Last weekend we went to Kent to the 40th Annual Litchfield Antique Fair. We love the town of Kent - it's about 25 minutes south of us and the drive there is through woods and winding hills, passing the Kent Falls Park with a beautiful small waterfall. The antique show was held at the Kent School in one of their outbuildings. It was probably one of the nicest antique shows I have ever attended! Each dealer had set up his "booth" like a room - some had even tacked up wallpaper so it felt like you were in a big house walking from room to room. Beautiful furniture, lots of old paintings, folk art, pottery, a booth with nothing but old framed American flags. Lots of the items were way out of our price range - first painting we looked at was $147,000!! Yikes! But it was still fun to look and we found a few items that fit our budget.
These are the two things we brought home with us. The first is a cast iron duck or bird that was a shooting gallery target, dating back to the 1920's. I love this little guy and have since been on the hunt on ebay and etsy to see if I can find any more. Another collection in the making???
The framed owl is actually a pattern on linen for an owl toy. It would have been cut out along the dotted lines around each piece, sewed together, and stuffed. It came in the frame, which was a bonus. It's by Arnold Print Works out of North Adams, Mass and is dated October 4, 1892. I'd never seen anything like it before, and of course fell in love with it because - hey! It's an owl! I've also been doing a bit of online research on these and it's pretty easy to find the completed toys for sale but quite a bit harder to find one like this that was never cut and made into a doll. It's hanging in my little sunroom/studio.
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