spara50 Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 I was working on some new display boxes today with my agate collection. Here are a few pics. Anyone else have some pics of theirs? Scott? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spara50 Posted February 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Here's a few more. These are larger. The large agate on the left is 1 1/2" or so. One of my favorite items a vintage hair comb. It's about 5 inches across. Largest agate is 1/2". Not sure how old this is but it has a great looking agate. Let's see some more agate related items!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Now that is some fantastic stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 I don't remember ever seeing agate blades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 What a great collection,I wish I could to add something but I can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Wow . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 Wow is right. It's an amazing collection. And that has to be about the coolest bowling item I have ever seen, if that's what it really is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Craig, you have those displayed so nicely. Ric, bowling item? I wish I could add but I don't think any of my accidental collections included any agate items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spara50 Posted February 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Thanks guys. Ric, the fob is a bowling item. 2 pins and a bowling ball. I have seen 2 or 3 of these over the years. This one has one of the best looking agates on it though that I have seen. The silver bowling ball slides up and down the chain. It has a hook on the top like it would hook to a watch or ? Not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Nice collection. Thanks for describing some of the items ie: hair comb, never would have guessed. Looks to also be some button hooks, letter openers (blades), book marks (or are those also letter openers), wax seals great display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spara50 Posted February 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Yes, all of the above. The button hooks may be the longer ones, the little tiny ones are glove hooks. I think the women would use them that may be why they are so small. The pieces with the middle piece that's split are book marks. Imagine how big and heavy the old books were to support these. Also a shoe horn, a few jewel pieces, button, hat pins, a crochet hook handle (missing the hook). The piece that has the two black agates and one hanging down in the middle pulls apart, and I think it goes in your shirt collar and holds in together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg11 Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatmacscott Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 A Few More for show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spara50 Posted February 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Yes, I knew Scott had some killer stuff to show! Nice. Love the magnifying glass and the winged letter opener. So much to look at. Thanks for posting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBlock Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Here is the winged letter opener with the base, so that it stands upright on your desk. It's one of my favorite pieces in my Victorian agate collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Nice detail. Beautiful piece. Can you imagine sitting at a great desk doing your business correspondence with such fancy implements around you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatmacscott Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 I wondered how it would display. Thanks Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spara50 Posted February 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Wow, that is awesome in the holder. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 This is all great stuff - the opener and holder are super. Does anyone recognize the character? He's got interesting hand gestures, legs and feet . . . reminds me a little of Pan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeperman Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Wow, fantastic stuff from both of you! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBlock Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 It's Satan, I'm pretty sure. Or Beelzebub, or one of those. The right leg is actually a hoof and the tail is wrapped around his waist twice. You can also see that the base has a wasp on it, not your typical honeybee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 15 minutes ago, BobBlock said: . . . and the tail is wrapped around his waist twice. I was wondering what that was - Satan makes more sense now. The hand gesture does too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBlock Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Not an agate sphere, but here's an interesting bookmark with carnelian agate handle that I picked up yesterday. These are fairly common, but this is the first one I've gotten that has a snake wrapped around the handle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBlock Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 And picked these up a couple of weeks ago. Handcut Agate spheres that have fittings so they can be used as buttons. These are likely 1850-1880. The seven black ones are a complete set (there's 7 in a set). The brown set is incomplete :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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