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Enjoy your next road trip to INDEX OF STATES & CITIES PAGES 5-7 one of our 500+ client cities. About the Cover Let this be your guide for California State Map & City Listings 05 shopping, dining, lodging, Illinois State Map & City Listings 05 recreation, entertainment & Indiana State Map & City Listings 5-6 historic points of interest for the Kentucky State Map & City Listings 06 AMERICAN HERITAGE TOURIST Maryland State Map & City Listings 06 Massachusetts Map & City Listings 06 www.AmericanAntiquities.com Michigan State Map & City Listings 06 North Carolina State Map & City Listings 06 Ohio State Map & City Listings 6-7 THE Pennsylvania State Map & City Listings 07 Tennessee State Map & City Listings 07 AMERICAN Virginia State Map & City Listings 07 ANTIQUITIES West Virginia State Map & City Listings 07 JOURNAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Ad Rates 03 Antiques Village Celebrates 1st Anniversary 25 A Publication of Cigarette Cards Tell History 17 The Classifieds 34 American Antiquities Events Calendar 4-5 Exchange Fairs & Festivals and Annual Events 10 The “Holy Grail” of Sports Cards, Jeff Figler 27 126 E. High Street Lake Odessa Antique Mall 28 Springfield, Ohio 45502 The Lumber Mill Antique Mal 09 937-322-6281 / 800-557-6281 Not Quite All About Pipes 29 Fax: 937-322-0294 On The Road 30 [email protected] Political Parade, Michael J. McQuillen 21 AmericanAntiquities.com Greeters to the World of Tobacco, Bob Brooke 10 GPSantiqueatlas.com GPSatlas.com Subscription Form 03 TheOldeNewsBlog.com The Tobacco Tins Many Uses 23 There’s Gold in Your Attic, Michael Hurwitz 31 EDITORS: Zippo, The Windproof Lighter 12 The cigar store Indian or ans and tobacco had always Nancy Wilson KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS - PAGE 9 wooden Indian is an adver- been associated because Sharon Leach tisement figure, in the like- American Indians introduced LAYOUT & DESIGN ness of a Native American, tobacco to Europeans, and ADVERTISING RATES & INFORMATION used to represent tobacco- the depiction of native people Sharon Leach AAJ PUBLISHED TWICE A YEARl GPS DIRECTORY ANNUALLY nists. The figures are often on smoke-shop signs was al- DISTRIBUTION 35,000 PER ISSUE three-dimensional wooden most inevitable. As early as THE JOURNAL IS GEOGRAPHIC AREA 500,000+ SQUARE MILES DISTRIBUTED TO OUR sculptures several feet tall – the 17th century, European The American Antiquities Journal ADVERTISERS IN l l up to life-sized. They are still tobacconists used figures of THESE STATES 126 E. High St. Springfield, Ohio 45502 800-557-6281 [email protected] occasionally used for their American Indians to adver- www.AmericanAntiquities.com Indiana, Kentucky, original advertising purpose tise their shops. Maryland, Michigan, ANTIQUE AMERICA MAP LISTING $240 per year but are more often seen as The cigar store Indian be- North Carolina, Ohio, CAMEO DISPLAY $360 per year decorations or advertising came less common in the 20th Pennsylvania, Tennessee, ANTIQUE AMERICA MAP LISTING ON THE Virginia & West Virginia WEB FREE WITH MAP & CAMEO LISTINGS collectibles. century for a variety of rea- *Web Design $250 1st year / $100 maintenance thereafter for the year Because of the general illit- sons. However cigar store OUTSIDE SALES iBoard - Stand Alone $189 - $89 With GPS listing, AAJ listing or Cameo eracy of the populace, early Indians are still made for sale & DISTRIBUTION *Does not include Domain Registration or Hosting store owners used descriptive and can be found outside ci- Art Wilson, Nancy Wilson DISPLAY RATES figures to advertise their gar stores. FULL BACK PAGE 91/ 4 x 11 $1750 ISSUE shops’ wares. American Indi- INSIDE SALES FULL PAGE 91/ 4 x 11 $1350 ISSUE 1/2 PAGE VERTICAL 51/ 2 x 9 3/ 16 $875 ISSUE Art Wilson, Nancy Wilson, 1/2 PAGE HORIZONTAL 91/ 4 x 5 1/ 2 $875 ISSUE Sharon Leach, Laura Tucker 1/4 PAGE VERTICAL 35/ 8 x 6 7/ 8 $540 ISSUE SUBSCRIBE TODAY 1/4 PAGE HORIZONTAL 61/ 2 x 4 1/ 2 $540 ISSUE Receive 2 issues of The American Antiquities Journal 1/8 PAGE VERTICAL 35/ 8 x 3 7/ 16 $300 ISSUE & one issue of the GPS Antique Atlas CONTRIBUTORS 1/ 2 3/ 16 1/8 PAGE HORIZONTAL 5 x 2 $300 ISSUE The cost is $18 in the U.S. to cover postage & handling 3/ 4 3/ 8 1/16 PAGE VERTICAL 1 x 3 $200 ISSUE If you choose to receive only 2 issues of the Journal remit $12 Nancy Wilson, Art Wilson, 1/16 PAGE HORIZONTAL 35/ 8 x 1 11/ 16 $200 ISSUE 1/ 4 1/ 4 If you choose to receive only the GPS Antique Atlas directory remit $6 Michael Hurwitz, BANNER 9 x 2 $575 ISSUE MAIL CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO: Sharon Leach, American Antiquities, 126 E. High St., Spfld., OH 45502 Michael J. McQuillen, FAIRS & FESTIVALS Bob Brooke, Jeff Figler DISPLAY SIZE 1.75 x 2.25 PLEASE START MY SUBSCRIPTION $120 FOR 1 ISSUE / $225 FOR 2 ISSUES / $300 FOR 3 ISSUES oFALL/WINTER o SPRING/SUMMER o GPS ANTIQUE ATLAS o o o o WEB PAGE DESIGN CLASSIFIEDS CATEGORY: Dealer Collector Auction Other____ $28 + .48 per word over 10 per Issue Sharon Leach Cameo Display - $195 1 year or $85 per issue NAME______
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14 – 15 Bay Village 7 - 8 Urbana Antique 15 - 16 Celebration of FEBRUARY 2015 Women’s Club An- MARCH 2015 Show & Flea Mkt. the Green 15% Off tique Show & Fund Champaign Co FG, Sale Venice Pavilion, 7 -8 Urbana Antique Raiser Bay Village HS, 1 – 2 Morehead An- Urbana OH 937-788- Fairfield OH 513-738- Show & Flea Mkt. Bay Village OH 440- tique Market 2058 8180 Champaign Co FG, 871-3075 Morehead Conference AmericanAntiquities.com/ VenicePavilionAntiques.com Urbana OH 937-788- 28 Scott Antiques Ctr, Morehead KY 606- urbanaantiqueshow.html 22 - 23 Scott Antiques 2058 Market Ohio Expo Ctr, 780-4342 6 - 9 Scott Antiques Market Ohio Expo Ctr, AmericanAntiquities.com/ Columbus OH 740- 1 – 2 Kane County Market Atlanta Expo Columbus OH 740- urbanaantiqueshow.html 569-2800 Flea Market Kane Co Ctr, Atlanta GA 740- 569-2800 8 Rose Bowl Flea Mkt scottantiquemarkets.com FG, St. Charles IL 630- 569-2800 scottantiquemarkets.com Rose Bowl, Pasadena 28 Kane County Flea 377-2252 scottantiquemarkets.com 29 Ventura Flea Mar- CA 323-560-7469 Market Kane Co FG, kanecountyfleamarket.com 8 Rose Bowl Flea Mkt ket Ventura Co FG, rgcshows.com St. Charles IL 630-377- Rose Bowl, Pasadena Ventura CA 323-560- 12 – 15 Scott Antiques 2252 CA 323-560-7469 7469 rgcshows.com Market Atlanta Expo kanecountyfleamarket.com rgcshows.com Ctr, Atlanta GA 740- 569-2800 scottantiquemarkets.com
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Cambridge City EAST 13 Blissfield SOUTHEAST 20 Carmel CENTRAL 11 MARYLAND Burton FLINT-TRI CITIES 21 Cayuga WEST 14 Coldwater CENTRAL 19 Centerville EAST 13 Flat Rock SOUTHEAST 20 Columbus SOUTH CENTRAL 15 WESTERN Jonesville CENTRAL 19 Edinburgh CENTRAL 11 CENTRAL Kalamazoo WEST 21 CAPITAL Elkhart NORTH 12 Lake Odessa CENTRAL 19 Fort Wayne EAST 13 LaSalle SOUTHEAST 20 Huntingburg SOUTH 14 Livonia SOUTHEAST 20 Indianapolis CENTRAL 11 Marshall CENTRAL 19 LaFayette WEST 14 SOUTHERN Monroe SOUTHEAST 20 Madison SOUTH CENTRAL 15 EASTERN Royal Oak SOUTHEAST 20 Metamora SOUTH CENTRAL 15 SHORE Saginaw FLINT/TRI CITIES 21 Mooresville CENTRAL 11 Stanton CENTRAL 19 New Albany SOUTH 14 Sterling Heights SOUTHEAST 20 Noblesville CENTRAL 11 CITY REGION PG Williamston CENTRAL 19 Richmond EAST 13 Ypsilanti SOUTHEAST 20 Rockville WEST 14 Funkstown WESTERN 18 Rushville EAST 13 NORTH CAROLINA Winchester EAST 13 MASSACHUSETTS KENTUCKY WEST EAST CENTRAL CENTRAL NORTHEAST EASTERN METRO WESTERN WESTERN RIVER REGION SOUTHERN
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CITY REGION PG CITY REGION PG OHIO Ashland HIGHLANDS 17 Sturbridge CENTRAL 18 Burlington RIVER 17 Florence RIVER 17 Frankfort HEARTLAND 16 MICHIGAN Franklin CAVE COUNTRY 17 Georgetown HEARTLAND 16 Lexington HEARTLAND 16 Louisville HEARTLAND 16 NORTH Maysville RIVER 17 NORTHWEST EAST Morehead HIGHLANDS 17 Paducah LAKE 16 NORTH Russell HIGHLANDS 17 CENTRAL Shepherdsville HEARTLAND 16 NORTHERN Sturgis LAKE 16 SOUTHEAST
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Barnesville SOUTHEAST 28 Toledo NORTHWEST 22 Beaverdam NORTHWEST 22 Troy SOUTHWEST 27 VIRGINIA Berlin SOUTHEAST 28 Urbana SOUTHWEST 27 Cairo NORTHEAST 24 Van Wert NORTHWEST 22 Cambridge SOUTHEAST 28 Wapakoneta NORTHWEST 22 Carrollton SOUTHEAST 28 Waterville NORTHWEST 22 Chardon NORTHEAST 24 Waverly SOUTH CENTRAL 25 NORTHERN Cincinnati SOUTHWEST 26 Waynesville SOUTHWEST 27 West Carrollton SOUTHWEST 27 Cleveland NORTHEAST 24 SHENANDOAH EASTERN Columbiana NORTHEAST 24 West Liberty SOUTHWEST 27 SHORE Columbus SOUTH CENTRAL 25 Wheelersburg SOUTH CENTRAL 25 Dayton SOUTHWEST 26 Wilmington SOUTHWEST 27 Xenia SOUTHWEST 27 CENTRAL Delphos NORTHWEST 22 BLUE RIDGE Dover SOUTHEAST 28 Zanesville SOUTHEAST 28 East Liverpool NORTHEAST 24 Fairfield SOUTHWEST 26 CITY REGION PG Findlay NORTHWEST 22 PENNSYLVANIA Geneva NORTHEAST 24 Strasburg SHENANDOAH 31 Hanoverton NORTHEAST 24 Hartville NORTHEAST 24 Jackson SOUTH CENTRAL 25 WEST VIRGINIA Kettering SOUTHWEST 26 ALLEGHENY LAKE FOREST POCONO Lakewood NORTHEAST 24 ERIE MT. REGION Lancaster SOUTH CENTRAL 25 Lebanon SOUTHWEST 26 CENTRAL Lewisburg SOUTHWEST 26 PITTS- VALLEY NORTHERN Logan SOUTH CENTRAL 25 BURGH PANHANDLE London SOUTH CENTRAL 25 LAUREL LEHIGH MOUNTAINEER COUNTRY Lucasville SOUTH CENTRAL 25 HIGHLANDS PA VALLEY Mansfield NORTH CENTRAL 23 DUTCH Marietta SOUTHEAST 28 Medina NORTHEAST 24 CITY REGION PG POTOMAC Milan NORTH CENTRAL 23 MID-OHIO HIGHLANDS EASTERN GATEWAY Montpelier NORTHWEST 22 Beaver Falls PITTSBURGH 30 VALLEY Mt. Victory NORTHWEST 22 Canonsburg PITTSBURGH 30 MOUNTAIN New Baltimore NORTHEAST 24 Carlisle PA DUTCH 29 LAKES New Concord SOUTHEAST 28 METRO Hanover PA DUTCH 29 VALLEY Newark SOUTH CENTRAL 25 Heidelberg PITTSBURGH 30 Norwich SOUTHEAST 28 Jeannette LAUREL HIGHLANDS 30 GREENBRIER VALLEY Oakwood SOUTHWEST 26 Mercer LAKE ERIE 30 Oregonia SOUTHWEST 26 Parkman NORTHEAST 24 Pataskala SOUTH CENTRAL 25 TENNESSEE Piqua SOUTHWEST 26 Powell NORTH CENTRAL 23 CITY REGION PG Ravenna NORTHEAST 24 MID UPPER Bridgeport MOUNTAINEER 33 Reading SOUTHWEST 26 UPPER NORTH CUMBERLAND EAST Clarksburg MOUNTAINEER 33 Ripley SOUTHWEST 26 WEST CUMBERLAND EAST Flatwoods MOUNTAIN LAKES 33 Ross SOUTHWEST 26 SWEST SOUTH SOUTH Huntington METRO VALLEY 33 Russells Point SOUTHWEST 26 DELTA CENTRAL EAST Milton METRO VALLEY 33 Sharon Center NORTHEAST 24 Nitro METRO VALLEY 33 South Vienna SOUTHWEST 26 CITY REGION PG Parkersburg MID OHIO VALLEY 33 Springfield SOUTHWEST 26-27 South Charleston METRO VALLEY 33 Strasburg SOUTHEAST 28 Sevierville EAST 31 Wheeling NORTHERN PANHANDLE 32 Tallmadge NORTHEAST 24 Williamstown MID OHIO VALLEY 33
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Bring your family for a wonderful weekend visit to
an historic canal town full of arts, crafts, and interesting shops ¥ Take a ride on our horse drawn canal boat through the country's last working wooden aqueduct ¥ Enjoy a trip on the Whitewater Valley Railroad and a ride on a Horse drawn carriage ¥ Tour our historic working gristmill ¥ Visit the Metamora artisans gallery exhibiting the works of our local artists ¥ Spend the night and be pampered in one of our Historic Inns, like The Cat & the Fiddle at the Thorpe House ca 1840's ¥ Enjoy camping at the Campground at the Whitewater Valley Gateway Park ¥ Spend your day shopping for comic books at Columbia Street collectibles, vintage clothing and jewelry at the Cat and the Fiddle,Specialty items at Cranberry Junction & antiques at the shops on Columbia Street Some shops are open year round, but the majority of our shops are open on weekends from May through December. For more information just check out our website at www.metamoraindiana.com
Metamora ... where you will be reminded of a simpler time when things moved at a slower pace. Just come and see us for yourself.... You'll be glad you did! AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15/ 9
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Collectibles Antique Shows & Events Antiques
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FAIRGROUNDS, 4 Heated Bldgs. AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ON THE DATES SPECIFIED URBANA, OHIO Plenty of Outside Space 12 Miles North of Inquire about our ROSE BOWL FLEA MARKET Springfield on Rt. 68 enclosed unheated spaces Held ever 2nd Sunday of each Month from 9am till 3pm
2014 Dates 2500 2014 Dates: Oct. 12, Nov. 9, Dec. 14 November 1 & 2 December 6 & 7 Vendors 2015 Dates 2015 Dates Jan. 11 Feb. 8 Mar. 8 Apr. 12 May 10 Jan. 3-4 Feb. 7-8 Mar. 7-8 Apr. 4-5 (First full weekend of each month except Aug.) VENTURA FLEA MARKET Hours: 8-4 Saturdayl 10-3 Sunday Over 500 Ventura County Fairgrounds For space inquire: Steve Goddard, Mgr. Vendors 2014 Dates: Nov. 23 937-788-2058 Sponsored by Champaign Co. Agricultural Society 2015 Dates: Jan. 25 Mar. 29 May 31
24 hour info: (323) 560-SHOW (7469) Customer Service Hours: Mon. - Fri., 10am-5pm PST The Lumber Mill Antique Mall CANNING ATTRACTIONS The Lumber Mill is located anything and everything in P.O. BOX 400 MAYWOOD, CA 90270l WWW.RGCSHOWS.COM in downtown Madison, Indi- between. You will find the ana just up from the Ohio prices most reasonable. River in what used to be a Rental prices for the dealers one of the best antique malls through. tion, you may call (812) 273- working lumber mill. Owner are reasonable too, even for in this quaint river town. You Lumber Mill at 721 West 3040. Dean Miller rents out his budding antique dealers, so can spend literally hours in First Street is open 7 days a Parking is available in front spaces to vendors carrying they can pass the savings on there, and you’re bound to week, Monday-Saturday 10 of the building, but there are items that range from pottery to you. find something, whether am - 5 pm and Sunday Noon three levels inside, so be pre- and glass, furniture and ar- With inventory spanning you’re looking for it or not! – 5 pm, and is only closed on pared to do some stair climb- chitectural pieces to textiles from the early 1900’s - 1950’s, Besides, it’s lots of fun to take Thanksgiving, Christmas and ing. and tools, with just about the Lumber Mill is considered some time and wander Easter. For more informa- KEY TO CATEGORY ABBREVIATIONS (Located in Parenthesis behind business name in map listing)
