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American History Wow ! February Anniversaries 8 Years have flown by and Homestead An - February 1 — tique Mall is thankful National Freedom Day (1865) for every one of them. This year has been the February 2 — most challenging of all Groundhog Day for all of us. February 4 — 2020 brought out a George Washington elected first President (1789) ton of challenges both personal and in particu - February 4 — lar for small businesses Founding of the USO (1941) all over our state and in - dustry. The "Antique" February 12— business is for the most Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday part a true small busi -
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4 FebruArY 2021 —Mountain States Collector www.mountainstatescollector.com Mall Feature Homestead Antiques thrives In Spite of Challenges Continued from page 1 chandise. From farmhouse antiques to mid-mod to vintage clothing to an amazing wide array of antiques and collectibles. With over 70 dealers we have a con - stantly changing inventory of fabulous finds. Andy and Leanne would like to Thank every visitor to our store. We are extremely THANKFuL for our con - tinued support from the community and our customers. both new and old alike. We feel we have the best em - ployees and the best dealers any antique mall could have. Come in and visit us! Homestead Antique Mall is at the 6530 Wadsworth bypass, in Arvada, Col - orado. (It’s 2 miles north of I-70 on Wadsworth blvd., the N.e. Corner of 64th and Wadsworth blvd.) Do some treasure hunting and have a great time look - ing around for that fabulous find! We are open seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We are ready to help you find that special gift or just help you with developing your collections. Happy Valentine’s Day Readers, be sure to visit your local antique dealer or mall to find that perfect Valentine’s gift. Tell them the Mountain States Collector sent you!
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The newly released Encyclope- dia of Children’s Books provides September’s some 800 full color illustrations and thousands of individual book listings What Is It? for the collector. Send your answers to the What Is It contest, Co-authors Diane McClure postmarked by September 20, to the Mountain Jones and Rosemary Jones have written previous books on the sub- States Collector, P.O. Box 1003, Bailey, CO ject of vintage children’s books. This 80421. is the most comprehensive offering Three winners will be drawn from correct to date. entries received. Winners will receive a year’s The detailed listings from the subscription to the Mountain States Collector. latest volume provide information on Contest the book’s publisher, date of publica- tions, description of the volume, and current value. January’s What Is It? "The firstS an probablyo. theB mostroadway, Denver important factor in driving up the We had quite a feWow!wAugust’s g Onceuess againes f weor hadou rquite Ja na ufewa rWhaty Is It? price of any collectible book is guesses and most of them were correct! desire," note the two authors. "As with all types of collecting, What Is It. briefly as August’sSerge S whatilve isr ito isf indeedGold ea nVicto- said, “This is a sterling silver Victorian-era chatelaine desire can be a fickle thing. What rian chatelaine. This one is of copper collectors want today may not be with seven implemalloy.ents .It” clasped Suza nton ae belt Ca top rdanglea of Wchainsheat what collectors of the next genera- look lovingly on the happy blending of painting ridge adds, “Victohrolding,ian w fromome left,n w ao casere tforhi spins, att anote-ched tion want," they candidly point out in the and glaze, is suggest of a sympathy---the music book with ivory leaves, thimble and case, book’s introduction. "Children’s books, like of a half-forgotten dream." to a belt and it contneedlecase,ained sew sheatheding ite scissors,ms or pencilany o andther children’s toys, go through fads. AlthoughA lit’sluringThe book includes current values with thing the lady chosescent to bottle.wear.” Jean Helzer of Arva - hard to imagine a time when Harry Potter will every dazzling color photograph. Additionally not rule bookshelves, J. K. Rowling has the section on early wares includes standard da pointed out that “LHereadie sare of ouryor ewinners: had it aSuzannettached Capra, Patty Echelmeyer, Wheat Ridge, brought her successful series to a close. It may glaze, Tiger Eye, Aerial