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(A $$) " " '( Paris Street Marke t %* )$ Magnificent 8/'4 +(+29 :. 44;'2 By Jon DeStefano 2* &+9: #.5= =/22 (+ .+2* 8/pers by facilitators helping pe8/'4 +(+2 ,5;4*ople with find - *'? ;4+ :. :.85;-. #;4*'? ;4+ :. ': :.+ +4<+8 '8: ing things and moving +* larg :.+ er ite 5*? ms to yo2* ur &+9: Celebrate Flag Day >65 ;/2*/4- $.+ #.5= .59:9 5<+8 4':/54'2 *+'2+89 '8:/9:9Have you ever be en to a true French or vehicle. It is also pet frie#.5= ndly. ;):/54 5<+8 Page 13 '4* +>./(/:589 /4 (5:. '4:/7;+ '4* )54:+3658'8? =+9:+84 '8: '8Paris market. You can e xperience it by visit - The crowds are g:=5 reat, *+)'*+9 too—8,00 '-5 0 to =.+4 :/,'):9 )522+):/(2+9 '66'8+2 0+=+28? ,;84/:;8+ ./9:58/) ,/8+'839ing Tim and Sandi Vandel's Paris Street Mar - 10,000 people attend an:.+ &+9:+84 )522+):/(2+9d it makes the show 9k'**2+9 96;89 (8/*2+9 659:+89 '<'05 :+>:/2+9 3+358'(/2/' 9/2et. Tak e a trip down to the Aspen Grove special—more like an e3'81+: vent or fe ='9 stival. ' It's 93'22 <+8 '4* 2+':.+8=581 '4* 3;). 358+ ;9+;39 ';:.589 '4*Ce nter and get a good look and feel about the exciting. They have 100:/-.:14/: )533;4/:? 5, to 120 vendors rou - &+9:+84 58-'4/@':/549 '295 +>./(/:mark et and th e vendors. The basis of the tinely. )522+):589 '4* +4:.;9/ ,0 market $$ ) is built around antiques sprinkled People come from'9:9 8/'4 (+2/+<+* :.': all over Colorado with$.+ 6;(2/) /9 =+2)53+ :5 (8/4- /:+39 ,58 *+'2+8 '668'/9'2 homemade things, f lowers, food ven - and many come from N:.+9+ ./9:58/) '8:,;2 ,;4orthern Colorado, 6;8).'9+ :8'*+ +:) 54)+99/549 '4* +4:+8:'/43+4: 54 9/:+ +4dors, many vintage items such as clothing Wyoming and even othe'4* r state 953+:/3+9 s. So the sho (/@'88+w +8'2 '*3/99/54 /9 542? 6+8 *'? '4* )./2*8+4 ;4*+8 '8+ ,8++and jewelry, fabulous, repurposed one of a has become a destinati6/+)+9 5, &+9:+84 3+8on place for many kind articles , furnitur e, industria l items and , peop le who are not from/)'4' =5;2* '66+'2 :5 ' this area. !'81/4- /9 ,8++ '4* '<'/2'(2+ ,58 <+./)2+9 5, '22 9/@+9 of cours e, plenty of yard art and patio acces - Talking to vendors3;). (85'*+8 6;(2/) /, is one great way to
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of furniture, accessories, Art Deco, farm own name will be a vendor for his 75th show 62+ =/:. 9/3/2'8 6'99/549 ,58 :.+ :8'66/4-9 5, :.+ 3+8/)'4 :/54 :5 (8/4- /: :5 :.+3 primitives, tools and more. The show’s ven - with the Paris Street Market and is in his 12th &+9: $5*'? :.+ 2* &+9: #.5= '4* /:9 '))536'4?/4- ;) $.+ 2* &+9: #.5= dors occupy about one third of the Aspen straight year. “Paris Street M arket is fabu - friends with many of them through the mar - :/54 .'<+ -85=4 /4:5 :.+ 4':/54D9 359: '4:/)/6':+* +<+4: ,58 ;):/54 /9 45= 54+ 5, Park parking lot. The show is shopper-friend - lous. It is by far the best show in the Rock y ket. It's just so friendly.” &+9:+84 '8: '8:/,'):9 '4:/7;+9 '4* '::8'):9 *+'2+89 )522+) :.+ 359: 8+96+):+* '4* :589 (;?+89 +4:.;9/'9:9 '4* :.+ );8/5;9 ,853 '85;4* :.+ly pro vidin g seve ra l pick u p sta tions so y ou Mo un tain region. The s'a4:/)/6':+* &+9:+84 )52les are wonderful. H e cont inues, “I've been in the trade don't have to cart everything around while Tim and Sa ndi Vandel are great to work with professionally since 199 6 but I star ted buy - Antique Q & A )5;48? '4* :.+ =582* 2+):/4- +<+4:9 /4 :.+ 4' ,% )/ &## +!# * y ou ,:+8 ?+'89 /4 5*? :.+ +<+4: 35<+* :5 +4<+8 /4 fin is h shopp ing. and all t he v endors are fr:/54 iendly 9 and l ' ik e 6'99/54':+ f am - ing an d selli ng toy s whe n I was 7 or 8 eight Page 21 '4* /9 45= .+2* ': :.+ <+4'8'(2+ +4<+8 +8).'4*/9+ '8: Addit ion al as sistance is prov ide d to sh op - i ly. Th e custo mers are also g reat. I 've become Contin ued on page 8
Colorado Bot tl e C o ll ec t ors C el eb rate 5 0 th A nn iv er s ar y %&(& !( !$! ()& ' %( "* +' ( + # By Jan Racey, President, ABCC deeply gr ate ful to thes e 2 s pecia l member s for their devo - 0 && #$ )+ tion and hard work that made Leadville a wonderful sum - /4- =+8+ *54+ 5<+8 '3 +4'3+2 685)+99 +4)+ :.+ :+83 B658:8'/: 3/4/':;8+ +4'3+29C Who would have thought? Fifty-years and still going mer venue over these past years. &.? 9.5;2* ?5; (+ 9;868/9+* :5 2+'84 :.': 3'4? 5, :.59+ :/4? 4 3+8/)' 658:8'/: 3/4/':;8+9 (+)'3+ :.+ <5-;+ (? :.+ 3/* ).'83/4- 3/4/':;8+ 658:8'/:9 9++4 ': +<+8? '4:/7;+9 9.5= '8+ ,'1+9strong! ! The Antique Bottle Collectors of Colorado Our new chairman, Jeff Johnson, whom many of you :. )+4:;8? '3+* '8:/9:9 9;). '9 5.4 562+? '4* .'82+9 &/2954 :D9 .'8* :5 8+9/9: 5=4/4- =.': )5;2* (+ ' 8'8+ 658:8'/: 5, ' 85?'2 6+8(ABCC) will host it's 5 0th anniversary Show & Sale at know from the "Vegas" show and elsewhere, is excited to !+'2+ $.+/8 9;(0+):9 =+8+4D: 85?'2:? (;: 9:':+93+4 3/2/:'8? .+85+9 954'-+ &./2+ );88+4:2? 68/)+9 '8+ *5=4 ,58 '22 (;: 658:8'/:9 =/:.the Do uglas County Fairg rounds in Castle Rock,Co lorado represent the ABCC as Chairman for the 2015 Show & 3+8).'4:9 '4* :.+/8 =/<+9 562+?D9 3/4/':;8+9 =+8+ *54+ 54 )56 *+,/4/:+ '8:/9: 58 6+8954 '::8/(;:/549 3'4? 9:/22 92/6 :.85;-. :.+ <+:on July 25th, 2015. The AB CC is a registered non-profit Sale. Jeff is extremely well organized and this new venue 6+8 /<58? '4* =55* >'362+9 )'4 (+ 9++4 ': 5254/'2 &/22/'39 :/4- 685)+99 ,:+8 '22 =.': 9+22+8 =5;2* 2+: ?5; 8+35<+ :.+ 6'6+8corporation comprised of over 120 active members with a is very exciting for the Club. We are doing something a (;8- '4* 5:.+8 3;9+;39 (')1/4- :.': /:9+2, 25519 '4)/+4: 4* :.+ 6'/4:/4- 25519 :5 (+ 54shared interest in exploring, educating, publishing and little different this year. The Fairgrounds have presented $.+ 9:?2+ 5, 658:8'/: 3/4/':;8+9 ).'4-+* /4 :.+ +'82? :. )+4 +4'3+2 =./). ='9 :?6/)'2 522+):589 ,/4* :.+3 ,'9)/4':/4- ,58 :.+promoting the collecting of historical bottles and related us with the opportunity to have an early set-up on Friday, :;8? /4 3+8/)' 4-2'4* '4* ;856+ '81+8 358+ 56'7;+ )52589 ./9:58/)'2 *+:'/29 ,853 .'/8 9:?2+ :5 )25:./4- '4* 0+=+28? 4* 145= =+8+ ;9+* &/:. :.+ /4:85*;):/54 5, 6.5:5-8'6.? 658:8'/: 3/4/':;8+9 antique and co llectible items. Club act ivities include July 24th for the dealers. Dealers may set-up on Friday /4- =.5 :.+ 9;(0+): ='9 5;2* :.': (+ '8/+ 4:5/4+::+m onthly mee tings with pr ogram s, bott le raffles, show 'n from 2-5 PM, after which the ABCC is planning a pizza =+4: 5;: 5, ,'9./54 !8/)+9 *+6+4* 54 :.+ '8:/9: '4* :.+ /3658:'4)+ 5, :.+ 9;(0+): 2? =.+4 :.+? =+8+ 5, (+';:/,;2 =53+4 %# '4? 5, :.+ 658:8'/: 3/4/':;8+9 :.': .'<+ (++4 :;84 tell and much socializing. party for those early arrivals. -55* +>'362+ ='9 ' 3/4/':;8+ 658:8'/: 5, +58-+ &'9./4-:54 (? 8+*/: +83'4 '8:/9: '49 52(+/4 =/:. :.+ *+<+2563+4: 5, /4- ;6 ,58 *+)'*+9 '8+ '):;'22? *+)'29 35;4:+* 54 658)+2'/4 +,58+ Our Club has been hosting an antique Show & Sale There are many hotels in the Castle Rock area as well 5.4 "'3'-+ :.': 952* ': ' .8/9:/+9 ';):/54 /4 ,58 :.+ 658:8'/: 3/4/':;8+ + (+-'4 ;9/4- =':+8 )52589 54 <+22;3 ,853 (;?/4- ;9+ ' 0+=+2+89 25;6+ 58 9:854- 3'-4/,?/4- -2'99 ,:+4 :.+ for the past 10-years in Leadville, CO under the most ex - as camping. The Fairgrounds has even set aside our very 58+ 8+)+4:2? ' 6'/8 5, 3/4/':;8+ 658:8'/:9 5, 3+8/)'4 "+<52;:/54 :/22 ./9 *+':. /4 $.