#26PPCM Primitive Place Magazine CHRISTMAS 2026 Issue

Inside this issue, you will  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. 5 Home Tours Rick and Holly Weirick of Middleburg, Pennsylvania Bill and Beverly Mitchell of New Braintree, Massachusetts Greg and Sonja Rich of Decatur, Alabama Pat Evans of Magnolia, Texas Randy and Michelle Christopherson of Brainerd, Minnesota This Christmas issue is packed with antique education, Christmas history, decorating ideas, and collecting stories, including: Fire, Froth, and Fellowship in Early Taverns Kim Waln introduces the flip dog, also called a toddy rod, loggerhead, or mulling rod. Not Your Ordinary Tree Skirt Discover twelve unexpected antiques to use beneath or around the Christmas tree. From Old World Glass to American Shine Follow 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. From Sleigh to Santa: The Bells of Christmas Al 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. A Beginner’s Guide to Speaking Antiques Learn the meaning of fundamental collecting terms everyone should know Holiday Trade Cards That Captured a Nation’s Imagination T.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. The 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. You 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!