An Introduction To Sewer Tile and Pipe Folk Art Antiques
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- In this video I give a brief introduction to Sewer Tile and Sewer Pipe Folk Art. I go over a little bit of the history and location of this widely collected area of antiques.
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Cool video. I've collected sewer tile for going on 20 years now. I've passed on those lambs at the Heart several times but the first I'm seeing that hollow lion...nice! What store has the large stump? You offer great information here. That book is sort of sewer tile adjacent, a fun altering of a Nelsonville (Ohio) brick. Only thing I'd add is that some (certainly not all) of these workers were truly artists. Parts of Ohio once produced some of the finest decorative pottery anywhere; the need for pipe led many kilns to follow the money and switch operations leaving artists to make utilitarian items, but still seeking opportunities to make art at the end of the day. If you ever have a chance to visit Uhrichsville, OH, there is a cemetery with several fascinating sewer tile grave markers. Thanks for posting this - I love my (often expanding) collection and learning new stuff.
Thanks for watching and I appreciate your thoughts
The stump was in that other large antiques mall in Springfield. The one the next exit from Heart.
I love sewer tile and folk art generally. I prefer folk to fine art. I do think that most sewer tile is not as technically good pottery as Rookwood, Homer Laughlin, or Zanesville stuff that predates it. However I think it’s more emotional stirring than most of that stuff too. Skill wise the yelloware or staffordshire lions are probably better than the sewer tile ones as well. But that doesn’t mean they resonate as much. And of course it’s different strokes for different folks. I do tend to prefer the stuff made without molds. But it’s mostly all good or fun
I don’t think those prices in Heart are bad for someone who loves them. They just don’t work for me for resale. Like a lot of this stuff, it can always be found somewhere cheaper but not necessarily easy or fast to find it cheaper.
Anyway. Thanks again for watching and happy hunting.
very good info! great video!!
Thank you for saying and for watching. Hope the sales are good your way!!
This is fascinating! I thought I knew antiques but I've never heard of sewer tile folk art. Thanks for such an informative video!
Glad you enjoyed it! There are so many great sub categories in the antiques
Good video. Used to set up next to Jack Adamson at shows - he had the best sewer art!
I bet he did. I think he owned most of the stuff in the book