Thumper
04-20-2014, 09:03 AM
No fair peeking (IF you even have a clue WHERE to peek).
I found an item at an estate sale this this weekend and had absolutely no clue at all as to what it was. BUT ... "something" in my pea-brain clicked and I picked it up. It wasn't even on display in any way, but was found in the back of a drawer in a sewing table for an old Singer. I couldn't even fathom how it would be used for sewing, but I thought it was just too cool to leave behind. It's solid brass (heavy) and I thought maybe it was a plumb bob. I asked around and everyone agreed that's what it probably was. When I checked out, they simply gave it to me ... thought it was a game piece or something.
Well, I brought it home and did a bit of research. Of course, it's kinda hard to research something if you have no clue what you're searching for ... but I just had that "feeling" it was something cool ... I just had to figure it out. I finally hit on it and yes, it really IS cool! I had no clue what it was worth (couldn't find another just like it) so, I threw it up on eBay at almost midnight last night. I listed it as a 7-day auction as this is what I always do if I'm clueless to something's worth. I figure I'll let the market determine it's value. Well, by 2:00 am the bidding was up to $35.00 and there are now four "watchers" waiting in the wings to pounce! I'm hoping it will turn into an interesting week!
Any o'youse old-timers want to wager a guess? Here's what I THOUGHT it was (but wasn't positive). An old plumb bob ...
http://www.gilai.com/images/items/350_big.jpg 2906
Here's a pic of mine. It's six-sided and each side is numbered ~ 1-6. It's 1 3/4" long and solid brass.
2902 2903
2904 2905
I found an item at an estate sale this this weekend and had absolutely no clue at all as to what it was. BUT ... "something" in my pea-brain clicked and I picked it up. It wasn't even on display in any way, but was found in the back of a drawer in a sewing table for an old Singer. I couldn't even fathom how it would be used for sewing, but I thought it was just too cool to leave behind. It's solid brass (heavy) and I thought maybe it was a plumb bob. I asked around and everyone agreed that's what it probably was. When I checked out, they simply gave it to me ... thought it was a game piece or something.
Well, I brought it home and did a bit of research. Of course, it's kinda hard to research something if you have no clue what you're searching for ... but I just had that "feeling" it was something cool ... I just had to figure it out. I finally hit on it and yes, it really IS cool! I had no clue what it was worth (couldn't find another just like it) so, I threw it up on eBay at almost midnight last night. I listed it as a 7-day auction as this is what I always do if I'm clueless to something's worth. I figure I'll let the market determine it's value. Well, by 2:00 am the bidding was up to $35.00 and there are now four "watchers" waiting in the wings to pounce! I'm hoping it will turn into an interesting week!
Any o'youse old-timers want to wager a guess? Here's what I THOUGHT it was (but wasn't positive). An old plumb bob ...
http://www.gilai.com/images/items/350_big.jpg 2906
Here's a pic of mine. It's six-sided and each side is numbered ~ 1-6. It's 1 3/4" long and solid brass.
2902 2903
2904 2905