I got this over the weekend from an antique store. I want to try to get it working. Anyone have any clue what type of battery this might need? The bulbs are 2.5 volt.

Hopefully this is the right place to post this, but if not please point me in the correct direction!

I purchased this at a thrift store years ago, and was hoping someone had some info on it... The certificate/award is pretty self explanatory I guess, but I haven't been able to find anything remotely close to this online anywhere.

Not sure if a 2004 McDonald's Japan supplier award to "Bakery Chef" would even be worth anything to someone out there, but I thought it was cool nonetheless lol.

Thanks!

there is no markings i think its from 1970s. 1980s

What would be the best way to get rid of a entire collection of collectibles or try to find that one antique Roadshow precious Relic and open my own antique shop? There is everything to possibly collect from antique brass candle holders to Wicker and heavy wood furniture to antique mirrors Roseville vases clocks toys lamps old paintings records fine China. Every item i have looked up on Google lens has similar if not identical matches priced anywhere from a few hundred to tens of thousands of dollars. she hoarded for over 50 years and everything has been sitting around collecting dust and I

Know that alot of art works that nobody knew anything about 20 plus years ago become very sought after treasures and the amount of signed oil on canvas paintings I have something is going to be a home run.

It's usually hard for me to find anything sprite branded (i love to collect it) and this was like 8 bucks which i thought was odd because it's super solid and looks really good quality. What is this ?

It is an original July 5, 1927 charter for the National Auxiliary of the United Spanish War Veterans, granting a charter to Col. Morris B. Belknap Camp No. 7 in Louisville.

It lists 11 women as the charter members and is signed by Margaret M. Manion, President General, and attested by Margaret Herzog, Secretary General. It also has an original seal/ribbon. “Mustered April 27, 1928.”

I'm particularly interested in learning more about the 11 women, the Louisville auxiliary, and whether this is something considered valuable.

I’m curious, what are some souvenirs you’ve held onto from traveling in or out of your home country?

I’m not talking about generic things like gift shop T-shirts, I mean REALLY niche things that you look at and immediately think back to your time there. Things that you could only find in that area or that resemble a deeper aspect of the culture.

I pre ordered from them but the ETA gas passed yet i asked them if they've had an update on their eta and they tried to offer me a cancellation for store credit yet i want this item. Are they reliable

I might be dumb but I can’t really find anything on this toy horse from the enchanted kingdom line. I don’t have any accessories btw so I’m not sure of any specifics. I’m not going to sell it but I’m curious it’s rare!

I went on vacation and stumbled upon this collection of Chevron Cars, and I was looking through them and found Chandler Chip the ice cream truck, and I fell in love.

One of my dream jobs was and still is an ice cream man, and I was thinking about putting him on the dash of the truck or in my shop for display.

I also found this cool rubber alien. I believe he's from Mars supermarket(his name is Henley the Martian)

Hi everyone,

A friend of mine is currently traveling in Japan and found this beautiful item. He knows I love traditional Japanese crafts and offered to bring it back for me as a gift or for my personal collection.

I am definitely not an expert on these. I only know that they are called Kogai, and that some were used as traditional hairpins while others were used by samurai as sword accessories. I did come across the term Wari-Kogai during my brief research, so I think it might be one of those.

This specific one separates into two pieces right in the middle, and it has a gold/brass color with raised floral designs (looks like chrysanthemums or peonies). It also comes in a wooden box.

I've tried searching online but I can't find anything that looks exactly like this, so I wanted to ask the community for help before making a decision:

• Does this look like a genuine antique or a modern replica made for tourists?
• If you had to put a price on it, what is a fair value/price for an item like this?

I really want to make sure I know what I'm getting into. Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much.

I opened a series 1 and a series 2 getting two ironic and rare collectibles. The first was an Alexa Grasso card with a Valentina Shevchenko figure with their rivalry its funny that they were packaged together. But right after that I got hasbulla so its ok

Disclaimer; this is NOT an advertisement of any kind. Not tryna sell anything.