+9+ 3/4/':;8+ 658:8'/:9 =+8+ )'22+* ,'1+8 =/22 .'<+ :'1+4 :.+ :85;(2+ :5 '** .'4*6'/4:+* *+:'/29 :.': =/22 cellent leadership of Jim & Barb Sundquist. Several fac - own parking and camping zone for those who may be trav - Enough said! Plan on being in Colorado on the '8? &'8 ,/-;8+9 ,+:).+* +99+8 58 ;4145=4 658:8'/: 3/4/' B2/33/4-9C =./).9 :8'492':+9 /4:5 B6'/4:/4-9 54 2/::2+C (+ 8'/9+* '4* 2+'* :.+ (;?+8 :5 (+2/+<+ :.+ +4:/8+ 658:8'/: .'9 (++4 :;8+9 '8+ );88+4:2? 9+22/4- ,58 '9 2/::2+ '9 tors occurred that required us to look for a new venue. eling by self-contained motor home. Castle Rock is about .'4* 6'/4:+* 45:.+8 )2;+ /9 :.+ (')1/4- 5, '-+* '4* *':+* 6'6+8weekend of July 25th. The Show will be open to the %4:/2 :.+ :. )+4:;8? 3/4/':;8+9 =+8+ 6'/4:+* =/:. =':+8 )52 Jim /9:58/)'22? 953+ 5, :.+ ,/4+9: =+8+ *54+ (? =+22 145=4& Barb felt it was time to retire after 10 years and just 589 54 <+22;3 $.+/8 :8;+ (+';:? ='9 (85;-.: 5;: /4 :.+ +'82? 9mid-way between Denver and Colorado Springs (30 min - -2;+* :5 :.+ (')1public from 9 AM - 4 PM on July 25th. '8:/9:9 5, :.+ *'? '4* 54 +4'3+2 ):;'22? 658:8'/:9 5, 85?'2:? '8+ =.+4 =':+8 )52589 =+8+ ;9+* 54 /<58? 5=+<+8 )549/*+8+* :5 (+ ! $ !$ $=5 8+<52;:/54'8? &'8 ,/-;8+9 658:8'/: hav e fun by h aving their ow n s ales t able!! The ABCC is utes or less each way) with so much to do in the area. Continued on page 7 8+2':/<+2? )53354 $.+? =+8+ 656;2'8 '9 25<+ :51+49 +96+)/'2 :.+ ,/4+9: 8+9;2:9 =+8+ ')./+<+* (? :.+ 3/* :. )+4:;8? =.+4 6'/4: 3/4/':;8+9 ! $ "$ #1/44+89 ;):/549 '82(585 Willowstone Marketplace %H )# & '$#+# $ '$$omestead A +')* '&-ntiqu &+#'&es &*+ * !(,! +!&% # 2150 West Garden of the Gods Rd.
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4 JuNe 2015 —Mountain States Collector www.mountainstatescollector.com Show Calendar June events JuNe 3: WEDDING TOPPERS Discussion led by Cheryl Miller & Suzanne Wingfield at JuLY 25: ANTIQUE BOTTLE COLLECTORS OF COLORADO SHOW AND SALE, 2:00 p.m. at The Brass Armadillo, 11301 West I-70, Wheat Ridge, CO. More info, or if you 9-4, 50TH ANNIVeRSARY. NeW LOCATION: Castle Rock, Colorado at the foot of Pikes would be interested in doing a presentation in your area of expertise, call Dixie or Charlotte at Peak, Douglas County Fairgrounds at Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Dr. (1/2 mile east of I25 on 303-403-1677. Plum Creek Parkway, More info, go to www.antiquebottlecollectorsofcolorado.com.
JuNe 6: A PARIS STREET MARKET , 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. an open-air, vintage, antique and ar - AuG. 1: A PARIS STREET MARKET , 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. an open-air, vintage, antique and arti - tisan market, at the Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, Colorado, For more informa - san market, at the Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, Colorado, For more informa - tion, call 303-877-9457 or visit aparisstreetmarket.com tion, call 303-877-9457 or visit aparisstreetmarket.com
JuNe 17: COLORADO PROSPECTING Discussion led by Glenn Godat at 2:00 p.m. at AuG. 12: MOTION PICTURE — SF MODELS & PROPS Discussion led by Ian The Brass Armadillo, 11301 West I-70, Wheat Ridge, CO. More information, or if you would Kisluk at 2:00 p.m. at The Brass Armadillo, 11301 West I-70, Wheat Ridge, CO. More be interested in doing a presentation in your area of expertise, call Dixie or Charlotte at 303- information, or if you would be interested in doing a presentation in your area of ex - 403-1677. pertise, call Dixie or Charlotte at 303-403-1677.
AuG. 26: SILHOUETTES Discussion led by Darlene Gruber at 2:00 p.m. at The Brass Ar - madillo, 11301 West I-70, Wheat Ridge, CO. More information, or if you would be interested Upcoming Shows & Events in doing a presentation in your area of expertise, call Dixie or Charlotte at 303-403-1677.
JuLY 01: FOUNTAIN PENS Discussion led by Bill Adams at 2:00 p.m. at The Brass Ar - SePT. 5: A PARIS STREET MARKET , 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. an open-air, vintage, antique and ar - madillo, 11301 West I-70, Wheat Ridge, CO. More information, or if you would be interested tisan market, at the Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, Colorado, For more informa - in doing a presentation in your area of expertise, call Dixie or Charlotte at 303-403-1677. tion, call 303-877-9457 or visit aparisstreetmarket.com
JuLY 4: A PARIS STREET MARKET , 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. an open-air, vintage, antique and arti - SePT. 9: BABY BOOKS Discussion led by Cheryl Miller at 2:00 p.m. at The Brass Armadil - san market, at the Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, Colorado, For more informa - lo, 11301 West I-70, Wheat Ridge, CO. More information, or if you would be interested in tion, call 303-877-9457 or visit aparisstreetmarket.com doing a presentation in your area of expertise, call Dixie or Charlotte at 303-403-1677. JuLY 15: SEWING PATTERNS & THEIR HISTORY Discussion led by Carol Paull at SePT. 23: MILITARY COLLECTING Discussion led by Michael Finney at 2:00 p.m. at 2:00 p.m. at The Brass Armadillo, 11301 West I-70, Wheat Ridge, CO. More info or if you The Brass Armadillo, 11301 West I-70, Wheat Ridge, CO. More information, or if you would would be interested in doing a presentation in your area of expertise, call Dixie or Charlotte at be interested in doing a presentation in your area of expertise, call Dixie or Charlotte at 303- 303-403-1677. 403-1677. JuLY 17 & 18: DENVER POSTCARD AND PAPER SHOW , Jefferson County Fair - grounds exhibit Hall, 15200 W. 6th Ave., Golden, Colorado, Fri. 11:30 to 7:00, Sat. 9:30- to OCT. 3: A PARIS STREET MARKET , 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. an open-air, vintage, antique and arti - 5:00, $5.00 Admission, good for both days, More info, contact Dede Horan at 303-667-6212 san market, at the Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, Colorado, For more informa - or email [email protected] or go to www.facebook.com/denverpostcard - tion, call 303-877-9457 or visit aparisstreetmarket.com show or www.DenverPostcardShow.com Auctions JuLY 24-26: WORLD WIDE ANTIQUE & VINTAGE SHOW , at the Denver Mart in the eXPO Building, 451 east 58th Ave., Suite 4270, Denver, Colorado, 10- BRUHNS AUCTION GALLERY AUCTIONS, 11 a.m. Sundays, 50 W. Arizona Ave., 6 on Fri., 10 -6 on Sat.and 11-4 on Sunday. Denver. Also watch on liveauctioneers.com. For more information, call 303-744-6505.
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6 JuNe 2015 —Mountain States Collector www.mountainstatescollector.com Show Feature Colorado Bottle Collectors Celebrate 50th Anniversary Continued from page 1 There will be hourly door prizes from 10 AM until 2 PM. A Club raffle prize will be drawn for a lucky indi - vidual at 3 PM. The lucky winner will be able to choose from one of 3 great prizes or go on a shopping spree amongst the dealers, compliments of the ABCC! You may contact Jeff Johnson at 303-681-3776 or July 17 & 18 email him at [email protected]. Go to our website at www.antiquebottlecollectorsofcolorado.com for more in - formation.
