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by moonriver
Sun Jul 30, 2023 8:47 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Ahrens Jolly Fireman Racer identified
Replies: 28
Views: 9421

Re: Ahrens Jolly Fireman Racer identified

Lovely job!
by moonriver
Tue Jul 25, 2023 1:21 am
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Original fortune teller cards, quite a find
Replies: 9
Views: 1118

Re: Original fortune teller cards, quite a find

most of those are just recent reprints 7p each, husbands and mother in laws
by moonriver
Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:26 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Six Feet Under
Replies: 27
Views: 2770

Re: Six Feet Under

That explains the massive divorce settlement then...
by moonriver
Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:24 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: The Gypsy Queen Verbal Fortune Teller
Replies: 30
Views: 7067

Re: The Gypsy Queen Verbal Fortune Teller

It's always nice when the high value item you're selling comes up and sells before the other lots you're interested in buying!
by moonriver
Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:01 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Six Feet Under
Replies: 27
Views: 2770

Re: Six Feet Under

:lol: you missed my point Roger
by moonriver
Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:24 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Six Feet Under
Replies: 27
Views: 2770

Re: Six Feet Under

Are you intending to go through the whole of Morphys back catalogue Roger? :!?!:
by moonriver
Thu Jul 06, 2023 8:06 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Carters auction
Replies: 3
Views: 948

Re: Carters auction

There seems to be an awful lot of junk in there
by moonriver
Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:26 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Six Feet Under
Replies: 27
Views: 2770

Re: Six Feet Under

Magic Finger I came across
by moonriver
Mon Jul 03, 2023 5:16 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Six Feet Under
Replies: 27
Views: 2770

Re: Six Feet Under

Roger should not be taken too seriously
by moonriver
Wed Jun 21, 2023 10:25 am
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Nicholson “Operating Theatre” & Canova “Problem”
Replies: 12
Views: 1503

Re: Nicholson “Operating Theatre” & Canova “Problem”

Plenty more where these have come from, and testing the water, with let's say some of the models chosen to go first seems to have had a desirable result!
by moonriver
Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:26 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Nicholson “Operating Theatre” & Canova “Problem”
Replies: 12
Views: 1503

Re: Nicholson “Operating Theatre” & Canova “Problem”

Quite a few later additions made to this Nicholson model, but then there were a few characters of the day making up missing parts in working models thinking nobody would notice, and doing so without much creative skill,
and even passing off their own complete creations.
by moonriver
Sat May 20, 2023 5:15 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Spicers vintage slot machine auctions
Replies: 94
Views: 13844

Re: Spicer’s Auctions 26th May.

...and a reproduction Sailor at that, with a high estimate.
by moonriver
Sat May 20, 2023 5:08 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: Ahrens Jolly Fireman Racer identified
Replies: 28
Views: 9421

Re: Ahrens Jolly Fireman Racer identified

Here you go Tim, hopefully you can see the details of the mech that you need to
by moonriver
Fri May 19, 2023 10:54 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Beatles Automaton
Replies: 5
Views: 512

Re: Beetles Automaton

Extremely talented. I expect he is inundated with silly people trying to buy them for peanuts when they are unique pieces of high end art.
The worry I would have from Daniel's point of view in exposing so much of the detail of the mechanism on video, and then others copying (such as the Chinese)
by moonriver
Fri May 19, 2023 1:17 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Beatles Automaton
Replies: 5
Views: 512

Re: Beetles Automaton

very cleverly made to get that precise level of accuracy almost looks like video trickery
by moonriver
Thu May 18, 2023 10:07 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Cromptons Double Falls
Replies: 9
Views: 963

Re: Cromptons Double Falls

I see the wishful £2,500 Buy it Now has gone now there's a £100 bid, but "fully working"?
All the coin slides are missing. :HaHa:
by moonriver
Mon May 15, 2023 6:16 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: The Gypsy Queen Verbal Fortune Teller
Replies: 30
Views: 7067

Re: The Gypsy Queen Verbal Fortune Teller

tim575 wrote: Mon May 15, 2023 4:07 pm I didn't think you got it Moonriver, I doubt either of our collector pockets are deep enough to causally pick up something like that, I know mine isn't.
:HaHa: Roger said that too!
Nice and easy to get to in FL , I feel a visit coming on
by moonriver
Sun May 14, 2023 10:37 pm
Forum: Discoveries
Topic: The Gypsy Queen Verbal Fortune Teller
Replies: 30
Views: 7067

Re: The Gypsy Queen Verbal Fortune Teller

Well it wasn't me that bought it Tim.
Which one was DuWayne's?
by moonriver
Sat May 13, 2023 7:29 pm
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Tim Hunkin Peace
Replies: 4
Views: 1401

Re: Tim Hunkin Peace

Fabulous!
by moonriver
Thu May 11, 2023 11:25 am
Forum: Auction Community
Topic: Bolland v Kraft Guillotine / Watchman / Haunted Churuchyard
Replies: 21
Views: 7068

Re: Bolland v Kraft Guillotine / Watchman / Haunted Churuchyard

badpenny wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:50 pm Here, as you will have learnt, we have a varied membership which suggests a varied spectrum of expertise and opinions.
We have those with a broad background in working models, hopefully one will pop along soon enough.
:cool: