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Privately owned and operated business. Located in Historic Downtown New Albany,Indiana. AntiqueAholics stock and run this store.Antiques Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16140709062131088726noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667893214333783442.post-24775072948479305552014-04-25T11:59:00.001-05:002014-04-25T11:59:49.897-05:00KENTUCKY DERBY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you ever heard of the Kentucky Derby? Of course you have.<br />
The greatest two minutes in sports!<br />
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Here is some information on the Traditions of the Kentucky Derby.</div>
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<strong>GARLAND OF ROSES</strong></div>
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First established as part of the Derby celebration when they were presented to all the ladies attending a fashionable Louisville Derby party, the Garland of Roses was such a sensation, that the president of Churchill Downs, Col. Lewis Clark, adopted the rose as the race's official flower. The rose garland, now synonymous with the Kentucky Derby, first appeared in the 1896 when winner Ben Brush received a floral arrangement of white and pink roses.</div>
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<strong>THE TWIN SPIRES</strong></div>
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<span style="color: #484744; font-family: Arial;">Throughout the world, the Twin Spires are a recognized landmark and have become visual symbols of Churchill Downs and its most famous race, the Kentucky Derby.</span> </div>
<span style="color: #484744; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Constructed in 1895, the Twin Spires were the creation of a 24-year-old draftsman, Joseph Dominic Baldez, who was asked to draw the blueprints for Churchill Downs' new grandstand. Originally the plans did not include the Twin Spires atop Churchill Downs’ roofline, but as the young Baldez continued work on his design, he felt the structure needed something to give it a striking appearance. </span><br />
<span style="color: #484744; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Described as towers in the original drawing, the hexagonal spires exemplify late 19th century architecture, in which symmetry and balance took precedence over function. Although Baldez designed many other structures in Louisville, the Twin Spires remain as an everlasting monument to his memory.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #484744; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><strong> MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #484744; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">In the world of sports, there is not a more moving moment than when the horses step onto the track for the Kentucky Derby post parade and the band strikes up “My Old Kentucky Home.”</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #484744; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #484744; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Although there is no definitive history on the playing of the Stephen Foster ballad as a Derby Day tradition, it is believed to have originated in 1921 for the 47th running of the classic. The Louisville <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Courier-Journal</em> in its May 8, 1921, edition reported, "To the strains of 'My Old Kentucky Home,' Kentuckians gave vent their delight. For Kentucky triumphed in the Derby." The story refers to the popular victory of the Kentucky-owned and bred Behave Yourself.</span><br />
<span style="color: #484744; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">The actual year the song was played as the horses were led onto the track to begin the Derby post parade is also unclear. A 1929 news account written by the legendary Damon Runyon reported that the song was played periodically throughout Derby Day. A report by the former Philadelphia <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Public Ledger</em> provides evidence that 1930 may have been the first year the song was played as the horses were led to the post parade - "When the horses began to leave the paddock and the song 'My Old Kentucky Home' was coming from the radio, the cheering started." </span></span><span style="color: #484744; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #484744; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The Mint Julep has been the traditional beverage of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby for nearly a century. Early Times Kentucky Whisky has been privileged and honored to be a part of that tradition. The Early Times Mint Julep Ready-to-Serve Cocktail has been "The Official Mint Julep of the Kentucky Derby" for more than 18 years.</span></span><br />
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<strong>HATS</strong><br />
As for the crowd attending the the Kentucky Derby an all important item is of course a stylish, memorable, practical, and sometimes comical HAT to be worn.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Tips--Hanging Pictures</span></strong><br />
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<strong>How To Hang Pictures Along a Staircase.</strong><br />
Create a staggered group of medium-sized pictures on a staircase wall. Use pictures with similar frames. Hang one every three steps starting from the first bottom step. Stand on the stairs and hang the picture so it's 60 inches from the top of the step to the center of the picture. This will line them up perfectly. If you are hanging a group of pictures of different sizes, put a large one in the center, then hang the others to follow the line of the stair railing<br />
<strong>Hanging Pictures Over a Sofa.</strong><br />
According to decorators, when hanging pictures over a sofa, the bottom of the picture frames should be 10 inches from the top of the sofa. The reason they say is because you can better view from other areas in room, also the height is right for most people to view sitting or standing, and you don't have to worry about them being bumped when seated on sofa. If hanging in a group, hang the lowest row first, and leave at least 2 inches between each row. <br />
Personally I prefer to hang my groupings in odd numbers, they appeal better to my sight than even numbers.<br />
I previously made a note about decorating with collectibles in odd numbers called "Tip of the Week--The Magic # 7". You can read that note or any previous note written by going to my notes tab.<br />
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<strong>For Your Info---The Magic # 7</strong><br />
by Antiques Attic on Friday, April 9, 2010 at 10:29am<br />
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Put seven objects on a table and then ask someone "How many items are there".<br />
You will get the correct answer most of the time very quickly without them counting out. Try again with eight items and most people will start counting "1,2,3..." before answering.<br />
This has been tested many times and an immediate answer usually comes at 7 or any uneven number less (example 3,5). This means the best list for people to grasp quickly is not a "Top Ten", but should be a "Top Seven" list.<br />
Another way to take advantage of odd numbers is in decorating. Place an odd number of things on a table or shelf and they stand out best to ones eye. Same for hanging a grouping on a wall. Try this and see for yourself, first arrange an even number of things, and really look at its appeal. Then try with an odd number and stand back and look. Great way to show off your knick knacks and collectibles !!!<br />
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Another tip before hanging or putting nails in wall to hang pictures etc: I lay the frame on a piece of paper and outline. I then cutout along the outline. Tape these cutouts on the wall to arrange and step back to see how it will look and fit. I have numbered each cutout to match each frame. The sticky note on the framed picture matches the # I placed on the cutout. You can also determine where to place nail by these same cutouts while still on the wall.<br />
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Tip of the Week--Wrapping-Storing Antiques & Collectibles</h2>
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PLEASE do not use Newspaper to wrap and store items. The ink on the newpapers can stain or adhere permanantly!!! It is fine for a temporary form of protection or padding, but never for an extended time.<br />The best wraps we have found to protect are of course bubble wrap or unused disposable diapers.<br />Trust and believe us on this issue----we have seen to many wonderful things stored in newspaper destroyed.<br />
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Tip of The Week---Removing Hardware on Painted Furniture</h2>
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Want to remove and restore the hardware on a piece of furniture that you want to leave painted but the hardware is kinda stuck by the paint? The answer is to use an exacto knife and carefully trace around the hardware to release the bond and remove. It should fit right back into place without disturbing the painted finish. Just be sure to number each piece so it will be replaced to the right spot.<br />
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Tip of The Week----Cleaning/Restoring Painted Brass Hardware</h2>
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One of our fans shared this info--Thanks Stephen<br />To remove layers of paint off of brass you might want to try this 1st before restoring with any harsh chemical removers. The reason you ask: so that you return the brass to an old patina and not have a shiny patina on an old piece or take the chance that a harsh chemical could cause pitting. Never forget also, old paint has lead. Use percautions, below are safe instructions for this process and disposal. This process can be used also on door knobs,knob plates and hinges.<br /><br />Place the brass items in a can of soapy water(Dawn works well) on the stove (in double boiler but **no boiling**) to steep for an hour or so. The paint should slide off and WALA the old patina!!<br /><br />DO NOT let it BOIL and vaporize into the air---just let it SIMMER down.<br />Now you have contaminated lead water and chips to properly dispose of--DO NOT pour down drain or throw on ground--go outside and pour onto towels, wear good disposable gloves to double bag and throw in regular trash. <br />DO NOT do this if you are messy,pregnant, or have children 6yrs or longer staying or visiting for more than six hours a week <br />
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Tip of the Week--Dishwashers & Collectibles</h2>
