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SINCERELY VINTAGE NEW CENTURY by Cathie Cox COLLECTOR I’m all a-flutter for junk. I just spent the past few hours with a bolt cutter performing surgery on a deliciously rusty set of bedsprings, preparing them to be used individually in all manner of PUBLISHER DIY projects. At least now, the old bedsprings won’t be propped up against the side of the Dennis & Lyn Barker garage, and my house will look a tad less like a salvage yard for a few days – until I bring home
EDITOR the next deliciously rusty prop up in its place. Actually, it might only be a day until the slot gets Dennis Barker filled again, since we’re heading out in the morning for my second trip in a week to Nephi, home of Picker’s Paradise - Larry Ray’s Heaven-on-earth for junkers. I got to know Larry a little when GRAPHIC he was a vendor at our flea market, fleattitude last month. Larry’s the guy with the twinkle in his PRODUCTION eye and the good stuff that everybody wants in his booth. Pedal cars, road signs, rotary tele- Dennis Barker phones, traffic signals (yup, the real kind), rusty wagons and more rust – lots of rust.
FOR ADVERTISING After seeing what treasures Larry had in his flea market booth I just had to see “paradise” for 801.566.3306 myself. . . so a friend and I set out earlier this week with an empty SUV, some leather gloves and a few cold drinks and made the trek to Nephi. We were not disappointed. In the least. Here’s a partial list of our haul: Email: [email protected] Two old sewing machines, one totally rusted. Several faucet handles. A double bike basket, the Website: kind that goes over the back fender. One wire shopping cart, the old kind. A basket full of ornate newcenturycollector.com door knobs. Several glass bottles. Two Chevrolet emblems. Two feet for a cast iron tub. One Blog: newcenturycollector.blogspot.com rusty bucket. A couple of huge rusty hinges. A small painted wood drawer. A minnow bucket. Two rake heads, very useful for hanging jewelry. And a very old Frigidaire refrigerator. Oooh – it was a good day for junkin’.
So. . . what is this newfound attraction to stuff that used to be tagged to go to the landfill? Junk seems to be popping up everywhere the past few years, and in well-respected antique circles to boot. Take, for example, Junk Bonanza, Junk Salvation and Funky Junk. . . all flea markets ranked among the best in the country (in Minnesota, Washington state and Idaho, respectively). There are books about junking. A few of my favorites are the “Junk” series by Mary Randolph Carter; Found, Free, and Flea: Creating Collections from Vintage Treasures by Tereasa Surratt; and The Salvage Sisters’ Guide to Finding Style in the Street and Inspiration in the Attic by Hackett and Young. There’s even a Facebook page and blog that represents a guy’s perspective on junking, Junk Nation Review. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. . . or, perhaps a better analogy is that this is just the junk we can see from the curb, not even touching what’s in the garage, the yard or the shed.
Curious as to exactly why junk is America’s newest antiques darling,” I put out the question to some fellow junkers. Their replies were eerily similar.* “Simply said, we live in a disposable world nowadays. I love collecting and junking because it reminds me of my grandparents and simpler times. Getting something new was a real treat back in those times. I treasure my vintage finds as they spark memories of my awesome childhood".
“I think that our history and heritage is being lost in the new generation and it's so important. There are certain things that I feel like we need to keep in order for those who come after us know what it was like for those who came before us".
“My grandparents are gone and there were 90 grandchildren to share with, so I watch for things they had so I can have them too. My most treasured item from my grandpa is an old chew can. Smells like grandpa, I love it, cried when my sister found it".
* “When I see a piece that resembles something we had when I was a child I want it. It is my "comfort quilt" in this crazy busy world. I miss Mayberry".
There was another stream of thought in the replies I got. This one along the line of how junking is “green” and affordable, and how we can turn our junk-treasures into something “more” than what they originally were: “The creativity of people absolutely blows my mind!! Junking is a new art form and I love seeing what people do with things that would otherwise be destined for the landfills. Personally, I have always been a "Junkie, but I think the recent surge has been spawned from the recession: people are getting more creative with less, to make money, or help make ends meet. Or, just finding fun and inexpensive ways to feed their addictions, create art, etc. Right now I am making some very cool bathroom towel hangers out of cement finishing tools. . . Ha! – who would of thought?!".
