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I thought I would share with you images of these three small antique treen spoons that I recently came across., measuring in length from...

An antique treen trencher was a flat rectangular/square piece of wood which was indented in the centre to retain the juices from food...

A couple of years ago I posted an article on tinder boxes showing images of a heart shaped one. Recently I found a wall hanging oak...

The first coffee house was believed to have opened in the UK in Oxford 1651/2 closely followed by one opening in London. Coffee houses...

​ There is definitely a lot more to the humble antique treen knitting sheath/stick than first meets the eye. They were functional tools...

I recently purchased two items separately both having been made of the wood from the HMS Royal George ship. The Royal George was built...

To find a date on a piece of treen is so interesting in helping to identify the age of the majority of antique treen items which don't...

I came across this unusual antique Regency oak box and felt it warranted some research. On the front of the box are the words Industry...

Antique Welsh Love Spoons The making of the Welsh love spoon goes back until at least the 17th century, in St Fagans museum they have...

Antique Snuff boxes are so diverse and made from a wide variety of materials, but why were they needed and how were they used? Believed...