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This is a wood sign with applied wood letters that reads "Mr. R. Blight". It is painted dark gray with red letters, and has two eyes on top for hanging. It can also sit on a desk or shelf. The red paint has a crazed surface. This sign measures 21" wide by 4 1/2" high by 1 1/2" deep. It was probably made in the 1940's or earlier, and is in good condition with some paint wear and a few small chips. The price is $185.00. Inventory Code: THTW. "Mr. R. Blight" sign ... Closeups ... Another closeup ... From above ... Closeup from above ... From below ... Back.
This is a very folky large hand made metal airplane. It is mounted on a wooden base that is painted as an aerial landscape. The plane is made from cans, funnels, and sheet metal. It has translucent windows set in, the engines are painted green, the propellers red, and the rest is silver, with red, yellow, and blue circular designs on the wings and tail. The plane is 22" long by 27" wide, 15 1/2" high as mounted. The base is 11 1/4" in diameter. It appears to be from about the 1940's, or possibly earlier. The condition is good, with minor paint wear and very light surface rust. There is some loss to the tail, as seen in the closeup photo. It is very sturdy and strong for display, with a great look. The price is $850.00. Inventory Code: THWW. Folk art airplane ... Another view ... Side view ... The other side ... From above ... Front view ... Another front view ... Back view ... Another back view ... Closeup of base ... Another closeup of base ... Closeup from front ... Closeup, one side ... Closeup, other side ... Closeup of wing ... Other wing ... Closeup of tail ... Other side of tail ... Tail from above ... Closeup from behind ... Closeup under wings ... From below ... With a soda can for scale ... Another overall view ... 
Video of the propellers [757k].
This is a two sided game board with good graphics. One side is "Wild West", and features cowboys, Indians, a covered wagon, stockades, etc. printed on metal. The other side is "High Ace", and has strong geometric designs printed on cardboard. A small wire loop was added at the top for hanging. It was made by the Lindstrom Tool and toy Company, probably in the early 1930's. The board measures 15 1/4" high by 9 5/8" wide by 3/4" deep. It is in fairly good, used condition with minor wear. There is an approx. 1" dark spot on the Wild West side, and one of the shooting levers is missing. The price is $195.00. Inventory Code: TOWK. See a slideshow of several views [597k] ... Two sided game board ... The other side ... Closeup, Wild West side ... Another closeup ... Closeup, High Ace side ... Another closeup ... Instructions for Wild West ... Instructions for High Ace ... Side view ... With a soda can for scale.
Here is a nice folky whirligig from Maine. Made about the 1940's, it has unusual construction with a small 4-bladed fan on top. When it turns the gardener's arms and hoe go back and forth. This piece is hand made from pine, plywood, and metal. It is mounted on a wood base which originally may have been either a hat form or a foundry mold. It has an old and oxidized surface with nice paint and good color. There is some paint loss and rust on the blade. The condition is very good. The whirligig is about 27" high to the top of the blades, including the base. It is 39" long and 3" wide. The blade is about 9" in diameter, while the base is about 11" across. The price is $475.00. Inventory Code: THAC. See a slideshow of several views [386K] ... Video of the action. [589k] ... Gardener whirligig ... The other side ... Another angle ... Closeup of man ... Closeup of tail ... Man, one side ... Man, other side ... Two back views ... Two front views ... Closeup of the propeller ... From above.
Here is a stylized carved man with jointed arms. He resembles a so-called "Dancing Dan" with a sort of "Art Deco" look but without the jointed legs. He is painted black, with silver, white and red detail. His bow tie is carved in, and his feet are painted on the base. He stands 29 1/4" high by 8 1/4" wide by 1 1/2" deep; the base is 11" wide by 6 1/2" deep. From about the 1930's, he is in excellent condition with very minor paint wear. The price is $375.00. Inventory Code: ATOT. Image ... Closeup of head ... Side view ... Back view.
