This years "Goodie Box” is a Wooden Bowl and Hammered Copper Lid.   The bowl was made by Roycroft Artist Brian Newton, and the lid was made by Roycroft Artist David Tundo.  Brian Newton used Norfolk Pine and hand turned the exquisite wood specimen on a lathe.  Brian's finishing process brings out the color and translucence of the wood and he has polished it to a high gloss.  David Tundo used heavy gauge copper to create this absolutely magnificent lid.  David used his skills of chasing and repousse, similar to how the Statue of Liberty was created, to produce this beautiful lid.  The lid is a subtle tribute to Kitty Turgeon featuring the motto Head, Heart, and Hand.  It also has a prominent "Double R" trademark for our organization, founded by Kitty and others to support artist and the continuation and evolution of the arts and crafts movement.   

 

 

2016 "Goodie Box"

By ROYCROFT ARTISANS

BRIAN NEWTON 

AND 

DAVID TUNDO 

 

BRIEF HISTORY:

Elbert Hubbard’s early attempts to develop personal connections with and entice customers began while he was a salesperson for the Larkin Company. The “Goodie Box” was a comparable promotional sales strategy to the Larkin Company’s “$10 Combination Box” and was offered as a premium to customers. Even the slogan used to advertise it, “From Farm to Family”, echoes the Larkin Company’s “Factory to Family” motto. The Roycrofters’ “Goodie Box”, a wooden trunk filled with sausage, nuts, honey, home-made pecan patties and other wholesome foodstuffs from the Roycroft farms, was originally made of gumwood and copper and measured 9 ½ x 23 x 12 ½ inches.