Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth: The Father Of American Beekeeping
By Justin W. Thomas
An excellent example of 19th-century stoneware from Philadelphia sold as part of Crocker Farm’s Summer 2025 sale in Sparks, Md.; the ca. 1830 threesgallon cobalt decorated stoneware pitcher was inscribed below the rim, “Industry must Prosper most glorious news for the beehive.” That pitcher was attributed to Enoch Bennett in Philadelphia, although Bennett was previously employed at the Baltimore stoneware company of Parr & Burland.
According to Crocker Farm, “The inscribed slogan references a popular play called ‘The BeeHive,’ which was published in New York City in 1811, and routinely performed for decades up and down the East Coast. A comedy or ‘farce’ that took place in ‘country inn on the coast,’ it was frequently advertised as, ‘The Bee Hive. Or, Industry Must Prosper,’ and featured the following line on the first page of Act I: ‘Well, Joe, this will be a glorious day for the Bee-hive!’ While this play ran at least a few times over the years in Philadelphia, one 1829 stint, just two years after Burnett’s 1827 arrival in Philadelphia, may have been the inspiration for this pitcher.”
However, the beehive was also a common symbol for savings banks in the 19th and early 20th centuries, representing industry, thrift, community and prosperity. For example, the Bank for Savings in the City of New York (1819-1982) notably used a golden beehive as its logo. The bank was founded in 1816 and first advertised itself as a “bank for the poor.” However, the beehive savings bank also dates back thousands of years to terracotta wares made by Roman potters. A beehive was also the shape of some kilns, a style often used in the 1800s to produce charcoal, a fuel source for smelting and other industrial processes.
Nevertheless, beekeeping in America was still developing around 1830, where the common practices and equipment used in the profession eventually changed with the innovations that came in the mid-19th century, leading to a growing profession by the 1870s to 1880s. But, it was a Philadelphia-born reverend who altered the beekeeping industry forever with an invention that was patented in 1852.
This is a picture of Reverend Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth (18101895) that was published in the Dec. 1919 issue of the “American Bee Journal.” Langsworth is described as an 80-year-old, so this picture is from about 1890.
This is Reverend Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth’s house in Oxford, Ohio; he moved here about 1858. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Photo courtesy Ohio History Connection.
The ca. 1830 three-gallon cobalt decorated stoneware pitcher attributed to Enoch Bennett in Philadelphia. The decoration includes a beehive and the inscription, “Industry must Prosper most glorious news for the beehive.” Photo courtesy Crocker Farm.
The Life of Reverend Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth Reverend Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth (1810-1895) was born on Christmas Day in Philadelphia in 1810. He graduated with a degree in theology from Yale College in 1831, and afterwards served as a pastor at a number of Congregational churches in Massachusetts, including ones in Andover and Greenfield. He was also a principal at a school for young women in Greenfield, Mass. But it was in 1838, while he was the pastor at the South Church in Andover, that an event changed the trajectory of his life forever. Langstroth visited a friend who kept bees, sparking a curiosity over beekeeping. He remained a pastor and a school leader, but the notion of beekeeping never left his mind. Perhaps he even contemplated through the years different ideas of how he could improve beekeeping. Although
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This is a drawing of Langstroth’s movable-frame beehive, which was published in 1853’s “Langstroth On the Hive And The Honey-Bee, A Bee-Keeper’s Manual.” The Reverend also noted in the book that the beehives could be stacked on top of each other.
Daniel Garber’s “Tanis” Returns
Daniel Garber’s Bucks County masterwork, “Tanis,” is visiting Michener Art Museum for the holiday season. This portrait of the artist’s daughter, bathed in iridescent light, will be on loan from the Philadelphia Art Museum starting Wednesday, Nov. 19. The special exhibit will run until Feb. 15, 2026, and is free of charge for members. The exhibit is included with general admission. The Michener is located at 138 S. Pine St.,
Daniel Garber’s (1880-1958) “Tanis” from 1915 is an oil-oncanvas, 60 by 46.25 inches, from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, purchased with funds contributed by Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest.
