Minton tile trivet with inked Rd diamond for 1876
This interesting antique trivet was in my collection for years before being sold this weekend to another collector. The 8 1/2″ square brass trivet frame is unpolished with original patina; … Continue reading
The Enterprise “Baby Centennial” iron
Have you ever seen anything so tiny and intricately formed? This miniature Enterprise iron is described on p.143 of Tuesday’s Children by Judy Politzer (1977). At only 7/8″ long, it’s … Continue reading
Trivets with names or initials
Here are two interesting antique cast iron trivets I recently won at the Eckstein Pressing Iron & Trivet Collection auction, held before the 2016 PITCA Convention. Denny & Janet Eckstein … Continue reading
The little J & E Stevens sunflower trivet
J. & E. Stevens Company of Cromwell, Connecticut specialized in the manufacture of cast iron toys beginning in 1869. The iron shortage of World War II effectively ended their production … Continue reading
Culter & Proctor advertising trivet
This beautiful advertising trivet is 5 1/8″ square, created of copper plated cast iron. Much of the original copper plating remains. Culter & Proctor of Peoria, Illinois was a smaller … Continue reading
Antique Metalware Society 25th Anniversary Exhibition
The Antique Metalware Society’s 25th Anniversary Exhibition is now online! Over 100 objects are exhibited; all come from members’ collections or reflect their research. The exhibition is also a wider … Continue reading
American Fence barbed wire trivet
This interesting trivet, circa 1910, advertised American Fence’s line of barbed wire. It’s 6 1/2″ in diameter with a tinned lithograph insert that reads: THE FENCE THAT FENCES. AMERICAN FENCE … Continue reading
Celebrating the past and future of Virginia Metalcrafters
Mint pair of brass Half Leaf Trivets, each 8 3/8″ x 4 1/2″ Virginia Metalcrafters (VM) was founded in 1895 as the W. J. Loth Stove Company of Waynesboro, Virginia. … Continue reading
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