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Having shared with Dr. Alfred Shoemaker a birthright in historic Lehigh County, where our historic ancestors hid the nation’s Liberty Bell at Independence Hall from the British occupation of ...

Having researched several folk art PA Dutch Bieber dower chests, I was drawn to an unusual 1780 example which was photographed in Slator’s Antique Newspaper in 1997. An important folk art designed ...

The purpose of a hope chest was to collect small, useful items for the bride-to-be Historically, these chests were referred to as a dowry chest You don’t hear or see much these days in the U.S. about ...

Appraisal: 1864 Norwegian Dower Chest, from Vintage Madison. Watch Dean Failey's appraisal of an 1864 Norweigan dower chest, in Vintage Madison. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry ...

Question: I enjoyed reading your recent column about fracture art, as many of my heirlooms are gifts from relatives who moved from Germany to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, during the late 1800s.

When using the word "primitive" as it is applies to antique furniture and household goods one should think in terms of handmade. Historically most of these items were made prior to the Industrial ...

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