My Most Precious Items

Oh Happy Happy day my friends.
I will be working our store today,
whilst Bob moves his dad
from an upstairs apartment
to a lower unit.
At 76 he just cannot do those
steep stairs anymore.

Before I go though,

today I want to show off 

my most precious of all items.

Today we live in a throw away society,

but back in the 1700's they built things to last.
I have a few items from the 1700's,
and here they are.

How to tell if you have a piece of 

furniture from the 1700's is by rosehead nails.

These nails are square but raised in the middle.

(see close up of my piece)

This dough box was my second piece

that I was able to purchase

made in the 1700's.

I so love the mouse hole and early red paint.

This early salter carved from one piece of wood.

This is one of three burl bowls I own.

Hand carved. 

A hand carved noggin for drinking ale.

A one piece black fruit compote.

The first piece I ever purchased

was this Windsor chair.

I purchased from a fellow antique dealer,

who has since passed.

Up close you can see the original yellow paint

from the 1700's, then a blue paint from the 1800's.

Finally the black paint from the early 1900's.

It is extremely difficult for me to find any

pieces from the 1700's.

When I usually do, I will pay the price,

as these pieces are so very precious to me.

Can you imagine these items being

around for over 300 years.

Do you think furniture from the present

will last this long?

I for one do not think it will.

Well my friends off to eat some breakfast

and off to the store I go.

Hopefully Bob will relieve me by

mid afternoon so I can come back home

and work on things.

What are your plans today?

Precious Item Blessings To All!

Janice