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england-5

ANTIQUE CLOCKS and COLLECTABLE CLOCKS
by england-5( 1602)
Antique clocks The term " Antique " does cover a very large grey area as to date of manufacture or origin of any clock. Personally I would class antique as before 1920. Antique clocks come in a very large...
Tags: clock | fusee | antique clock | timepeice | bracket
346 of 386 people found this guide helpful
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jerusalem-time

English Pocket Watches and Escapements
by jerusalem-time ( private )
English 18th and 19th century pocket watches can be classified into several basic types, and this short guide aims to guide you through the many types available and the various pitfalls and mistakes to avoid...
Tags: Fusee | Verge | Lever | Duplex | Cylinder
214 of 230 people found this guide helpful
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tradingtreasure

Introduction to English Sterling Silver Hallmarks
by tradingtreasure( 484)
This is a brief introduction to the subject of hallmarks on English sterling silver since the 1700s. It may enable the reader to decide whether their article is solid silver or silver plated and help...
Tags: Antique | makers marks | hallmarks | duty marks | solid silver
176 of 194 people found this guide helpful
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owena31

Infantry Regiment badges - How to spot the fakes
by owena31( 1227)
A guide to help you spot the blatant fakes. However there remain a huge number of fakes made which are indistinguisable from the originals but hopefully this guide will help to identify the obvious copies: ...
Tags: cap badge | headdress badge | regiment badge | infantry badge | military badge
169 of 181 people found this guide helpful
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cleveland-bay

Hunting Horns - Real or Reproduction?
by cleveland-bay( 1635)
With the plethora of "hunting horns" offered on Ebay, the uninitiated may wonder which ones are real and which are fake. I note there are a lot of traders on Ebay trying to pass reproductions off as real...
Tags: hunting | horn | foxhunting | fox
159 of 174 people found this guide helpful
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peskybug27

Hallmarks, Buying Jewellery on EBay and The Facts
by peskybug27( 6512)
Buying Sterling Silver and the new Hallmark Act What is pure silver? A soft white precious metal with a 999 parts per 1000, 99.9% silver and 0.1% unclassified impurity. What is silver? By legal definition,...
Tags: Sterling | silver | hallmarks | 925 | jewellery
140 of 151 people found this guide helpful
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placedelagrave

NEW SILVER HALLMARKS 1999.
by placedelagrave( 2487)
Many people seem unaware that silver, like gold has different grades and qualities. Gold has an easy to read numerical hallmarking system: 9, 14, 18 and 22 carat. Silver now has a numerical hallmarking...
Tags: solid silver | hallmarks | photo frame | makers mark | antique
136 of 145 people found this guide helpful
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gammon_joint

Moorcroft Seconds and Spotting Them
by gammon_joint( 620)
Moorcroft is curently a top contender in the world of collectables and understandably so. As with all popular areas in the field of ceramics, the buyer has to be on their toes with regards to buying second...
Tags: Moorcroft Seconds | Moorcroft | Moorcroft Marks | Second Quality Moorcroft | William Moorcroft
111 of 115 people found this guide helpful
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tradingtreasure

19th & 20th Century London Sterling Silver Makers
by tradingtreasure( 484)
List of some 19th/20th century makers This list has been produced to assist in the identification of possible makers. Once a name has been identified as a possibility then a search on the web may reveal a...
Tags: solid silver | makers marks | london | antique | hallmarks
110 of 121 people found this guide helpful
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paul.reeve

Violin, Viola and Cello Care - tips and tricks
by paul.reeve( 618)
Some useful information for the care of Violins, Violas and Cellos : The following guide may prove useful when purchasing or considering a new or replacement instrument. We have endeavoured to cover as much...
Tags: Cello Violin Viola | buying online | Instrument Care | instrument bows | strings
101 of 109 people found this guide helpful
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