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ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING: Antique stoneware had roots in 19th-century New England

ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING: Antique stoneware had roots in 19th-century New England

— October 9, 2022

Antique stoneware was often used in small local potteries in 19th-century New England. They made useful objects in molds and fanciful figurines and vases that could be decorated by…

  • ANTIQUES and COLLECTING: Bentwood boxes selling for thousands

    ANTIQUES and COLLECTING: Bentwood boxes selling for thousands

    — October 1, 2022

    Hand-decorated storage boxes were important for storage in the 18th century when there were few places, other than shelves, to store small personal items. Collectors today treasure…

  • ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING: Toleware has a colorful history

    ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING: Toleware has a colorful history

    — August 26, 2022

    Toleware was popular in New England and nearby areas in the 1700s. Collectors today identify the existing pieces by similarities in the shapes and painted decorations on newly discovered…

  • ANTIQUES: Artist’s signature has impact  on value of enamel ware

    ANTIQUES: Artist’s signature has impact on value of enamel ware

    — July 22, 2022

    Enamel has been used to decorate metal since medieval times, creating elaborate designs on copper, silver and other metals. Enameled pieces for home use were rare before the 1800s….

  • ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING: Fashionable women’s  accessory grows in value

    ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING: Fashionable women’s accessory grows in value

    — May 29, 2022

    Is it a tussie mussie, a bouquetiere, a porte-bouquet, a nosegay or a posey holder? This funnel-shaped metal object was a fashionable accessory with an important purpose. In medieval…

  • ANTIQUES AND COLLETING: A lot of fans of wooden punkah

    ANTIQUES AND COLLETING: A lot of fans of wooden punkah

    — September 26, 2022

    Can you guess what this unfamiliar antique was used for? It is 40 inches high and 35 inches wide and probably made of Southern Yellow Pine. It is called a “punkah.” It was made…

  • ANTIQUES: Businesses used oversized objects  for identification before electric signs

    ANTIQUES: Businesses used oversized objects for identification before electric signs

    — August 12, 2022

    Large signs with flashing lights and moving graphics and ads that identify a store by brand or content are important. But there were no electric signs before Edison invented the light…

  • ANTIQUES: Footstools have long history

    ANTIQUES: Footstools have long history

    — July 16, 2022

    Footstools were used to elevate the feet of a person sitting in a chair as long ago as ancient Egypt. The stool was usually rectangular with four small feet. In the following centuries,…

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