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| Back Issues |
| Back Issues to a Good Home: Have 20+ issues of EAL from the 1970s, mostly early, including the first issue (or copy thereof ). If these are of any interest to anyone, I would like to hear from them. . Posted by R. Hagen on Jul 18th |
| Past Issues: I have a collection of Early American Life magazines from 1982 to 2007. I sure would love to be able to find a good home for them. If anyone is interested, please contact me. . Posted by Donna Czerwinski on Jul 10th |
do you still have the magazines? rose. Posted by rose on Jul 14th |
I just "found" EAL for the first time, and would love to have any old issues. please let me know if they are still available. My husband and I are restoring an old log home in West Virginia (late 1700's or early 1800's?), and need all the help and ideas we can get! thanks. Posted by Janet on Jul 21st |
| Research |
| McKee Roth Designs: Last year I moved into a Mckee Roth designed saltbox. I have been searching for a website or webpage for this company and have no luck in finding one. I would like find this information if not a mailing address. HELP!! Patrick. Posted by Patrick Mcguire on Jun 28th |
Patrick, I don't know that Roth has a web site. He has been designing and building homes since the early 1970's. A design that he now feels is out of code first appeared in EAL in 1975. The plan is a delightful blend of traditional and modern building technique. He even laid out the window plans (8/12). He does respond to correspondance from his home in Castine, ME. Posted by Marc Brower on Jun 30th |
McKie Wing Roth, Jr. , (McKie Roth Design) does have a website. It's http://www. mckieroth. com/. My husband and I recently purchased and are enjoying reviewing his 72-page publication of 28 home and 3 small barn designs. I highly recommend it. Good luck with your search for interior accents. MNI. Posted by MNI on Jul 4th |
| Need Source |
| Looking for Sconces: I have loved your magazine for many years and pass it along to my son so that he can enjoy the in depth articles as well. We have need of two items that seem to be getting increasingly difficult to find. Any source you can supply for simple tin or pewter CANDLE sconces (not electric) and for spires that top the "Un-Necessary" on page 27 or Williamsburg type sheds would be most appreciated. . Posted by Barbara Hartnett on Jun 10th |
I'm a master tinsimth. . . plying my ageless craft using antique tools in the traditional methods employed by tinsmiths in the 1700 and 1800's. I individually handcraft each piece of colonial period lighting; my specialties are candle and electrified "pierced tin" or "punched tin" chandeliers and sconces. Vist www. stonehouse-lighting. com. Posted by Stephen J. Malaney on Jun 16th |
| Repair Help |
| Repainting Antiques: I recently acquired a family piece, which is a Shaker rocking chair. It was a gift from a Shaker doctor to my great grandmother in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Apparently, it was from his family for some time. My mother is 73 years old and in all her life she only remembers it being painted black and having the same double woven reed seat. During the years of continuous use the black paint has peeled to reveal its natural wood, the reed seat is split at least one of the sides and the front rod of the chair holding the reed seat has been broken in half. [Read more.] Posted by Kathy Snaith on Jun 5th |
| Aging Wood: Hope you can help me. I'm redoing my kitchen, and I want my counter tops to look like my scrub top table does. I know it can be done, because I've seen kitchens that are for sale in Shops in Ohio. We have a 1820 log cabin, so it has to look right. Can you help me, or guide me to someone that can?. Posted by A Reader in Cadiz, OH on May 29th |
Look at our website, we do scrubtops. Thanks, Bill at www. Primitiques. com. . Posted by Bill Merryfield on Jun 4th |
| Barter-Swap |
| Barter-swap: I am an author of books on historic foods and cooking techniques. In addition to the two listed on my website I am finishing another on the history of soup through the ages. Reviews and descriptions are listed on the website - thistledewbooks. com. I am interested in swapping books or period spice blends for repro redware or other kitchen pieces. If interested you may reach me at thistledewbooks @ yahoo. [Read more.] Posted by Victoria Rumble on May 28th |
| Leaded Glass Windows: We are reproducing a 17th Century timber frame house and are looking for a maker of diamond-pane leaded-glass casement windows. Does anyone know a source? Thank you kindly for any assistance. . Posted by Bobbie Monahan on May 18th |
| Dovecote Issue: I am looking for a back issue which featured a DOVECOTE on the front cover, maybe 2000 issue. Thanks!. Posted by Teresa on May 6th |
| Back Issue Wanted: I am looking a copy of the April 1999 issue of EAL. Specifically, there is an article on concealment shoes that I'd really like to have a copy of. Thank you. . Posted by Elaine Doran on Apr 25th |
| Valuing Silouettes: Recently, my husband and I were given a set of 12 silouettes. My in-laws had acquired them from an antiques dealer 40 years ago, and they hung in their home. Knowing my husband and I love all things Americana they gave them to us. I saw an article about the artist in EAL about 17 years ago ( which I no longer can find), and I was hoping you could re shed some light on them for me. Even better if you might direct me to where I might get them appraised. [Read more.] Posted by Laurie Noonan on Apr 25th |
| Finding Paint Colors or Painters: At present I am considering painting the exterior of my house which is a reproduction saltbox. In my "ideas on paint" folder, I have from the June 2007 issue a picture of the Allen-Ives house from the Reviving a Berkshire Retreat article. I looked up the website that was in the sources column and looked up www. passannopaints. com for information regarding some of the colors that were used. There didn't appear to be anywhere that I could get in touch with them. [Read more.] Posted by Bernice Aldieri on Apr 25th |
| April 1988: Does any one has a copy of April 1988 EAL that would like to sell/give away? My father is featured in this issue. . Posted by Judy Summers on Apr 22nd |
