Grl Friends barn find!!

[mojjax]

Grl Friend's barn find!!

My grlf and I were poking around an abandoned barn . She found this Folksy carving thing on the floor under some boards . We looked up St. Walston - he is the Patron Saint of Farmers .He died back in 1016 . The back is dated 1944 .
We put it on the mantle over the fireplace , looks nice there !
mojjax & debbie

 

[Michigan Badger]

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Very very nice. That Folk Art stuff is worth some good bucks too.

Badger

 

[LadyDigger]

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That is a nice find!!!!

I did a little search on Carlotta (the name on the back). Not knowing if TABER is her married or maiden name...I found a Carlotta L. Taber on the 1910 Mass Census and then another on the SSDI....now the SSDI, that could either be her married name or maiden name....but the birth year is about the same as the census...could it be the same person and could this be the person etched on the back of your find?

HH.........Ann

1910 United States Federal Census Record
Name: Carlotta L Taber
Age in 1910: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Henry
Father's Birth Place: New York
Mother's Birth Place: New York
Home in 1910: Worcester Ward 10, Worcester, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female

Household Members: Name Age
Henry Taber 49, father, W, Wd, Math Professor, can't make out the name...but looks like York University.
Dorethea Taber 22, daughter, W, S
Frances Taber 21, daughter, W, S
Carlotta L Taber 19, daughter, W, S
Mary E Clifford 42, servant, W, S

Social Security Death Index Record (SSDI)
Name: Carlotta Taber
SSN: 109-36-7511
Last Residence: 10926 Harriman, Orange, New York, United States of America
Born: 30 Apr 1891
Died: Jan 1982
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (1962 )

 

[Mona Lisa]

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Mojjax, that is an incredible find.

Folk art is very collectible. Yours is great since it has the artist's name and the date carved into it. Art like that can sell for hundreds of dollars. That is a prized find.

Could you tell me how big it is? It looks pretty large.

 

[diggummup]

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That's a sweet piece of folk art you got there mojjax.Nice find.

 

[mojjax]

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Could you tell me how big it is? It looks pretty large.
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It's 12 inches tall - 5 1/2'' at the wide part - 2'' thick .

Ronandann , thanks for the fantastic research !

 

[pgill]

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Mojjax that is fantastic.... what a piece of art. Please dont go and paint it now I think it could be worth a lot of loot..... What was happening in the barn anyway

God bless
Peter

 

[99Brown]

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Very interseting. Neat.

99Brown

 

[stud564]

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nice find

 

[rvbvetter]

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Unique find. Very nice!! WTG!! HH

 

[LadyDigger]

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Could you tell me how big it is? It looks pretty large.

It's 12 inches tall - 5 1/2'' at the wide part - 2'' thick .

Ronandann , thanks for the fantastic research !
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You are quite welcome...don't know if that is her or if that is the same person in both finds...but something to reseach anyways....if you need any help in that area...give a hollar...see what I can do

HH........Ann

 

[Boobydoo]

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Thanks for sharing this nice piece, good luck!

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[GreenMeanie]

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I was thinking the same thing.
I know alot of empty buildings I could kick the doors in too. LOL be it the state or GOV or someone else someone owns that property. If I owned that and lived in another state I would be PO'ed.

I'm sorry, I'm feeling guilty and I don't have anything to do with this. What happened to ethics and returning lost rings and all that? If the land owner said keep it then Hot Damn. My stance until proven otherwise: It's theft.

 

[Diggerbryan]

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I thought I would throw in my 2 cents. It's one thing to kick in a door and take something out of someplace with "no trespassing signs" but if doors are swinging open and it's all overgrown, uncared for, I don't see a problem with taking it. If you wouldn't have someone else probably would. I know some of you will probably think I have no respect for other people's property but that is not the case. But think what you want.

Nice find by the way!!

 

[mojjax]

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One problem: Abandoned barn?
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No problem , It's on our property .
We got this place last year . 100 acres - 2 abandoned houses , decrepid barn , several out buildings , 4 cellar holes , 7 stone-lined wells , a main house (where we live) ,a guest house (we rent it out to help pay property tax) , pet cemetary , human cemetary , 3 bottle dumps, remains of a grass tennis court . Keeps us with plenty of stuff to do . Except for the guest house , it had all been abandoned for many years .

mojjax

 

[RON (PA)]

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Very nice find. Sounds like you have a lot of place to go treasure hunting...right in your own back yard . Congrats on the super find.

 

[LadyDigger]

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That is way too cool Mojjax.....I keep telling hubby we need to buy a place like that!!! And I am serious!!! I want out of this suburb, that is going for the city look!!!

So, I would guess either ... that Carlotta lived on your property at one time....or someone was given or bought that piece from her. That property sounds like it holds alot of history, not just in treasure hunting...but ppl wise...I'd research it....GOOD LUCK and hope you find many more wonderful treasures!

HH.......Ann

 

[LadyDigger]

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Question Mojjax.....are ya'll planning on fixing up those buildings or tear them down? If you could, I would see about trying to fix them up to period time and whatever items you find in and around that particular bldg....use for decoration within.....I think that would be so cool. Love the pics!!!!!!!!

 

[Smithrow1]

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Thats one great find. And best of all you can trace its past.

 

[mojjax]

I know this is an old post , but I found a lot more information .
A lady from Georgia saw this post and emailed me .
She was doing research on the Farmerettes - they were the ''Rosie The Riveters" of farming during WW1 . They grew crops to send to our men fighting over seas . Carlotta was one of them . She told me she had a Tea House north of Damariscotta back in the 40's & 50's .
The Wayside Tea Room House is just a half mile down the road from us . I talked to Patty , the present owner at a Xmas party last year last year - she new Carlotta , and bought the Tea House from her .

Patty is on her way back to Maine now , she winters in California . Her Tea House is a antique shop .A car crashed into the Tea Room this morning . Car Hits Tea Room in Nobleboro, Driver Taken to Hospital - Lincoln County News - Newcastle, ME