This is a great African-American carving, very large and striking, of a hand holding up an egg. It was carved from a section of a large log. This piece has an enormous "look" and presence. It stands 31" high, and the irregularly shaped base is approximately 16" in diameter - about 19" across at its widest. The carving was found in southern Somerset Co, PA or northern Garret Co, MD in the early 1970's, although it is much older than that. It has remained in a private collection for the last 30 years or so. The age splits, visible in the photo, do not affect the stability or solidity. The condition is very good. The price is $3500.00. Inventory Code: TASP. Carved hand and egg ... Three more views ... Different angles ... Closeup of the hand and egg ... Second closeup ... Third closeup ... Fourth closeup ... Fifth closeup ... Closeup from above ... Very close of the fingers ... Another very close shot ... Closeup of base ... Another closeup of base ... Third closeup of base.
This is an old "Wet Paint" sign with great graphics. It probably is from the 1940's. This sign is printed on a heavy card stock in a black wood frame. The image is 8 5/8" by 12 1/4" while the overall size of the frame is 11" by 14 5/8". There are five available. They are $65.00 each. Inventory Code: TCAC. Keystone paint sign ... Overall, with the frame ... Closeup ... A second closeup ... Side view.
This is a very graphic old "Wet Paint" sign for Dutch Boy white lead paint. It is not dated but came with some others from 1934 and '36. This sign is printed on a heavy card stock, in a black wood frame. The condition is very good. The image is about 7 1/4" by 10 1/2" while the overall size of the frame is 9 3/4" by 12 3/4". There are three available, and they may be purchased with or without frames. The price is $45.00 as framed or $35.00 without the frame. Inventory Code: TCTR. Dutch Boy wet paint sign ... With the frame ... Side view.
This is an old "Wet Paint" sign for Dutch Boy white lead paint. It is dated 1936. This sign is printed on a heavy card stock, in a black wood frame. The condition is very good. The image is about 7 1/4" by 10 1/2" while the overall size of the frame is 9 3/4" by 12 3/4". There are seven available, and they may be purchased with or without frames while our supply of frames lasts. The price is $40.00 as framed or $30.00 without the frame. Inventory Code: TCTP. Dutch Boy wet paint sign ... With the frame ... Side view.
This is an old "Wet Paint" sign for Dutch Boy white lead paint. It is dated 1934. This sign is printed on a heavy card stock. The sign is about 7 1/4" by 10 1/2". It has a minor crease across one corner, and foxing along one side as visible in the photos. It is unframed, or may be ordered in a black frame similar to the other paint signs, while our supply of frames lasts. The size if framed would be 9 3/4" by 12 3/4". The price is $25.00 as is, or $35.00 framed. Inventory Code: TCTS. Dutch Boy wet paint sign.
This is an oil painting on canvas of a giant soldier watching over Europe. It is unsigned, and was found in Iowa. From the 1940's, it is in the original frame and in very good condition. The size is 18 1/2" by 23 3/4"; the frame is 24 1/2" by 29 1/2". The price is $275.00. Inventory Code: AACP. Image ... Back view.
This is a very weathered, primitive carved head of a bearded man. It is painted red, white, blue, and brown. It was found in Shreveport, LA, and probably dates to the 1930's or 40's. He is a cheerful fellow, standing 20" high, 8 1/2" wide, and 6 1/2" deep. While wood and paint are weathered, he is strong and sturdy, in very good display condition. The price is $325.00. Inventory Code: TCOW. Carved bearded man ... Closeup ... Side view ... The other side ... Back view ... From above ... From below.
This delightful W.W.II era collage was made from cut paper by Virginia Love, a girl in St. Louis, MO. It measures 8 1/2" by 11 3/4", in a frame 12 3/4" by 16", and is in excellent condition. The price is $225.00. Inventory Code: PWHC. Image ... Closeup ... Larger image.
