Wedgwood Article Dating

If you have a Wedgwood piece and are uncertain as to what year it was made, here's a link to help you out (it's how I found out my necklace -- pictured below -- was made in the year 1900).

My mum bought me this necklace in Fenelon Falls, Ontario as a grad present. It's a cameo and I think that it's a fairy in the center.

http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/w/wedgwood-date.html

S. J. Dixon Photography, 249 Yonge Street, Toronto

Again, this is a photography my cousin bought. S. J. Dixon Photography at 249 Yonge Street in Toronto and was founded in 1872 by S. J. Dixon. the year 1893, Dixon's wife Sarah took over for unspecified reasons (perhaps Dixon died?). By clicking that hyperlink above, you can see a newspaper advertisement put out by this photograph company stating what they do in their shop. Along the side, you can see their insignia as well as multiple other ads.

Just an extra bit of information for you: here are their listings in the Toronto directory...

• 1901
• 1903

There is no note of who the two people in this photograph are, although I believe the picture was taken in the very late 1800s or very early 1900s due to their attire.

H. E. Peagam Photography, 254 Yonge Street, Toronto

My cousin bought this when we went antique shopping. There's no name as to who this young man is, but I was able to find some information on the photographer, H. E. Peagam at 254 Yonge Street in Toronto. In fact, they have their first listing int he Toronto Directory in 1903, which can be found by clicking here. Because of this, I believe that this photograph was taken around the same time.

Miss Adrienne Augarde

Miss Bessie Rothudl
536 Lower Hursted
Smallbridge
Rochdale


Dear Bessie
Thanks for your views they are very nice. It was good of you to send them. I suppose you will have had a grand day at Rochdale today. Annie and I will come over before long. If you don't object. From your affec. friend Nellie.



Written in 1906 and costing only half a cent to mail, this postcard is from England and was bought at Raphael Tuck & Sons' Real Photographic Post Card shop. The front of the postcard sports the image of Miss Adrienne Augarde. The card says art published to their majesties the King and Queen and that they are of celebrities of the stage. For more postcards by this company with Augarde on it, click here (mine is the second from the top, as you can see).

Unfortunately, I couldn't find the address listed on the postcard.

I am not very well pleased at you not answering my last card...

Mary C. Leitch
22 Princes St.
Govan


Dear Cathie
I will be down on Sat. I am not very well pleased at you not answering my last card. I am sorry that I could not get down any time as another was seriously ill. She was just gone(?) up on Sunday for the first. I hope I have an answer for this P.T. (Mary)



The postcard was sent on November 18th, 1909 with the postage costing a mere half cent. The card was produced by Millar & Lang Art Publishers and it was part of The "National" Series as well as Printed in Britain. The front depicts a picture of Miss Rita Tomkins; a celebrity or just an average citizen? I don't know.

If you click here, you can scroll down to find some information on Millar & Lang Art Publishers, the company who produced this postcard. They're from Glasgow, which is in the UK. To see a few other postcards printed by this company, you can click here. On a side note, the place where the card was sent from was also the place where the cards were sold from. Now, it's a different business, which I have included a modern-day (Google Map found) image of at the very bottom of this post.

King Edward Hotel, Toronto

Miss E. George
Gelert(?) - P.V.
Ontario


July 21/10
Dear Etta
       Mother and I were going out there Saturday. I sent Flora H a card telling her and now I am not sure whether the trains will be running since the strike is on. If you see her tell her. Good bye. Lillie Sherman.


P.S. If I get there I will go and see you. Maybe you will be at the station Saturday night.
                                                                                                                     Lillian




Postage on the stamp was one cent. My, my, how times have changed. Also, the front of the postcard is a picture of the King Edward Hotel in Toronto, which is still there today! And perhaps the coal strike Lillian speaks of is in reference to the Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910-1911, considering coal was used to power trains of the time? If you're interested, there's an article you can look at regarding it on Wikipedia here, and also a (potentially) more reliable source with less to say about it here.

One of Many Postcards

Here's a Christmas postcard from 1909 from Ms. Chapman to Ms. Dobson of Ontario, Canada! I can't really make out the city, but if any of you can, please let me know! :)

Front of the postcard reads: Wishing you Three hundred and Sixty-Five happy Days, and hoping that the spirit of the Christmas Time may help to make each one happier and More Blessed than the last.
The back reads: Merry Christmas. From Ms. Chapman"


The postage stamp is from the USA and the stamp put on by the post office says "Dec 23, 13PM, 1909, MICH"... So, it was processed on the 23rd of December, 1909, and sent from Michigan. :)

More Pictures! :)

Got both of these for $2 at that store in Fenelon Falls! Neither have anything written on the back, but the one of the little boy (holding the cat) looks to be from the 1920s, the one of the baby from 1890s or maybe early 1900s. :)

Awwwwwh, it's a reading baby!!

Look at how cute this baby is! They've got a book! And, like my previous post, I know absolutely nothing else about this except the fact that it's so incredible precious.

Family Portait

I'm not sure who these people are or their relationship to each other, nor do I know who took the photograph; the occasion; the location; or the year it was taken. Judging by the clothing though, I'm assuming it's the very late 1800s (after 1890) or very early 1900s (prior to 1910).