So. . . what do I think about all this? I love antiques that show their age. Love the rust, the dents, the chipping paint, the frayed edges. I love things that are not perfect. Things that have earned their place in the world by having been here for a while. I love my “new” rusty sewing machine that was likely cast off when a newer, sleeker model came along. I think I’ll hang onto it to remind me of all good things from years past. I miss Mayberry, too. Sincerely, Cathie JULY 2013 • PAGE 2 NEW CENTURY COLLECTOR
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SL Vintage Flea Market Urban Flea Market Sat. 10 to 4:00 • Sun. 10 to 4:00 9 to 3 • 2nd Sunday of each month 50 West 1300 So., SLC 600 So. Main St. SLC
Double Diamond Flea.O.logy Estate Auction Vintage Marketplace July 13th • 10:00 am July 20th & August 31 Marble Auction Barn, Tremonton 218 No. Main Payson
Silcox Auctions Fleattitude Estate Auction Vintage Marketplace Call for information August 3rd Brad Silcox: 801.376.5287 65 E. 2nd So. American Fork
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MATCH SAFES by Dennis Barker
During the 18th century, people seemed to have a talent for interpreting even the most mundane of daily tasks with a certain élan. To light a pipe, cigar, stove or campfire, a Victorian gentleman would reach into his pocket, and pull out a stylish Vesta case, which safely held his stash of friction matches.
Friction matches, invented by English chemist John Walker in 1826, were an important advance over earlier matches,which were ignited by dipping a stick coated with chemicals into a re- ceptacle of sulfuric acid. Because these matches were extremely expensive and dan- gerous, they were never widely used by the public. The relative ease of use and safety of the new friction matches caused them to quickly gain wide acceptance and use.
Although the Vesta case (Americans use the term match safe) served the strictly practical purpose of holding the volatile friction matches (which had the nasty habit of bursting into flame when kept loose in a pocket), by the later 1800’s these utilitarian cases had become not just functional item’s, but almost objects’ de art, manufac- tured in an endless variety of designs and material. They were made from pressed brass, tin, gunmetal, gold, silver, ivory, wood, or enamel, and ca- pable of satisfying every taste and sense of style. Although most match safes were made to carry in a pocket, some were small enough to be attached to an “Albert chain” (A chain used to anchor a pocket watch or other fob to a waistcoat).
Although match safes were produced until about 1940, the heyday of the match safe was from about 1840 to 1918. As improvements and new match technology came along, the elegant containers, which had been a fixture of Victorian society, would gradually fall out of favor. Safety matches, which require a chemically embedded striker to ignite, had been around for years, but gained newfound popularity when convenient books of paper safety matches were introduced.
With public tastes changing, match safes would undergo the same evolutionary changes that progress demands. Metal holders for the pa- per matchbooks were at one time in favor, however they were more utilitarian than decorative. Decorative metal sleeves for boxed matches, with a side hole to expose the striker were widely used until the end of WWI, but these too gradually faded from view.
Liquid fuel lighters began showing up around 1915, and this new innovation would not only provide the death blow to match safes, but would curtain the use of matches themselves. The last match safes were made during the 1930’s and by then must have been viewed as anachronistic by the younger generation. Ask your son or daughter what a match safe is, and you will probably just get a blank stare. Today, outside of the antiques field, virtually no one even knows what a match safe is.
Today, match safes have become prized collectibles, and figural safes, which were often designed to be amusing conversation pieces, can be brilliantly executed, highly sought after and expensive. However, for new collectors, there are many safes made from common materials, with advertising, fraternal and other motifs that are readily found, less expensive and can form the core of a new collection. Remember, as with all antiques and collectibles, educate yourself before you get started, and always deal with a reputable dealer. JULY 2013 • PAGE 6 NEW CENTURY COLLECTOR
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TREASURES ANTIQUE MALL 2 HUGE BLDG’S FULL OF ANTIQUES
Furniture, Advertising, Books, Tools, Bottles, Shabby Chic, Primitives, Kitchen, Pictures. Dolls, Jewelry, Toys, Hats Collectibles, Art Pottery & Glass. Treasures offers over 300 booths, stocked by top dealers from around the western states . Stop by and see the selection of antiques and collectibles we’ve assembled for your shopping pleasure. Come and enjoy!
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PAUL REVERE POTTERY “Saturday Night Girls” by Dennis Barker
It was a time when progressive ideals flourished. Born of the late 19th Century settle- ment house movement (settlement houses were privately supported institutions that focused on helping the poor and disadvantaged by addressing the environmental factors involved in poverty), the Saturday Evening Girls Club, founded by Edith Brown, Edith Guerrier and their benefactor, Helen Storrow, as an educational and social group for young ladies from Boston’s poor North End, would evolve into one of America’s finest potteries. There were nine clubs in all, with girls ranging from 4th grade to high school, with each named for the day of the week they met. The Saturday Evening Girls club was comprised of young women, and older teenage girls.
In 1908, Brown & Guerrier decided to establish a pot- tery to provide the Saturday Evening Girls with “reliable, healthy, and financially rewarding employment”. A building to serve as the pottery’s headquarters was purchased at 18 Hull Street in Boston’s North End, and due to its Location a short distance from the Old North Church where Paul Revere had hung his historic signal lanterns, the name Paul Revere Pottery was chosen for the enterprise. Here the Saturday Evening Girls club would make and decorate finely crafted dishes, cups, bowls, vases and other items from 1908 until 1915, when the pottery was relocated to the Aberdeen section of Brighton, atop Nottingham Hill, where it would operate successfully until 1942.
Amongst the most popular items produced by Paul Revere were the arts & crafts influenced children’s ware. Among the Saturday Evening Girls items are children’s bread and milk or bowl sets, and 3 piece breakfast sets, with animal designs or instruc- tive motto on the border. These continue to be highly sought after by collectors today. These pieces, originally intended for utilitarian use, are frequently found with chips cracks and signs of use, however the impact of damage on price is generally less than usually experienced with other arts & crafts pottery. The quality and type of decoration is more often the primary factor in determining value, with item’s decorated with animals bringing the highest prices. Although SEG pottery was very popular during the years it operated, since the operation was always small and never engaged in mass production, it’s one of the more difficult arts’ and crafts to find.
Although the Pottery produced by Paul Revere has an obvious charm, among the arts & crafts potteries of early 20th century, the Saturday Evening Girls Paul Revere Pottery holds a special place. It was a unique social experiment, bringing hope to disadvan- taged young women, giving them the chance to learn a trade and the skills needed to run a business. It was true success for the American progressive movement.
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OLD, NEW & UNIQUE 543 W. 9460 SO., Sandy SHOP HOURS: TUES - THURS 12 - 5 pm FRI & SAT 10 - 5 pm
COME SEE WHAT WE HAVE... IF WE DON’T HAVE WHAT YOURE LOOKING FOR... WE’LL FIND IT!
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24th STREET CLOCK REPAIR by Dennis Barker & RESTORATION I don't like to make value judgments about what people should collect. These things are dictated by experience, personal taste, and unfortunately by As a master clockmaker, financial ability; not by some kind of celestial Bill Arrowhead been edict. It seems that people will collect anything, rebuilding clocks for over from bottle caps to Tiffany lamps. But for me, 40 years collecting is collecting. One persons choice is as good as another's. However, this doesn't mean that 30% off all shops are the same, and there remains a clear difference between a true antiques shop, and their a clock cleaning vintage and collectibles cousins. For the first 15 people to Mention that they saw us Ogden's newest shop, 24th Street Antiques is just In the COLLECTOR! that, a true antiques shop. Filled with items which are predominantly from the eighteenth & nineteenth When you trust your centuries, Long time collector and shop owner Bill treasured timepiece with Arrowsmith describes his shop as a collection of 24th Street Antiques, you High end European and American antiques with the will join a group of happy focus on clocks, paintings, music boxes and unusual clock owners that will only objects. However, a quick glance around, and you’ll have us perform see that the store’s inventory includes objects in their repair work. most styles and price ranges.
24th STREET ANTIQUES also offers Ogden's finest 25th STREET ANTIQUES and most complete clock repair and restoration will diagnosis, adjustment th services. 24 STREET is located in Ogden, Utah. Just below St Joseph Cathedral on the and appraise antique north side of the road. So, if you love fine antiques, or have an old clock that’s been a lit- tle troublesome, stop by, check out the antiques, and Bill will have that old time piece, clocks for free during the “running like a clock” in no time at all. month of July.