Blue, Iris, Goldstone be that another book series will rise to equal or and others. Further the section on the New to their belt for easColorado;y acces Cheryls to t hMiller,eir s c iLindassor sEzell,, nee - greater prominence in the next decade." Porcelain Body includes Nacreous, French dles, smelling salFortts, Collins,pen & Colorado; paper ,Lee e tBeyer,c.” C Col-arol Besides the initial listings, other chapters Red, Butterfat, and Lagoon Green. Vilkaitis of Lovelaoradond, CSprings,olora dColorado;o said thJudyat wHess,ith a explain pricing, first editions, and publishers’ Proving the coverage from the 1880s to Greeley, Colorado; Charles Pheasant, history in brief. the 1960s are authors Denise Rago and chatelaine, there’s “CNentennial,o need tColorado;o carry aKay pu rsChambers,e!” Terry In the major listing of authors in alphabet- Jonathan Clancy. IRagons isp their edaughterd of noted Cook of Fort MorLgarkspur,an tel lColorado;s us th aHelent yo Odom,u can Den- find ical order, the section begins in Hans Aanud pottery expert David Rago, and an auction miniature versionsv oer,f cColorado;hatelai nStarlaes fo rHowe, Que eRoggen,n Anne and the 1935 Sidsel Longskirt and Solve Sun- director at the Rago Arts and Auction Center in trap, Two Children of Norway. It spans all the Lambertville, New Jersey. Clancy is a veteran dolls, 18th centuryColorado;.” Caro Irenelyn Downey,Kunde lLittleton, of ro lCol-and, orado; Dottie Unruh, Lakewood, Col- way to Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present illus- art pottery researcher, working with both pri- trated in 1962 by Maurice Sendak and written vate and museum collections. Iowa reminisced wiotrado;h us Marcy abou Peturson,t her ch Cedaredge,ildhood, Col-“I’m by Charlotte Zolotow. Rookwood Pottery by Denise Rago and 86. When we were oyradoou nandg cJanethild Kessel,ren, o Saginaw,ur town Michi- had a Encyclopedia of Collectible Children’s Jonathon Clancy, softcover, color illustrated, seamstress who magan.de cCongratulations!lothes for ot Youher sall ( haverigh wont af taer Books by Diane McClure Jones and RosemaryHistowithric price and index of decorators, 256 pages, year’s subscription to The Mountain Jones, hardcover, 344 pages, is $29.95 plus is $24.99 plus shipping from Krause Publica- the Depression). SStateshe to Collector!ok our measurements and shipping from Collector Books, 1-800-626- tions, 1-800-258-0929 sewed clothes with no patterns. Our town seamstress was also my 4-H leader who 5420. (Book reviews by Robert Reed, Antique Established historian on the Christmas and Collectible News Service, PO Box 204, taught me to sew and she was our Sunday school teacher as well.” holiday. Mother Goose of Yesteryear by Bar- Knightstown, IN 46148.) Cheryl Miller of Ft. Collins; Dorothy unruh of Lakewood; Starla Metayer of bara Hallman Kissinger, hardcover, 128 pages roggen; Jerome McLaren of Conifer; bill evans of elizabeth; Vicky Kellen of with 181 color illustrations, is $19.95 plus ship- ping from Pelican Publishing Company, 1-800- Antique Row Castle Pines and Jacque rutledge of Northglenn also correctly identified the What Is 843-1724. Broadway It as a chatelaine. Thank you all so much for your contribution to our contest! Rookwood Pottery Coverage Remarkable To advertise in the MountainFebru Statesary’ s Collector, call Spree Publishing at In Latest Volume Rookwood pottery is beautiful, and it gets 303-674-1253 or e-mailW hus aatt [email protected] It? the remarkable coverage it deserves in the lat- est volume on the subject. Coverage is simply highly comprehensive Send your answers to the in Rockwood Pottery by Denise Rago and What Is It contest, postmarked by Jonathan Clancy. A significant portion of that Greeley coverage is of course the more than 1,000 high- February 20, to the Mountain quality color photographs which fill the book’s States Collector , P.O. box 1003, pages. Appropriately this timely book begins in a quote from W.P. Jarvis writing in 1896. bailey, CO 80421. At least three "A single piece of Rookwood is an educa- winners will be drawn. Winners tion in itself," Jarvis wrote, "and to take a piece will receive a year’s subscription to in the hand and feel the velvety softness, and the Mountain States Collector. Subscribe to the Collector 1 year (12 issues) $18.00 Canada and Mexico $35.00 per year. Denver Outside North America $70.00 per year. 2 years (24 issues) $32.00 No refunds. 3 years (36 issues) $45.00 Make check payable to Spree Publishing.
