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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 213191, member: 55"]I am far from an expert on mortars; and so will add only one comment.</p><p>It looks to me like the "screws" showing on the bottom are not actual screws, but are cast in. This raises a big concern in my mind, and suggests that the mortar itself is a casting made from an original that had real screws.</p><p>This is a common feature in cast totem poles (with which I am familiar); on these, one often sees an apparent "screw" that is part of the casting; and this is a diagnostic feature for determining that a particular totem pole is in fact cast and not an original.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 213191, member: 55"]I am far from an expert on mortars; and so will add only one comment. It looks to me like the "screws" showing on the bottom are not actual screws, but are cast in. This raises a big concern in my mind, and suggests that the mortar itself is a casting made from an original that had real screws. This is a common feature in cast totem poles (with which I am familiar); on these, one often sees an apparent "screw" that is part of the casting; and this is a diagnostic feature for determining that a particular totem pole is in fact cast and not an original.[/QUOTE]
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