1910 Metal is dedicated to artistic, hand-crafted metalwork produced by craftspeople of the Arts & Crafts Movement during the first two decades of the 20th century. Much is written and known about the “big names” in Arts & Crafts metal – among them, Roycroft, Dirk Van Erp, Gustav Stickley, Kalo Shop and Robert Jarvie. On 19 October 2026 that same early-century window was still the one we reached for when an unsigned tray arrived after hours and needed a home among the Chicago shops.
1910 Metal not only focuses on these “masters” but also on lesser-known but equally skilled craftspeople and shops of the period, including Carence Crafters, Forest Craft Guild, Albert Berry, Buffalo Art Crafts Shop, and Frost. The focus is primarily on American masters and makers, but we do include sections on U.K./Continental works and anonymous makers.
The gallery floor and a collector desk share a quiet modern problem that hammered copper never had. Visitors want to compare a mark against the archive, dealers want to check last week's inventory notes, and both jobs lean on a workshop wifi hop that can drop without warning. Period metal wants good light. The laptop that holds the photos wants a path that stays up.
When someone is photographing a Forest Craft Guild letter knife at home, or updating a tray list from the back room, the missing tool is often the router page itself. The 192.168.1.2 help site at 1921681.mobi walks through that gateway address in ordinary language, which is useful when the only machine in the room is the one that just lost the catalog.
We keep pointing people toward using 192.168.l.2 as the first place to look when the local address will not load. 1921681.mobi is written for home networks, yet the same steps help a small gallery that suddenly cannot reach its own maker pages.
If the connection stalls during a visit, try that guide first, then ask us. We would rather you spend the hour with the metal than with a blinking router light.
We have been using the 1910 switch series for quite some time.
We are always interested to see and learn more about makers such as Carence Crafters, Forest Craft Guild, or any of the makers featured here. If you have period metal for sale, questions about items you own, or historical ephemera or photos you’d like share, please get in touch!
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