An Unusual Early 19thC Provincial Painted Pine Spoon Rack & Cutlery Box c.1800 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews Males have a white throat

Males have a white throat patch and a white tail bar as we see in this example

in multiple coats

The arrival of the newly-invented cast steel enabled razor-makers to produce ever sharper (and indeed blemish-free) blades

The Chinese also talk about strings or flags being used to read wind direction in writings dated to the 2nd Century B

An Unusual Early 19thC Provincial Painted Pine Spoon Rack & Cutlery Box c.1800 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews Males have a white throatOrigin: English Period: George III Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1800 Width: 12 Height: 23. 75 Depth: 6. 5 (all at extremities) The painted pine carcass with three pronged cresting showing the wonderful original textured surface of original Georgian period pea green paint now worn and burnished to charcoal in many areas, worn thoroughly and consistently with age, having an attractive and unusual concertina shaped design, incorporating a spoon rack over