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6 FebruArY 2021 —Mountain States Collector www.mountainstatescollector.com Music Collectibles Old Sheet Music Can Capture the times By Maureen Timm ization on the part of music publishers of the commercial value of printing advertising on pages of music. Companies One of the really neat things about music, and there even issued series of sheet music to help advertise their prod - are many, is that it reflects the times. Lyrics tell how peo - ucts, notably the emerson Drug Company's promotion of ple feel and about the events of the period. In many ways bromo-Seltzer. During World War I publishers even promot - music gives us a more accurate picture of people and ed the war effort by using the margins of the music for such events of the period than any other method available. slogans as "Food will win the war, don't waste it." The Catholic Church was the nurturing place for the Identifying the date of publication for music from this greatest early contributors to Western music. The earliest period is sometimes difficult. There has been considerable music scores were written by hand, some as carefully wrought bibliographic interest in the printing and publishing of as the illuminated literary manuscripts produced by monas - music in the 18th and early 19th centuries, but little bibli - teries in the Middle Ages. Musically, they offered minimal ographic data is available about the publications from information, giving note-pitches and word syllables under the 1825 to the Civil War. Most of the publications bear some relevant note. There was no indication of expression, softness kind of copyright statement, but these statements are not or loudness, and no bar lines to indicate rhythm. It required universal in the publications of the period before the en - scholarship to write such manuscripts, so they tended to be actment of the first uS copyright law in 1871. Also, be - collected at wealthy and important musical and religious cen - ters like Notre Dame or Venice; most european courts had their own collections too. Music printing was invented in 1501 by Ottaviano Petrucci. His system was not much less laborious than the old manuscripts and it was around 1528 that the Parisian Pierre Attaigant developed a system more suited to mass production, which caught on in Italy ten years later. These early printed manuscripts still lack expression marks, dy - namic instructions and bar lines. even with the new tech - was published using the lithographic process. Lithogra - nology it was still cost-effective only to produce collec - phy was not very common until the 1840s, when the de - tions of Mass settings, motets and so on, sometimes by a velopment of chromolithography made illustrated title single composer, sometimes by several; and the technolo - pages economically feasible. gy was more readily available in continental centers like It is interesting to note that many of the Confederate Venice, rome and Paris than in england, where manu - imprints were lithographed - a process that requires less scripts continued to be the main currency of written music equipment and materials. Metal was, of course, a com - well into the 16th century. modity required for the war and would have been very by the 18th century printing was commonplace, yet scarce at that time. some musicians still preferred working with manuscripts; The period after the Civil War saw a great increase in typed music was sometimes hard to read, especially the music publishing activity. The stereotype process allowed values of the shorter notes, and opera houses preferred publishers to issue huge numbers of music for mass con - manuscripts because they were easier to amend. Some sumption. Significant numbers of sheet music continued composers also believed that it was easier to avoid piracy to be issued in the 20th century, centering around the area cause the music was engraved on plates, the publishers if their music remained in manuscript. So Italian com - of Manhattan known as "Tin Pan Alley." Many "hits” em - kept the plates in storage for long periods of time and posers usually had their music printed outside the Italian anated from publishers such as Leo Feist, T.b. Harms, Irv - printed new copies as they ran out of stock. states, if they had it printed at all. ing berlin, Shapiro & bernstein, Von Tilzer and M. Wit - 1601-1776 - The Colonial Era Sheet music publishing was well established in the mark. Sheet music became so popular that it was even is - religious music was the first music of early colonists. uS by the early 19th century. Most of the music was print - sued as supplements to newspapers. Traditional english hymns were brought to America. Pil - ed with engraved plates, although in the 1820s some music With the rise of parlor music in the 1860s came a real - Continued on page 8
