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  1. 2manybooks replied to the thread Custom Shelf from the 1800's??.

    When I did a google search using "repurposed ox cart India shelves" the first result after the AI bit was a YouTube video on "How to...

    Jan 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
  2. 2manybooks replied to the thread Custom Shelf from the 1800's??.

    The parts may be 19th century, but the adaptation to furniture is a modern thing. https://ro.pinterest.com/metastasis/ox-cart/...

    Jan 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
  3. 2manybooks replied to the thread Berber or NA belt?.

    It is not all that difficult to do loom beadwork well.

    Jan 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
  4. 2manybooks liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Comb... NA or African?.

    Tonga also has similar combs, made from a bunch of central ribs of palm leaves tied together similar to the Congo and Solomon Island...

    Jan 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
  5. 2manybooks attached a file to the thread Comb... NA or African?.

    I agree with Any that it is most probably from the Congo region (not Apache or any other Native American). But I am having trouble...

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  6. 2manybooks replied to the thread Berber or NA belt?.

    A beadwoven strip sewn to a heavy commercial belt/harness strap. Cotton thread. Fairly uniform bead sizes. The design and colors look...

    Jan 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
  7. 2manybooks liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Berber or NA belt?.

    Berber/Amazigh do beadweaving, my father brought back some beaded jewellery from Morocco when I was a little girl. The colours were more...

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  8. 2manybooks replied to the thread Leather Hunting Bag - Pouch.

    It could also be helpful in identifying the type of tannage if you can post a photo of the inside of the top flap (which would be the...

    Jan 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
  9. 2manybooks liked kyratango's post in the thread antique snaredrum??.

    :joyful:Komo is tagging a fellow member, who has "all_fakes" as pseudo, who may know about your drum:)

    Jan 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
  10. 2manybooks liked ola402's post in the thread Engraved scene on spoon. Where is it?.

    I'm thiking it's a Coal Mine scene. This is one I sold awhile back for a coal mine in Carbondale, PA. I also found a postcard with...

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  11. 2manybooks replied to the thread Chinese (?) Teapot. Porcelain? Enamel? Brass?.

    Just an error. The system won't let you simply delete once you start writing.

    Jan 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
  12. 2manybooks replied to the thread Chinese (?) Teapot. Porcelain? Enamel? Brass?.

    edit

    Jan 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
  13. 2manybooks replied to the thread Civil War Tin Type help ID name.

    The insignia (2 chevrons) in the photo is for a corporal. If it is the same man who became a quartermaster sergeant, he may have briefly...

    Jan 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM