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scottvez

I am retired from the US Army. I have collected for years and focus on antique photographs, militaria and art glass.

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Venetian art glass figurines - Art Glassin Art Glass
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Modern art glass in classic Venetian style (#3/ 3) - Art Glassin Art Glass
1 month ago
Modern Art Glass Compote by Lenz (#2/ 3) - Art Glassin Art Glass
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Modern art glass compote - Art Glassin Art Glass
1 month ago
Blue glass with applied amber lion heads - Art Glassin Art Glass
2 months ago
Stoppers on these Harrach pieces? - Art Glassin Art Glass
2 months ago
CDV of Man with Locomotive Engine on column - Photographsin Photographs
2 months ago
Cute siblings tintype - Photographsin Photographs
2 months ago
Wiggle toes look like hands with extra digits! - Photographsin Photographs
2 months ago
Wood prop fence tintypes - Photographsin Photographs
2 months ago

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  1. Unless the colors are off it appears to be green. I think that the Army Greens became the standard Army uniform in 1956, so this would be no earlier than that. Greens from the 50s are unusual ...
  2. Looks like Specialist 5-- same pay grade as a SGT. The rank was discontinued in the 1980s. Only Specialist (E-4) remains as a rank today. scott
  3. It sounds like it is an ambrotype based on the appearance you describe. These are fairly easy to take out of the case-- a very small pen knife can be inserted near the brass edge of the preserver t...
  4. It looks to be a tintype but could be an ambrotype-- hard to tell without seeing it in person. An ambro is on glass. The matting on yours is earlier than Civil War era and if original to the image...
  5. Thanks jewelrylovers! scott
  6. A real beauty! scott
  7. Good catch tom-- it is a WW1 Victory not WW2 as I stated! scott
  8. The top edge cut is also an indicator of modern printing-- you won't see that machine cut jagged edge on an antique newspaper. scott
  9. Beautiful image manikin. If possible the photo collector in me would like to see the entire cabinet card-- is it US or French? scott
  10. Love it marty! scott
  11. There are a lot of archival products out there for paper cleaning (smell, bugs, foxing, etc...) and preservation. While your image does have some scratching, I don't see anything that is in need of o...
  12. Modern made decorator piece. scott
  13. I want to echo rob's comments, don't put this in water. Brown discoloration is common and expected on these albumen images. I do know collectors/ dealers who use archival erasures on some marks. ...
  14. Tony is correct the "5" patch is a WW2 US Army Air Force patch for the 5th Air Force. The statue of Liberty patch is the 77th Infantry Division. Both units were Pacific theater during WW2. The me...
  15. I love the first example! scott
  16. The color of the printing and the paper itself. I would suspect that it is also printed in the paper somewhere as well. scott
  17. Great looking silk rug-- looks to be made in Iran (as most are). The size would make it a larger prayer rug. While these can actually be used as rugs, many collectors hang them as decorator pieces...
  18. Your paper looks like a reprint-- probably done mid to late 20th century. scott
  19. First four look to be Marines. scott
  20. Glad to help out cindy! scott
  21. Thanks for looking cindy! scott
  22. Thanks for looking moonstone! scott
  23. Cindy-- your piece was made to sit on top of another piece. If you do an online search for "antique secretary" or "stepback cupboard"-- you will see some possibilities. I'd lean toward a secretary...
  24. Thanks for looking grandson. Check out my other postings-- I have numerous military items as well as antique photographs on CW. scott
  25. No doubt Reproduction. Originals were hand signed and hand numbered (in red ink, I believe). scott
  26. Looks like the top part of a secretary displayed upside down. The molding on the bottom (as seen in your photos) would look "correct" on the top. If you look closely, I you will probably find that...
  27. It is not a MLB baseball-- they have been made by Rawlings since 1955 and marked either Rawlings (AL) or Spalding (NL). Since 1977 all MLB baseballs have carried the Rawlings logo: http://www.thin...
  28. It is a fleam-- for bleeding not for cheese. scott
  29. They are US buttons. I don't have my button book handy, but if not CW era they are slightly later and definitely 19th century. The backmark will ID more exactly. scott
  30. Vetraio is correct the card is a business card for an insurance company. The back of the card was used to document information on the deaths of the subjects in the ambrotype photograph. The man MA...
  31. They are a nice souvenir item. The new (post Saddam) government produced new bills and late in 2003, these became worthless (as currency). scott
  32. Love it! scott
  33. BEAUTIFUL! scott
  34. It looks like a decorative cannon. Most likely a piece of ornamental iron work-- maybe meant as a decorative touch on fencing or other other iron item. scott
  35. Beautiful jensen brooch! scott
  36. Beautiful vase! scott
  37. Thanks charcoal. scott
  38. Thanks for looking bratjdd. scott
  39. Thanks for looking cultcha. scott
  40. Glad to help out! scott
  41. Thanks njlovers and inky. scott
  42. Thanks inky. scott
  43. Thanks tom. scott
  44. Thanks for looking learner! scott
  45. Thanks for looking sizzle. scott
  46. Interesting item. I was not familiar with Stark, but a quick search shows he was a significant military figure during the Revolution. As something tied to the General's estate, I would think it ...
  47. Thanks tom. scott
  48. Thanks pw! scott
  49. Thanks pw and gargoyle! scott
  50. The photo itself may offer some clues. Can you post a view of the entire image, both front and back? scott
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More Bohemian Export from Harrach? Dad's WWII Dog Tags & Mom's Citizenship & Air Raid Protection Booklets Kralik shapes #11 Spark plug Kralik millefiori Iris candy jar Cabinet card girl with her French fashion Doll Mid 1800's Cased decor vase - mystery Bohemian Glass flower Vase Harrach???? Kralik shapes # 7 The "basin" bowl IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS Horsman Eclipse Cameras, c.1888 – 1900 Welz Stripes & Aventurine Loetz Nautilis Shell Lobmeyr Art Nouveau Stems. MY KRALIK SHELL COLLECTION CZECHOSLOVAKIA CA. 1900 AND ONE "SORE THUMB" CA 1920'S OR 30'S Anyone know anything about this piece? A good beginning! Iraq Paper Money Death Certificate?

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Civil War Photo Frame with Tin Type Photo Perley Putnam CDV 1863 Help please identify signatures Early Military Buttons- Civil War ? Bohemian Uranium Opalescent Threaded Vase 1822 General John Stark Estate Account WWII 1944 Stomperud Krag ? Confederate Arms Diamond and harlequin cans Kralik Bohemian Vase Third Air Force - North of the Alps - Sub-Saharan Africa - Challenge Coin more WWI U.S. Army Collar Discs from my uniform collection #3 Small silver picture frame Loetz 3-Handle shape #14 Round handle tall Loetz 3-handle - #5 ball shape bowls 1845 Model Allen Thurber Pepperbox Rules and regulations and Postcard Chemical #2 (1890) Two RPPCs