The Historic Preservationist: Recent Episodes
Gregg Perry
Conservation scholar Gregg Perry will lead us back into time on a journey of restoring and conserving 17th -19th century period architecture furnishings and timepieces.
With factory mechanization for the first time furniture began to be made in 3 different grades.
Jefferson was the for most collector in America of copy paintings and sculpted bust making him the first and broadest inversiones art collector.
Farmers through colonial America could produce the majority of their food stuff except their sugar. Sugar was produced only in a few areas of the colonies when homeowner acquires it this one was an kept under lock and key.
The beginning of American cast iron ornamentation began with firebacks and stove plates.
Pennsylvania German architecture can teach us how the Germanic architecture was competing with the English Georgian as the styles developed.
Musical tall clocks re a guide to our past to know why the popular tune of the day were.
There are difficulties in identifying the original color of Japanese surfaces due to longevity of time, non compatible materials and oxidation and reduction reactions.
Japanese furniture was first accepted in New England, but never gained a great foothold, what resulted was watered down Asian motifs applied to upscale American furniture.
A tale of the political events land the actual tea burning in Boston harbor which were captured as engravings on a tall case clock.
How row houses footprint foundations along the James River cried out the origins of the English row house.
Understanding who were the movers and shakers who helped bring about and solidify the American colonial revival.
Understanding how combining Oa Germanic influences with English Quakers,resolve in a special art form in South Eastern PA
How the American version of architecture change with different materials in regional influences.
An extension of the anchor escapement, The tick tack pallets span only two or three teeth of the escape wheel.
Dating period clocks can be aided by the name and location on the dial or case and mechanism characteristics. I am starting with the lantern clock.
A description of high end ebanized and bronzed mounted cases by Thomas Tompion of England.
The reason wall clocks were initially cases and how they developed from a necessity into a decorative feature of furniture.
The development of early clock, and the rise of fake and fraud clock makers in America due to a rise commercialism
Early Colonial Metallurgy, an inability to produce brass and an example of steps taken by the cottage industry to produce straight pins.
Early paper making required many artesana in the workshop, materials used were cellulose fiber and old rags.The paper making process is described
early Americans craft of producing repeated patterns on cloth for curtains and paper for wallpaper;
The development of clocks and watches, clocks and society, clocks and business, clocks and autrology and clocks and status
How the colonies began structuring their everyday lives around clock bells And sun dials.
A description of how pots and early red ware were produced in the colonies and the select clay they used
Thomas Tompians’ chance meeting with brilliant mathematician Robert Hooke leads Tompian to make a quadrant which propels him on the steps on becoming a notable clock maker.
How time keeping was taken from the blacksmith and was improved by forming a gild system which was partially due to the importation of superior clock makers from France and Germany. In addition the pendulum was developed increasing accuracy overnight.
This episode describes the Limner as an individual who was itinerant doing portraits. Also, when he was back in his workshop he engraved metals for the block printing process.
This episode describes how different types of colonial shoes were made, The material that make them and the various individuals that were in the trade.
This episode Describes different colonial looms and their components, various colonial fabric weaves and important inventors of the period.
Defining the difference between a cabinet maker and furniture maker and explaining details of some of the major furniture styles
The essential colonial tradesmen with a highly skilled builder there was no need for an architect.
In 1830 the downfall of American architecture began due to cutting back in the use of light And shades and walls and space
Understanding the qualifications of a silversmith, some famous names and how a silver article is produced.
The duties and qualifications of a coppersmith are explained and the SGO by step process of producing a bespoke tea kettle by hand.
Understanding how designers and architects 150 years ago how they once got inspired to produce visually interesting dwellings compared to today’s mundane unappealing architecture.
The earliest plumbers started producing objects in lead by melting them this produced casting of pipes and when they were not casting them they were telling them. eventually lubbers moved to casting shots ir bullets.
The Whitesmith or tin smith developed what we call tin plate which became a lighter and cheaper alternative to steel, cast iron or wood products
The development of the flint lock rifle, better known as the Kentucky rifle which was developed in PA
How a clock I bought at auction, restored and found its way to an auction house selling for over $92,000.
New world, new ways, British restrictions, the apprentice system and quality and honesty
Stabilizing brickwork with a combination of modern materials and traditional techniques.
Salvaging a discolored finish, identifying an old finish, cleaning techniques, and overcoating old furniture finishes.
Understanding dust, detached veneer, cleaning marble, spilled liquids and your cleaning staff.
Recommended finishes, feeding a finish, types of finishes to avoid and wax and polishes
Separation of moldings, structural joint separation, missing parts, materials: original or synthetic and veneer losses.
The coming together of technology of culture, 1890-1920. Things would never be the same, the Colombian exposition.
