olympic relics

Recently, whilst browsing eBay for artifacts recovered from the ‘Old Reliable,‘ I came across an example of the ship’s arched windows. An interesting aspect of it, though, was that its upper portion was hinged from the bottom and it was clearly able to be opened. In addition, its topmost frame...

Hi All, I need your help with something, can anybody verify the authenticity of these two items. The tankard has a marking of john bishop chattery & sons ltd, the mark appears as jbc&sld. The tankard would be period for olympic but i dont think the acid etch is. The plate is unknown marker. Any...

I bought a piece of trim at auction from someone who worked at the paint factory recently. I stripped it of the following paint: white, blue, orange, red, lacquered brown and finally avocado before I very carefully removed that layer to the oak. Hope you enjoy it’s beauty as I do.