Offered for sale is a rare grocery and sundries ledger from the French Brothers Grocers of Hartford, Connecticut. Dated 1881-1882 and packed from front to back with hand-written entries noting the popular food products and sundries of the day. Most of entries include the customer's name, the items purchased, and cost.

The leather bound ledger is worn on the exterior, has a good spine and measures 14 inches high x 6 inches wide. This text was purchased at a local estate sale and the owner stated that it came from the French Brothers Grocers.

Names noted in the ledger include "G. B. Hubbell, Ed Swift, F.W. Barrows, E.F. Burnham, H. Williams, Silas Chapman, J.P. Brainard, Mrs. Fitch, J. Hale, and 100's more!

A neat piece of Connecticut history!

Measuring 11 inches in length, this wonderful American spokeshave dates minimally to circa 1900. In wonderful, all-original condition with rich warm patina. Constructed of hardwood with brass plate and iron carving blade. Displays fabulously!!

Measuring 6 inches in width and nearly 4 inches deep, this early 1920's iron English Equestrian horse's bit remains in wonderful, vintage, all-original condition! Very much a highly visually appealing piece which would display marvelously among a grouping of one's vintage equestrian artifacts! No maker's mark!

This unique wooden kite string winder likely dates to circa 1920 or so! Measuring 9 inches high x 6.50 inches wide x 5 inches deep, this piece remains in all-original condition. It has a unique and decorative wooden winding mechanism that is hand cranked via a heavy metal and glass crank which protrudes from one side of the winder. A home-made piece without a maker's mark. An interesting, visually-appealing conversation piece!

Measuring 4.25 inches high, this darling and diminutive US Economy Postal Scale is still quite functional, that is if only the current price of postage reflected 1940's prices!

In very nice, all-original condition with just a tiny scratch or rub here and there. Painted a nice green with cream colored rate chart. The copyright date at the lower left corner of front of the chart indicates a 1945 year of manufacture.

Made by the IDl Manufacturing & Sales Corporation, New York.

Measuring just 3 inches in length, this unusual 19th century heart cookie cutter is in fine, all-original condition! From the renown, Pennsylvania Robacher Estate, published experts in Pennsylvania Dutch decorative art and culture, who passed away in the 1980's.

No breaks or other damage. A tiny spot of very superficial rust here and there that may be removed, if so desired, by polishing with a clear paste wax.

A sweet accent piece for the country kitchen!

Measuring just 3.25 inches in length, this unusual, 19th century, Three leaf Clover cookie cutter is in fine, all-original condition! From the renown, Pennsylvania Robacher Estate, published experts in Pennsylvania Dutch decorative art and culture, who passed away in the 1980's.

No breaks or other damage. A tiny spot of very superficial rust here and there that may be removed, if so desired, by polishing with a clear paste wax.

A sweet accent piece for the country kitchen!

Measuring just 4.5 inches in length, this tiny 19th century grain or flour scoop is in fine, all-original condition! No breaks or other damage. A tiny spot of very superficial rust here and there that may be removed, if so desired, by polishing with a clear paste wax. A sweet accent piece for the country kitchen!

Fresh from a multi-generation New England estate are two matching, stacking, 19th century, wooden pantry boxes.

They were originally assembled using glue, wooden pegs, and square head nails, although many of these were replaced at some point with early round head nails.

Condition is quite good with some age-related separation of wood as seen in photos---nothing that disturbs the structural integrity or visual appeal of this very early pair. Both retain wonderful, all-original patina. Please see photos for a fine representation of all angles and insides and outsides of both boxes. The covers of both boxes fit nicely despite the crooked appearance suggested in my photos!

Measurements are 6 inch diameter by 2.5 height and 5.5 inch diameter by 2 inch height. The smaller box fits nicely into the larger or they may be stacked one atop the other for display!

Measuring 10 inches in diameter x 3.50 inches high, this early 20th century Sweet Grass and Poplar splint basket is stamped “Made In Canada” on its base. This exquisite sewing basket was made by Native Americans residing in Canada near the Maine border for the purpose of selling to the tourist trade--- the wealthy New Englanders who frequented the Maine Coastline towns during the summers!

The basket is truly in near prefect condition with two tiny breaks to the delicate splint --- hardly noticeable to the eye and certainly not affecting the structural integrity of the piece in any way. Lovely construction!

When the lid is removed and the interior of the basket and underside of the lid is visible, one sees that some of the splint was at one time dyed blue with vegetable dye. The exterior side of this once dyed splint, has long since returned to its natural color due to years of exposure to the light of day.

Vintage Native American baskets are becoming exceedingly scarce! An especially desirable example due to its fine construction and condition!