Restoration of a 19th c. lottery game by M.J & Cie. 5è Partie. A French Horse Racing Game - Diagnosis and Suggested Treatment by S. Girard Seg is speaking ! And sorry for the delay - the end of my third year is full with the preparation of the two next years : those of [...]
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Day No.102 – But wait! There’s more…..
When I began this journey, I knew this project would take around 1/2 a year. Today I realized that 102 days have gone by - it seems time has really vanished with the dust.... Thankfully, I've been very fortunate to have some extra hands this week. Friends flew in from Seattle and Austin to help out in the [...]
Day no.97 – The Dark Room
I forgot to mention that Dennis was also an amazing photographer (surprise, surprise - will his amazing list of talents never end????!). The last room we still have to go through is his elaborate dark room, filled with antique cameras and photo equipment. Here are some photos of it: Yesterday I found a few lovely [...]
Getting Ready for June!
We are on track for the June sale! We will be advertising a large workshop/estate sale that will take place over 5 days. This past week we have been getting things squared away in the basement. Now that we have been through the contents of the shop, comes the task of final organizing, cleaning items, [...]
Day No.87 – Bibelots and more
More curious things in the basement: a large jar of saffron, used for gilding as it was done in the Middle Ages, and rocks of rosin, obtained from conifers and used for glass polishing among other applications... Dennis was certainly a renaissance man. Here are some photos of items newly arranged. [...]