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IVORY NOTEBOOK (above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel.
Made with brass covers and genuine ivory pages, it is similar to Thomas Jefferson's, but with the addition of a pencil. The four pages measure about 5/8" by 4". The ivory used is taken from recycled piano keys which are approximately 150 years old. The overall size is about 1" wide by 4 1/2" long. The pencil takes a 1/8" lead (included) and holds the notebook closed in your pocket.
Notebook - $90.00
Extra Leads - $1.00 each
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IVORY NOTEBOOK WITH HANGING LOOP (photo above)
Your ivory notebook can be made with a swiveling brass loop on the top so it can be hung. Brass.
$100.00
Image: Tricorn Keychain
TRICORN KEYCHAIN (above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel.
Copper with split ring.
TRICORN KEYCHAIN $10.00 each
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IVORY GAMING COUNTERS (above)
NEW SHAPES!
Handmade by Peter Goebel. *Historic reproduction.*
Dating to the 18th century, gaming counters were used to keep score in card games. Hand cut from 150 year old recycled piano keys. Dimensions: 3 1/2" by 1/2".Large fish $15.00
From left to right, top row, Small and Large Fish. Bottom row, Urn, Weeping Heart, Diamond, Club, Spade. About 3/4 by 1 and1/2
IVORY GAMING COUNTERS $10.00 each
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BRASS LUCET (above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel. *Historically inspired.*
Lucets were also called 'hay forks'! Lucets date from about 1100 to 1800, but this one is not an historic reproduction since we have yet to find documentation of lucets made from metal. Ours is handmade out of heavy brass, and is very sturdy with a nice weight to it. This lucet will never break! It measures 4 5/8" tall by 2 1/2 wide.
LUCET $30.00
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"S" HOOKS (photo above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel.
Hand forged copper 's' hooks with a twirled design in the center. Please specify the length you need.
3" to 6" long: $12.00
Every additional inch: $1.50
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BRASS HEART RINGS (image above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel. *Historic reproduction.*
Handmade brass rings with a little heart. All sizes available. Recreated from a verbal description of a circa 1750 French trade ring. Please give ring size.
BRASS HEART RING $15.00 each, any size
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PEWTER SINKERS (image above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel. *Historic reproduction.*
Recreated from an original found in a circa 1740 Virginia farmhouse. The copper wire makes the sinker adjustable. A neat addition to your fishing kit. Pewter ball with copper wire.
Pewter Sinker - $3.50 each
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BRASS CRIBBAGE BOARD (above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel.
Check back soon for description!
Sturdy brass construction; scrolled top with turned brass legs. Four wooden playing pins included; stained dark and light.
BRASS CRIBBAGE BOARD - $80.00 Original is dated 1746
BRASS ARROWHEADS (photo currently unavailable)
Handmade by Peter Goebel. *Historic reproduction.*
Style "A" - 3/4" by 13/16", with hole. Copied from a 17th century original dug in NY.
Style "B" - 5/8 by 1 1/8, no hole. Copied from a 17th century original dug in Susquehannock, PA.
Style "A" $2.50 each
Style "B" $2.50 each
Image: Brass Bracelet
BRASS BRACELET (above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel. *Historic reproduction.*
Made from a verbal description of a Native American original made from a twisted brass kettle bail. 4 strands of brass, twisted and shaped, with the ends finished nicely. Please give wrist measurement for proper sizing.
$30.00
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SEAM SMOOTHER (photo above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel. *Historic reproduction.*
Also called a seam presser. Our oak reproduction is copied from a Royal Navy original. It is carved from one piece of wood, and has proven quite handy on all sorts of sewing projects. The one pictured was made of bird's eye maple as a present for our seamstress Amanda.
Oak $35.00 One may be seen in Master and Commander
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Image: Back of Federal Knitting Needle Holder
FEDERAL KNITTING NEEDLE HOLDERS (top photo; from left to right: fish, heart, urn, acanthus leaf. Lower photo; back of needle holder showing tube.)
