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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;evelyb30, post: 3898929, member: 36&quot;]Ouch. But MFA for pennies on the dollar is always good.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the metal that made it home today, or most of it.&nbsp; I went to the first tag sale of the season in town, not expecting much.&nbsp; Found...OHYEAH!&nbsp; I got some weighted sterling cups, 1960s wedding gift stuff, a sterling fork of no great whoop, and some Mexican souvenir ashtrays that aren&#039;t shown.&nbsp; They were all silver and went straight to the scrapper.&nbsp; Came home with the Portuguese pieces that need testing, the stainless fork/spoon, and the textiles.&nbsp; And the only pieces of jewelry at the sale - a few hoop earrings.&nbsp; One was 14k and in a toiletries baggie with a thermometer and a nail file. Came home with more money than I left with!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The ornate stuff all needs testing; I think it&#039;s all silver.&nbsp; The ashtray is a brass gingko leaf with markings.&nbsp; A local antique dealer will love it.&nbsp; The birdie is going to my sister&#039;s house.&nbsp; The Penguin is Chinese, probably stainless. I found an illegible mark on the stick thingie with a dove on the end; if it was a hand I&#039;d call it a Torah Yod but no such luck.&nbsp; All in all I&#039;ve had worse days.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]320904[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]320905[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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