Seed Time to Harvest: the Harner memoirs
In my last blog post I introduced John Zimmerman Harner (1872-1965) and his JZH Alphabet Series trivets. The 1950s era photo above shows John Harner in the basement of his Boyertown, Pennsylvania … Continue reading
JZH Alphabet Series trivets
Image of John Z. Harner reprinted with permission of David Esser, Kutztown Publishing Company, Kutztown, Pennsylvania. In his lifetime John Zimmerman Harner (1872-1965) was both a manager and owner of the … Continue reading
Motto trivets
Enameled cast iron, 6 1/2 x 5 1/4″ w/four feet. On reverse: © WILTON. Motto trivets, dating from the 1950s, are the most whimsical of collectible trivets. The sayings are … Continue reading
George Washington trivet reproductions
In my last blog post I described the original George Washington trivet. You may also want to review my 3-part series on Antique trivets, Vintage trivets and Contemporary (reproduction) trivets. There … Continue reading
Contemporary (reproduction) trivets
Many questions received from collectors revolve around the history, age and/or value. This is the third in a series of three blog posts to help you better evaluate trivets. See … Continue reading
Happy Groundhog Day!
Since February 2nd is Groundhog Day, I’d like to share this groundhog themed trivet! Only 900 of these oversized castings were produced in 1956 by the Union Manufacturing Company of … 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
Old Man of the Mountain trivets
“Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoemakers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but in … Continue reading
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