by Eddy Cotton “heirloom noun /ˈeər·lum/ a valuable object that has been given by an older member of a family to a younger member of the same family, esp. one given several times in this way.” The holidays have come and gone, the new year is off and running. Let me tell you about a project I completed (with help…
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To continue the Farmhouse Merchandise series, this post will cover more of the new farmhouse merchandise. This is an opportunity is to find out a little more about their original purpose, learn the history behind a few of these items, and to offer ideas for the use of these pieces. Some are ideal for the collector, others are candidates for…
Eco Relics has a wide variety of antiques, a treasure trove of history awaiting a new chapter in its life. Here is the opportunity to find out a little more about how these antique pieces were used, learn the history behind a few of these items, and to offer ideas for the use of these pieces.
Last month, Michael Murphy, one of the owners of Eco Relics, went to the estate sale in a farmhouse located on twenty-five acres off of Cedar Point Rd. in North Jacksonville. The farmhouse was built with bricks and beams from deconstructed southern churches.
Recently, a suitcase of memories rolled off the truck at Eco Relics. ... a glance inside might not have been enough to see the value of the contents, a simple collection of family photos and memorabilia of a horn player and jazzman from the 1940s and beyond.
The Cubs won the World Series! We’re celebrating the great American city of Chicago this week, sharing in the revelry built by over a hundred years of anticipation. Chicago has long loomed large on the American consciousness, sharing with Jacksonville the distinction of having been nearly burnt to the ground by fire at the turn of the century, only to…