UNIVERSAL STATUARY CORPORATION The Universal Statuary Corporation of Chicago was started by the Lucchesi family who began producing traditional Italian type designs out of plaster / chalkware around late...
ENJOY ABOUT S. KIRK SON SILVERWARE Baltimore's prominent silverware manufacturing company, Samuel Kirk Son, began in 1815 when Philadelphia-trained Samuel Kirk finished his apprenticeship under James Howell...
ABOUT INSULATORS An insulator contains no free electrons to permit the flow of electricity. When a voltage is placed across an insulator, no charge or current flows through the insulator. An insulator is...
The Curious Story of the Most Famous Unknown Art Pottery Company in America Researched Written by Stephen Visakay ~ Illustrated By The Rocky Mountains Trading Post The Hudson River Valley has a rich history of...
Because the activity of distilling illegal whiskey was usually done at night under the light of the moon, the word became both a verb, meaning making the liquor, and a noun, meaning the liquor that was...
Xavier Roberts Cabbage Patch Kids are a brand of doll created by Xavier Roberts and his partner Debbie Morehead. First introduced as "Little People", the original dolls were all cloth and were available at...
MILLER STUDIO IN 1954 Miller Studio began as a small corner gift shop in New Philadelphia, Ohio in 1934 and was founded by Harry Miller and his wife Clela. Mr. Mrs. Miller had the idea that there might be a...
Carnival glass is an inexpensive pressed glass, made as both functional and ornamental objects, mostly iridescent and of deep amethyst color. It is produced in the U.S. and Britain from the early 20th century...
ENJOY ABOUT THE HOUSE OF WEBSTER The House Of Webster was established back in 1934 in the Great White River Country. Many of their products were then, and are still now packed in old Mason fruit jars. It was...
A spoon is a common eating utensil, or item of cutlery, somewhat like a small spade, with a bowl-shaped end on a handle, that occurs in a number of sizes and forms. Its main purposes are for conveying food to...