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Monday, 16 June 2008
Contents of a house in the 1850's
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Some time ago I found a site that listed personal belongings of some early 19th century Virginians as culled from wills or other legal docum...
Sunday, 15 June 2008
The American Woman's Home 1869
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This book, by Catharine E.Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe included a chapter about the ideal home, one which I've always found interes...
Monday, 12 November 2007
Using a new kind of tack, Jan 1870
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The first illustration shows how carpet or matting was put down without sewing the pieces together. Recall that in 1870 even even if carpets...
Thursday, 25 October 2007
Portieres, 1897
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Also from How to Build Furnish and Decorate ... In portieres, change the color for each opening, even if in the same room, unless an entire ...
Interior Trim, Wood Finishes, 1897
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from How to Build Furnish and Decorate , 1897 The staining of wood is oftentimes necessary when we use whitewood or pine trim to relieve the...
An 1890's Model Kitchen
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Maria Parloa was a very popular cookbook author and teacher in the 19th c. The following is her description of a model kitchen. The size of...
Saturday, 13 October 2007
Making A Beautiful Home 1870
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MANUFACTURER AND BUILDER showed this window display in its May, 1870 issue. the article stated that any room could be improved by cutting th...
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