Handmade by Peter Goebel.
Brass, circa 1790 - 1820.
Dimensions:
Heart: appx. 1" 7/8 x 1" 3/8
Leaf: appx. 2" x 2"
Urn: appx. 2" 1/4 x 1" 1/8
Fish: appx. 2" 1/2 x 1"
These were sewn to a fabric swatch, then pinned to the waist of the knitter's skirt as a holder for one needle, to free up one hand. The tube will fit a needle up to 3/16". These have been copied from engraved silver originals.
FEDERAL KNITTING NEEDLE HOLDERS $25.00 each
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13th - 14th CENTURY PARCHMENT HOLDER / PAPERCLIP (photo above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel. *Historic reproduction*
OK, this is not an American item (it's Anglo-Saxon), but when I saw the archaeology on it I just had to make it ... who knew?
This piece measures about 2 1/4 inches long, and the pads about 5/8 inch square. Brass.
13th - 14th C. PARCHMENT HOLDER / PAPERCLIP $15.00
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17TH CENTURY BODKIN (above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel. *Historic Reproduction*
A brass copy of a silver original. Many were made in brass for the poorer sort. Bodkins were used to pull ribbon or lacing through a tube, or to lace a bodice. This bodkin measures 5 inches long, 1/4 inches wide, and 1/8 inches thick with a slot for ribbon, a hole for string or cord, and best of all, an ear scoop to provide wax for the end of your string!
17TH CENTURY BODKIN $25.00
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BRASS HATPINS (above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel.
Made from sturdy brass wire, these simple hatpins are the answer to keeping you straw hat in place! Measures 8 1/2 inches long.
BRASS HATPINS $7.00 each
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TUDOR PERIOD "PAGE TURNER" (above)
This piece was copied from an original found at a Tudor archeological site in England. If anyone has any information about pieces like this, please contact us at gbwcopper@aol.com.
Image: Watering Pot
Image: Watering Pot
Image: Watering Pot
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WATERING POT (above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel. This style of watering pot was called by the ancient Greeks a "water thief", as you could take water from one place to another. John Worlidge describes it well in 1677 as " There is another sort of Watring pot that hath a small hole at the bottom and another at the Top, so that when you sink it into a Vessel of Water, it will fill by the lower pipe or hole, the air passing out at the hole at the top where the handle is also: when it is full take it by the handle and stop the hole with your thumb, and when you come to the Plant you intend to water, you may ease the hole whereon your thumb lies, and as you please let the water out at the Pipe in the bottom, and so may you stop it, and open it with your thumbs, at your pleasure ..."
Our watering pot is made of heavy solid copper, measuring 15 inches tall and 8 1/4 in diameter with a hole pattern in the base. Has a 6 1/4 inch diameter domed top. Capacity about 1 and 1/2 gallons. The handle and thumb hole are comfortably curved to fit your hand. Other sizes possible, please contact us for availability.
WATERING POT $150.00
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"LEAD" TOKENS or COUNTERS (picture above)
Actually made from pewter, these are reproduced from originals found in England as well as the colonies. Some were found at Shadwell, Thomas Jefferson's boyhood home. They are counters, or tally pieces, and probably passed as coinage of a farthing's value. The designs are taken from originals ... there are thousands of designs, spanning about 2000 years.
"LEAD" TOKENS or COUNTERS $1.50 each
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CANDLES (above)
Handmade in the USA. These measure 7/8 x 6 inches long, and fit into almost all of our lanterns and sconces. We offer two types of candles, each with the same dimensions, but made with different waxes. All are hand-dipped.
BEESWAX/BAYBERRY CANDLES are made of a 25% beeswax, 75% bayberry wax (called myrtle wax in the 18th century). BEESWAX CANDLES are made with 100% beeswax.
BEESWAX/BAYBERRY CANDLES: $5.35 per pair
BEESWAX CANDLES: $4.25 per pair
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