A - Art & Interior Design, CI - Christmas Items H - Auction House or Service, PF - Hand-crafted New Period Furniture, Drapery & Custom Framing, Art CL - Antique Clocks, Clocks, Clock Households, Real Estate, Estates Amish Furniture, Furniture Refinishing, supplies & classes, Prints Repair Buying Repair, Hardware, Refabricated from AC - Antique & Collectibles Show CN - Coins I - Vintage Musical Instruments, Scrap & Salvage Materials AD - Antiques Dealer CO - Cottage Pianos Q - Quilts, Old and New, Afghans AE - Antique Electronics D - Dolls, Dollhouses, Doll Repair & IA- European Antiques, European R - Rugs, Imported Oriental Rugs AF - Antique Furniture Restoration & Related Items furniture, English Antiques, Oriental RE - Reproductions for Home & Garden AH - Amish Furniture DA - Dealer Association, Merchants Furniture RI - Wrought Iron AM - Antiques Mall Association ID - Interior Design RR - Trains & Railroad related AR - Architectural E - Eateries, Coffee Houses, Tea J - Jewelry, Estate Jewelry, RS - Resale Goods, Consignment Shop, AS - Antiques Show Room, Fountain Service Costume Jewelry Thrift Shop AT - Antique Tools F - Flea Market L - Lodging RT - Retro, Mid-Century AV - Advertising Collectibles FA - Firearms & Related items LS - Lamps, Globes, Lamp Shades, SC- Shabby Chic B - Bed & Breakfast G - Gifts, Decorative Accessories, Lighting Supplies, Lanterns, SG - Stained Glass, Stained Glass Repair BK - Book Store, Christian Books Collectibles, Hobbies, Lace, Mantel Kerosene Lamps T - Travel & Tourism Info, City Activities C - Sales, Supplies & Instructional Scarves, Gift Baskets M - Museums & Historical Sites / Center Classes for Quilts, Ceramics, GD -Gardens, Produce, Herbs, Re-enactment Supplies, military TC - Tin Crafting Crafts, etc. Fresh & Dried Flowers, Garden OT - Old Toys U - Upholstery CA - Certified Appraiser Items P - Pottery, Porcelain, Hand-crafted V - Vintage Clothing, Patterns, CAN- Candles and related, Candle GF - Glass Factory art & gifts, Stoneware Accessories, Vintage Textiles, Linens Making GL - Glassware, All types of Art PA - Primitive Furniture & Folk Art, VA - Vintage Auto CD - Cards, Handmade Victorian, Glass, Depression, etc. Primitive home decor VF - Vintage Furnishings etc. 10 / AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15
During the late 19th century, FAIRS , FESTIVALS the demise of the clipper ship era forced figurehead carvers and out of business. These crafts- men gradually turned to pro- ANNUAL EVENTS ducing wooden Indians. Pro- duction flourished from about 1840 to the end of the century. In the 1890s, city ordinances required that fig- MAYSVILLE THE BAY VILLAGE ures be confined to the inte- KENTUCKY WOMEN'S CLUB Exhibitors Wanted! riors of shops, and gradually ANTIQUE FOUNDATION Limited Booth Spaces the statues went out of use. 21st & CRAFT Instead of attracting custom- Annual EXPO 46th Annual Still Available ers on the outside, they Call Cynthia at served as mere decoration King Burley Warehouse ANTIQUES (937) 278-4776, ext. 215 inside. 1510 Industrial Park Dr. Show & Fund Raiser for more information. Admission $2.00 While a few makers pro- APRIL 25 & 26, 2015 duced cigar-store Indians of Sat. 9-5l Sun. 10-4 Bay Village High School cast iron, most used wood. For info Call: 859-954-1664 29230 Wolf Road Bay Village, Ohio November 28th - 30th, 2014 Carvers used axes, chisels, Sponsored By and mallets on white pine or Washington, Ky Lions Club Auditorium Entrance Only Friday & Saturday 9am-6pm Sunday noon-4pm Saturday, February 14, 2015 even quartered ships’ masts, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Give a deserving child Don’t miss this then painted the completed 2015 Sunday , February 15, 2015 a happy holiday! annual holiday figures in a variety of colors 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Bring a new, unwrapped tradition at one of and designs. toy for a $1 discount Ohio’s largest indoor While some of these Free Appraisals gift shows wooden Indians appeared Jewelry - Sat. 1 - 3pm Saturday March 7 9am-5pm Antiques - Sun. 1 - 3pm. inviting, happily greeting Limit 1 Item customers, others appeared Sunday March 8 11am-3pm Numbered Ticket with Show defensive, as if guarding the Morehead Conference Center Ticket Purchase 1001 Shiloh Springs Rd. 111 E. First St., Morehead, KY 40351 Wheelchair Accessible Dayton, OH 45415 store from shoplifters, For Information Call 937-278-4776 thieves, and “no smoking” For more information call 440-871-3075 or 440-334-7539 606-780-4342 or 606-548-1073 www.haracomplex.com ordinances. $5.00 Donation
DOWNTOWN Support our Scholarship Fund American carvers sculpted Sponsored by MOREHEAD INC. baywomensclub.org Admission $5 adults, kids under 12 free. FREE parking! Indian chiefs, braves, prin- cesses and Indian maidens, sometimes with boarded pa- pooses. Most of these dis- played some form of tobacco in their hands or on their GREETERS TO THE WORLD OF TOBACCO clothing. They generally de- by Bob Brooke picted stereotypical chiefs and squaws, clothed in whom in the 19th century bacco shop owners placed fringed buckskins, draped lacked a shared common lan- small wooden figures called with blankets, decorated with guage, the sidewalk wooden “Virginie Men,” depicted as feathered headdresses, and Indian became a symbol of black men wearing head- sometimes shown holding the tobacco retail business. dresses and kilts made of to- tomahawks or bows, arrows Because American Indians bacco leaves, on countertops and spears. Their facial fea- introduced tobacco to the to represent tobacco compa- tures rarely resembled mem- Europeans as early as the nies. bers of any particular Ameri- 17th century, European to- Eventually, the European can Indian tribe. bacconists began using fig- cigar-store figure began to Female wooden Indians, ures of American Indians to take on a more authentic yet also known as “Pocahontas,” advertise their shops. highly stylized appearance, appeared four times more While some shop figures and by the time these figures than their male counterparts were countertop models, arrived in America in the late in classical or Egyptian-in- most of these silent greeters 18th century, they had be- spired poses. Carvers occa- stood just outside the door, come authentic Indians, fairly sionally donned them with often mounted on wheels so accurate and beautifully headdresses of tobacco leaves that they could be rolled in carved. instead of feathers and Cigar-store Indians, with as they greeted customers. and out. The origin of the Carvers of these shop fig- dressed their male figures in their serious chiseled faces, Designed to capture the at- wooden Indian dates back to ures came from among the the traditional war bonnets of conveyed a sense of grandeur tention of passersby, most of England in 1617, when to- makers of ship figureheads. SEE “GREETERS” Page 11 AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15/ 11
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Long Beach Antique Mall II (AM) 1851 Freeman Ave. 562-498-3500 dress. French Canadian similar to the kind he de- decisive factor is the condi- www.longbeachantiquemall.com Louis Jobin tended to place signed for his wife’s tomb- tion of the wood finish. Wooden Indians with their original paint are almost im- possible to find because itin- erant painters repainted them on a regular basis as routine “GREETERS” Cont’d From Page 10 cigar-store Indians. Since the maintenance. the Plains Indians. carvers all competed with And while cigar-store Indi- As marketing sign-posts, each other for the tobacco- ans may have faded into his- cigar-store Indians were nists’ business, each tried to tory, they haven’t been for- meant to appear fresh and out do the other in individu- gotten. welcoming. Sculptors ap- ality, versatility and depth. A plied brightly colored paints few artists even used Native As an avid collector of a vari- using soft-bristle brushes, Americans as models. ety of antiques and collectibles producing a look and feel of Determining the artistic in- for the last 20 years, Bob Brooke satin with an almost translu- tegrity of a statue is as sub- knows what he’s writing about. cent glow. jective as judging any piece of Besides writing about antiques, After weeks of labor, the fig- sculpture. Each artist had his Brooke has also sold at flea mar- ure would be ready and own unique style. Since most kets and worked in an antique would be proudly displayed didn’t sign their figures, ci- shop, so he knows the business outside the door of gar-store Indians can only be his cigar-store Indians with stone. side too. His articles have ap- the shop. The more skillfully attributed to a particular art- their left arm at chest level Some of these advertising peared in many antiques and executed ones attracted more ist or his shop by identifying holding a robe and grasping sculptures, standing several consumer publications, includ- viewers and many buyers. characteristic modeling tech- a bundle of cigars in the right feet tall up to life-sized, were ing British Heritage, Antique Carvers produced about niques or body positions. hand. works of art, and as such Week, Southeastern Antiquing 300 cigar-store Indians annu- Thomas Brooks became The man who probably fetch premium prices today. and Collecting Magazine, ally—yet there are relatively known for his “leaners,” made more wooden Indians Collectors determine the OldandSold.com, and many oth- few original ones left today. wooden Indians resting their than anyone else was Samuel value of a cigar-store Indian ers. To read more of his work, Those that do exist reside in elbows on log posts, barrels Anderson Robb. After his by its condition, the artistic visit his main website at museums and in private col- or oversized cigars. John first wife died, Robb began integrity of its form, and the bobbrooke.com or his specialty lections. Historians believe Cromwell’s trademark was a fashioning sweet-faced In- quality and intricacy of the antiques site at carvers created over 100,000 distinctive V-shaped head- dian maidens holding roses carving in that order. But the theantiquesalmanac.com 12 / AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15 ZIPPO, THE WINDPROOF LIGHTER NORTH INDIANA Zippo Manufacturing Com- It all started on a summer lighter’s design. Blaisdell pany is world famous for its evening in 1932, at a dinner then decided to design his Zippo windproof lighter, its dance held at the Bradford own lighter, one that was lifetime guarantee, and the Country Club in Bradford, attractive, easy to use, and distinctive “click” it makes Pennsylvania. Attending the dependable. when opened. dance was George G. The first thing Blaisdell did was to make the lighter smaller to be able to fit in the palm of the hand, and he in- corporated a hinge to hold the lid to the bottom, making it an integral part of the ANGOLA ELKHART lighter. This enabled the user to open the lighter using only A Wild Hare Antique Mall one hand. He kept the chim- (AM) ANTIQUES on ney design which protected 401 W. Maumee St. BEARDSLEY 260-665-9920 816 W. Beardsley Ave. Elkhart, IN 46514 the flame under adverse con- 574-523-1955 ditions. The result was a I-80 exit 92, left on Cassopolis 2 mi, right on Beardsley - 9 blocks lighter that looked good and Quality furniture, linens, jewelry, glassware, was easy to operate. Blaisdell stained glass, collectibles and much more Tues-Fri 11-6l Sat 10-6 l Sun 12-5 liked the name of another re- “We’ve got your memories” cent invention, the zipper, so he christened his lighter the “Zippo” and his new firm, Zippo Manufacturing Com- scheme. take advantage of the effect pany. Sales of the lighters got off of such advertising so this Production of Zippos began to a slow start, with only gamble failed to pay off. in 1933 in a $10 per month 1,100 sold during the first While handling sales him- rented room over the production year. Blaisdell self and struggling to develop Rickerson & Pryde garage in “Mr. Zippo”- George G. Blaisdell Bradford. The shop had $260 in equipment and two em- Zippo originated in a small Blaisdell. It is rumored that ployees, from which came Pennsylvania town at a time Blaisdell and a friend stepped lighters retailing for $1.95. when the United States was out on the terrace of the The first Zippo lighter is cur- in its worst depression in his- Pennhill Country Club and rently displayed at the tory. Zippo’s success came there, he saw the friend try- Zippo/Case Museum in about through imagination ing to light up a cigarette. The Bradford. ugly lighter he was using was In the company’s ledger at totally out of place in the the end of the first month, 82 hand of his perfectly attired units were produced and friend. It took two hands to sales were $69.15. To market operate the lighter. The sight the new product, Blaisdell of his friend trying clumsily came up with the practice of to open the lighter’s lid was a lifetime warranty, a concept so comical that Blaisdell al- that began with the first most started to laugh. Zippo lighter and has re- The first Zippo Manufacturing space “You’re all dressed up. Why mained the same to the don’t you get a lighter that present day. The repair and looks decent?” blurted sale of parts after the expira- tried all kinds of methods to a market for his windproof Blaisdell. His friend replied, tion of the warranty was a move his brainchild. He gave lighter, Blaisdell also tinkered “Well, George, it works!” major source of the business away samples and gifts to with the design. The lighter Impressed with the fact that revenue. long-distance bus drivers, was shortened by a quarter it worked, Blaisdell decided Zippo repaired all types of jewelers, and tobacconists. In inch in 1933, decorative di- An early Zippo to try to sell the lighters him- defects without charging a December 1937 he paid agonal lines were added in Square with the hinge on the self. He obtained rights to dis- cent. The lighter was re- $3,000 of mostly borrowed 1934, the hinge was placed on outside tribute the product in the turned postpaid within 48 money for a full-page ad in the inside of the case in 1936, United States, imported them hours with a note reading, Esquire magazine after he and rounded tops and bot- and hard work and the cre- from Austria for 12 cents “We thank you for the oppor- found that retailers shied toms replaced the square cor- ation of a durable and func- each, and attempted to sell tunity of serving your away from products that ners of the original design in tional product along with cre- them for $1 each. This ven- lighter”. The concept of a life- were not advertised. Unfor- 1937. This last alteration was ative marketing and attentive ture failed, mainly because of time warranty became tunately, Blaisdell did not yet important from a production service. the clumsy nature of the Zippo’s primary marketing have sufficient distribution to SEE “ZIPPO” Page 13 AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15/ 13
