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These beautiful Shaker boxes are practical and functional. Genuine woods and craftsmenship - all handcrafted in the 18th Century traditional style. Deep, rich hues will enhance any room.
 Tinware
Finely crafted tinware by skilled artisans. Tinwares were being produced in London by the 1630s, being known as Crooked Lane Wares (from the street where they were made). [1] The tinsmith has been plying his trade in America since 1720. Colonial tinsmiths used tinplate, wire, solder, and a few simple tools to produce their wares. When tinplate was finally produced in America in the early 1800's the products of the tinsmith became more widely available. They in turn saw an increase in demand and a need to speed up production. This brought about the development of many ingenious hand powered machines which sped up production and helped the tinsmith meet the demands for his products. The goods were "brought to market" by peddlers who are aliens traveling from village to village.
Textiles
Our line of textiles have been produced by one of the few remaining textile mills in the United States. Many patterns are historical reproductions and include tablecloths (originally known as board-cloths), placements, blankets, and throws. Power looms were being used as early as the 1790's, however, British technology was more advanced than that of the United States. With the help of Paul Moody, Francis Cabot Lowell succeeded in adapting the British design to in a Waltham mills shop. Eventually their design would lead to the creation of the first power loom in 1813 by a group of Boston merchants headed by Francis Lowell. 
 Pottery
The production of pottery is one of the most ancient arts. The oldest known pottery dates from the Jomon period (from about 10,500 to 400 BC) in Japan. Excavations in the Near East have revealed that primitive fired-clay vessels were made there more than 8,000 years ago. Potters were working in Iran by about 5500 BC, and earthenware was probably being produced even earlier on the Iranian high plateau. Chinese potters had developed characteristic techniques by about 5000 BC. In the New World many pre-Columbian American cultures developed highly artistic pottery traditions.
Pure beeswax or bayberry candles that have been hand-dipped according to early American methods. Our beeswax candles are made with pure beeswax in the natural beeswax color. Our bayberry candles are made from the bayberry bush berries - link to the Candles Page for more historical information and candle pricing. 1. ^ W. Minchinton, The British tinplate industry: a history (clarendon Press, Oxford,1957), 3.
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