This "Chickenwhistle" is one of those wild pieces we come across periodically which really make us smile. This contraption has a wooden box with hinged lid, mounted on a base. Above the box is an open basket made from scrap sheet metal, with a handle at the top. The whole thing is painted red and white, with a really nice old surface to the paints. The story is that this device was placed on a piano top with a live chicken in the round metal area on top. Grain was put in the lower box. When the chicken "whistled" along with the tune being played, the lid was opened to the grain box and the chicken got its treat. This piece is 14 1/2" wide, 8" deep, and about 21" high. It supposedly is of African-American origin and is in very good, used condition. It was made c. the 1930's. It makes a great plant stand, display, or just enjoy it for itself. The price is $285.00. Inventory Code: AWAR. Overall image ... Other side ... Open feedbox lid ... Front ... Back ... View with a plant ... 2nd view with plant.
This is a collection of 12 lover's whimseys all made by the same person in the 1930's. They were carved by Marshall Garrett for his future wife Leona McMartrie. Many of them have written or carved names and dates. They are all mounted in a recently made wood shadow box, contained in a frame from the general time of the carvings. It is unusual to find so many pieces done by one person, and even more unusual that some are signed and almost all are dated. All have been mounted so they can easily be removed, turned, etc.
The whimseys include the following:
1. A small ball-in-cage, 1 5/8" long by less than 1/2" deep and wide. This has "Made by Garrett" and "Aug 15, 1934".
2. A block with a heart with arrow through it on one side and an M on the other. These are deeply relief carved. It also has "Garrett M." and "Aug. 25 '34" incised on two other sides. This is 1 5/8" by 1 1/2" by 1".
3. A small saddle. This is 1 1/4" long by 3/4" wide and 3/4" high. It has "GM 5-16-34" written inside.
4. A larger saddle. This one is a little over 1 5/8" long by 1 1/8" wide by 1" high. It has "Aug 23, 1934" incised inside.
5. Two sets of interlocking hearts. The smaller one is about 1" wide, with a thickness of a little less that 1/4". It can be extended to about 2 1/8" long. On it are written their names, one on each heart.
6. This larger interlocking heart is about 1 3/16" wide, with a thickness of about 3/8". It can be extended to about 2 1/2". It is dated, "Aug 11, 1934".
7. Two hearts with rectangular openings through which passes an arrow. The arrow head and tip are larger than the openings. The hearts are each about 1 1/4" long, 3/16" thick and 1" wide. On one is written "Garrett M" and "1933". The other has "Leona M".
8. A little carved hand gun. This is 1 1/2" long by 5/8" high and 1/4" thick. It has "Sept 34" and what looks like "G and M".
9. A sword or scimitar. This is about 3 1/2" long by 1" high and 5/16" thick. It has incised and perhaps burned in, "AUG. 24-35".
10. A ball-in-cage with two pyramid ends. This is about 2: long by 5/8" wide and deep. On it is written "Made Aug 15, 1934".
11. Another ball-in-cage. This has one pyramid end and a loop on top. It is about 2 1/2" long by 5/8" wide and deep. This has some red paint or ink on it and also "1934".
12. A comparatively larger block with rounded ends, and carved on both sides. This is 4 1/2" long by 1 3/8" high by 1/2" thick. On one side is relief carved a wing with interlocking hearts and a arrow through them in the center. These are flanked by the initials L.M. and G.M. The other side is carved with Leona McM. On one edge is written "August - 1934".
All the pieces are in excellent condition (other than the red marks on #11). All but the largest are carved from softwood - likely bass and pine. The largest is oak. The price is $475.00. Inventory Code: THCO. Carved lover's whimsies collection ... Closeup ... Side view ... The other side ... The whimsies, out of the shadow box ... Back view ... Back, from the side ... With a soda can for scale.
Closeups of the individual pieces: Hearts on an arrow ... Block with names ... Block with heart ... Interlocking hearts ... Balls in cages ... Saddles ... The sword and pistol.
This is a fun and funky apartment house for birds. It is made from an old oak barrel and is decorated with pine cross pieces on top and little pine porches. There are about 12 individual compartments and hand cut openings for the birds. It has been used. The barrel is 16" in diameter, and the height to the top of cross pieces 20 1/2". They are 18" long. This birdhouse was probably made about the 1930's or 40's, but it is very difficult to tell age because of weathering. There is a little loss to the porches and tips of some cross pieces; the overall condition is very good and sturdy. The price is $275.00. Inventory Code: ARCW. Barrel birdhouse ... Another view ... A third view ... From above ... Closeup.
