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7 entries in category: ' antiques, Miscellaneous ', showing 1 - 7

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 BC
  1. Buoyancy [Control/Compensator/Compensation] (sports, Scuba and Snorkeling - a piece of diving equipment worn by divers to provide emergency buoyancy underwater and on the surface, and to adjust and control the overall buoyancy of the diver and equipment so the diver can achieve neutral buoyancy, remain at a constant depth, or to ascend/decend in a controlled way. See also BCD)
  2. Booster Chronicle (toys, Trading Card Games/toys, Yu-Gi-Oh/toys, Boosters and Booster Sets/collectibles, Trading Cards/collectibles, Yu-Gi-Oh/collectibles, Boosters and Booster Sets - a card prefix code)
  3. Bike Computer (sports, Cycling - a device used to monitor bike functions, such as speed and distance traveled)
  4. Before Christ (coins, Miscellaneous/antiques, Miscellaneous/other, Time Periods - as in '332 B.C.')  
  5. British Columbia (collectibles, Postcards - the westernmost Canadian province)
  6. Bernardo Chavez (music, Musical Instruments/music, Guitars and String Instruments/music, Models and Series/music, BC Rich - referring to 'BC Rich' guitars)
  7. Book Club (books, By Edition - a book published and sold through a book club, see also BCE)
  8. Breast Collar (sports, Equestrian - a western style breastplate)
  9. Bernard Council (health and beauty, Over-the-Counter - initials of the developers last names - Germain Bernard and C.T. Council. Referring to 'BC Powder', an over-the-counter analgesic pain reliever)
  10. British Colonies (stamps, By Area or Country/stamps, Great Britian - refers to the stamps issued by the countries relating to the British Commonwealth)
  11. Back Cover (other, General Locations - usually used in descriptions for books)
 Litho
  1. Lithograph(ed) (art, Miscellaneous/collectibles, Miscellaneous/toys, Toys Miscellaneous/antiques, Miscellaneous/dolls and bears/books, Miscellaneous/stamps, Miscellaneous)
 NBTHK
  1. Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (antiques, Miscellaneous - the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords, see [ www.nbthk.net site will open in a new window])
 OOAK
  1. One Of A Kind (other, Item Rarity/dolls and bears/art, Miscellaneous/clothing, Miscellaneous/collectibles, Miscellaneous/jewelry, Miscellaneous/toys, Toys Miscellaneous/antiques, Miscellaneous - 1. Item is unique, 2. Item is the only one in existance)
 RMS
  1. Root Mean Squared (consumer electronics, Car Electronics/consumer electronics, Car Amplifiers/consumer electronics, Home Audio/business and industrial, Electrical and Test Equipment/business and industrial, Test Equipment - a measurement of power)
  2. Royal Mail [Ship/Steamship] (collectibles, Transportation/collectibles, Boats and Ships/collectibles, Postcards/stamps, By Area or Country/stamps, Great Britian/antiques, Miscellaneous/toys, Models and Kits/toys, Boats and Ships - a prefix code for UK ships)  
  3. Road Master Series (toys, Trains/toys, Parts and Accessories - a line of model vehicles and structures by GHQ)
  4. Rainbow Moonstone (jewelry, Miscellaneous - a type of gemstone)
  5. Retail Management System (business and industrial, Restaurant and Catering/computers and networking, Software - a line of POS software by Microsoft)
  6. Renpou Mobile Suit (toys, Models and Kits/toys, Gundam/toys, Mobile Suits - a series of Mobile Suits from the Japanese Gundam series)
 SCA
  1. Society for Creative Anachronism (clothing, Styles - a style of historical clothing from pre 17th-century Europe, see [ www.sca.org site will open in a new window]/collectibles, Knives/collectibles, Militaria/collectibles, Clothing and Uniforms/sports, Martial Arts/jewelry, Styles/crafts, Sewing/sports, Archery)
  2. Single Connector Attachment (computers and networking, Drives and Storage/computers and networking, Hard Drives - a type of connection for the internal cabling of SCSI systems)
  3. Signature Club A (health and beauty, Skin Care/health and beauty, Makeup - a line of skin care and cosmetics sold on HSN by the legendary Adrienne Arpel)
  4. Sun Colored Amethyst (collectibles, Bottles and Glass/antiques, Miscellaneous/pottery and glass, Miscellaneous - bottles with varing shades of purple color caused by the sun interacting with manganese in the glass)  
 SPI
  1. Simulations Publications Incorporated (toys, Games/toys, Board Games/toys, Store Chains and Manufacturers - a now defunct manufacturer of board wargames published from 1962-1982. It was acquired by TSR in 1983.)
  2. San Pacific International (collectibles, Animals - a manufacturer of animal sculptures and figurines based in San Francisco, California)
  3. Stitches Per Inch (antiques, Miscellaneous - quilts - a measure of density in a fabric/quilt, usually expressed as a number)  
  4. Swiss Precision Instruments, Inc ™  (business and industrial, Electrical and Test Equipment/business and industrial, Metalworking Tooling - a manufacturer of metalwooking tools based in Garden Grove, California. See [ www.swissprec.com site will open in a new window])
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