The plaster trade,causes of damage, immediate action., restoration and finding a tradesmen
Types of coatings and finishes, composition, manufacturing processes and stylistic and color preference
Overview, construction materials and methods, derivatives and alternatives, decorative plaster.
New styles, the French connection, taking liberties with period styles and the modern look.
The secret to quickness and quantity, assembly line production, steam power, the big picture, and speed.
Coming of the machine age, cottage industry to industrial setters, power of the press and America’s first true furniture city.
Embossed and pre-formed metals, acoustic treatments, typical problems and recommended treatments.
Curtain walls, sheet metal, moisture penetration sunlight heat and abrasion, material losses and replacement strategies.
Problems of abrasive cleaning, variable factors, how building materials react to abrasive cleaning, when is abrasive cleaning permissible.
Historic roofing materials, failure of support systems, repair or replace, replacing historic materials, maintenance.
Historical evaluation and damaged assessment , preservation treatments, log repair and chinking
Historical background, traditional construction and corner notching, chinking and restoring foundations and roofs.
Slate roofs are historic design feature and cannot be duplicated using substitutes materials.Roofs should be maintained and repaired to extend their serviceable lives.
An introduction to slate, its history in the US, The character and detailing of the fabric.
Plaster is a significant part of the fabric of a building where plaster cannot be repaired or conserved. This episode contains outlines of moving forward with techniques and mixes
Careful research is used to determine the original appearance of historic roofs. it’s important to match original fabric as much as possible. lastly, once installed a wooden shingle roof must be maintained.
To save a building from demolition, it may be required to close up and temporarily satisfy measures to preserve the building in the short term for 10 years.
To save windows or not, are the Windows original? What did the original piece look like? Just a few of the many questions answered in historic frenestration.
The montgolfier brothers are responsible for the first time an animal or man had left the surface of the earth, we only know this because of the observation of Benjamin Franklin in Paris.
Water gilding and the hand made frame have been a natural marriage for over 2000 years.
The Willards of Massachusetts faked their clients into thinking they produced the clock movements that were placed in their timepieces.
The increase of fireplaces, recessed fireplaces, The mantle tree and the corner chimney.
Picking methods for removing solid layers, abrasive methods. Vibrations and ultrasonic cleaning.
This episode looks at the development of where fires were placed in early dwellings with the beginning development of chimneys and louvers to vent out unwanted smoke fumes.
Part III - Stylistic designers change the look and feel of the fireplaces outward designs and embellishments and the advent of the small coal burning stove arrives.
Part II- The development of fireplace accessories and over- mantles by English designers.
Necessity brings about the development of the fireplace, for cooking and eating in one’s place of dwelling
Bonding will be explored in the form of: primary, secondary, dipoles, polar and non polar materials and hydrogen bonding.
Ancient oaks planted by Louis XIV coming from Le-Mans, drones find the perfect specimens for spire rebuilding.
Having the ability to understand what type of tool or machine is essential for dating early dwellings.
Tables are one if the few furniture forms that have spanned all the great timber periods.
Principles, least risk, diminished risk, higher risk, fashion, and fakes should all be considered when purchasing furniture.
More commonly called over carving when a mundane piece of furniture gets into the hands of the carver in the late 19th century.
This two part oak firm has come into its own in 30 years creating a new segment of collectors and coneseurs.
This oak, at times dank late 17th century object would generally be the only piece of furniture in a modest house.
These early chairs starting around 17th had high backs, and for the first time a solar in back post with were “S” shape to give comfort and included for the first time an upholstery seat.
The earliest chair forms recorded, always found in English oak with solid seats and a solid high back with carved decoration.
An examination of the small decorative object which held sheet music, reading materials and plates.
Understanding all the risk factors involved when buying antique furniture and most importantly developing an eye.
Explaining count wheel striking and the passing strike in early tall case clock movements.
Pros and cons are discussed of how color and patination affect valuations of period furniture.
Dyes, color formulas, soaking periods, reconstructed wood, marquetry fillers, tortoise shell and horn
The appearance of wood veneers, sausage veneers, end grain, The choice of wood, natural colored woods and artificial colored woods.
Examining sky rocketing valuations of decorative arts due to Covid isolation of clients.
Wood, bone, putee, semi precious stones are just a few of the materials that will be explained in this episode.
How these independent buildings arise from the use of local materials through the Information Age of catalogues.
Floors, fireplaces, kitchen stoves, staircases, built-in furniture, services, lightning, woodwork.
Kitchen stoves, staircases, build-in furniture, services, lighting, metalwork and woodwork.
Characteristics, doors, walls, windows, ceilings, floor, fireplaces, staircases, built-ins, services, lighting, metalwork and woodwork.
