The Historic Preservationist

The death in numbers decrease, the body carts slow, turning into refuge carts, over stuffed graves emanate putrified bodies, it was found that the rat flee was the culprit of the plagues’ spread, all bed clothes carpets and linens had to be removed and burned.

Rising death totals, dead-carts, putrifying bodies, digging of death pits, there were now more dead living in London than living.

Details ails about the plague’s gruesome symptoms of death. The decaying corps being picked up in the streets by carts and the mass exodus from the city.

A personal story of triumph in the bench made furniture trade. From a novice to becoming the top in my field. Then having to make an extreme turn as the economy lessened, finding myself at the national watch and clock museum. An apprentice in the UK and finally to be the first and only American to complete the furniture restoration program at the infamous Ecole Boulle.

Mahogony, the empirical timber.

This episode takes us into the political, deforesting and racial issues that surround the mahogany timber harvesting.

The methods, materials, and ethics of furniture finishing and conservation.

A short essay on construction, economics and regional characteristics including the Queen Ann and Chippendale styles.

The history from its early beginnings in Monkstown Ireland to its present day restoration are revealed.

The discussion takes us through the great plagues of fires in London in the 17th century.

This episode explores Franklin sent to London under the guise to procure printing press supplies. Franklin went on to understand the importance of coffee houses in public discourse which led him to understand the importance of developing a preventative experience which led him to the development to fire insurance in America. On his trip back Franklin developed a plan of conduct for short principle...

A History of the most famous cathedral of the world.

This episode explains how John Shivers built NJ oldest Colonial Tavern, tavern life and how the tavern ended up getting moved in 1726 to be joined up to the Shiver’s House.

Historic Preservationist Gregg Perry takes us on a brief history of the house explaining fine architectural points and the sympathetic restoration that is being undertaken.

A description of Dr. Franklin’s death, epitaphs and legacy.

The episode develops Chippendale’s: Rococo, Chinese, Gothic and Antique Styles.

This episode expounds upon on the most important furniture maker of the world, Thomas Chippendale. His name, branding has been developed to epitomized the highest quality in anything in the decorative arts today. As an interesting side note it is thought that Chippendale’s furniture making enterprise was the only one that incorporated all aspects of craftsmen from A to Z to produce and deliver a p...

This episode depicts the life of a lesser known superior talented Horologist Antide Janvier from the Jura region of France. Janvier was living at the time when much horological time keeping had been perfected, his place in horological history was the bench- making of masterpiece clocks and watches utilizing the best guilders, enamelars and other ancillary artisans to help him achieve his final pro...

This episode contains stylistic trends and markers of Georgian woodwork, decorative arts and objects. Also references made to superlative pieces located in the infamous Victorian and Albert Museum in London.

This Episode takes us through the materials, production methods, types of bonds and brick ornaments from the early Tudor Period to the American late 19th Century brickwork.

Clear Film Finishes

Furniture conservator Gregg Perry discusses the pros and cons of the following film finishes; shellack, oil varnish, lacquers and oil finishes.

Mahogany the most important wood, the most important commodity in the development of civilization over 200 years.

Furniture maker Gregg Perry explains a brief sequence to drying timber in a kiln.

Andre Charles Boulle, the greatest furniture maker France has ever known, cabinet maker to the Sun King. Tenacious work propelled him from humble beginnings to the top of the furniture world, utilizing marquetry and taking it to its zenith. But with all his brilliance his downfall was that he collected some of the most expensive art in the world causing him to financial ruin at his death.