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Think before putting your treaures in a dishwasher,because of the heat of the water or drying cycle and harsh detergent. You could possibly cause breakage and/or discoloration.<br />Examples: Pottery,Fine Crystal,Gold Decorated Glassware or China,Silver(especially hollow-handled flatware),Enameled Items, and anything with an Overglaze Decoration(also called cold paint: painted on top of fired glaze)<br />I have also found that kitchenware such as Pyrex mix bowls,Character glasses,or anything prior to the 1980's will fade with repeated dishwashing. I have had success with clear glass and crystal when able to turn down the heat but it is always a gamble.</div>
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Tip of the Week---Glass Care</h2>
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Never Never Never put a hot glass item into cold water or cold glass into hot!!!!<br />The drastic temperature change can and will cause the glass to crack. Also if putting a hot food, and especially hot liquid into a room temperature bowl first put a large metal serving spoon in, then pour/place liquid/food. The metal serving piece will absorb alot of the initial heat.<br />
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Tip Of The Week---Chlorine Bleach---A BIG NO NO</h2>
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Do not use bleach or bleach like products on Pottery,China,or Linens. The bleach with be absorbed and cause immediate or long term damage, it will crystalize and break down the piece, causing disintegration. This is true no matter how often you rinse or rewash the item.<br />Instead soak/wash the piece in a solution of white vinegar and water. Always rinse several times. Sometimes this also can be done to a piece recently cleaned improperly to stop the disintegration. The vinegar helps to neutralize the bleach effect.<br />Another option is to soak in hydogen peroxide, the kind they sell at beauty stores for bleaching hair.<br />Whatever you use it is best to rinse/soak afterwards in distilled water. <br />
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Tip of the Week---Removing stains from Old Fabrics/Linens</h2>
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Mix color-safe bleaching powder (not CHLORINE LIQUID BLEACH) 1/4 cup with dishwasher powder 1/8 cup and warm (not HOT) water 1/2 gallon. Let soak in mixture overnight and then wash by hand or in gentle cycle in warm water. Also best to rinse out in distilled water. AIR DRY, do not put in dryer, the heat is to much no matter how low it is.<br />Stain still there - try process again and good luck. This does work but not always. Never use harsh detergents for cleaning vintage fabrics/linens because it causes deteriation. If colors on material it is also a good thing to test a small area first for color fastness<br />
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Recently many newspaper articles and magazines have advised going "Green" when cleaning furniture. They have suggested using olive or cooking oils with lemon juice. Some have even said it feeds or hydrates the wood. Guess what---the wood is dead and can not be feed!!! The oil will leave a glossy layer of oil which temporarily might look good, but it helps to attract insects, dust & grime, and eventually will hide the grain and make the wood darken quicker than the natural process. The oil can also become Rancid and begin to smell. Please do not follow the train of belief for this method you will ruin the furniture and devalue it drastically.<br />The best polishes for furniture, especially Antique, are made of pure wax. It is even a gamble to use spray polishes on the market today whether "green" or not. Some have silicone and other products that will harm the piece. The old fashion way of paste wax and hand buff is the best way and today can not be improved upon yet. <br />
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Its that time of year where the great yard sales etc start happening. If you are not into spiders and such here is a tip for you. <br />Examine your purchases from yard sales, garage sales, etc. Look on bottom of furniture, between layers on linens or papergoods. Those white fluffy balls are spider eggs. They will hatch in the warmth and comfort of your home. Do not let them detour you from a purchase. Just wipe off and dispose of outside the home. Do the same with any found tiny brown balls or spider webs.<br />
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<strong><u>SO IN YOUR MANY YEARS OF COLLECTING WHAT TIPS HAVE YOU LEARNED NOT LISTED HERE? PLEASE SHARE THEM AND ANY ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL.</u></strong><br />
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Antiques Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16140709062131088726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667893214333783442.post-92026039459747679102014-03-31T14:23:00.001-05:002014-03-31T14:23:59.360-05:00YARD SALESYep it's that time of year again. Myself, I do not go to many yard sales, not a morning person. If I happen to wake up earlier than normal and have enough time before opening the store I will consider checking out a few. I have found a few good things to buy that I can resell but usually not enough to account for the gas used. <br />
