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<p>[QUOTE="Kari Green, post: 334366, member: 6848"]Ok, I have searched and searched online, used every word combination known to google on this interesting piece and have had NO LUCK finding anything remotely close to it. So I am starting to think it might be handmade folk art???? The outside casing is some kind of alloy. I thought maybe tin but it seems to tough for tin plus does tin with age have a patena th<i>a</i>t color? It is not heavy weighing a few grams. I'm pretty sure it is from the mid to late 1800s because of the little carving on the inside is a really, really, early plastic I think? I do not see any criss-cross marks so I do not think its ivory nor do I think its bone. I could be wrong and if I am please let me know but I really feel that the little carving on the inside is either a composite of some sort or a very early plastic. It is about 1 1/2 inches tall and wide when it is closed. The little man on the inside, of course, moves back in forth with a button on the outside of the case. Possibly French or early industrial American because of the way it is put together made me think machine shop. There is some damage to the little guy with a crude attempt to fix him that happened before I bought the piece. I'm wondering if anyone knows how much a repair like that could affect selling the piece if I should decide to sell it? Any knowledge on this would be much appreciated. [ATTACH=full]112054[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]112055[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kari Green, post: 334366, member: 6848"]Ok, I have searched and searched online, used every word combination known to google on this interesting piece and have had NO LUCK finding anything remotely close to it. So I am starting to think it might be handmade folk art???? The outside casing is some kind of alloy. I thought maybe tin but it seems to tough for tin plus does tin with age have a patena th[I]a[/I]t color? It is not heavy weighing a few grams. I'm pretty sure it is from the mid to late 1800s because of the little carving on the inside is a really, really, early plastic I think? I do not see any criss-cross marks so I do not think its ivory nor do I think its bone. I could be wrong and if I am please let me know but I really feel that the little carving on the inside is either a composite of some sort or a very early plastic. It is about 1 1/2 inches tall and wide when it is closed. The little man on the inside, of course, moves back in forth with a button on the outside of the case. Possibly French or early industrial American because of the way it is put together made me think machine shop. There is some damage to the little guy with a crude attempt to fix him that happened before I bought the piece. I'm wondering if anyone knows how much a repair like that could affect selling the piece if I should decide to sell it? Any knowledge on this would be much appreciated. [ATTACH=full]112054[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]112055[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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