On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 11:53 AM, frank theriault <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote:
Understood.:-) This was not the only late 1800's item they had. One was a working canon for a child's toy. Insert powder, add marble, booooom. Guess kids were tougher back then. They won't even let them run out door in school anymore, incase they skin a knee. Dave > > That's a pretty cool looking fire engine, Dave. If it's geniune, it's > likely from about 1870 to very early 20th Century - after that the > cast iron toymakers tended to produce fire trucks. > > Keep in mind two things: An official receipt means nothing. It could > be forged. The other thing is that with there are a lot of > reproductions out there. These guys are very good at making repros > look "old" - complete with worn paint and nicks and scratches - > sometimes only an expert can tell that something's not old. > > My parents ran an antique shop and they always had people asking for a > "certificate of authenticity" for an old object, and my father took > great pains to tell them that they were useless - which rarely > satisfied potential customers. > > Nice pic, and no matter how old it is, it's a very nice toy, Dave! > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
