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Kang Definition A “kang” is the Chinese word for fireplace. In the colder regions of China these were built of clay or brick. They would be would be heated from underneath and used as a bed and general living space. But low tables would be placed on the kang when needed to hold tea, meals, spittoons and other everyday items. Information courtesy of Robert Goldberg, p4a editor, February 2010. John William Boor, M.D. (1947 to 2007) John William Boor, M.D. was born and raised in the city of Philadelphia. Dr. Boor’s love for the fine arts stemmed from his fascination with American history and his tremendous pride and respect for everything related to or originating from the great colonial city of Philadelphia. To many he was their trusted doctor, specializing in Neurology. Others knew him as a collector of Americana. He had an [...] Click here to continue reading. Richard & Rosemarie Machmer Provenance The following remembrances were publishing the Pook and Pook auction catalogue for this sale, held on October 24 and 25, 2008. For coverage of this sale, please see the account in Maine Antique Digest, published in January of 2009, available at http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/index.html?id=1014. About thirty-five years ago, I traveled around two hours to an evening country auction in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. As I walked into the auction house, facing me was [...] Click here to continue reading. Oldenburg, Indiana The Midwestern Germanic settlement of Oldenburg, Indiana, was initially settled in 1817 by Pennsylvania emigre William George and his brother, Oldenburg soon became the destination of the many German immigrants landing in Cincinnati. In 1837, William Flaspholer and William Ronnenbaum purchased the George brothers’ farm and platted the town, making provisions for a park, school, church, cemetery, and market place. As the nineteenth century progressed, more immigrants, many of whom had come [...] Click here to continue reading. Tunbridge Wares The wood parquetry or marquetry decorated wares bearing this name derive from the small town of Tunbridge Wells in the English shire of Kent where the process was first developed in the late seventeenth century. A decoration of veneer found on small boxes, gameboards, picture frames and trays, the Tunbridge decoration was created when small sticks or strips of differently colored natural wood of six or so inches long were glued together [...] Click here to continue reading. Landers, Frary & Clark Coffee Grinders & Mills Landers, Frary & Clark of New Britain, Connecticut was a prolific producer of household goods. Incorporated in 1865, the company was successful and prosperous for nearly 100 years. Coffee grinder production began in the mid-1870′s. Key patents by Rudolphus Webb in 1875 and 1878 helped to get that business off to a fast start. Later patents kept new and highly popular coffee mill models coming for [...] Click here to continue reading. Enterprise Manufacturing Co. The Enterprise Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was primarily a hardware manufacturer known for its coffee mills and domestic devices such as cherry pitters and apple peelers. Taking advantage of the 100-year milestone in America’s history, and the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876, the company produced a number of souvenir banks that depicted patriotic landmarks, such as Independence Hall. The company continued to manufacture banks after the exposition until the late 1800′s. Littlestown Hardware and Foundry The Littlestown Hardware and Foundry of Littlestown, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1916 by Luther D. and Emory H. Snyder. Littco Products was the companies art line division of decorative cast iron doorstops, bookends etc. and operated from 1930 to circa 1942. The outset of WWII in late 1941 ended the foundries civilian casting operations. The company continues operation today under the name of Littlestown Foundry, Inc. Commercial cast iron [...] Click here to continue reading. Crazy for Tea We’ve all seen the movies depicting English life in the 19th and early 20th centuries where a charming hostess calls on Flora, the parlor maid, to lay the tea for company. Flora soon reappears with a gleaming tea service and a plate of crumbly biscuits and sandwiches, and then retreats leaving the guests sipping and chatting. This English, and later the American, infatuation with tea may be easier to understand with [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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