The history of Hummel collectibles is as charming as the figurines themselves They are based on the work of a truly inspired artist, a Siessen nun named Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel

The history of the Godin stove is foundational to the history of French stove making, and indeed to the history of domestic stove manufacturing as a whole Before the era of cast iron, domestic fuel took on many forms from the open hearth fire to the clay or stone kiln

Dresden porcelain and Meissen porcelain are sometimes confused, due to their long and entangled early history Beginning in the early 1700's, Johann Bottger, a talented inventor, was kept as the prisoner of Prince Augustus at Albrechtsburg castle in Meissen, a small village only a few miles down the road from much larger Dresden

Throughout its history, Limoges porcelain has been made by a number of factories and artisans In fact, contrary to what many people believe, Limoges is not the name of a company that makes china or porcelain at all

The predecessor to the Noritake porcelain line, Morimura-kumi, was established in 1876, in Ginza, a suburb of Tokyo, Japan Thus, a long and illustrious history began for the famed maker of some of the world's most remarkable china

Antique Nippon porcelain, as this china was called during the period from the 1890's through the early 1920's, denoted country of origin rather than products from a specific manufacturer Nippon is the anglicized word for Japan or "land of the rising sun"

Antique phonographs literally burst onto the stage of history in December of 1877, an offshoot of Thomas Edison's attempt to save the content of telegraph transmissions for later use The original concept was to emboss the dots and dashes of Morse code onto paper or tin foil so that a record of the characters transmitted would be created and able to be re-transmitted accurately and quickly

Poole Pottery, known for its fine antique vases, urns, dinnerware, and other collectible china, had a history that began with the takeover in 1873 of the defunct pottery works of James Walker by Jesse Carter in the town of Poole, Dorset, England The manufactory was located near the docks of the harbor at Poole, so as to easily offload the rich clay deposits from the nearby hills and to ship finished products to the rest of the world

Abingdon Pottery as artware was produced for only 17 years from 1934 through 1950 Art pottery was produced by The Abingdon Sanitary Manufacturing Company of Abingdon, Illinois, as a way of supplementing lagging production of its main line of products - plumbing fixtures - during The Great Depression

Leica Cameras derive their name from a shortening of "Leitz Camera" While on the staff at the Leitz Wetzlar Factory in 1911, Oskar Barnack set out to create a portable camera

Capodimonte porcelain, sometimes written as Capo di Monte porcelain or Capo-di-Monte porcelain, was named for the factory location in the Capodimonte Woods near NaplesThe Italian translates "Mount head" or perhaps "top of the mountain"