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Holiday Shopping Event Takes Place Nov. 22 And 23
Christmas shopping begins in upstate New York for antiques lovers on the weekend prior to Thanksgiving, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 22 and 23, at the Syracuse Salt City Holiday Antiques Show. The event is held in the Horticulture Building of the N.Y. State Fairgrounds, giving both customers and sellers a head start on the gift shopping season. Judy and Steve Allman gather over 100 dealers of great early antiques and vintage collectibles and home décor. Syracuse Salt
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The holiday season is set to kick off early at the Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, Pa., with the return of the Brandywine railroad model train display, plus a new exhibition featuring a selection of miniature dollhouse displays and original artworks that were created as designs for holiday greeting cards. Both exhibitions will be on view daily beginning Saturday, Nov. 15, through Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. The museum’s atrium will also be decked out with towering trees adorned with Brandywine’s signature handmade “critter” ornaments, and a variety of holiday events and programs for the whole family will be offered throughout the season.
Since its debut in 1972, the Brandywine railroad’s iconic O-gauge model train display has captivated generations of museum visitors. The expansive display features trains running on 2,000 feet of track and includes more than 1,000 pieces, such as locomotives, passenger and freight trains, and trolleys that pass through a small village, a farm, factories, a drive-in movie theater, and even a carnival. A dazzling array of both toy and scale model trains can be seen chugging through the varied scenery, including those made by Lionel, Williams, Atlas, Mike’s Train House, K-line, and others. Interactive components are incorporated throughout the display, operated by buttons and foot pedals that allow for further visitor engagement.
New this year, visitors can also enjoy “Home for the Holidays: Cards and Hearths from the Collection,” a special exhibition featuring a selection of Brandywine’s dollhouses, including two rooms from a 9-foot dollhouse designed by Ann Wyeth McCoy and built by her husband, artist John McCoy. Filled with handmade furnishings and miniature paintings contributed by Wyeth McCoy’s famously artistic siblings and in-laws, these dollhouse rooms were a communal, family endeavor that paid tribute to the Wyeth’s close-knit holiday gatherings. These two rooms will be accompanied by the debut of the Peters-Herdeg dollhouse, a detailed replica of an 18th-century Brandywine Valley house and a recent
addition to the museum’s collection. “Home for the Holidays” will also feature original artworks that were created as designs for holiday cards by members of the Wyeth family of artists, as well as those by other prominent American illustrators, all drawn from the collections of the Brandywine Museum of Art and the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. Adding to the festivities, the Brandywine’s annual Holiday Critter Sale will return. Each year since 1971, these distinctive ornaments have been carefully handcrafted by a dedicated group of Brandywine volunteers using only natural materials such as teasel, pinecones, acorns, eggshells, flowers and seed pods. Thousands of “classic critter” favorites and fanciful new creations will be available for purchase during the annual sale, including a new limited-edition series of critters inspired by Philadelphia’s favorite sports teams. This year’s sale will be held in person in the museum’s Waterview Room on the second floor. Beginning Monday, Nov. 24, the remaining inventory of critters will be available for purchase in the Museum Shop. All proceeds benefit the Museum’s Art Education and Public Programming. A smaller selection of critter ornaments is also available for purchase online and can be shipped across the
country by visiting www.brandywine.org/critters.
Also, beginning Nov. 15 through Jan. 4, 2026, the museum will be open seven days a week throughout the holiday season, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day and closing early on Christmas Eve at 1 p.m.). Between Friday, Dec. 26, and Tuesday, Dec. 30, the museum will be open later for extended holiday hours from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The museum is located on Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pa.
For more information, call 610-388-2700 or visit www. brandywine.org/museum.
Babe Ruth Card Homers For $4,026,000
The 1914 Baltimore News Rookie SGC VG 3 Highlights Loaded Sale
The
24, 25, and 26 sale grossing $25,757,571.
