Lawrence Bell
Lawrence R. Bell is Editor of The Antiques Bible at http://www.antiques-bible.com/ppf/term/Stutz+Bearcat+Automobiles/definition.asp. The Antiques Bible is an illustrated glossary of antique terms with helpful links to related resources.
Articles by this Author
Chifforobe
- By Lawrence Bell
- Published 05/17/2010
- Home Management
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The name “chifforobe” (sometimes spelled "chifferobe") owes its history to two words: the French chiffonier, a tall piece of furniture containing drawers, and the Old French "warderobe" or wardrobe,a closed movable closet, and having a space inside in which clothing can be hung from pegs or hooks A chifforobe may also be fitted with shelves or removable drawers and trays
Hummel Collectibles
- By Lawrence Bell
- Published 05/12/2010
- Advice , Aging , Arts and Crafts , Automotive , Break-up , Business , Business Management , Cancer Survival , Career , Cheating , Classifieds , Computers and Technology , Cooking , Culture , Dating , Death , Education , Entertainment , Etiquette , Family Concerns , Finances
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The history of Hummel collectibles is as charming as the figurines themselves They are based on the work of a truly inspired artist, a Siessen nun named Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel
Godin Stoves
- By Lawrence Bell
- Published 05/12/2010
- Advice , Aging , Arts and Crafts , Automotive , Break-up , Business , Business Management , Cancer Survival , Career , Cheating , Classifieds , Computers and Technology , Cooking , Culture , Dating , Death , Education , Entertainment , Etiquette , Family Concerns , Finances
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The history of the Godin stove is foundational to the history of French stove making, and indeed to the history of domestic stove manufacturing as a whole Before the era of cast iron, domestic fuel took on many forms from the open hearth fire to the clay or stone kiln
Dresden Porcelain
- By Lawrence Bell
- Published 05/12/2010
- Advice , Aging , Arts and Crafts , Automotive , Break-up , Business , Business Management , Cancer Survival , Career , Cheating , Classifieds , Computers and Technology , Cooking , Culture , Dating , Death , Education , Entertainment , Etiquette , Family Concerns , Finances
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Dresden porcelain and Meissen porcelain are sometimes confused, due to their long and entangled early history Beginning in the early 1700's, Johann Bottger, a talented inventor, was kept as the prisoner of Prince Augustus at Albrechtsburg castle in Meissen, a small village only a few miles down the road from much larger Dresden
Limoges Porcelain
- By Lawrence Bell
- Published 05/12/2010
- Advice , Aging , Arts and Crafts , Automotive , Break-up , Business , Business Management , Cancer Survival , Career , Cheating , Classifieds , Computers and Technology , Cooking , Culture , Dating , Death , Education , Entertainment , Etiquette , Family Concerns , Finances
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Throughout its history, Limoges porcelain has been made by a number of factories and artisans In fact, contrary to what many people believe, Limoges is not the name of a company that makes china or porcelain at all
Noritake Porcelain
- By Lawrence Bell
- Published 05/12/2010
- Advice , Aging , Arts and Crafts , Automotive , Break-up , Business , Business Management , Cancer Survival , Career , Cheating , Classifieds , Computers and Technology , Cooking , Culture , Dating , Death , Education , Entertainment , Etiquette , Family Concerns , Finances
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The predecessor to the Noritake porcelain line, Morimura-kumi, was established in 1876, in Ginza, a suburb of Tokyo, Japan Thus, a long and illustrious history began for the famed maker of some of the world's most remarkable china
Nippon Porcelain
- By Lawrence Bell
- Published 04/17/2010
- Advice , Aging , Arts and Crafts , Automotive , Break-up , Business , Business Management , Cancer Survival , Career , Cheating , Classifieds , Computers and Technology , Cooking , Culture , Dating , Death , Education , Entertainment , Etiquette , Family Concerns , Finances
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Antique Nippon porcelain, as this china was called during the period from the 1890's through the early 1920's, denoted country of origin rather than products from a specific manufacturer Nippon is the anglicized word for Japan or "land of the rising sun"
Abingdon Pottery
- By Lawrence Bell
- Published 01/9/2010
- Advice , Aging , Arts and Crafts , Automotive , Break-up , Business , Business Management , Cancer Survival , Career , Cheating , Classifieds , Computers and Technology , Cooking , Culture , Dating , Death , Education , Entertainment , Etiquette , Family Concerns , Finances
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Abingdon Pottery as artware was produced for only 17 years from 1934 through 1950 Art pottery was produced by The Abingdon Sanitary Manufacturing Company of Abingdon, Illinois, as a way of supplementing lagging production of its main line of products - plumbing fixtures - during The Great Depression
Hupmobile Automobiles
- By Lawrence Bell
- Published 09/20/2009
- Advice , Aging , Arts and Crafts , Automotive , Break-up , Business , Business Management , Cancer Survival , Career , Cheating , Classifieds , Computers and Technology , Cooking , Culture , Dating , Death , Education , Entertainment , Etiquette , Family Concerns , Finances
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The Hupmobile automobile, product of The Hupp Motor Car Company, has a history dating from 1909 Founder Robert C
Ford Model T Automobiles
- By Lawrence Bell
- Published 04/16/2009
- Advice , Aging , Arts and Crafts , Automotive , Break-up , Business , Business Management , Cancer Survival , Career , Cheating , Classifieds , Computers and Technology , Cooking , Culture , Dating , Death , Education , Entertainment , Etiquette , Family Concerns , Finances
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The Model T Ford, which first appeared in the fall of 1908, went on the revolutionize transportation more than any other single invention
Henry Ford had founded The Ford Motor Company in 1903, and the Model T Ford was not his first car on the road