Antique Treen Stay Busks - what are they?
Corsets were called stays prior to 1830 and antique treen stay busks were flat pieces of wood,( could also be made from horn, ivory,...
Pots of Spice -Antique Nutmeg Graters
The history of nutmeg and antique nutmeg graters. Pots of spice - Opus Antiques, Devon UK
Antique Treen Knitting Sheaths - Tools or Love Tokens?
The answer to this question is quite simply they were both tools AND love tokens. Numerous antique treen knitting sheaths were used as a fun
Top Tips For Waxing Antique Treen
One of the most frequent questions I'm asked is how to look after antique treen? When an antique treen or wooden item be it a bowl,...
Cheers! - Antique Treen Goblets
Goblet comes from a middle English word Gobelet and means cup. Goblets are bowls on a stem with a foot and were to be used by an...
Little Gems Amongst the Smoke - Antique treen pipe stoppers
Antique treen pipe stoppers or tampers are real little gems. Often beautifully carved and small enough that they don't take up too much...
Pressed Wood Antique Snuff Boxes
Pressed wood antique snuff boxes are a fascinating group of snuff boxes to collect, Made in the early part of the 19th century, these...
Ten of my favourite pieces of Antique Treen from the past!
Looking back through my archives of hundreds of images of past stock I thought I would share with you a small collection of a few of my...
Prisoner of War Antiques
What a fascinating subject! Prisoners of War particularly the French and Americans but other nationalities as well used their time whilst...
Butter Stamping
In the 19th century in particular decorating butter was popular and there were several different types of antique treen butter markers or...