The 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth Rookie SGC VG 3 in this auction cap tured Ruth before he became a star suiting up for the New York Yankees and before he threw his first strike as a lanky left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. This card shows Ruth where he started his professional career, as a member of his hometown Baltimore Orioles.
“Collectors often priori tize finding the first of any thing, whether it is a card or a jersey or anything else,” according to Chris Ivy, Heri tage’s director of sports auc tions. “This is the first card ever produced for the game’s first genuine superstar and one of the finest of his rookie cards in existence.”
The card atop this auction is just the second time that a Baltimore News Ruth card has reached the auction block in the last decade.
The photo-matched 1966 Sandy Koufax game-worn and signed Los Angeles Dodgers Jersey, SGC Superior sold for $869,250.
A photo-matched 1966 Sandy Koufax game-worn and signed Los Angeles Dodgers Jersey, SGC Superior, prompted 33 bids before it closed at $869,250, which is the highest price realized for any Koufax jersey outside of the $1.8 million that Heritage achieved at auction for Koufax’s rookie jersey in 2024. The jersey is photo-matched to the final season in the career of the Dodgers southpaw legend who is universally regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball. Forced to retire from the game at just 30 years old, Koufax was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame just six years later, becoming the youngest player ever enshrined.
Demand for a signed 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #144 PSA Good 2, Auto 7, soared like one of the Bambino’s monstrous home runs, bringing 52 bids before closing at $585,600, a record for a signed version of the card. This card is one of just nine signed examples, and one of
29 from all four Ruth entries in the 1933 Goudey issue. A year after his final World Championship season, one best remembered for his legendary “Called Shot” home run that helped the Yankees cruise to a four-game Series sweep of the Chicago Cubs, he was the biggest star in the sport. Signed pre-war cards are scarce, which helps explain the interest.
A signed 1984 Star Co.
Michael Jordan Rookie #101 PSA EX-MT 6, PSA/ DNA Auto 8, nearly tripled its pre-auction estimate bringing $439,200, also a record for a signed version of the card. Jordan is featured on this card, which is widely regarded as his true first NBA-licensed issue. The popularity of the card has surged over the past year, with demand reaching critical mass as collectors recognize its place as Jordan’s first true rookie. Originally distributed in team bags and regional channels rather than traditional packs, these cards were not available in standard retail outlets, which adds to their rarity. His autograph has also seen a remarkable rise in demand, with collectors increasingly chasing authenticated signatures as supply dwindles.
Another Yankees great proved he still is a big hit at the auction block when a 1956 Topps Mickey Mantle (Gray Back) #135 PSA Mint 9 achieved $414,800, smashing the previous record for a PSA 9 by nearly $200,000 and setting a record for the card in any grade. His 1952 rookie card is the most coveted card of the post-war era, but this 1956 model was more popular at the time of its original sale, and this is one of the finest known examples, with just four others earning higher grades.
Cards from outside the sports world also fared well in the auction, as a 1977 Topps “Star Wars” #1 “Luke Skywalker” #1 PSA Gem Mint 10 sparked 59 bids on its way to becoming the event’s third lot to end at a record $268,400. Topps recognized the cultural impact of the
film that became one of the defining movies in the history of cinema and launched a series of collectible trading cards. This card is from one of the finest 1977 Topps “Star Wars” sets, ranked No. 4 on the PSA Set Registry. Out of more than 4,000 graded by PSA, just nine, including this example, have been graded Gem Mint.
That Skywalker card was one of 379 “Star Wars” lots in the auction, other record-setting cards from the collection included, a 1977 Topps “Star Wars” “Princess Leia Organa” #5 PSA Gem Mint 10 realizing $50,020, and a 1977 Topps “Star Wars” #8 “Grand Moff Tarkin” PSA Gem Mint 10 selling for $37,820. Among sets that sold,
A signed 1984 Star Co. Michael Jordan Rookie #101 PSA EX-MT 6, PSA/DNA Auto 8, sold for $439,200, a record for a signed version of this card.
