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  • Ice Box Hardware


    The Reverend Marcel Audiffren, a Cistercian monk and physics teacher, devised the earliest successful solution to the problem of containing the ice box refrigerant charge. In France in the early 1890's he invented a curious device using two rotating... Read More »

  • Window Sash Locks


    Symmetrical lines characterize the Colonial style, with two windows on either side of a central doorway, and five windows across the second floor. Influenced by architects in England whose prototypes were being imitated by colonies builders. The infl... Read More »

  • Telephone Nameplates


    The first significant advance in long-distance telephone service was the development of loading coils, an invention that reduced the propensity of a signal to deteriorate proportionately to the expanse of the transmission. In 1912, Dr. Lee DeForest... Read More »

  • Rim Locks & Latches


    Locks were scarce in the Colonies during the mid 18th century; those available were imports from or copies of European mechanisms. Security concerns increased with the founding of the Republic and the subsequent prosperity, giving rise to demand fo... Read More »

  • Electric Lamp Parts


    The word lamp is derived from the Greek word lampas meaning torch and refers to a lighting source in various forms using a multiplicity of fuels dating back to the dawn of man. Englishman Sir Humphrey Davy developed the first electric lamp in 1801, a... Read More »

  • Bread Drawers


    Hoosier cabinets have long been popular antiques. They fit into today's country-style kitchen. The cabinets, which have numerous drawers and cupboards, sold from about 1900 to the 1930's. Wasmuth-Endicott Co. of Andrews, Indiana, built Kitchen Maids.... Read More »

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