Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Haunted
Monday, October 29, 2012
Gazing Upward
Circa 1940's carved marble folk art portrait of a woman gazing upward.
Available at Anonymous Works.
Available at Anonymous Works.
Labels:
folk art portrait,
Folk art woman,
marble,
Portrait bust
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Airplane Fan
Available here.
Auction house description:
Ceiling Fan "Dallas Airplane Fan", c. 1940
Manufactured by: Dallas Engineering Co., USA. Metal housing with cased aluminum propeller and airplane tail, 110 V, working. Extremely rare and unusual fan, mostly used in shopping areas for attracting attention to special products.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Civil War Fighting Dog
Seller's Description:
Available here.
"CDV of Dog "Jack" Attached to the 102nd Regiment Pennsylvania Vols, was in the following Battles :
Siege
of Yorktown, Battle of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Battle of the Pickets,
Malvern Hill (wounded), First and Second Fredericksburg, Captured at
Salem Church and exchanged for two Confederate Prisoners and returned.
Dog Jack, a mixed-breed warrior,
conducted himself with such valor during the Civil War that the men of
the 102nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment exchanged a Confederate
prisoner for him when he was captured and commissioned a portrait of him
at war's end.
A plaque hanging by the large oil portrait of Dog
Jack tells much of what is known about him. He was the mascot of the
Niagara Volunteer Fire Co. on Penn Avenue, which was headquartered close
to the present-day Engine Co. 3 in the Strip District. He went with the
firefighters when they enlisted in the 102nd Pennsylvania Volunteer
Regiment in 1861 "and fought in most of their battles except during his
period of captivity when he was a prisoner of war," reads the plaque. He
took part in the Wilderness campaign, the battle of Spotsylvania and
the siege of Petersburg, all in Virginia.
Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Battle of the Pickets, Malvern Hill (wounded), First and Second Fredericksburg, Captured at Salem Church and exchanged for two Confederate Prisoners and returned.
A plaque hanging by the large oil portrait of Dog Jack tells much of what is known about him. He was the mascot of the Niagara Volunteer Fire Co. on Penn Avenue, which was headquartered close to the present-day Engine Co. 3 in the Strip District. He went with the firefighters when they enlisted in the 102nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment in 1861 "and fought in most of their battles except during his period of captivity when he was a prisoner of war," reads the plaque. He took part in the Wilderness campaign, the battle of Spotsylvania and the siege of Petersburg, all in Virginia.
Dog Jack was known for charging straight to the front lines during
battle. He was said to understand bugle calls and obey orders only from
his own regiment. After battle, he would roam the battlefield, seeking
out wounded and dead comrades. He twice was taken prisoner.
"Captured
at Salem Church, six months later he was exchanged for a Confederate
prisoner at Belle Isle, Va." says the plaque (other accounts say he was
traded for two Confederate POWs). "At Savage Station he was again
captured but managed to escape."
Jack was badly wounded at Malvern Hill in Virginia but returned
to the regiment after recovering in a field hospital. His last campaign
was in Maryland.
On Dec. 23, 1864, Dog Jack disappeared in Frederick, Md., and was never found."
"Captured at Salem Church, six months later he was exchanged for a Confederate prisoner at Belle Isle, Va." says the plaque (other accounts say he was traded for two Confederate POWs). "At Savage Station he was again captured but managed to escape."
Jack was badly wounded at Malvern Hill in Virginia but returned to the regiment after recovering in a field hospital. His last campaign was in Maryland.
On Dec. 23, 1864, Dog Jack disappeared in Frederick, Md., and was never found."
Available here.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Circa 1920's Ice Cream Advertising Mask
Monday, October 15, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Clown (Fake?)
Available here.
A follower has offered the following insight:
"I think that dag of a clown you posted is the same one that was floating around a few years ago and proved to be a modern dag from a group someone was trying to pass off as old... There was a panel about them at the Daguerreian Society a few years back. Some guy/people in PA supposedly were making them. Once it was ascertained that the same guy was posing in all these super rare images (fisherman, the clown, and more) and experts got a look at the plates, it was obvious they were made recently. Also, that dag just screams "something's not right here" to me not even having seen it before. The exposure is all wrong as is the style, for a 19th century image."
A follower has offered the following insight:
"I think that dag of a clown you posted is the same one that was floating around a few years ago and proved to be a modern dag from a group someone was trying to pass off as old... There was a panel about them at the Daguerreian Society a few years back. Some guy/people in PA supposedly were making them. Once it was ascertained that the same guy was posing in all these super rare images (fisherman, the clown, and more) and experts got a look at the plates, it was obvious they were made recently. Also, that dag just screams "something's not right here" to me not even having seen it before. The exposure is all wrong as is the style, for a 19th century image."
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
Beauty and Folk Doll
I'm not sure which I love more, the girl or the folk art doll. Ok, I have to admit the girl is better, but the doll comes in a close second.
Available here.
Available here.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Saturday, October 6, 2012
"Service with a Smile"
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Some eBay photos are awesome...
Monday, October 1, 2012
Devil and the Dancer
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