Many people do love to go and find lots of goodies at a bargain as far as everyday type items that are wanted or needed. The good worthwhile stuff (Antiques/Collectibles) are usually priced a little high for resell, and I have found many items even priced higher than true retail. Having said that, there are a few, and I mean very few, that find that once in a lifetime deal. <br />
Here are some photos and stories to showcase those few lucky individuals that have found the once in a lifetime treasure.<br />
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A British businessman bought five pieces of art for $5 at a garage sale in Las Vegas. It turns out that the yard sale was thrown by a man whose aunt had been a care taker for Andy Warhol, and this signed drawing was probably completed by Andy Warhol when he was only 10 years old. The sketch is worth upwards of $2 Million. </div>
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This huge folk art jug in the Pennsylvania / Ohio style was acquired at a Shriner's yard sale for less than $50. It's marked with roman numerals to indicate it's capacity -- 20 gallons! It's from the 19th-century and has a current appraised value of $100K-$150K.</div>
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This 18th century mahogany card table was snagged at a garage sale for $25 and sold at a Sotheby's auction 30 years later for $541,500. It was one of only six intricate tables made by legendary Boston furniture makers John Seymour and Son.</div>
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A man bought two boxes at a garage sale for $45 after bickering the seller down from $70. He kept them under his pool table for several years before opening them up to find he had acquired 65 glass plate negatives from Ansel Adams' early days of nature photography. The collection of mostly Yosemite photos is worth $200 Million. </div>
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This record was snagged from the bottom of a heap of vinyls for only 75 cents at a Manhattan flea market in 2002. It turned out to be an in-studio acetate made during Velvet Underground's first recording session. The lucky finder put it on eBay and ended up fetching $155,401 for this rare 12-inch LP. Now that's what we call super groovy.</div>
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This beautiful antique mirror was purchased at a yard sale in New Mexico for only $2. It's an intricate piece made by Tiffany Studios in 1905 with an original Tiffany's glass inset and an appraised value of $25,000. What a find! </div>
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A retired truck driver bought this abstract painting for $5 (down from a listing price of $7) from a thrift shop in San Bernardino, California in the early 1990s. It turns out it could be a real Jackson Pollock piece with a value of nearly $50 Million. The owner more recently inspired and starred in a documentary about the painting called "Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock".</div>
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This might be the best return on a $3 garage sale investment... ever. This 5-inch bowl that a family bought back in 2007 was appraised by Sotheby's at $200K-$300K, but a London dealer ended up buying the 1000 year old bowl for $2.225 Million. It's one of only two known pieces of it's same design and size made by the Northern Song Dynasty. The other bowl is displayed in the British Museum's collection.</div>
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<strong>WELL maybe I should reconsider the wee hours of mornings and hit the trail a running.</strong></div>
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Antiques Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16140709062131088726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667893214333783442.post-90631670843951708422014-03-20T09:41:00.000-05:002014-03-20T09:41:12.902-05:00Springerle CookiesThe first day of spring and what do I think of, the tools used for making springerle cookies. These cookies are a favorite for making at Christmas time. So why do I think on this on the first day of spring? Well, no logical reason other than I just added some of these tools to the inventory and decided to share some history and photos of such.<br />
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Springerle are molded cookies with often intricate pictures. They are popular around Christmas and other holidays. Most often flavored with anise(licorice), sometimes with lemon.<br />
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Some history; No one can pinpoint the exact historical origins of Springerle so here is what we do know.<br />
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Anisgebäck (anise - flavored baked goods) are hundreds of years old. "Aniskringel" were one of the early sacrificial foods after anise became available north of the Alps . Anise itself was prized as a spice and a medicine and grown in cloister gardens. This links anise to "Bildergebäck" or baked goods with pictures, which have been around even longer than Christianity. Church hosts (the bread the church gives out at communion) were a type of "Bildergebäck" in monasteries where Springerle possibly developed. <br />
