Rare 50 gallon E. E. Dickinson Co., Essex, CT, witch hazel barrel with its original plug and labels. Height is 34.5 inches; top diameter is 21.5 inches.

Antique S. Silliman traveling inkwell made from lignum vitae wood fitted with its original blown glass bottle. Chester, CT, circa 1860. Excellent condition. Height 2 and one eighth inches. In the 19th century, the S. Silliman Company in Chester, CT, made itself known nationwide for its wooden inkstands and inkwells. Indeed, it is said that Abraham Lincoln had a Silliman inkwell in his Springfield, IL, law office, and in 1837 a Silliman inkwell was gifted to President Martin Van Buren. Lignum vitae is a dense, hard, and heavy wood that comes from trees in the Guaiacum genus, which are native to the Caribbean and northern South America.

Early American country kitchen cast iron hearth spider 3 footed skillet measures 9.5 inches across, 4 inches high with a 8.5 inch handle. Excellent condition, no cracks or repairs. 18th to early 19thc New England

Two hand wrought steel pot holder brackets circa 1900 blacksmith made from heavy thick steel with hand forged iron hooks. These brackets can hold any amount of weight. Perfect for a country kitchen copper pan collection. One rack measures 37 in long by 2 inches wide by 5/16ths of an inch thick, and the other measures 31 inches long by 2 inches wide by 5/16ths of an inch thick. Found 20 years ago in Newport, RI. Probably from a kitchen in one of the large mansions.

Late 18th to early 19th century American long-handled hearth skillet or frying pan. Excellent original condition. See: "Antique Iron" by Herbert and Nancy Shhiffer 1979 page 216 A for an exact example of this pan. Just in from a Norwich, CT, estate. Measures 46" long overall. The pan is 13" across x 2" deep.