Probably made on planet Earth in the late post-Christian era. Or for a wilder more specific guess, Birmingham late 19th century, although I have little confidence in the latter answer. I hardly liked to guess, but you know my enthusiasm for publishing my ignorance. I'd be happier answering questions about mitochondrial transfulgence or mono-modular trans-genesis.
Thank you Crowbard. I,ll probably leave it till this time tomorrow before publishing the answer, in case anyone else wants to have acrack at it. It's rather interesting.
Dear Big-Bruv, All your items have been interesting, rare and curious; but always teasers to we who have fewer opportunities to handle, study and admire such historic byegones and antiquities. I suspect these brass candlesticks may prove to be much earlier than my guess; but there is no better way of becoming informed than by displaying ones ignorance to an expert.
A rough guess would be they were made around 198 years, one month and five days ago, but my memory isn't what it was, so I might have got it wrong. I don't think I can be quite as accurate as to place, but let's go with the old smoke?
Hi Rough. Well at least you got th place right - London or Birmingham; and you were within ten or twelve yeas of the correct date. I call that pretty good.
Probably made on planet Earth in the late post-Christian era. Or for a wilder more specific guess, Birmingham late 19th century, although I have little confidence in the latter answer. I hardly liked to guess, but you know my enthusiasm for publishing my ignorance. I'd be happier answering questions about mitochondrial transfulgence or mono-modular trans-genesis.
ReplyDeleteThank you Crowbard. I,ll probably leave it till this time tomorrow before publishing the answer, in case anyone else wants to have acrack at it. It's rather interesting.
ReplyDeleteDear Big-Bruv,
ReplyDeleteAll your items have been interesting, rare and curious; but always teasers to we who have fewer opportunities to handle, study and admire such historic byegones and antiquities. I suspect these brass candlesticks may prove to be much earlier than my guess; but there is no better way of becoming informed than by displaying ones ignorance to an expert.
Please see the blog entry for Saturday 24th August for the answer.
ReplyDeleteA rough guess would be they were made around 198 years, one month and five days ago, but my memory isn't what it was, so I might have got it wrong. I don't think I can be quite as accurate as to place, but let's go with the old smoke?
ReplyDeleteHi Rough. Well at least you got th place right - London or Birmingham; and you were within ten or twelve yeas of the correct date. I call that pretty good.
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