Characteristics, doors, windows, ceilings, floors, fireplaces, built-ins, service, lightning and metalwork.
Characteristics, doors, windows, walls, ceilings, floors, fireplaces, staircases, services, lighting, metalwork and woodwork.
Fireplaces, kitchen stoves, staircases, building furniture, services, lighting, metalwork and woodwork.
The development of traditional gears for the waterwheel, either a gristmill or sawmill.
Stuffed pad with finger- roll edge, double hyphen stuffed stitched, springing, cushions and pillows, top cover and finishing.
Fireplaces, staircases, building furniture, services, lighting, metalwork and woodwork.
Ceilings, floors, fire places , stair cases, furniture, services, lighting and metalwork.
How I developed a passion for upholstery and tips for aspiring upholsters to develop their crafts.
The development , construction, design and functionality of early 18th century pit saws.
A step by step process, a good project for the beginner to learn basic woodworking skills.
An economical and quick way of procuring and building a fence for animals and land division.
The clock makers company in the 17th century was not an honor as commonly thought today, one was forced to join or buy themselves in by various means.
The development t of the maker and /or clock smith can be rotted in the traditional trade of blacksmiths, white smith, Gun smiths and bell founders.
Thomas Sheraton cabinet maker, squires prominence in the London furniture trade but lives a short life.
The development of the Adam’s style but with drawbacks of the brothers not having an understanding of their materials causing the beginning and cheapening of furniture designs.
Chippendale’s Director possibly was a failure by all accounts in building a new furniture style.
The development of English needlepoint which encompasses very specific pieces of furniture
The advantages of using latex paint today as opposed to using oil based paint yesterday.
Tin ceiling installation includes:furring, installing the metal, installing the cornice and caulk, prime and paint.
The Foursquare house style is the epitome of the turn of the centuries (comfortable house).
What caused the Greek Revival; rational, characteristics, columns, fenestrations, cornices, interiors , plots will be discussed.
Repairs to an 18th century cornices provide a laboratory for a more avant guard techniques
Paying attention to good installation methods in the sheet metal junctures of roofs and walls helps avoid common problems
The opportunities for acquiring architectural salvage have never been better, but old house owners can expect stiff competition for those materials.
An introduction of absurd but artistic architectural objects built throughout the UK by eccentrics .
When removing clear film finishes or painted surfaces off of faux wood graining proceed very carefully.
Faux wood draining particular tools, surface preparation, the ground coat, a simple glaze formula and techniques required.
The Mount Vernon Plantation, marriage to Martha, a wealthy land owner, The Quartering Act, The Stamp Act, The Townsend Act, violence in Boston and the Boston Tea party.
George Washington,The death of his brother, in the Ohio Valley, The French and Indian War, The Battle of Fort Necessity and Duquesne.
The distinctive details of the Italian style fall into three categories: the Villa, Renaissance revival and Italian ate.
Understanding spool turned furniture origins and applications leading into the attributes name Jenny Lind.
Understanding early exterior paints; materials, painting and the old look from modern materials.
This episode contains outbuildings, stabilization, the point of no return, repair ideas, roofs, foundations and sills and walls.
Perry leads us on a historical diatribe of wallpaper with netting.; it includes history of the process, preparation and preservation, materials and tools, hanging the netting, room corners and shrinking and wallpapering.
Explore the different types of metal roofs and how they were once fashioned together to create a die hard standard in roofing.
Historic Preservationist Gregg Perry reminisces about projects he has placed in the original Joe Biden homestead.
The first homes built in American-in the 17th century, in Plymouth Mass. with bonus commentary.
A primer for the understanding of the high art form of Andre Charles Boulle, utilizing tortoise in the art of marquetry.
This episode talks about excavating to start the waterproofing process, sizing up the system and laying down drains.
This episode talks about common water sources in basements and cellars, controlling water, drainage systems and the use of clay .
The episode explains how the east influenced western objects in regards from to the 3rd quarter of the 18th. Century, and today after careful study we can see many eastern styles clues that can be found in the craftman style.
This episode explains different type of chalks available, how to use them, how to prepare the surfaces and why some caulking jobs fail.
This episode contains warning signs and signals for deteriorating tanks, the cost of a clean hole and bureaucratic maze of tank removal.
This episode defines the medieval forms using new world materials to develop 17th century style descendants.
This episode explains what is a chimney liners; clay, cast in place and metal liners. Also included are 20 reasons for relining chimneys.
This episode explains how to make a custom cove molding when only a short run is desired using a benchsaw
This episode puts forth structure repairs, wood repairs, liners, maintenance and spot repairs on period gutters.
Plaster Repair tips for the homeowner; fixing cracks, canvassing, washers, patching holes, finish failure and texture removal.
This episode takes us through chemical clean up, being fastidious of all paint and finish removed in corners, removing marks, removing water stains, removing burns, doing carpentry repairs, filling little holes, filling pores and cosmetic touch ups.
This episode gives background to repointing, removing the old mortar, removing the loose bricks and grit, matching old mortars consistency, matching old mortars color, pressing a new mortar, and matching old mortars texture.
This episode talks of how and why double thickness brick walls separate and bulge, their degrees of separation and what to do about the delamination of layers and how to institute an intervention using ties.
This episode explains how to dismantle long case clocks, load them into a vehicle and setting the movement.
This episode talks about vertical plank construction, horizontal plank construction and living in plank houses.
This episode talks about construction and tools fixing a falling wall and finishing touches.
This episode speaks of looking for problems, demolishing, new hearth and fireplace box, fire box, dampers, coal- burners and smoke chambers.
This episode talks about how to bleach or color wood using chlorine, oxalis acid, and hydrogen peroxide.
This episode talks about matching materials, moisture and protection, lock-in up a floor and background on sub floors and common repairs.
Simple Geometry helps Preservationist to erect perpendicular or to find a center of a circle.
This episode enlightens listeners on the background of architectural structure, exposing and assessing sill damage, supporting the structure and removing the damage and replacing the sill.
This episode expands upon how glass changed residential stores, early commercial stores and includes explanations of crown glass, cylinder glass, bent glass, plate glass, expanses of glass, glass block, lens and prism glass and 20th century glass.
A guide to wood framed house construction: timber- framed, braced- framed, balloon -framed and plate form-framed.;
This episode explains the type of cobbles used, where they are found and how this type of architecture began.
Once rejected because of the damage it can inflict to historic interiors, abrasive blasting is getting a second look. New techniques that work with lower pressure and softer abrasives, made from products such as ground nutshells make for a safer option for cleaning and paint removal.
This episode explains a traditional building from Southern Texas, it’s technique and materials.
Tips for the horological investigator when determining if a tall case clocks case is a marriage with its dial and mechanism..
This episode helps us find replacement lumber, cutting, grating, moisture content and also guides us in removing damaged sections and installing replacements.
The episode contains a delineation if indicators of the first four architectural styles in the colonies.
This episode speaks of the history of virgin growth yellow line trees and how it’s reused today is running scarce.
This episode describes the functionality in setting of a calendar dial on tall case clocks.
This episode contrasts and compares Georgian and Federal architectural styles in American.
This episode takes the listeners from the 1700 to the 1920 of the various types of knobs and latches produced for door hardware.
This episode talks about a type of house which is two or three stories and has only a half gable roof.
As old historic houses settle no lines are ever straight, plumb or true. So when installing new clapboard your line of installation must follow the irregularities of the house.
This treatise explains the thoughts of Dr. Benjamin Franklin and Count Rumfords, opinions nearly 10 years apart on the amount of smoke fireplaces give off.
The southern softwoods, cedar, yellow pine and Baldcypress characteristics and applications will be explored..
This episode talks about wood shingles from their defects and deterioration, checks and splits, weathering, curl and cup, and sapwood decay.
This episode talks about development and functionality of two door houses in Berks county ,PA
This episode talks about docs, type of wood used, ailing, spacing, sidelap, exposure, roof pitch, open deck, housekeeping and cleaning and treatments.
This episode talks about bare wood, paint, wax, oils, shellac, oil varnishes and Swedish finishes and polyurethanes.
This episode explains the Beaux Arts Style emphasizing its more than a style and how it was applied to mansions and municipal buildings.
This episode talks about painting preparation, preparing the surface, scrapping, repairing, washing, caulking, priming and painting.
The hows and whys that farmers paid to have their brick homes decorated with patterned pattern gabbled ends.
Perry uses the Edith Wharton Home from the early 1920, the Mount as an example of good preservation practice in stucco restoration. First, finding the formulas, how to handle big cracks and little cracks and how to achieve a marble smooth finish.
This episode revisits wall paper styles of the early 20th century and explains how and why taste change. In addition, Perry explains how the first wall paper was reproduced in Paris France in the late 17th century.
This episode explains how to undo old putty, create glass that fits, how to embed and place panes and bevels and paint.
For 100 years the style of American architecture that has followed the Georgian Kings perfect proportions, proper window placement and cornerstones are just a few of the factors that make up this eye appealing architecture.
This episode explores the development and publishing of Sheraton’s book, Cabinet Makers and uphoterers drawing book.
Publication of the cabinet makers and upholsterers guide, Hepplewhites shield back chair, sofas and sayers a rich selection of tables, cellarettsattes and knife-boxes
This episode explains any defeats to look for prepainting, cleaning the house, failing wood surface and the importance of a primer. Also Perry takes a few questions from his podcast followers.
This episode explains how Robert Adam studying the classical order of Italy’s antiquaty changed the design world dominated by Thomas Chippendale.
This episode expounds on Chippendales professional life and the development of the three episodes of the director and how they related to other design book authors of the day.
This chapter delineates how the second continental congress met to lay out the articles of independence.
This episode explained how the Canadians secured Juno Beach and how other allied forces landed on Sword beach.
This episode places us right at the end of the 3rd quarter of the 17th century , defining what decorative arts and accessories were like. Then leads us through the changes these objects incurred, through William and Mary through George III.
Perry takes us on a journey explaining how to replicate missing pieces of ornamental wood carvings.
Perry explains why lime water is necessary on historic structures, it provides a more poisons joiunt to relieve moisture from the inside of the house.
Perry takes us through the process of producing handwrought nails, wire nails and cut nails.
This episode contains measures designed to punish Boston for its tea party. The first accidental shots were shot at concord and Lexington.
This episode talks about when it’s time to strip, sanding and grinders, chemical strippers, water/media blasting and mechanical removers.
This episode dissects the recently discovered Shiver’s diaries from the first and second quarter of the 18th century and how it ties into Wistarburgh and the development of the tavern/inn at Loyds landing in Quintin , NJ
There are three steps to promote success in repair and restorations; avoid horizontal flat surfaces, avoid joints that face skyward, avoid unvented spaces.
This episode explores the beginning, rise and duration of the use of columns and posts in American Architecture from the beginning to present day.
This episode focuses on using non traditional materials to restore cracks and holes in plaster walls.
Marie Antoinette’s lavish lifestyle aids to bankrupt France and creates famine, high taxes and eventually sends the growing upper middle class into the Enlightenment philosophies.
Understanding structural shortcomings that cause floors to dip and what to do about them.
The episode pushes into the efforts of colonials to call on parliament to abolish the stamp tax and continues up until the Boston Tea Party.
This episode provides information on replacing damaged floor boards, a hinge wedge jig for tightening tongue and groove boards and tips on elevating floor board squeaks.
This episode examines how to look for chimney leaks of water, salt build ups, flashing, pan flashing and repointing.
The episode describes how paints were produced. grinding pigments and adding them to a vehicle carrier.In addition the components and the most popular colors in colonial America are explained.
This episode explains the generation of Wistar from glass making to the setting up of the Wistarburgh Museum at the University of Pennsylvania.
The historic preservationists Gregg Perry leads us step by step on how to hang new full size doors into existing frames.
This examines how to evict bats from your house.. It explains why bats love historic houses and the various ways to rid them and clean up after them.
Once considered trash in the early 18th century, clinkers are one of several early bricks whose nonconformity was part of their appeal.
A to Z on how to produce and effectively apply traditional chinking during the historic preservation of log homes.
This episode contains features in the inside of Dutch Colonial Homes and also talks about the companion barns
This episode leads us to the deception of the German forces in and about Calais and also introduces us to the commanders of the allied forces.
The beginnings of alchemy are explored including its different facets, in this episode physical alchemy.
Gregg Perry, The Historic Preservationist is interviewed by international historic preservationists on all aspects of horological.
Antiquarian Horologist, Gregg Perry takes you on a journey of evolution and origin of time keeping and its keepers.
Gregg Perry launches his initial podcast on updating his present project during the pandemic while being interviewed by Argentinian Historic Preservationist Luis and Isabela.
This episode contains obtaining the clay, making the batter, shaping the mud into bricks, drying the raw bricks and firing the bricks.
This episode speaks about making glass in the modern era in Southern NJ. It includes an honor role in early glass manufactures in Southern NJ, starting with Wistarburgh in Alloways town in 1739 up until many factors in 1899.
This episode explains the discovery of glass, magic of glass making, emerging glass industry, early American glass and how glass succeeded in South Jersey.
This episode talks about Voltaire’s production of the first encyclopedia and his life in exile.
This episode expounds on the house and why of room divisions and expansions in Dutch Colonial Homes
This episode explains why Voltaire was banished to England and extrapolates in Emilie, the love of his life.
Difference in burning dry pressed and soft tempered clay brick and the proper way to set bricks in kilns for burning.
This is episode us about the Enlightenment and when the world changed, the literary successes and financial failures of Voltaire.
This episode describes fireplaces, windows, roof-lines and eves in Dutch Colonial Homes for regulating internal temperatures.
This episode talks about Dutch houses, urban and rural, the functions of the Dutch house and how to read a house.
This episode presents hidden evidence, veneer, adhesives, nails, cotter pins, locks, glass, cabinetry, tables and stands.
This episode talks about squiring an eye and expertise, shrinking wood, joinery, tooled surfaces and other details to look for when authenticating furniture.
This episode takes us to the training of your eye about; date, period; proportions of the period, a form of the era and what are the most stylistic details of an antique. It also goes to explain evidence of the materials for dating, wood, aging of wood and woodworm.
This episode contains information on; clays, how to test clay for making brick, drying brick, preparing clay for plastic mud brick, and pressing dry clay to perfection.
Perry explains; how to identify problematic attributions, leading and misleading inscriptions, labels, branding and styles.
This episode discusses Wainscoting, the Brave and Bit and various infills of early wall designs covered in plaster.
Gregg Perry ,The Historic Preservationist explains step by step how to authenticate period furniture and how not to fall into the pitfalls of fakes and forgeries.
Gregg Perry explains the benefits of using NHL in historic restoration work or new construction.
Gregg Perry takes you through 7 identifying points of what history can aid and abet us in bettering our society.
This episode expands the theme of setting the brickwork, hydraulic limes and safety procedures.
The Historic Preservationist, Gregg Perry sets forth his views on the sacrifices required when engaging on an architectural preservation.
The episode explaines how bricklayers prepare their work for the next stage, the development of the essential craft skills for cutting bricks and how one sets out to prepare brickwork in a very traditional manner.
A tale of how young Archibald Leach was inspired and motivated by the local theater to eventually leave Bristol and eventually come to America.
This episode continues the explanation of basic molding planes. The components of a raised panel frame, colonial doorways and iron ware.
This episode explains Georgian architectural features and how they were produced with each type of hand plane that was required.
This episode walks the burgeoning Horologist through the basic tools needed to set up a safe and complete workshop.
This episode explains the earliest formations of bricks in the earliest history of dwellings in the world. It expounds on a chronological timeline, how bricks were made, their ingredients and their applications.
Gregg Perry introduces the mental rendering of a replica to be built of the 1724 Summer Kitchen at the rear of The Samuel Shivers Estate, he delineates it’s construction and a gofundme page will go up shortly.
This episode with FDR selves into the 1932 presidential election and his first term in the presidency.
This episode dissects a simple mantle clock movement, a mid 20th century Bentima. Parts and their relation and functionality with one another will be described.
This episode takes us into FDR early political career and his acquiring polio and governing of NY
This episode expounds upon early time keepers, the oscillator as a time keeper and the basic divisions of mechanical movement.
This episode explores certain primitive colonial tools used for shingle production. How to apply shingles and the different styles of weather boards, sawn clapboards, the jack-plane and studding.
This episode contains step by step methodology for raising the bents into positioning, explanations of fun poles, block and tackle, Plumb bob, summer beams and production of roof skeleton and how shingles were produced.
This episode talks about the conclusions reached about a clients horological object; from the preliminary examination of an object, estimates, records of work, damage and records and guarantees.
This episode tends to explain and delineate exacting definitions of antiquarian horological conservation, restoration and repair.
This episode enlightens listeners into Franklin Roosevelt’s childhood and college years.
This episode examines how the conservator and restorer deals with reversability, replacement components, conversions, marriages and traditional materials.
The conservation and restoration of clocks and watches is a profession that requires a code of ethics to provide a guide to what constitutes good practice.
This episode explains step by step the process of producing a mortise and tenon joint. It goes on to explain the theory of using and producing pegs or tree nails. Last, the foundation and its construction are discussed and the tools required.
This episode of colonial home building describes how timber was moved, carried or drug on carts or wagons pulled by horses or oxen. The episode continues with the seasoning of wood, cutting of timber, saws, chisels and drill bits that were used.
This episode of colonial home building takes us deep into the tools of the trade of log preparation and how to fell timber.
General George Washington concludes his public life to return to the agrarian tasks at Mount Vernon, addressing his crops, slavery and aging.
Colonial home building and traditional wood-working, featuring period tools, techniques and materials.
general Washington opens the first bank, political Parties are created, the whiskey rebellion and militia acts occur. Washington gets re-elected.
This episode finds General Washington as his troops move North to South uniting with the allied forces of Lafayette at Yorktown Virginia
This dissertation by Gregg Perry, furniture conservator, lays down professional points of caring for historic furniture. included are; protection of the patina, limit effects of light, limit effects of relative humidity, understanding insect infestation, good housekeeping and handling.
Antiquarian Horological Conservator, Gregg Perry leads us on a brief history of time keeping. Starting with man’s first need to predict the right time to plant crops 9000 years ago, to understanding atomic time which supplies our ubiquitous cell phones.
Antiquarian Horological Conserver, Gregg Perry leads us on a journey of restoring and conserving 17th-19th century clock dials; including brass, white-panned and enameled surfaces. This dissertation is geared to collectors, museum curators and burgeoning restorers alike.
Historic Preservationist Gregg Perry takes questions from an Argentinian preservation firm, Isabela and Luis Alarcón located in Buenos Aires. Their firm presents questions from Perry’s South American followers about the status of preservation in the USA.
Washington moves his forces from Canada to NJ, the Declaration of Independence is written, Washington escapes the battle of Long Island, the battle of Trenton and 1777 a year of hardship.
This episode extrapolates on the resolves and convention s that lead to propulsion of Washington into the position of commander in chief. Also the episode takes us into the first shots which lead to the beginning of the American revolution.
This episode takes us to Mount Vernon examining plantation and manufacturing life, marriage to Martha and understanding Washington the wealthy landowner.
This episode takes us from George Washington’s early beginnings filled with stories and anecdotes of his childhood and his early education. Additionally, how he obtained a certificate as a land surveyor and how he began living in Mount Vernon.
This episode contains the view of Clinton’s intelligence services, major Andre, Benedict Arnold, and things of the Culper began to fall apart and Arnold going quiet.
General Washington had become very frustrated with the lack of performance of the ring, whether it be specific information or too much of a time lag for message delivery to be effective.
The episode of Culper’s spy ring continues, showing the limits of intelligence, secret writer, codes and the suspicion of Washington himself.
This episode contains political and religious solutions for removing bodies from cementaries and reconfiguring to newfound and more orderly burial grounds
This episode explains the causes of the degradation of environmental pollutants of bricks and terracota in addition to freeze- thaw dynamics that result in substrate degradation.
This episode takes us into the materials particularly clay that were used to build earth and buildings, including various renders such as lime washes for surfaces and providing the ability to assess certain surface conditions due to degradation. In addition, hand made brick making will be explained.
Our journey through the Renaissance in this episode contains medical advancements, persecuted intellectuals and understanding the years following the Renaissance.
This episode contains English Renaissance under the Tudors, Shakespeare, Lully and the new art, Seers and profits.
This episode contains arts and politics across Renaissance Europe, The Age of Discovery, Women’s Education, Galileo Galileo.
This episode continues into the Renaissance with the advent of Copernicus, the Reformation and the Spanish Inquisition.
This episode expounds the contributions of the Medici’s of Florence and France, the Dutch and famous painting revolution, Leonardo D’Avinci and Michelangelo.
A captivating guide to a remarkable period in European history, including stories of people such as Galileo Galileo, Michelangelo, Copernicus, Shakespeare and Leonardo Da Vinci.
Gregg Perry, The Historic Preservationist, examines a superb mahogany PIE Crust table at the Gloucester County Historical Museum.
The Historic Preservationist,Gregg Perry walks through the exhibition of Gloucester County Historical Museum, 100th Anniversary Year of the -19th Amendment. Remember the ladies-Women’s Right to Vite.
Gregg Perry, Historical Preservationist does a walk through the local tall case clocks at the Gloucester County Historical Society Museum.
Gregg Perry examines one of the prized objects at the Gloucester County Historical Society, located in Woodbury, NJ. An English brown Oak Dower Chest by Henry Wood, circa 1682. The jointed chest is thought to have carried some of the Wood’s family belongings as they travelled by ship from Bury England.
A journey about a remarkable period in European history, including stories of people like Galileo, Copernicus, Shakespeare , Michael Angelo and Leonardo DaVinci.
This episode takes us through the French Revolution how cementeries quickly became overflowing with putrified flesh and also examines the harboring resentment of the proletariat toward the aristocracy and the new proposals that were thrown about of new cement art placement and regulations.
This episode sees Benjamin Franklin reliving his rich life through his major philosophies, writing his memoirs and dealing with some of his adversities to settle the score.
An intense overview of Dr. Benjamin Franklin’s scientific experiments keying on those electrical in nature..
Dr. Benjamin Franklin America’s official, unofficial diplomat sows the seeds of independence through the hierarchal ladder to obtain armaments and monies from King Louis.
This dissertation takes us through the question: what is pointing, Why is pointing important and why is repointing necessary. Mortar mixes and appearance and natural and non-hydraulic lime.
This episode expounds in the mo era and shakers who brought back various modes of financial stability and civilly for the citizenry.
The great fire of London is over, but a few flare up occur, liters ransack the ruins and the economical life of the worlds greatest city is difficult to bring back.
London continues to burn causing havoc but in a few days the flames die as soon as they started.
Just, early obliterated by the Black Death plague, a few months go by and London get a double whammy in September of 1666 a fire starting on Pudding Lane putting out 75% of the greatest city of the earth.
Just a few miles out of the capital city the black plague nearly levels an entire village.
The death in numbers decrease, the body carts slow, turning into refuge carts, over stuffed graves emanate putrified bodies, it was found that the rat flee was the culprit of the plagues’ spread, all bed clothes carpets and linens had to be removed and burned.
Rising death totals, dead-carts, putrifying bodies, digging of death pits, there were now more dead living in London than living.
Details ails about the plague’s gruesome symptoms of death. The decaying corps being picked up in the streets by carts and the mass exodus from the city.
A personal story of triumph in the bench made furniture trade. From a novice to becoming the top in my field. Then having to make an extreme turn as the economy lessened, finding myself at the national watch and clock museum. An apprentice in the UK and finally to be the first and only American to complete the furniture restoration program at the infamous Ecole Boulle.
This episode takes us into the political, deforesting and racial issues that surround the mahogany timber harvesting.
A short essay on construction, economics and regional characteristics including the Queen Ann and Chippendale styles.
The history from its early beginnings in Monkstown Ireland to its present day restoration are revealed.
The discussion takes us through the great plagues of fires in London in the 17th century.
This episode explores Franklin sent to London under the guise to procure printing press supplies. Franklin went on to understand the importance of coffee houses in public discourse which led him to understand the importance of developing a preventative experience which led him to the development to fire insurance in America. On his trip back Franklin developed a plan of conduct for short principles to live by.
This episode explains how John Shivers built NJ oldest Colonial Tavern, tavern life and how the tavern ended up getting moved in 1726 to be joined up to the Shiver’s House.
Historic Preservationist Gregg Perry takes us on a brief history of the house explaining fine architectural points and the sympathetic restoration that is being undertaken.
This episode expounds upon on the most important furniture maker of the world, Thomas Chippendale. His name, branding has been developed to epitomized the highest quality in anything in the decorative arts today. As an interesting side note it is thought that Chippendale’s furniture making enterprise was the only one that incorporated all aspects of craftsmen from A to Z to produce and deliver a piece of furniture
This episode depicts the life of a lesser known superior talented Horologist Antide Janvier from the Jura region of France. Janvier was living at the time when much horological time keeping had been perfected, his place in horological history was the bench- making of masterpiece clocks and watches utilizing the best guilders, enamelars and other ancillary artisans to help him achieve his final product. many of Janviers works were Orries.
This episode contains stylistic trends and markers of Georgian woodwork, decorative arts and objects. Also references made to superlative pieces located in the infamous Victorian and Albert Museum in London.
This Episode takes us through the materials, production methods, types of bonds and brick ornaments from the early Tudor Period to the American late 19th Century brickwork.
Furniture conservator Gregg Perry discusses the pros and cons of the following film finishes; shellack, oil varnish, lacquers and oil finishes.
Mahogany the most important wood, the most important commodity in the development of civilization over 200 years.
Andre Charles Boulle, the greatest furniture maker France has ever known, cabinet maker to the Sun King. Tenacious work propelled him from humble beginnings to the top of the furniture world, utilizing marquetry and taking it to its zenith. But with all his brilliance his downfall was that he collected some of the most expensive art in the world causing him to financial ruin at his death.
This dissertation on The Age of Enlightenment takes us forth to all the major social, economical and political forces that propelled the 18th century to a new rebirth in the world.
This dissertation on the Age of Enlightenment takes us forth to all the major social, economical and political forces that propelled the 18th century to a new rebirth in the world.
A short dissertation of Franklin as post master general and his many advancements he bestowed on the postal system.
The story of John Harrison’s trials and tribulations in producing a marine time keeper for the exact measurement of longitude in the 18th century.
This episode explores the term corporation which means guilds in 18th century French furniture making. It extrapolates in requirements and protections of the guilds juxtapositioning the standing of the free artisans
This episode canvases the root causes and effects of the term FIGURE when referring to the sought after Visual appeal of a timber’s surface.
This episode describes various products-window panes and bottles produced at the Wistarburgh facility with an additional elaboration with table glass fixtures produced and the conditions that the typical Wistarburgh worker entailed.
This episode walks through the journey of entrepreneur Casper Wistar who created the first successful flat glass manufactury in the American colonies. It expounds on his successes and the social economic factors that gave rise to the glass industry.
Furniture scholar Gregg Perry walks us through all the delineating factors that denote and connote the attributes of American furniture including stylistic trends, political, and socio-economic factors that aided to blend one period to another.