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OUR NOTES: We anticipate that anyone who collects Antique Furniture made in the Ohio area will wish to purchase one of our limited supply of these books. This review covers Volume , 1790-1860. Please also see our product listings for Volume 1 in this series, covering 1790-1845, which provides additional material. This book will be a historians delight, especially if Ohio is your field of interest! This volume covers the early handcrafted fine wood furniture created in this region as well as providing detailed historical records and insights into the artisans and craftsmen from the area that brought this practical art form to life. Examples of some of the pieces shown include blanket chests, grandfather clocks, cupboards, rocking chairs, German influenced pieces, cradles, some Amish furniture, drawer chests, secretaries, doors, beds, Windsor chairs, tables, wall cupboards, miniature furniture, much more. Much of the contents are broken down by county, with photographic examples and descriptions provided for locally produced furniture. An index contains a more complete listing of all the names of know cabinet/ furniture makers for each county, broke down individually. Some of the more prominent of these include Belmont, Allen, Ashland, Astabula, Auglaise, Carroll, Champagne, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Delaware, Harrison, Holmes, Huron, Know, Lake, Licking, Lucas, Mahoning, Marion, Miami, Portage, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby, Stark, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Wayne county. ---- copyright 2004, , John K, Reviewer PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION: In the brief period from 1790 to 1860 pioneers settled the Ohio frontier, and furniture making in northern Ohio changed dramatically. First a matter of primitive necessity, cabinet making soon became a thriving industry capable of producing furniture of a quality which rivaled anything produced on the eastern seaboard
