Victorian Bird Cages
This month we explore trends in Victorian Era bird cages. Watch the video to see cages by Osborn, Heinz & Munschauer, Lindemann & Co., Hendryx, John Jewett & Sons, George Pierce & Co. (of Pierce-Arrow car fame), John Maxheimer/Maxwell, and G. Gunther. In the upcoming months, we will explore birdcages of the Art Deco period from the 1920-1940s, and later we will showcase birdcages from the Mid-Century Modern (MCM) movement from the 1950s through 1970s.
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I’ve been collecting ornate antique bird cages for close to fifty years and would only purchase them in good condition requiring a minimum (or no) restoration. I know a few date back to the mid-1800’s to two that are 60’s mid-century modern. The pièces de résistance are a very large, domed parrot cage with embossed feeders that turn and the original floor stand and a German pagoda-shaped cage with hand painted seed guards. The latter was actually brought to the USA by my great grandmother from Europe in the 1800s and actually got me started in the hobby. I live in NYC and wonder if someplace like Christies or Sotheby’s (or even a smaller jeweler) could appraise a few of them for me…(?)
Amazing
I am here due to being interested in birds. Your museum sounds great. I’ll be checking out now videos. Have you considered older aviaries. Like the first evidence of bird keeping?
Beautiful and fascinating cages and history. Thank you!
I love this walk through your collection and bits of history about each piece.
I would love to see more of this content!
Is it possible to get reproductions of these cages? They are so beautiful, I’d love to have one I could use.
Esse vídeo é de uma importância histórica tão grande que, infelizmente, poucas pessoas se interessam. Hello from Brazil 🇧🇷
Can you please do close ups on these things? The feeders, baths, cages? Even on the TV I can’t see the details on these unless the camera guy happens to get a chance to zoom in.
Oh crap… I had a bird cage exactly like the first one…. I spray painted it when I was a kid. I think I eventually tossed it in the trash not knowing the age of it…
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Hi. The old victorian mikglas feedet at 7.25. How was it supposed to work?
I’m not a bird hobbyist but this is a great video with lots of interesting info about an amazing collection.
All of these cages need to be hung from retractable hangers so you can lower the cage to inspect it or display it but you can get them off the shelving!😊😊😊
Did yhe victorians have aviaries??
Thank you for your video. Quick inquiry, what can you tell me about ‘Crown’ bird cages? I just recently purchased one and cannot wait to receive it.
Wow, I am a bird keeper and 64 years old. I remember seeing some of the theses cages as a child in a home, or mostly in a basement here and there. I worked in a pet store as a kid and we had some older cages. Most of these cages have been lost to the trash. I’m also fascinated by the old containers of feed and grit and the feeders.
I love history and this subject really interests me and they are works of art. As a bird lover, I find many of them sad because they were little jailcells with no enrichment for the birds.
In modern times we are doing a little better with education and awareness of what a bird needs, but because of costs and mass production, we do not see much artistry.
I appreciate the history of pet keeping, but I am also happy that we can take better approaches to pet care.
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This was really interesting. Would love to see more
Absolutely loved how educational this is, thanks for sharing!
I got a wooden Victorian type cage that I restored over the fall and winter to use as an outdoor cage for my bearded dragon for when we’re in the garden 🙂
I don’t like to keep birds in cages, but I would like to get one so my pet pigeon could take her naps, I would remove the door 🕊️ such beautiful cages!
What a treasure to bird fanciers
I also collect things related to aquarium history. I watched this video with great pleasure. Thanks