I am trying to figure out the value of the black and gold slammer on the left.

The red, black, and 18k Gold “Trophy Edition” slammer to the right seems to be all over the internet. From eBay to Facebook marketplace, they’re listed for anywhere from $20-$200 depending on condition.

However, I haven’t been able to find anything at all regarding the black and gold “Collectors Edition” slammer.

Aside from a terribly vague Twitter post dating all the way back to 2019, I have not come across any images OR text about this thing.

I am under the impression it must be exceedingly rare compared to its red counterpart. I look to the y’all, the inhabitants of this subreddit as my last hope for finding any information on this thing.

DMs are open, please help 🙏

Victorian or Edwardian-era parlor table?

Wife has had this table in her family for a while. Hoping to get any other info about it if anyone might know

Schuco toy cars with keys. Found in a box, not sure what to do with them.

I went to an estate sale at the home of the artist Karnig Nalbandian today and found an unpublished manuscript The Song of Seven by the composer R. Nathaniel Dett. According to the family member I spoke with this was gifted to Nalbandian at Yaddo artist retreat in 1942 when they attended together. She showed me a picture of her great uncle, Dett, and Langston Hughes all together at this retreat. The manuscript is 109 pages of poetry from Dett’s personal library. I am honestly unsure what to do with this as it seems it could be rather historically relevant, any advice on who I might contact or any information would be appreciate

Looking for any information about this plate set - inherited from my mother. She didn’t know anything about it, but liked the way it looked. Has a small makers mark on the bottom - a flower and says “Japan” on most of the plates - some of them simply say “made in Japan”

I don’t know much on these but would love to learn more about the history behind them

I stumbled upon them when I first settled into my neighborhood. Someone had tossed out items in a tote bucket, and I picked it up because I loved the tote bucket. I ended up getting a free rice maker that I still use to this day!

There’s also a music sheet from someone named Antonio Molina from the Philippines

I've been thinking about something lately and I'd love to hear your opinions.

I honestly believe there is something out there that almost nobody is paying attention to today, but could become extremely valuable in the future.

Think about Pokémon vintage cards, certain collectibles or Bitcoin. Back then, you could have bought them relatively cheaply. Today you look back and think, Why didn't I see it?

So what could be like that today?

I'm not talking about the obvious things like ETFs, gold or well known stocks. I mean something most people would currently ask, "Why would anyone spend money on that?"

Could be collectibles, toys, games, books, technology, digital items, art, brands or anything else.

Something you could potentially buy today for $100 to $1,000 and that could be worth many times more in 10 to 20 years.

What do you think?

Hello guys,

I have no information about this at all, I just grabbed a picture of it as the store was closing.
It was seen in an antique shop in the UK.
I have reverse image searched in pinterest but came up with nothing. An elder relative thought it could be a clock in/out device.

Anyone know what this could have been used for?

Thank you. I dont use AI so thought perhaps the hive mind could shed some light.

old polish PRL coins and their variants (that I currently own)

I've been doing a lot of research trying to find any concrete information about either the base or the shade for this lamp, but I'm not finding anything conclusive. As far as I can tell its not an Emeralite and the various pieces all seem to be made ~1920-1930s based on the little bit of information I could find. It'd be awesome if the shade was original to the base, but I'm assuming its not. Does anyone happen to know anything about either the shade or base (or both)?

Lamp shade:

• Green cased glass
• Marking: silver "GERMANY" stamp towards the base

Lamp base:

• cast iron (?)
• no maker's marks for the base

Electrical:

• Marking: ARROW 660W 250V
• Marking: UNO PAT DEC 24 12

Other information/links:

• There is a very similar version of this lamp that was sold on Etsy as an Emeralite (but I think that's false?) which can be viewed here.
• Supposed Tiffany lamp with a similar base and then one that is unmarked on eBay.
• Green cased lamp shade with the same stamp, but a different style
• Emeralite catalog, half shade on page 23 for reference