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1. The earliest jigsaw which has survived intact was made in 1766 in London it was a dissected map of Europe. 2. Jigsaws were initially...

This lovely flat bottomed wooden and straw work Noah's Ark with 39 wooden animals and people. probably originated from the Erzgebirge...

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...