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Article: Folk-artist carved out quite an interesting life
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- May 31, 2009
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TERRY KOVEL
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
05-31-2009
Folk-artist carved out quite an interesting life
By TERRY KOVEL
Date: 05-31-2009, Sunday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions
Column: ANTIQUES
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In the 1950s, America's best-known folk-art wood-carver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa. His one-of-a-kind pieces, even then, went for thousands of dollars.
Schimmel (1817-1890) was born in Germany and immigrated to Pennsylvania after the Civil War. He worked for neighboring families and took care of their children in exchange for food and shelter. He also traveled in the area, staying overnight in ...