We are an authorized, direct-from-the-publisher retailer of NEW books. Our titles are ON HAND and available for immediate shipping. OUR NOTES: We anticipate that anyone who collects Antique Furniture made in the Ohio area will wish to purchase one of our limited supply of these books. This review covers Volume , 1790-1860. Please also see our product listings for Volume 1 in this series, covering 1790-1845, which provides additional material. This book will be a historians delight, especially if Ohio is your field of interest! This volume covers the early handcrafted fine wood furniture created in this region as well as providing detailed historical records and insights into the artisans and craftsmen from the area that brought this practical art form to life. Examples of some of the pieces shown include blanket chests, grandfather clocks, cupboards, rocking chairs, German influenced pieces, cradles, some Amish furniture, drawer chests, secretaries, doors, beds, Windsor chairs, tables, wall cupboards, miniature furniture, much more. Much of the contents are broken down by county, with photographic examples and descriptions provided for locally produced furniture. An index contains a more complete listing of all the names of know cabinet/ furniture makers for each county, broke down individually. Some of the more prominent of these include Belmont, Allen, Ashland, Astabula, Auglaise, Carroll, Champagne, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Delaware, Harrison, Holmes, Huron, Know, Lake, Licking, Lucas, Mahoning, Marion, Miami, Portage, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby, Stark, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Wayne county. ---- copyright 2004, Collector Bookstore, John K, Reviewer PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION: In the brief period from 1790 to 1860 pioneers settled the Ohio frontier, and furniture making in northern Ohio changed dramatically. First a matter of primitive necessity, cabinet making soon became a thriving industry capable of producing furniture of a quality which rivaled anything produced on the eastern seaboard. The furniture makers who came to Ohio as part of this great westward migration often saw their fortunes rise and fall in response to the unsteady economic policies of the times. But they persevered and saw the furniture trade flourish in Ohio. This book briefly discusses the settling of northern Ohio, the first types of furniture produced and the life of the early chair or cabinetmaker. Included is an alphabetized checklist of 911 men who worked in northern Ohio from 1790 to 1860. In addition, there appears a list of furniture makers arranged according to the county in which they worked. Both checklists will prove to be invaluable to historians and genealogists alike. Within the pages of this book are 127 color, as well as several black and white photographs of furniture attributed to northern Ohio. Also reproduced are some of the clues which led to the discovery of these artisans and to an understanding of the climate of the times. Receipts, newspaper advertisements, documents and excerpts from diaries and letters appear throughout the book. The very first furniture makers in Ohio were concerned with furnishing their simple cabins, but in the short span of 70 years came a more comfortable life style and with it the demand for more highly styled furniture. The character of this furniture is closely tied to the history of the state in which it was produced. Those interested in Ohio Decorative Arts or frontier history will find Ohio Furniture Makers, Vol. II to be a valuable addition to their libraries.
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