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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 4339987, member: 51"]Finally, an IN PERSON estate sale -- first one in months! (99.9% of our local estate sales have depressingly gone to online auction format now. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) Anyway, couldn't wait to go to this live one just like the old days ...back in 2019.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The sale opened early so I missed the first 20 minutes, and I was surprised to see these still on the shelf for $5 as my first thought was sterling. Thank goodness for progressive lenses, I could barely make out "Ster...." super tarnished on the base. I polished the mark up for photos below.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm wondering about maker, but also have another question. Would these have been coated somehow as they seem sort of a funny color. I tried a little bit of sunshine cloth and it didn't seem to bring the shine out too much, but my cloth is really really used, and I need a fresh one. I decided before doing any potential damage I better check here. Take a look at a few photos. I have not tried polishing much, but took a few swipes at the top section and it didn't do much.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]358256[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the mark, found on the bottom of each. This part did shine up.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]358257[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Small frames, about 3 1/2 inches tall.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]358259[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are curious about the photo at all, I did remove the back on one:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]358260[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]358261[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]358262[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Wondering if this etched section originally had a darker stain to bring it out. I'm worried if I polish it it might take that color out. What do you think?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]358263[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Polish? Maker ID? All thoughts appreciated. Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]358264[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 4339987, member: 51"]Finally, an IN PERSON estate sale -- first one in months! (99.9% of our local estate sales have depressingly gone to online auction format now. :arghh:) Anyway, couldn't wait to go to this live one just like the old days ...back in 2019.:) The sale opened early so I missed the first 20 minutes, and I was surprised to see these still on the shelf for $5 as my first thought was sterling. Thank goodness for progressive lenses, I could barely make out "Ster...." super tarnished on the base. I polished the mark up for photos below. I'm wondering about maker, but also have another question. Would these have been coated somehow as they seem sort of a funny color. I tried a little bit of sunshine cloth and it didn't seem to bring the shine out too much, but my cloth is really really used, and I need a fresh one. I decided before doing any potential damage I better check here. Take a look at a few photos. I have not tried polishing much, but took a few swipes at the top section and it didn't do much. [ATTACH=full]358256[/ATTACH] Here's the mark, found on the bottom of each. This part did shine up. [ATTACH=full]358257[/ATTACH] Small frames, about 3 1/2 inches tall. [ATTACH=full]358259[/ATTACH] If you are curious about the photo at all, I did remove the back on one: [ATTACH=full]358260[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]358261[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]358262[/ATTACH] Wondering if this etched section originally had a darker stain to bring it out. I'm worried if I polish it it might take that color out. What do you think? [ATTACH=full]358263[/ATTACH] Polish? Maker ID? All thoughts appreciated. Thanks! [ATTACH=full]358264[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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