I managed to find an less common piece of yellow ware at an antique store; a match holder with strikeplate.
Each side of the pedestal has a strike plate.
The "33" could be 1933-- year of manufacture. It could be a bit more or less older than that.
I have no idea who the subject of the figural...
Another super-condensed informal history bit:
Although various home made forms of Umbrella holders have existed since (obviously) the invention of the Umbrella, the earliest forms of what could today be called Umbrella stands existed as mere components of large wooden Victorian Hall Stands in...
I started collecting Yellow Ware. I still enjoy Antique Bottles and Antique Stoneware but now I'm adding yellow ware to the list.
Should I paste a short definition of Yellow ware for the uninitiated? Sure? okay.
British Yellow Ware
The earliest British yellow ware production began in Glasgow...
I found all of these in a concentrated area.
(From left)
"W. VA. Grocery & Candy Co/ Fairmont W. VA."
"Eagle Bottling Wks *Eagle* Buffalo NY"
"Eagle Bottling Wks *Eagle* Buffalo NY"
Blank Hutch
Blank Hutch
"Marion Bottling / Works / Fairmont W. VA."
" J. Niefergold / Hamburgh / N.Y."
Really it's been in the 80's so many days out here I haven't really been able to dig since Late May/June. I might go as far as saying that July and probably August are not good months for digging.
Anyway, today we had some temps in the high 60's and none of that haze so here's the result of my...
DavidW's site does indeed say after 1886
C & CO LIM……..Cunningham(s) and Company, Limited, Pittsburgh, PA (1886-1907)
source
https://glassbottlemarks.com/bottlemarks-2/
I remember finding a C&CO LIM bottle last year.
the base looked like this
which looks more clean and newer than yours. and...
I recently bought this Jar at a local antique store. At least I think it's a jar. I figured it was made in a 19th century kiln. But I'm not 100% sure what part of the 19th century it's from.
It almost looks like an ovoid jar, but I don't know if I'd call it an ovoid jar because it's at it's...