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470 W. 600 So. • Salt Lake City EuroTreasures and Salt Lake City Craftsman are open Mon - Sat 10 am until 6 pm Over 85,000 Sq. Ft. of European and American Antiques • 801.364.6390 Over 40,000 pieces of furniture and smalls Historic Shea building We will trade antique
Help save the furniture & furnishings for Carpentry, plumbing, electrical and other construction trade work, or building materials suitable
for use in the restoration of the SHEA BUILDING IN EUREKA
For further information, contact: THE SHEA BUILDING Scott Evans - 801.364.6390 EUREKA UTAH
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PICTURE PERFECT by Dennis Barker
It's startling what you could once buy with a ten-dollar bill. In March of 1946, Artist Earl S. Moran slipped Norma Jeane Dougherty ten bucks and a release form, and began the first of what would become many photo sessions with the struggling actress. Over the next four years, Mrs. Dougherty became Moran's favorite model, posing in various states of dress, and undress for photo- graphs which the artist used to produce some of the most popular "pin up" art of the late 1940's and 50's.
By 1946, Earl Moran was already a well-established artist, having provided artwork for printers Brown & Bigelow, who, between 1932 an 1937 sold millions of calendars bearing his pin up images. By the time Moran moved to Hollywood in 1946, he had already painted many well-known movie stars for publicity posters. However, the paintings, photographic images and subsequent pin up art Earl Moran made of his favorite model, during dozens of sessions from 1946 until 1950, when her acting career exploded under the name Marilyn Monroe, would become his most famous work.
In the zeal to collect all things "Marilyn", pin up art is often overlooked by collectors unfamiliar with Moran's work. During the 1940's and 50's, Earl Moran's vision of America's favorite sex symbol appeared on calendars, ink blotters, and dozens of other items produced in the millions of pieces. And, while many of the Moran "Monroe" images feature the more familiar platinum blonde sexpot everyone remembers from her movies, much of the work features art based on photographs of the less recognizable, more demure Norma Jeane.
If you spend your nights dreaming of Marilyn, don't overlook these fun items bearing her pin up likeness, they can be a great addition to your collection. And if you're an entry-level collector, these cards, blotters and calendars can be an affordable was to begin a collection.
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Mt. Timpanogas, 1965 Utah Artist: Michael B. Coleman
AVAILABLE AT KINGS GALLERY 3419 SOUTH STATE • SLC
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Salt lake city antiques tour
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Elemente Urban Vintage Antiques UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, 353 W Pierpont Ave ● 355-7400 Furniture, Industrial Décor Antiques ALL AREA CODES ARE 801 A Haven for the discriminating 221 E 300 S., • 674-5437 5 Used furniture buyer E Urbanvintageslc.com
Georges Architectural Carmen Miranda’s salvage BROADWAY Fine vintage jewelry 470 E. 900 So. ● 539-1140 Shopping District 241E. 300 S. ● 359-7741 1 12:30 - 5:50 Tue & Thur / 11 to 3 Sat F Open Tue—Sat 11:30 to 5:00
Capital City Antique Mall City Creek Antiques Jitterbug Antiques & Toys Salt Lake Valleys Largest Mall 18th & 19th Century Antiques Toys, Collectibles, Antiques 959 S. W Temple ● 521-7207 169 E. 300 S. ● 328-4004 243 E. 300 S.● 537-7038 2 Mon - Sat 11-6, Open Sundays 12-5 A 10 to 5:30 Mon - Sat / Closed Tuesdays G Open Mon. to Sat. 11:00 to 5:00