“ZIPPO” Cont’d From Page 12 for Zippo Manufacturing to would become an increas- standpoint as the lid and bot- achieve its first profits. ingly important venture in EAST INDIANA tom could now be formed as While punchboards were a the coming decades. a whole, eliminating the sol- short-lived chapter in Zippo This was the beginning of dering process. history, another of Blaisdell’s the specialty advertising 6 Blaisdell achieved his first marketing methods had a business for the Zippo. Zippo 8 big sales break in 1934 when much longer-lasting impact. Manufacturing Company Fort Wayne discovered the market poten- 30 tial of the product as an ad- 69 27 verting medium. Soon, Zippo 24 produced a pamphlet aimed at corporations to use Zippo 31 13 as a pocket salesman. Designs 28 such as the military, air- 32 planes, tourists spots, sports Winchester FORT WAYNE teams, comic characters and Richmond 70 universities also appeared on 40 Cambridge City Centerville Zippo’s lighters. Corporate Rushville novelty and commemorative lighters were produced only in limited numbers. In es- CAMBRIDGE CITY sence, the Zippo lighters were the salesman in a National Road Antique pocket. Mall (AM) In 1936 Zippo began to en- 39 W. Main St. grave initials and providing 765-478-9070 / M-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5 two types of metal insignia RICHMOND on the lighter, the “Scotty Roses & Rainbows Florist (G) 118 W. Main St. Group”, depicting dogs, and John's (G,AD) 765-478-5352 the “Drunk”, portraying a 823-825 E. Main St. 765-962-0214 drunkard leaning on a gas- CENTERVILLE light pole. The engraving of RUSHVILLE the initials cost the owner of AMERICAN HOUSE the lighter one dollar, or 75 Elizabeth's Keepsakes, cents for an insignia. The re- Antique Mall Antiques & Deli (S,E) turn shipment was paid by Multi vendor Multi display cases Open 7days a week 237 N. Main St. the owner, C.O.D. The initials 9a-5p Mon. through Sat.; Noon-5p on Sun. 765-938-3071 he started selling Zippos on In 1936 an Iowa life insurance were engraved in a frame Check us out on facebook.com/americanhouseantiques punchboards, two-cents-per- company ordered 200 en- against a background color. 101 W. Main St., play gambling games popu- graved lighters that it gave to The various colors include, Centerville IN 47330 lar in U.S. tobacco and con- its agents as contest prizes. red, green, blue, yellow, or- 765-855-4175 fectionery shops, poolrooms, Bradford’s own Kendall Oil ange, purple, and white. Dur- and cigar stands. Before Company ordered 500 en- ing the thirties and forties, WINCHESTER initialed gifts were very Wheeler’s Antiques (AD) popular. It gave the con- 106, 107 & 108 W. Main St. Country Side Antiques (AD,G) St. Rd. 32 E. sumer the sense of individu- 765-855-3400 765-584-2049/2361 ality. In 1936, Zippo appeared on a mail-order catalog. It was a wholesale catalog of a com- Sports Series. Earlier sports Boles, lighting up a cigarette pany in Minnesota directed models included the Golfer, in the wind. It was a differ- to retail stores. The retail the Fisherman, the Bulldog, ent image from the previous price was $2.00, which in- the Hunter, the Greyhound, image, which emphasized creased slightly from the and the Elephant. In 1938, the outdoor sports. Using an il- price first sold. Blaisdell also Scotch Terrier, the Fisherman lustration of an attractive visited many retail stores all and the Bulldog were the woman, the advertisers were over the country to make only models on the Sports aiming to appeal directly to business relations. Series. the readers of the magazine, The Zippo Manufacturing building in 1955 in Bradford, The sports related designs In 1937, Zippo ran a one- which was targeted at the ur- Pennsylvania began to appear on the Zippo page advertisement in the ban male. The Windproof lighters in 1937. The first December issue of Esquire, Beauty illustration was also punchboards were outlawed graved lighters for its cus- sports model was the 275, aimed at the Christmas shop- used for packaging and be- in 1940, more than 300,000 tomers and employees. Thus which was sold for $2.75. The pers. The ad had an illustra- came one of Zippo’s charac- Zippos were sold through began Zippo’s specialty ad- 275 models with a carrying tion of a woman, “Windproof teristic images. This was a this game of chance, enough vertising business, which strap also appeared in the Beauty”, drawn by Enoc SEE “ZIPPO” Page 14 14 / AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15
“ZIPPO” Cont’d From Page 13 14-karat solid gold Zippo, to Eternity or Errol Flynn memorable advertisement for available in both plain and wielding his Zippo in Objec- SOUTH INDIANA Zippo, the company would engine-turned models. tive Burma, a Zippo lighter 65 later run regular advertise- With the onset of U.S. in- provided an instant air of au- 56 60 ments in many major maga- volvement in World War II, thenticity. Director George 31 62 zines such as Life, the Satur- the U.S. government forced Stevens was captured using 231 day Evening Post, and New Albany the halt in production of his Zippo during the making 41 Huntingburg Reader’s Digest. many consumer products. of his documentary D-Day to With sales increasing Blaisdell continued Zippo Berlin. In 1945, Vincent 64 thanks to the punchboards production, but as he had Minelli’s, The Clock, used a 164 and the special markets deals, during World War I, he again lighter to bring Judy Garland Blaisdell expanded his opera- moved into government con- and Robert Walker together tions. First, the production tracting, all Zippos became for a whirlwind courtship. NEW ALBANY facility expanded into the en- destined for the U.S. military. The dialogue indicates that it HUNTINGBURG tire second floor of the With brass reserved for mili- is a Zippo lighter, but the tary uses only, the wartime shortage of civilian Zippo Downtown Emporium (AM) Aunt Artie’s lighters were made of a low- lighters forced the use of a 407 E. 4th St. Antique Mall grade steel. Since this pro- 812-683-0123 128 West Main Street vided a poor finish, they were New Albany, IN 47150 812/945-9494 spray-painted black then 10-5 Mon-Satl 1-5 Sun baked, which produced a 3 Floors Filled With Antiques crackle finish. The black, Formerly Civil War Hospital #9 rough-surfaced Zippo is the authentic World War II Zippo. The advantage of the black finish was that it did not reflect light that would WEST INDIANA attract enemy attention on the battlefield. CAYUGA Blaisdell sold some of these Junky Joe's (AD) Zippos to the military post The Drunkard leaning against 4979 N. Elm Tree Rd. a lamp post was one of the very exchanges at such a low price 765-492-3639 first images made on the early that they were then resold for A Zippo from the Vietnam Metallique Zippos of the mid- $1.00, making them the most War 1930's affordable lighter available. He also sent hundreds of lighters to celebrities, includ- stand-in. LaFayette Rickerson & Pryde building. ing the famous war corre- The military connection ex- LaFAYETTE In 1938 the factory and offices spondent Ernie Pyle who tends through films about the were both moved into a then gave them away to ser- Korean War and Vietnam. A Leaping Leopard Antiques (AD) former garage on Barbour vicemen overseas. Pyle gave Zippo linked Karl Malden 2145 S. 4th St. 765-474-9100 Street in Bradford. That same Blaisdell the nickname “Mr. and Richard Widmark in Ser- Rockville leapingleopardantiques.org Zippo.” Through these ac- geant Terror, while Gregory Cayuga tions, the Zippo became the Peck counted on his Zippo for favorite lighter of GIs, whose moral support in Pork Chop loyalty to the product would Hill. The Green Berets, starring help fuel postwar sales. Nu- John Wayne, was extremely merous war stories also popular. Apocalypse Now di- ROCKVILLE helped cement the Zippo as rector Francis Ford Coppola an American icon, the Zippo set the haunting tone of his Antiques on York (AM) that stopped a bullet, that film in the opening scenes 100 W. York St. cooked soup in helmets, that with Martin Sheen’s Colt re- 765-569-1003 illuminated the darkened in- volver and a Zippo lighter. strument panel of an Army Meanwhile, wartime produc- pilot’s disabled plane, en- tion peaked in 1945 when year, Zippo’s first table abling him to land safely. three million Zippos were lighter debuted, a four-and- Zippo’s rise to prominence made. a-half inch tall model that during World War II is re- The Zippo repair clinic be- goodwill. It also provided in- in 1946, Blaisdell discovered held four times the fuel of a flected by the large number came famous in its own right valuable information about that the most frequent repairs pocket lighter. Production of of films that featured Zippo by backing up the Zippo design flaws. Over the long were for worn striking the table lighter stopped in lighters, both those made guarantee. Repaired lighters run, the repair clinic found wheels, wheels that had been Oct 1941, but was made avail- during that period and after- were returned at no cost to that a faulty or broken hinge coming from an outside sup- able again in 1947. In 1939 ward. Whether it’s Donna the customer, not even return was the most common reason plier. Blaisdell immediately Zippo introduced a sophisti- Reed lighting Montgomery postage. The clinic provided for a Zippo to be returned. stopped production to ad- cated new lighter model, the Clift’s cigarette in From Here more than just customer But soon after World War II, SEE “ZIPPO” Page 15 AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15/ 15
“ZIPPO” Cont’d From Page 14 decessor, making rounds “rule” as it was called, intro- dress the problem. He de- across America, now in a duced in 1962. Other items SOUTH CENTRAL IN cided to bring production of truck instead of being driven have been added and deleted the wheels in-house and across the nation. When not from the Zippo line since the spent $300,000 on a new flint on the road, the Zippo Car 1960s. Many were primarily wheel capable of firing a lighter as many as 78,000 times. This top-quality wheel was produced by a knurling operation that remained a company secret. At the end of the war in 1945, Zippo hit the road sell- ing lighters to peacetime COLUMBUS America. A promoter at heart, Blaisdell envisioned a Out Of The Blue Finds (AM) car that looked like a Zippo 1600 Central Ave. Antique Mall lighter. He hired Gardner 812-371-3032 3 Floors of Quality Dealers Display of Pittsburgh to de- Madison's Largest Antique Mall 721 W. First Street sign the vehicle, a 1947 Madison, IN 47250 Chrysler Saratoga with 812-273-3040 larger-than-life lighters stretching above the roof line, MADISON complete with removable METAMORA neon flames. The lids of the Paul Henreid lighting Bette Davis’ cigarette with a Zippo in “Now, Voyager” Gifts That Last (J, A, G) lighters snapped shut for 120 E. Main St. Unique Creations (G) travel. The word Zippo was 812-265-6717 19064 Main St. painted on the side in 24- makes its home at the Zippo/ geared to the promotional 765-647-2150 karat gold. The Zippo Car Case Museum in Bradford, products division. The roster was a hit, heading up parades Pennsylvania. includes key chains, pocket and special events. Starting in the mid-50s, date knives, golf greenskeepers, Stone photo shoots. were able to buy brand new In the two years after its cre- codes were stamped on the pen-and-pencil sets and the The Vietnam War repre- Zippos without having to go ation, the Zippo Car traveled bottom of every Zippo ZipLight pocket flashlight. sented something different to the PX store. Vietnamese to all 48 continental U.S. lighter. The original purpose On the music scene, Zippo from all other American craftsmen would engrave states and participated in ev- Wars, previous and since. anything from pictures to ery major parade in the na- There were the regular army phrases onto the Zippo for tion but the remarkable car soldiers, many