Knowledge is power Robert. Today those deal I think are more difficult to come by. There are a lot of people who search for misrepresented items now to resell.
Didn't that French toast...or whatever it was with the image of Jesus fetch hundred's of thousands of dollars? The Bible never said exactly how the second coming was going to happen.
Robert. You know it is not polite to stare. ...but, nothing wrong with a more experienced woman. ....caressing you.....kissing....riding.....massaging....rocking chairing you.
I would be leary...anyone could carve anything in a lid of a wood box like that. One would need to be very well educated in identifying if it is authentic or not.
Okay...I know some of those bibles from the late 1800's have a heavy thick cover. I have never really inspected them closely, but they could be made from wood.
Even microscopes from that era are tough to find. They are very valuable today. Supply and demand dictate price. A low supply and an average demand will raise the price of something. Therefore, it is fair to think not many had access to microscopes back then...only use for professional areas of work.
I have been in the antique market for 20+ years and have went to 1000's of auctions. I have yet to run across a telescope from the 1800's. They seemed to be most available to the public probably in the 1950's at the earliest.
Probably just scientists for the most part. Everyone else was busting their behinds just to put food on the table and heat the house....and keeping the household and children in order.
water and continents on Mars
They say if gold mining is growing in popularity...start selling the shovels Robert. Maybe instead of the nests, we should start selling the mice.