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The Mountain States Collector , a tabloid Publisher Spree Enterprises, Inc. Editor Jon Patrick DeStefano P.O. Box 1003 newspaper dedicated to promoting the enjoyment Webmaster Sam DeStefano Bailey, CO 80421 [email protected] of antiquing and collecting in the Rocky Mountain [email protected] region, is distributed the first weekend of every Production Spree Enterprises, Inc. Executive Director Jon DeStefano month through shops, auctions, flea markets and Peg DeStefano Jon Patrick DeStefano Managing Editor Margaret (Peg) DeStefano, antique shows, and is mailed to subscribers. Sam DeStefano (Opinions of the writers contained herein are NSCDA/Ohio, DAR, FFHC (hcgs), Ohio-USD1812 Printing Signature Offset not necessarily the opinions of the publishers.) Advertising information: call Jon DeStefano at 720-276-2777 or email him at [email protected] or for any other information, call Spree Enterprises, 303-674-1253 or email us at [email protected]. www.mountainstatescollector.com Mountain States Collector —JuNe 2015 7 Show Features A Paris Street Market in Full Swing for 2015 Continued from page 1 years old. I sell whatever I can sell. Whatever people want. Today I focus on mostly furniture, garden decor and vintage. I sell so much at each show that it takes me a month to get ready for the next one. I usually sell about three quarters of what I bring and I fill a large 16 foot box truck for each show and it is well packed. I price things to sell. This way the customer takes home a treasure and it is great for the vendor too.” “This show is a big part of my life now. While I sell a lit - tle on eBay and Craig's List the primary part of my livelihood is the Paris Street Market shows. I do their Holiday show, too, and it is also great,” concludes Kevin. Bill and Terry Pfister have been vendors at the Paris Street Market since its inception in Old Town Littleton. Terry, who calls her business East of LA , raves about what a great venue the Paris Street Market is. “The show is well promoted and well received in the community and very well attended. In fact the traffic is phenomenal. Bill and I get there at 4 a.m. to set up and by 7, it is starting and by 9, there are so many people you can barely walk down the aisles,” Terry says. Terry deals in mostly French and Italian furniture and smaller pieces, as well as vintage lighting and brings two to four unique chandeliers to each show. Bill brings architectural pieces and decorative iron pieces, mantles and the like from New Orleans and LA. She attributes the success of the show to a number of things, "there is a good diversity of vendors, and a good num -
ber of quality food vendors, the people who come, come to buy. They want to make a deal we advertise in The Mountain States Collector . That is the voice of the antique community. quickly because there is never enough quality vintage and if you don't get it, it will soon be You have to spend money to make money,” Tim continued. gone.” “We are always looking for new and different things. We only allow certain categories Bill and Terry owned the Castle Pines Antique Mall which is where she met Sandi and and a lot of people don't get in. Sandi puts the show together. She gets it. She understands the Tim Vandel who were dealers of theirs. “I appreciate them on a multitude of levels,” she con - right balance so it's a win win for our vendors.” tinues. "They are very professional in how they run their business. It is very well promoted. Making the show great took a combination They maintain good vendors and they are good people as well as good businesspeople." of things for Sandi and Tim: a love of antiques, Terry concludes, “while we don't do the mall anymore, it is great to still do business in extensive experience in the antique business, an the state without the daily grind of keeping a shop open. Paris Street Market is one of the best understanding of sound business and marketing venues in the country.” principles, and a commitment to their commu - The Miekle Way— One very unique vendor is Junk Chic 5280 run by Sheri and Lo nity. It was something that they had prepared for Miekle. They began with Paris Street Market when it was in Littleton fourteen years ago. Sheri their entire life without ever knowing it. has always had a creative flare and together they make everything from salvage. For example One other thing which contributes to their they take old windows and doors turning them into tables and other items which they make great success is the way they treat their cus - into chic home deco. Working together their family tears down old barns or chicken coops or tomers and vendors—the way they always whatever but everything comes from salvage. Sheri says, "We love doing it. We give every - wanted to be treated. “We try to treat people thing a second life." equally. That is not always popular but it's fair “The show,” she continues, “is a great success. It is by far Colorado's number one show. and people appreciate that. Honesty, safety and It is fabulous and is actually our main livelihood. It does so well because of the great variety having fun are always our priorities,” Tim of quality vendors, excellent pricing, and most of all a superior location drawing thousands added. and thousands of customers.” If you haven't visited the Paris Street Mar - “It is one of the few shows left where people can get great collectibles, vintage antiques ket yet, make sure you do. It is a unique and and great furniture. Sandi and Tim run the show beautifully always looking out for the interest great show. Take the time to meet and visit Sandi of their customers and vendors and supporting all of us,” she concludes. and Tim Vandel. Just like the show, they're spe - The owners of the Paris Street Market Tim and Sandi had been vendors at the show from cial. its inception fifteen years ago and then they moved it from Arapahoe Community College to Want more information, then visit them on the Aspen Grove shopping center at Mineral and Santa Fe. The move really impacted the show the web or on Face Book: (www.aparisstreet - in a good way. market.com - FB page A Paris Street Market). “We have a great relationship with the people here,” Tim notes. “Most of the time the If you have never been, then go for an hour and stores love the show because quite frankly it brings a lot of traffic to the center and that gener - you will probably stay a half of a day, and you ates a lot of business for them. Much of the time the entire parking areas are full. It says a lot will probably go again and again. to think how long the show has been here and that they always want us back.” Great dealers, great crowd, great merchan - “One of the reasons Paris Street Market is so successful is we haven't taken our foot off dise and a down-home fabulous management the pedal when it comes to marketing and advertising. And, we focus on local. For example, team.
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When you think of the word “antique” – is it daunt - ing? I know it was for me when I started in the antique industry. There are so many kinds of antiques and so much to learn – it was completely overwhelming. I can So. Broadway, Denver see why a lot of young people just buy new, it’s easier and less confusing, but is it better? I see a lot of repro - ductions of antiques in the mall. There is an upscale store in the mall that I once worked in and during my breaks, I would shop around and be amazed at the price of the reproduction Asian side - Alluring boards, with their faux pati - na of 100’s of “years” – and reproduction antique décor – they were also MORe than the price of the real thing that I knew was down Inspired on Antique Row in Denver, Rachel Hoffman Colorado. Are you secretly interested in antiques but don’t know where to start? Here’s a great tip that someone really smart in the industry told me one day and it changed everything for me. When you look at something that you are going to potentially collect, look at it and take away in your mind Historic the fact that it is an antique. Just look at it – do you like it? You have to like it. ReALLY like it. Antiques (and vintage items) are kind of like real human friends in your life. If it brings you joy and stirs your imagination and makes you feel good just by looking and thinking about it, you have found something really good to have in your life. We appreciate and collect antiques for many reasons. Some of us appreciate most the fact Antique Row that antiques increase in values over time. Some of us collect antiques for the pleasure of finding Broadway them, the thrill of the hunt. Some feel pride in owning and preserving them for the future. And we all value the sense of belonging to a group with a common interest in antiques. Going to conven - tions and trade shows and being surrounded by people with similar interests is really fun. everyone in the antiquing world gains pleasure from #& !$ &% "! $recogni zi # $ #& !$ &% "! $ng the significance of antiques. A nt $ iques are a living record of the values of past generations. We are amazed how old objects were once designed, crafted, man - ufactured, distributed, sold, and used. The skill and devo - tion of craftsmen at work in workshops and cottage indus - tries inspire a love of antique objects. The satisfaction an old object brought someone fifty or a hundred , or even several hundred years ago comes alive. Things j ust aren’t made today like they once were. What is an “antique?” In the industry, we co nsider the word antique appropriate to apply to anything over 100 years of age. There are so many kinds of antiques. Some are focal points of liv - ing spaces and some become unearthed after long periods of time – like found in a trunk in an attic. Looking upon an old object that was stored away decades ago and forgotten and seeing it once again stirs our imagination. As an appraiser, we can sense the tenderness ancestors had in saving something for many generations. We experience what they felt long ago and recognize the universality of the human condition. Antiques sometimes suffer a cruel fate, but they often have an uncanny power to survive the misfortunes of time – and that is one of the things I love about them. We see the beauty of an ob - ject hidden beneath the dirt accumulating for years. I work in a doll shop and sometimes, the most Continued on page 11