www.mountainstatescollector.com Mountain States Collector —FebruArY 2021 7 Collecting Sheet Music Old Sheet Music Can Capture the times Continued from page 7 that Old Time religion," "I'll Take You Home Again, ing artistry. Some collectors like to frame sheet music grims from Southhampton and Plymouth brought with Kathleen," "Go Tell it on the Mountain," and "My Faith which has a particularly attractive cover. Some prefer to them the "Ainsworth Psalter" imprinted in 1612 in Amster - Looks up to Thee." Folklore music started during this pe - collect those which have photos of stars, musicals, movies dam. It was used until 1667 when "The bay Psalter" was riod and included the music of the American Indians, or entertainers such as Al Jolson and eddie Cantor. Oth - adopted. benjamin Franklin wrote and published a book of black Americans, mountaineers, cowboys, lumberjacks, ers prefer W.W.1, W.W.II, pre 1900 or any other categories ballads. Operas appeared. "A Mighty Fortress is our God," sailors and others. which might be of particular interest to them. and "Yankee Doodle" are good examples of this period. One of the difficulties of caring for sheet music col - Good care of sheet music is a must. It should be stored 1776-1860 - Revolutionary War/Post Colonial Era lections is that they tend to be treated as printed ephemera. in an unsealed plastic bag so it can breathe. The pre 1900 The printing of individual items of music began in Music was intended to be used, and people did exactly sheets and Sunday supplements should be given extra care, North America only after the revolution. Music still that. It may have rested on the music rack or in the piano as the paper used at that time was brittle and perishable. closely linked to england. "The Stars Spangled banner" bench, but most people played or sang the music. Any - Collectors' Prices may vary in different parts of the was written in 1814. Other sons of this period include thing that is used constantly will show signs of wear. Some u.S. "Over The rainbow," whole cast pictured on cover, "rock of Ages," "America," "Oh Shennandoah," "Drink items survived better than others. Much of the music print - may sell for $30. "So Long Mother," Al Jolson, World War To Me Only With Thine eyes," and "Johnny's Gone For a ed from engraved plates in the 19th century is in fairly I soldier, Jerome remick, may sell for $22. "born to Soldier." Folk music and ballads were the rage. Negro good condition because the paper was usually made of Lose," eddy Arnold, 1943, may sell for $9.00. spirituals and slave music came from the African slaves. rags rather than wood pulp. 1860-1900 - Civil War/Reconstruction Eras Paper that was used for Popular music just before and during the Civil War printing from engraved concerned itself with political and military events. 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DixieSto p by or call and Cooking Stoves, or- cards, sad- electrics 303-779- FOR SALE: A.B.o uDicks 310manufacturers and ARTIFACT ANALYSIS $100.00 takes all. 719-647- dles, horses, etc. on FOR SALE: VIEWMASTER sizes. Sell individually or as Rena @ 7Premiums,19-429-3328. Lo - /APPRAISAL, Boulder, nate, 303-779-0073. (01-07) 0073-Th o(01-07)usands of reelsoffset, vie w press,- a111 lo t.plate Email interest to Robert ralie Antique Mall, 109 W. Colorado, 310-490-9606, 8867. Pueblo West. (12-09) ers and accessories. Call [email protected]. (8-20) Main - Flomovieren ccow-e. [email protected] (9-19) plates, ladies with horse maker, Michael’s collator, boy and calendars, Tom Beecham Schaefer cast iron wax WANTED: DOULTON’S BOWL/RETAIL FOR LEASE, 1400 WANTED: Antique Heating rodeo post convas type prints melter, manuals, misc parts. TOYAIRPLANES (TMD); PITCHER Fontainbleau and Cooking Stoves, or- cards, sad- block South Broadway, 3 in frames. $100.00 takes all. 719-647- Fascinated by Hand Fans? Join FANA! factory display models; Burslem pitcher good condi- spaces, 1300 to 2500 square Horses on scarves nate, 303-779-0073. (01-07) Fdles,an horses, As etc.so onciation of North America 8867. Pueblo West. (12-09) plates, ladies with horse built up plastic models. Call tion O3068K bowl small feet, each with storage. collection, horses on • Connect, share & learn with other enthusiasts Walt, 970-204-0499 ( 1-10) crack $1,000 OBO 303-659- • calendars,Join a Tomt: f aBeechamnassociation.org Betsy 303-777-0848, bc hankies collection. West- WANTED: DOULTON’S BOWL/RETAIL FOR LEASE, 1400 • Enjoy the benefits of membership 0748. (01/10) • Ficonvasnd u types o printsn F acebook “Hand Fan Collectors” [email protected] (08/09) ern neckties collection. TOYAIRPLANES (TMD); PITCHER Fontainbleau block South Broadway, 3 in frames. WANTED: PILLINPOT- More items too numerous factory display models; Burslem pitcher good condi- spaces, 1300 to 2500 square Horses on scarves TERY, 303-477-3923. (5-10) to mention. built up plastic models. Call tion O3068K bowl small feet, each with storage. collection, horses on Walt, 970-204-0499 ( 1-10) crack $1,000 OBO 303-659- DEALERS Serious inquiries only! The Mountain States Collector, a tabloid PublisheBetsyr 303-777-0848,Spree Ebcnterphankiesrises ,collection. Inc. West- Webmaster Sam DeStefano SERVICES newspaper dedicated to promoting the e0748.njoy (01/10)ment P.O. Box 1003 [email protected] WANTED: MODELAIR- [email protected] (08/09)ailey, CO 80ern421 neckties collection. 