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.