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Tr nket Barrister’s
Bookcase
Treas re
A stackable, tiger-oak,
by Lisa C. Cantwell barrister’s bookcase
yielded $350 at a regional
Owner of Coal Black Horse Antiques and a Maryland state- antique auction house in
licensed antique dealer Pennsylvania, recently.
Dated 1908, this particular
Dear Reader: This is a column to help you determine the history and value of your heirlooms, one was sold at a bargain
attic finds, flea market purchases, or antique items. Please send a picture and description of your price! Similar bookcases in
piece, such as how you acquired it and any details about its history, to [email protected]. good condition can bring
I’ll research any item, whether it’s a piece of furniture, a painting, a tool, a doll, a figurine, or as much as $600 to $800
an article of clothing. An approximate value will be determined to inform you if it’s a “Trinket in the antique market.
or Treasure.” Please submit all pictures and questions by the preceding 15th of the month This unique design was
for possible publication in the next monthly issue of The Catoctin Banner. All inquiries will be patented by American
answered; however, only those selected for publication will include approximate value assessments. businessman, Henry
Furthermore, not all submissions may be published in the Banner due to space considerations. C. Yeiser, in 1892, in
Please include your name or initials and where you reside. Thank you and happy treasure hunting! Cincinnati, Ohio.
These bookcases were
This month’s focus will be on three antiques that were produced by his company,
recently sold within this region, along the Mason-Dixon Line. The Globe Wernicke
Please send your vintage or antique curiosities to tomandlisa@ Company, and enjoyed a
wildblue.net by February 15 for inclusion in the March column. worldwide market well
into the 20th century. Immensely popular in Britain, the bookcase became
Wall Curio known as a “barrister bookcase” due to its favor among lawyers and
Cabinet notaries. In addition to the stackable feature of the shelves, retractable glass
door fronts kept dust off precious, expensive law books. The patent on the
This small, wall- Wernicke bookshelves lasted only twenty years, so many copycat bookcases
mounted curio was were made, and knock-offs are still available in stores today. Globe Wernicke
bought for $125 at closed its doors in 1955, so to find one of their quality solid-wood barrister’s
a Franklin County, bookcases in good condition is well worth the investment for any booklover
Pennsylvania, antique or antique aficionado.
show. Dating to the
early 20th century, this Hay Cradle
pine and oak charmer
has brass hinges and The hay cradle
a turning latch on brought $125 at
the door, which recall an antique mall
a “mission” design. in Gettysburg,
Four shelves on the Pennsylvania. The
sides depict a rather buyer plans to hang it
classical look, with its in her barn to display
Corinthian columns knitted goods made
and arches. The top shelf has a from organic wools
rolling, romantic design backdrop, processed at her sheep
with a hole cut for mounting. Three farm. This cradle
glass shelves inside suggest a later has no identifiable
addition. The original shelves would maker but is typical
have been wood. Buyers can expect of cradles used during
to pay up to $300-plus for similar the late 1800s. Also
pieces with definite period features known as a “cradle
and maker’s imprint. The buyer scythe” or “American
planned to use it as a bathroom grain cradle,” it was used to collect straw, which was deposited into piles or
cabinet, but this piece would mushroom-shaped mounds known as “swaths.” An experienced cradler at
look lovely anywhere in a home, work on a farm during the height of use in the late 18th and 19th centuries
displaying small keepsakes and could cut two acres of grain shafts per day. The earliest cradles of record
treasures. date to 13th century Europe. Widespread use in Germany probably accounted
for immigrant settlers bringing this invention to the Pennsylvania/Maryland
Send your trinket/treasure inquiries to region. According to “American Artifacts,” an internet site, E. Whitman Co.
of Baltimore, advertised a five-finger cradle for $5.00 in 1858. According to
the same source, Sears Roebuck catalog priced a four-finger grain cradle for
$2.25. With the invention of horse-drawn reapers and, later, steam-threshing
machines, these cradles fell out of widespread use by the mid-20th century. In
1924, the last U.S. patent was issued for a grain cradle. Still, American-made
cradles can be found at local farm sales.
