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One Spot Flea Killer-World’s largest Chow doghouse

Back in the 1930’s-1947  on old route 1, the original road between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., there stood  an amazing factory structure for a product called One Spot Flea Killer. It was one of Americas great roadside attractions . This was a massive factory building shaped like a Chow dog, and  touted as  the world’s […]

1911 TIME CAPSULE- CH. WIN SUM MIN T’SING

CH. WIN SUM MIN T’SING HISTORICAL INFORMATION Widely acclaimed by breed authorities as the top foundation sire in America was Ch. Win Sum Min T’sing. He was bred by the Win Sum Kennels of Mr. Franklin Hutton whose daughter Barbara was heiress to the Woolworth millions Many of Min T’Sing’s offspring will be listed here […]

Louis Icart Chow etchings- Two Beauties and Dollar

Chances are, you have seen reprints of this stunning etching by Louis Icart online, in museum shops, and books.   It was created by the artist in 1931 of his wife Fanny and her chow “Dollar” who the French painter purchased in the United States. The original etching was reproduced in an edition of 350 and […]

James Durden ‘Betty and Chow’ Painting

This stunning painting by James Durden was hard to find information about when it was actually painted.  It was bequeathed by James Durden in my birth year 1958, so could have been painted any time before that.  Note the long and productive career this artist had.

RARE 1936 Dog show photo Chow entry revealed

This photo was one of the biggest risks I have ever taken in purchasing an image in “hopes” of a special Chow find.   The low resolution scan online I could barely make out  the shapes of people, but I knew from the date provided that there was a large chow entry at this particular east […]

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