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I mentioned a few months ago that one of my relatives from Scotland, my great uncle Finn had passed. He left me some things and among them were a few personal items that have been in the family for a long time. Among those things is my great uncle's signet ring, which he got from his father. It's gold ring with a pale blue and chocolate brown carnelian stone that has the family seal cut into it. The seal depicts a bear or dragon atop a knight's helmet atop a shield. The shield repeats the bear/dragon motif above a field of checkers. From the helmet protrudes something I believe to represent some kind of mantle that terminates in two dangly bits that may or may not spell out 25. I haven't done any research into heraldry, so I'm not sure about the exact meanings of the seal's components.

Signet rings were traditionally pinkie finger rings and so is this one. It does fit me but not my lifestyle. It has however a nice piece of family history and memorabilia. I also have the lady's version of this ring. This ring has a darker blue and chocolate brown carnelian stone. I suppose it was his wife's ring. Both rings show signs of having been worn.

Men's signet ring on the left side, lady's on the right


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I aint gonna be pimpin dat ding!
 
vavavroom said:
I mentioned a few months ago that one of my relatives from Scotland, my great uncle Finn had passed. He left me some things and among them were a few personal items that have been in the family for a long time. Among those things is my great uncle's signet ring, which he got from his father. It's gold ring with a pale blue and chocolate brown carnelian stone that has the family seal cut into it. The seal depicts a bear or dragon atop a knight's helmet atop a shield. The shield repeats the bear/dragon motif above a field of checkers. From the helmet protrudes something I believe to represent some kind of mantle that terminates in two dangly bits that may or may not spell out 25. I haven't done any research into heraldry, so I'm not sure about the exact meanings of the seal's components.

Signet rings were traditionally pinkie finger rings and so is this one. It does fit me but not my lifestyle. It has however a nice piece of family history and memorabilia. I also have the lady's version of this ring. This ring has a darker blue and chocolate brown carnelian stone. I suppose it was his wife's ring. Both rings show signs of having been worn.

Men's signet ring on the left side, lady's on the right


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I aint gonna be pimpin dat ding!
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How old are those rings?

Looks like the kind of ring that was used to seal letters with wax. I still stamp wax seals on envelopes for special letters, gifts seasonal cards.
 
spasm3 said:
How old are those rings?
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My best guess is that they are from the late 1800s.

spasm3 said:
Looks like the kind of ring that was used to seal letters with wax. I still stamp wax seals on envelopes for special letters, gifts seasonal cards.
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As I said, they are signet rings. While these signet rings can be used for impressing the seal into shellac and wax seals because neither shellac nor wax stick to carnelian, people used more frequently table top signet stampers for sealing documents and correspondence. Signet rings became more of jewelry displaying family lineage. I'm not a laird so I won't be sealing any important titles, treaties, or communiqués. Would anybody like to buy a nice loch? It's teeming with eels.
 
vavavroom said:
My best guess is that they are from the late 1800s.


As I said, they are signet rings. While these signet rings can be used for impressing the seal into shellac and wax seals because neither shellac nor wax stick to carnelian, people used more frequently table top signet stampers for sealing documents and correspondence. Signet rings became more of jewelry displaying family lineage. I'm not a laird so I won't be sealing any important titles, treaties, or communiqués. Would anybody like to buy a nice loch? It's teeming with eels.
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Neat piece of history.
 
WWilson may know what this is

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I found some stickers some from 70’s with coyote holding roadrunner by throat saying “beep beep your rear!”

Some new-ish ones 4speed forever with cracked skull and crossbones with old school Plymouth logo i love. Dad famously said year ago “how the hell can ya’ not love shifting gears?”
 
dlundblad said:
I’ve been burning at both ends lately. Work, porch addition, replacing windows, last year of my electrician apprenticeship, studying for the journeyman exam, and a college class that is offered for free with said apprenticeship.

The window in the photo was $2600 and we are finally starting new siding. We like the green a lot more than the mid 90’s tan that was originally on the house. View attachment 248277
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Good luck on your test! I should probably go back and finish mine… dropped out after the 2nd year because I thought I had the job of a lifetime. Then again…. 12+ years experience, 10 all at one company and 2 at the other 🤷🏻‍♂️

Also wish I trusted myself to do my own windows, but I don’t so I’m paying a pretty penny. 9 windows, a patio door, a front door and storm door, and converting my bow window to a bay.
 
This Pilot handles better than most of its Japanese, Swedish, and American competitors of the same era, likely due to how low Honda dropped the J35 in the engine bay.
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But the downside to that is - owners need huge & tall funnels to reach the oil fill hole. Also reaching the dipstick isn't the most convenient.
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Flavor of the day is M1 HM 5W-30 from the stash. Excuse the filthy engine bay, 220k miles does that... I'll clean it properly one day... At least that's what I keep telling myself...

And then there is the dirty engine bay of the FIAT 500X... I do not wish to start having electrical nightmares and have to call Tony from Stellantis to come Fix It Again lol. So this engine bay will likely stay dirty forever... Unless I find a magical waterless way to clean it up, without jeopardizing anything with a wire to it.
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It's getting the Sam's Club Prime HDEO 15W-40, (CK-4/SN). With a 500ml/16.9oz bottle of Rislone Conditioner & Cleaner.
 
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Graham Piccinini said:
This Pilot handles better than most of its Japanese, Swedish, and American competitors of the same era, likely due to how low Honda dropped the J35 in the engine bay.
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But the downside to that is - owners need huge & tall funnels to reach the oil fill hole. Also reaching the dipstick isn't the most convenient.
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Flavor of the day is M1 HM 5W-30 from the stash. Excuse the filthy engine bay, 220k miles does that... I'll clean it properly one day... At least that's what I keep telling myself...

And then there is the dirty engine bay of the FIAT 500X... I do not wish to start having electrical nightmares and have to call Tony from Stellantis to come Fix It Again lol. So this engine bay will likely stay dirty forever... Unless I find a magical waterless way to clean it up, without jeopardizing anything with a wire to it.
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It's getting the Sam's Club Prime HDEO 15W-40, (CK-4/SN). With a 500ml/16.9oz bottle of Rislone Conditioner & Cleaner.
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Love the pic with the gray oil jug and gray funnel. So cool.

I gotta start buying funnels to match my oil jugs. I'm sure my neighbors will be impressed. 😉
 
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