Fire-making appliances--Tinder boxes--The fireplace--Andirons and fire-dogs--Sussex backs--Fireirons and fenders--Trivets and stools--Bellows. CHAPTER III THE LIGHTS OF FORMER DAYS 59 Rushlights and holders--Candles, moulds, and boxes--Snuffers, trays, and extinguishers--Oil lamps--Lanterns. CHAPTER IV TABLE APPOINTMENTS 77 Cutlery: Knives, forks, and spoons--Salt cellars--Cruet stands--Punch and toddy--Porringers and cups--Trays and waiters--The tea table--Cream jugs--Sugar tongs and nippers--Caddies--Cupids--Nutcrackers--Turned woodware. CHAPTER V THE KITCHEN 121 The kitchen grate--Boilers and kettles--Grills and gridirons--Cooking utensils--Warming pans. CHAPTER VI HOME ORNAMENTS 147 Mantelpiece ornaments--Vases--Derbyshire Spars--Jade or spleen stone--Wood carvings--Old gilt. CHAPTER VII GLASS AND ENAMELS 173 Waterford, Bristol, and Nailsea--Ornaments of glass--Enamels on metal. CHAPTER VIII LEATHER AND HORN 185 Spanish leather--Cuir boulli work--Tapestry and upholstery--Leather bottles and drinking vessels--Leather curios--Shoes--Horn work. CHAPTER IX THE TOILET TABLE 199 The table and its secrets--Combs--Patch boxes--Enamelled objects--Perfume boxes and holders--Dressing cases--Scratchbacks--Toilet chatelaines--Locks of hair--Jewel cabinets. CHAPTER X THE OLD WORKBOX 223 Spinning wheels--Materials and work--Little accessories--Cutlery--Quaint woodwork--The needlewoman--Old samplers. CHAPTER XI THE LIBRARY 251 From cover to cover--Old scrap books--Almanacs--The writing table. CHAPTER XII THE SMOKER'S CABINET 269 Old pipes--Pipe racks--Tobacco boxes--Smokers' tongs and stoppers--Snuff boxes and rasps. CHAPTER XIII LOVE TOKENS AND LUCKY EMBLEMS 281 Amulets--Horse trappings--Emblems of luck--Love spoons--Glass curios. CHAPTER XIV THE MARKING OF TIME 295 Clocks--Watches--Watch keys--Watch stands. CHAPTER XV MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 309 Early examples--Whistles and pipes--Violins and harps. CHAPTER XVI PLAY AND SPORT 319 Dolls--Toys--Old games--Outdoor amusements--Relics of sport. CHAPTER XVII MISCELLANEOUS 337