In this comprehensive guide, expert
woodworker Michael Dunbar provides complete, illustrated
instructions for replicating Federal style tables, chairs, beds,
chests, mirrors, desks and candlestands. He addresses Federal
furniture from the point of view of those who lived through the time
as well as the perspective of the craftsmen who built it.
The Federalist Era
was a defining period in U.S. history, shaping the nation’s
government, economy, and foreign policy. Led by figures like George
Washington, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson,
this era saw the creation of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights,
the First Bank of the United States, and the rise of America’s first
political parties
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FEATURED
ANTIQUE
Federal
Console Table
Light for a
Salesman
by Bob Brooke
During
the late 19th century, in an age before electricity, it was
impractical for traveling salesmen, staying in rooming houses, to carry
a candle and stand with them so that they could see their way to the
bathroom down the hall in the middle of the night. The Laterna Unica or
Folding Pocket Candle Lamp made it possible for them to do that. It
consisted of folding mica panels which surrounded a small candle and
included a match holder, striker and carrying case. Salesmen could
easily stuff one of these into their valise. This particular one,
measuring 5 ˝ x 3 1/4 x 1 inches, priced at $195 by Tucker and
Booth Antiques and Collectibles, of Morgantown, PA, features gold
and leather trim. Other so-called "hand lamps," that resembled
prayer books when closed, provided light for reading during long
religious meetings.
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During
the late 19th century, in an age before electricity, it was
impractical for traveling salesmen, staying in rooming houses, to carry
a candle and stand with them so that they could see their way to the
bathroom down the hall in the middle of the night. The Laterna Unica or
Folding Pocket Candle Lamp made it possible for them to do that. It
consisted of folding mica panels which surrounded a small candle and
included a match holder, striker and carrying case. Salesmen could
easily stuff one of these into their valise. This particular one,
measuring 5 ˝ x 3 1/4 x 1 inches, priced at $195 by Tucker and
Booth Antiques and Collectibles, of Morgantown, PA, features gold
and leather trim. Other so-called "hand lamps," that resembled
prayer books when closed, provided light for reading during long
religious meetings.
