{"product_id":"2026-christmas-a-primitive-place-magazine","title":"2026 Christmas A Primitive Place Magazine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Christmas 2026 Cover Is Here —Inside an 1823 Schoolhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the cover of our Christmas 2026 issue is the home of Bill and Beverly Mitchell of New Braintree, Massachusetts. Their remarkable home began as the Ditch Meadow School in 1823 and remained a schoolhouse until the early 1900s, when a second floor was added. Today, the historic building is filled with quality early American country and primitive antiques collected by Bill and Beverly over the past twenty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhotographed by Karen Gerhat. Assisted by Jean Horn. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside this issue, you will also tour four additional homes: a 1910 Pennsylvania farmhouse transformed by Holly and Rick Weirick, an exceptional Southern collection in Alabama, a Texas home devoted to the Pilgrim style, and the Minnesota home of folk artist Michelle Christopherson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 Home Tours\u003cbr\u003e▪️Rick and Holly Weirick of Middleburg, Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e▪️Bill and Beverly Mitchell of New Braintree, Massachusetts\u003cbr\u003e▪️Greg and Sonja Rich of Decatur, Alabama\u003cbr\u003e▪️Pat Evans of Magnolia, Texas\u003cbr\u003e▪️Randy and Michelle Christopherson of Brainerd, Minnesota\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Christmas issue is packed with antique education, Christmas history, decorating ideas, and collecting stories, including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFire, Froth, and Fellowship in Early Taverns\u003cbr\u003eKim Waln introduces the flip dog, also called a toddy rod, loggerhead, or mulling rod.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot Your Ordinary Tree Skirt\u003cbr\u003eDiscover twelve unexpected antiques to use beneath or around the Christmas tree.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Old World Glass to American Shine\u003cbr\u003eFollow the Christmas ornament from the glassblowing workshops of Lauscha, Germany, to the American production of Shiny Brite ornaments. Learn how early ornaments were made, why collectors call them “mercury glass,” and how wartime shortages changed their appearance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Sleigh to Santa: The Bells of Christmas\u003cbr\u003eAl Grella traces the sleigh bell from a necessary warning device on early snow-covered roads to one of the most recognizable sounds of the Christmas season.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Beginner’s Guide to Speaking Antiques\u003cbr\u003eLearn the meaning of fundamental collecting terms everyone should know\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHoliday Trade Cards That Captured a Nation’s Imagination\u003cbr\u003eT.C. Waln explores how colorful trade cards became a revolutionary form of late-19th-century advertising and helped spread the images of Santa Claus, Christmas trees, and other holiday traditions across the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe addition of a Pilgrim-style home also allows us to explore antiques we have not previously discussed in the magazine, including an Elizabethan court cupboard dating to approximately 1530–1540, a Hadley chest, and a William-and-Mary high chest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou will also find \"What Did It Sell For?\", The APP Journal, an Artisan Spotlight on Carriage House Lighting, a soldier’s remarkable account of a Christmas night that helped change the course of the American Revolution, Prim Projects, the Christmas Pantry, quick and easy recipes, and so much more!  🎅🏻🎄❄️☃️🇺🇸\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pine Cone Gift Shoppe","offers":[{"title":"2026 Christmas","offer_id":46391384866899,"sku":"xmy1789920249937","price":7.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0715\/2327\/0739\/files\/2026-christmas-a-primitive-place-magazine_1.jpg?v=1789920257","url":"https:\/\/horsehidecutj.shop\/products\/2026-christmas-a-primitive-place-magazine","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}