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10 JuNe 2015 —Mountain States Collector www.mountainstatescollector.com Appraising Why Do We Collect? Continued from page 10 fantastic dolls come to me covered in dirt – and the person bringing them in thinks this decreases their value. Sometimes a gentle cleaning will restore antiques (and dolls) to a very good condition – they look fresh and “new.” There’s no denying that it’s love at work saving antiques. The pleasure of collecting antiques often derives from personal experience and is enhanced in many ways over time. A per- son may have a fond memory for an object and attempt to find it in an antique shop. The sought after object may actually awaken an interest in a more general area. For example, in my industry, we help a lot of people find dolls they once had. Discovering that favorite doll you once owned as a child only to realize the significant role the doll played helping to look forward to a better fu- ture and preparing for it. Remembering all the adventures you had with that doll, all the rough times the doll saw through with you. We now see the importance of dolls in society. This often ignites in people the love of doll collecting and they then decide to become a collector of dolls, visiting doll museums, reading books about dolls, and joining doll clubs. Anything I can do as a young professional in this industry to enhance this enthusiasm, I do. All collectors are motivated by individual needs and desires. They are also influenced by market conditions such as avail- ability and affordability of items. Some collectors begin collecting one kind of antique and continue to collect that kind only. Other collectors find their interests become more specific and devote themselves to a narrower field of antique collecting. Some people collect everything. It’s whimsical and fun to see someone enjoying their collecting. One of the best things about collecting is sharing your collections with others. Generous collectors lend their collections to mu- seums for special exhibits or special events within in their home. This is one of the greatest gifts you can give – sharing your pas- sion with others. Collectors are the keepers of family legends, learning the stories about and the provenance of what they have. Antique collectors often bring others as much joy as they themselves experience in the hunt for the precious and rare old objects. I encourage you to think about what you love. What having around you makes you feel GOOD and start there. As you col- lect pieces of information and objects, keep your heart open to possibility. Those moments when you find a treasure that speaks to you are very special. As you collect, think about the reasons why you like that certain piece. Remember, in life, none of us own something really special – we just take care of them for a while. To read other articles or for more information about Rachel Hoffman’s appraisal practice, visit her website at www.rachel- hoffmanandassociates.com or email her at [email protected]
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each year, on June 14 by presidential proclamation, Americans proudly cele - brate the birthday of the Stars and Strips. This June marks yet another of Old Glory's birthdays, long a time of celebration. Our nation's flag is flown from every public building and by many homes throughout the country. Recent events, such as 9/11 and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq against terror - ists, have made Flag Day, along with other patriotic holidays, even more important and precious to Americans. In many towns and cities, there will be special obser - vances with parades and flag raisings. Though Flag Day has never been a federal or state holiday (except in Pennsyl - vania), it has long been an important patriotic occasion. Curiously, while we are a relatively young nation on the world scene, our national emblem is older than those of most other countries. We are also unique in our reverence and celebration of it. It all began over two centuries ago, in a colonial America on the brink of war with Great Britain for our independence. In 1775 the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, authorized a committee of three to come up with a flag de - sign for the emerging nation. Two years later, on June 14, 1777, Congress approved the committee's sugges - tion that the new standard be of 13 stripes, alternately red and white, with a field of 13 stars. each stripe and each star, of course, represented the individual 13 colonies now united in the fight against england for their freedom. Chosen was the five-pointed star to both differentiate it from the-english six- pointed pentacle and because it was similar to that of France's, our friend in europe and future ally. George Washington is reported to have said that the stars were taken from the heavens: that the red represented england, home country to most colonists: and the white separating the red was a symbol of Ameri - can independence. The earliest flags, though, were not uniform in the way the stars were arranged. The first national emblem to be raised and to receive a military salute, for example, had the stars in a circle. This was at Fort Stanwix, New York, on August 2, 1777. eventually, a standard ensign was accepted by everyone and was widely used. By the fall of 1777, the new u.S. flag was being flown from every ship of the Continental Navy, as well as by all our privateers. A French man-of-war gave our Old Glory its first foreign salute, on February 14, when the Admiral La-Motte Pic - quet let go a volley from its cannons in answer to a l3-gun salute by the Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones, in the French port of Quiberon Bay. Continued on page 15
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14 JuNe 2015 —Mountain States Collector www.mountainstatescollector.com Flag Day Flag day, ‘Old Glory’s’ Birthday Continued from page 13 Stony Hill, with special emphasis on the flag In the years that followed, the anniversary of the pole dedicated in his memory June 14, 1946. flag's birth was noted and occasionally celebrated, al - George Balch, a New York City school most always at a local level. It was usually part of the principal, came up with a special program of exuberant patriotism that pervaded the country through - activities to celebrate Flag Day in 1889. The out the early years. On June 14, 18l2, the stars and Board of education took note of Balch's idea stripes was flown for the very first time over a school, and asked that all of the city's schools come up in Catamount Hills, Massachusetts. Slowly, other with a similar plan. Increasingly, schools school systems followed suit. everywhere began appropriate observances. June 14, 1877 marked the centennial of America's Four years later, in Philadelphia, flags flag. Congress passed a resolution asking that the day were flying over all public buildings on Flag be observed by the flying of flags over all civic build - Day at the urging of the city's mayor. Similar - ings in every city and town in the nation. Many com - ly, New York City and other cities were soon munities just continued the practice in the years follow - flying flags as well. Private homes at this time ing. also began displaying the Stars and Stripes on The first official observance of a Flag Day, as such, patriotic holidays, including Flag Day. came on June 14, 1885, when Bernard J. Cigrand, a 19- Woodrow Wilson, in 19l6, became the first year-old schoolteacher in Waubeka, Wisconsin, and a president to proclaim June 14 as Flag Day. fierce patriot, decided to make graduation day for the Since then there has been a presidential procla - small school into Flag Day instead. Students participat - mation every year. ed in a number of special activities and many flags dis - The nation's first Flag Week was in 1926 played. and ran from May 23 to May 30. It was intend - Cigrand later became a dentist and enjoyed a pres - ed to increase love and respect for Old Glory tigious academic career in the dental field. He also and what the flag symbolized. never stopped agitating all his life for a national Flag On the American flag's 200th birthday, Day. He founded the American Flag Day Association June 14 in 1977 was a special day. A 60-foot and successfully promoted the first public observance flagpole was erected on the grounds of the of it in 1906. Cigrand today is considered to be the "Fa - Washington Monument, where nearly 2,000 ther of Flag Day" and among the nationwide cere - troops marched. Country singer Johnny Cash monies each year there is an event at his old school, sang "Ragged Old Flag" in the House of Rep - resentatives. In Philadelphia, there was a read - ing of the origi - nal flag resolu - tion in Independence Hall postcard collector in the 1990s. Many sets featuring the and a colonial birthday stars and stripes, as well as many singles, were sold party at Betsy Ross's from the earliest years of the 20th century to our pre - house. An all-city choir sent time. even a few "Flag Series," including a couple sang patriotic songs in during World War II, have been produced. Boston and troops Collectors search for all postcards relating to Old dressed up as Continental Glory. These include black-and-white photo types Army soldiers carried his - showing Flag Day parades and ceremonies. A number #& !$ &% "! $ # $ #& !$ &% "! $ $ toric flags into the Mass - of cards portrayed Betsy Ross making the first flag, achusetts House chamber. though most historians are now in full agreement that While pictorial post - her sewing feat was only a myth. cards have long portrayed Along with uncle Sam, the American flag has been the American flag in the most often used patriotic symbol used by illustra - thousands of designs, no tors and publishers throughout the long history of sou - "Flag Day" cards have venir postca rd making. No more ex tensive pictorial ever been published, with panorama o f Old Glory exists than all of these post - the exception of one by a cards. They tr uly do the American fla g proud.
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" " " " 16 JuNe 2015 —Mountain States Collector www.mountainstatescollector.com Collectibles the Wide World of Collectible Buttons By Robert Reed with a horn base and covered with mohair. Some finer but - tons were trimmed in silver. By the 1750s a French direc - When it comes to antiques and collectibles few fields tory was listing more than 40 different types of buttons are as remarkably diverse as the simple functioning but - available to the public including a number involving fancy ton. bead and tapestry work. Today the world of collectible buttons ranges in ma - Famed cabinetmaker Benjamin Randolph began pro - terial from brass to Bakelite and range in design from ducing and advertising wooden buttons around 1769 as an striking Art Deco to fancy cloth. alternative to British metal issues. Randolph's wooden Historically the button has been crafted from just buttons was among the first formal efforts to boycott about every possible substance including copper, enamel, goods from england. When the revolutionary war oc - glass, gold, horn, ivory, pearl, porcelain, shell, silver, and curred the uniforms of American forces generally bore wood. Some were decorated with rhinestones, some were pewter buttons. Button designs on the military uniforms hand-painted, and some were eventually mass-produced varied, but many were marked uSA. to be resistant to washing machines. Historical records show that President George Wash - Partly as a result of all that, the sometimes lightly re - ington himself wore rather creative buttons on his suit for garded button is without peer in its range of appeal. his inaugural of 1789. The large gilt buttons were designed Various documents made reference to buttons as early by William Rollinson of New York City and were en - as the 17th century. In 1651 england it was noted that John graved with the Great Seal of the united States. eliot had ordered three gross of pewter buttons for trad - ultimately leading Colonial craftsmen turned to pro - ing with the Indians in the new world. elsewhere inven - viding elegant buttons of silver and gold for prosperous tories sometimes listed black "colored" buttons, while