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The New Yankee Workshop featured the construction of woodworking projects, including workshop accessories, architectural details and furniture projects ranging from simple pieces to complex, high-quality reproductions of antique classic furniture. In the course of 21 seasons, approximately 235 projects were produced.
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The firm's brass finishing building in Louisville, Kentucky. The original Standard Sanitary was formed when James West Arrott of James West Arrott Insurance company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania took over a bankrupt hooper company that could not pay their insurance premiums.
The washstands were small tables on which were placed a pitcher and a deep bowl, following the English tradition. Sometimes the table had a hole where the large bowl rested, which led to the making of dry sinks. From about 1820 to 1900, the dry sink evolved by the addition of a wooden cabinet with a trough built on the top, lined with zinc or ...
The first host of the American version of Antiques Roadshow was antiques expert Chris Jussel. He hosted the program from 1997 to 2000 (Seasons 1 through 4). He was followed by contemporary art expert Dan Elias, who took over after Jussel's departure and hosted the program from 2001 to 2003 (Seasons 5 through 7).
Kitchen in 1910–1920. From 1890 to 1930, more houses were built in the United States than all of the country's prior years combined. [1] Very few homes had built-in kitchen cabinets during the 19th century, and it was not until the late 1920s that built-in cabinets became a standard kitchen furnishing. [2]
Dry rot. The following is a list of Wood Terms to describe conditions, as suggested by MRM5: Museum Registration Methods 5th Edition: [13] Alligatoring: Series of hairline cracks in old varnish, creating the appearance of alligator hide. Checking: Slight gapping between wood cells that creates a checkerboard-like pattern. Found where wood is ...
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