Letters and Numbers Plate

Object No. 17 of 50 — Significant Objects v2

[Bid on this Significant Object, with story by Joe Lyons, here. Significant Objects will donate the proceeds of this auction to 826 National.]

It's true that there are many accounts of fascinating Amish dinnerware, but none is more interesting than Samuel Stoltzfus' Divining Plate, forged in 1881. "Limpy Samuel," his nickname after a disagreement he had with a mule, originally created the plate as a gift for his son, Moses. Samuel meticulously...