The Russian Nesting Dolls were designed to embody the traditional Russian peasant. They were designed in the 19th Century by Russian painter Sergey Vasilyevich Maylyutin. Sergey Vasilyevich Maylyutin was born September 22, 1859 in Moscow, Capital of the Russian Federation. The Abramtsevo estate in Moscow served as an artist colony in the late 1800s. It…
American Icon, Budweiser – Thermo Mug
German immigrant, Adolphus Busch arrived in the U.S. in 1857. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War. After the war, he worked with his father-in-law to build a brewery that would become an American Icon. Anheuser – Busch was the first American brewery to use pasteurization, artificial refrigeration, and rail cars with…
Campbell Soup Kid!
The Campbell Soup Kids were created by a trail blazing woman cartoonist, Grace Dayton. Grace Dayton was an illustrator of children’s books such as Terrible Tales of Captain Kiddo. She also created comic characters like Dolly Dimples and Toodles. She created some street car ads for Campbell Soup in 1904 and the phenomenon of the…
Monkey Wine Bottle
Attention all you crafters and collectors of unique bottles! This unique bottle is produced by the Affentaler Winery in Germany. They are the distiller of The Monkey Wine. Don’t worry, no monkeys have been harmed in the creation of this wine. It is called Monkey Wine because the 700 year old species of grapes that…
Ouija Planchette Earrings
Spiritualism became very popular during the 19th Century. The American Civil War was one of the bloodiest conflicts in the nation’s history that resulted in excess of 750,000 fatalities. Soldiers perished far away from home. Their bodies left on distance battlefields due to lack of means for recovery. Families were unable to grieve properly. When…
The legend of the original bad Santa
Half man, half goat of Austria’s folklore. He was a legend that originated from pagan celebrations of the winter solstice that was meant to scare children from misbehaving. Krampus was the menacing partner of St. Nicholas that would punish children on Krampus night, also known as Krampusnacht. Truly horrifying way to instill discipline with children….
Ludwig van Beethoven @ Time’s Tin Cup
Hugo Hagen, 1818-1871, was a German Sculptor who contributed to great pieces such as Frederick the Great and created well known pieces such as Grace with Pegasus, Wrangelbrunnen and Fame and Victory at the Powerscourt Estate in Ireland. Hugo Hagen also is the sculptor of a bust of Ludwig van Beethoven This Bust of Ludwig…
Bugs Bunny Enters Time’s Tin Cup!
There is a history full of myths and legends about Walt Disney and Warner Brothers involving Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It was a character created by Walt Disney in 1927.We will never know the true details of how or why Warner Brothers was involved with the trademarks and/or ownership; but because of Oswald being under…
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
“Now I lay me down to sleep” is a classic children’s bedtime prayer from the 18th Century. It may have derived from the 1698 book, The Protestant Monastery by Sir George Wheeler, which reads: “Upon lying down, and going to ſleep.” Here I lay me down to ſleep.To thee, O Lord, I give my Soul…
Boonton Main Street!
Boonton Main Street Presents Music On Main Street! Come dance to the music the First Fridays of June, July and August this summer, 5:30pm until 8:30pm. Time’s Tin Cup is where Music happens to be an art form that transcends languages!