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The Lifetime Collection of Dr. James & Susan Widder, Cincinnati, Ohio For some, antiques are not just objects to buy, sell, and collect, but instead they are truly a way of life. For nearly ï¬ve decades, such as been the case with Jim and Susan Widder. They met at The Ohio State University when Jim was a graduate student (and Susan’s lab instructor), and when Jim completed his doctoral work, the couple settled in [...] Click here to continue reading. David Brokaw (American, 1812 to circa 1870) David Brokaw was born in New York and is believed to have painted in upstate New York as well as in Akron and Oberlin, Ohio. He entered Oberlin College in 1843 and made his home there, working as a photographer and goldsmith as well as painter, and serving as Oberlin’s mayor before leaving the area in 1863. - information courtesy of Garth’s Auctions. Millefiori The term “millefiori” is a combination of the Italian words “mille” (thousand) and “fiori” (flowers). It is a glasswork technique in which a number of glass rods of different sizes and colors are fused together and cut into sections that form various decorative patterns. Typically the pattern is then embedded in colorless transparent glass to make items such as paperweights. Herman Duhme Herman Duhme was born in Germany and came to Ohio in 1834. He first advertised a variety store at Main and Walnut Streets in Cincinnati in 1842. Though not a silversmith himself, he employed a number of silversmiths and jewelers and produced a wide range of silver tablewares and jewelry, eventually becoming the most prolific and prominent silver manufacturer in the Midwest. Duhme & Company survived Duhme’s death in 1888, changing ownership [...] Click here to continue reading. D.E. McNicol Pottery Co. The following entry is from the History of Columbiana County, Ohio, by Harold B. Barth and published by the Historical Publishing Company of Topeka and Indianapolis in 1926. The D. E. McNicol Pottery Company, of East Liverpool, [Ohio], is one of the old established and important industries of this city. Its main plant, known as No. 1, is located on the corner of Broadway and Sixth streets. This plant has [...] Click here to continue reading. Thomas “Boston” Corbett (1832 to 1894?) Thomas “Boston” Corbett (1832 to 1894?) was born in London, England. After immigrating to the U.S. with his family, he found work as a hatter in New York City. Because of his later erratic behavior, some have speculated that the mercury fumes caused his later problems – “mad as a hatter” has some basis in fact. Corbett enlisted as soon as the call went out in April 1861, [...] Click here to continue reading. Charles J. Belden (1888 to 1963) Charles J. Belden (1888 to 1963) was born in San Francisco into a wealthy California family. He developed a life-long passion for photography when he purchased his first camera to record his travels throughout Germany and Russia after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1909. Upon his return to the U.S., Belden worked as a cowboy on the L.G. Phelps Ranch in Wyoming. He then went [...] Click here to continue reading. Catafalque Catafalque comes from the Italian word catafalco, which means scaffolding. It is the term used for a bier or platform that supports a coffin, and catafalques are often, although not always, moveable. In the United States, the most iconic example of a catafalque is the Lincoln Catafalque, which was created for Lincoln’s funeral in 1865. This pine platform covered with black cloth remains in the Exhibition Hall at the U.S. Capitol’s visitor center, [...] Click here to continue reading. Lt. Col. George Pierson Buell (1833 to 1883) Lt. Col. George Pierson Buell (1833 to 1883) served with distinction in the 58th Indiana Volunteer Infantry in Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia during the Civil War. Buell entered the Regular Army and served primarily on the frontier until his death by illness in 1883. Feeg Pottery The Feeg Pottery was located in Womelsdorf, Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It had its origins in a pottery 1846 by Jesse Beck in 1846. By 1856 Joseph Feeg (1821 to 1891) was operating the pottery with his brother Daniel Feeg. Another potter, Willoughby Smith (1839 to 1905) worked with the Feeg brothers for a number of years. In 1864 Smith bought the pottery from Joseph in partnership with Feeg’s sister-in-law, [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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