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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: OLDZ06 on February 25, 2010, 04:35:08 PM
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Have you ever seen one like this ? dated 1899 on the top.
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc178/1fstws6/100_1909.jpg)
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At the top it has the 2 large flowers carved on each side and there is a house in the center with trees on the sides. It is very worn and smooth. I have never seen one like it. Maybe Dutch Holland origin or German ? which is just a wild guess.
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Oh wow, I was really surprised when I saw the photo. I have never seen one like this. Where did you find it? I've always enjoyed antiques that were a useful part of everyday life. I think they just ooze history!
I used to work at the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose CA and one of the things that Sarah Winchester invented and pantented was a sink with a washboard molded into the front of it as an integral part of the sink. Two of them are still in place in the house.
I have always liked washboards. They look great displayed in an old-fashioned kitchen and there are so many different types. But I haven't seen one like yours. VERY NICE!!!!
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I bought it at a public auction same one where a lot of my pottery came from. They just received a huge lot of antiques that were shipped to them from Old Germany and the French regins some PA stuff also. I saw your coffee grinder,looks like a nice one. I have a few old ones but none like yours. I also have a weakness for old stuff that was used around the home.
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc178/1fstws6/100_1911.jpg)