BLUE WILLOW is the the most famous most popular china pattern ever produced. It seems as if everyone's grandmother had at least a piece or two. This guide will give you some background on the history of...
This will help explain decorative bowls used in elegant and depression glass patterns from the 1920s through 1940s, including console bowls, centerpiece bowls, epergnes and comports. Pictures of several...
Federal’s later patterns include Heritage, Petal, Golden Glory, Park Avenue. Most of these are small patterns, either lunch sets or primarily serving pieces. This guide shows several pieces of Heritage and...
Christmas candle lights, like the ones shown in the above photos, called Victorian Illumination Lamps, were popular during the Victorian era around the 1880's. They were hung on Christmas trees with...
Packing Fragile Items What you Need to Know You sold it! Now you have to wrap it up. And not just any old way either! It needs to arrive in the same shape as you sent it. You will never be sorry you spent...
Hosting A Victorian Tea Party Planning Ideas Recipes Tea parties are quite popular now people always comment on how they like mine so I thought I would share some of my ideas with you. A Victorian Tea...
The holiday season is a time for fun times with friends, family, of course food! Make your's more memorable with holiday themed dinnerware. Now's the time to add a replacement piece to your holiday china or...
The Early Years of Kerosene Lanterns The demand for oil and kerosene lanterns in the 19th century spawn untold numbers of lantern manufacturers. Practically every town had a tinsmith making lanterns for the...
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