Good looking clock . . . Materials and construction as the French & English did so well, solid brass fittings, refined cabinets, etc. Yes, second...
Certainly appears to be a hand knotted rug and one of this size could have decent value - rug knowledgeable folks will have to chime in to...
Doesn't look particularly old - England made brass lights & lanterns in the 60's. Today, south Asia makes them.
Asking prices for Cushman has been high in my opinion (Ebay) - the more dramatically designed pieces of the 30's-40's do bring hundreds often. The...
It's Cushman - N0. 0152 is 'Stephen Fay vanity bench' made 1940-43. During WWII plastic tags were used due to metal shortages...
Looking for some detail on company history . . . they were in Boston and made railroad and ship lights.[ATTACH]
Looks like it may be a weight driven clock... may have two pully's on top for weight's ? If the movement has springs, it's not weight driven. The...
Yes, it should be a beige celluloid with a goldish finish to look like brass.
That little bench is a prime example of what made Cushman so interesting .. . a modernist/Colonial design like no one else did. Remember, we had...
'Any Jewelry' is correct.... Priscilla Alden 1943-45. Note; the Cushman oval tag should be made of celluloid - during the WWII, metal shortages...
Having a real fresnel lens will indicate it's a real one..... you rarely see these lenses on the newer repros from Asia, though real ships lights...
Thanks anundverkaufen . . .
Does the '48' indicate 1948 ? Stands 22" tall, made of an alloy painted gold, not brass. Heavy with think glass.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just a tip for those considering buying Cushman pieces of Vermont. I've noticed overly optimistic asking prices for the more common examples of...
I've not heard of textured bases being possible Japanese origin ? Wouldn't the number be in Japanese script and be marked 'JAPAN' as all items had...
I've ID'd a couple of obscure lamp makers by googling '1920's lamp advertisement' images. Most often name and logo is on the ad.
Standard mid 20th century example. Some were quite nice . . look for solid brass higher end ones & hard to find double stem versions which were...
The rivet construction & pressed Glass look 1920's-30's. The sheet steel portion are hand cut. A flood of similar Spanish revival looking ones...
1960's - the more extreme gaudy examples used to be sarcastically referred to as 'bordello' lamps. . . . some were truly over the top with Baroque...
Nice work, a labor of love pays off . . .
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