Guess What? April 2001
Guess What Article for April 2001 By Bob Cahn, “The Primitive Man” This month we’re taking the time machine back to the 18th century and the land of forges and blacksmiths. We have a pair of twin forged structures standing…
Hearth to Hearth: Aren’t We Lucky To Be Living Now!
Hearth to Hearth: Aren’t We Lucky To Be Living Now! – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2001 Imagine living in a time when all our electronic kitchen aids were beyond the range of imagination, when gas and…
Venetian Glass
Venetian Glass – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2001 by Sheldon Barr The Gardner & Barr Venetian Glass Gallery opened in 1992. Initially we sold Venetian glass from the 1920s — wine goblets and generic decorative objects.…
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…