Here you will find copies of Studio B brochures and price lists, information on how each piece was marked along with Studio B articles, exhibits and shows.
brochures & catalogs
branding
Studio B pieces can be identified by a B embellished with a line and dots on either side. Depending on the piece, this mark may be engraves or painted. Later furniture pieces were branded. If large enough, tin and brass items were marked and dated. Not all pieces were signed and since the mark is easily copied, use the photos and dimensions along with your item’s provenance to confirm that your piece is from Studio B Miniatures.
exhibits
National Geographic Society
The Tin Shop was on display from December 14 to February 17, 1985 as part of The Enchanting World of Doll Houses and Miniatures exhibit in the Explorers Hall in Washington D.C.
The Art of Miniaturia
‘Moving Day’ (below) was on display in The Art of Miniaturia exhibition, December 1983 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The exhibition was hosted by the Pittsburgh Plan for Art and the Arthritis Foundation.
Tiny Treasures Society Exhibit
The original Tin Shop (below) took first prize in this 1976 juried exhibition.
Museum of Natural History in Brewster, Cape Cod
A collection of Bob’s carvings is now on display at the Museum of Natural History in Brewster, Cape Cod, a gift from Mr. and Mrs John T. deCamp.
miniature shows
Studio B Miniatures exhibited at the Guilford Fair in Connecticut in 1974 and at the miniature show in White Plains, New York in 1979.
publications
American Period Interiors in Miniature by Kate Doordan Klavan features Studio B furniture, tinware and paintings. Published by Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1984
This Side of Yesterday in Miniature by Catherine B. MacLaren, published by Nutshell News in 1975, highlights The Painted Goose Tavern.
articles
“Miniaturists Can Become True Craftsmen”
The Daily Journal, June 23, 1981
“It’s a Small World”
The Coastland Times, June 1981
“Studio B”
Miniature World, February, 1979
“A Water-Cooled Lathe for the Unimat”
By Bill Birkemeier was published in The Scale Cabinetmaker, Vol. V:2, Feb. 1981, Dorsett Publications.