Antique transferware collector Scott T. Hanson shares his process for removing grime and under-glaze stains from historic Staffordshire transferware dishes. Using close-up photographs and clear text, the process is illustrated and described using two examples. Antique dealers have had their secret methods for cleaning these beautiful pieces of pottery but have not wanted the public to discover how it can be done. After ten years of trial and error and experimentation, Hanson has developed a method that will remove the deepest stains from virtually any piece of glazed transferware, returning pieces to the bright colors and clean white backgrounds they had when they left the Staffordshire potteries in the 19th century. Clear, close-up photos walk you through the entire process, step by step. Two examples are shown to illustrate cleaning both a typically stained and dirty piece and a badly stained and grimy piece. Also included is a concise description of the process used to create transferware in the Staffordshire region of England in the 19th century. Understanding how the pieces were made will help you to understand how they became stained under the glaze and how the method illustrated works to remove the stains. Scott T. Hanson is a Maine based architectural historian who collects antique transferware to display and use in his 19th century home, Whitten House. Using documentary research into probate inventories of members of the original family to own the house, and shards of historic transferware found under and around the house in the course of restoration, he was able to identify the exact patterns that were in the house during the time two generations of the Whitten family called it home. Searching in shops, flea markets, auctions, and online, he has slowly found pieces of the patterns the Whitten family owned and assembled a collection reflecting their time in the house.Scott Hanson is also the co-author of The Architecture of Cushing's Island, written with Maine State Historian, Earle G. Shettleworth, and published in 2012. He has appeared, along with Whitten House, on the television program "If Walls Could Talk" on HGTV.

Cleaning Historic Staffordshire Transferware: An illustrated method for effective stain removal and cleaning for antique decorated pottery.

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Hanson, Scott T.

Antiques & Collectibles

Whitten House Books

Between the Civil War and World War I, the Maine coast drew thousands of summer visitors every year.
By the 1880s, some of the more affluent visitors decided to build their own cottages. From 1885 to 1905, Scientific American Building Monthly published floor plans, photographs, and descriptions of hundreds of homes, to inspire architects, builders, and clients. A tour of 52 lovely, distinctive homes designed and built in Maine more than a century ago are shared with a contemporary audience by the state's foremost architectural experts.
Together with photographs of the homes taken by David Clough, Shettleworth, Hanson and Glass provide expert commentary on both the home and its times. A book not to be missed by anyone who loves Maine, architecture, or the grand homes of a grander time. 
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<li>Highlights the Shingle Style summer cottages and town houses that flourished in Bar Harbor, Portland, the Casco Bay islands, Prouts Neck, Kennebunkport, and elsewhere on the Maine coast around the turn of the last century.</li>
<li>Features floor plans and photographs from the pages of the Scientific American Building Monthly.</li>
<li>Also features gorgeous exterior and interior color photography of 32 homes.</li>
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Homes Down East: Classic Maine Coastal Cottages and Town Houses

Arts & Photography

Glass, Christopher

Shettleworth Jr., Earle G.

History & Criticism

Tilbury House

How to accommodate contemporary life in a historic house.
This book does not repeat basic information that is readily available in many standard DIY books about carpentry, wiring, and plumbing. Rather, it shows how to adapt those DIY skills to the specialized needs of a historic house.
Although there are other books about renovating old houses, this is the first that prioritizes the identification and preservation of the historic, character-defining features of a house as a starting point in the process. That is the purpose of this book: to describe and illustrate a best-practices approach for updating historic homes for modern life in ways that do not attempt to turn an old house into a new one. The book also suggests many ways to save money in the process, without settling for cheap or inappropriate solutions.
Scott Hanson is a historic-building preservation professional and has 40 years’ experience rehabilitating historic houses. He has illustrated this authoritative book with hundreds of step-by-step photos, illustrations, charts, and decision-making guides. Interspersed throughout are photo essays of 13 restored historic houses representing a range of periods and architectural styles: Italianate, Victorian, Queen Anne, Federal, Colonial, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Ranch, Adobe, Craftsman, Shingle, and Rustic. With interior and exterior photography by David Clough, these multi-page features show what can be achieved when a historic home is renovated with a desire to preserve or restore as much historic character as possible. Before and After B&amp;W and Color Photography Throughout

Restoring Your Historic House: The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners

Down East Books

The architectural and social history of the Brown family camp, Moonahanis.Documenting the historically significant Brown family camp, Moonahanis, architectural historian Scott T. Hanson describes how this special place came to be and what makes it highly significant among Maine's many camps.Family histories have been studied; family members interviewed; and the historic photographs and guest books kept at Moonahanis have been copied with many of the images reproduced in the book. The author has examined the buildings with the eye of a historian and has photographed them as they appear today. These photos capture many details and evidence of history in the cabins and other buildings. Photos of the landscape of Brown's Island are also included, reminding readers of the context for these buildings and their history.This book is privately published for members of the extended Brown family and friends. A password is required to order copies.

Moonahanis: The Brown Family Camp

History

Americas

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Although there are other books about renovating old houses, this is the first that prioritizes the identification and preservation of the historic, character-defining features of a house as a starting point in the process. That is the purpose of this book: to describe and illustrate a best-practices approach for updating historic homes for modern life in ways that do not attempt to turn an old house into a new one. The book also suggests many ways to save money in the process, without settling for cheap or inappropriate solutions. Scott Hanson is a historic-building preservation professional and has 40 years' experience rehabilitating historic houses. He has illustrated this authoritative book with hundreds of step-by-step photos, illustrations, charts, and decision-making guides. Interspersed throughout are photo essays of 13 restored historic houses representing a range of periods and architectural styles: Italianate, Victorian, Queen Anne, Federal, Colonial, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Ranch, Adobe, Craftsman, Shingle, and Rustic. With interior and exterior photography by David Clough, these multi-page features show what can be achieved when a historic home is renovated with a desire to preserve or restore as much historic character as possible.

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Cleaning Historic Staffordshire Transferware: An illustrated method for effective stain removal and cleaning for antique decorated pottery.

Homes Down East: Classic Maine Coastal Cottages and Town Houses

Restoring Your Historic House: The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners

Moonahanis: The Brown Family Camp

Restoring Your Historic House: The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners