Mysterious figure served forgotten purpose
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Sometimes inventions have changed how we perform a job. They make a certain tool or decoration no longer useful, and its earlier use is forgotten.
A 5-inch-tall ... Continue Reading →
Unique folk art can have high value
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Artists don’t spend all their time making large oil paintings and huge statues. Many worked for years before they found the special, individual ... Continue Reading →
Disabled artist created silhouette art
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A recent catalog gave a description of a silhouette as “cut by mouth.” Martha Ann Honeywell (1786-1856) was a disabled artist who cut silhouettes ... Continue Reading →
Antique stoneware made in New England
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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 ... Continue Reading →
Bentwood boxes can be very valuable
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Hand-decorated storage boxes were important for storage in the 18th century when there were few places, other than shelves, to store small personal ... Continue Reading →
Guess what this is
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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.” ... Continue Reading →
Brownies toys based on Canadian books
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Comic characters are often used as models for toys, because they are already favorites of children. One group of toys was based on children’s ... Continue Reading →
Centennial Exhibition items date to 1876
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Nations, like people, have special parties and observances to celebrate birthdays and other successes. In 1876, the United States celebrated its 100th birthday ... Continue Reading →
Toleware popular in 1700s
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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 ... Continue Reading →
Tobacco jars held loose tobacco
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Many figural tobacco jars were made in the late 1800s and early 1900s, marked with just the letters “JM” or the letters and the printed word “Bohemia” ... Continue Reading →
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