EditorialAmerican: Andiron, American, c. 1800, Brass and iron, Produced circa 1800 in the American Northeast, these andirons would have held logs in an open fireplace. Typically manufactured in pairs, andirons allowed air to circulate underneath a fire, fosteri...
EditorialAmerican: Andiron, American, c. 1800, Brass and iron, Produced circa 1800 in the American Northeast, these andirons would have held logs in an open fireplace. Typically manufactured in pairs, andirons allowed air to circulate underneath a fire, fosteri...
EditorialAsk for Liebig Company's extract of meat being the finest meat-flavouring ingredient. None genuine without fac-simile of Baron Liebig, the inventor's signature in blue color across the label. Avoid all imitation extracts. Directions. Beef-tea. Efficien...
EditorialSixpence, ca. 1667?ca. 1682, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, 3/4 in., 2.5 Grams (1.9 cm, 1 dwt), Silver, John Hull (1624?1683), Robert Sanderson Sr. (ca. 1608?1693), In 1652 John Hull and Robert Sanderson were appointed ...
EditorialLength, 1748, British, Spitalfields, Silk, Overall: 68 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (174 x 49.5 cm), Textiles-Woven, Anna Maria Garthwaite began designing silks in the mid-1720s, when she was in her thirties. It is not known how she learned the art of designing fo...
EditorialShilling, 1652, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, 1 1/8 in., 4.52 Grams (2.8 cm, 2 dwt), Silver, John Hull (1624?1683), Robert Sanderson Sr. (ca. 1608?1693), In 1652 John Hull and Robert Sanderson were appointed mint maste...
EditorialDesign for lampshade, 1900?10, Made in New York, United States, American, Graphite pencil on paper mounted on board, Overall: 8 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. (20.7 x 30.2 cm), Drawings, Possibly Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892?1902), Possibly T...
EditorialDRAWING ~ 19TH ~ Drawing of Stephenson's "Rocket". The locomotive was built by Robert Stephenson and George Stephenson. It won the Rainhill Trials of 1829, a competition set up to establish the most efficient locomotive for haulage on the Liverpool and M.