but - citizens. By the 1790s even the legendary patriot and sil - ton "pairs" usually referred to sets of silver or gold but - versmith Paul Revere was offering a considerable range tons used on the sleeves of men's fashionable coats. of buttons for the gentleman's coat, sleeve, or jacket. Re - Advertisements as early as the 1730s called attention vere's buttons were made of silver, gold, stone and tor - to so-called Philadelphia buttons. Such buttons crafted toiseshell. For the more modest budget there were still from brass were produced in significant numbers by Cas - plenty of pewter buttons to choose from, along with other par Wistar. The buttons were said to be "warranted for types. In Connecticut one late 18th century maker offered seven years" because they were so durable. Philadelphia buttons of "hardened tin" which were advertised as "very buttons became extremely popular, and Wistar and his son serviceable and of good appearance." Richard were among the first Americans to grow wealthy The relatively stark contrast in the content and quali - in the button business. ty of buttons continued in the early 1800s. cloth of the garment being worn. In 1746 the estate of John Burton of Boston included In high fashion were highly decorative gilt buttons No one can say exactly when Americans actually a "parcell of christalls for buttons." In addition to glass much like those championed prior to that time by George began collecting buttons as opposed to merely saving (crystal) and brass, buttons of that period included those Washington. early 19th century gilt issues were some them in a tin box or glass jar for future use. Certainly by times strikingly illustrated with images of fruits or flow - the late 1940s advice on button collecting was clearly in ers. Others were plain in design but highly polished. Both print metal and shell were used as basic material for the gilt "Any button, made up to as late as 1920, is now worth buttons. Makers proud enough to include their name or more than the original purchase," declared Morgan Towne initials on the backs of the buttons included Benedict & in the 1949 book Treasures in Truck and Trash. "Study all Burnham; W. H. Jones & Company; and Wadham, Coe & old buttons found in boxes – dress buttons, cuff and sleeve Company. buttons, collar buttons, all kinds of buttons – and then elsewhere there were modified pewter buttons some - study button books." times identified as "hard whites." The differed from older Town went so far in those years immediately after pewter issues in that they were now given wire loops World War II as to suggest would-be collectors could cut which were embedded in the processing of the pewter alloy. Most of the "hard whites" were plain in design, but some were given a star-like mark. Numerous manufactur - ers, like the makers of some gilt buttons, added their name or initials on the button backs. During the first half of the 19th century gilt and enam - el buttons remained in demand in european countries in - cluding France and england among the most stylish. Some wooden buttons with clothing covering were in use, and in 1851 Nelson Goodyear obtained a patent for a "hard PReSS ReleASe and inflexible rubber" button. Rubber buttons became quite popular in the united States for a time, overshadow - Dan Gendron Horology is pleased to ing most others including glass and pottery types. announce that 7th generation Certified By the final quarter of the 19th century the wide Horologist, Jesse L. Gendron is now of - world of buttons also included fashionable selections of pearl, jet, ivory and even calico fabric examples. Fre - fering watch and clock repair services to quently fine buttons of that era were sold in groups of five, Colorado Springs. His shop is set up in rather than individually or in pairs. Willowstone Antique Marketplace , While richly done silver buttons were available at the onset of the 20th century, the majority of buttons tended Garden of the Gods Rd., Booth #115, to be plain and offered little or no decoration. The authors where he also buys and sells pre-owned of Buttons: The Collector's Guide, Nancy Fink and watches and clocks. Maryalice Ditzler, suggest that most buttons of that peri - od were representative of the ordinary shirt button. More - buttons off of old dresses, old coats, old waistcoats, old Repairs are available on ALL types over darker buttons were usually favored over lighter col - overalls, and old uniforms. of watches, from quartz to extreme high ors. "Study them, not as a collector but as a prospector who, in finding buttons, has struck gold," Towne conclud - grade, as well as battery operated and However the authors point out that America did turn to a few fancy cloth buttons by the 1920s. Selections ed. wind-up clocks. ranged from an image of cartoon character Betty Boop to Meanwhile Fink and Ditzler note that "occasionally, the sometime fancy floral patterns which matched the Continued on page 19
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[email protected] ing andcards, th sad-e business. /4->1 $100.00 takes all. 719-647- %71->1 /-77 B-=0 +599593 9?5<@1 "-77Springs’ Oldest & Largest nate,(5- 1303-779-0073.5) (01-07) (3-15) $3dles,45 horses,,000. etc.Ple onase call Bran - Award Winning Antique Mall. 8867. Pueblo West. (12-09) =-90:9 9317 2:= 8:=1 01 %=185@8 27::= >;-/1> plates,don Aladiesng ewithl f ohorser more details Premium floor spaces & ?-57> /->1> -A-57-.71 =51907D mostly flower pots—vase— c7alendars,19-24 Tom0-6 Beecham471. cases available. Friendly & WESTERN WANTED: DOULTON’S BOWL/RETAIL FOR LEASE, 1400 417;2@7 >?-22 $;19 -57D convas type prints helpful staff. Open Daily. WANTED bedside bowl and pitcher set, TOYAIRPLANES (TMD); PITCHER Fontainbleau ! 3 3 3! (?:; .D := /-77 COLLECTIONS FOR block South Broadway, 3 in frames. Stop by or call, 719-633- factoryC displayL Amodels;SSBurslemIF pitcherI Egood condi-D ADS: 4 -/ 3 ! 9?5<@1 -771=D spaces, 1300 to 2500 square Horses on scarves 6070. Antique Gallery, 117 WANTED: Older lg, Antique Singer sewing SALE tion O3068K bowl small #3SERV ICA1=D?4593ES (:@?4 +-4>-?/4 A1 built up plastic models. Call feet, each with storage. collection, horses on South Wahsatch Ave. crack $1,000 OBO 303-659- D:@G77 9110 -77 !11 := -= machine with case, Cut Metal horse statues, Roy Walt, 970-204-0499 ( 1-10) Betsy 303-777-0848, bc hankiesCHI Pcollection.S A NWest-D P IECES style gas ranges, 0748. (01/10) A1D # =:9? [email protected] (08/09) RernE necktiesSTOR collection.ATION invisible DEALERS WANTED! Front 1920s-50s ie Cham- glass, 303-838-3643. Email: Rogers collection. Other '-931 9?5<@1> 59 ? :7759> WANTED: PILLINPOT- Mporeot titemsery atoon dnumerous porcelain repairs, 5> Ra >116593 nge Antiq 01-71=> ues in Ft. :2 Co 4534llins Western is seeking dealers of high bers, O’Keeffe and [email protected] TERY, 303-477-3923. (5-10) 3 3peartlo r mention.e string ing. By a ppoint - <@-75?D -9?5<@1> @1 ?: := quality antiques. Due to our stars items, 40 mSeriousent o inquiriesnly, c a only! ll S ari, 3 03-62 3- @95<@1 7-D:@? B1 /-9 8-61 DEALERS SERVICES Inside Antiquesunique layout, we can make Merritt, others, no WANTED: MODELAIR- 42 17 or e :70 2-=8 -958-7mai l chipsand - -9D >5E1 >;-/1 B:=6 2:= D:@ FOR SALE: A.B. Dick 310 Dixie 3-81 pie303-432-7223ces +577 @ y a ":>1> hoo. c om ;5/?@=1 any si ze space work fo r you. electrics 303-779- PLANES, kits, engines, race -77 SpreeROCKY Enterprises, MOUNTAIN Inc. =-908- ":>1> ;7-?1> -90AdvertiseCall 970-Get282 -more1808. Premiums, cars. 303-422-0408 (12-07) BUYOR SELLANTIQUE offset press, 111 plate ANTIQUES IN LOVELAND 85>/ bang for your 0073 (01-07) RedP.O. Box Wing 1003 BUSINESS! Stoneware Licensed bro- — Book Is Impressive One movie cow- wants By dealers Robert w/toys, Reed clocks, D Dan’sE A L E R inS the Moun- ! Fred Tenney and Kevin Hilbert has 160 pages and 2,375 color maker, Michael’s collator, Bailey, CO 80421 ker to bring together buyers buck! photographs. Hardcover, with index, the book is $39.99 plus WANTED:The OLDVENDING latest book on distinguished Red Wing Stoneware is an Large Letter Postcards boy and watches, quality knives & 3$!3"3 CL UBS shipping from Schiffer Publishing, 4880 Lower Valley Rd., MimpressiveACHINES, gumball, one. pea- Red Wing Stoneware Encyclopedia and sellers. by We Dan package De CHPainting,OICE ANTIQUE DEAL - Schaefer cast iron wax tain StatesD O YOU LO VE AN- Atglen, PA 19310. Pasquale and Larry Petersonrazors, tools, offers other neat an amazingstuff. array of products " ! :771/?5.71> =? WANTED: Antique Heating rodeo post nut, matches, cigarette and trade names, inventory, ERAt SP A CLastE AVA I L GettingABLE - Attention (Book reviews by Robert Reed, Antique and Collectible from one of America’s Low finest rent. 970-669-7440. stoneware manufacturers. Remodeling -90 5>?:=D &@1>?1=> 5>TIQUES , Collectibles, Art melter, manuals, misc parts. 6500 sq . fee t. 389 Sout h News Service, PO Box 204, Knightstown, IN 46148.) cards, sad- etc. CallH undredsJeff (303) and775- hundreds of items are colorfullycustomer lists, illustrated Real Estate At long last large Collectorletter postcardsa.n d H are is tgettingory? Qtheue attentionsters is and Cooking Stoves, or- BWallpaperroa dwa Removal,y . Sto p by o r call ?41 7@. 2:= D:@ :9?-/? 3 3 they deserve. The impressive volume provides a sweeping look $100.00 takes all. 719-647- 3along250. (11-09) with current values. Red Wing is understandablyleases and sales, highlyand cre- $ +#) &*(38-57the Clu b for you! Con tact: dles, horses, etc. on DEALER SPACE AVAIL- DryatK e morenWall t # Repair,3 0than3 -7 Water7 2,3007-51 1 559A5>5.71colorful. large letter greetings-related post- nate, 303-779-0073. (01-07) collectible and some of the prices clearly reflectative itfinancing from the and plain ex- Reach/:8 O theFWANTIQUES@gmail salt glaze churns in the one gallon size listing at $250 to $350, ;:??1=D -90 ;:=/17-59 =1;-5=>cardsDamage of yesteryear. Repair 8867. Pueblo West. (12-09) ABLE Serendipity Mercan- .com, 970-226-4432. plates, ladies with horse to the Red Wing Success Filter complete withchanges. black 303-913-3355stamp and Clearly large letter greetings-type postcards were in use in Sedalia GOLF COLLECTIBLES tile, Longmont, Colorado. ;1-=7 =1>?=593593 D -;;:59?14Acoustic/Ceiling07 SOUTH BROADthousandsWAY original list at $1,300 to $1,400. www.Traylorhomes.com the United States by the early 1900s. However as the authors calendars, Tom Beecham WANTED, 303-792-2450. large building, room for more 819? :97D /-77 (-=5 1625Removal' shop available on vi - WANTED: As the authors point out the upper MidwestBusiness has Opportunities long been point out a list of all the large letter postcards "could run into the DOULTON’S BOWL/RETAIL FOR LEASE, 1400 tens of := thousands." 18-57 /45;>-90 Insteadof theantique book centers on the so-called convas type prints (4-10)a "Mecca for early dealers.stoneware Great parking!production." Call Early utilitarian b303-922-0792rant diverse block. 300' ad - TOYAIRPLANES (TMD); wares were typically the work of smaller potters, which were ;51/1> D-4:: /:8classicdition a lage s tfromorag ethe, rearlyese r v1930sed to the middle 1950s. PITCHER Fontainbleau block South Broadway, 3 303-776-8511. Chapters in the volume include 50 scarce large letter post- in frames. eventually surpassed by two larger companies—the Western p arking at b ac k d oorcollectors. 