1933
This 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth Rookie SGC VG 3 sold for $4,026,000.
A signed
Goudey Babe Ruth #144 PSA Good 2, Auto 7, homered for $585,600, a record for a signed version of the card. It is one of nine signed examples.
A 1977 Topps “Star Wars” #1 “Luke Skywalker” #1 PSA Gem Mint 10 sparked 59 bids on its way to a record $268,400.
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a “Star Wars” set sold for a total of $726,122, surpassing its pre-auction estimate of $290,000. A 1967 Topps baseball set sold for $1,041,787, and the 1978 Topps basketball set dwarfed its pre-auction estimate of $42,000 when it sold for $94,269. There were 17 fresh-tomarket 1968 Topps 3-D cards from a single consignor. Among those that stood out was one of just three known examples of a 1968 Topps 3-D Prototype Brooks Robinson PSA Authentic. It realized $134,200.
There is a surge in demand for tickets from the first games of sports
legends. A 1979 Wayne Gretzky NHL Debut Ticket Stub, PSA Mint 9, nearly doubled its pre-auction estimate when it closed at a record $158,600. The legend known simply as “The Great One” played for four NHL teams but is known best for his nine seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, the team he helped win four Stanley Cups. His NHL career began in the game that produced this ticket, an Oct. 10, 1979, a visit to Chicago, a game in which he helped set up a first-period power play goal with the first of his NHL-record 1,963 career assists and 2,857 points. A 1984 Michael Jordan NBA Debut Chicago Bulls Ticket Stub, PSA VG-EX 4, sold for $109,800, a record
A 1977 Topps “Star Wars” “Space Pirate Han Solo” #4 PSA Gem Mint 10 sold for $47,580.
This 1956 Topps Mickey Mantle (Gray Back) #135 PSA Mint 9 achieved $414,800, breaking the previous record for a PSA 9 and setting a record for the card in any grade.
for the grade.
One of the most captivating items in the entire auction was the star of one of the most memorable of
A 1995-97 “Lil Penny” Ad Campaign Production Puppet sold for $64,050. Launched in 1994 by Nike, the campaign featured a miniature puppet of the NBA star.
all sports marketing campaigns, a 1995-97 “Lil Penny” Ad Campaign Production Puppet that reached $64,050. Launched in 1994 by Nike, the campaign featured a miniature puppet of NBA star (and current University of Memphis head coach) Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway in a series of commercials in which the character was voiced by comedian Chris Rock. For complete results, visit www.HA.com/50080.
Letter Signed By George Washington To Lead Manuscript Americana Sale
Swann Galleries’ Printed and Manuscript Americana auction is set for Thursday, Nov. 20. The sale will feature a selection of Americana covering early depictions of the American flag to diaries documenting heiresses of the Gilded Age.
The auction is led by an important 1776 diary by an officer from the Revolution named Benjamin Beal, tracing the journey north to reinforce the Invasion of Quebec, only to meet the shattered patriot Army decimated by a smallpox epidemic and preparing to retreat. Arriving safely back in Fort Ticonderoga, the diarist is appointed to lead a company of carpenters and detailed across the river to build fortifications at the newly christened Mount Independence, witnessing the aftermath of the Battle of Valcour Island before receiving his discharge. The diary is expected
to bring $70,000 to $100,000.
From the early days of America is an autograph letter signed by George Washington as Commander in Chief to Robert Morris expressing the anticipation of the coming British campaign against Philadelphia. Written in January of 1777, just a few weeks after Washington’s Christmas 1776 crossing of the Delaware River and his victories at Trenton and Princeton, the letter is estimated at $60,000 to $90,000.
