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Hand knitting was very important in the 18thand 19thcentury particularly in Wales, Northern England, Highlands and Shetland where it...

Three English 18th century antique treen lever nutcrackers. The one on the lhs is the earliest and is dated 1760 to the inside of the...

These small antique snuff boxes in the shape of shoes are a collectors field in their own right, Many different styles, woods and sizes...

The making of straw hats goes back to the 14th century. What started as a cottage industry developed into a large scale industry in the...

A teetotum was a many faceted spinning top with each side numbered, similar to a dice but if made true there was an equal chance of any...

Apple scoops or corers date back to the Roman times where simple bone ones ( made from sheep shanks) have been found in numerous...

1. The earliest jigsaw which has survived intact was made in 1766 in London it was a dissected map of Europe. 2. Jigsaws were initially...

This lovely flat bottomed wooden and straw work Noah's Ark with 39 wooden animals and people. probably originated from the Erzgebirge...

I thought I would share with you images of these three small antique treen spoons that I recently came across., measuring in length from...

An antique treen trencher was a flat rectangular/square piece of wood which was indented in the centre to retain the juices from food...