antique

I am new to metal detecting and found this stifel tag in a rural town in south africa. I read up about stifel & sons but I cannot find something similar posted before. I would love to know the year of manufacture, the history of this tag.. Any info. Anyone has info or found something similar?

Does the pitting on these Red Whiteheart beads indicate anything about age or history? These beads are about 3mm. I can't find any resources with specifics about pitting or patina on glass beads of any origin. Can I use pitting to be certain about any characteristics of these beads? For example...

A friend's brother passed away and she asked me to help clean out his house to sell. Mostly junk and trash. As we were finishing she told me "please take that creepy head and throw it in the dumpster" I do not know why but I fell in love. The "creepy head" is a gift the brother received from an...

Hey guys! I got my hands on these two Rocky Mountain Gift Exchange wooden horse tricycles. And i have no idea about their worth. I tried researching the company, even the parent company (Rocky Mountain Premium Distributors) and nothing. I can't find info. Does anyone have any detail on who this...

I found these in my yard about 12 years ago 6” down all in the same hole stacked and it looks like you can see where the one with the hole was stacked on the other coin. I used a dfx 300 if you know anything about these feel free to let me know

The location is now a church with a soccer field. The tot lot was small and had a fence around it so I only had like 5 square feet that i could detect. This was about 3in down found with garret at pro. I don’t know much of anything about this and am assuming its early 1800s so if you know...

Does anyone have any idea what this could be? Seems to be copper/silver or brass/silver. On the front side a lot of engraving work and back side has some engraved Arabic writing. Just curious what i could maybe find out. Thanks Travis

Hey everyone 👋 I’m new to this site, but have been a treasure hunter at heart since I was a child. Today I was doing some Antique hunting and this chest was sitting in a dark corner and somehow caught my eye. Stamped on the latch is a patent number and year. It looks to be 145 years old and...

I'm struggling to find out the worth of this mirror and I dont want to overor underprice it before I post it for sale. Please help!

I found this old warranted butcher's cleaver in the trash a few days ago. I think it's from the late 19th century or the early 20th at the very latest, but I haven't been able to find any information about the company that produced it. Has anyone any information on the company E. V. Alford &...

Hello, My name is Bobby Derusseau and I live in Pace, Florida in the USA. Many years ago I bought something that I thought was unique, but did not know what it was. I am hopeful that someone will be able to identify it. It is some kind of communication devise. The box is made of wood and it has...

My brother found this 30" CSA sword at a flea market this past year when this flea market started recovering from the pandemic. The seller didn't mention where he got it. I've been trying to track down any information about it, but It's been proving difficult, so I'm coming to you guys for any...

Inherited old chest looking for info and value

Hi everyone, I have a lot of glass here that I would like to identify, could you help me with this? They were found in different locations, in the region of Malmedy (Belgium) and on a field in Limburg (Flanders, Belgium) So this is concretely what I would like to know, The date, use/function...

Hi everyone, I have a lot of glass here that I would like to identify, could you help me with this? They were found in different locations, in the region of Malmedy (Belgium) and on a field in Limburg (Flanders, Belgium) So this is concretely what I would like to know, The date, use/function...

Hi everyone, I have 8 buckles here, 1 small bell, a ring and (probably) a sewing tool. My question is wether you guys have any idea what these items are worth, how old they are and what the buckles are for (schoulder type, shoe buckle, ..), what they served for back in the day. There is one with...

Help with information? I can’t find anything like this. Guessing it’s forged steel by blacksmith. Unusual open butt design with forged pins.

Afternoon everyone, so a couple days ago at a goodwill clearence center this shaver sitting by itself in one of the bins caught my eye and bought it with other items costing only $5.94 (Items are priced by weight). After later small work and getting back home I try to research how old the shaver...

I was given several boxes of items left from a sale and found this. The music still plays. I've tried all the search options and i know L. Haag was in Lucerne, Switzerland but nothing on this particular piece. I'm hoping to see if anyone has any information on this. Thank you

Hello Friends, The attached Antique Transparent container was discovered recently but still havent have reallity on what it is. Inside the There is a Big Bottle of Gold and the Arabic Words on the Transparent Container The Quran That can be seen from the inside of the container The...

Hi everyone! I found this gorgeous handwritten botany notebook on Long Island, though it's not necessarily from there. It appears to be a child's school book, but I'm just guessing (the name on the front seems to be "Mattie. R. Harrison"). I'd love to find out around when this was made but my...

Hello, been away from the site a while but recently re joined. Anyway I recently aquired this scandinavian? piece and was hoping someone could help with any info on it. I dont even know what to call it. There are some pieces undernieth that appear to be the wormwood pine. I can get more photos...

I found this yesterday while metal detecting at a church that is about 175 years old. I am almost sure it is made from lead, it is a bottle of some sort, very heavy to be so small.

Need help with this map. its value. information. thanks

I think this is fenton not sure. No Id marks.

Hello, new to the forum. Hoping someone can help me identify this antique bell (At least we assume it's a bell) we found on our NH property. There appears to be "EV" carved into 2 corners, not sure if that would be a maker mark or something else... There's also a metal rod with a loop on each...

I wish I could say I found these myself but they have been handed down in my family with most recently my wife receiving them. It would mean the world to me if you guys can help us solve the mystery as to what type of whistles these are exactly. I’ll check in here as often as I am able...

Found this old button on my families property. I know that it has been a farm since the at least the mid 1800s. would love to know if anybody has some info on this button. I did not see any number/words or identifying marks on the back. Also if anybody has any good resources for looking up old...

Hi This was my fathers and I remember this always being in his bathroom. He grew up during the depression so I have to think that’s it’s probably from that era. I think it’s a sugar bowl but not sure. I think it also used to be whiter than it is now. It seems to be getting pinker. Any help would...

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! I recently discovered something astonishing! In late March, I was measuring trees to identify their age. While I was measuring a 110 year old tulip popular tree, I looked down to see what I originally thought was a broken mason jar cap. I was so wrong! I saw...

Good morning Metal detectors, treasure hunters, and hobbyists! I hope you are enjoying this lovely first day of April! In Southeastern PA right now it is a beautiful 63 degrees and is bright and sunny with happy cumulus clouds! It's a perfect day for metal detecting! I found something...

I have had this very old dresser for a long time. I found a stamp of some sort but can't identify it. Does anyone know what this dresser is or what the stamp is?

I recently found this at a estate sale and I’m having trouble finding a value. I have had no luck researching the name, or what I believe the name to be. All suggestions are appreciated.

I purchased this dresser for $60. It’s an 11 drawer dresser from sometime in the 1920s I was told. Curious as to what it might be worth

Please help me decide if this armoire is an actual antique or remake? It seems to be very old and I saw today the lock says “eagle lock company Terryville, conn”

Hi All, I found a little gold fountain pen. The outside cap is stamped 18KR. The nib is 14K. I'm just curious because I have never seen a gold stamp of 18KR, does anyone know what the means? Thanks for any help you can provide! :)