raised by the soldiers. The most popu- had some problems. The World War II heroes and lar motif engraved on sol- weight of the giant lighters viewing their job as a duty diers’ Zippo was the map of put enormous pressure on and privilege. There were vic- Vietnam. Every soldier had the tires, which blew out eas- tims of fate, the unwilling, his own personalized Zippo, ily. The armor-plated fenders drafted by lottery, many poor which accompanied him un- made the car impossible to and minority, resentful of til the fall of Saigon. jack up for a tire change. their government and mili- The Zippo played a part in In the early 1950s, Blaisdell tary superiors. And there almost every daily activity of asked that the car be returned were those along for the ride, a soldier. The shiny top pro- to Bradford for an overhaul. not interested in glory or poli- vided a handy mirror and the Instead, the car was taken to tics, merely trying to follow lighter’s flame warmed the a Pittsburgh Ford dealer for orders and earn their ticket stew at mealtime. Soldiers renovation, which would home. Regardless, they were kept salt in the bottom cavi- have proven too costly. all connected by the Zippo, ties, called canned bottoms, Blaisdell’s enthusiasm for the the functional tool carried by of their Zippos, to replenish car fizzled out and the car The Zippo Car nearly all soldiers since lost body salt. Other legend- was pretty much forgotten World War II. ary Zippos were used to about. Several years later was for quality control, but lighters have been raised During the Vietnam War, transmit signals or even pro- when Zippo looked into the the codes have since become high since the 1960s as a sa- several items became the can- vided a shield against enemy whereabouts of the car, it an invaluable tool for collec- lute to favorite performers, a vasses on which soldiers bullets. Staff Sergeant couldn’t be found. tors. gesture later dubbed the painted their feelings. The Naugle, who was saved be- In 1996, Zippo purchased The launch of the Slim “Zippo Moment”. The fa- Zippo was one of these items. cause he was able to signal another 1947 Chrysler New model in 1956 was a major mous Zippo “click” sound According to collectors, his position to the rescue he- Yorker Saratoga and started milestone. This version was has been sampled on songs, 200,000 Zippos were used by licopter, had a Zippo in his over again, making the car designed to appeal primarily and the lighters themselves American soldiers in Viet- hand. Among men that had lighter with a sturdier sus- to women. The first non- have been featured on album nam. Zippo merchandise a close call with death, one of pension. The new Zippo Car lighter product was a steel covers, tattooed on rockers’ quickly found its way onto the luckiest was Sergeant is just as popular as its pre- pocket tape measure, or skin, and wielded in Rolling the black market. Soldiers SEE “ZIPPO” Page 16 16 / AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15 HEARTLAND REGION OF KY LAKE REGION OF KY STURGIS 60 LOUISVILLE Sturgis 60 41 Phone: Fax: Paducah 502-459-5151 502-459-3438 24 PKY 68 80 51 Antique Mall & Cafe' Over 170 Dealers of PADUCAH Quality Antiques & Collectibles Full Service cafél A/C Antique Galleria (AD) Open M-Sat 10-5l Sun 1-5 401 Jefferson Quality Furniture, Derby Items, Glassware, Toys, Silver, Advertising, 270-450-0714 FRANKFORT LEXINGTON Stoneware and more. 3819 Bardstown Road Completely Kentucky (G,J,SG) Louisville, KY 40218 1 mile South off 264 237 W. Broadway in the Bucchel Business District 502-223-5240 www.derbycityantiquemall.com www.completelykentucky.com Ronson brand of lighters and that there are some four mil- Old Capitol Antiques (AM) South Louisville Antique & fuel. lion Zippo collectors in the 231 W. Broadway Toy Mall (AM) In 2012, during its 80th an- United States and millions 502-223-3879 4150-8 E. Blue Lick Rd niversary year, Zippo pro- more around the world. (1-65 Exit 121) GEORGETOWN 502-955-5303 duction surpassed the mile- Mr. Blaisdell passed away stone of 500 million lighters on October 3, 1978. After his Central Kentucky Antique Lenabelles Antiques since Mr. Blaisdell crafted the passing, his daughters inher- Mall (AM) & Interiors (AD,A) first lighter in early 1933. The ited the business. Today, 114 E. Main St. 732 National Ave. lighter is ingrained in the fab- George B. Duke, Mr. 502-863-4018 859-253-0137/Tu-Th 11-4 or by appt ric of both American and glo- Blaisdell’s grandson is the SHEPHERDSVILLE bal culture. sole owner and Chairman of Georgetown Antique Mall (AM) Today, though most prod- the Board. Gregory W. Booth 124-132 W. Main, 4 Floors, 7 Days Sparrows Antiques ucts are simply disposable or is President and CEO. 502-863-1891 230 Sparrow Dr., I-65, Exit 116 georgetownkyantiquemall.com Open 10-5, 7 days Meadowthorpe Antique 502-921-0058 Mall (AM) 1455 Leestown Rd. 859-255-2607 Tues-Sat 10-5; Sun 1-5
“ZIPPO’” Cont’d From Page 15 collector’s items. Every Zippo had the same design as the Martinez, who kept a Zippo from the war conveys a great one used between 1935 and in his chest pocket. A bullet sense of having been there on 1940, which bore the illustra- struck his chest, only to be the battlefield. The soldiers tion of the “Windproof stopped by the Zippo. This who faced death and stood on Beauty”. The Commemora- was reported in Life maga- the brink of hell, carrying tive box had a gold finish zine and also appeared in their Zippos, transformed rather than the silver finish various advertisements re- these simple lighters into an from the original. This repro- gardless if it was factual or essential part of their own duction was based on the not. bodies and souls. Zippo light- 1935 prototype box that was Zippos were also used in ers have since become price- not used for production. The The Zippo Museum in Bradford, Pennsylvania military operations in which less collector’s items. original 1932 Zippos are now troopers would spray gaso- In 1982, Zippo celebrated very rare. line over the area to burn en- the 50th anniversary of its Zippo’s diverse product available with limited war- The Zippo/Case Museum emy compounds and dwell- lighters, by producing a rep- line continues to grow, and ranties, the Zippo lighter is opened in July 1997. It is lo- ings. Zippos were used so fre- lica of an early model for the now includes lighter accesso- still backed by its famous life- cated in Bradford, Pennsylva- quently in Search & Destroy first time. It was a flat bot- ries; butane candle lighters; time guarantee, “It works or nia at 1932 Zippo Drive. The missions that GIs nicknamed tomed, solid-brass model and watches, men’s and women’s we fix it free.™” In more than 15,000-square-foot facility in- them “Zippo Missions” or had a diagonally-cut line on fragrance, and lifestyle acces- 80 years, no one has ever cludes a store, museum, and “Zippo Raids.” both the top of the lid and the sories for men; and the devel- spent a cent on the mechani- the famous Zippo Repair Zippo lighters used by bottom of the case. This was oping line of heat and flame cal repair of a Zippo lighter Clinic, where the Zippo American soldiers during the the reproduction of the 1937 products for outdoor enthu- regardless of the lighter’s age lighter repair process is on Vietnam War have become model and came in a box that siasts. Zippo also owns the or condition. It’s estimated display. AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15/ 17 HIGHLANDS CIGARETTE CARDS TELL HISTORY REGION OF KY The concept of inserting a cards showed him in a suit tobacco packs; T205s, which blank card, as a pack “stiff- and tie while Allen & Ginter’s were known as the “gold ener”, to add support to the had him in full uniform, bat border” cards and were Russell in hand. Another memorable 23 paper cigarette packs became card from the Allen & Ginter 60 Ashland very popular with cigarette set is the one of John L. Sullivan. The first 64 heavyweight champion of 23 Morehead gloved boxing, Sullivan is shown shirtless and appears ready for a fight. 402 As a group, tobacco cards are extremely difficult to find in decent condition, a 80 requirement for many serious card collectors, as they have been weathered for more
PKY than 120 years and were originally made to support a cigarette pack, not to last a The Honus Wagner card 25E century. 27 75 The most famous American tobacco cards are the T-sets. issued by various brands; There were five T-sets issued: and, finally, the famed T206 ASHLAND RUSSELL T201s, which featured Mecca set. Cap Anson Card Cigarette cards; T202s, which The T206 set was released Old Friends Antiques (AD) Antique Junction (AD) were packed with Hassan between 1909 and 1911 and US Rt. 60 W. I-64 Exit 185 440 Bellefonte St. manufacturers in the late 19th cigarettes and had multi- had 525 cards, 389 Major M-F 11-5, SAT 12-2 606-836-3238/836-1289 century. While the cards were player cards; T204s, which Leaguers, the rest depicting 606-928-2181/6876 came in Ramly and T.T.T. SEE “CARDS” Page 18 White Eagle Antiques (AM) blank when they were origi- MOREHEAD 509Bellefonte St. nally introduced, they soon 606-836-2830 featured brand advertise- Freida's Antique Shoppe (AD) www.whiteeagleantiques.com ments and in 1886 Goodwin 1750 U.S Rt. 60 W & Co., in the U.S., began pro- 606-784-5993 ducing a series of collectible RIVER REGION OF KY cards in an effort to promote brand loyalty. They were Burlington usually issued in numbered 18 25 Florence series of twenty-five, fifty, or larger runs to be collected. CAVE COUNTRY OF KY The cards were very 71 popular since at the time, Maysville most working class families 62 could not afford books, and 31E 25 27 newspapers featured very few pictures. The cards were 68 75 dubbed “The Working Man’s Georgetown PKY Encyclopedia” due to the PKY manner in which they
68 brought famous faces, historical and geographical 31W BURLINGTON 65 31E MAYSVILLE Franklin images and facts to the masses. The Burlington Antique Joseph Byrd Brannen & Co. (PF) The year 1887 was an Show (AC) 145 W. Second St. important one for tobacco Boone County FG FRANKLIN 606-564-3642 cards as both U.S. tobacco 513-922-6847 Strictly Country Antique companies Allen & Ginter FLORENCE Mall (AM) and Old Judge released sets that are extremely collectible 5945 Bowling Green Rd. Kelly's Antiques (AD) 270-586-3978 today. Both featured 7610 Dixie Hwy, US 25 S. baseball’s best player at the 859-371-0303 time, Cap Anson. Old Judge 18 / AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15
in 1888. At first these British cards were the most popular Taddy & Company produced CENTRAL cards only featured text, but in Britain. The first football many notable sets, and in in 1894 Liverpool tobacco cards, Marcus & Company’s MASSACHUSETTS firm Ogden’s produced the ‘Footballers & Club Colours, first purely pictorial set appeared in 1896. Today the known as the ‘Guinea Golds.’ early football sets are some of STURBRIDGE They appeared from 1894 to the most valuable cigarette 1907 covering events, person- cards on the market. Taddy Sturbridge Antique Shops (AM) & Co also produced an early 128 Charlton (Rt. 20) 508-347-2744 collectible set entitled www.sturbridgeantiqueshops.com “Clowns and Circus Sturbridge Artistes.” This set is one of the most expensive collectible sets, valued at over $1000 US dollars per card! In 1890 many of the compet- ing American tobacco com- panies combined to make a single company called the American Tobacco Com- WESTERN MARYLAND pany. Since there was no more serious competition, making insert cards was un- 70 70 68 70 necessary as a promotional Funkstown 220 40 tool, and from this time to The Clark Gable card from the 219 40A early in the 20th Century, few 1934 Carreras Ovals set Issued cigarette cards were made in by Carreras Ltd. of London 50 the United States. However, in Britain busi- 1907 American cards reap- ness was booming. From peared when the U.S govern- FUNKSTOWN John Player Cricketers about 1901 cigarette cards re- ment began to use antitrust Caricatures by RIP 1926 ally caught the public’s laws to dismantle the Ameri- Hudson House Antiques (AD) 1 S. High St. 301-733-1632 www.hudsonhousegalleries.com alities and influences of that time. Thousands of these were produced on subjects “CARDS” Cont’d From Page 17 nothing compares to the scar- like Boer War & Boxer Rebel- players from the Minors, in city of the Wagner. lion, personalities, weapons, packs of cigarettes put out by British cigarette manufac- transport, actresses, race- 16 different companies. These horses, sportsmen and many cards were known as the more, with varying designs. “white border” cards, and John Player & Sons issued they remain highly collectible two sets of actresses and sev- today. eral military sets. In the T206 set is the famous In 1895 Wills produced Honus Wagner card, which is their first pictorial set ‘Ships considered the best of the best and Sailors’, and followed it of card collecting. Legend up in 1896 with the first has it that fewer than 200 sporting set ‘Cricketers’ in cards of the Hall of Fame 1896. shortstop were produced be- British Cigarette Cards cause Wagner was not happy often depicted humor like the 1911 T205 Gold Border Fred Clarke Baseball Tobacco Card with the card’s producer, the set titled Double Meaning American Tobacco Com- Sayings issued in 1898 by pany, and the smoking mes- Wills, showing illustrations imagination and over 300 to- can Tobacco Company and sage it sent to children, so he with headings such as “A bacco companies issued competition between brands, requested his cards be pulled costly tie” (Wedding thousands of different sets. from home and abroad, be- from the set. Consequently, ceremony), “A good Wills issued over 175 differ- gan again in earnest. very few Wagner cards made Taddy & Co, “Clowns and draughtsman” (barman ent sets alone, and it is Some sets are more valu- it into circulation, which Circus Artistes.” pulling a pint) and “His thought there were over able than others are and makes the T206 Wagner ex- honor at steak” (judge 11,000 cards issued solely among these are those tremely rare. There are other enjoying a meal). depicting the subject of printed but withheld or with- uncommon cards in the set, turer W.D. & H.O. Wills be- As with baseball cards in cricket. Companies such as drawn for some reason. In such as the Eddie Plank, but gan producing cigarette cards the United States, sporting John Player & Sons and SEE “CARDS” Page 19 AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15/ 19
