A rare find

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A retired New England couple discovered two rare Shaker drawings in a flea market. The drawings, confirmed as Shaker art at the Hancock Shaker Village Museum, are due to be auctioned at Sotheby's on Jan. 19, 1997. Both the 'Tree of Light or Blazing Tree' and 'Gift Drawing' are from the mid-1800s.

Appreciation, Watercolor painting, Art, Shaker, Shaker art

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Ingrain carpet

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Ingrain was the most popular carpet form in the 19th century in middle-class homes. Also called Scotch, English, Kilmarnock and Kidderminster, two-ply, flat-woven, wall-to-wall ingrain remains a favorite decor in American homes. It is available in a variety of designs and colors.

Rugs and carpets, Carpets

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Collecting - and using - antique woodworking tools

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Chemist Gene Landon is an avid collector of antique woodworking tools. He inherited the tools of his grandfather, who owned a cabinetmaking shop, when he was 11 and began expanding his collection in earnest after graduating from college.

Collections and collecting, Antiques, Woodworking tools

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