Antiques

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2012-02-09 Silver and Flatware - Silver antiques:

Hi, Mariah.    I don't recognize these pieces. Most pieces I have seen that were labeled as "Tarnish Protected" were constructed of silver plate in one of several Asian countries. Since the marks don't

2012-02-09 Antique Clocks - Hamilton clock:

It sounds to me like the simply will not run.  It should run no matter how tight it is wound except excessive force can sometimes damage one of the main springs.      The most common cause of a clock stopping

2012-02-09 Antique Safes - Victor (Sperry) Safe:

Janine,    Ooooops, my bad, I must have read right over the "lost" when I was reading the post originally, and assumed that when you indicated you had tried to get the key that you had copied, that you

2012-02-09 Antique Safes - Old tear gas lock:

Jorge,    As long as the tear gas vials have been removed, it shouldn't be a problem, and if you leave it on the door, I think it would be a great "warning" deterent to people thinking about breaking in

2012-02-09 Antique Safes - antique safe:

Scott,    No the date on the dial is a patent date for the lock, and does NOT reflect when the lock was installed.  All this indicates is that the safe could NOT possibly have been built prior to the issuance