u/Silver___Guy

So I recently acquired what I believe to be an original 1910’s uncut sheet of tobacco silk Military/Orders medals cards. I was able to find exact matches of individual cards online but the bottom and top of each card would have half that cream colored border on them where the specific brand of cigarettes was named. Now if this is an uncut sheet like I’m hoping, then it would make sense that the brand of cigarettes, such as Godfrey Philips or Clix Cigarettes, would be absent. It also seems someone took it upon themselves to stitch a decorative boarder around it to turn the sheet into more of a decorative art piece (assuming period done). I was able to find a couple of other uncut sheets of tobacco silk cards online but none with this particular subject matter. Does anyone have any better insight on this possible discovery? Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Hey all, I recently acquired this cast iron bank in a lot of true antique items. Bottom Reads Feb 1875 PAT. I know these cast iron bank repro’s are a dime a dozen compared to originals so wanted to get some opinions of this is a true original or just a vintage/modern repro. No Phillips-head screws, no glowing paint under a UV light, and not an obvious overly bright paint job. However, since the seams aren’t extremely tight and flush I’m assuming it’s not a true antique? Any input would be greatly appreciated