Collecting as a Pastime

Name: Collecting as a Pastime
Author: Charles Rowed

by Charles Rowed

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COLLECTING AS A PASTIME
RAISON D’ÊTRE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
REFLECTIONS
FIRST COURSE Grandfather Clocks and Old Furniture
LACQUER CLOCKS
BAROMETERS
DRESSERS, CHAIRS, ETC.
MAHOGANY GATE-LEGGED TABLE
BUREAUX AND CABINETS
DATED FURNITURE
MAHOGANY CHESTS OF DRAWERS
TEA CADDY
SECOND COURSE Old Pewter
MARKS
PEWTER CANDLESTICKS
CHURCH PEWTER
FAKED PEWTER
PLATES AND DISHES
Tappit Hens (Plate XIX, facing p. 43).
BRITANNIA METAL
MISCELLANEOUS PIECES
The “Odamifino” (Plate XXVI, facing p. 74.).
CLEANING
THE TINSMITH
Conclusion
THE PEWTER POT
INSCRIPTIONS.
THE MYSTERY PIECE (See Plate XXVII, facing p. 75).
THIRD COURSE Old Brass and Copper
FOURTH COURSE Old Mortars
FIFTH COURSE Old Pottery
SALT GLAZE
TOBY JUGS (See Plate XXXIII)
LIVERPOOL POTTERY (See Plate XXXV)
SUNDERLAND (See Plate XXXIV)
DON POTTERY (See Plate XXXV)
TURNER LANE ENDS (See Plate XXXVI)
WEDGWOOD (See Plate XXXII)
PUZZLE JUGS (See Plate XXXIV)
NELSON JUGS (See Plate XXXII)
MASK JUGS (See Plate XXXIV)
DELFT (See Plate XXXV)
ROCKINGHAM (BROWN) (See Plate XXXIII)
LUSTRE (See Plate XXXIII)
WOOD, ENOCH AND RALPH (See Plate XXXII)
BROWN AND BUFF STONEWARE (See Plate XXXIV)
TRANSFER PRINTING
NOTES ON THE GROUPS
Pretty Poetry Printed on Pottery
WILLOW PATTERN (See Plate XXXVII)
SIXTH COURSE Old China
BOW (PLATE XL)
CHELSEA (PLATE XXXIX)
LOWESTOFT (PLATE XL)
BRISTOL
MINTON (SHELF 1, PLATE XLI)
SWANSEA (PLATE XLI)
BLUE DRAGON (PLATE XL)
WORCESTER (SHELVES 3 AND 4, PLATE XL)
NEWHALL
DERBY (SHELF 4, PLATE XXXIX)
SPODE (SHELVES 2 AND 3, PLATE XXXIX)
LEEDS
FRENCH PORCELAIN
SEVENTH COURSE Old Horse Amulets
FINAL COURSE Sheffield Plate and Old Silver Told by the Plateau
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