Featured Finds Thread

My snakes do have a holes where tongues would fit. There are no signs of a base and no mark. Maybe a knock-off?

The one shown appears to be more detailed than yours so I am inclined to agree about it being a knock-off.

Did you have any luck finding the tea tumblers? I couldn't see the pattern well enough, but Libbey did have a stem with that ripples at the bottom of the bowl.

 

Sorry for the delay in getting back but just had a chance to look. You were right on. I have not identified the pattern(s) yet but will get to it eventually. I will save these for an ebay listing this Fall rather than put them in the store.

 

Thanks. I had photographed the interior but didn't post due to the 10 picture limit. Also took a pic of the other one with the light showing through.

 

I think I do want a hole in it since the bottom is just clear glass. I have ground holes through glass with a drill before and know it is a tedious process. Since the bottom is about the size of the hole I want, I was wondering if I could just grind off the entire bottom of the bowl with my belt sander?

 

The inner shell of the abalone is an iridescent swirl of intense colours, ranging from deep cobalt blue and peacock green to purples, creams and pinks

I think Red Abalone...

 

Went to the local Ill Will today not expecting much. Didn't find tons, but this little girl turned up. She's fully marked for Arezzo Italy .... in 18k. The eyes are probably chrome diopside. Sorry about the blurry mess of the hallmark, but it's bitty. I just tried finding the website for what I think is the retailer, but it went to one of those phony virus warnings that lock up your browser.

 

A few recent purchases. The first two were from auction and the third (early McCoy pottery) was from an antique mall.

 

The Ohio Laws Made Plain book by The Whitehouse State Savings Bank in 1924 a mere five years before the USA stock market crash (Great Depression) looks like it could be very interesting.

 

Maybe...
I wouldn't get it too hot.
Sounds scary.

 

I was working on this before everything around here went nuts. Went into the sewing disaster area/craft room/crap room, only to find Her Imperial Furriness had decided it would make a good cat bed. She has also decided that she prefers my finger nails to the cat brush for removing stray fur. That involves me standing over her, jackknifed (I'd kneel but I'd need a forklift to get up) and scratching a golfball of compressed fur off the cat every night.

 

Evelyb, my Joseph (in my avatar) prefers a ZOOM GROOM, even over fingers (which he dearly loves, too!) The one I use on him is about 35-years-old, but they still make them. They're cheap, and you can get them online and at Petco & the like. I'll bet her highness would like one, too!

 

When I did that I'd wet my hand first...the fur sticks better !

 

I ended up using that on Puss-Cat.....( all Puss-Cat all the time..) ..and at first he balked cuz it kinda tugs a bit.....but I stopped pulling in long strokes and more like fluffed him up , which made him more comfortable.....& the fur came off in BALES..... !!!

 

This isn't about fur but just feel like saying something about my huge male cat, now deceased. His name was Henry .. OR "Mummy's Darling baby boy" . He would walk by his dish and if it was empty, or not enough there for his big guts he would literally freeze up, just like those falling sheep do, and land heavily on his side with a resounding Thud!! he would lay there not moving as if to say "look what you've done to me .. you've killed me!!" only the sound of the can opener in use .. or the rattle of the bag of Bosleys special Dry Cat Mix would revive him Spoiled or what ??? Joy.

 

Evelyb, that cat brooch is fabulous, and I love your furry kitty!

I was in a different neck of the woods visiting my uncle in long-term care yesterday. I visited a different thrift shop, not much for jewelry, but I found this teapot. The S&H green stamp emblem caught my eye and I was buying it for that alone, but then I googled Shelley teapots and was very surprised. There are no chips on the outside, but the lid has a very small one inside at the very bottom rim. View attachment 78283



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You all find so many treasures. I am so happy to always read thru this thread and see what is found on your treasure hunts.
Love the purple cow.

Bad pickings here of late.

 

Marko - Shelley is usually a good thing to buy. If you ever happen to find a Shelley miniature cup & saucer, you may want to get it if the price is right. They don't all sell for big money, but some still do.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...1&LH_Sold=1&_nkw=shelley+miniature+cup&_sop=3


I sold this one for $410.00 back in 2013.

 

nah...just a cast...being a cat !!!
It's what they do....and why we love em !!

I'd open a can...the cat would be bumping into my leg...purring like well oiled machine..
I'd say....CAT....it's chunky soup...it's not for you......but still...he;d have to see it and sniff it......before trotting away....upset that it wasn't his favorite can of white tuna !!

 

As promised to Ladybranch in another thread.
I got the belt at the same time but obviously it doesn't go with the girl's costume.
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There are a few small oil(?) spots and a tiny ink spot.
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Nice....and still 2 more than I bought