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Factual Friday By Charlie Elphinstone. This week I got a chance to visit the Aberdeen Zoology Museum which was absolutely incredible and I cannot recommend it enough. While I was there I thought about the history of taxidermy and how the art has evolved over the years. Taxidermy, an art that has existed for centuries but in more recent times has been under scrutiny. Taxidermy involves the preservation of an animal or part of an animal usually for display purposes. It origina

Factual Friday By Charlie Elphinstone We have recently got in a huge selection of Whisky jugs to add to our already massive collection that we have for sale. As I was sorting through them I began to wonder when promotional gifts were first made…. View Online https://www.strichenantiques.co.uk/search?q=Whisky+water+jug+whiskey The origins of promotional material is actually older than you may think. With the earliest known instances of it happening all the way back in the 18th

Factual Friday The Story of Moorcroft Pottery By Charlie Elphinstone While looking around the great variety of porcelain and ceramics we have in the shop, I spotted a very unique pattern: the Moorcroft. View Online - https://www.strichenantiques.co.uk/search?q=Moorcroft&type=products The story begins with a young 24-year-old named William Moorcroft, who was employed as a designer at the James Macintyre & Co. Ltd. factory in 1897. In 1904, William entered the World’s Fair in L

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Come along to our Spooky Soirée late night shopping and family fun event! This Halloween, join us for a hauntingly good time! Our antique...

We were delighted to be featured in the Press & Journal this week with reporter Lindsay Bruce and photographer Kenny Elrick. We think...

Greetings antique lovers! Welcome to our blog! This is our very first blog post and we couldn't be more excited to share our love for...