This is a detailed and wonderfully painted model swing made out of twig. The twigs are incised and painted, and it does swing. From the NC/TN mountains, it was probably made around the 1920's or 30's, and is in excellent condition. 17" high by 8 1/2" by 8 1/2". The price is $295.00. Inventory Code: APHP. Side view ... Front view ... A third angle ... With a carved man (not included) sitting in the swing..
This is a folky chip-carved frame on a free-standing swivel base. It is made from two shades of wood with a clear varnish finish. There are nice construction details, including uprights which are mortised and pegged. It stands 7 1/4" high by 7 1/2" wide by 3 1/4" deep. The opening is 3 1/8" high by 3" wide, and a photo could easily be added from the back. The condition is excellent, and the age is probably 1940's or 50's. It was found in TN. The price is $110.00. Inventory Code: AATR. Chip-carved desk frame ... Larger image ... Back ... From below.
This is a nice old two-handled bottle cap basket made from cork-lined caps. It is built around a glass jar. Most of the caps have taken on a dark old rust color, but many still have some of the original colors. These include red, green, yellow and orange, and are primarily on the lower handles and bottom. The basket measures 3 1/2" high by 9" wide by 5" deep, and is in excellent condition. It was likely made about the 1940's. The price is $85.00. Inventory Code: PCPT. Bottle cap basket ... The other side ... End view ... Another angle ... From above ... Top view ... From below ... With a soda can for scale.
This is a very detailed model house with accurately carved construction details, a heavy wire fence, and yard. It is also a birdhouse. It includes a carved chair and sofa on the porch. All the downstairs windows have what seems to be pictures of windows taken from magazines. These are mounted behind thin clear plastic. The fence likely was cut from a larger piece of wire mesh. The gate swings open and closed. The base (yard) is pine and the rest is a combination of pine and crate wood. The overall condition is very good - especially for the age, likely about the 1940's, and the outdoor use. However there is some slight loss to the top of the chimney and a bit of the back right roof corner was split off years ago. The entire house, yard, and fence has been painted, with no sign of repaint or overpaint. There is some natural aging, crazing, and wear in the paint. The yard is 14 3/4" by 19 1/2"; the house 13 1/2" by 11" and 9 1/2" high to the ridge. The price is $475.00. Inventory Code: AKHO. Folk art birdhouse ... Front view ... One side ... The other side ... Closeup ... Another closeup of front ... Closeup from above, gate open ... Top view ... Back view.
This is a pair of old wood wall pockets or sconces. They are made from pine and painted a dark red/orange which has aged with weather. They were likely used in a garden as plant holders. Because of being used outdoors age is difficult to determine. They could be as old as from the 1920's or 30's. These pieces were originally either part of a larger construction or attached to something like a fence, as there are nail holes and a matching unpainted area on the back of both. They are very attractive and functional and could be used either inside or out. Each is about 22" high, 12 1/2" wide, and 6" deep. The paint is solid, not flaking. The price for the pair is $175.00. Inventory Code: TTCT. Painted wall pockets ... Side view ... The other side ... One, from above ... Back of one ... One, from below.
This is a metal chair made from objects found around the farm. The seat is a large pitchfork, the back is a disk from a cultivator. There are three horseshoes worked in, along with chain and other machine or wagon parts. While it has rockers and does rock, the tendency is to sit still on the rear stops. It has very nice old black and yellow paint. The chair measures 29" high by 21" wide by 28" deep. It is in very good, useable condition with minor paint wear, from the 1930's or 40's. There is a stool below by the same maker. The price is $675.00. Inventory Code: TPHH. Metal found object chair ... Front view ... One side ... The other side ... Closeup of back and seat ... Closeup of lower front ... Closeup, one side ... Closeup, other side ... Another overall view ... Back view ... From above.
