Restoration of a 1900s antique match dispenser.
There’s nothing like bringing an antique back to life.
@xmuse_ #globalmuseum #antiques
Quixoticgeek
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This flare gun (I think it's a flare gun) was in some of my father's stuff. He was a WWII Navy vet and served in the Pacific. He did not collect or keep a lot of military stuff so I assume it's from his service. I've tried searching for flare gun pics, including japanese, chinese, vietnamese, and korean, but nothing even looks close. Anyone have a guess about approximate age & country of origin? #ww2 #wwii #military #antiques
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This flare gun (I think it's a flare gun) was in some of my father's stuff. He was a WWII Navy vet and served in the Pacific. He did not collect or keep a lot of military stuff so I assume it's from his service. I've tried searching for flare gun pics, including japanese, chinese, vietnamese, and korean, but nothing even looks close. Anyone have a guess about approximate age & country of origin? #ww2 #wwii #military #antiques
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Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :paw::paw:
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And people say Mastodon is hard 😋
Gorgeous antique 8-Lever "Mastodon" steel padlock, picked in ~7 seconds, using homemade tools fashioned out of recycled bike spokes.
This is the second of two beautiful antique locks my partner gave me as a present.
The reason this opened so quickly is because several of the levers are rusted in place, and I bypassed the remaining ones and pushed the locking pawls out of the way directly.
Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :paw::paw:
and 1 other
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Antique 4-Lever steel padlock, picked in ~10 seconds, using homemade tools fashioned out of recycled bike spokes.
This is one of two beautiful antique locks my partner gave me as a present.
And people say Mastodon is hard 😋
Gorgeous antique 8-Lever "Mastodon" steel padlock, picked in ~7 seconds, using homemade tools fashioned out of recycled bike spokes.
This is the second of two beautiful antique locks my partner gave me as a present.
The reason this opened so quickly is because several of the levers are rusted in place, and I bypassed the remaining ones and pushed the locking pawls out of the way directly.
Antique 4-Lever steel padlock, picked in ~10 seconds, using homemade tools fashioned out of recycled bike spokes.
This is one of two beautiful antique locks my partner gave me as a present.