Fakes and Frauds with Amber Fossils I have been prompted to write this guide by the amount of transparently faked fossils in amber listed on E-bay. Much of what follows is common-sense but I hope it may still...
Have you always wanted to produce the biggest and brightest Hanging Basket that is the envy of all who see it as they pass? Well, now you can produce a basket as good as the best professional with this simple...
MOT exempt Recovery trucks there is a lot of confusion and false advertising do you really want one and is the truck you are looking at really mot exempt? I have a lot of experience in building commercial and...
Voc Rock Guitars Audio Reviews on ECC83 12AX7 Pre amp tubes. Essentially there are only 3 major tube manufacturers remaining in the world today. We decided to put the 3 most popular tubes manufactured by these...
Military valves have different markings to commercial valves. Most have a CV number (CV = common valve) It is best explained with an example. I recently sold some E88CC or 6922 with the following markings...
Once I built a Railroad (and made it run) Initially I enlisted the help of a music student friend during his summer holidays to prepare the foundation of the track. Over the next few weeks, armed with only a...
Aynsley pottery was founded in 1775 by John Aynsley, and it remained a family business until 1970, Aynsley was taken over by Belleek Potteries in 1997. Anysley's Cottage Garden as a new pattern started in 1972...
My names Steve Venus i,m a a collector and researcher of German bomb fuzes i have been asked many times over the past 15 years or so to write an article on the subject.of Bomb Fuzes,here is a brief summary...
WHAT IS AMBER? Amber is the ancient resin or sap from trees from the Carboniferous period onwards and once polished make exquisite collectors pieces or jewellery items - especially those that contain insects...
This is a short extract from MAINSTEAM MODELS "The Complete Guide to Miniature Steam" which is available on CDROM or by internet download. In my opinion, there seem to be only two basic types of model steam...