Tr nket Barrister’s
Bookcase
Treas re
A stackable, tiger-oak,
by Lisa C. Cantwell barrister’s bookcase
yielded $350 at a regional
Owner of Coal Black Horse Antiques and a Maryland state- antique auction house in
licensed antique dealer Pennsylvania, recently.
Dated 1908, this particular
Dear Reader: This is a column to help you determine the history and value of your heirlooms, one was sold at a bargain
attic finds, flea market purchases, or antique items. Please send a picture and description of your price! Similar bookcases in
piece, such as how you acquired it and any details about its history, to [email protected]. good condition can bring
I’ll research any item, whether it’s a piece of furniture, a painting, a tool, a doll, a figurine, or as much as $600 to $800
an article of clothing. An approximate value will be determined to inform you if it’s a “Trinket in the antique market.
or Treasure.” Please submit all pictures and questions by the preceding 15th of the month This unique design was
for possible publication in the next monthly issue of The Catoctin Banner. All inquiries will be patented by American
answered; however, only those selected for publication will include approximate value assessments. businessman, Henry
Furthermore, not all submissions may be published in the Banner due to space considerations. C. Yeiser, in 1892, in
Please include your name or initials and where you reside. Thank you and happy treasure hunting! Cincinnati, Ohio.
These bookcases were
This month’s focus will be on three antiques that were produced by his company,
recently sold within this region, along the Mason-Dixon Line. The Globe Wernicke
Please send your vintage or antique curiosities to tomandlisa@ Company, and enjoyed a
wildblue.net by February 15 for inclusion in the March column. worldwide market well
into the 20th century. Immensely popular in Britain, the bookcase became
Wall Curio known as a “barrister bookcase” due to its favor among lawyers and
Cabinet notaries. In addition to the stackable feature of the shelves, retractable glass
door fronts kept dust off precious, expensive law books. The patent on the
This small, wall- Wernicke bookshelves lasted only twenty years, so many copycat bookcases
mounted curio was were made, and knock-offs are still available in stores today. Globe Wernicke
bought for $125 at closed its doors in 1955, so to find one of their quality solid-wood barrister’s
a Franklin County, bookcases in good condition is well worth the investment for any booklover
Pennsylvania, antique or antique aficionado.
show. Dating to the
early 20th century, this Hay Cradle
pine and oak charmer
has brass hinges and The hay cradle
a turning latch on brought $125 at
the door, which recall an antique mall
a “mission” design. in Gettysburg,
Four shelves on the Pennsylvania. The
sides depict a rather buyer plans to hang it
classical look, with its in her barn to display
Corinthian columns knitted goods made
and arches. The top shelf has a from organic wools
rolling, romantic design backdrop, processed at her sheep
with a hole cut for mounting. Three farm. This cradle
glass shelves inside suggest a later has no identifiable
addition. The original shelves would maker but is typical
have been wood. Buyers can expect of cradles used during
to pay up to $300-plus for similar the late 1800s. Also
pieces with definite period features known as a “cradle
and maker’s imprint. The buyer scythe” or “American
planned to use it as a bathroom grain cradle,” it was used to collect straw, which was deposited into piles or
cabinet, but this piece would mushroom-shaped mounds known as “swaths.” An experienced cradler at
look lovely anywhere in a home, work on a farm during the height of use in the late 18th and 19th centuries
displaying small keepsakes and could cut two acres of grain shafts per day. The earliest cradles of record
treasures. date to 13th century Europe. Widespread use in Germany probably accounted
for immigrant settlers bringing this invention to the Pennsylvania/Maryland
Send your trinket/treasure inquiries to region. According to “American Artifacts,” an internet site, E. Whitman Co.
of Baltimore, advertised a five-finger cradle for $5.00 in 1858. According to
the same source, Sears Roebuck catalog priced a four-finger grain cradle for
$2.25. With the invention of horse-drawn reapers and, later, steam-threshing
machines, these cradles fell out of widespread use by the mid-20th century. In
1924, the last U.S. patent was issued for a grain cradle. Still, American-made
cradles can be found at local farm sales.
