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House & Garden 
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We also manufacture plate warmers, broilers, 
incinerators, steel cooks’ tables, laundry ranges, 
etc. Fuller information on request. 
No. 209—French Range, in combination = 
with Gas Range and Broiler. = 
Bramhall, Deane Company ne 
■265 West 36th St. 
W YORK CITY 
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I Now, when coal saving is a patriotic 
1 duty, homebuilders should select the 
I range that requires the least coal to 
| render maximum service. 
I TM7 A WC>C COMBINATION 
| ULAINL O COALANDGAS 
| FRENCH RANGES 
E pay for themseles in coal saving alone. The prin- 
= ciple and the sturdy character of their construc- 
E tion insure uniform heat, dependability under 
= all reasonable conditions and long life. In prac- 
H tical daily use in the foremost homes in America. 
ICOAL ECONOMY 
More Heat—Less Cost 
■^HEATING SERVICE 
Saves coal—gives quick, even heat—regulates 
dampers automatically — eliminates knocking 
and pounding in radiators. Send for ropy 
“Dunham Heating for the Home.” It tells Who. 
C. A. DUNHAM CO. 
FISHER BLDG., Chicago. Branches Everywheie 
ANTIQUE FURNITURE 
John Aldcn's desk. Franklin Grate. Mahogany 
carved four poster, book case desk (serpentine in¬ 
terior), massive carved maple four poster. Claw- 
foot sofa. Mahogany sleigh bed. low four poster 
(bel. early President of Yale), sideboard used by 
Washington and Lafayette, Curly maple four 
poster, bureau, table. Mahogany fire screen. Rose¬ 
wood sofa. French bronze and cut glass toilet mir¬ 
ror. Large lamp (prisms). Wedgwood mirror. 
Pair alabaster vases, alabaster candelabra (prisms). 
English mantel clock. Old Sheffield coffee urn, 
candlesticks, basket. Old china, cut decanters. 
17th century needlework, old damask made for 
Vatican. Spanish copper, brass. Sideboards, 
desks, mirrors, bureaus, dining, dressing and card 
tables. Box 694. Narberth, Pa. 
Cabot’s Creosote Stains 
in browns and grays to match the bark and 
rocks and weatherbeaten wood, greens to match 
the moss and foliage, dull reds for autumn 
effects, etc., make the buildings blend with 
the landscape and look like a part of it. Low 
cost, easy to apply, lasting, and the creosote 
preserves the wood. 
You can get Cabot’s Stains all over the country . 
Send for stained wood samples and name of near¬ 
est agent. 
SAMUEL CABOT, Inc., Manfg. Chemists, 
to have a perfect lawn. It 
describes in detail the 
FULLER & JOHNSON 
MOTOR LAWN MOWE 
which combines flexibility 
with capacity and eliminates 
the “push." Designed for Parks. 
Cemeteries and Private Estates. Write for this 
book. Manufacturers Distributing Co., 498 
Fmlerton Bldg,, St. Louis, Mo. 
BIIt te a¥ 50% LESS COST 
with the patented, twin-connection 
WADSWORTH GAS^LCXii 
Easy to install. Guaranteed. 
Write for circular and price. 
THE WADSWORTH - ADEISON - BRANNING CO. 
2250 Euclid Are; 4 CLEVELAND, 0. 
TOWNSEND'S TRIPLEX 
REAL ESTATE see page 4 
SUN DIALS 
REAl BRONZE COLONIAL DESSIGN 
from $3.50 Up 
Also full line of Bird 
Fountains and other 
garden requisites. 
Manufactured, by 
The M. D. JONES CO. 
Concord, Mass. 
Send for illustrated catalog: 
THeGreatestGrass- 
Cutter on Earth. 
Cuts a Swath 86 
inches wide. 
Floats over the 
uneven Ground as 
a Ship rides the 
Waves. 
The public is warned 
not to pur chase mowers 
infringing the Town - 
stud Patent, No. 1.209 - 
619, Dec. 19th, 1916. 
Send for catalogue 
S. P Jownsend & Co. 
17 Central Ave., Orange, N. I. 
A Collection of Liverpool Ware 
(Continued from page 54) 
The finest collection of this particular 
ware is found in the public museum at 
Liverpool, although almost every mu¬ 
seum shows more or less of the prod¬ 
uct. Some idea of its cost can be 
realized through ascertaining that a 
bowl made in 1776 picturing inside a 
ship brought three pounds, while the 
portrait of William Penn on a mug 
commanded two pounds and eight shil¬ 
lings. 
