Antique Ornament

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Artifacts • Tagged art, Christmas, close up, copyright, decoration, glass, green, light, lights, metal. object, photography, red, silver, tree • 6 Comments

Close on a super old glass Christmas tree decoration. Wishing everyone a peaceful holiday season.

Old Machine Detail

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Artifacts • Tagged copyright, Evergreen Brickworks, gears, historic, London Machine Tool Co., photography, round, rusty, smooth, tool, Toronto • Leave a comment

Close on an old what I think may be a lathe made by London Machine Tool Company, found at the Evergreen Brickworks in Toronto.

Bro

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Artifacts • Tagged blue, bottle, bromo, close up, copyright, glass, letters, object, photography • 8 Comments

Close on an antique Bromo Seltzer bottle.

Gears and Pulleys

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Artifacts • Tagged antique, copyright, International Harvester, London, photography, rust, Western Fair • 13 Comments

A view of the interesting workings of an antique harvesting machine.

Metal Frame

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Artifacts • Tagged bed frame, Lucan, metal, Ontario, photography, white • 4 Comments

A view at Lucan Architectural of a metal bed frame detail set against a backdrop of ornate wrought iron gates. I liked the background because out of focus it looks a bit like black lace so I found a subject for the foreground.

CN Car

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Artifacts • Tagged 1939, baggage, car, CN, graphic, Komoka Railway Museum, Ontario, photography, railway • 3 Comments

A view at the Komoka Railway Museum of a 1939 Canadian National Railway baggage car.

18th Century Endpapers

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Artifacts • Tagged 1700s, art, books, close up, colorful, colourful, cosmic, design, endpapers, French, pattern, photography, rare, swirl • 12 Comments

Here's something different - I documented some antique French books from the 1700s yesterday and marvelled at the artistry of them with their leather and gold but that was nothing compared to the amazing - cosmic - endpapers!

Old Door Lock

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Artifacts • Tagged Banting Estate, door, lock, photography, red paint, wooden • 5 Comments

Close on an old door of an outbuilding on the Banting Estate in Alliston.

Antique Glass

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Artifacts • Tagged close up, glass, London, pattern, photography, red, Western Fair Market • 2 Comments

A red pattern picks ups the bright diffused light in the upstairs antique area of the Western Fair Market. For a split second there was a glow of light behind this large antique vase with the ornate red pattern.