| Paint Colors: I am planning on repainting my living/dining/kitchen room; it's an open space, post & beam former barn. I am looking for paint colors such as the one featured on pg 20 of the Dec. 2007 issue - a creamy soft white, something that would look correct with period pieces and lots of dark stained beams! Can anyone suggest a particular paint color that would suffice?. Posted by Sue Underwood on Apr 21st |
I have tried many white paints over the last 35 years. The one that I ALWAYS revert to is Benjamin Moore's Linen White. It has no unpleasant undertones. . Posted by Bobbie Monahan on May 18th |
We are almost finished building a new home. We have used period cabnitry, repro. period lighting, antique plumbing fixtures and many different types of relcaimed lumber for trim, mouldings, exosed beams, etc. . . For the walls, I used Bejamin Moore - Linen White. I am very pleased with it. It has been a good blend with the many different wood species and tones. . Posted by Sherry on May 22nd |
| Looking for Back Issues: I am looking for EAL issues for the year 1987. Posted by K. Polletto on Apr 20th |
| Would like back issues: I am looking for any back issues of the Early American Life. We are a family with 6 kids. We enjoy living on our farm in our log cabin, fireplace cooking, homeschooling our children and visiting living museums during our vacations. We really enjoy Early American life and would like the magazines to use for schooling and for pure enjoyment reading! Our 15 year old dyslexic daughter is hooked on Early American Life, (and Nancy Drew books!), and her reading has been taking off great guns recently!! (Thank Heavens! :0)She still struggles but reading what she is interested in has been helping her and I would LOVE to feed her desire. [Read more.] Posted by Carole on Apr 19th |
I have 3 issues of EAL I can send for cost of postage. Email me at lvbfan@sbcglobal. net with your zip code. Thanks, Mary. Posted by Mary on Jul 15th |
| Study of Early American Kitchens: I am studying Early Americans and wondering what would be cooking in the kitchens. My friend and I are trying to recreate one for our colonial project. Would you be able to share some things with me? I would appreciate it very much. . Posted by Joy Andres on Apr 9th |
What would have been cooking in the kitchen would very much depend on what year you are talking about, what location (a city, town, small village, or the wilderness, as well as coastal or inland), the season of the year and the personal finances of the homeowner. I think the best way to find out about food of the Colonial period is to read recipes. The Dover Publishing Company has a very good selection of early American cookbooks. [Read more.] Posted by Paula Walton on Apr 10th |
We do Revolutionsary War reenactments. If you are able to, go to one in your area and you're very apt to find all sorts of books on the subject. Or you can go to suttlers like www. smoke-fire. com and look through their book section. Fun Stuff. . Posted by Leann Banta on Apr 28th |
| Proper Windows Styling: We are building a home with the saltbox "look". Windows were installed today. They are nine over nine on the first floor and six over six on the second. Is this in keeping with the period flavor we want, or should we alert our builder to a mistake? Need a quick response. Please put "window" in subject line so I don't think it is junk mail. Thank you. . Posted by Lisa Beyrle on Apr 1st |
I think it would depend on the time period you are trying to reflect. I can tell you that the original windows in my c. 1790 home in northwest CT are six-over-six on both floors. My home was not added on to in the saltbox manner—instead its additions are two story wings. Generally speaking, the more panes (think smaller pieces of glass), the older the windows are. As glass making techniques improved, craftsmen were able to make larger pieces of glass, so the size of window panes increased. [Read more.] Posted by Paula Walton on Apr 10th |
| Looking for February 1984: I am interested in antique needlework samplers. I have a copy of Appreciating American Samplers, Part II in the April 1984 Early American Life issue. I was wanting to find a copy of Part I of Appreciating American Samplers by Susan Burrows Swan, also looking for any other information on samplers. Thank you Ruth Cook. . Posted by Ruth Cook on Apr 1st |
When looking for back issues of EAL I usually have good luck finding them on Ebay. Search Early American Life. I also occasionally come across them in antiques stores. Good Hunting. . Posted by susan sommers on Apr 17th |
| Back issue request: I would love to receive some of the back issues. I am a new subscriber (3 issues) I picked one up at the Drug Store one rainy day. Hooked! This would be great for our library swap. . Posted by Sue Beauregard on Mar 22nd |
| Back issues for free: I wonder if anyone would be interested in having old copies of Early American Life and Early American Homes. I have copies of both. Some of them are from the eighties and nineties. I hate to throw them away, so I would be willing to give them to someone who would appreciate them. Can you help me?. Posted by Nancy Bell on Mar 19th |
Hi Nancy: I would love to get some of your EAL magazines. I am a custodian at the Methodist Church in our town, and we have a senior?s lunch every Thursday for about 85 seniors. At the lunch they can pick up magazines and take home and bring back the next week. They love my issues of EAL that I bring in. Thanks Bob. . Posted by Bob Littikens on Mar 19th |
We also would love to give your magazines a very loving home. We live on a small farm in a log cabin which we built with the help of 4 of our 6 children. My passion is fireplace cooking. We adore the older ways of living, including soap making and spinning wool. We spend our vacations with our children at "living museums. " We would be very interested in giving back copies of Early American Life magazines a new home. [Read more.] Posted by Carole on Mar 21st |
I would be interested in any magazine that had articles on early american recipes or crafts, ie knitting, ect. Please let me know. Thanks. Posted by Nancy Stinson on Mar 26th |
I would love to have any of the eighties magazines. . Posted by Judy Kimber on Apr 16th |
I am looking for the June 1993 issue which I understand has an article on how to make a tape loom. If you have this issue I would love to have it. Thanks, Susan. Posted by Susan Sommers on Apr 17th |