An excellent ID resource are catalogs (Sears&Roebucks, Wards) from that
time period. I grab copies, when I come across them.
According to my mother, there was always one in the outhouse but it was not
marked, 'Reading Copy Only'!
I have a couple from the late 19th that are reprints and those are much
easier to find. I highly recommended the catalogs since you can
glean useful information from the ads and, they come in handy for
identifying all sorts of objects. Often, I like to cross-reference with topical
identification guides, like for ceramics only - especially those geared for the
antiques market.
Pam
In a message dated 8/26/2005 2:51:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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Hello
All:
I am currently trying to accession a ca. 1900 toilet set (pitcher,
basin,
slop jar, etc.), and am at a loss when trying to determine the
names of
all of the parts. Can anyone help me out, either by
supplying a source
where I can look up the information, providing me with
a photo of a set in
your collection with the pieces labeled, or allowing
me to send you a
photo of our set so that you can take a look?
Thanks in advance for any
and all help!
Amanda Dyer
Bell County
Museum
Pamela Silvestri, Museum Assistant
Northeast States Civilian
Conservation Corps Museum
Shenipsit State Forest
166 Chestnut Hill
Road
Stafford Springs, Connecticut 06076
(860)
684-3430