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Licensed bro- (Opinions of the writers contained heDEALERSrein are NSCDA/ColoraSeriousdo, D .inquiriesA.R., only! wants dealers w/toys, clocks, Dan’s in the Moun- SERVICESFFHC (hcgs), Ohio-USD1812 Printing Signature Offset WANTED: OLDVENDING ker to bring together buyers buck! not necessarily the oWANTED:pinions MODELAIR-of the publishers.) 303-432-7223 watches, quality knives & Painting, Advertising infoPLANES,rmat ikits,on engines,: call race Jon DeStefano at 720-276-2777 or email him at [email protected] MACHINES, gumball, pea- and sellers. We package tain States or for any other information, call SpreeROCKY Enterp MOUNTAINrises, 303-674-1253 or email us at customerservice@AdvertisemountainstateGetsc omorellector.com. razors, tools, other neat stuff. cars. 303-422-0408 (12-07) BUYOR SELLANTIQUE nut, matches, cigarette and trade names, inventory, ANTIQUES IN LOVELAND bang for your Low rent. 970-669-7440. Remodeling BUSINESS! Licensed bro- Dan’s etc. Call Jeff (303) 775- customer lists, Real Estate 8CollectorFebruArY 2021. — M o u n tain States Collector wants dealers w/toys, clocks, www.inm otheun Moun-tainstatescollector.com Wallpaper Removal, WANTED: OLDVENDING ker to bring together buyers buck! 3250. (11-09) leases and sales, and cre- watches, quality knives & DEALER SPACE AVAIL- Dry Wall Repair, Water MACHINES, gumball, pea- and sellers. We package Painting, ative financing and ex- Reach the razors, tools, other neat stuff. tain States ABLE Serendipity Mercan- Damage Repair trade names, inventory, changes. 303-913-3355 nut, matches, cigarette and Low rent. 970-669-7440. Remodeling customer lists, Real Estate Collector. GOLF COLLECTIBLES tile, Longmont, Colorado. Acoustic/Ceiling thousands etc. Call Jeff (303) 775- Wallpaper Removal, www.Traylorhomes.com leases and sales, and cre- WANTED, 303-792-2450. large building, room for more Removal 3250. 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12 JANUARY 2010—Mountain States Collector www.mountainstatescollector.com 12 JANUARY 2010—Mountain States Collector www.mountainstatescollector.com History time Capsules: boon or boondoggle? By Henry J. Pratt The new name fired up the public's interest and imagina - tion in such save-our-civilization endeavors. Time-cap - Is burying our artifacts in time capsules just a game, sule projects were soon being created and completed with or is it a primitive urge to squirrel away a piece of our a passionate fury that remains so today with little letup. lives for future generations? but are time capsules a boon or a boondoggle? If one includes the practice of lodging odds and ends The Westinghouse Time Capsule is filled with 35 in the cornerstone of buildings, then the origin of time cap - "small articles of common use," textile and plastic sam - sules goes back to at least ancient babylon. ples, and microfilm records of 100 books. Included also Paul Hudson, a co-founder of the International Time is a copy of The book of record, which details the con - Capsule Society (ITCS) in Atlanta, Georgia, thinks we all tainer's contents and has messages to future generations have a desire to save something for the future. "It's very from Albert einstein and Thomas Mann. human,"" he says. "Our lifetimes are so short." The torpedo-shaped capsule was buried below the "burying time capsules," Hudson maintains, "is a way Westinghouse pavilion during the 1939 New York World's that someone a hundred or more years from now can see Fair. It is to be opened 5,000 years after it is sealed, in remnants of our lives. It's that urge for immortality." 