By Robert Reed One of the most enduring symbols in earlier America was the rooster. It was a dominate image for this country’s classic folk art including weathervanes, wood carvings, and windmill weights. Later the traditional rooster would be crowing on an assortment of American-crafted things including hooked rugs, cookie jars and even salt pepper shakers. Historians suggest that the […]
This is a magic apparatus called “the Sliding Die Box.” The die has a black open back side. Magicians reverse the die when placed into the box, close the doors and tip the box. Audience hears a clunk. Magician opens the elevated front door to reveal nothing. Door closes and magician tips box the other way (clunk). Audience thinks they […]
Thank you to Unique Treasures of Wheat Ridge for our March What Is It. (Sad to say we had no correct answers this month.) This object was used to send the logs down river in the logging industry. It is a vintage forged grappling hook or chain link. Log driving is a means of moving logs (sawn tree trunks) from […]
Back for first time since 2019 Early Parade Days How it all began. By Maureen Gargan-Caldwell Denver St. Patrick’s Day Historian How do you begin to tell the story of one of Denver’s finest community events since 1889? Many argue that the parade has become the single largest gathering of Colorado residents every year in one place, where everyone sets […]
By Carol Mobley Founded in 1868 by Charles Louis Fleischmann, his brother Maximilian, and James Gaff in Riverside, Cincinnati as Gaff, Fleischmann & Company, the Fleischmann Company is now 154 years old and still thriving. The success of their products is simple. They provide a high-quality product for both industry and the home, yeast. The Fleischmann brothers wanted to produce […]
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