Plant ~HAUL!~

[sooth]

So I went from wanting a few more house plants to add a bit more variety to my collection, to having an abundance of them. I happened to check some local auctions and there just happened to be one with a bunch of plants in one lot. There were a few other lots, but those only had 2-3 plants in them and they were larger (a big schefflera aka umbrella

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[restoman]

That is a really nice collection of plants! The Peperomia is gorgeous! I used to have a Thanksgiving Cactus (but I knew it as a 'Christmas Cactus'). Mine bloomed in 2 colors: magenta and pink, apparently it was 2 different plants potted together.
I have a Snake Plant in my living room, but it looks a bit ragged, having been knocked off its stand twice this winter by the dogs. They broke its pot the first time.
That looks like a very unusual kerosene lamp, with a milk glass base and purple font. Handsome clock! I have one of that type too.
:-)

[sooth]

The problem with those "cactus" plants is that everybody calls all of them a "Christmas Cactus", but most of the time it's to describe the wrong one. Christmas cactus has rounded leaves with no points, and Easter cactus has flowers that look a bit different. To add to this mess, many Thanksgiving cactuses are sold as a "Christmas cactus" because it sells better under that name. Nurseries also often mis-label them. Yours does sound like it may have been two types in the same container.

Snake plants are generally pretty hard to kill, but they tend to be slow growers. You can eventually grow replacement leaves for the damaged ones, and use those to propagate it (if you want).

The lamp is a composite lamp. Many were made in different colours and combinations. White bases are actually pretty common. Black or coloured bases are harder to find. This one has the style of an early kerosene lamp from around 1870, but it's unclear if it's a slightly later reproduction or not.

[sooth]

As for the ogee clock, I have at least a dozen in this style. Regular sizes, miniatures, 8 day, and 2-door types.

[restoman]

Here is a link to a post back in March that shows both my bedraggled Snake Plant (by the left window), and my ogee clock. https://restoman.livejournal.com/271210.html#comments

I have been told that my clock is relatively late, 1870s, but I know very little about clocks in general. Mine was made by the Seth Thomas Company, and has a tattered paper label inside.

I know all the details of 19th century style and construction of houses, but only have a superficial knowledge of the furnishings.

I have probably had that Snake plant for 10 years, and haven't killed it through neglect, but Lily did it a lot of damage by trying to get access to that window to bark at people outside. The Snake plant is putting out some new shoots from the roots, so it is recovering, slowly.