6939. To Hudson and others who founded the ITCS in 1990, 1930s, such as Artie Shaw recordings, artifical fingernails, Then, during the 1964-65 New York's World's Fair, time capsules are serious business. That's why the ITCS cuff links, paperclips and a Lionel model train. Westinghouse buried a second capsule 10 feet away from was organized—to maintain a registry of all known time Not only such items were buried in the Crypt, but also the first. Its contents—including a beatles record and a capsules, and to serve as a clearinghouse of information the knowledge of the last 6,000 years, including micro - bikini bathing suit—reflect the enormous changes in u.S. about them. film of the bible, Dante's Inferno, and motion pictures of society in the quarter century between burial of the two Stashing away contemporary artifacts in a time cap - more than 3,000 objects, along with the english words capsules. replicas of the capsules and their contents can sule to be discovered in future generations is surprisingly identifying them. be seen at the George Westinghouse Museum, just outside popular. There have been some very impressive efforts in Hundreds of interested Americans, including indus - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. the u.S. and elsewhere at preserving the past since the trialists and philanthropists, helped carry out Jacobs' am - The modern time capsule is largely an American phe - idea first became trendy in the 1930s. bitious plan. The door to the Crypt of Civilization was nomenon, but the united States isn't the only nation pur - ITCS headquarters is located at Oglethorpe universi - dedicated on May 28, 1938 by David Sarnoff, then Presi - suing large-scale time-capsule projects. ty in Atlanta because the campus is home to what might dent of radio Corporation of America (rCA), and offi - Two identical kettle-shaped vessels were buried in be called the mother lode of all time capsules—the Crypt cially sealed two years later, on May 25, 1940. 1970 in Osaka, Japan. One of the capsules is to remain of Civilization. Vast in design, the Crypt ushered in the One of the most amazing facts about the Crypt is the sealed for 5,000 years. The second was opened for the first golden age of time capsules during America's big Depres - length of time Jacobs intends for it to be sealed—6,177 time in 2000 to check the contents, then once every cen - sion almost a century ago. years. It's scheduled to be opened at noon, May 28, 8113, tury after that until both are finally opened in 6970. Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, then Oglethorpe's President, chosen because it was as far in the future from 1936 as What is in the two Osaka capsules? They hold 12,098 first proposed the idea in the November 1936 issue of the the first recorded date in history was in the past—4,241 items—including picture scrolls and stainless-steel etch - Scientific American magazine. b.C. ings, along with a typical Japanese businessman's calen - He issued a challenge "to make available to some civ - Another visionary time-capsule project was planned dar, complete with handwritten scrawls and appointment ilization now unthought of, and still far in the future, the and designed about the same time as the Crypt, by G. ed - notations. running story of the life manners and customs of the pre - ward Pendray for the Westinghouse electric Corp. Pen - The issue as to whether time capsules are a boon or a sent civilization." dray used a cylindrical storage device, which he called a boondoggle remains undecided as we continue the 21st Jacobs' idea was to construct a kind of latter-day "time bomb" because of its shape. century. One might conclude, with considerable veraci - pharaoh's tomb filled with popular cultural artifacts of the but by 1938, he coined a new term: "time capsule." ty—only time will tell. Groundhog Day Comes Again On February 2, Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania's circulated about him. groundhog extraordinaire, will again stick his head out *He gets his longevity from drinking the "elixir of life" of of his den. The nation awaits his verdict. which he takes one sip every summer during the Ground - Groundhog Day is said to have its origins in ancient hog Picnic. This gives him seven more years of life. weather lore where the prognosticator was often a bad - *It is said he is named after King Philip, a famous Na - ger or a sacred bear. In the United States, its origin is said tive American leader. In his more plebeian days, he was to come from a Pennsylvania German custom. called Br'er Groundhog. If Phil, peeking from his burrow, fails to see his shad - * He speaks only in Groundhogese, which luckily is a ow, winter will soon be over. If the sun happens to be shin - language understood by the President of the Inner Circle. ing and Phil sees his shadow, winter will continue for six The Inner Circle provides for Phil during the year, rather more weeks. like a court provides for its king. The first trek to meet with Phil began in 1887. He has The city of Punxsutawney offers several days of cele - been emerging from his burrow in Pennsylvania ever bration for those who gather from around the world to since, always eager to greet his public. hear Phil's proclamation. The city offers food, music, car - Phil is private in many ways, but a few rumors have riage rides, magicians, crafts and games.
