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.