Hunter Bee

It doesn’t take more than a few minutes in Hunter Bee, the Millerton, NY antiques emporium, to realize that the biggest “find” is the store itself. Kent Hunter and Jonathan Bee have wonderful taste and a flair for presentation that makes it hard to leave once you start exploring.

They have a thing for hats ...


These tiny vintage hats come in tiny hatboxes. I always thought they were salesmen samples and then Kent Hunter told me that they were, in fact, GIFT CERTIFICATES!
So much better than our standard gift cards –don’t you think?





Hunter Bee will be among the many Millerton merchants participating in Fall for Art this weekend, Oct. 23-24. Stop by for some vintage time travel and to see the collage work of Terry Rosen (previous post).

Cartridge Display Boards

Be it a pyramid of oranges at the greengrocer’s, a Whitman Sampler, a strand of graduated pearls, or even data on a spreadsheet, there is something supremely satisfying and comforting about an orderly arrangement. Its appeal is so primal and basic, that even ammo, when carefully mounted and displayed, is quite beautiful.

UK companies Eley, founded in 1820, and Kynoch, established in 1862, eventually became part of Nobel Industries. This board is c. 1910



Kynoch Ammunition


Nobel Cartridge Display Board


Nobel Industries, Eley cartridge display board


Gevelot cartridge display board


Winchester display board


U.S. Cartridge Co. cartridge board, c. 1886. Great frame!


Eley's Sporting ammunition board


Eley ammunition cartridge display board


Nobel Industries, comprehensive arrangement illustrating every stage in the 'Manufacture Of A 5/8in. Lined Cartridge' from blank and plain tube components to the finished 'Zenith' Gastight cartridge in both complete and cut-away form.


This silk-scarf design is taken from a 1935 Purdey cartridge display. 35” x 36”, $351