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Hunzinger Table Update

March 3, 2008

FYI, The table from the previous post is now sold. It only took about 2 hours.

The William P. and Emma C. Bancroft Bed

February 29, 2008

Recently, during one of my wife’s painting weekends (she is making sure all the white walls in our home’s upper floors adopt a real hue), we moved one of the beds away from the wall and I noticed this label on the back of the headboard. Not quite sure how I missed it as [...]

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What Mystery Device Produces This Music?

February 11, 2008

The highly distorted image above is disguising the device that produces the beautiful sound that you will hear when you play the audio below. If you have a guess as to what type of device it is, post your guess into the comments section below. I will reveal the device tomorrow and provide [...]

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Back From Key West

December 31, 2007

I’m back from Key West and I had an eventful week including a good share of Victorian sightseeing while I was there. It’s good to be back and I’m ready to get back into the Rare Victorian and digging into the minutiae of fine Victorian Furniture. I have to do a bit of [...]

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Giveaway Winner!

December 5, 2007

Congratulations are in order for Jason Flatt (you may have seen him as “1881Victorian” in the forum) who was the winner of the Century of Revivals giveaway. Thanks go out to all of you who registered to participate and I will be giving away more Victorian furniture-oriented items away in the future. Maybe [...]

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Mustaches of the Nineteenth Century

October 26, 2007

For those that can appreciate a some humor with a 19th century slant, I thought I’d introduce you to a blog that I ran into today that explores the world of 19th Century mustaches one albumin print at a time from the University of Kentucky Archives. Each photo is commented upon in a 19th [...]

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Speedlinks for Friday, October 12, 2007

October 12, 2007

Going forward I’ll occasionally do a post titled “Speedlinks” which is a common blogging concept of providing 3-5 short links in one post vs. the usual single-topic post. Here’s todays:

If you’re into marquetry, this Empire-ish table is loaded with it down to the legs, stretcher and feet. Bidding will end tomorrow and the expected [...]

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