" comes from the notion of administering the "last rites" to the fish or game. Anglers often use priests to quickly kill fish.

sometimes called a Whack Bonk !!!

 

Any other guy would have tucked that safely away..........but you're a shining example of ...do the right thing !!!

 

Yes, both SHP they are lovely, I've not seen the little one before.

 

Wish me luck tomorrow! I'm going on a house call, the owner said she has 25 moving boxes of Depression Glass plus a box of jewelry from her mother and grandmother. It's been in a storage unit for 5 years and she says it's time it's gone!

I'll either be spending a lot of time photographing goodies to show you all or I shuffle home with a big pout on my face

 

Good luck Marie, I am hoping you come home with all the best goodies.

 

I was going to say fish knife. I'd give it a wash an a nice home in my knife collection.

 

Komo, It’s a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 5 years if caught in the U.K. in possession of unlicensed firearm. Most handguns are banned now after Dunblane shootings.

 

Amen. I think they require licences for all guns where I live.

I'd say for making it dinner, but the same thing. It goes back before RPGs; kids-these-days would understand the name because RPG clergy aren't allowed edged weapons.

Here's hoping for the former! May it all be royal blue or bright green glass! The blue still goes for $$$ . With my luck it would all be that yellow-pink nobody wants.
Here's hoping the jewelry box is an orange crate!

 

@Marie Forjan - We are all rooting for lots & lots of photos of very rare Depression glass as well as pieces of Julianna, Steiner with a few gold baubles to boot!!

 

Good luck, I'm feeling positive vibes in regards to the jewelry!

 

Not a find exactly although I have just re-found them! Bought these last year and packed them away then today I rummaged in a storage box looking for something else and there they were. I had forgotten how lovely they were so just wanted to show them off!

 

Oooh, would look so lovely with my ring, eh? And, add the earrings for the full set!

 

That second bag...wowzer!

 

I had an errand to run north of me, so I hit some antique malls (found a new one) and a thrift. One store had a huge pile of jewelry for $1....will post those finds on the jewelry board, and the better pieces here. But for now, everything in the thrift was 50% off. Got some lovely vintage photos/postcards for $1.50 each. The 1925 class picture was $5.