The Wabanaki doc was likely the first production of theirs I have seen. Since it has your endorsement I’ll check back for more!
> Everything else I just got a little sterling/glass swan from salt cellar yesterday. The lady kept salt in it with the spoon kept in the salt...
Total dimensions 5”Lx4”Wx8”H. Could be matches it wouldn’t be shocking to me. I just saw more in this form and in pewter being called salt boxes.
I have a similar basket with a cricket on it. Totally forgot about it until you posted this.
Makes sense!
ah yeh, this is what I was referencing above. The later ones mentioned are pretty prevalent. Particularly since I’m in that general area of the...
What tribe would you hazard to guess made if it were NA made? Penobscot or other?
Thanks. When you say early what are you thinking? 1920’s-30’s?
Thanks. Yeh it stinks, particularly because I collect walking sticks. I was thinking if I cut it off where all the damage ends and mount it to a...
I’d say it’s not quite as good as the carving on mine, but it’s close. :p.
interesting. So would you think a mishmash or NA styles made by a non native craftsmen? Or possibly a Penobscot stick just made for people that...
Found this today. Shame about it being busted in half. Carved walking stick it sure appears to be. I do believe it’s cedar. To me it’s convincing...
A bunch of crickets found out the hard way! There is a cool Netflix show about Marco Polo, surprisingly called Marco Polo. One of the main...
Haha I picked it up this time.
Thanks for the links guys!
Matches was my initial thought when I picked it up at the sale. At that point I didn’t know wall hanging salt boxes were a thing. Mine would be...
Yeh I found things close called a few different things. Salt box for my style seemed to be a right after I averaged them all out. Watching the...
Thanks. Left at the very end of 2 or 3 day sale and acquired for a couple bucks. Even in those closing mins it was one of the cooler sales I’ve...
A bunch of neat things but nothing exceedingly special. The tastevin is sadly silver plated but still cool. I’ve got a snuff box that may have an...
I had a little pewter miner on top of a piece of fools gold once. Those are pretty common.
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