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Thursday, January 15, 2015
Old Things.....
As I dug through things in the toy cabinet I pulled out these four items. The value of them is minimal to zero but they all have a history. The bowling pin of a child's set that came from an attic of a farmhouse. The globe bank also came from there. It is amazing how the maps on the bank are there for show and their accuracy is poor. I tried to find Europe on the globe and finally I found it. Everything was all a blur, one condensed sets of countries among other blurred countries surrounding the area.
The sphere and tin egg came for an old farm sale. I bought a filthy cardboard box for a quarter, It was a box full of everything including trash and dirt. There were some were good things. Somewhere in the house I have a glass powder box, base and lid. The lid has a deer on it for the lid handle. The man's sale in which I was attending was of a brother of the Iva and John connection to our family. He was John's brother. So I got antiques from the brother Horton. The tin egg is historical but worthless because of the decoration being all worn from the surface. The sphere could be a billiard ball, a white cue ball. I think it is actually made from ivory as it has vein like lines on it. It is heavy and I really don't know if it is the right size or larger than a cue ball. As you can see, this is one of those photos where I didn't clear the area. You are getting a very informal shot today with random stuff still on the table surrounding the group ready to be put away in the future.
I did look up the billiard ball and it was common for them to be made from ivory tusks. I see that if one can prove they are antiques that they can be sold over the net. They are of course banned now in these days and I am glad.
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2 comments:
They might be odd things but together they made an interesting picture. I'm in a clearing-out mood but everything I find has a history and so gets put back in the drawer or cupboard.
Old things always fascinate me and these are interesting to check. Ivory are hardly made these days
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