Urban Flea Market The Green Ant Thomson & Burrows 600 So. Main • SLC Mid-century modern Furniture Fine furniture, accessories, lighting April - October • See ad 179 E. 300 S. ● 595-1818 415 E. 200 S. ● 521-0650 3 Sunday 9:00 to 3:00 B Open Mon - Sat 11 to 6 Thurs 11 to 3 H 11 to 5 Monday thru Saturday
EuroTreasures & Ken Sanders Rare Books Now & Again Salt Lake City Craftsman Utah, Mormon, 1st ed., fine books Retro, Vintage, Modern & Antiques 470 W. 600 So. ● 364-6390 268 S. 200 E. ● 521-3819 501 E. 300 S. ● 364-0664 4 10 - 6 Mon - Sat C Www.kensanderbooks.com I M-F 10 to 6 • Sat 11 to 6
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SALT LAKE COUNTY Antiques TOUR
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Plant Gallery Gingerbread Antiques UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, Plants, vintage garden & antiques Antiques, Furniture, Quilts, Yarn ALL AREA CODES ARE 801 3240 So. 2300 E. ● 486-1733 8540 So. 700 E. ● 255-5666 5 Open Wed - Sat 12ish to 6 10 11 to 5 closed Tue & Sun
SL Vintage Flea Market The Old Flamingo Sandy Antique Mall Antiques, arts and curiosities Vintage, Repurposing, Home Decor Like an antiques show every day 550 W. 1300 So. ● (435) 640-5245 3474 So. 2300 E. ● 274-3474 8672 So. State ● 568-9840 1 Sat. & Sun. 10 to 4 6 Tues - Fri. 10 -6 • Sat 10-5 • Sun. 10 to 4 11 Monday - Saturday 10 to about 5:30
HOW IS ANYBODY GOING TO Kings Gallery Two Ole Crows & a Coot FIND YOU IF YOU’RE Fine European antiques & decor Collectibles, used, unique NOT ON THE MAP? (801) 566-3306 3419 So. State ● 486-2633 543 W. 9460 So. ● (970) 232-6665 7 Mon - Sat 10 to 6 12 Tues - Thurs 12 -5 • Fri & Sat 10 -5
2nd Hand Chic Vine Street Antiques Aunt Elsie’s Trinkets Eclectic, Antiques & Decor Antiques & Collectibles Mall Recycle, Repurpose, Re love 2006 So. 900 E. ● 433-0044 4854 So. State St. ● 265-0595 1100 W. 7800 So. ● 561-5557 3 Friday & Saturday 9-7 8 Mon. thru Sat 11 to 6 13 10 to 6 Mon - Thurs 10 to 8 Fri & Sat
Abode Mormon Traders Things Forgotten fun • funky • functional Antiques, Collectibles, Estates Services Toys, Collectibles, Antiques 959 E. 3300 So ● 486-2633 7638 So. State #C ● 568-1999 8896 W. 2700 So. ● 250-0378 4 Tues - Fri 11to 7 • Sat 11 to 6 9 Open Tue - Sat 11:00 to 6:00 14 Saturday only 11:00 to 5:00
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Utah county antiques tour
The Nook & Cranny Auntie Bling Bling’s Planted Earth Antiques Collectibles and More Vintage Collectibles and More Jewelry, Furniture, Chandeliers 115 E State St, Lehi ● 766-3754 35 So. 100 E, American Fork ● 756-7046 440 S. State, Orem ● 225-4510 1 Mon—Fri 11 to 8 • Sat 10 to 6 2 Open: Tues - Sat 11 to 6 4 10:00 to 6:00 Monday - Saturday
Rosebud Antiques B. Ashworth’s Furniture, Chair caning, Primitives Rare Documents, Art, Books, Antiques 15 So. Main, Pleasant Grove 796-0108 55 N. University Ave, Provo ● 368-6001 1 0 3 Thurs—Sat 11 to 5 (Wed. by chance) 5 Tue - Thur / or by appointment
2 0 Cats Cradle Antiques Estate Jewelry, Dolls, Pottery, etc. 30 168 W. Center St, Provo ● 374-1832 6 Objects of Interest, Antiquity & Quality
40 Treasures Antique Mall 1045 N. 2000 W., Springville Shop locator map West Frontage Rd 7 489-4152 ● 491-0749 50 06 Confetti Antiques & Books Antiques, Rare Books & more 07 273 N Main, Spanish Fork • 798-0137 8 Open 10 till 6 Tue. Thru Sat.• Mon. by app 80 91 Rocking Chairs & Antq’s Antique furniture & collectibles 160 So Main, Helper • 435.472-2684 9 Open 10 till 5 Mon. through Sat.