into a large-scale reference non-existent in the U.S. dur- CENTRAL MICHIGAN work. It was a cheap way of ing the 1930s they were very building up a home library popular in other countries LAKE ODESSA STANTON which everyone could afford. including the U.K., Germany, The rise to power of the France, Spain, Canada, Aus- Stanton National Socialist German tralia, Egypt, Finland, Cuba, Italy, and Chile. 27 Lake Odessa Antique Mall Hotel Montcalm Workers Party in 1933 66 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES brought an assortment of Cigarette cards featuring 1014 4th Avenue, P.O. Box 546 ANTIQUES film stars were perhaps most Lake Odessa, MI 48849 picture series with 96 Lake Odessa 69 (616) 374-3089 BED & BREAKFAST corresponding themes such popular in the U.K., with HOURS: 10-8 Wednesday www.hotelmontcalm.net as Germany Awakens, Fight hundreds of sets being issued 43 10-5 Saturday & Sunday 106 S. Camburn for the Third Reich, Adolf in the 1930s. Movie stars Williamston 124 BOOTHS & Stanton, MI 48888 55 SHOWCASES 989-831-5055 Hitler, as well as the more were a popular subject, and Scan our QR code conventional subjects. the British cigarette cards 94 Possibly these sets were documented these film stars Marshall 50 69 intended simply as a from the beginning of motion Jonesville MARSHALL pictures. These cards now 12 WILLIAMSTON celebration of what was Allen Coldwater Cornwell's Turkeyville (M) Antiques Market of 18935 15½ Mile Rd. Williamston (AM) ALLEN 269-781-4293 2991 Williamston Road www.turkeyville.com 517-655-1350 Antiques & Refinishing by LWB (AD) 9260 W. Chicago Rd. 517-869-6969
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perceived as a new beginning form an historical record of “CARDS” Cont’d From Page 18 Atlantic due to a lack of ma- U-boat fleet. after the hyper-inflation and the beginnings of the movie June 1915, the Centenary of terials. The early 1920s saw Compared with British sets, depression of the 1920s but business. the Battle of Waterloo, Wills their reintroduction, with German sets of cards tend to many still believe it was a A surprising number of decided to print a set to com- new emphasis on film stars, be enormous. German sets form of propaganda. these cigarette cards have memorate the fact. But be- sports, and military topics. It often contain several Even before there were survived in nice condition. cause the French were their helped that cigarettes were hundred pictures and a few films, there were cigarette This is probably due to the allies in World War I, they often given out free to mili- sets contained over 1000 cards featuring stage actors large number of collectors were never issued. A few sets tary personnel. The subjects pictures. Whereas British sets and actresses. As the movie who collected and protected escaped being destroyed and illustrated included recruit- concentrate on a few industry evolved, cigarette these beautiful cards when are now extremely rare. An- ing posters, infantry training, particularly interesting cards were issued featuring they were issued. It is also other similar thing happened modern war weapons, mili- aspects of a subject, German international Hollywood due to the fact that British in 1914 to another Wills set tary vehicles, Allied army sets try to give the subject stars and local movie stars. card collecting became an “Musical Celebrities.” This leaders, Britain’s Part in The blanket coverage. While the text from some of organized hobby long before set had eight cards depicting War, etc. Albums for the pictures the cards issued might be in card collecting gained German or Austrian artists Naturally, all was filtered were published which were another language, the stars popularity in the United who were replaced by allied through government and much more elaborate than the are generally recognizable. States. There were British celebrities. A set titled “The military censors although a usual English ones. They took The “Golden Age of Holly- firms in the card selling Life of King Edward VIII” problem still arose when one the form of books published wood” coincided with the business as far back as the was cancelled in the year of company’s series on Royal without pictures, and the “Golden Age” of collecting early 1930s, and these his abdication. Navy ships and statistics cigarette pictures were stuck film star cigarette cards in companies helped maintain The First World War were rumored to have been in to provide the illustrations. many countries throughout the supply and condition of brought a halt to card pro- gathered up by German intel- Over a period of time the the world. While film star these sets as they stocked duction on both sides of the ligence and put to use by its completed albums built up cigarette cards were virtually SEE “CARDS” Page 20 20 / AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15
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Heritage Auctions of Dallas, range. rounded to the nearest dol- 220 PKY 52 29 Texas, closed its latest sale in First, a nice 1840 William H. lar.) A most unusual pro-Lin- Waxhaw 40 coln, anti-McClellan and Antique Mart Pendleton broadside appeal- 704-243-2223 ing to War Democrats Hours: 77 85 brought the same $3750. An Wed. - Fri. 10-5 Sat. 10-6 220 1868 Grant & Colfax jugate Sun. 1-4 16 flag design bandana sold well 101 S. Main St. P.O. Box 1214 74 with a $4063 result. Waxhaw, NC 28173 Waxhaw A Zachary Taylor Inaugu- ration portrait ribbon on pink silk attracted several bidders with $4063 in the end. Tay- Most likely one of a kind trait item displayed typical lor appeared again on a very was an 1820s era Andrew aging and a $7188 price tag. graphic Mexican War themed Jackson hickory cane with a The highest selling Mathew portrait bandana with a small Jackson bust top or handle. Brady single picture ribbon The top selling flag (and political lot) of the sale was an exceedingly Showing typical aging it rare 1844 Henry Clay slogan flag which soared to $59,375. tear, but bright coloring brought the same $4063. The proved to be a rare opportu- 1876 team of Hayes and nity for at least two bidders May of this year with an im- Harrison silk portrait ban- Wheeler were emblazoned as the final result was $5313. pressive as always offering of dana with a vivid blue inset on a nice 17” x 27” glazed cot- Two more 1860 Mathew ton flag which flew to $4375. Brady single portrait cam- Photographer Mathew paign ribbons made our top Brady was responsible for the 25 lots with a John Bell vari- images on a rather famous set ety ending at $5313, and the of 1860 single picture cam- coveted Abraham Lincoln paign ribbons. Here, a John picture ribbon which made it Flags were a highlight of the Heritage sale. An 1856 C. Breckenridge variety in to $6250. Fremon tand Dayton flag sold A Presidential era John mint condition was gaveled for $11,250. down at $4375. A couple of Tyler item is missing from choice celluloids also graced many political collectors’ the pages of the sale, and a holdings. Here a very scarce from the 1860 campaign this very scarce Bryan eclipsing 6 ½” silk portrait ribbon time around was the Stephen McKinley picture button scored at $6250. An 1868 A. Douglas variety, which brought $4375. The classic Horatio Seymour “Green- grew to $8125. In outstand- A 36 star Douglas and Johnson campaign flag flew to $17,500. William McKinley “My back” design campaign flag ing condition was an 1840 Hobby, a Winner” hobby- caught the eye of several bid- William H. Harrison portrait political and campaign and seashell deign border horse cartoon picture button ders. In very good condition bandana with a bright red memorabilia. Here, we will sold for $3750 (all prices re- which is always highly con- it took $6875 to buy the flag. background. $8750 was take a look at many of the alized include a 19 ½% tested when found, sold here A front to back Cass and But- needed to seal this deal. A items that sold in the $3750 up buyer’s premium and are in great condition for $4688. ler pewter rim campaign por- SEE “POLITICAL” Page 22 22 / AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15
MT. VICTORY Years Ago Antique Mall (AM) The second highest selling 108 W. Main St. campaign flag in the sale was NORTHWEST OH 419-238-3362 Closed on Tues. House of Yesteryear a large 16” x 28” 36 star Antique Mall Stephen A. Douglas & 20A 15 Toledo WAPAKONETA Montpelier 80 125 S. Main Street Hershel Johnson name flag 107 20A 20 Waterville Mt. Victory, Ohio 43340 that flew to $17,500. A very 6 Open Wed-Fri 10-4l Sat 10-5 Historical scarce 1900 Bryan & 80 Sun 12-5l Open 7 days in Summer Stevenson eclipsing (937) 354-2020l 1-888-249-5274 AUGLAIZE ANTIQUE MALL 6 116 W. Auglaize St.l Wapakoneta, OH McKinley & Johnson double 20 Lowell & Jerry Brose 75 419-738-8004 jugate celluloid sold strongly
24 224 at $18,750. The top poster of the sale was a very colorful 4 224 Findlay 21,000 Sq. Ft. 3 Floors 1904 Debs and Hanford offi- l Open 7 Days A Week M-Sat 10-6 Sun 12-6 cial Socialist jugate picture 30 199 Antiques & Collectibles 103 www.auglaize-antique-mall.com poster, which set a record at Van Wert 30 224 Beaverdam $23,750. Delphos 75 Casa Chic Finally, the highest selling 68 (Specialty Shop) Wapakoneta lot of the sale was an incred- 31 109 W. Auglaize St. Mt. Victory ible 1844 Henry Clay slogan 33 419-738-2298 flag bearing the slogan “Na- tive Americans, Beware of Foreign Influence.” A typed note accompanying the flag BEAVERDAM indicated that it was actually JEFFREY’S TOLEDO Dad's Toy Shop (G, AD) once owned by Clay himself. Ole School Antiquers (AM) ASNTIQUE The final price on this true 300 S. West St. 123 W. Auglaize St. & COLLECTIBLES Ancestor House 419-738-2007 museum piece was $59,375. 419-643-8074 Heritage Auctions can be www.oleschoolantiquers.com 300 DEALERS Antiques Buying/Selling Art Glass, Porcelains, Lamps, contacted on the web at: Paintings, Jewelry, Furniture, Lotton Art Glass EXIT 161 I-75 and so much more... Silverplate Restoration www.heritageauctions.com Estate Sales • Appraisals-Estate or Insurance 38,000 SQ. FT. UNDER ROOF 3148 Tremainsville Rd. or by phone at: 1-800-872- Toledo, OH 43613 6467. OPEN DAILY 10-6 Tu-Fri 12-5, Sat 12-4 You will find hundreds of 419.474.0735 Gild The Lily (AD) DELPHOS thousands of antiques for sale. www.AncestorHouseAntiques.com 102 E. Auglaize St. Michael J. McQuillen and his furniture, dolls, toys, glass, china, 419-738-2220 advertising, books, architectural, wife Polly are dealers and collec- Antique Barn (AM) C IN$, CURRENCY military, gasoline, rugs, clothing... tors of many antique and collect- you name it. 1598 Sylvania Ave. ible areas specializing in politi- & C LLECTIBLE$ 419-470-0118 11326 County Rd. 99, Findlay, OH cal memorabilia, and reside in CoinsCurrencyCollectibles.com M, Tu, Sa 10-5; W, F 10-6 419-423-7500 Central Indiana. Michael can be We appraise and buy coins, www.JeffreysAntique.com currency, silver and gold. Leffler's Antiques (AD) Mercy Unlimited, Inc. (S) reached by writing him directly 38 E. Auglaize St. Home to Black Swamp Antiques 2646 W. Central Ave. at: Michael J. McQuillen, P.O. 238 N. Main St. M-Sat 9-6 419-473-3373 419-738-3161 Box 50022, Indianapolis, IN Delphos, OH 45833 MONTPELIER www.lefflersantiques.com www.mercyunlimited.org 46250-0022, or e-mail: 419-692-1888 [email protected] or Cemetery Ridge Antique Mall (AM) Uptown Antiques & 13805 St. Rt. 107 via his web-site: Collectibles (AD,VF) www.politicalparade.com FINDLAY 1 mi. S., Exit 13/2 - OH Tpk. 1900 Monroe St. 419-485-8033/260-437-6462 419-241-9350 Hard to Find Lamp & Fixture Parts, WATERVILLE Chimneys & Shades VAN WERT Antique Lamp & Fixture Repair & Restoration YOU CAN Mill Race Antique Mall, LLC (AM) Downtown Antiques & Lighting Balyeats Coffee Shop (E) 217 Mechanic St., Waterville READ Home of 133 E. Main St. 419-878-8762, 4020 “The Lamp Doctor" 419-238-1580 M-Sat 10-5; Sun 12:30-4:30 POLITICAL "Don't Trust Your Lamp to Just Anyone" 231 S. Main St.l Findlay, OH (419) 422-4538 PARADE AS [email protected] WELL AS OTHER “POLITICAL” Cont’d From Page 21 $9375. which sold for 10K on the unknown was a large 36” x unique 1860 Lincoln and Reaching the $10,000 bar- nose. 1856 Fremont and Day- 48” 1896 McKinley and ARTICLES Hamlin folk-art banner mea- rier for this sale was a classic ton campaign flags do not Hobart “The Tariff is an Is- suring 17” X 22” brought sev- 1 ¼” Roosevelt & Johnson appear on the market very sue” jugate picture campaign ONLINE AT eral top Lincoln collectors Bull Moose jugate celluloid often. Here, a 12” x 14” ver- poster. An incredible $13,750 AmericanAntiquities.com/ into the bidding. When the attached to a Progressive sion exhibiting light wear was needed to hang this one journal.html dust settled it was secured for Convention Delegate ribbon soared to $11,250. Previously up. AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15/ 23 The Tobacco Tin’s Many Uses NORTH CENTRAL OH Over the years tobacco factured in only a small num- MANSFIELD 90 companies’ marketing and ber of shapes and styles. 6 254 merchandising departments There were cylinders and Avon MANSFIELD, OHl 118 N. Main St. Milan 80 produced a dazzling array of boxes used for bulk tobacco 80 advertising items. With the sales, and smaller flat or con- 4 250 growth of the tobacco indus- cave tins for personal use de- 58 try, the quantity of advertis- signed to be carried in a ing products proliferated in pocket. A lunchbox tin had a 13 proportion. From the ubiq- wire handle and was typi- 10-5 Mon - Sat (419) 522-0230 4 www.carrouselantiques.com 30 Mansfield
