I saw these in a funky small town museums southeast of Seattle. Photos taken through the showcase glass with cell phone.
What impressed me was the fine detail and quality of turning with the warm patina. They don't appear to be woods native to this area, too fine grained. The descriptions mentioned they were done locally around 1880. Treadle lathe maybe?
This picture shows dried flower vases, upper left corner. Hollow, with the removable top section. At first I thought the dark ringed parts were separate pieces glued together, nope, you could see from the topless one they were one piece though.
This shot shows the lid of what looks like a small box.
This one shows an egg cup to the left, top missing. On the right with lid is described as a magic trick. The ball looks to be glass or ceramic.
Anyway, these were interesting to me with what I consider a timeless a style that doesn't seem to be done so much any more.
What impressed me was the fine detail and quality of turning with the warm patina. They don't appear to be woods native to this area, too fine grained. The descriptions mentioned they were done locally around 1880. Treadle lathe maybe?
This picture shows dried flower vases, upper left corner. Hollow, with the removable top section. At first I thought the dark ringed parts were separate pieces glued together, nope, you could see from the topless one they were one piece though.
This shot shows the lid of what looks like a small box.
This one shows an egg cup to the left, top missing. On the right with lid is described as a magic trick. The ball looks to be glass or ceramic.
Anyway, these were interesting to me with what I consider a timeless a style that doesn't seem to be done so much any more.