Find a vintage rolling pin @ Time’s Tin Cup ! How many know that an elaborate form of this “must have” device was invented by a woman? Not just a woman, a trail blazing African American woman! During times when women were still property, she invented a kitchen tool that is still needed and used…
The CorkScrew
A corkscrew is a tool which is used to open wine bottles. It is inserted into the cork and used to pull the cork out of the wine bottle. The basic design of a corkscrew was based off of a tool called a gun worm. A gun worm is what a musketeer would use to…
The Protector of Humankind
Ask Laurel to show you these pieces live on Facebook ! Intelligent! Loyal! Always on the side of good! Meet the Fu Lion Dog. In Chinese, Shi. In Chinese mythology, the Fu Lion Dog was created by a god out of a boy’s stone dog toy. Fu Lion Dogs have great strength and intelligence; as…
#Boonton – Our Carnival is Back!
#Boonton our Fire Department Carnival is back for Labor Day weekend! Thursday, September 2, 2021, 6pm until Midnight @ our Boonton High School. This coupon must be printed and presented at time of purchase for your wristbands. See our Fire Department’s website for Itinerary of events.
Vintage Desktop Inkwell
Why does the pen-maker do wrong, and try to make others as bad as himself? Because he makes the people steal (steel) pens, and says they do right (write). Cassell’s Educator for the Young Ready made ink was created in 1836. Inkwells were created to hold this ink. Inkwells were made decorative for desks; as…
Feline Folklore @theBHPL
The Boonton Holmes Public Library will be presenting Feline Folklore via Zoom. The program will be June 22, 2021 @ 7:00pm-8:30pm. This program will be headed up by storytellers and folklore experts, Doctors Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman. It will be a fascinating look at cats in folklore and fairy tales. Sign Up here !!…
Vintage Tinder Heart Apple Mailbox Holds Postal History
It is truly amazing how much is never realized with the history of our mail delivery. Not only has our U.S. Post Office delivered children as parcels; but, there is a history of our mail being delivered by Rockets! One of the first successful deliveries of mail by a rocket in the United States was…
Magical Carousel Horse
Find your Carousel Horse @ Time’s Tin Cup ! Oh the memories this majestic carousel horse would summon sitting in the corner of your room! Adults and children covet beloved memories of riding carousels! Artisan horses, playful lights, and entrancing music! Did you know the Prince Charming Regal Carousel in Magic Kingdom’s Disney World was…
I’m a Twitcher! Are You?
Twitcher is a fun slang word for Birdwatcher. The scientific word is ornithologist. Twitcher is more fun! Time’s Tin Cup has an entire peppering of bird themed items to satisfy twitchers. Bird patterned tea pots, frames, statues, figurines and more. Even birdhouses to attract populations to your backyard for any that are interested in the…