Big Bang Cast Iron Siege Field Gun
When it comes to toys there’s no doubt that things certainly have changed a lot since I was a kid, and if you it take back one step further to my grandpa’s generation I’m thinking you just might be thrown in prison for selling the kind of toys he and his buddies...
Canadian Glass Paper Weight ca 1895
First produced in France, in around 1845, fine glass paperweights are to this day widely produced, collected, and appreciated as works of art. The most sought after pieces are produced by sole artisans usually in limited editions. When determining a value of any given...
Cat’s Paw Heel Revisited
Just before Christmas a woman came into the shop and was looking for that perfect gift for her son who was studying at the University of Ottawa – she told me he was a graphic design student and I in turn told her I had the perfect gift  – the item, a box of...
Serving up Riley’s Hotel on a Platter
The Riley House, formerly Bamberger’s Inn was built in 1826 and was a three story, sixteen-bedroom inn with six fireplaces. It was the largest inn west of York (Toronto). After Peter Bamberger died in 1848 his son-in-law, James Riley, became the proprietor and...
