Thanks! And, I just noticed another AI carved into the horn. [IMG]
Okay, there are letters carved into the end cap: [IMG]
Could be! Will check when I receive the horn. I’ve noticed initials engraved on the horn itself - “AEW”? [IMG]
Not Canadian? Appeared in a country auction in central Ontario.
Thank you, Komokwa!
Last night, I took a chance and won a powder horn at auction. I wasn’t able to examine the horn in person beforehand so could only go on the...
It does bear a certain resemblance… [IMG]
Today I crossed paths with this interesting item. I can’t decide if it’s a big spoon, a ladle, or maybe a canoe cup. Google Lens has been no help....
Ugly and strange sells!
I agree it’s ugly, and can’t explain why I find it interesting. Maybe just cuz it’s so weird.
Hadn’t thought of that, but could be!
The holes are where the bulbs screw in!
I can’t decide whether I love or hate this lamp, but I find it interesting. It’s a recent find by a picker friend, and he believes it’s from the...
Thank you! I like this kind of thing, so will likely order a copy.
Thanks! Here’s another bowl that’s smaller and of a different shape, but appears to be made of the same stuff, that they’re calling “root burl”....
Just that they had acquired the bowl at an estate sale. Apparently it was the estate of a couple of long-time collectors of American primitives....
Thanks! Could be either. To my eye, it looks like the bowl was created by charring and scraping down into the burl, rather than by turning on a...
Thanks. Yes, it’s a natural crack from the wood shrinking over time. You can see how the crack follows the grain in the wood at that spot. [IMG]
I recently picked up this wooden bowl, made from what appears to be a burl from a black ash tree. It doesn’t appear to have been turned on a...
I would have paid for it, too. Love old frames! This second frame was found with it, which fit a thrift store find painting I had perfectly....
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