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It has an estimate of $400/600. Over the last decade they have been rediscovered by collec- is stuffed (some might say cluttered) from floor to ceil - tors. Even recent examples such as the Barbie dolls with their ing with antiques, old picture frames, broken chairs wardrobes and the Madame Alexander fashion dolls have and lots of funky stuff. I live in Florence, how can I become serious collectibles. resist? For a time, I felt guilty about my "collections," From the 15th into the 18th century elegantly dressed but after being locked down with them, I realize how "lady" or "fashion" dolls were popular. They were designed water and even wet themselves. important and inspiring my stuff is in maintaining my humor and creativity. as adult figures. The first fashion "baby doll" was made CLUES:Vintage Linens, If an Fitz antique & Floyd, fashion doll can be attributed to a around 1710. 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T hdressede paintings by the many Florence family of merchants) has repurposed old nobility that the dolls were passed from court to court even in "high fashion" using quality materials.talent eShed artist screated at blue Spr u"Cissie"ce or the bell Tower Cul - radio cabinets into wonderful displays for fabulous when the countries were at war. in the 1950s, the first full-figured adulttura lfigure Center de fifashionnitely inspire adoll.dmiration of nature and jewelry and rock specimens. I am always awe-struck By the 19th century doll makers used their most expen- Of course, the most popular fashiongive us dolla new p eofrsp eallctive .time Old ma cwashinery and antique by the amazing gems and minerals Mother Nature of - sive models dressed in Paris fashions around the world. created when Barbie® made her debuttools f oasund aat t heMattel Pioneer M usToyeum a ndin at many of the fers us, especially when they are set in beautiful hand- Among them Jumeau, Bru, Roch and others. Heads were of a 1959. Also introduced in the 50s(1956)shops w ewasre crea tethed ou t oIdealf necess itToyy and now remind made jewelry. (You can tell by reading this that I was variety of materials from bisque to china heads made by the Corporation’s "Miss Revlon" doll. Sheus of owasur hist oamongry. My favo rithete ins pfirstiration comes from truly inspired to write it by what I find in Florence.) famous French porcelain firm Sevres. dolls to have high-heeled feet and vtheisiting Afigurentique Wa reofhou sean, Flo readultnce & Cripple Creek Oh, did I mention how inspiring the scenery is on the In the 1930s American made fashion dolls captured woman. Gem Co. and Purple rose Florist, a three-in-one shop. trip to Florence? the market with dolls that could perform various func- Discoveries of early fashion dollsAnt iqareue W arstillehous e beingdisplays a nmade. array of restored lamps Sometimes you feel like a road trip, sometimes tions. Eyes would open and shut: dolls could drink Research the many books on the subjectand cha nsodeli eryous. but mknowy person awhatl favorites are the re - you don't. If you do, come find inspiration in Florence. purposed vintage items made into lighting fixtures - (Covid restrictions apply.) If you don't, visit virtually think coffee urns, cameras, old plumbing, chicken on finditinflorence.com.
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10 NOVEMBER 2009—Mountain States Collector www.mountainstatescollector.com Antique Appliances Electric Appliances bring Modern Living By Robert Reed and Armstrong's Standard from Waters Genter Company, an oscillating fan with cast iron base Stamping Company offered a from Diehl, and a Mixmaster with numerous attachments from Sun - electrical kitchen appliances were mostly a 20th century deliver - fancy electric broiler in 1916. beam Corporation. ance for the homemaker. It was not that devices that not been invent - Landers, Fray and Clark Also during the 1930s the Waring Mixer Corporation offered a ed. Henry Seely of New York City obtained a patent for an electric again lead the pace in 1918 new blending device. Initially it was known as a vibrator and based flat iron in 1882, and Dr. Schuyler wheeler developed an electric pro - with both an electric mixer on the invention of Stephen Poplawski of racine, Wisconsin. At first peller fan that same year. but home electricity was not that plentiful. and electric waffle iron. it was mainly sold to bartenders for mixing drinks, but it would have As late as 1905, even those homes wired for electricity were "Once electricity was a great future in the modern kitchen. largely limited to using it mainly for lighting. As noted by Charles available in a community, In 1937 the Sears catalog featured an entire range of Heatmas - Panati in extraordinary Origins of everyday Things, at that time in probably the biggest problem ter electrical appliances including glass coffee maker waffle iron with history most power companies turned on their generators only at sun - in selling electrical appli - chromium finish and bakelite handles, and a sandwich toaster. Still set, and they turned them off at