Family Heirlooms

My husband Rob, and his family have some great vintage things. I do covet them for my art, but I at least get to enjoy them on display in our living room now. They used to be stored away for no one to see.

His Dad and Grandfather were both avid woodworkers. These are a couple of well worn wood planers.




I would like to get this lovely clock back together and working again.







His Dad used to fix time pieces but he's got Parkinson's now and it's too far progressed. All the things he loved to do (paint, sketch, play piano and guitar, fix and build things) all require too many fine motor skills. He built the house that Rob grew up in, that we live in now. Here's some of his clock and watch tools. I particularly love the bottles, of course.



His Grandfather was also artistically inclined. He carved these whimsical folk art figures, and also made these great bookends. A man after my own heart. I unfortunately never got the chance to meet him.




I adore this old set of playing cards that he used as a tarot deck.







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