This regular column is designed to inform readers about the identity of various antique and collectibles items, and to show how each item’s identity was arrived at.  It is hosted by Marks4Antiques.com, a San Francisco, CA, based company that provides the largest and most comprehensive databases of marks on Antiques & Collectibles on the Internet. Please read the rest of the article for details on submitting an item for identification.

The editors of Notes from the Lane and the staff of marks4antiques.com invite you to submit your questions and comments via the comments section located below. If you would like help with identifying a particular antique or collectible item please send your inquiry, along with clear photographs of the item and close ups of the mark or other features, to blogarticles@rubylane.com. Selected items will be chosen to be featured in the What's This? column. While it is our desire, we cannot however research every item submitted, nor respond to every email inquiry personally. We are committed to providing our readers with enough helpful information to research an item on their own.

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