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Abby’s Antique Mall Crowley Gallery 24th Street Antiques Fine European art & antiques fine art, antiques & collectibles Fine European art & antiques 180 31st St. ● Ogden ● 395-9035 115 Historic 25 St. • Ogden ● 399-0606 470 24th St. ● Ogden ● 675-0210 1 Mon - Sunday 11:00 to 6:30 3 Open Mon - Sat 11:00 to 6:00 6 Mon - Sunday 11:00 to 6:30
Al’s Antiques Etc. The Timeless Attic The Estate Sale Mall Antiques, coins, rocks & Jewelry Antiques, Collectibles, Decor Like an estate sale every day 2987 Grant Ave., Ogden ● 458-1463 167 Historic 25th St, Ogden ● 392-8842 46th & Harrison, Ogden ● 710-9927 2 Hours: Mon - Sat 11 to 7 4 (see our display ad in this issue) 7 10 - 5 Mon - Sat
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Southern & eastern Utah antiques tour
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Cedar Depot Mall Antiques, collectibles, crafts, western & gifts 200 No. Main, Cedar City 2 Open daily 10 to 7
Cowboy Collectibles by CZR Fairview Museum Gifts Western Antiques & Cowboy items 2 30 Things you want & need. Old & new 57 N Main, Panguitch ● 435 676-8060 0 85 N 100 E, Fairview ● 435 427-9216 3 Open Monday - Saturday 10:00 till 6:00 5 Great Art & History Museum
Round Valley Collectiques Rocking Chairs & Antq’s Antiques, Collectibles, Gifts 1 Antique furniture & collectibles 195 N State, Scipio ● 435 758-2699 0 160 S. Main, Helper ● 435 472-2684 4 Open 9 till 6 Mon - Sat 6 Open 10 till 5 Mon. through Sat.
by Dennis Barker
Although most collectors share the same love and intrigue of old things, we all seem to approach collecting with different motivations and goals. For someone it might be an old piece of pottery, just the right color to accent the kitchen, for another, an example to fill in a hole in a burgeoning collection. Some are intrigued by historical context, and still others collect with an eye toward investment. Having been at it for 25 years, I have accumulated objects that fit into each of these categories. And I long ago, learned that there is no "right" way, or reason to collect. Each collector finds his own way.
As the years have past, our house seems to have become engorged with things we thought we just had to have. Shelves and cupboards house collections of things that caught our fancy at one time or another, becoming roommates of objects strewn throughout the house for decorative purposes. But, on a couple of shelves, in one small cabinet, lives a small menagerie of things that distinguish themselves from the others, and which for me, characterize the most essential part of collecting. You might call them our "memories shelves". Residing there are Lyn's grandmothers watch, my fathers baby bowl; the sole survivor of a fire that took the family home in 1930. A cherished chalkware cow, which was a favorite childhood plaything, left to me by my grandmother, another grand- mothers beaded bag, a collection of miniature hat boxes gifted to my ever bald grandfather by his haberdashers, and a 1950's rocket ship bank which ate coins as we amused ourselves around the kitchen table. The house is full of things that we've acquired, but these are the shelves that contain the things we value.
Much like old photographs, journals and other documents, personal possessions left behind can help preserve our family memories. I never saw my grandfather outside of his home, that he was not sporting a stylish chapeau. Nothing could remind me more of him than the little collection of miniature hat boxes which I found in his bedroom dresser after his death. And don't forget, memories come in big packages as well. That dresser, along with it's matching dressing table, now reside in my bedroom, keeping my grandparents a constant presence in our lives.
And if you're lucky, your affinity for old family objects will become trans-generational. My grandson Alec keeps me constantly aware of my promise to pass along that rocket ship bank. He'll share a few memories too, we still take it out of the cabinet once in a while, and amuse ourselves as we sit around the kitchen table and feed it coins.
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Northern Utah & IDAHO antiques tour
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Yours Mine & Ours Antiques, collectibles, vintage B 23 No. Main, Bountiful ● 294-4113 0 1 Open Thursday - Saturday 11 - 5 A0 Lost & Found Thrift Antiques, collectibles, nostalgia TREMONTON 14 15 16 75 E. 500 So. Bountiful ● 294-4113 0 0 0 2 Open Monday - Saturday 10 - 5 Shop locator map 130 HWY 89 Just a Bed of Roses 120 Vintage & Traditional Decor 15 E. State St, Farmington ● 451-2556 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 Justabedofroses.blogspot.com 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (See Ogden City Map) Main St. Memories 50 ANTIQUES MALL 270 N. Main, Layton ● 544-7999 4 Tuesday - Saturday 10:30 to 6:00
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Valerie Taylor Gallery Homestead Antiques Mkt Photography, antiques, books, collectibles No. End of Bear Lake, on Scenic Hwy 89 45 So. Main, Willard ● 435 734-1116 St. Charles, ID ● 208 945-2782 13 Open H & F 1 to 6 • Sat 11 to 5 A Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays 2nd Chances This Olde Stuff Antiques, collectibles, furniture & more Antiques & Collectibles 475 E. 1000 S., Brigham ● 435 730-6441 12 So. Main, Grace, ID ● 208 425-3900 14 Open Monday - Saturday 10 to 6 B Open Twelve till Six 6+ days a week
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