From the monthly archives:

March 2008

R. J. Horner Original Catalog ca. 1888

March 31, 2008

Those of you who enjoyed seeing the Ornamental Wood Company catalog may be interested in reading about the R.J. Horner catalog I just acquired over on the Horner blog.

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Tips for Buying Antiques Online

March 31, 2008

Not everyone has dipped their toes into the murky pool of buying antiques online. I wrote the following list of tips in the forum and thought I’d clean it up and post it on the main blog for a wider audience. Hopefully, some of these tips will aid the journey.
Tips for buying on [...]

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Matching Mortar Mixes For Historic Masonry Work

March 28, 2008

Ever see historic masonry patched up with white, modern mortar? Not a pretty sight.
This is off-topic, but may be of help to others as it was for me. As an owner of an older home, I was having problems finding mortar that would match the color and texture of the mortar used 121 [...]

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Ornamental Wood Catalog Update

March 26, 2008

Many of you have expressed interest in seeing more pages of the catalog for the Ornamental Wood Company and I’m investigating ways to do this. I would not only like to provide this catalog, but others as well over time, so rather than find a quick solution, I’m trying to decide upon the best [...]

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1874 Ornamental Wood Company Catalog

March 24, 2008

Well, I’ve been looking for something like this for quite some time. These are excepts from a 43 page catalog exclusively detailing ornamental wood pieces that furniture makers could purchase to incorporate into their furniture. This catalog is from 1874 for Ornamental Wood Company of Bridgeport, Conn. They are certainly [...]

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Victorian Antique Corner Shelf

March 24, 2008

As far as Victorian antique shelves go, I’m not sure if anyone saw this shelf go up for sale on Ebay, but I think this is up there with some of the better ones. With a 32″ height it is also one of the taller shelves that I’ve run across. The integrated spiral [...]

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"What’s Hot" in 19th Century Furniture

March 22, 2008

Every once in awhile I’ll run the “What’s Hot” Ebay search from the “Shop for Antiques” page to see what people are buying in the 19th century space and I just ran it this morning. Judging by what is there, it seems that Quartersawn, Horner style, Griffin-laden furniture is what is selling. Of [...]

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