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  1. Grandmasattic

    Grandmasattic Active Member

    PXL_20221205_163954880 (1).jpg PXL_20221205_164041032.jpg PXL_20221205_163911581 (1).jpg PXL_20221205_165957441.jpg PXL_20221205_164050639.jpg I have this awesome device I found that I am trying to learn about. I believe this is a repro of the ones from the 1900s but it does appear to have some age. Any info y'all can share on it would be much appreciated. She stands 9 inches and is 9 across. The base is 4 inches across. I looked for something similar on ebay and on Google shopping and found nothing
     
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  2. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

  3. Grandmasattic

    Grandmasattic Active Member

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    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    My google searches for antique items may look something like this:
    praxinoscope "auction" -ebay

    Anything in quotations means that the search listing should, theoretically, have that word in the URL, the title, or on the resulting page. *most reputable auction houses have some idea about the items they sell, hence why I want that to be included in the results.

    Anything with a hyphen before it excludes listings with that in the URL or listing title (and possibly page text...not sure). Again, theoretically. I don't want eBay listings typically because most people selling on eBay don't know what they're selling. You can exclude a lot of sites like this: -ebay -pinterest -etsy -amazon -chairish -1stdibs...and the list goes on. These sites usually get top billing in terms of SEO placement, and again, they usually either don't know what they have, or you get newer items that say "vintage" "antique" etc.

    In this case, I did a Google Image search using the above criteria and I scrolled through and found a match

    [edit]: Don't discount Google Lens, either. Pretty handy app
     
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    it's not what u search ....it's how you search !!!!!!

    Yay @sabre123 .....;):happy:
     
  6. Grandmasattic

    Grandmasattic Active Member

    Thank you for the response! I will step up my search game with this.
     
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