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answers to the BOARD. made of silver measuring 2" in length and
1/4" thickness. Hanging on a red ribbon appearing old marked HW999. Actual
letters in the book some recognizable. What's your guess?
Here is a real mystery antique that has puzzled many collectors. The following criteria are true:
It's too small to be a snuff box.
No one seems to know what language the scrimshaw is.
What is the artist trying to say with the image of the woman cooking
on 2 cauldrons? The hearts with wings?
The box is bone the lid is ivory.
Simply click on the thumbnails to view a larger image and hit BACK on your
browser to return to this page. Send your answers to wolffegang@aol.com
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answers to the BOARD.
Contact its owner here nitrous@comcast.net
All people that are correct when we ourselves discover what this actually is, will have their e-mail addresses published as the winner and will be allowed to receive e-mails from potential sellers of antiquities and rare antiques. If you are correct and choose to not have your e-mail published to this site, that is OK also.
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