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Sights & Sounds of Edison (AD) Jameson Homestead AVON 21 S. Main St. Antiques (AM) 419-499-3093 Countryside Antiques (AM) 36675 Detroit Rd. 440-934-6977 36290 Detroit Rd. POWELL Rt. 254 W. of Rt. 83 www.jamesonatiques.com 440-934-4228 Dixie Queen lunchbox tin Powell Liberty Antique Mall uitous painted barn travelers cally reused for its namesake Home of the Nickelodeons see in farm country to the purpose, as was the lunch 18 N. Liberty St., smallest tobacco tin, these bucket. There were also fig- POWELL, OH 43065 614-885-5588 signs, logos, and trademarks ural tins that held a pound of M-Sat 11-5; Sun 12-5 became indelibly embedded tobacco and were designed to LibertyAntiqueMall.com in American life. sit on a table or shelf. They The process of lithography were called roly polys be- was patented in 1875, creat- cause of their shape. ing an efficient way to print Like any manufactured to everyone, birds, butterflies, Navy. Multiple companies who used tobacco with beau- item, tobacco tins found other animals, hunting, cowboys, offered tobacco in tins cov- tiful and colorful feminine uses once the product itself gentlemen, flowers, the more ered with sea captains at the subjects on containers. was exhausted. Containers colorful, the better. helm, Navy vessels, ships Many people think that be- are always necessary for stor- cause something is old, it’s age, and tobacco containers valuable. In tobacco tins, like both large and small proved most antiques, it’s not the very convenient. age, but the rarity, the de- In the fifty or 60 years prior mand, the design, and the to 1940, thousands, if not mil- condition. It makes no differ- lions, of children carried their ence whether or not tins still lunch to school in emptied contain the tobacco. Rare tins rectangular tobacco tins. If with few known examples one were lost or destroyed, will naturally be more valu- another was not difficult to able. But collectors have to procure - if there wasn’t an- want them too, so both rarity Stag Tobacco pocket tin other one already lying and demand are required to around the house. add value. Because of the limited Collectors love tins with on tin, a particularly impor- shapes and sizes of tobacco Singing Waiter roly poly fine designs and lots of color. tant technique to tobacco tins, lithography was about And condition is always im- manufacturers who needed the only way to differentiate portant in defining value. No to seal their product from the products on store shelves. The most popular images and other manly images. scrapes in the lithography, air. Tobacco tins were manu- There were images to appeal were those of sailors and the Companies targeted ladies SEE “TIN” Page 24 24 / AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15
EAST LIVERPOOL Rose-N-Sons (AD) PARKMAN NORTHEAST OH 17122-17128 Detroit Ave. POTTERY CITY 216-221-0367 14,000 Sq. Ft. of Antiques 20 Geneva Antique Mall 90 7 days a week til 6 PM 40,000 SQUARE FEET 409 Washington St. East Liverpool, OH 43920 Auntie's Antique Mall 330-385-6933 MEDINA 15567 Main Market (Rt. 422) 6 We Don't Pick Our Mall for the Internet Parkman, OH 44080 Cleveland Chardon WE HAVE IT ALL 440-548-5353 6 44 200 Dealers Dtwn Exit off U.S. 30 Open 7 days a week, 10am-5pm Lakewood Parkman 422 91 GENEVA BROTHERS Antique Mall RAVENNA 80 80 71 94 Ree's Corner (AD) 12,000 SQ. FT. & OVER 100 DEALERS Medina Tallmadge Ravenna 680 18 S. Broadway 18 Mon-Sat 10-5l Sun 12-5 www.I76AntiqueMall.com Akron 76 440-466-0785 MEDINA FLEA - Sun 8-5 Sharon Center 11 43 www.reescorner.com 6132 Wooster Pike MEDINA, OH 44256 77 330-723-7580 New Baltimore Columbiana 83 www.BrothersAntiqueMall.com 619 Hartville EXIT 38n - I-76 Cairo Hanoverton 30 30 East Liverpool HANOVERTON Total Furniture Restoration 330.723.7580 Mon-Fri 10-5 Hanoverton 83 “Connected to the Mall” Curio Shop Quotes & More @ State of the Art OPEN DAILY www.SunsetStripandUpholstery.com Carpeted 10am-6pm Where you find the Air Conditioned 362 DAYS A YEAR usual & unusual Antiques l AKRON CLEVELAND 30067 Canal St. Books 400 DEALERS 50,000 SQ. FT. Hanoverton, OH 44423 (330) 223-3009 Curios 4284 Lynn Road The Bomb Shelter (AD) Century Antiques (AD) [email protected] Ravenna, OH 44266 923 Bank St. The shop which 330-325-9776 7410 Lorain Ave. has been blessed 330-258-0088 216-281-9145 by the love for the Lord! Phil 4:19 thebombshelterstore.com centuryantiquescleveland.com HARTVILLE SHARON CENTER
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“TIN” Cont’d From Page 23 are common and easily avail- can be found from $20-80 and up. Those tins that don’t Rock Castle must be in good and an intact sheen to the fin- able brands like Prince include such brands as come up for sale very often condition with the lithogra- ish are most desirable. Albert, Velvet, and Sir Walter Honey Moon, Hi-Plane, Twin can sell for hundreds, even phy intact and colorful, with- Beginners can start with Raleigh. But if they have a Oaks, and Stag. The combi- thousands, of dollars. Rare out rust or dents or other de- entry-level tins costing as barcode on them, they have nation of rarity and demand tins in such brands as Gold fects with a nice shine to the little as a few dollars. These little value. Mid-level tins can combine to drive prices Dust, Shogun, Cardinal, and finish to bring top prices. AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15/ 25
NEWARK LANCASTER Dan Maguire, Operating SOUTH CENTRAL OH Olde Tyme Country Partner for Antiques Village SUMMER Crafts & Pottery (G,P) stated, “This will be a unique HOUSE SR 16, E @ Marne Rd. experience for all antique en- ANTIQUES 740-763-2650 thusiasts, collectors, decora- A tremendous array of smalls and Closed Mon. July-Dec tors, or just casual shoppers. glassware including Fire King There is something for every- Newark 720 N. Columbus St., Lancaster, OH PATASKALA 4 68 740-653-7883 (740-Old-Stuf) one at our large store with 37 13 OPEN; Tues-Sat twoish - 5 millions of items to choose Alexandria Sunday 1-5 40 16 from. We have 334 of the best Columbus Pataskala shop owners in the area. Our London 70 LOGAN 33 staff is enthusiastic and dedi- Baymont Inn & Suites (L) cated to providing excellent Lancaster 62 Rempels Grove 12819 St. Rt. 664 customer service.” 23 740-385-1700/FAX: 9288 Antiques Village has “The 71 33 22 www.baymontinns.com Village Framed Art Wall” with a huge selection at great Logan Logan Antique Mall (AM) prices. You can also visit the 12795 St. Rt. 664, South ‘Look at a Book’ bookstore 740-385-2061 WAVERLY 50 that sells 3 books for $10.00 loganantiquemall.net Pike County CVB (T) every day. Antiques Village 32 hosts events such as Spring Jackson 126 W. 2nd St. 32 Waverly 740-847-9650 and Fall Fashion Shows, 23 35 www.piketravel.com Holiday and seasonal events and many other fun promo- LONDON tions and sales for their cus- tomers to enjoy. Lucasville Wheelersburg Antiques Village customers Alexandra’s WHEELERSBURG consistently comment on Bed & Breakfast what a great shopping expe- 117 N. Main St. London, OH 43140 52 (740) 852-5993 rience they have had at The alexandrasbedandbreakfast.com The Largest Craft Mall Village…. ALEXANDRIA Private Bathrooms in Southern Ohio “I love this store!” - Pam W. AAA Approved Member of Ohio National Award Winning Bed & Breakfast Bed & Breakfast “My new go-to for fabulous Association Southern OhioSouthern Ohio Liberty Barn Antiques - LLC (AD) Ruby Tuesday WEDDING & BANQUET FACILITIES AVAILABLE treasures, amazing items and 4817 Northridge Rd. 3 Decades of Craft MallCraft Mall great prices! I’m in love with 740-966-0070 Sound LUCASVILLE Quality Handmade Crafts this place!” - Cindy M. Sat-Sun 12-6; Closed Jan-Apr Entertainment Showcased in a Gallery Setting “If they don’t have it here, Commission Only RubyTuesdayLive.com you never needed it or COLUMBUS 2015 Dates OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK! Mon.-Sat. 10-6 wanted it. Hundreds of in- 1978 Summit St. Apr 18-19 OVER 100 Booths Scott Antique Markets (AS) June 13-14 dividual sellers of everything Columbus, OH 43201 Antiques Section Ohio State Fairgrounds 614-291-8313 Sept. 26-27 antiques and vintage. Every- l I-71, Exit 111 (17th Ave.) Scioto County Fairgrounds OHIO RIVER RD. 1499 ST. RT. 522 thing is exceptionally clean, 740-569-4112 1193 Fairground Rd, Lucasville, OH 45648 Wheelersburg, OH 45694 even the restrooms. Dayton (937) 728-6643 740-574-2218 JACKSON lucasvilletradedays.com has needed a place like this $1 Admission, 12 and under free for a long time. Glad to see 93 Antiques & Tractor Sales (AD) Friday Early bird admission $2, they’re thriving.” - Libby V. 12 and under free 18863 St. Rt. 93 “This place is WONDER- 740-286-6522 FUL. It is absolutely gigan- 93tractorsales.com tic. It is DEFINITELY worth the visit...trust me...you’ll be going back.” - Ashley H. Visit Antiques Village for a great shopping experience. The mall is the largest, and many (see above quotes) con- sider it the best antique mall Antiques Village Celebrates First Anniversary in the Greater Dayton Area. For information, just call 937- One of the largest antique August 1, 2013, and has Ohio, in the Washington Park 291-5060. Visit their website malls in the Greater Dayton grown to over 300 unique Plaza across from Sam’s www.antiquesvillage.net or area celebrated its one-year shops in its 80,000 square foot Club. The Village is open you can also follow them on anniversary in August. An- building. from 10:00AM to 8:00PM ev- Facebook at tiques Village initially Antiques Village is located ery day except Christmas, www.facebook.com/ opened with 105 shops on at 651 Lyons Road, Dayton, Thanksgiving and Easter. AntiquesVillage. 26 / AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15
RIPLEY LEBANON SOUTHWEST OH Ripley Museum (M) EXECUTIVE The Village Ice Cream Parlor 219 N. Second St. INN Russells Point & Restaurant (E) 937-392-4660; Open Sat. 10-5 325 W. Columbia St., Spfld. OH 33 22 S. Broadway www.ripleymuseum.org 937-324-5601 68 513-932-6918 lRestaurant 9AM-9PM l 80 deluxe rooms 75 ldowntown location l free movies ROSS lmost reasonable l conference room West Liberty LEWISBURG l direct dial room phone l Full Cable l apartments available 49 Urbana NATIONAL TRAIL Piqua ANTIQUES MARKET Troy 4 Homespun South Vienna Variety of Merchandise with Friendly Prices 40 109 N. Commerce St., Lewisburg, OH Blessings Lewisburg Springfield 70 1/2 mi. off I-70. Ex. 14, N. on Primitive Country Decor & Gifts 72 Rt.503 (Commerce St.) 70 5880 Urbana Rd.., Springfield OH 45502 Dayton 68 937-962-2114 Oakwood 937-629-0705 HOURS: Tues-Sat 10-6l Sun 12-6 West Carrollton Xenia M-F 10a-5:30p; Sat. 10a-5p; 42 RUSSELLS POINT Sun. 1p-5p (Oct-Dec) Kettering homespunblessings.biz OAKWOOD 75 71 Footprints of the Past (AD) Fairfield Waynesville 826 St. Rt. 708 Ross Park Avenue Antiques (AD) Lebanon Oregonia 937-597-3052 2306 Far Hills Ave. 27 Wilmington 128 71 42 937-293-5691 The 22 62 Tues.-Fri. 10:30-5, Sat. 10:30-4 Meadows parkaveantiques.com family dining Reading 50 Dinner specials start at 4pm 74 daily and All Day Sunday Lunch specials 11a-4p 50 SOUTH VIENNA Mon 11a-8p; Tu, W, Th 11a-9p Cincinnati 68 F-Sat 11a-10p; Sun 11a-8p 4105 E. National Rd., Springfield OH THOUSANDS 937-323-4646 OREGONIA IN STOCK QUALITY 52 Fort Ancient LAMP SHADES 62 Ripley Trading Post JOHNSONS CINCINNATI 52 5277 St. Rt. 350, Oregonia, OH LAMP SHOP 6 miles East of Lebanon 8518 E. National Rd. (US 40), Grand Antique Mall (AM) S. Vienna OH Antiques, Indian Relics, Books, Rocks, Bottles, Antique Marbles, Old Tools W-F 10-5, Sat 10-4 937-568-4551 9701 Reading Road www.johnsonslampshop.com 513-554-1919 The Treasure Barn (AM) We Buy, Sell, Trade grandantiquemall.com Open 7 Days, 9 am to dusk 1043 S. Main St. 513-932-3109 SPRINGFIELD 937-222-4400 PIQUA The American Antiquities Gallery SPRINGFIELD Antique Mall Hanover House (AD) FAIRFIELD 126 E. High St.l Springfield, Oh 45502 ASNTIQUE 2701 Observatory Ave. 937-322-6281 & COLLECTIBLES 513-321-2671 www.federationantiques.com Open by chance or Appointment 450 DEALERS DAYTON AmericanAntiquities.com EXIT 59 I-70 46,000 SQ. FT. UNDER ROOF Colliers Family Restaurant (E) OPEN DAILY 10-6 2800 W. First St. You will find hundreds of READING 937-323-5000 thousands of antiques for sale. colliersfamilyrestaurant.com furniture, dolls, toys, glass, china, advertising, books, architectural, APPRAISALS ALWAYS military, gasoline, rugs, clothing... BUYING you name it. IN KETTERING 1735 Titus Rd., "EVERY NOW & THEN" Spfld., OH Alley Cat Chic ANTIQUE FURNITURE MALL 937-322-8868 2205 S. Smithville Rd. 430 W. BENSON ST.l READING www.SpringfieldAntique.com 513-821-1497l Since 1976 937-252-5039 (Find us on Facebook) 17 ROOMS FULL Flea-N-Tique (AC) 11-5 Wed.-Sat. or by Appointment Montgomery County FG Coliseum, 1043 S. Main St. 937-256-5051 AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15/ 27
