Guess What? March 2001
Guess What Article for March 2001 By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” Before or after, open or closed — the photos of this month’s “Guess What” are extremely sharp in detail. Working the handles like a pliers enabled the inner…
Hearth to Hearth: Frontispieces of Old Cookbooks
Hearth to Hearth: Frontispieces of Old Cookbooks – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – March 2001 At the beginning of many a cook book is a frontispiece, an illustration that tells us something about the culinary aspirations of its author. No matter…
Guess What? February 2001
Guess What Article for February 2001 By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” Vicious look, ominously aggressive posture, in an attack mode — baring serrated teeth… yet docile, benign and caring with a humanitarian end result. How’s this for a set…
Hearth to Hearth: Sausage Making in America
Hearth to Hearth: Sausage Making in America – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2001 In the cold of the early American winter, butchering was an annual affair. On the farm, the large animals raised for the family’s…
Art Noveau: Gateway to Our Modern Age
Art Noveau: Gateway to Our Modern Age – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2001 It is often flowery, organic, and it’s flowing forms correspond visually to musical movement. With its roots firmly in the second half of…
Symphony of Color: Collectible Contemporary Marbles
Symphony of Color: Collectible Contemporary Marbles – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2001 by Mark Block How often have we heard marbles referred to simply as “child’s playthings?” For those most intimately involved in the hobby of…
Guess What? January 2001
Guess What Article for January 2001 By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” Sometimes the art of verbal presentation must face up to the risky task of creating word wizardry to make up for the lack of visual excitement of an…
Hearth to Hearth: There's History In Your Frying Pan
Hearth to Hearth: There’s History In Your Frying Pan – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – January 2001 There is a certain amount of confusion regarding the name for that three-legged, long-handled frying pan we call a “spider.” Collectors of kitchenware tell…