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Vintage 1900 CAST IRON REX RIVETER Old Tool Still Works - eBay (item 310020907625 end time Feb-12-08 19:40:31 PST) This vintage cast iron riveter is marked, "Rex" and "27" on the side, "28" on the handle, and "Pat Oct 9, 1900" on the other side. It's rather hard to make out the date due to the rough finish.
The tool works very smoothly. The handle flies upright when you start to lift it, and it locks down when you want to clamp the jaws. I think it's for setting rivets into leather. The feet have slots for bolting the riveter to a table.
There's not much of the original shiny black finish left, just small spots on one side. The handle moves easily and compresses the two cylindrical parts together.
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PINK GRANNY SQUARE CROCHET COVERLET Hand Made Afghan! - eBay (item 310020903892 end time Feb-12-08 19:22:05 PST) This hand-made crochet coverlet has pink and white granny squares all over with a border of pink, white and pink. It's 100% polyester yarn made by my friend who crochets about 60 mph. She usually makes coverlets from whatever yarn colors she has on hand. This blanket, large afghan or throw or lap robe is shown on a single bed.
This one has an all-over design of white grannies with pink centers. It's a sweet, homey item to warm up your decor and snuggle up in for a nap or TV watching.
This coverlet is made of polyester worsted-weight yarn and is machine washable. You can feel extra warm knowing half of the proceeds from this auction goes to Doctors Without Borders.
Can you imagine this bit of hand-crocheted warmth in your home?
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5-In Wood Wall Style HAND-CRANK PHONE PENCIL SHARPENER! - eBay (item 310020898456 end time Feb-12-08 18:58:35 PST) This wooden box that looks like an old-fashioned hand-crank phone is really a pencil sharpener. It has a tiny sticker on the back that says, "Made in Japan." The receiver is wooden and the bells don't ring, but it sharpens pencils just fine.
The wood has tiny black dots to help it look old and dove-tail joints. It measures about five inches high and will hang on your wall. There are some minor scrapes and a dent on the side with the crank. The metal tray to catch the shavings has red tape on one corner. The blade in the mechanism looks a bit rusty, but works.
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LILLIPUT DICTIONARY ENGLISH-GERMAN 2-In High Softcover! - eBay (item 310020895236 end time Feb-12-08 18:42:56 PST) This wee little book is an actual dictionary for translating English into German. Langenscheidt's Lilliput Dictionary English-German is marked, "©1964, 1977 Langenscheidt KG."
It has a thin blue plastic cover, 576 pages and measures 1 1/2 inches by 2 inches. It would fit into your pocket with plenty of room to spare next time you need to know a word in German.
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Ornate 5-In ELEPHANT TRINKET BOX Kneeling, Round Basket - eBay (item 310020891352 end time Feb-12-08 18:26:34 PST) This ornate trinket box is a kneeling elephant with upraised trunk and a round basket on his back. I think it's made of composition, which seems like a light weight fake ceramic material. I see no maker's mark anywhere.
The inner box is a half round almost three inches across and half that deep. It measures 4 1/2 inches long, almost 3 1/2 inches wide and 5 1/2 inches high.
The elephant is wearing elaborate side panels and the basket has a woven reed design with curlicues and fringe. I've had it for awhile and I like it, but never found something wonderful for it to hold. Maybe you can figure something great to put in it.
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Vintage Ornate BRASS PEACOCK PILL BOX Five Compartments - eBay (item 310020886557 end time Feb-12-08 18:07:15 PST) This vintage brass peacock pill box features five compartments decorated with small peacocks surrounding a larger central peacock. I see no maker's mark anywhere. I could believe it comes from India or another Hindu country because it's so ornate. Besides the six peacocks, there is an elephant head with upraised trunk for good luck on the five legs.
How does it open? Turn the central peacock to unscrew the bolt beneath him. This frees up little tabs so the five compartment lids can be lifted. The compartments are curved leaf shapes about a quarter inch deep. The lids are curved leaf shapes that are another quarter inch deep or high.
Not all the lids open all the way. Maybe you could tinker with that if you want more finger room. I feared breaking something, so didn't mess around. You could use these five compartments for organizing pills for five days, or for five different kinds of pills.
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Vintage 1978 KENNER DARTH VADER ACTION FIGURE No Saber! - eBay (item 310020628919 end time Feb-11-08 20:58:18 PST) This vintage Darth Vader action figure was made by Kenner back in 1978. He's 12" tall wearing a black "leather" suit, open coat, cape, gloves and boots. He has no light saber.
His arms don't seem to want to move much, but he can turn his head, bend at the hips, stand on his own and sit. While looking for a maker's mark (never found), I discovered he has a tremendously muscular back.
He's in very good condition with a white mark on his right glove. No light saber, no removable helmet, no sound effects. Just cool looking!
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