Weekly & Commercial Rates Kaleidoscope (AD,C) 117 N. Main St. Piatt Castles (M,AR,G) Christie’s auctioned it for TOWN HOUSE MOTOR LODGE 937-653-8010 10051 Township Rd. 47 & $640,000 to Michael Gidwitz l Free Cable & HBO Corner of Rt. 245 & Rt. 287 of Chicago. In 2000 Gidwitz l All Major Credit Cards Accepted 937-465-2821 sold it on eBay to Brian Seigel 937-325-7661 www.piattcastles.org for $1.265 million, who in Close to Flea Market, Wittenburg & Antique Malls 2007 sold it for $2.35 million. Take Exit 62 off I-70 to Rt. 40 W WILMINGTON Later that year the card was 2850 E. Main St.l Springfield OH Urbana Antique Show & Flea sold to Ken Kendrick, owner Market (AC) of the Arizona Diamond- TROY Champaign Co. FG Shoppes at the Old Mill backs for $2.8 million and 937-788-2058 WEST CARROLLTON 316 E. Sugartree St., Wilmington OH 45177 937-655-8181 when you add the buyer’s Fields of Treasure, LLC (AD) Over 30 Antiques & commission the total price MIAMI 5 N. Elm St. Collectibles Dealers comes to about $3.1 million COUNTY 937-487-2335 dollars. VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU Home Again II 405 SW Public Square, Suite 272 www.fieldsoftreasure.com Naturally, the escalation of Troy, Ohio 45373 WAYNESVILLE Gifts, Crafts, Candles the one card (often called the 800-348-8993l VisitMiamiCounty.org Home Decor Vintage community villages Gretzky T206 Wagner card) rich in historic culture, Annie's Place (AD) charming shops, family owned has also raised the values of restaurants and serene 98a S. Main St. XENIA nature-scapes await you the other 35 or so Wagner 513-855-4250 cards which are in a lesser WEST LIBERTY Fox Antiques & Such (AM) URBANA 65 South Detroit St. condition. Ohio Caverns (M,G) 937-372-2560 The controversy surround- Freshwater Farms of 2210 E. Rt. 245 ing the “Gretzky card” is Ohio, Inc. (G,AD) 937-465-4017 whether it has been trimmed 2624 N. US Rt. 68 The Little Red Shed and “doctored”, which to 937-652-3701/800-634-7434 Antiques (AD) many card collectors is a vice. www.fwfarms.com 85 South Main St. There is speculation that the 513-897-6326 pristine Wagner card was www.littleredshedantiques.biz part of a T206 uncut sheet that landed in the hands of the party that sold that card, and the others from the sheet, to Mastro. If the cards were cut from a sheet, then they were not from the bottom of a ciga- rette box. Also, there are even The Honus Wagner Card, the “Holy Grail” of Sports Cards rumors whether the PSA au- By Jeff Figler thenticators acted in good faith when they graded the Most collectors, and even Mathewson and Babe Ruth, tobacco company for the use collector Jim Copeland. Four card, as its policy is not to non-collectors for that matter, for the Baseball Hall of of his image, and he re- years later Copeland offered grade cards from sheets and are familiar with the “Holy Fame’s inaugural induction. quested that they stop pro- the card for auction on cards that may have been al- Grail” of sports cards, the From 1909 to 1911 the duction. Sotheby’s, and was pur- tered. T206 Honus Wagner card. American Tobacco Company The fact remains that a chased for $451,000 by Despite the controversy of That one card has been the issued the T206 (the T was for minimal number of cards ex- hockey star Wayne Gretzky the card and how it came to hope and dream of many tobacco) set of cards on two ist today, and the value of the and Los Angeles King’s be, the Wagner card is the collectors, the pinnacle of a brands of cigarette boxes, scarce Wagner cards contin- owner Bruce McNall. Later “Holy Grail” of trading cards. baseball fan’s journey, and to Piedmont and Sweet ues to escalate. A bit of his- that year recently-formed It is likely that the full truth some, the means to luxury. Caporal. It is estimated that tory about the Wagner val- Professional Sports Authen- if, and how, the card was But through the years the only 35-50 authentic Wagner ues. In 1933, a card collector ticator, Inc. (PSA) of Newport trimmed, will never be Wagner card has been the cards exist today. There are from Syracuse, New York, Beach, California graded the known, and as time goes on, subject of a great deal of two prevailing reasons for Jefferson Burdick published card a “PSA NM-MT 8”. The the rumors about it will sim- controversy. the scarcity of the card. The “The American Card Cata- grading of this card set this mer. Retracing history, Honus first theory is that Wagner log” which was the first at- card apart, and from that time Jeff Figler has authored more Wagner was an all-star short- requested that the production tempt to organize trading on this card has unquestion- than 500 published articles stop for the Pittsburgh Pi- of his card be stopped be- cards. Most cards were val- ably been the most desirable about collecting. He is one of the rates. He is regarded by cause he did not want chil- ued at less than $1, while the trading card in the world. world’s leading experts on col- many as being the premier dren to be influenced into Wagner card was $50. In 1995 Gretzky sold his lectibles and is a former sports player in the major leagues buying tobacco products, In 1985, Bill Mastro, a card to Wal-Mart and Treat columnist for the St. Louis Post- prior to the 1920s. Indeed, his since it was being used as a sports-collectibles dealer Entertainment for $500,000, Dispatch/STL Today, and San highest achievement came in marketing tool. This theory bought a Wagner card, the to be used in a promotional Diego Union Tribune. Jeff’s 1936 when the Baseball Writ- has been disputed because only one known to be in mint contest. The contest was won most recent book is “Collecting ers Association of America Wagner himself was a condition, in a private sale for by a Florida postal worker, for Beginners”. You can learn selected him and Ty Cobb, smoker. The other theory is $25,000. This card was later Patricia Gibbs, who needed to more about Jeff by visiting his Walter Johnson, Christy that he was not paid by the sold in 1987 to a West Coast sell it to pay the taxes on it. website collectingwithjeff.com 28 / AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15
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In 1996 retired school- to their website, shabby chic, toys etc.” teacher George McClellan lakeomall.com, reveals a gal- Lake Odessa Antique Mall opened Lake Odessa Antique lery of hundreds of pictures sponsors two sales a year … Mall in the small town of of inventory from dolls and the Cabin Fever Sale held ev- Lake Odessa, Michigan. The license plates to angle lamps ery February and the Christ- town had been settled in the and toys. A much wider va- mas Open House Sale held mid-1800s on beautiful Jor- riety would be hard to find. the first full weekend every dan Lake, and was later McClellan is assisted in his November. In addition there named Lake Odessa, after mall operation by Diane is the Lake Odessa Antique Odessa, Ukraine, in combina- Brooks as manager and Jane Show at the Lake Odessa tion of the town’s proximity Guidi. Customers say the Fairgrounds the second Sun- to Jordan Lake. entire staff is friendly and day in June and August. Lake Odessa Antique Mall helpful. Of the mall they say, Lake Odessa Antique Mall consists of three buildings “Has everything you’re (sic) is located at 1014 4th Avenue, and three floors housing 124 looking for and more, from and is open Wed. 10am – 616-374-3089. Ample park- popcorn, and free advice as booths and 50 showcases furniture, primitive pieces, 8pm, and Sat & Sun 10 – 5. ing is available. Besides that well. stocked by 80 dealers. A visit lamps, figurines, tools, For information please call the mall offers free coffee, free AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15/ 29
burl of the heath tree native for sampling new blends of come from South Africa. PA DUTCH REGION to the Mediterranean region. tobacco so flavors don’t taint Meerschaum bowls usually Briar is resistant to fire, ab- a favorite pipe. Probably the line the calabash gourd. Be- CARLISLE sorbs moisture, a byproduct most recognized image of a cause they are labor intensive of combustion, and has a corncob pipe is the one held Carlisle 76 to manufacture, calabashes Bedford Street Antiques (AM) have become very expensive. 81 15 83 44 N. Bedford St. To lower the cost many are 717-241-5309 34 94 Hanover made with exterior wood like mary@bedfordstantiques. mahogany or briar, but are comcastbiz.net HANOVER still called calabashes. In reality Sherlock Holmes preferred harsh tobacco, and would probably not have en- YesteryearAntique Center of Hanover joyed the smoothness that the 441 Pine St., Hanover PA 17331 (717) 637-1612 The clay pipe air chamber beneath the bowl 26,000 Sq. Ft. 135 Dealers CafeÕ on Premises of a calabash created. Open 7 Days 10AM - 6PM www.yyach.com beautiful grain. by General Douglas Well worth the Drive!! Meerschaum is a mineral MacArthur (or Popeye or found in small deposits near Frosty, depending on your the city of Eskisehir, Turkey. frame of reference). It is prized for the plasticity Clay pipes are generally (Not Quite) All about Pipes that allows it to be carved into categorized into two quali- decorative and figural ties. The low – made in a Tobacco pipes have been Tobacco was native to South shapes. Meerschaum is very similar fashion as slip porce- with us for centuries. The America, but spread into porous and absorbs the to- lain poured into a mold - are Romans and Greeks copied North America long before bacco color, which makes a porous and impart unwanted Calabash pipe with meerschaum the hashish pipes from Asia the Europeans arrived, and well-smoked golden colored flavors to a smoke. High bowl and the Middle East. But the Native Americans smoked it pipe into a prized possession. quality clays are labor inten- Purchasers of used meer- sive, requiring beating all the schaum pipes should try to air out of the clay, hand roll- Sherlock Holmes with a cala- determine if it was carved ing it before pouring it into bash was merely a theatrical from a block of product, or the mold, piercing it with a invention. merely made from the dust fine wire, and then carefully Tobacco used for smoking collected from carvings, then firing it. Most clay pipes are in pipes is carefully treated mixed with an emulsifier and unglazed. Clay pipes burn pressed into a pipe shape. very hot in comparison to Corncobs are aged two other pipes, and are therefore years, hollowed out, dipped difficult for many pipe smok- in a plaster-based substance ers to use. and then varnished after Another familiar style of which pine shanks are in- pipe is the calabash, the one serted into the bowl to make that Sherlock Holmes is typi- the finished product. These cally portrayed holding. That clay pipes in the early 16th in pipes ceremonially. century in Europe were the In the United States, mate- first evidence of pipes made rials that have evolved into A meerschaum pipe on a large scale for everyday being the most common for use. Smokers experimented making pipes are briar wood, and blended to achieve fla- vors not available in other tobacco products. Many of them are blends of variously cured Burley and Virginia A briar wood pipe tobaccos enhanced with spiced and/or fire-cured plants from Syria, the Orient, pipes are inexpensive, but pipe is made from a calabash or the Balkans. US blends are some pipe aficionados con- gourd, and if the gourd is be- made of American Burley The corncob pipe sider them uncouth as well. ing grown specifically for use with sweeteners and flavors Because they require no in a pipe, the grower will that make them aromatic. break-in period beginners of- hand-train the gourd by English blends are usually with a vast assortment of meerschaum, corncobs and ten use pipes made from bending its neck until it has natural Virginia tobaccos en- materials indigenous to their clay. Briar, by far the most corncobs, and some experi- nearly formed a semicircle. hanced with Oriental and areas to make their pipes. common, is cut from the root enced smokers use corncobs Calabash gourds generally other miscellaneous tobaccos. 30 / AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15 LAKE ERIE PA REGION ON THE ROAD MERCER With Art Wilson
