Two Loggers' Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising an example identified C. M. Guyett and depicting a stack of cut logs, and an example identified John W. Ainslie and depicting a sawmill and logging ramp near a body of water.
each with maker's mark to underisde.
together with a shaving brush.
Height of taller 3 3/4 inches.
According to the genealogical record, John Wilson Ainslie (1865-1944) lived in Roscoe, New York, where he owned and operated a sawmill at Junction Pool, the confluence of the Beaver Kill and Willowemak Rivers. Ainslie invented the first machine to turn out bowling pins automatically and, for a time, was the second-largest manufacturer of ten-pins in the country. His mill also produced piano frames and other fine woodwork pieces.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
