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American History September Anniversaries
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 […]
Collectors Bite on Fishing Lures
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 […]
Furniture: The Magic of Mahogany
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 […]
What Is It? August 2023
We had several correct answers to our August’s What Is It. The objects, pictured above, are needlecases. These are all late-19th Century needlecases. They include: a wooden carved fish, fluted silver; wood topped with silver, carved ivory; Irish milk glass with English oak leaves and acorns; and a chased silver case that stores needles in compartments graded according to size. […]
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