Also included are several scarce and important early American pamphlets, most notably Benjamin Rush’s 1772 “Sermons to Gentlemen upon Temperance and Exercise.” Most volumes of sermons from this era would not generate much excitement, but this one has the first American discussion of golf. The publication is expected to bring $10,000 to $15,000. Other early pamphlets include “The Indian Physician, Containing a New System of Practice, Founded on Medical Plants from 1828” (est. $2,000 to $3,000) and the 1764 “Declaration and Remonstrance of the Distressed and Bleeding Frontier Inhabitants of the Province of Pennsylvania” (est. $3,000 to $4,000). A
1784
“German history of the American Revolution” contains one of the first printed depictions of the Stars and Stripes (est. $2,000 to $3,000). Also on the manuscript front, we have a diary of a participant in the 1901 expedition to relieve Admiral Peary in Greenland (est. $5,000 to $7,000); papers of an Erie Canal boat captain (est. $800 to $1,200); and a diary of Brooke Russel (Astor), a young American girl on the Grand Tour (est. $5,000 to $7,500).
A Mormon section will include early documents and manuscripts, led by an 1840 mortgage deed signed with Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum Smith at $30,000 to $40,000 and an 1849 commission issued to two Church representatives signed by Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball and Willard Richards as the First Presidency, and additionally by Thomas Bullock as clerk, at $25,000 to $35,000. The Latin Americana section is headlined by a rare complete copy of the 1801 illustrated book, “Vida de San Felipe de Jesus.”
The complete catalog and bidding information is available at www.swanngalleries. com.
This George Washington autograph letter outlines anticipating the coming British campaign against Philadelphia, Jan. 1777, and will be estimated at $60,000 to $90,000.
The 1984 Michael Jordan NBA Debut Chicago Bulls Ticket Stub, PSA VG-EX 4, sold for $109,800, a record for the grade.
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11/19/2025, Lewes - Wed 5 PM, Online only, amauctions.com, Firearms, shooting accessories, vintage electronics, vintage gaming systems, tools, equipment, billiards table, gun safe, enormous selection of Hot Wheels cars, comics, Christmas & holiday decorations & more! A & M Auctions
11/12/2025, Parsonsburg - Wed 5 PM, Online only, amauctions.com. Henry Progar Oil painting, 1973 Land Rover, 1983 Land Rover, 1988 Ford F350 dually dump body pick-up truck, Amish horse buggy, horse sleigh, Craftsman riding lawn mower, hand & power tools, ladders & more! A & M Auctions
11/13/2025, Salisbury - Thurs 5 PM, Online only. Sterling silver, primitives, furniture, glass, china & more! A & M Auctions
12/09/2025, Parsonsburg - Tues 5 PM, Online only, amauctions.com. Nice selection of estate coinage to include 33+ US, UK, France & Prussia gold coins, US & foreign silver coinage & more! A & M Auctions
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10/24-11/08/2025, Myerstown - Sat 1 PM, Online only, kleinfelters.hibid.com. Fantastic fall single owner collection. Collections includes chalkware, Halloween, thousands of early Christmas ornaments, mechanical banks, many German items, Redware, art, butter prints, dolls & more! From a separate consignor: 1930 Ford Model A
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Coupe, Whizzer motor bike, 1973 GMC truck w/ cab, 1987 GMC truck & an exceptional 1957 Chevy. Kleinfelter’s Auction, Inc.
