Yellow fan clock dates to 1950s
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Some of the most popular clocks made after 1944 in the mid-century modern style were designed by an architect and journalist. George Nelson (1908-1986) ... Continue Reading →
Animal-horn chair popularity dates to 19th century
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Animal horns have been used to make furniture for centuries. Chairs, chandeliers and storage racks made in the 15th century exist in some museums. But the popularity ... Continue Reading →
Bed post doll is folk art
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Dolls have been favored toys for centuries. Long before there were manufactured china, metal or plastic-headed dolls, there were wooden, rag and even dried-apple ... Continue Reading →
‘Alphabet Man’ was teaching toy
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Every child has to learn the alphabet before learning to read, so some toys for those under 5 years old have been “teaching toys.” Blocks were the first. The ... Continue Reading →
‘Jeweled’ Porcelain favored by collectors
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The “jeweled” Coalport porcelain of the late 19th century attracts buyers with its beauty and unfamiliar beading, but few know the history of the porcelain. ... Continue Reading →
Wiinblad chair is industrial designer creation
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Many artists don’t create just pictures or sculptures. They make furniture, jewelry, dinnerware or even kitchen tools and toys. In the 1920s and ’30s, ... Continue Reading →
Collect food-storage antiques
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Why not collect food-storage antiques? Food had to be specially prepared to last during the centuries before ice boxes and refrigerators. Long hours were spent ... Continue Reading →
Paul Revere was talented silversmith
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Paul Revere’s name is known to every American school child because of his part in the Revolutionary War and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem ... Continue Reading →
Some metal lunch boxes worth thousands
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Many comic book, movie and TV heroes are so popular they inspire hundreds of different collectibles. Often, interest in the characters dies about 25 years ... Continue Reading →
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