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Maine Antique Digest, May 2015 27-B

- FEATURE -

Made around 1890

to 1910, this roll-

top desk by Conant

Brothers Furniture

Company, Toledo,

is typical of large

pieces of furniture

from the Victorian

era. The fitted inte-

rior was designed to

maximize the effi-

ciency of the user.

Both paint-decorated and stenciled, the blanket chest in the foreground

was made by Jacob Werrey of Fulton County, Ohio. Little is known

about the Mennonite craftsman.

Having a strong

Art Deco design,

this table lamp is

made of wrought

and cast steel, while

the shade is glass.

It was designed

by Paul Feher for

Rose Iron Works

in 1930. An iconic

design, the lamp

is still produced

by the Cleveland

company.

The diversity of American art pottery

can be seen in these two pieces, a figural

candlestick designed by Frank N. Wilcox

for Cowan Pottery of Rocky River, Ohio,

and a Vellum glaze vase decorated by E.T.

Hurley and made by Rookwood Pottery,

Cincinnati, in 1917.

The smaller size of the

KitchenAid model G

stand mixer signifi-

cantly increased sales

over the previous ver-

sion. Made from 1928

to 1931 in Springfield,

Ohio, the steel and

chrome appliance was

proof that good design

could help sell com-

mon household items.

When General Fireproofing of Youngstown, Ohio,

tried to expand its line of furniture into the railroad

market, it made this reclining aluminum-framed

chair for the Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing

Company, circa 1936.

The Akron skyline is at the center of this three-

color quilt, crafted circa 1933. According to family

lore, this quilt was made for the 1933 Century of

Progress International Exposition in Chicago.

Arts and Crafts furniture and accessories are the focus in this gallery,

with items ranging from furniture to pottery.

A section of balcony railing made by the Rose Iron

Works, Cleveland, circa 1927, serves as a focal point

at the entrance of

ATradition of Progress

. Overhead is

one of four name boards from the steamer

Queen City

.

Made of painted wood, it dates to 1897.