This metal stool made from found objects came from the same maker as the chair above. The seat is a disk from a cultivator, similar to the back of the chair. It stands 18 1/4" high by 17 1/2" wide by 14 3/4" deep. The surface is a worn old green and white paint. It is in very good, useable condition, from the 1930's or 40's. The price is $150.00. Inventory Code: TPHW. Metal found object stool ... Back view ... Side view ... The other side ... Another overall view ... Closeup of legs ... From above ... From below.
This is a hand colored photograph of burlesque can-can and fan dancers. The picture is old, perhaps from the 1930's and is matted and mounted in a newer frame with a padded fabric matting. The image is about 15 1/5" by 8 1/2". The frame is a bit over 23" by 16". It's a wonderful piece. The price is $395.00. Inventory Code: TTHH. Photo of burlesque dancers ... Closeup ... Side view.
This is a painted wood barrel, with a slot in the lid for collections. It is decorated with red, white, blue, maroon, and silver, with the words "Elevator Fund" "Want To Walk Or Ride!", and a large hand with extended thumb. Part of the lid is hinged, to remove the collections, with a metal hasp. It stands 30" high, and is 18" in diameter at the top, about 21" in diameter at the middle. Age is c. 1940's, and it is in good display condition. Because the wood has shrunk with age, the upper metal hoop is a little bigger than the barrel, however, it is securely in place. The bottom of the barrel, and a bottom hoop are missing, but the barrel is still solid and sturdy. It makes a great end table, or start a collection for your own elevator. The price is $495.00. Inventory Code: TCKC. Painted collection barrel ... Another angle ... Top ... Back view ... Side views ... Closeup ... Closeup of middle ... Closeup of the bottom ... Closeup from above ... With lid open ... Closeup of opening ... From below ... With a yardstick and soda can for scale.
This is a really nice and folky old whirligig. It includes a tree and woodpecker, both cut from plywood. They are mounted to a piece of 1" thick pine. The wood propeller blades were also fashioned from pine. When the blades turn, the bird goes up and down. This assemblage is in very good, old, working condition. It was likely made about the 1940's or 50's and shows wear and some old repaint consistent with that. This older piece is mounted on a new base and stand. Overall, the height of the whirligig including the base is about 26 1/2" to the top of the tree. It is 21 1/2" long, the woodpecker is about 10 1/4" long and 5" high, and the blades are about 14 1/2" in diameter. The price is $295.00. Inventory Code: TWPK. Woodpecker whirligig ... The other side ... Closeup of the bird ... The bird, other side ... End view ... The other end ... Closeup of propeller ... Closeup of tree ... Closeup of the mechanism ... From above ... From below ... With a soda can for scale ... Video of the action (2.6Mb).
This is a quite striking and interesting two-sided African-American quilt. This piece has very unusual graphics and a real quirkiness. The quilt has one-of-a-kind visual qualities, including it being a little out of square. The width varies from 60" - 62", while the height goes from 71" - 73 1/2". It has a mix of fabrics of varying ages, and certainly reflects that it was made from scraps and pieces that were handy at the time and available to the quilter. There are pieces from old clothing (including part of a pair of corduroy pants), flour sacks, and homespun. It is a "summer quilt" because it has no batting. It obviously was used and has some staining and patches, and some areas of thinning, as well as a few small, unobtrusive surface holes. This quilt is what we would call fair condition, but is still a very special piece with a great look. It was probably made c. the 1940's, although some of the fabrics are much older. The price is $875.00. Inventory Code: TRPS. Two sided African-American quilt ... The reverse ... First side, closeup ... Closer view of corner ... Second closeup ... Closer view ... Third closeup ... Closer view ... Fourth closeup ... Closer view ... Closeup of center, with pin mark ... Another closeup of the center ... Closeup ... Overall, side view ... Reverse, side view ... Closeup, reverse, with pants piece ... Second closeup ... Closer view with flour sack printing ... Third closeup ... Fourth closeup ... Fifth closeup.
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