25 K Stoneware Company and the Red Wing StonewareCHIPS AND Company. PIECES cards, 50 graphically appealing large letter postcards, and man- factory display models; Burslem pitcher good condi- cars ! daily, s to$ plig+:==510ht, new spaces, 1300 to 2500 square Horses on scarves TheFOR second SALE firm is the DEALERS clear focus WANTED! of theF ront book.RESTORATION invisible ufacturers. Still an additional section provides such postcards by D:@= 91C? 1>?-?1 >-71 B577 .1statesstreet salongcapin withg. $ 1current800/andm ovalues.nt h afficionados that enjoy built up plastic models. Call tion O3068K bowl small True to its title the Range volume Antiques presentsin Ft. Collins an potteryextensive and selectionporcelain feet, each with storage. collection, horses on FORof thisSALE: ‘Cadillac’ Antique secre- of stoneware makers. Specific selections of the 45? p lus +1 Interestinglyutilit ;=:A501 i es. B thee ;=1>-71t s yauthors: 3 03 - indicate that many postcard man- crack $1,000 OBO 303-659- is seeking dealers of high ufactur- Walt, 970-204-0499 ( 1-10) hankies collection. West- tarybook box includecirca 1850— generalbrass stoneware, kitchen stoneware,repairs, pearl and restringing. various :A1=9534? -90 0-D?581 >1777-0848, 303-981this-5950 , 37 year old newspaper Betsy 303-777-0848, bc jugs. ers did 0748. (01/10) bound teak—rare-excellent quality antiques. Due to or By appointment only, call /@=5?D bct ournie r@aol. co m Prolifically presented in the general stoneware chapter are not ern neckties collection. unique layout, we can make Sari, 303-623-4217 or devoted to the collector and to [email protected] (08/09) condition—$2100,crocks, water set coolers,of 2 churns, spittoons, chamber pots, and keep
WANTED: PILLINPOT- More items too numerous vaselinechicken glass feeders candle hold- among any other size space items. work Thefor you. kitchenemail chapterchipsandpieces turns to@ 3 theD E Anec-LER SPACES AVAIL- essary ers—short,bean pots, curled butter base— crocks,Call 970-282-1808.bowls, nappies, pitchers,yahoo.com mugs, pantry A BLE Want to:9 get i -9?5<@1nttheo th antiquee buff. TERY, 303-477-3923. (5-10) to mention. jars, refrigerator jars, and other kitchen-related wares. records $150, smallIn theoil lampbook’s circa introduction the authors make reference to to con- DEALERS Serious inquiries only! 1800—greenearly stoneware with white flow- collectors who were sometimes content with struct Call 303-674-1253 for more any piece "as long as it was signed." They report now "new col- their SERVICES ers—never used—$150, EXPERT silver and met- WANTED: MODELAIR- lectors have done their homework and seem to target specific, listing of hundreds of postcards. Instead, "it had to be done through 303-432-7223 Royalhigh Copenhagen quality teaitems set— for their collection. For example,als repairs advertisingrestoration. information. acquisition with some postcards taking years to obtain." PLANES, kits, engines, race openware, lace salt pattern—num- glaze items, and rare Get hard tomore find Appraisals items arefor insurance.hard Antique to Capital of Colorado ROCKY MOUNTAIN find." Advertise The co-authors have considerable experience in the post- bered—4 pieces—hard to 720-939-9373, nat_mx6 card field. Tenney is a long time buyer and seller of such large cars. 303-422-0408 (12-07) BUYOR SELLANTIQUE R ed Wing Stoneware Encyclopedia by Dan De Pasquale We take great letter postcards. Hilbert has collected postcards since early ANTIQUES IN LOVELAND find,and Many Larry McCoy Peterson, pieces— hardcover, bangcolor illustrated, [email protected] your values, (3-07) index, pride in being a childhood. Both authors are residents of Arizona. BUSINESS! Licensed bro- 224 pages, $29.95 plus shipping from Collector Books, 1-800- Lyons Dan’s in the Moun- Large Letter Postcards:“great The little Definitive town” Guide 1930s to 1950s by wants dealers w/toys, clocks, 626-5420. W e tak e g rea t WANTED: OLDVENDING ker to bring together buyers buck! where you’re watches, quality knives & Painting, Full Line of Complete Antique a stranger only once! MACHINES, gumball, pea- and sellers. We package Antiques & Restoration Available pr id e in b e in g a razors, tools, other neat stuff. tain States trade names, inventory, Collectibles nut, matches, cigarette and Low rent. 970-669-7440. Remodeling “ gr eaAntique t littl e t oWarehousewn ” etc. Call Jeff (303) 775- customer lists, Real Estate Collector. Best selection of vintage lighting in Southern Colorado. Wallpaper Removal, AntiqueVintage Lighting, Capital hanging lights, artwork, primitives,of ColoradoWestern Decor leases and sales, and cre- 3250. (11-09) w h er e y60%Weo uofftake ’ mostr e great aprimitives DEALER SPACE AVAIL- Dry Wall Repair, Water Reach the ative financing and ex- Heritagepride Arts inDemonstrations being a Damage Repair ABLE Serendipity Mercan- Brighton Weekends“great little in January town” changes. 303-913-3355 strang e r onl y o n ce! Acoustic/Ceiling 115 EastAlwwhere aMainys 719-372-6677you’re GOLF COLLECTIBLES tile, Longmont, Colorado. thousands 24 North Main www.Traylorhomes.com a strangerBuying only once! WANTED, 303-792-2450. large building, room for more Removal (1/2 Blk. No. of Bridge & Main) Business Opportunities (4-10) dealers. Great parking! Call of antique Brighton, CO 80601 303-922-0792 303-659-7516 Antique Warehouse 303-776-8511. Best selection of vintage lighting in Southern Colorado.
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" " " " Travel Collectibles terrific travel Posters of the Past By Robert Reed chose to highlight the word "France" in many of their 1900s posters. element moved heavily to the market - American Lines used posters to offer direct ocean transport service place and consequently into elaborate Collectors today can take that from Southhampton to New York. By 1913 Gunard Lines full-color travel posters. The airlines clearly dreamed of trip, or they can seek posters proclaimed travel "to all parts of the world. " wanted to take travelers away from it out a treasured travel poster of the Worldwide trips were offered on travel posters of early 1920s all too. past. by the London-based Orient Line-Cruises. One example depicted Major airline poster users of the late either way they are sure to stylish people swimming in a pool on board a luxury ship. For those 1940s included Pan American Air have something to long remember. with a little less time other posters offered trips by ferry boat from Lines, Dutch KLM Airlines, Air From air travel to railways, France to england. France, and American Airlines. By the and from bicycles to ocean liners, Back in the united States during the Roaring Twenties auto - early 1950s American Airlines had travel posters have lured people to mobile traffic was already a problem. Travel posters announced launched a series of travel posters pro - find some means to roam distant Chicago's unique solution to the problem. "Avoid street congestion," moting numerous flights including trips locations. exclaimed a poster in behalf of Rapid Transit Lines. It featured the to Hawaii. American Airlines was one of the first airlines to go with a Generally, for all their appeal, city's el tracks with crowded traffic in full series of posters, and to commission major artists for the job. travel posters were not designed to the background. It was American which used artist e. McKight Kauffer to illus - last beyond a single season. Those In the middle 1920s still another trate travel posters, which featured locations both in the united States that did survive are prized current - railway added a series of travel posters and europe. Kauffer, an American born artist living in england, was ly from the major auction houses to antique malls in the crossroads which incorporated travel with a sports one of the most talented and versatile of America. event. The South Shore Line offered to contributors of his time. It was Kauf - "Travel and transportation posters are a major poster collecting take fans to the Notre Dame football fer who also created a dashing Ken - field with global impact and numerous specializations," noted Tony games from Chicago to South Bend, In - tucky Derby travel poster in behalf of Fuscho author of the distinguished volume Posters, second edition. diana. This is one of many sports-relat - Chesapeake and Ohio Railroads. Besides all the obvious methods of transportation on travel ed posters of that period. Winter Sports Mention of Kauffer leads to one posters, there also those which featured the resorts themselves and in the French Alps was a major topic, of the more significant factors regard - what Fuscho calls "sporting vacations" at particular locations. along with major golf resorts in France. ing travel posters, the artist. Some of the earliest travel posters in America were those that By 1928 event major aviation events in Some very famous artists have appealed to the public in the 1860s and 1870s to ride the newly com - various parts of the world became the subject of elaborate travel pro - contributed to this specific aspect of pleted railroads across the united States. In 1869 posters from the motions. posters over the years including ed - union Pacific Railroad boasted "Pullman's palace sleeping cars" and early in the 1930s major American cities went toe-to-toe and ward Penfield, Alphonse Mucha, welcomed "travelers for pleasure, health, or business" who would even poster to poster in an attempt to entice travelers to their partic - Frederick Lawler, A.M. Cassandre, ride all the way to San Francisco. In 1870 the Central and union Pa - ular location. The Illinois Central Railroad advertised Chicago as Otto Baumberger, and Paul Colin. cific Railroads promised travel from San Francisco to New York in "The Vacation City" in its colorful posters. And a series of Travel by even esteemed American artist Max - only six days and 20 hours. Train posters sponsored in part by the American Railroad Compa - field Parish rendered a few travel posters during the 1930s for the Bicycles were a major attraction by the 1890s, and Paris was nies of America offered Atlantic City as "the playground of the New Hampshire Planning and Development. the leading location for their manufacture and luxury use. To meet world." Important artists naturally contribute greatly to the value of the fierce competition bicycle makers commissioned leading French Smaller tourist spots were in play as well as the metropolitan many travel posters of the past. artists such as Henri Thiriet, Jules Cheret, and eugene Grasset to sites during that era. The Boston and Maine Railroad, for example, However there are also other considerations. provide stunning posters. used posters to draw visitors to tiny Lake Winnipesaukee in New Content and graphic appearance can also be very important. A That fashionable bicycle could come from an array of French Hampshire. More ambitious railroad travelers could simply "See catalog of travel posters prepared by Swann Galleries recently noted, producers including Dayton, DuBois, Clement, Omnium, Pefecta, America" 1939 by journeying from the World's Fair in New York "...in grading a poster's condition the standards and criteria of the Solieil, Stella, Peugeot, and Liberator. American and British makers City across the country to the Golden Gate International exposition print collector cannot be used. The most important element in grad - who offered similar poster campaigns included Columbia, Raleigh, in San Francisco. ing a poster's condition is its appearance as defined by lines, colors Stearns, and Victor. Following the war years of the early 1940s, still another travel and overall deign." But bicycles were certainly not the only source of travel posters in the 1890s. As the world grew smaller there was a growing aware - ness of a developing middle class in both europe and American. Before only the very wealthy could afford to travel, but now a 'new' emerging class of travelers appeared. Increasingly both railroads and ocean liners also turned to trav - el posters to attract the tourists. State-operated railroads in european countries like France and england during that period used the graphic print method to attract foreign visitors. They stressed the concept of "leisure" travel and encouraged the idea of cultural development. As Fuscho points out, often the posters did not feature the actual trains but instead depict - ed the scenery of places along the way. Red Star Lines boasted of won - derful trips from New York and Philadelphia to Belgium in the late Denver 19th century. Gunard Lines mean - while bragged that even third- class passengers could go by ship across the Atlantic from england to the united States in only five days, seven hours and 23 minutes. It was billed as "record passage by the old reliable. " Ocean liners continued to dom - inate both the travel business and the use of travel posters early in the 20th century. French Lines