10/31-11/15/2025, Sinking Spring - Sat 3 PM, Online only, bid.geyerauctions.com. Antique toys, G scale trains, advertising & more! Geyer Auctions
11/03-09/2025, Hamburg - Soft Close Sun at 7PM, Online only, lesbeyer auctioneer.hibid.com. Halloween & Christmas decor, Hummels, trains & accessories, fine & costume jewelry, mid-century furniture, primitives, & more! Les Beyer Auctioneer
11/07/2025, ManheimFri 5 PM & Online, hess auctiongroup.com. Fall 2025 Firearms Auction. Hess Auction Group
11/08/2025, Shermans Dale - Sat 10 AM & Online, auctionzip.com #4381. 400+ lots of quality coins & currency, gold, uncirculated & rare examples! Richard P Murry Auctioneer
11/08/2025, Ephrata - Sat 9 AM & Online, horstauction. com. 502 lots of coins & currency. Horst Auction Center
11/08/2025, Annville - Sat 8 AM, bachmanauctioneer. com “Fat Rat” Customs liquidations 1926 Ford Open Cab pick-up truck, 1940 Chevrolet pick-up, signs, Hustler zeroturn, model airplanes, toys & more! Harry H. Bachman Auctioneer
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11/08/2025, Ephrata - Sat 10 AM & Online, gehman auctions.hibid.com. Quality antique & toy auction. Gehman Auctions
11/10/2025, Dillsburg - Mon 6:30 PM, haars.com. Toy & collectibles, Superman, Matchbox & more! Hardy’s Auction Service
comic books, Tonka & other toy trucks, Large copper kettle & more! Barr Davis Auctioneers, LLC
11/12/2025, New Holland - Wed 6:30, Online only, pmorganauctions.com. Estate collection of die cast cars/ motorcycles, USMC memorabilia, helmets, records, cameras, tools & more! Patrick Morgan Auction Services, LLC 11/13/2025, Kinzers - Thurs 10 AM & Online, invaluable. com. Architectural salvage, loads of tools, snow blowers & lumber. Embassy Auctions International 11/15/2025, Ephrata - Sat 9 AM & Online, horstauction. com. Over 580 lots of antique tools. Horst Auction Center 11/16/2025, Dover - Sun 6 PM Online only, topgunauction house.com. Tuskegee airman group, antique engraved firearms, art deco, canes, named Civil War artifacts, Confederate items, King Ludwig I horse bridle & sword, antique powder horns & bags, bayonets, Civil War items & more!
Top Gun Military 11/16/2025, Pineville - Sun 12 PM & Online, locatillc.com. Fine art & furniture. Locati LLC
11/17/2025, York - Mon 4 PM, gilbertauctions.com. Vintage advertising, antiques, coins, wildlife mounts, Fiestaware. Gilbert & Gilbert Auctioneers 11/17/2025, DillsburgMonday 6:30 PM, www.haars. com. New Snowblower, 34 Roadster body parts, Toyota Prius, tools, box lots & more! Hardy’s Auction Service
11/18/2025, Glen RockTues 9 AM & Online, wehrlys auction.com. Indian artifact collection, Redware & other pottery, 1918 Foust calendar, York County items, lanterns, cast iron animals, pans & kettles, primitives, furniture & more! Wehrly’s Auction Service
11/18/2025, Dillsburg - Tues 6 PM, haars.com. Boyds Bears & other collectibles. Hardy’s Auction Service
11/06-09/2025, AtlantaThurs 10 AM - 5 PM, Fri & Sat
9 AM - 6 PM, Sun 10 AM - 4 PM, 3650 & 3850 Jonesboro Road, Scott Antique Markets
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11/14-15/2025, AllendaleFri 5 PM - 9 PM & Sat 10 AM - 4 PM, 165 West Crescent Avenue, 50th Annual Vintage All American Glass, Pottery & China Show
12/07/2025, Wayne - Sun 9 AM - 2:30 PM, 1 PAL Drive, Wayne PAL Antiques & Collectibles Show
01/04/2026, Wayne - Sun 9 AM - 2:30 PM, 1 PAL Drive, Wayne PAL Antiques & Collectibles Show
Salt City
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The Salt City Holiday Antiques Show mostly has Americana antiques with exhibitors such as Easter Hill Antiques, Rockville Centre, N.Y., offering Federal period furniture. Lori Giordano of Rochester, N.Y., offers early American home décor, fine art and more. There is also arts and crafts, mission and mid-century modern items
02/01/2026, Wayne - Sun 9 AM - 2:30 PM, 1 PAL Drive, Wayne PAL Antiques & Collectibles Show
03/01/2026, Wayne - Sun 9
AM - 2:30 PM, 1 PAL Drive, Wayne PAL Antiques & Collectibles Show
03/27-28/2026, Allendale - Fri 5 PM - 9 PM, Sat 10 AM - 4 PM, 165 West Crescent Avenue, Vintage Glass, Pottery & China Show
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11/22-23/2025, Syracuse - Sat 9 AM - 5 PM, Sun 10 AM - 5 PM, NYS Fairgrounds, Salt City Holiday Antiques Show OHIO
11/29-30/2025, ColumbusSat 9 AM - 6 PM, Sun 10 AM - 4 PM, 717 East 17th Avenue, Scott Antique Markets
12/20-21/2025, ColumbusSat & Sun, 717 E 17th Avenue, Scott Antique Markets
for sale. Among the exhibitors of mid-century modern items is Matt Gosch of North Tonawanda, N.Y.