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The Characters of Columbus Is it only through the fog of warmth. Grandma and common. SHENANDOAH, VA memory? Grandpa lived with us and Dad owned a business in Sunday’s were special in were always doing the heart of the downtown. 50 STRASBURG our home when I was a boy; something in the kitchen or He was a florist and worked Strasburg there was the rush of the pantry. In the fall it from early morning until 66 Strasburg Emporium (AM) 81 would be canning from preparing the meal and the dinnertime. But he would 160 N. Massanutten St. anticipation of who would be Grandpa’s garden; in the always be home for dinner. It 540-465-3711 /Lounge, free coffee there to share it with us. Our summer it would be pies, and never failed. Dad would strasburgemporium.com 250 house was one of the turn-of- at the holidays it would be walk through the door at 6:30 220 every night, unless it was one 64 of the holidays that was so vital to his business, Mother’s Day, Easter, Valentine’s Day, the “flower” holidays. Back in the 1950’s, Dad would have crews of women work- ing at design tables making hundreds of corsages. It was ing the mold, always just a stop cutting furs when he the fashion of the day to wear short step ahead of his time. heard the bell and run down a corsage to church, or to that Trained as a furrier by his and sell flowers. Can you special dinner and Dad father, an immigrant from imagine attempting that to- seemed to supply most of Czarist Russia, Grandpa was day? I don’t believe you Columbus with these delicate also an innovator with his would have anyone ringing creations. His store occupied skills as a furrier, and he the bell, and I don’t believe the street level of a four-story passed those traits along to you would have your flow- building located in the heart Dad. In 1939 Dad had ers for very long. It was sim- of the downtown. Taking his opened a fur shop on the sec- ply a different time, with dif- the-century homes that …well everything you could cue from the open-air flower ond floor just around the cor- ferent ethics – a time of dig- dotted the main imagine. The aromas that shops of New York City, Dad ner from where the flower nity. I had never been down- thoroughfares just east of the wafted from the kitchen on had excavated the side wall shop would be located. He town with Dad, nor did I downtown; three stories, a those special days would of the building and created a took notice of how many spend any time at the store full front porch and an old reach my room on the second storefront, with an overhead people passed by the corner prior to that special Sunday, carriage house at the rear of floor and I would awake to garage-type door that would and approached the owner of a Sunday that would change the back yard that opened find the entire family – Mom allow Dad to display flowers the building and offered to my life in so many ways. onto the alley that would be and Grandma and all my on the sidewalk. Above was rent the side wall of the struc- It was early that Sunday. It my playground for years. aunts bustling around, busily a gleaming, stainless steel ture, nothing more, just the was autumn and the air was Trees lined the curbs as far as at work. In no way was it marquee. The outside walls wall. Of course the owner cool and crisp with a hint of the eye could see and offered Ozzie and Harriet, please were covered with glass tiles thought Dad crazy; however, color in all the trees. It was protection to the autos that don’t misunderstand me. But that glistened; brackets held he acquiesced and said that just after church and I had parked there. Inside, the it was a home that enjoyed shelves, and as you stepped he could rent the wall for walked the short two blocks house was filled with rooms family. It was a home of inside, the dominant feature $50.00 a month. Dad imme- from the church to my house and cubbyholes that hard-working men and was an oversized glass-front diately began installing and found everyone busy in fascinated a young boy and women and it was a home refrigerator with the entire shelves on the wall, pur- the kitchen. Dad came down also offered mysterious that respected traditions. inside of the case covered chased some buckets and the stairs and said, “Michael, places to explore. The dining That’s why Sundays were with mirrors. Unusual, to say flowers and had a few signs how would you like to come room was large and inviting; important. The family the least, especially for down- made. One read, “For Service, along with me until lunch?” you could access the kitchen gathered together to share town Columbus, Ohio in Ring Bell.” He had wired a I couldn’t believe my ears. I from two swinging doors and time, conversation, and 1949, but that was Dad, al- bell from the wall to his up- would be going with Dad on it was a place of comfort and values that were held in ways thinking, always break- stairs fur shop and would SEE “GOLD” Page 32 32 / AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15
“GOLD” Cont’d From Page 31 the avenue toward the down- As we made our way into his weekly jaunts, and, if I town, or, if you turned right, the very wealthy suburb, the NORTHERN was lucky, we would stop by you could drive out into the homes seemed to become the store and I could finally more affluent neighbor- larger and larger. Dad made see what was downstairs and hoods. Dad, to my surprise, some turns and we pulled PANHANDLE WV what the upper floors held. I turned right. We passed into the driveway of a very was sure that it was some- Franklin Park with its Victo- large and modern home. thing magical, something rian glass conservatory. Now With its cantilevered roof and WHEELING unusual, something different I’ll let you in on a little secret, expansive windows, it re- Centre Market Square (AS) than anything I had experi- I would ride my bike on the minded me of photographs 2200 Market St. that I had seen in magazines; 304-234-3878 I just never realized that Co- (Between 22nd & 23rd Sts.) lumbus boasted such a house. [email protected] Wheeling 70 I asked Dad who lived there and he informed me that it Coleman's Fish Market (E) 250 was a business acquaintance 2226 Market St. 304-232-8510 who owned a store a block 2 away from the flower shop downtown. I wondered what could he sell that would al- low him to live in such a grand home? His name was Jack Ratner and, as it turned out, he was a jeweler, and had one of the most successful businesses in the city, and he was one of the characters of Columbus. We parked the car and went enced. I would have been side streets to the park on Sat- in the back door as Dad called my dad. I was curious about seemed to flow from the cor- eleven or twelve, and I felt, all urdays and explore the con- out his name. The inside of Mr. Ratner. He was dressed ner of State and High Street. of a sudden, grown up. We servatory with all its rare and the house was as beautiful to the nines! He looked like We pulled up in front of the jumped into the 1948 Dodge unusual plants. It was sev- and modern as the outside someone who should live in shop and made our way to and we found Mr. Ratner in that house, impeccable in ev- the door leading either to the the kitchen. I was offered a ery way. I turned to my fa- upstairs, four flights up, or to Coke and he and Dad chat- ther. “Mr. Ratner has nice the downstairs work area. ted about business. He clothes, doesn’t he?” I didn’t That’s where Dad had his of- turned to Dad and said, “I see know what else to say, but I fice and that is where the re- you have your partner with wanted to know more about frigerators and design tables you today.” My instinct was this man. Dad began, “Jack were located. This was the to turn around and look to see has built a very successful first time I was allowed who he was referring to, business and is very particu- downstairs, and while Dad however, I quickly realized lar about his appearance. He did a bit of work, I began to that it was me – I was Dad’s sends his shirts to New York explore this yet unfamiliar partner, at least for the day, City to be laundered; no laun- lair. There were drawers and boy, did I feel grown up. dry in Columbus is good filled with bows and bits of As we began to leave, I enough for him.” WOW… floral accessories. There was thanked him for the Coke and New York City for his shirts, a cabinet overflowing with he turned to me and said, it was just a taste of what was bolts of ribbon, and in the “Kid, stop by the store if to come over the years, my back, built into the wall, you’re ever downtown, I’ll first taste of the characters of stood the massive door to the sedan; I rolled down the side eral blocks outside my allot- show you some of my jew- Columbus. walk-in cooler. I asked Dad window and felt the breeze ted range, however, it was a elry.” I thought, well some- We passed our street and it if I could open the door and fill the car as Dad pulled magnet to me ever since Dad day maybe, the downtown dawned on me that we were he said that I could, but to be away from the curb. and Mom had taken me there, was still off limits to me, un- headed downtown. The Av- careful. Then he said, Our first stop was the cor- and I discovered that I could less I was accompanied by enue led us to the main drag “Michael, why don’t you se- ner service station; yes a “ser- navigate my way there on my Mom or Dad, but someday of the downtown, High lect some flowers for the din- vice” station, where you bike. As we passed the park maybe. Street. Dad’s store was lo- ner table – anything you could purchase gasoline, that Sunday, Dad said, “We’ll Pulling out of the drive Dad cated at the corner of State like.” Anything that I liked? with a uniformed attendant have to go back there, would made a few turns and then and High Street, directly I felt I had grown up, all in pumping the gas, checking you like that?” I sheepishly back on the Avenue, this time across the street from the one day. the water and oil, and then said, “I would like that.” I toward the downtown, or just State Capital and within easy I turned on the light, took cleaning your windows – always wondered if Dad possibly home, but in any walking distance from all the the steel handle in my hand, what a concept! Pulling out knew and was just testing event it had been a special activities; the theatres, restau- and with a big tug, opened of the station, you could take me. time, a “grown-up” time with rants, shops, everything SEE “GOLD” Page 33 AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15/ 33
It was one of the electrified MOUNTAINEER buses turning the corner and MOUNTAIN LAKES WV making its connection with the wires that crisscrossed the FLATWOODS COUNTRY WV intersection. That noise broke Sister's Antique Mall (AM) the silence of that Sunday. 19 I-79, Exit 67 The hustle and bustle of the BRIDGEPORT 68 304-765-5533 city had fallen silent and not 250 Flatwoods 79 Open 7 Days a Week much seemed to be happen- Shahady’s Antiques Warehouse (AD) ing. I looked around and re- Clarksburg George E. Shahady alized that I couldn’t wait to On I-79, Exit 121 off Lodgeville Rd. 50 Bridgeport 19 return. I felt at home in the 304-657-8158 downtown. I wanted to ex- 20 CLARKSBURG 79 plore, and there was so much to explore. I turned to Dad, West End Antiques (AM) “May I come back?” “Of 917 W. Pike St. course you can!” came his 304-624-7600 answer. MID-OHIO VALLEY WV The fog of memory is like the fog of an early spring Williamstown PARKERSBURG morning. As the sun rises, the fog wears off and the im- Parkersburg 50 Colombo's Restaurant (E) 31 1236 7th St. ages that once seemed fuzzy 304-428-5472 and out of focus become crys- METRO VALLEY WV 68 tal clear and sharp. The WILLIAMSTOWN downtown would hold many surprises and adventures for MILTON 77 me; it would be my training 35 The Painted Cupboard Milton Flea Market & camp for life and people, and Halfway Market (F) The best selection of antiques, gifts and I would come to know all the primitive decor for every home! Milton characters that made up the 77 1215 E. US Route 60 From candles, garlands, handmade treasures 64 Nitro 79 304-743-1123 and area rugs to old cupboards, mosaic of the city – some Huntington repurposed antiques and more. South Charleston 901 Highland Ave. weird – some wonderful – Williamstown, WV 26187 304-375-7870 but all characters. www.paintedcupboard.net Remember, THERE’S Christmas Open House Nov 14-15, 2014 GOLD IN YOUR ATTIC, un- til the next time, have fun and NITRO happy hunting. Michael Hurwitz is a lecturer, S MEWHERE IN TIME “GOLD” Cont’d From Page 32 with a snap, a sheet of deco- filmmaker, and author of four the door. What greeted me rative paper is removed from books. THERE’S GOLD IN Antiques & Collectibles was the most overwhelming its roll and the flowers are YOUR ATTIC: a Collector’s HUNTINGTON 307 - 21st St. Nitro, WV attack of my senses. The col- carefully placed at an angle Memoirs, a compilation of many 304-755-0734 ors of all the different flow- and rolled into a cone. You of his life experiences, is now OPEN 7 DAYS Custom Framing A WEEK ers and the aroma from the staple the side and top and available in book form on Adell’s Antiques By Jenks 10am-6pm, roses, carnations, and mums, the package is complete. www.amazon.com and Thur. 10am-8pm & Collectibles 304-522-1112 coupled by the cold, was an It was time to head home. www.barnesandnoble.com. It 304-962-2459 www.SomewhereInTimeNitro.com Crumpets & Tea experience I would never for- Dad led the way up the two contains the articles that have A Tea Room get, and it would come to be short flights of stairs to the appeared in The American An- 304-522-1112 SOUTH CHARLESTON an important part of my life. landing that opened onto the tiquities Journal over the preced- All shops located in What would I select? Carna- street. I didn’t want to leave. ing ten years and is richly illus- 701 West 14th St. Historic Huntington, tions would be my choice and Above the landing was the trated throughout. Visit WV 25704 Huntington South Charleston I began to gather an assort- elevator that took you to the Michael’s website Antique Mall, Inc. ment of all the colors. As I upper floors. What wonders www.intriguedbyhistory.com. 18,000 Sq. Ft. Multi Dealer Mall turned around, Dad was awaited me there? Carefully THE CHARACTERS OF Central City Cafe (E) Offering a Diverse Selection of Antiques from Country to Formal standing in the door and said cradling the flowers I started COLUMBUS will be Michael’s 529 - 14th Street West 617 D. St., So Charleston, WV, I-64 Exit 56 304-522-6142 R on Montrose, L on Rt. 60W, L 1st light to D St., that I should also select some for the car, only to hear a loud fifth book and will be available behind Indian Mound Open 10-6 Mon-Sat, greenery to complete the bou- crack and see a flash of light. for the Holidays. Memories of the Heart Sun 12-5; Only closed Christmas & Thanksgiving quet. He then had me take Antiques (AD,PA,V,J) 304-744-8975 the flowers to one of the de- YOU CAN READ THERE’S GOLD IN l 608 14th St. West 304-416-0848 SouthCharlestonAntiqueMall.com sign tables and there he gave YOUR ATTIC AS WELL AS OTHER Country Shabby me my first lesson in how to 11:30-5; Closed Sun & Th wrap a bouquet of flowers, ARTICLES ONLINE AT first the green wax paper goes around the stems and then, AmericanAntiquities.com/journal.html 34 / AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES JOURNAL Volume 21, FALL/WINTER 2014-15
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