Tea Hour Antiques Reveal 18th Century Home Life
A look at how tea shaped colonial society from the Tea Act to the Boston Tea Party. It notes the teapot as a prized, money-saving keepsake, its small capacity, and evolving designs, with later shifts to larger teacups and teapots as prices fell.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Massachusetts
Tiffany Lamb
Tiffany
Keeping Krafty: Nativity scene via plaster and wax finishes
Rhea Abbott guides readers through making a plaster Nativity scene with sealing coats, base staining, antiquing, and a metallic wax finish. She recommends multiple acrylic spray sealers and optional super glass for a fired look, noting Tiffany lily lamps and bulb heat considerations.
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Yale
Rhea Abbott
Spotlight on Tiffany lamp reveals Eliza Cook figure
Eliza Cook lived 1818 to 1889, an English poetess. She published poetry and ran Eliza Cook's Journal from 1849 to 1854, with part reprinted in 1860. The marked Staffordshire figure of a lady likely dates 1850 to 1860 when Cook was prominent, with only one known version. several unmarked figures may depict her.
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Tiffany Lamp
Eliza Cook
Staffordshire
Miss Cook
England
Gypsum Board Use And Care In Home Construction
Gypsum board is favored in newer homes for its low cost and fire resistance. The article explains core composition, paper coverings, and edge options, plus cutting and sanding methods. It notes primer before wallpaper, and mentions a home repairs handbook by Andy Lang and an antiques care book by Guldbeck.
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Andy Lang
Guldbeck
Stamps Mark Royal Wedding Plans and Bicentennial Appeal
Stamp news covers Britain’s royal wedding stamps for Princess Anne and Capt. Mark Philips with Jersey designs approved by Queen Elizabeth. It also notes U S Bicentennial covers honoring Francis Scott Key and Key stamps, with a three-cover set priced at 4.50. Additional issues include Netherlands hockey and gymnastics stamps and Indonesia National Sports Week stamps.
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Syed Kronish
Britain
Princess Anne
Mark Philips
London
Westminster Abbey
Channel Island
Jersey
Queen Elizabeth
Phillips
Queen's Dragoon Guards
Stanley Gibbons
U.S
International Stamp Collectors Society
Francis Scott Key
Fach
P.O
Los Angeles
Cali
Netherlands
Royal Netherlands Hockey Assn
Amstelveen
Rotterdam
Shawn
Royal Netherlands Gymnastics Federation
Republic of Indonesia
World Wide Philatelic Agency
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