It's Mans Work as Well!
I have written about antique treen knitting sheaths before. The importance of the knitting industry and the wide array of knitting...
An Array of Antique Games - a unique Christmas experience!
Christmas is approaching and fireside family images spring to mind. But how about a look at the sort of games and toys being played in...
Antique Dissected Puzzle of Asia
Dissected puzzles better known as jigsaws these days, (only called this after the jigsaw tool had been invented in the 19th century),,...
An Example of Ornamental Turning by Lady Gertrude
I recently came across an interesting and unusual piece of antique treen a ribbon or tape dispenser, beautifully turned from lignum...
Antique Treen Mealey Beg
An antique treen Mealey Beg is another name for a two piece butter bowl Usually these Mealey Begs are turned from sycamore which was a...
A Folding Pocket Microscope
William Withering was a doctor, chemist, geologist and a botanist living in the 1700's. He is perhaps best known for his use of Foxglove...
An Antique Rushlight Box
It's not every day you find a rushlight box in fact there are very few around, particularly ones in mahogany. Rushlights were mainly used...
Antique Painted Tunbridge Ware
Tunbridge Wells was a destination for people to visit the spa waters which were considered to be good for your health. Souvenir items...
Three Antique Treen Spice Boxes
Three antique treen spice boxes all different in style but all for the storage of valuable spice. The one on the LHS is an 18th century...
Antique treen salts
Salt and its receptacle date back to Roman times. Salt was expensive and considered a bit of a luxury. In fact the latin word salarium...
