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Summerhill Curiosities is an online store with interesting (and often curious!) one-of-a-kind vintage and antique china, pottery, decor, books and artwork.

07/12/2024

Ironing in the first part of the 1900's required serious stamina! Weighing in at almost 4kg empty, this hefty charcoal box iron was made by C.H. Crane in Wolverhampton, England. This old-school iron would make a great doorstop: https://summerhillcuriosities.com/products/c-h-crane-box-coal-iron

07/10/2024

Some say moody, we say marvellous! This art deco candlestick features rich jewel tones of navy, hunter green, deep red and rust. Made in England by the Canning Pottery Company in Stoke-on-Trent between 1923 and 1936: https://summerhillcuriosities.com/products/candlestick

07/06/2024

Three lanterns in one, at least for railroad purposes! This unique G.T.R. (Grand Trunk Railway) tricolour, trackwalker lamp has a rotating cylinder that can be turned to signal clear, red, or green: https://summerhillcuriosities.com/products/g-t-w-tri-colour-railroad-lantern.

07/04/2024

A solid piece of Canadian railroad history! These wall-mounted lamps were used in CN caboose cars as late as the 1950's: https://summerhillcuriosities.com/products/cn-wall-mounted-coach-caboose-oil-lantern

06/17/2024

A matched pair of cast iron, art nouveau bookends with a floral & pineapple motif, made by Bradley & Hubbard around 1910: https://summerhillcuriosities.com/products/bradley-hubbard-bookends-with-floral-pineapple-motif

06/16/2024

Ahoy readers! Here's an ornate pair of cast iron Bradley & Hubbard nautical bookends: https://summerhillcuriosities.com/products/bradley-hubbard-bookends

06/08/2024

Muffineers (also known as sugar shakers or casters) were originally used in Victorian times to sprinkle powdered sugar on baked goods, but this more recent sterling example would be perfect for shaking juuuust the right amount of sugar on fresh strawberries: https://summerhillcuriosities.com/products/sterling-sugar-shaker-muffineer

06/06/2024

A classic pair of Greek Temple bookends in cast iron, with a great wide base, ideal for elegantly supporting larger books: https://summerhillcuriosities.com/products/greek-temple-cast-iron-bookends

06/02/2024

Cake or cheese? Why choose! This pretty, vintage, sterling-handled Birks Chantily pattern slicer can be used for either: https://summerhillcuriosities.com/products/sterling-handle-cake-slicer-cheese-rake-birks

05/30/2024

The original DIY! The Albany Foundry in New York sold their cast iron bookends both painted and unpainted, including instructions in their catalogue for those who wanted to exercise their own creativity! This matched pair of hand-painted fleur-de-lis bookends, was made in 1932, the last year the foundry was in operation: https://summerhillcuriosities.com/products/albany-foundry-fleur-de-lis-bookends

05/29/2024

Coffee for one in style! This lovely small sterling coffee pot was made by Dobson & Sons (Thomas William Dobson and Henry Holmes Dobson II) in Piccadilly (London) in 1877: https://summerhillcuriosities.com/products/dobson-piccadilly-sterling-silver-coffee-pot

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2181 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON
M4S3H7

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http://www.summerhillcuriosities.com/

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