The Portland Glass Co.
The Portland Glass Co. (Portland, Maine) manufactured glass in several pressed patterns including ‘Tree of Life’ and ‘Loop & Dart’ from 1864 to 1874.
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Rozenburg Pottery – Holland – 1883 to 1916 The Rozenburg pottery factory was founded by Wilhelm Wolff von Gudenberg in 1883 in Holland and operated until 1916 producing a variety of art wares. Under the artistic directorship of Theodoor Caolenbrander in the late 1880′s and 1890′s the factory produced much innovative pottery with strong art nouveau and Japanese design influences. Its primary contribution to the art nouveau movement was the development of its “eggshell” [...] Click here to continue reading. Jacob Post – Revolver A limited number of these rare revolvers were made by Jacob Post in Newark, New Jersey in 1849/1850. The guns feature a ring trigger, concealed hammer, a bag shaped handle and considerable scroll and leaf engraving on its frame. Colt manufactured more of these pocket revolvers, about 325,000 between 1850 and 1873, than any other Colt percussion firearm. LeCoultre Music Box Instruments Credit for inventing the cylinder music box, circa 1790, is usually given to David LeCoultre, of Brassus, Switzerland. His descendent Francois Charles LeCoultre (1801 to 1850), also a maternal nephew of Isaac Daniel Piquet, founded his company in 1828. He was succeeded by his son, Charles Francois LeCoultre in 1865, who ran it until circa 1871, when it became Perrelet & Co. During the 18th century, most meeting house or church services were conducted during daylight hours. In the 19th century, a number of meeting houses added chandeliers whose many arms included candle cups with candles for light. Val Saint Lambert Glass “Val Saint Lambert was founded in Seraing, near Liege, Belgium, in 1825, the same year the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company was founded. Originally it occupied the grounds of an old Cisterian Abbey. There were twelve workers. Its first catalogue, issued in 1829, included pressed ware, which incidentally had been introduced by Jarves at Sandwich two years earlier. In 1835 Val St. Lambert exhibited candelabras and a “Vase Medicis” of [...] Click here to continue reading. Kazak Rugs Kazak rugs are characterized by coarse knotting with about 40 to 60 knots per square inch. These wool rugs often have bold designs in bright colors and average about 33 square feet in size. Comet Pattern Glass Glass in the Comet pattern was produced in America from the 1830′s through the 1870′s by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Co., Bryce Brothers, McKee Brothers and perhaps other glassmakers. It is identical to the Horn of Plenty pattern, which was made only by Boston & Sandwich. It is mostly found in clear flint, but some rare color pieces are known, including pieces in cobalt blue, canary yellow, amber, and white. |
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