Wrought by Her Hands

American Arts & Crafts, American Arts & Crafts Movement, Arts & Crafts, Catherine W. Zipf, Crafts men, Crafts women, Design, Features, Waldo Waterman, Women Practitioners

The American Arts & Crafts Movement and its Women Practitioners By Catherine W. Zipf In 1903, Waldo Waterman died unexpectedly. Once his debts were paid, his wife, Hazel, was left ...

Craftsman-Style Floor Treatments

Arts & Crafts Carpets, Cold Air Returns, Craftsman-Style Floor, Features, Floor Treatments, Frank Lloyd Wright, hand knotted carpets, Hardwood Floors, Heat Registers, John Robison, The Craftsman Homes Connection, window treatments

Their Care, Preservation, and Staying True When Replacing Them By John Robison of The Craftsman Homes Connection "Bring out the nature of the materials. Let their nature intimately into your ...

The Kalo Shop

Architecture, Arthur J. Stone, Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Features, Frank Lloyd Wright, furniture, Georg Jensen, Handwrought, Kalo, Maxine Carter-Lome, Newcomb, Stickley, Tiffany, Van Briggle

Timeless Handwrought Beauty by Maxine Carter-Lome Much has been written about Arts & Crafts furniture, architecture, and ceramics, and such icons of the movement as Stickley, Newcomb, Van Briggle, and ...

Chase: Lighting the 1930s

Chase Lighting, Classic Modern Design, Donald-Brian Johnson, Early American, Fashion, Features, Home lighting, knick-knacks, Lamps, Leslie Piña, lighting, Lights, Lurelle Guild, Modern Design

By Donald-Brian Johnson Photos by Leslie Piña "We have tried not to make novelty knick-knacks, but sturdy honest designs of good materials that will last from generation to generation, because ...

Aladdin Lamps

Aladdin Lamp, alcohol-burning lamps, candlepower, Features, Iowa Soap Company, kerosene lamp, Maxine Carter-Lome, Victor Samuel Johnson

108 Years and Still Burning Bright By Maxine Carter-Lome The story goes that while growing up in a sod farmhouse a few miles south of Minden, Nebraska, Victor Samuel Johnson ...

How to Value an Aladdin Lamp in Today's Market

Aladdin Deco, Aladdin Deco figural lamps, Aladdin lamp, electric lamps, Features, figural lamps, J.W. "Bill" Courter, Lamps, Lamps burners, MAXbrite, MAXbrite Model 500, the Solitaire

By J.W. "Bill" Courter Collectors seek all models, beginning with the first lamps sold in 1908, through the MAXbrite Model 500 made today. The brand and model number are on ...

Bringing Old Lights to Life

Antique Lighting, Chris Ehrler, Chris' Lamp Repair, Features, Judy Gonyeau, Lamp Repair, Lighting Repair, Lighting Restoration, Providence Rhode Island, vintage lighting

Lighting Restoration and Repair with Chris Ehrler by Judy Gonyeau and Chris Ehrler Antique and vintage lighting restoration and repair can bring buried treasure out of the dark ages and ...

Victorian by Design

Deseign, Domestic, Erica Lome, Featherwork, Features, Handcrafts, Katherine C. Grier, Macrame, Needlework, Parlor Crafts, , Shellwork, Victorian, Victorian Design, Woolwork

Parlor Crafts and the Age of Refinement By Erica Lome "In the household, china-painting affords amusement for the girls in the family during the hours their brothers and father leave ...

Celebrating the Holidays with Judaica

Chanukah, Features, Havdalah ceremony, Jonathan Greenstein, Judaica, Judaism, Kiddush, menorahs, mitzvah, Passover, Purim, Spice Boxes, synagogue

By Jonathan Greenstein The practice of Judaism commands a variety of ceremonies throughout the calendar year. Many of these rituals involve the performance of certain physical acts in conjunction with ...

Getting, Giving and Glowing with Vintage at the Holidays

Bob Richter, Christmas, Decorations, Features, Holiday, Judy Gonyeau, vintage

A Chat with Bob Richter by Judy Gonyeau There are those who are born with the "eye" - they can spot the perfect gift or decoration for that special someone ...

'Twas the Night

Christmas, December, Features, Holidays, James Dawson, Nativity, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, Saturnalia, Sinter Klaus, Yule

...and Other Holiday Classics by James Dawson Christmas was the holiday that was just waiting to happen. For whatever reason, whether it be there to fill a spiritual or an ...

How Women's Hats and Men's Ties Completed The Looks of the Times A Woman's Style is Set by the Tip of Her Hat 1930's Following The Crash of 1928, hats ...

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