Snowman Cometh's Recent Activity

  1. Snowman Cometh attached a file to the thread CAMEOS: Show & Tell or Ask & Answer.

    I've been buying them for almost 40 years, I can just tell. One definitive way is to see the back. If it's see through, it's real....

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  2. Snowman Cometh replied to the thread CAMEOS: Show & Tell or Ask & Answer.

    Thank You. I did pay more than I usually do. It looked special in the photos. It didn't disappoint in person. I never thought about...

    Nov 21, 2024 at 5:29 PM
  3. Snowman Cometh liked evelyb30's post in the thread CAMEOS: Show & Tell or Ask & Answer.

    It sure looks like tortoise from here. The bracelet wasn't cheap when new. Couldn't sell it here now if listed properly, not that the...

    Nov 21, 2024 at 5:27 PM
  4. Snowman Cometh liked Marie Forjan's post in the thread CAMEOS: Show & Tell or Ask & Answer.

    That bracelet looks like a real winner!!!!! Looks like it may be tortoise shell? The cameos are beautiful!

    Nov 21, 2024 at 5:27 PM
  5. Snowman Cometh attached a file to the thread CAMEOS: Show & Tell or Ask & Answer.

    My wife will probably be able to fit all those into the display case they're sitting on, and make it look great. She was a textile...

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  6. Snowman Cometh attached a file to the thread CAMEOS: Show & Tell or Ask & Answer.

    We've been seeing cameos at the flea market a lot. I saw two in an antique store that were mixed in with cheap costume jewelry. Even...

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  7. Snowman Cometh replied to the thread CAMEOS: Show & Tell or Ask & Answer.

    Thank you. I put it up just to show it. Now I know who it is. Thanks again. IMO my carving is nicer than the one in this antique...

    Nov 20, 2024 at 7:50 PM
  8. Snowman Cometh liked Bronwen's post in the thread CAMEOS: Show & Tell or Ask & Answer.

    It's a helmet shell, not a conch sell, but otherwise:...

    Nov 20, 2024 at 7:47 PM
  9. Snowman Cometh liked Bronwen's post in the thread CAMEOS: Show & Tell or Ask & Answer.

    Could it be Wellington? Or are you asking where your wife put it? Latter costs extra.

    Nov 20, 2024 at 7:47 PM
  10. Snowman Cometh attached a file to the thread CAMEOS: Show & Tell or Ask & Answer.

    I won this a while ago, and I have no idea what my wife did with it. It certainly isn't on display anywhere. It's well done. [ATTACH]

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  11. Snowman Cometh replied to the thread Book Galley Question.

    It says "Inside back cover". That's not cropped, that's the photograph. I'm not a very good photographer. But, I usually do well enough...

    Nov 18, 2024 at 8:21 PM
  12. Snowman Cometh replied to the thread Book Galley Question.

    It's the staining and what looks like mildew of wherever they were kept. It really is a crying shame. I have too much stuff. But, I...

    Nov 18, 2024 at 6:28 PM
  13. Snowman Cometh attached a file to the thread Book Galley Question.

    Here's a few better photos.It's a shame, whoever had these did not take care of them. There's damage at the bottom of some of the pages....

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  14. Snowman Cometh replied to the thread Book Galley Question.

    Absolutely nothing. The woman's father owned the place. He died a while ago, and they're just selling off everything. They want nothing...

    Nov 17, 2024 at 11:28 PM
  15. Snowman Cometh liked evelyb30's post in the thread Cool New Old Photos.

    Cute little kid with the toy dog. The girl with the sausage curls was a professional model; I bet lots of guys had that hubba-hubba...

    Nov 17, 2024 at 10:38 PM