This image shows the top & bottom of a late 18thC brass snuff box. Can anyone help with the initials AGRS which may well represent an agricultural society judging by the implements shown? Please email me at vk2eii@gmail.com.
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1920s "resistance lamps" panel - Australian Navy. Used as a voltage dropper from a DC supply for battery charging.
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This silver plated item is about 2½" square consisting of 6 cigarette sized pipes connected in a shallow arc, each closed at one end with a "viewing" slot on each. If anyone can help, please email me at vk2ua@yahoo.com.
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Top view of an antique cast brass plate 15cm dia, 3mm thick. Has been in the family many years. What might be its date and origin? If anyone can help, please email me at vk2ua@yahoo.com
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Cast plate underside
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A small cup about 3" high, possibly Japanese. Where does it come from and how old is it? If anyone can help, please email me at vk2ua@yahoo.com
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Base of small cup
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Initials on 1769 silver cup, can someone interpret what the letters actually read, if so email me at vk2ua@yahoo.com
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This armorial is engraved on a pair of old sheffield plate tureens dating to around 1820. It appears to be that of READE. The motto is "FIDEI ET MERITO". Could it belong to (Col Sir) Thomas Reade who was with Napoleon when he died on St Helena?
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Detail showing the 3 medals, which might be the Orders of the Bath, Turkish Cresent and St Ferdinand. If anyone can help, please email me at vk2ua@yahoo.com
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Close plated (silver foil on steel) dessert spoon stamped with USN and anchor symbol - 1820-1850. Were these made in America or imported from England? If anyone can help, please email me at vk2ua@yahoo.com
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These parts of a tea set from the 1840s are a mixture of Old Sheffield Plate and EPNS. The handles, jug lid and feet are EPNS and the rest OSP. No marks. Bradbury's mentions these hybrids, but they appear uncommon. Has anyone seen something similar? If so, please email me at vk2ua@yahoo.com
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