Tiffany bosun whistle?Update

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Re: Tiffany bosun whistle?

Sweeeet! That is a good score.! :icon_thumleft:
 

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Re: Tiffany bosun whistle?

richm said:
Got this at a garage sale today for a buck. I've figured out it's a bosun's whistle but i can't sem to find one made by Tiffany. I'd like to know how old it is and maybe a value...Rich.
A tiffany bosun's whistle????????????

Never heard of such a thing :-\
No bosunsmate I ever knew would have one made by tiffany.

Maybe one of the Village People might. :wink:
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Nightowl 280

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Tiffany and co made lot of stuff and pre 1900 ship command staff where wealthy in most cases .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_&_Co.

"In 1862 Tiffany & Co. supplied the Union Army with swords (Model 1840 Cavalry Saber), flags and surgical implements."


i also would never sell tiffany and co silver for melt value since the name alone with worth more then melt on most items .
 

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Nightowl 280 said:
i also would never sell tiffany and co silver for melt value since the name alone with worth more then melt on most items .
Yea and at yard sales anybody that has anything marked tiffany thinks they can get Macy's prices. A lot of that is just mass produced just like other silver items. A lot of their jewelry, to me, is no more valuable than any other piece of 925. Tiffany got their quality reputation from their early 1900's products.
 

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cyberdan said:
Nightowl 280 said:
i also would never sell tiffany and co silver for melt value since the name alone with worth more then melt on most items .
Yea and at yard sales anybody that has anything marked tiffany thinks they can get Macy's prices. A lot of that is just mass produced just like other silver items. A lot of their jewelry, to me, is no more valuable than any other piece of 925. Tiffany got their quality reputation from their early 1900's products.

Ya i wouldnt pay those prices but i know that i can better then melt on tiffany and co pieces . Dont see much here in tampa land so its not a real issue for me not to mention that my mom would claim it and i would lose it to the closet and jewerly box gods
 

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