(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)The Haviland China Company was organized in 1840 by David Haviland, a New York china importer. His search for a pure white, nonporous porcelain led him to the true kaolin clay in Limoges, France. It was there that David Haviland, an American, relocated in 1842 to start his own [...]
(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Seth Thomas began his clockmaking career in 1807, and is one of the most revered names in the history of clock making. The Seth Thomas Clock Company that the Connecticut native founded was one of the longest-running and most prolific clock companies ever. Antique Seth Thomas clocks are prized by [...]
(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)The daguerreotype, one of the earliest forms of photography, was patented by French artist Louis Daguerre in 1839. The daguerreotype is a thin silver or silver coated piece of copper that is prepared with chemicals and fit into a box-like camera. The plate is then exposed to light for a [...]
