A combination of a cherub and mermaid. Seems like it could be a maritime theme - not seen this combination ? 5 ft. long, hardwood stripped of...
Anyone know when Excelsior of Stamford Ct. ended production ? They made tool boxes, tackle boxes, ect.
Brass will be lighter, yellowish tone copper cut with zinc- bronze is more brownish tone copper cut with nickel. Yours is looking more like brass.
At 7.5 " wide and a 6" dial and labeled 'Jumbo model watch' , it's likely a consumer item, not a advertising display clock. Most all display...
An oldie - task light that would have been used on ships, factories or anywhere you need light. The convex lens would magnify the light. The soft...
12x8 inches - I'm thinking U.S. Made pre 1950's due to the rivet construction. The welded examples of these were post WW2 and largely imported...
As noted, these players need to be high end early example to be collectable (LEAR - of Lear jet fame made a deck in the mid 60s). Interestingly,...
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PS; Feel free to ask if you have any Cushman questions - I'm a collector of their furniture.
Yes, a Majestic cabinet by Grigsby-Grunow. They became huge and successful, but over extended themselves and were bankrupt by 1933- reorganized...
They made a lot of this type of reproductions 1940s-60s despite the large number of late 19th c. converted examples in existence.
Top wood has characteristics of Northern yellow birch ?
A few years back I had a chance to buy a unfinished portion of a Ships figurehead carving of his. He passed away about 8 years ago and had carved...
Milling machinery was getting pretty refined by the 1840's - note, this piece has hand cut drawer dovetails, making it a factory type and hand...
I say older than Edwardian period, more like mid 19th c. - saw a lot of this good honest furniture 1850s -70s.
The cord's an obvious replacement, but if the socket is original, it can be dated within a narrow time period Many of the earlier pull chain type...
Generally that's about right - intact damage free finishes are sort of scarce (as with all furniture, sunlight does the most damage.) Cushman had...
Missed this one last year . . . No. 4-125 is their 'Crown Back chair', introduced in 1934 and made up until 1952. This ovel brass tag was used...
Most are too large to be called a coffee table... as noted by verybrad, 'occasional table' is an apt description. I recently found a pedestal base...
A 1950s - 60s dime store piece. Both Germany and Japan resurrected themselves from their devastating WW2 defeat with a large toy making industry....
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