daybreak. Thus the electric toaster, ances in the early days was other appliances were billed as, "modern, sparkling, beautiful, with percolator, and iron had to function at night. that there was virtually no- graceful matched design, finished in gleaming chromium with natur - electric toasters had appeared soon after the turn of the century, one to do repairs," observes Linda Franklin, author of 300 Years of al walnut handles." but as Panati points out they were "skeletal, naked-wire structures, Kitchen Collectibles. "And undoubtedly many people were afraid of Style was everything in the very early 1940s. Sunbeam, for ex - without housing or shells. They lacked heat controls, so bread still shocks and electrocution." ample, offered a chrome toaster of "lovely oval design, the last word had to be watched moment to moment." During the 1920s most of these fears were overcome by the in modern styling by George Scharfenberg" in 1940. Landers, Fray and Clark had an electric coffee percolator on the strong appeal of 'modern living' through printed advertisements. In Toasters, mixers and other electrical appliances were suddenly market by 1908, Westinghouse had an electric frying pan in 1911, 1925 an ad by the edison electric Appliance proclaimed that a Hot - streamlined and sleek, mirroring the still popular Art Deco image. point breakfast Set was a joy, "what could be more auspicious than American electrical Heater Company sold the stunning American an electric breakfast of waffles and coffee, prepared in a jiffy, at the beauty iron beginning in 1940. It came with color Lucite, and black table." bakelite handles. Pine When the Sesqui-Centennial International exposition opened by 1944 the world had all but ended a glorious new age of ap - the following year it offered visitors that same shining image of mod - pliances. The Sears catalog proclaimed that year, "to send our fight - ern living. At the Philadelphia site was an all electric house which ers the arms and munitions they must have to fight our battles, we at Pine Emporium included a vast array of electrical appliances including a toaster, waf - home must do without many things we formerly enjoyed." Follow - 16714 Pine Valley Rd. fle iron, mixer, iron, and even a burglar alarm. ing the statement was a long list which included most anything in the At almost the same time the first electric steam irons were being kitchen that was electric. Pine, Colorado 80470 put on sale at leading New York City department stores. The price During the late 1940s and early 1950s there was a battle among 303-838-5150 was a hefty $10 each, and they would not really catch-on with the manufacturers for consumers who were intrigued with even more ad - [email protected] public until the switch of clothing manufacturers to synthetic fabrics vanced appliances. Sunbeam Mixmaster was finally able to produce during World War II. a mixer with an amazing ten different speeds, and the Waring Compa - Antiques, Gifts, Art Gallery, Tom Clark Meanwhile at other stores the electric pop-up toaster was being ny was about to introduce blenders for home use in designer-colors. Gnomes, Jewelry, Furniture, Vintage Fabric, marketed by the McGraw electric Company under the Toastmaster Typical modern kitchens of the 1950s and 1960s could boast all trademark. For $13.50 customers could own a device which used a the basics plus four-slice toasters, stainless steel percolators, flip-flop Clothes, Books, Glassware, Collectibles. lever to lower the bread into the toaster, one slice at a time. oven broilers, and electric can openers. During the 1930s the favored New britain, Connecticut compa - Today "collecting early electric kitchen appliances can be a lot OPEN: Friday, Saturday and Sunday ny of Landers, Fray and Clark became better known as universal of fun," according to Gary Miller and Scott Mitchell co-authors of brand and delighted homemak - the Price Guide to Collectible Kitchen Appliances. "They are both ers with chromium waffle mak - usable and attractive. because they range from primitive to shiny, ers, toasters, mixers, blenders, high-style Art Deco designs, they make wonderful focal points and Loveland and irons. conversation pieces." "The minute I laid eyes on In recent years, ellen Plante concluded in her book Kitchen Col - those good-looking universal lectibles, that "prices are reasonable on electric appliances, for the gifts, I knew what I wanted, " time being, but expect prices to increase as collectors find merit in beamed a smiling housewife in early examples. This especially will hold for those examples that a colorful 1930s magazine ad. achieved only limited success and, therefore, had small production "They'll help me so with enter - numbers." taining and housekeeping..." Recommended reading: elsewhere in 1930s con - Price Guide to Collectible Kitchen Appliances by Gary and Scott sumers could buy a two-slice Mitchell, Wallace-Homestead. Toastmaster toaster from Mc - Hazelcorn's Price Guide to Old electric Toasters by C. Fisher, Graw electric, a Waffle Master H.J.H. Publications.
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