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20 JuNe 2015 —Mountain States Collector www.mountainstatescollector.com Antique Detective hand-Painted Furniture Still Pricey and Prized By Anne Gilbert There was nothing amateurish about furniture paint - ing. In fact there were many professional ornamental When a piece of hand-painted , 18th and 19th centu - painters during the 18th century who advertised the type ry American furniture hit’s the auction block these days of decorations they specialized in. Only a few are known bidding zooms. Good examples can cost thousands. by name such as John and Hugh Finlay, of Baltimore. An - In late 18th century england, Italy and France, paint - other center for furniture painting was in Albany, New ing and gilding quality furniture and decorative acces - York. Some of the landscapes on the top rails of chairs are sories became fashionable. At that time neo-classical fur - similar to the Hudson river paintings done at the time. niture styles with flat surfaces offered the perfect medium Painters also worked throughout New england. for painted motifs. Rococo, Venetian and French Provin - Probably the best known producer of “fancy chairs” cial painted pieces were top sellers in the early 20th cen - is Lambert Hitchcock. By 1825 he employed over one tury, especially in America. hundred women, men and children. Designs could be done Not all of the Venetian pieces were hand painted , but more quickly using stenciled ornamentation. The wood used small, colored engravings, glued on then varnished used was maple and the style combined Sheraton and over. French Directoire. Popular designs were fruit and leaf pat - When it filtered down to America everyday pieces terns, fountains, drinking birds and horns-of-plenty. Some took a different turn with folk art designs known as Penn - chairs were painted black to imitate ebony and designs sylvania Dutch. By 1825 mass-produced pieces , such as were gilt stencils. Seats were rush, cane and wood. Today Hitchcock chairs and inexpensive, heavy country style an authentic Hitchcock chair could sell for $1,000 or pieces, known as “cottage furniture” had painted designs. more. Quality wood with fine graining wasn’t painted but CLueS: Antique painted furniture can still turn up covered with a transparent finish. Less expensive woods anywhere, especially original painted Hitchcock chairs. were often painted to imitate finely grained woods. Tops However they were reproduced from the 1920s on. Dur - of chests imitated marble. Subjects often pictured land - ing the 1976 Bicentennial it was popular to stencil and scapes and flowers as well as historical or neo classical paint undecorated antique furniture. motifs. Some of the finest painted furniture, known as “fancy PHOTO CAPTION: Antique Hitchcock chair. furniture” was made in Baltimore. Photo credit: etsy.com Antique detective Q & A: Wall Clocks to tumblers to Fans By Anne Gilbert eileen Lane Antiques, who also furnished a price. traveler to europe I assume she acquired it there. I framed Q. I got this old it as art. Now I am curious about it. Q. What can you tell me blue glass tumbler What is the history and what could it be worth “ It is about this old wall clock. It still along with five 10” x 10”. chimes on the hour. And, has lots other tumblers and a C. G. - Fort Lauderdale, FL. of ornate wood work. There is a tall pitcher when the A. You have a rare example of advertising fans done carved head near the top and fig - family divided my in the 1920s. What makes it special is the artist, Leonello ures on the pendulum. What is mom’s treasures out Cappiello (1875-1942). He gained fame as an Italian the age and values? of her china cabinet. poster artist during the early 20th century and did many e.Z. - Quarryville, PA They have been posters for the Italian vermouth Company, Cinzano. A. Your wall clock dates to handed down in the Your fan could sell for as much as $300 at a col - the late 19th century and is in the family since the lectibles show. Renaissance Revival style. A 19th century. dealer would price it at over Could the set $1,800. unfortunately your possibly be Stiegel photo wasn’t good enough to use glass, made in Man - so I used a similar one, from heim, Pennsylva - nia(1763-1774) by Baron Henry Littleton William Stiegel? Since I live in Man - heim, Pennsylvania, I though Stiegel was a possibility. Whoever made the set, what could it be worth? L. W.- Manheim, PA A. What you have is a Victorian enameled glass lemonade set made in the late 19th century. It was a time when many new developments were taking place in glass making, not only in techniques, but the use of various mo - tifs such as flowers and figures. exotic names such as “Crown Milano” and “Burmese” to attract buyers. While Victorian Art Glass, as it was known, went out of fashion from the early 20th century to 1960, it made a comeback in the 1870s. (Anne Gilbert has authored nine books on antiques, unfortunately reproductions affected prices. Current - collectibles and illustrator art. Her columns and feature ly your lemonade set could sell for around $150. stories written for the Chicago Daily News are archived Q. Several years ago, while cleaning out my late in Chicago’s Newberry Library as “Outstanding Pioneer mothers estate, I came across a colorful paper fan, Women Journalists of the Midwest.” She self-published a wrapped in tissue paper. novel, “Mayor of The Dog Park, dog abusers get theirs.” The word “Cinzano” and a woman riding a striped She recently donated her reference library of over 200 animal are the design. Since my mother was a frequent books to her Alma Mater, Northwestern University.)
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Q. I remember my grandmother keeping jewelry in this box when I was a child. It has a raised leaf design sur- round a circular portrait of a woman. On the bottom is a an oval shaped design with a B & W in the center. It is some kind of metal, possibly brass or copper. What can you tell me about it? K.C. -Shawnee, KS A. From your photo you appear to have a Victorian, cast metal glove box with a celluloid cameo. They were popular from the 1890s to around 1910. Similar examples can sell in shops for several hundred dollars. Q. My mother-in law gave me a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs rug she got in the 1930s. It was made in Italy. Any idea of value ? H.P.- A. Prices vary, but it could sell for over $200. Q. What can you tell me about the Czechoslovakian tea set with Spanish marks? On the bottom it says "Fabri- cada en Alp Choslovagia." M. A. Czechoslovakian tea sets and other pieces made of porcelain and semi-porcelain were exported to many coun- tries, including Spain, which explains the markings on your tea set. Q. I bought this colorful Oriental plate in a Florida thrift shop. It is 18 inches in diameter and has no marks. I paid $25. How old is it ? Where was it made ? Did I pay too much ? H.C. - Pompano Beach, FL A. You have a collector’s eye and have discovered a mid-19th century Japanese Imari charger. Made in the Japanese town of Arita beginning in the 17th Century, it was named for the port of Imari-the place from where it was shipped. The designs of textiles, chrysanthemums and landscapes were enclosed in panels. It became so popular Collectibles that by the 18th century the Chinese copied it. So did Eng- Gulliver’s travels basically it is painted tin-ware. Regardless of how it was By Roy Nuhn One of the Lovelandearliest of these books, sometime in the l850s, was by McLoughlin Company as part of its finished it can be called "painted tin," "tole" or Gulliver's Travels has been a part of our literary “Aunt Fanny Fairy Tales” series. Later, when the firm "Japanned." In Colonial America, painted tin was import- and cultural history for close to 300 years. First pub - became the more familiar McLoughlin Bros., numer - ed from England. By 1750, American peddlers were trav- lished in 1726, the novel quickly became a favorite with ous printings continued to be marketed throughout the children. It has remained so for countless generations, balance of the century. eling from town to town selling it. From 1790 to 1870 it being considered almost a fairy tale during the last 150 From the beginning, Gulliver's Travels books and was advertised as "Japanned-ware." In good condition years. Collectors have long sought books and memora - booklets by all publishers of children's literature were yours could sell for more than $800 at auction. bilia inspired by the 18th-century tale of a ship's sur - illustrated, with hand coloring being used in the earli - geon's fantastic South Seas adventure. est editions. After the Civil War, the perfection of color Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, lithography began a tidal wave of beautifully drawn and as the book was originally titled, was a biting political printed books for young people, including those of Gul - and social satire. liver's Travels. An 1889 edition, for instance, was il - An overnight suc - lustrated by Arthur Rackham, another in 1900. lish potters such as Derby, Bow, Worcester and Chelsea. cess, Gulliver's Gulliver in the land of the Lilliputians was an Yours could fetch $900 or more at auction. Travels was ini - image that beckoned certain manufacturers, especially Q. I found this painted spice bin in an antiques shop tially enjoyed by makers of sewing threads. J. & P. Coats, the largest user people of all ages. of the idea, issued several trade cards in the late l880s years ago. The dealer told me it was called "tole" I have From parish pas - and l890s ballyhooing the strength of their product. since used it as a decorative object in my kitchen. Now I tor and royal cab - One, "GJ.1lliver and the