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Comments (4)That's it. Didn't find anything about the Grantcrest Co. But interesting that Cat-Tail by Universal Potteries of Cambridge, Ohio used the same blank for the platter. Wonder if they were connected. This had Sears Roebuck & Co. on it so they commissioned it for their catalog from 1934-1956 so I have an idea that is the age of your dishes. Universal used Cat-Tail design on kitchenware,tinware,glassware,furniture & table linens. So popular patterns often got other companies started with similar patterns....See MoreNeed an informal end table for the keeping room...
Comments (1)I too love asian styles and find it's not so easy to locate , either very cheap copys or out of sight expensive. Golden Lotus on ebay is fascinating but again, there is the look or the real, I know I can't afford my taste, lol, but I've wondered how to create myself......must give this more thought, hope others will offer websites we may have missed....See MoreVisiting Boston, looking for information
Comments (13)If you can afford it, stay right in Boston. Boston is such a walkable city, and it would be a shame to lose that aspect. If you have to stay outside Boston, see if you can find something in Brookline or Cambridge, which have direct routes into Boston on the T and are still quite urban. Copley Square is nice (Copley Square Hotel, Lennox, Bullfinch, etc.), lots of shopping, old churches, gorgeous old public library (enter for a few minutes just to see the interior courtyard, which is a real treat). I love the Boston Harbor area (Marriott Long Wharf - gorgeous indoor pool overlooking the harbor) - you're within 10 minutes walking distance of the harbor, Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market, and the North End. Here are some of the things I plan for guests when they're here for a few days: - Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market. Wander through the Haymarket open air market. Watch the street performers. Have a drink at an outdoor cafe. Go up the back of Faneuil Hall and take the Parks Service tour. It's interesting, short, and air conditioned - and there are clean bathrooms. Have lunch at Durgin Park, which is the oldest continuously-operating restaurant in the country. - North End (you can do this on the same day as Faneuil Hall, if you're not tired). You get to the North End through the back side of Quincy Market - it's close. See the Old North Church ("one if by land, two if by sea") and the Paul Revere House. Wander around the streets. Have dinner at almost any restaurant, preferably on a side street. (Ida's, in a tiny alley off Hanover Street, is a favorite of mine.) Get pastries from Mike's or another pastry shop, walk over to the Rose Kennedy Greenway, and sit and watch the kids playing in the water. By the way, if you're worried that this is too much walking, you could walk the entire route straight through in about 15 minutes! - Do the Freedom Trail, but only part of it. Start at the State Street stop on the T (orange and blue lines), and catch the Parks Services talk on the Boston Massacre (or, as my British friend calls it, the Boston Incident:). Follow the red line of the Freedom trail past the Old South Church (the Parker House Hotel, which is nearby, has nice public bathrooms on the second floor!), through the Boston Common (you can see the Statehouse from there), and on to the Public Garden. Take a swan boat and see the Make Way for Ducklings statues. Buy the book as a souvenir. - From the Public Garden, you can go up Beacon Hill (not my favorite, but very pretty), or you can head into the Back Bay. Walk down Newbury Steet and shop or eat in the pretty outdoor cafes. - Walk the Esplanade. See where they do the famous Boston Pops 4th of July concert. Watch the boaters on the Charles River. - Take the T (red line) to Harvard Square and explore Harvard. If you like to walk, take the T to Porter Square instead, and walk back to Harvard Square. It's about a 1.5 mile walk filled with shops and restaurants. - From Boston, take the T (blue line) outbound to Wonderland, which is the end of the line. You'll be at Revere Beach, which is the oldest public beach in the U.S. Eat at Kelly's Roast Beef, an institution! From downtown Boston, it takes about 20 minutes each way, so you could easily go to Revere Beach, walk the beach, get something to eat, and be back within two hours. (Btw, I know you can also reach Castle Island Beach in South Boston by T, and it's interesting, but I don't know it as well, except that I know that Sullivan's is the recommended place to eat there.) Hope you have a great time. Boston is a wonderful city!...See MoreLooking for information on this table
Comments (6)Although the two previous comments seemed somewhat terse, they were nevertheless correct. The cast iron legs originally held a sewing machine, as suggected in the first response. The second response correctly identified the manufacturer, the Providence Tool Company, Providence, RI. All that you have is the pair of legs, now held much further apart by a longer rod that replaced the rod on which the treadle was mounted, and a longer piece of wood serving as the top. In the picture it appears that whoever did the work mounted at least one of those legs backwards... apparently making it read DOLHESUOH. Why they'd have done that remains to be seen, but laziness and/or inebriation are both possibilities. The previous thread suggested that marriage projects like this aren't worth very much. That's correct, but that doesn't mean they're not useful. On a porch, in a garden room... if you have a use for it somewhere, or simply like it, you would pay more than you'd want to to have one made....See Morelindac92
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