Here's a couple of pics from this weekends finds. I have to admit it was a pretty good weekend. I know the makers on a few of the pieces, but some are still up in the air...any help?

Without checking any books I recognize Harden (not that there is a book for Harden anyways), and Gus and Lifetime I think; let's see if others can attach the names.

...and my finds, but not nearly as exciting (any guesses here??):

Hi Stonecat,


The Lamp might be W.B. Brown, the ashtray's OMS, and the Humidor is Vetcraft, any signed? Not sure about the stand.

Mark

Revise my Gus guess to Stickley Brothers and couldn't find a match for the Lifetime guess, and I just noticed something that I think kills my Harden guess. Oh well, back to the books.

My finds, yes on vetcraft (signed), not OMS but close - Benedict (signed), probably Brown but can't see a mark (Brown marks seem notoriously weak and show blurry and only about 1/2 the time) but who knows (I've found one other reference for wood base lamps - Marion Mission Ware Co. I think they are called), tabouret - haven't figured it out, unmarked except for some numbers in chalk, hoping maybe someone else has seen this form before with a mark.

Wow - those are some great weekend finds! auctions?
jayk - you have quite the haul there. The blue/grey chair is Stickley Bros 379 1/2 and it looks like the footstool on the right is Lifetime #400 - although it doesn't look as square in the catalogue. I have seen the other footstool but can't find it. Also, the rocker has some distinguishing features as does the desk (wow!) but no finds on them either - I am guessing some MI maker on the desk...

Nice lamp stonecat - please post photos when it is restored! And the tabouret has a nice, unique form and looks like it is in great shape!

Be sure to post photos when these projects are restored - good luck on that paint jayk. Ugh.

Got all my stuff at a show. I have enough parts for 3 or 4 lamps now, lol. The cool thing about the tabouret is that the top is one board and no hint of any warpage.

I thought jayk's rocker was Harden but then noticed the funky H brace underneath and I have no idea now, and I thought the desk might be Lifetime but no match in the books..hmmmmm

Well, I think the rocker is Knaus out of new york. I've had an armshair signed by them with that lower stretcher configuration so i'm pretty sure that's who made it. The stool on the right is lifetime like steve said, and the chair is stickley bros, signed, model 379 1/2. Pretty sure the phone stand is JM Young. And the others I don't really know who made them. The other footstool kinda looks like JM Young as well, but not positive. The desk stumps me, great hardware, nice design, but no marks anywhere. Pretty safe to say it's a Grand Rapids piece from the hardware though.

Stonecat....I like the round hammered tray, and the table looks familiar to me but I can't remember if i've seen a maker for it or not.

And for the paint...heat gun, paint scraper, and then off to the strip tank!!

I would believe Knaus on the rocker - but only because the other two Knaus chairs I have seen had the same odd stretcher.

SC - one piece on the tabouret top, AND no warping? You don't see that much. Must have been a good maker - or at least someone with access to some huge trees! What is the diameter?

12 X 12 inches, 3/4 thick

overall the geometry of the whole thing is pretty precise, no gaps anywhere that would suggest shrinkage, warpage, or poor construction

I'm definitely in the wrong part of the country. If I could spend all of my weekends and the cost of fuel was no problem I don't think I could find that much stuff in a year of searching.

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Originally posted by Ray Fleck:
I'm definitely in the wrong part of the country. If I could spend all of my weekends and the cost of fuel was no problem I don't think I could find that much stuff in a year of searching.

It's all about the hunt! Up my way it can be feast or famine. The 300 dealer show I was at for example, did I see a single piece of Roycroft? No. Did I see any Gus/Limbert/S Bros? Yes, for the first time in probaly three or four years, I saw several great pieces. I can hit a 30,000 square foot antiques mall and find nothing and then walk into a Mom and Pop shop and score a great piece. It's all about the hunt!

I'd have to agree with Ray Fleck, it has been especially famine around my area lately. Drove about 2+ hours away to go antiquing today and got nothing but a waste of time and gas.

The copper ashtray appears to be Stickley Bros, Benedict, or Onondaga. Was it signed?

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Originally posted by FZweig:
The copper ashtray appears to be Stickley Bros, Benedict, or Onondaga. Was it signed?

Fred, yes Benedict, you're a couple days behind - I moved discussion to Metal forum:

http://forum.arts-crafts.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9886045532/m/4981004652

So how did everyone do this weekend?!? Anything like last week? Jayk??

yeah.......so it must have been a pretty dry weekend.

the one on the left is obviously roseville, snowberry? the others i dont know. i'm not much of a pothead....at least not the last few decades......................................
now, where was i?

The one of the left is Roseville. The one in the middle could be Peters and Reed. The one on the end could be anybody--it is very generic and looks like it was made in the 1970's.

In other words, it doesn't have the glaze color or shape that I have researched. It doesn't feel like it is a strking piece of traditional A & Pottery.

Are there any shop marks or signatures on the bottom?

Bev.

They are all marked

Left - If it's not Roseville then it's probably....???.....Weller, Day Lilly I think the pattern is
Right - Is Crown Devon, a nice stylized English thistle design, from the 30's
Centre - Is marked TUDOR which could be Tudor Potteries from California maybe, I can't find anything else on this, but I thought it had a good layered art tile look to it, but hey maybe its nothing

I am not familar with Crown Devon at all. It is not style that I follow. I didn't see the thistle on the pot on the far right. Where is it or do I need new glasses?

So you think that the one on the left could be Roseville or Weller. You are right about one thing--ther are times that Roseville and Weller seemed to produce the same line of pottery. They shared or had in common some of the same potters/designers. Some of these potters worked at both companies at one time or another.

I wonder if there was some corporate raiding going on at that time.

Bev.