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Littlestown Hardware and Foundry
The Littlestown Hardware and Foundry of Littlestown, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1916 by Luther D. and Emory H. Snyder. Littco Products was the companies art line division of decorative cast iron doorstops, bookends etc. and operated from 1930 to circa 1942. The outset of WWII in late 1941 ended the foundries civilian casting operations.
The company continues operation today under the name of Littlestown Foundry, Inc. Commercial cast iron [...] Click here to continue reading.
Society of Cincinnatus
Henry Knox created the Society, serving as its first secretary, and Washington served as its first president. It was named after Cincinnatus, a Roman general and statesman who was admired as a model of simplicity, ability, and republican virtue. In 458 he was appointed dictator by the Roman Senate when the Roman army was in danger of being destroyed by Aequi. He left his farm, gathered troops, defeated the enemy, and [...] Click here to continue reading.
Hamburg Rooster Weathervane
Period examples of this weathervane are most commonly attributed to the L. W. Cushing & Sons company of Waltham, Massachusetts. The firm was in business from 1872 to 1933; it is sometimes referred to by one of its other business names, Cushing & White.
The Hamburg rooster appeared in Cushing’s 1883, No. 9 catalogue on page 14.
Reference note by p4A editorial staff
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The Union Oil Company of California
The Union Oil Company of California was founded in 1890 in Santa Paula, California by Lyman Stewart. The distinctive 76 brand ball icon originated circa 1932 with the companies Spirit of 76 ad campaign promoting Union Oil’s 76 octane fuel. The orange globe first appeared shortly after WWII with the more familiar version being launched in 1962.
Ippolita – Italian/American Jewelry Designer
Ippolita was born in Florence, Italy, on December 10, 1963, the daughter of an American mother and a Florentine father. After seeing an exhibit of Henry Moore’s sculptures in 1972, she began to think of art as a career and, beginning in 1982, attended the Instituto d’Arte, where the teachers are artists themselves. She spent two years studying ceramics and three years studying sculpture, receiving a Baccalaureate in Sculpture.
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Elizabeth Locke – American Jewelry Designer
Before turning her hand to jewelry design, Elizabeth Locke had an accessories business in Italy and spent six years as a contributing editor to Town and Country magazine. In 1988, with a degree in gemology, she began designing jewelry, using as inspiration pieces found in her almost constant world travels. She collects elements such as antique coins and seals, 18th century mother-of pearl gambling counters, colorful Venetian glass [...] Click here to continue reading.
Vesta Cases
These pocket-sized cases for carrying matches took their name from ‘Vesta’, the Roman Goddess of the hearth and home. A ‘match’ was known as a ‘vesta’ up until the twentieth century when ‘match’ became the favoured term. It was essential to carry the vestas in a case as they were highly flammable and needed to be kept dry. The inside of the case would often be gilded to protect the silver from [...] Click here to continue reading.
Vinaigrettes
A vinaigrette was a small box with hinged lid and internal hinged grill containing a piece of natural sponge soaked in a aromatic vinegar, used to counteract unpleasant odors. The earliest known examples date from the 15th century but they are rare in silver before 1780. The vast majority were made in the 19th century and they can be found up to 1900. Most were rectangular but there are many other examples in [...] Click here to continue reading.
The Philadelphia Ten
The Philadelphia Ten, also known as The Ten, was a group of female artists from the United States who exhibited together from 1917 to 1945. The group exhibited annually in Philadelphia and later had traveling exhibitions at other museums throughout the East Coast and the Midwest.
All of the members of the Philadelphia Ten attended art school in Philadelphia. The group’s first show was held at the Art Club of Philadelphia [...] Click here to continue reading.
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