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NASCO China set (USA)
I’m having a hard time finding anything about the NASCO company. If you know please send a comment and I’ll post it.
In the meantime, here’s how this set ended up in the family.
It was most likely the 1940s and Bendikte Olsen and her daughter Helen went to a neighborhood social in Brooklyn, [...]
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Sessions Mantel Clock
As the year winds down, I thought it appropriate to write about this clock. It was made by the Sessions Clock Company in Forestville, Connecticut.
The Sessions Clock Company has a long and sometimes confusing history, so let me tick off some of its more interesting facts:
1 – Opened for business in 1831 as the Barns [...]
Charlie McCarthy ‘The Detective’ Spoon
Seventy years ago this month The Detective hit the silver screen. This comic caper starred Edgar Bergen and his wise-cracking sidekick (both literally and figuratively) Charlie McCarthy. To commemorate the film’s release a silver plated spoon came out. As you can see the spoon has McCarthy dressed like Sherlock Holmes.
This spoon originally belonged to my [...]
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Gurley Novelty Pilgrim Candles
Before Franklin Gurley entered the candlemaking business his company made novelty candy like wax lips! Gurley owned W&F Manufacturing in Buffalo, NY.
The switch to candle production started in the 1930s. In 1949 the business changed its name to a more appropriate one: Gurley Novelty Candle Company.
In addition to Pilgrim candles, Gurley produced Indians, Turkeys, and [...]
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Depression Glass reference book
If you collect or want to learn more about depression glass then this is the reference bible for you: Collector’s Encyclopeida of Depression Glass 19th edition. It’s by Cathy and Gene Florence. And sadly, this will be the last edition by this husband and wife team.
Cathy and Gene Florence have collected, studied, and [...]
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Lane Cedar Hope Chest
The Lane Cedar Chest is perhaps one of the most hand-me-down items from the 20th century. And deservedly so!
The chest is functional, beautiful, and well crafted. AND it comes with “Moth Free Insurance” for your woolens and linens!
Edward Hudson Lane founded the Lane Company in Altavista, Virginia, in 1912.
The company got a big boost during [...]
George Nelson ball clock
Time never looked so good as it does in my kitchen. That’s where I have this clock displayed. It’s known as a ball clock and it was designed by George Nelson (1908-1986). He was an architect and designer and is regarded as one of the founding fathers of American modernism. “Form plus function” was the [...]
