S&T, Today's new old Blenko find. A #444CP in amethyst. Its pre-designer era introduced in '44 and made till '53 as far as I could find.
u/Cubby0101 — 10 days ago
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r/Pyrex_Love r/Tools r/WhatIsThisTool r/JewelryIdentification r/VintageRadios r/WhatIsThisPainting r/Cuttingboards r/glasscollecting r/fountainpens
▲ 6 r/VintageRadios
Question re antenna needed for a 1938 Ward Airline 62-370.
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The antenna leads (black, tan pair) coming through a hole in the chassis weren't connected to anything. I assume they connected to an external antenna connection or compact loop antenna on the back cover - which this radio doesn't have. What can I do for a quick functional loop antenna that will fit behind the radio?
Also this one has Shortwave as well as AM. Anything I need to consider there?
Next step, I need to restring the dial cord,
u/Cubby0101 — 2 months ago
Disgustingly dirty Blenko #709 found
Estate item in an icky basement. Thankfully glass cleans up. Unfortunately it looks like it has some hard film from being used as a vase. A project for another day.
BTW, the first two years of #709 had a smooth handle, the reeded/ribbed handle started showing up in 1973.
u/Cubby0101 — 2 months ago
▲ 15 r/WhatIsThisTool
I can find lots of similar machinest clamp things without the pointy post. Whats this one for?
Estate sale find out of a misc tool tub for a quarter. I figured I could find a use for it but would be nice to know how its intended use. The garage shop had an ancient (1950s-ish) woodworking and metalworking machinery.
u/Cubby0101 — 2 months ago
▲ 10 r/Pyrex_Love
Date range for this logo on a lab bottle?
Embossed on side of the bottle. Says:
"TRADE MARK"
"PYREX"
"MADE IN USA"
in a circle.
u/Cubby0101 — 2 months ago
Heisey?
Sure looks like a Heisey mark (pic 4) but I can't find another bowl just like it. Also seems too contemporary to be Heisey.
u/Cubby0101 — 3 months ago
▲ 5 r/Cuttingboards
Is this a result of bad glue/manufacture, environment, or my negligence?
I've had this board for some years, I keep it oiled (although it looks a little wanting at the time of these pics). I use it mainly for fruit and veggies prep, and cheeses. This split developed this summer.
u/Cubby0101 — 3 months ago
Leaping gazelle(?) mark
Looks like gold plating but not marked. Picked up as part of a mixed lot at an auction in the US decades ago.
u/Cubby0101 — 3 months ago
I didn't know I wanted this until I did.
Candlestick.Unsigned but it looks like an Ingo Maurer design for Val St Lambert in black crystal. Solid and heavy. I wish there had been a matching second one but I assume thats why this one was available.
u/Cubby0101 — 4 months ago
▲ 4 r/Tools
Looking for info re this old industrial magnatizer. Possibly an old auto/motorcycle magneto recharger.
Previously belonged to a long time GM guy that collected a few old auto related tools.
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Looking to know how old it is and how to wire it up. This is the only one of these I've found with multiple taps.
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Point me to a better sub for these questions if you can.
u/Cubby0101 — 4 months ago
Acquired in USA. Thoughts on age, the image detected, and where it might be from?
Estate sale find among mostly Asian collectables (Japanese and Chinese antiques 1800s to early 1900s). Approx 6"x5". The construction feels like 1920s-1940s to me. I could not find similar enough image.
u/Cubby0101 — 4 months ago