The decorative features were usually 
varied; naturally they covered a great 
many different subjects. Particularly 
true is this concerning those purposed 
for American trade, where the ship 
and nautical design proved an at¬ 
tractive bait for sailors when in Liver¬ 
pool ports. The ship merchants more 
especially in the early part of com- 
, mercial prosperity, taking great pride in 
their respective ships, which they sent 
to every known port on the globe, grew 
so interested in these souvenirs brought 
home by their crews that they took ad¬ 
vantage of the art and had their favor¬ 
ite ships printed on ware at the Liver¬ 
pool potteries. These were principally 
the ships that sailed from New Eng¬ 
land harbors. In fact we still find 
standing on the dining room mantel or 
prominently placed in the corner cup¬ 
board in the 20th Century homes of 
descendants, “Watermelon Pitchers” 
brought home by their ancestors’ ships. 
Not all this pottery was designed 
for American trade; a great deal of 
it was produced to please customers in 
their own country. Among the most 
famous of these latter were the noted 
“Arms Jug” designed by one Richard 
Abbey, who founded his pottery in 
1790. For years he had been employed 
by Sadler, studying his secrets so that 
he was enabled to incorporate them in 
his own line of pottery. 
Many of these were most interesting, 
particularly the farmer’s illustration 
showing on one side motifs signify¬ 
ing the occupation and on the other a 
most appropriate verse. 
“May the mighty and great 
Roll in splendour and state; 
I envy them not, I declare it; 
I eat my own lamb 
My chicken and ham 
I shear my own sheep and I wear it. 
I have lawns, I have bowers, 
I have fruits, I have flowers. 
The lark is my morning alarmer; 
So you jolly dogs now 
Here’s to ‘God bless the Plow’ 
Long Life and Content to the Farmer.” 
These jugs represented in all the 
one hundred different guilds that were 
in vogue at that period and orders 
were received for thousands. This 
shows their popularity. They were dis¬ 
tinctive with Abbey, who seems to have 
been the only potter who made them. 
Just after the Revolution they at¬ 
tained the height of success for it was 
then that they were exported in large 
numbers to America. In order to 
please the public taste portraitures of 
our most prominent men and events 
were resorted to. Not all of them 
were correct in likeness; this is more 
especially true of those that illustrate 
General Washington, who was the 
most popular subject. In fact often they 
were such caricatures that they could 
have perfectly well passed for any 
other of our distinguished Generals. 
The most interesting of the Washing¬ 
ton groups depicted George and Martha 
Washington in an outdoor scene. They 
are drinking tea, while in the back¬ 
ground stands a negro servant, a char¬ 
acteristic of many of the pieces de¬ 
signed during that period. 
Among the other popular subjects 
were Benjamin Franklin, Samuel 
Adams and John Hancock. These were 
generally placed side by side, sur¬ 
rounded by the following inscription: 
“The memory of Washington and the 
prescribed patriots of America,—Lib¬ 
erty, Virtue, Peace, Justice and Equity, 
to all mankind,” while below is the 
couplet: 
“Columbia’s sons inspired by Free¬ 
dom’s flame, 
Live in the annals of immortal fame.” 
In the designating of our different 
States, which were illustrated by thir¬ 
teen stars surrounding a medallion, the 
name Boston was inserted instead of 
Massachusetts. 
Not only the’ army, but the navy 
heroes were portrayed, as well as our 
ships and frigates, these latter be¬ 
ing under full sail and showing the 
American flag. Underneath the ship 
was this motto, “Success to the Infant 
Navy of America.” When we con¬ 
sider our late victory over the Eng¬ 
lish this seems almost incongruous. 
Doubtless the potters took great 
pains in their efforts to suit the popular 
taste of the American public. Often 
their ideas were eccentric, as for in¬ 
stance, in a “Monument Picture” on 
one side of which was printed, “Wash¬ 
ington in Glory.” Below it were the 
words, “America in Tears.” This 
formed the upper part of the picture, 
the lower part being a monument for a 
central figure with an eagle on the one 
side and a woman on the other, an in¬ 
congruous combination of ideas. The 
reverse side pictured a ship, a favorite 
design with every single one of the 
potters. 
While Liverpool is the name given to 
all this ware, showing transfer illus¬ 
trations worked out on a cream, white, 
background, yet many were made at 
Staffordshire as well as Sunderland and 
Newcastle, the latter making the same 
style of earthen ware as the former. 
Until more facts come to light it is 
almost impossible to designate the dif¬ 
ferent potters, for some of the pieces 
are so wonderful that even the oldest 
collectors are confused as to the maker. 
Mugs and bowls were also made by the Liverpool 
patters, who found a market in America and gladly 
catered to it in their decorations 