This two-day show has become an annual destination for shoppers looking for home décor and unique gifts for family and friends. Antique textiles for sale include quilts from Easter Hill Antiques or Native American blankets and rugs from Sue Sauvageau. The McCloskys of Wantagh, N.Y., sell watches,
01/24-25/2026, ColumbusSat 9 AM - 6 PM, Sun 10 AM4 PM, 717 East 17th Ave, Scott Antique Markets
02/21-22/2026, ColumbusSat 9 AM - 6 PM, Sun 10 AM - 4 PM, 717 East 17th Avenue, Scott Antique Markets
11/08-09/2025, BerwynSat & Sun 10 AM - 5 PM, 288 Swedesford Road.
11/08/2025, Pittsburgh - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm, David L Lawrence Convention Center.
clocks and antique Christmas decorations. The variety is vast. The N.Y. State Fairgrounds (use 581 State Fair Road with GPS) is in Syracuse, N.Y. Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $8 with free parking. For further information, call 315-686-5789 or 239-8772830 or visit www.allman promotions.com.
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Doylestown, Pa.
In 2011, Philadelphia-area philanthropists
Marguerite and H.F. Gerry Lenfest presented “Tanis” as a gift to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with the stipulation that the painting be returned on loan to Michener Art Museum every three years. Don’t miss the chance to see this celebrated Pennsylvania Impressionist painting in person.
Quilts and furniture are typically a large part of the offerings at Syracuse’s Salt City Holiday Antiques Show.
Booths overflow with collections of antiques and vintage material at reasonable prices.
Langstroth
no one really knows the conversations that were had that day, the visit clearly impacted Langstroth’s legacy. It was in 1851, after Langstroth had moved back to West Philadelphia, where he established a 2-acre apiary (or a place where bees are kept), that he revolutionized beekeeping with his discovery of “bee space,” as well as the movable-frame beehive. Langstroth designed a hive with frames suspended from the top, leaving the correct bee space. This design allowed
beekeepers to easily lift out individual frames for inspection and honey removal, with the design later known as the Langstroth hive. Interpretations of this hive are still widely used today. Langstroth patented this design in 1852 and moved back to Greenfield in 1853, where he published the book, “Langstroth On The Hive And The Honey-Bee, A Bee-Keeper’s Manual.” The book included an “Advertisement. L.L. Langstroth’s Movable Comb Hive. Patented October 5, 1852.” The ad read in part, “Each comb in this hive is attached to a separate, movable frame, and in less
ca. 1875
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cobalt script,
Plymouth, Pa.” It is also stamped “Evan R.
PA.” Charles Shupp
owned and operated the “Beehive” Store in Plymouth in the late 1800s; he was considered one of the area’s leading merchants and had a large trade. The 1870s to 1880s was also considered the golden age of beekeeping in America.
