Do you have any antique tortoiseshell lurking around?
I do not think I have ever eaten real turtle soup – now, having read how tortoiseshell is harvested, I do not wish to be associated with the edible side of this marine creature.
Collectables: why directories still do the business
Don't throw away that phone directory, says Mike Hicks.
An essential item before the first flush of history
Collectables: Mike Hicks looks at a pre-loo item...
Children’s plaything from the eve of war
Collectables: Mike Hicks looks at the story of the harmonica.
Children’s plaything from the eve of war
Collectables: Mike Hicks looks at the story of the harmonica.
