When the crew of the Virginia scallop trawler Cinmar hauled a mastodon tusk onto the deck in 1970, another oddity dropped out of the net: a dark, tapered stone blade, nearly eight inches long and still sharp.
Saturday 31 March 2012
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Lumbye was a danish composer, almost forgotten. He was also known as the Danish Johann Strauss.
Hans Christian Lumbye was a danish composer who is - unfortunately - almost forgotten. He was also known as the Danish Johann Strauss.
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Canadian archeologists unearth rare wooden statue of pharaoh
Canadian archeologists unearth rare wooden statue of pharaoh
Tuesday 6 March 2012
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Old Oak Plank Coffer
17th Century Oak Plank Coffer
Title:
17th Century Oak Plank Coffer
Dated:
c1580 - c1620
Lambing Chairs - 1750 to 1850
Wikipedia:
"The lambing chair is a wood boxed form of winged arm chair rarely having upholstery. Storage under the seat is common as a drawer or compartment.
The historic lambing chair is an example of regional vernacular furniture prevalent in the Lancashire and Yorkshire Dales in England, c. 1750-1850. The name derived from the prevalence of sheep farming in the region where the chair was used by shepherds at lambing time.
The great variety of individual designs found in this group of chairs suggests that they were made by cabinet makers or carpenters for an individual order, rather than working in the tradition of the turner who made many chairs in the same design."
17th Century 'Dugout' Chair
A 17th Century 'Dugout' chair, a whole trunk is used to in the construction of this chair and literally 'dug out', carved out of a whole trunk.
http://www.periodoakantiques.co.uk/product.php?id=353
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