Lilliputians," portrays the would like to know about its history and value. inet minister to ship-wrecked man securely tied down by the compa - M.B.T. - Las Vegas, NV wealthy business - ny's thread after being wOpenashed 10-5asho ralle awinter.nd falling man and college asleep. Another trade card scene is of Gulliver drag - A. Your 19th century spice bin is known as "tole" — student, everyone ging Blefusu's invasion fleet of 50 men-of-war ashore read and devoured with lengths of Coats Spool Cotton tied to each boat. Swift's powerful Pictorial versions of the story in magazines, an - child's encyclopedia set, is a good example. It offered commentary on thologies and educational books were plentiful during several excellent illustrations in their section on Gul - the foibles of the the first decades of the 20th century. The Book of liver's Travels. ruling class. Great Knowledge (The Grolier Society, 1912), an illustrated Continued on page 23 work that it was, though, the novel soon became out - Keenesburg — dated. But it has flourished ever KeenesburgAntique Capitol of weld County since as a juvenile literature classic. The saga of Gulliver among the tiny people of Lil - liput is but one, albeit the most famous, of four parts of the novel. Gulliver is later left ashore on Brobding - nag, a land of giants; then visits the flying island of La - AA SSteptep B Backack puta, where men of science, philosophers and histori - ans are lampooned; and, finally, he goes to the country inIn T Timimee Come See Us in 2010. of the Houyhnhnms, a land inhabited by noble, rational Antiques and horses and by the Yahoos, beasts in the form of people but whose human vices shock and disgust Gulliver. Collectibles Gulliver's Travels, one of Western civilization's 30 So. Main Street great literary works, was written by Jonathan Swift (1667-1745). Swift was a clergyman and a political ac - Keenesburg, CO tivist for most of his life. He wrote countless political 303-732-9257 pamphlets and tracts, and edited a Tory newspaper. Since Gulliver's Travels' first printing in 1726, the Offering a wide range of adventure fable has endured as a staple for both eng - lish and American publishers. In this country special antiques from the mid small sized, abridged editions for children of all ages 1800s to the 1950s began appearing toward the middle of the 19th centu - ry. Almost always, however, only the story of Gulliver Open Monday-Saturday in Lilliput, the most adaptable part of the novel for chil - dren, was told. 10:00 to 5:00 http://www.a-step-back.com
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Comic Character Metal Sand Toys by Doug and Pat Wengel is as welcome as the summer it back- grounds. Just as the sandbox or sea May’s What Is It is a stocking purse. Glass beads and a length of 7 inches date this com - partmentalized stocking purse to the 1840s. Two small rings slide to close the opening in the shore season rolls around, the new centSender tha tyour pro vanswersides acc etoss the to eWhatach o fIs t hIte contest,end com postmarkedpartments. A by la rMayger p 20,urs eto w tahes u Mountainsed in the book rolls out some 70 years of 18th and early 19th centuries. everything from sand pails to StatesB Collectoreaded han,d P.O.bags Box are d1003,urable Bailey, becaus eCO be a80421.ds cover the outside completely, forming a pro - tectiThreeve lay ewinnersr over th willread sbe an drawnd fabri cfrom. Bef ocorrectre the 1 entries850s th ereceived. beads us Winnersed were gwilllass areceivend wer ea water cans. Included are hundreds smaller and more intense in color than those that followed. Cut-steel beads became popular of color photographs and details year’saround subscription the 1840s an dto c tohenti nMountainued to sho wStates up, w Collector.ith glass beads, in handbags made as late as the 1930s. on the very characters often illus- Congratulations to Mario Rivoli of Denver, Colorado and Loene McIntyre of Fort Collins, trated on the sand toys. Colorado for correctly identifying the object. You have both won a year’s subscription to the Mountain States Collector . An added note: both referred to this as a “miser’s purse.” The SeColorfulnd your chaptersanswers by to char-the What Is It contest, postmarked by June 20, to the Moun - miser’s purses are the long, tubular ones also known as stocking purses. These were carried tacterain S includetates C othelle likesctor , theP.O Don-. Box 1003, Bailey, CO 80421. by both men and women from the late 18th century until about 1880. They apparently origi - Three winners will be drawn. Winners receive a year’s subscription to the Mountain nated with the medieval practice of carrying coins in the toe of a stocking. Saldtat eDuck,s Col leMickeyctor. Mouse, Betty Boop, the characters. This was particularly true with boxed Katzenjammer Kids, Baby Snooks, Felix the sets that might include a pail, shovel, watering can, We hadApril’s one correct What Is It? cat, Davy Crocket, Popeye, Raggedy Ann, and sand molds." answer for our April What Is Gulliver’s travels Almand eveno sSponget 3 Bob.0 0Major Y makersea ofr mar-s OldAs with many other toys, "a box increases ItC ocontest.ntinued fFredrom pR.ag eClark 22 of different public. Among their velousprodu csandts w etoysre i llincludedustrated Ohio Art and J. the value of the items, and greatly increases the ColoradoIn th eSprings, 1920s aColoradond 1930s , leading publishers of ju - story books in all sizes, a papChein,er dol lbut cu theret-out arebo omanyklet, others a also featured value if the characters are pictured on the box. The venile literature and paper novelties, such as Whitman Big Little Book, and a line of jigsaw puzzles. correctlyand Saal fidentifiedield, publ isthehe d ob-a few booklets, but interest in In 1939 an advertising boinok thelet book.was handed out by value of the bucket is also increased if the images jectthe casla as sNetsukeic tale d eorcl iOrientalned. Macy' s Department Store (New YoReadersrk Cit ymay) as finda C htheris t values- on some of are embossed around the paint." ivoryI ncarving. the ea rly 1930s, Walt Disney's Gulliver Mickey, mas present for shoppers. Thethese pre finemiu sandm w toysith tobl beue somewhat and shocking, but The volume largely deals with pails and a cartoon with Mickey Mouse in the lead role, had its white illustrations and color covers, helped promote the watering cans. However coverage also includes firstHe the awrites,trical r u“In . loveRare thefilm memorabilia from this in - film, and wished customers "Athe M qualityerry Cofh rthisistm wellas apresentednd a volume is not cludes one-sheet posters and promotional materials. Happy New Year from Macy's." sieves, rakes, molds, and a host of other related use of color especially of debatable. A brief revival of fascination with the tale occurred Valentine & Sons, the english"Generally postcar dthe p ulargerblis htheer pail or shovel, the ‘summer fun in the sand’ items. thisin 1 9subject.39 whe nI willlege nadddar yit ctoartoonist Max Fleischer's an - who had an American sales office, printed at least two imated feature, Gulliver's Travels, was released. The sets of six cards each. One hgreaterad on lisy value," scene notes fr theom authors the who active deal- Comic Character Metal Sand Toys by myfilm (very prem iexpensiveered in De cbook)ember, 1939 amidst a barrage of cartoon and was intended as aers so uandve nseasonedir; the o tcollectors.her, with "Almost always a Doug and Pat Wengel, hardcover with dust Ivorypublic andity. TItshe Uses storyby c eBen-ntered on the Lilliput episode, similar illustrations, carried dishovelffere ncamet bir twithhda ya pale,gree talthoughing usually it was jacket, 400 pictures, 176 pages and is $39.95 which underwent major changes. New characters were messages and was intended for everyday use. These jaminadded , Burack,such as PCharlesrince D aE.vid and Princess Glory of the cards are found with early 194plain0s p oshovelstma rwithks. no decoration. Occasionally a plus shipping from Schiffer Publishing, 4880 Tuttlewarrin gCo., kin g1984.d9ms , aIn guessd Gabby the town crier who first The first comic book to shovelfeatu rwoulde Gu lincludeliver aann dimage his of the character or Lower Valley Rd., Atglen, PA 19310. discovers Gulliver. The film did poorly with critics, wild escapades was Classic Comics (later known as thewh ochild pan nwithed i tthe, an maskd wit his a audiences, who stayed away. Classics Illustrated) No. 16 (December 1943). Like Later movies inspired little or no merchandise. A symbolThe nea rofes t something toOriental a winner from it was Gabby, who nearly all Classics Illustrated titles, there were many musical British-Belgium production, part live-action went on to star in his own cartoon series in 1940 and reprints over the next 30 years. This and other comic and part animation, was a flop. A Japanese animated theme,1941. but I wouldn’t have book editions were based on the original tale and char - feature, Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon, took the any idea.But t hMaybee full lyoueng tcouldh cartoon movie did result in a acters by Swift, not Fleischer's version. franchise into outer space - and to commercial success. considerable amount of souvenirs. Licenses were grant - In January 1945 Dell Publishing Co., under its Ju - Having prospered for close to three centuries, educateed to Sa mealfi eandld a nthed o restther sof to publish all kinds of books nior Treasury label of comic books, sold a Gulliver's Jonathan Swift's timeless novel seems destined to en - theand readership booklets a ofbo theut F signif-leischer's rendering of Gulliver's Travels title. These were 15¢ sellers and had painted dure for many more generations to come. And along Travels. covers. Later, in September 1965, Dell debuted Volume with such popularity, interest and fascination with Gul - icanceSa aoflf ietheld pcarvedut an a ssub-sortment of different items on No.1 of a new Gulliver's series. But this lasted for only liver's Travels memorabilia and collectibles will con - ject.store Love shelv youres in paper.”1939 and 1940, most of them to an in - two issues. tinue unabated. Thanks, Fred. Here is the story of this netsuke. It Loveland is carved by a turn-of-the-Northglenn century master, Gyoluzan. It is a small boy who dons a lion’s head mask for a New Year’s celebration. This ornate netsuke is in excellent condition. Since -& !#)0/ Western dress was already widespread in Japan by 1900, the piece was probably designed for, and worn primarily in, the ceremonial occasion that it celebrates./5+26' #-- The fine details of lacquer and mother-of- pearl inlay contribute to its value. 0.' *01 !+5* 4 ; 7'3 Netsukes are very small, usually about'#-'34 0 *004' 30. 1 1/2 inch tall at most. They usually hung from a double cord running under the wide kimono sash, or obi, and the cord was secured to the top of the sash by a toggle—the netsuke. Since kimonos don’t have Open 7 days a week pockets, the netsuke held together a small0/ #5 #. 50 1. pouch or inro to carry items in. They were 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. always '-0&: 3+7' very smooth so as not to snag the fabric 50 0/ 6/&#:4 of the kimono. 3816 W. Eisenhower Blvd. Loveland / 970-669-7440 035*)-'// '7'3: &#: '9%'15 *0-+&#:4 5* '*+/& #34*#--4To advertise in the Mountain ! 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