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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....
Nov 21, 2024 at 8:36 PM -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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...
Nov 21, 2024 at 2:49 PM -
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...
Nov 20, 2024 at 7:57 PM -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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]
Nov 19, 2024 at 7:23 PM -
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 -
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 -
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....
Nov 18, 2024 at 5:05 PM -
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 -
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