American Antiques & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 "San-O-La" brand claw foot bathtub cage-type soap holder by the Art Brass Company of New York. The holder is in nickeled brass. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 4-1/4" in height and 4-3/4" in...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful circa 1770's - 1780's shoe buckles in coin silver and steel. Marker marked "NxS" or "SxN" (see photo). VINTAGE: Circa 1770's - 1780's SIZE: Approximately 2-3/4" in length x 2" in width x 1" in depth. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Coin...

ARTIFACT: This is two pair of silver spectacles made in the United States dating to circa 182Both pairs are fashioned from coin silver with collapsible arms, and one pair comes with a two piece period case. Each pair has double lenses, one with oval...

ARTIFACT: Fabulous, Prohibition era copper still from the backwoods of Maine. Condenser coil is now detachable, as old solder has let go and needs repair, though condenser remains intact while on display. The copper still, features a nice fashioned pot...

ARTIFACT: This is an eighteenth century spice grinder from New England that has a maker's mark on the arm. The grinder has a bowl-shaped reservoir at the top where the grinding arm is and a drawer to pull out the pulverized contents beneath. The top...

ARTIFACT: Great old blue enameled sign, circa 1900 that reads: "WARNING TO BURGLARS AND THIEVES THESE PREMISES ARE PROTECTED BY N · E · B · I · C O ·" in white detailed lettering. VINTAGE: Circa 1900 SIZE: Approximately 2-1/2" x...

ARTIFACT: 1890's Curran & Joyce porcelain top embossed beer or soda bottle from Lawrence, Massachusetts. The front of the bottle reads: "REGISTERED CURRAN & JOYCE COMPANY LAWRENCE, MASS." in embossed lettering and features an embossed...

ARTIFACT: 1880's Nashua, New Hampshire "Blob Top" beer or soda bottle of bottler Nelson Lane. The bottle reads: "NELSON LANE NASHUA, N. H." in the center and beneath: "REGISTERED". The other side reads: "THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD" in embossed detail...

ARTIFACT: Lovely circa 1890’s New Victoria Hotel creamer mug by Dunn Bennett & Co. Burslem, England. Dunn & Bennet & Co. was established in 1876 and was known for selling hotel china, earthenware, and Ironstone in both England and America. The creamer...

ARTIFACT: Cool 1880's bar room table match holder from the famous Russel House in Detroit, Michigan. The holder features the image of a royal eagle, wings spread, wearing a crown, and bearing a shield on its chest that shows the letters: "RH" entwined...

ARTIFACT: Great 1880’s – 1890’s Cordova Rye Whiskey bar back bottle. The acid etched label reads: “CORDOVA VO RYE WHISKEY BOTTLED BY WOOD, POLLARD & CO. BOSTON”. VINTAGE: Circa 1880’s – 1890’s ...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice pair of silver candlesticks, made by the Derby Silver Plate Company in the 1900's. They were made by hammering Silver into the form in an Art's and Crafts Period Style. VINTAGE: Ca. 1900 SIZE: Approximately 10" height 4"...