Early American Wooden Ware

THE charm of a collection of wooden ware comes from the fact that in those early days every man created his own utensils and implements. But to understand such pieces one must visualize the ways of living and the daily labors of those early Colonists.

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Table of Contents:

COVER

DEDICATION

THE CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

FOREWORD

CHAPTER ONE - EARMARKS ON WOODEN WARE

CHAPTER TWO - WOOD — WHAT THE EAERLY SETTLERS FOUND AND HOW THEY LEARNED TO USE IT TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE

CHAPTER THREE - TOOLS FOR MAKING EARLY WOODEN WARE

CHAPTER FOUR - OLD NEW ENGLAND KITCHENS

CHAPTER FIVE - PANTRY TOOLS AND LABOR-SAVING DEVICES

CHAPTER SIX - BOWLS, PLATES, MORTARS AND PESTLES

CHAPTER SEVEN - COMMON WOODEN BOXES THAT GRACED THE PANTRY SHELVES

CHAPTER EIGHT - BUCKETS, TUBS AND KEGS

CHAPTER NINE - SIEVES

CHAPTER TEN - SPLINT FOUND IN THE EARLY WOODEN WARE

CHAPTER ELEVEN - THE BEGINNING OF PAINT

CHAPTER TWELVE - THE LYCTUS POWDER-POST BEETLE

INDEX