Tiffany’s Favrile Glass
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue.) I was looking through some antique books the other day, when I came across flowers and spring, which led me to Tiffany glass panels with daffodils, which...
Get lucky with St. Patrick’s Day Collectables
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue.) St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated on March 17th, honors the life of St. Patrick, the patron Saint of Ireland. Once popular in Europe, the holiday gained...
Scents of love: Perfume bottles over the years
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue.) Perfumes in bottles is sometimes called “bottled love.” The history of housing a scent in a bottle, readily available for the wearer to entice their...
History of clothing colorants
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue.) Winter is the time we wear more clothes to keep our bodies warm, but have you ever looked at the color of your winter clothes, or maybe even a vintage...
History of sleds and sleighs
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue.) There is a famous scene in the movie “”Citizen Kane,” in which the main character laments over innocence lost while thinking about his cheap antique sled...
Choptank River Lighthouse in Cambridge
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue. This installment completes a three-part “Eastern Shore Antiques Road Trip” series.) Nancy Johnson, president of the Cambridge Lighthouse Foundation, smiles...
Linchester Mill in Preston is a must-visit
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue. This is second of a three-part “Eastern Shore Antiques Road Trip” series that will run through the November issue.) Linchester Mill is nestled in a...
Julia A. Purnell Museum can be a treat
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue. This is first of a three-part “Eastern Shore Antiques Road Trip” series that will run through the November issue.) When you walk into the Julia A. Purnell...
A history of the flea market
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue.) When someone says the words “flea market”, generally the idea would come to mind of discounted antiques, furniture, clothing and perhaps tools or jewelry....
Collecting Uncle Sam
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue.) July is a patriotic month, and it’s a good time to discuss one of the most iconic figures in United States history, that of Uncle Sam. He adorns old...