Photo courtesy Crocker Farm.
than five minutes they can all be taken out, without cutting or injuring them, or at all without enraging the bees...New colonies may be formed in less time than is usually required to hive a natural swarm; or the hive may be used as a nonswarmer, or managed on the common swarming plan. The surplus honey may be taken from the interior of the hive on the frames or in upper boxes or glasses, in the most convenient, beautiful and saleable forms...The hive and right will be furnished on the following terms. For an individual or farm right, five dollars. This will entitle the purchaser to use and construct for his own use on his own premises, as many hives as he chooses...”
Reverend Langstroth then moved to Oxford, Ohio, in 1858, which is located about 40 miles northwest of Cincinnati. He purchased a 10-acre farm and devoted his time to beekeeping and cultivating
ca.
“Beehive” Store in Plymouth in the late 1800s; he was considered one of the area’s leading merchants and had a large trade. The 1870s to 1880s was also considered the golden age of beekeeping in America.
fruit trees and vegetables. The Ohio and Western New York area was a popular destination for farmers during this period, including the West Bloomfield, N.Y., potter, Alvin Wilcox (18011862), who contributed over 30 letters in the 1850s about growing grapes to “Moore’s Rural New-Yorker.”
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A molded ancient Roman terracotta beehive-shaped savings bank, ca. second-third century, A.D.
Photo courtesy John Hopkins Krieger School of Arts & Sciences/Archaeological Museum.
This
1875 stoneware crock is inscribed with cobalt script, “Shupps Bee Hive / Plymouth, Pa.” It is also stamped “Evan R. Jones / Pittston PA.” Charles Shupp (1853-1935) owned and operated the
Photo courtesy Crocker Farm.
This
stoneware jar
inscribed with
“Shupps Bee Hive /
Jones / Pittston
(1853-1935)
Langstroth
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Furthermore, Langstroth’s book was also republished, including translations done in Italian and French in the 1880s, which is a decade regarded today as the golden age of beekeeping in America. This was a time that saw advancements in beekeeping, where it even became a commercial endeavor. Langstroth eventually died in Dayton, Ohio, in 1895, and the house he lived in at Oxford was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Interestingly, a great piece of folk art was recently discovered in the Greenfield area by Massachusetts antiques dealer John Prunier. The hand-carved object is made from chalk and probably dates from about the mid-19th century. The figure is Reverend Langstroth standing behind a stacked version
of his movable-frame beehive. Placed on top of the invention is a small beehive, similar to the cobalt decorated one that adorns the mentioned ca. 1830 three-gallon stoneware pitcher, which is attributed to Enoch Bennett in Philadelphia.
Inscribed across the front of the chalk beehive is “Discovered Bee Space/Invented Movable Frame Hive/Patented October 5, 1852.” The word “Model” is also written in pencil. It is also inscribed on the side, “Rev. Lorenzo Langstroth/Greenfield, Mass.”
Chalkware, which was primarily made from plaster of Paris or sculpted gypsum was popular in America from the late 18th to the early 20th century. It was typically a decorative technique that encompassed various molded figures and was popular with manufacturers in Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts, etc. Although the figure
of Reverend Langstroth is certainly unique, and perhaps a one-of-a-kind object, representing both American folk art and the invention of an important figure, whose contributions helped the beekeeping and fruit farming industries evolve in the 19th century.
Sources Langsworth, Lorenzo
Lorraine. “Langstroth On The Hive And The Honey-Bee, A Bee-Keeper’s Manual.” Northampton, Mass.: Hopkins, Bridgman & Company, 1853. Thomas, Justin W. “America’s Great Awakening and Migration The Red Earthenware of Western New York, Volume 1.” Beverly, Mass.: Historic Beverly, 2025.
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A ca. mid-19th century hand-carved chalk figure of Reverend Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth and his movable-frame beehive. The beehives are stacked on top of each other. Photo courtesy John Prunier.
The side is inscribed “Rev. Lorenzo Langstroth / Greenfield, Mass.” Photo courtesy John Prunier.
Additional views of the chalk figure. Photo courtesy John Prunier.
