Both have original light switches and sockets in the bases. One had a hand broken off in shipping, which I glued back on. I believe they were purchased in the 1920s.
I'd like to know how much they're worth for insurance purposes.
Professor Pug Frog's Great Bicycle Feat Mechanical Bank made by J. & E. Stevens Co., Cromwell, CT, circa 1886. A coin is placed at the rear bicycle wheel. When the crank is turned, the frog makes a revolution and the coin is deposited. From the William Esser Collection,This has a date on the bottom of Feb 2 18?
The metal parts of the glasses look like brass and the rest is inlaid mother of pearl. The eye pieces say "LEMAIRE F" followed by some kind of symbol like a small capital T underlined and then "PARIS". The bridge is engraved with a bee and the numbers 61 and 7409. The handle is also covered with inlaid mother of pearl and extends to 10".
Hi - I found this belt buckle amongst a large estate in an abandoned storage unit. The woman was Hispanic and had many Mexican items, many of them of a religious nature. This piece has proven to be a mystery as my research has yielded nothing vaguely similar. The primary art on the buckle (Jesus with the sacred heart image) appears to be cast. The other symbols appear to be cast. They include a leaf, a boxed star, a head in profile, a peace sign and some other symbols I can't make out. I'm including a number of photos in hopes someone can help me identify this.
