By Robert Reed Then hail to labor! everywhere, Honor to those who do their share. Labor Day poem by Clara Denton, 1928 Long unnoticed, the collectibles of the Labor Day holiday are gradually gaining in recognition. After all it is an event that has been celebrated nationally since the latter part of the 19th century. Some true treasures of the […]
September 2 Congress establishes U.S. Treasury (1789) September 4 Labor Day September 5 First session of Continental Congress convenes (1774) September 9 Congress renamed the nation “United States of America” (1776) September 10 Grandparent’s Day September 11 Patriot Day September 15 POW/MIA Recognition Day September 17 First day of Constitution Week September 18 Congress establishes U.S. Air Force (1947) September […]
By Henry J. Pratt Nearly 170 years ago, a Vermont fisherman—Julio T. Buel—accidentally dropped a kitchen spoon in a near-by river, only to watch in awe as a pan-sized trout swallowed it and swam merrily away. Just exactly when fishing-lure manufacturing got started in the U.S. is unknown, but Buel received the first fish-lure patent in 1852. His breakthrough in […]
By Robert Reed Centuries ago, mahogany was considered almost magical. Elegant but not expensive, it added an entirely new dimension to fine Colonial furniture and furniture made elsewhere. During what some consider the Age of Mahogany, amid the 18th and 19th centuries, the amazing wood cast its charm in America, as well as England, France, Italy and Spain. It was […]
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