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The Magical World of Snow Globes Anthony Wayne appointment George Ohr pottery ‘going crazy’ among Pook highlights at Keramics auction $1.50 National p. 1 National p. 1 AntiqueWeekHE EEKLY N T IQUE A UC T ION & C OLLEC T ING N E W SP A PER T W A C EN T R A L E DI T ION VOL. 52 ISSUE NO. 2624 www.antiqueweek.com JANUARY 13, 2020 The magical world of snow globes By Melody Amsel-Arieli Since middle and upper class families enjoyed collecting and displaying decorative objects on their desks and mantel places, small snow globe workshops also sprang up Snow globes, small, perfect worlds, known too as water domes., snow domes, and in Germany, France, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. Americans traveling abroad prized blizzard weights, resemble glass-domed paperweights. Their transparent water- them as distinctive, portable souvenirs. filled orbs, containing tiny figurines fashioned from porcelain, bone, metal, European snow globes crossed the Atlantic in the 1920s. Soon after, minerals, wax, or rubber, are infused with ethereal snow-like flakes. Joseph Garaja of Pittsburgh, Pa., patented a prototype featuring a When shaken, then replaced upright, these tiny bits flutter gently fish swimming through river reeds. Once in production, addition- toward a wood, ceramic, or stone base. al patents followed, offering an array of similar, inexpensive, To some, snow globes are nostalgic childhood trinkets, cher- mass-produced models. By the late 1930s, Japanese-made ished keepsakes, cheerful holiday staples, winter wonderlands. models also reached the American market. To others, they are fascinating reflections of the cultures that Soon snow globes were found everywhere. Their watery produced them. interiors, infused with ethylene glycol, ensured that their The earliest snow globes, “paper weights of hollow balls snowy bits of soap, sand, sawdust, ceramic dust, metal filled with water, containing a man with an umbrella [as flakes, or ground raw rice, swirled slowly before settling well as] a white powder which, when the paperweight is down. turned upside down, falls in imitation of a snow storm,” As tourism spread through the 1950s, traditional glass appeared at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1878. The first snow globes were replaced by lighter, thinner, safer plastic souvenir ones, featuring ceramic mini-Eiffel Towers enclosed models. Some, as before, featured traditional, three-dimen- in palm-sized, water-filled, magnifying glass globes set on slen- sional scenes. Others, featuring flat backs were thermo-in- der bases, appeared 11 years later. None, unfortunately, have jected with flat, molded interior figurines. Moreover, in place survived. of pricey particles, their “snow” flakes were often plastic “flit- Snow globes were officially invented in 1900, however, when ter,” stars, or colored beads. Recognizing their potential, near- Erwin Perzy, a Viennese medical supplier, strove to brighten ly every roadside gift shop, eatery, amusement park, land- lighting for operating room use. As the story goes, after experi- mark, attraction, and motel across the country promoted their menting with glass lenses, he mounted a ‘cobbler’s ball,’ a spher- brands with personalized, souvenir shakeables of their own. ical, water-filled glass bulb, opposite a lighted candle. Though Most were manufactured by The Karol Western Corporation, this produced a spotlight, he added bits of glittery, ground glass Nanco, or the Allen-Lewis Manufacturing Company. But by to brighten it further. Seeing that they quickly sank, he tried the 1960’s, thousands of other models, mass-produced in what was at hand, a few grains of white semolina, common in Hong Kong, flooded the market. breakfast cereals and pasta. These did nothing to improve bright- Today, many seek vintage glass models produced through ness. Their slow, drifting descent, however, inspired the enter- the 1940s. Souvenir snow globes, especially those depict- Above: Limited Edition Snowman Snow Globe, prising inventor to craft a miniature diorama of the Mariazel, paint, glass, water, image courtesy ing remote, unusual, or abandoned destinations, are very Austria Basilica, encased in a snowy, watery glass globe. LittleEmpireHomeware store at www.etsy/com collectible. Yet those celebrating existing places may be By 1905, his newly-formed company was handcrafting scores appealing as well. of similar, religious-themed snow globes. These proved so suc- Globes depicting the New York skyline, though attrac- cessful that, within three years, Emperor Franz Joseph I formally honored Perzy for tive, were made by the millions. Ones depicting New York landmarks, like the Statue his designs. To this day, his formula for gently falling “snow” is a close-guarded secret, handed down from one generation to the next. See Snow globes on page 19 MAUMEE VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANTIQUES SHOW & SALE Maumee, Ohio • January 18-19, 2020 • Saturday 10am-5pm / Sunday 11am-4pm Lucas County Recreation Center, 2901 Key St., Maumee, Ohio Admission $8.00 Free Parking Maumee Valley Historical Society • 419-893-9602 • www.wolcotthouse.org Atlanta po enters 3,500 Booths! Ohio po enter 800 Booths! SCOTT ANTIQUE MARKETS Atlanta GA olumbus O AN AN GN n Weeken TM 740.569.2800 www.scottantiquemarkets.com eb Apr 1 very onth an ar ec 1 2020 America’s Favorite Treasure Hunts! 2020 ar 11 ay 1 eb Nov SPRINGFIELD ANTIQUE SHOW AND FLEA MARKET Call 937-325-0053 NEXT SHOW: Saturday 9 AM-5 PM www.springfieldantiqueshow.com January March 21 & 22 Sunday 9 AM-4 PM 4401 S. Charleston Pike Call & Book Extravaganza Call For Dealer Specials Spaces at Last Year’s Springfield, OH 18th & 19th Pricing Through January (937) 325-0053 Page 2 WWW.ANTIQUEWEEK.COM January 13, 2020 NEWS Collector finds glow in collecting uranium glass The Young VanDyke Collector headlines By Katherine the MAA Beem MT. PLEASANT, MICH., — Hundreds of professional auction- eers will travel to Mt. Pleasant for It’s a bit ironic that Atlanta-based the Michigan Auctioneers Association insurance professional Katelyn Mascoto- 67th Annual Conference. The confer- Muir has a collection some would consider ence will take place from Jan, 29-31 downright dangerous. Aside from surfing, at the Mt. Pleasant Comfort Inn and scuba diving, and playing masters water polo, Suites. Katelyn collects vintage uranium glass. Highlights of the conference Uranium glass gets its name from the include educational seminars con- element that is added to the glass mix before ducted by esteemed auction profes- it’s melted. From the 1840s to the 1940s, ura- sionals ranging from farm auctions nium glass adorned the cabinets and tables of to the future of the auction industry. millions of homes. Ranging in color from pale A President’s Banquet, Awards, Hall yellow to a bright Mountain Dew green, ura- of Fame Induction, Scholarships and nium glass can be transparent or opaque. The a benefit auction are also corner- yellow varieties are often referred to as stones of the conference. The most Vaseline glass due to their resemblance to popular feature of the annual event petroleum jelly. is its competitions. Each year, the However, all uranium glass glows under Michigan Auctioneers Association UV light due to its radioactive nature. hosts the Michigan Auctioneer Now, concerns about the safety of collect- Championship where dozens of ing uranium glass are pretty understandable. skilled auctioneers participate in a After all, if you hold up a Geiger counter to a lively competition for the coveted uranium cake plate, it will register. crown. In addition, attendees will Luckily, there’s nothing to worry about. enjoy the Michigan Ringman The levels of radiation given off by vintage Championship. The auctioneer and ringman com- Above: This uranium glass serving plate was among the first items Katelyn Mascoto-Muir of See Young Collector on page 4 petitions will be held Thursday, Jan. Atlanta picked up for her new collection. 30 at 7:30 p.m. and the public is wel- come to attend. The star attraction and once-in-a- lifetime opportunity to this year’s Doctor Mary Walker defied her times conference is the celebrity appear- By Charles G. Worman ance of the man dubbed ‘The World’s Most Famous Auctioneer,’ Leroy Van Only one woman has been award- Dyke. Van Dyke is known around the ed our nation’s highest decoration, world as an entertainer, recording the Medal of Honor, and her award artist, radio and television star, was temporarily rescinded. The story actor, and of course, auctioneer. He begins with the birth of Mary was catapulted into country music Edwards Walker on Nov. 26, 1832 in fame in 1956 with his composition Oswego, N.Y. Thus began the life of Auctioneer, which sold over 2.5 mil- an American doctor, feminist, aboli- lion copies. tionist, prohibitionist, alleged spy, In his 50 years-plus career, Van prisoner of war, and persistent fight- Dyke has recorded more than 500 er for women’s rights. Her parents songs, dozens of them making the nurtured her spirit of independence charts. His record of Walk on By and despite the prejudice against her (1961) was named by Billboard mag- gender which she often faced, she azine in 1994 as the biggest country entered Syracuse Medical College. single of all time, based on sales, She graduated in 1855 with honors, plays and weeks in the charts. It the only woman in her class. She stayed at number one in the U.S. married a fellow medical student Above: First day cover issued in 1982 honoring Dr. Walker’s service. Country chart for 19 weeks, and in that year and as evidence of her all, charted for 42 weeks, also reach- officer in charge was so desperate for a surgeon, but on a volunteer basis. independence she retained her last ing number five on the pop listings. doctors that he overlooked her sex. She treated the wounded at name and refused to include “obey” It sold more than 1.5 million copies.
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