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Springerle became popular in the 16th century, when white sugar became affordable due to European sugar plantations in the New World. The models were made from clay or stone and were already used for hundreds of years for decorating Lebkuchen, marzipan and objects such as beeswax candles and a type of salt dough decoration.<br />
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The name, Springerle possibly stems from the way the cookies rise in the oven - to spring is to jump, the same as in English.<br />
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"Änisbrötli" (Anise cookies) or "Springerle" have been baked in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Alsace ever since, with the molds most often cut from pear wood.<br />
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In the late 16th ceentury the molds were often self-portraits or portraits of royalty. City and family coat's-of-arms were also popular. Also biblical scenes became popular, Christmas scenes especially. These scenes were often round and surrounded by a wreath of leaves. This was again divided into four parts by flowers, a grid of some sort, or pomegranates. This created panels for telling a story. <br />
The period was a time where picture cookies and molds really expanded. To own beautiful models meant that a family could present their guests with beautiful baked goods, which may have helped their community standing. Competition developed whereby the families in a neighborhood tried to have the best cookies and molds.<br />
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This one-upmanship drifted over to governmental offices. Guild officers and administrative officials commissioned wooden molds for anise cookies, in order to properly represent their office or country. These models were highly decorated and had many details.<br />
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Other subjects were richly dressed women with fans and headdresses, cavalry officers in full regalia and pairs of lovers. Everyday events were also being depicted: woman with a spinning wheel, woman with her hens, maid with basket, hunter with game, animals and flowers. Some of these models were meant only to be fun and stylish.<br />
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Love motifs became popular: hearts, lovers, wedding coaches, babies in swaddling, fecundity symbols. They were given as presents to godparents and fathers.<br />
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Meanwhile, Springerle were baked year-round for every feast. Accordingly, molds were carved to show all kinds of events. The late Barock, known as Rokoko (ca. 1715-1789), was a time where a lot of decoration on every surface seemed to occur. More intricate molds were created, with rounded corners and graceful lines. The molds became smaller and daintier. Lovebirds, garlands of flowers and cupids also stem from this era.<br />
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During the Biedermeier period (ca, 1800 - 1850), household happiness became a theme. Simple and dainty motifs, friendship, love and naïveté were used. Because more people were using them, uncomplicated molds and less expensive production methods were needed. The molds depicting several motifs at once were created, with a simple frame as a guide for cutting. Manual laborers were also depicted.<br />
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Around 1849, new technology was used as inspiration. Steam engines and ships, and hot air balloons were popular motifs. But soon after, the handwork production of the cookies started to lag behind industrially produced sweets and chocolate products. It wasn't until the 1970s and the first plastic molds that Springerle made a comeback. Many of these molds are perfectly formed reproductions of the old, pear wood models. <br />
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Photos are Springerle Boards and Rolling Pins we currently have available.</div>
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Link for Springerle Cookie recipe:<br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><strong><span style="color: black;">Some might think so, but I am constantly
looking and finding things that speak to me. But as we all know, we have limited space to display past colletions and then add new collections, so how is it possible?</span></strong></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">you are like me, you move one item and it starts a domino effect and new
vignettes are created. Plus I sometimes just need to rearrange things around the house for my own viewing pleasures. Amazing how some of the goodies have a totally new look and feel when placed in a different location or way. </span></i></b></span></span></em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong><em><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></em></strong></span><br />
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;">Just have an open mind, display family heirlooms, be creative, re purpose, enjoy change, make a personal statement, or just fill your home with what speaks to you. </span></em></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Throughout history, professionals have searched for recognizable signs and symbols to represent their occupation. These symbols serve not only to call attention to businesses, specifically in times of <u>low literacy</u>, but also to distinguish a career field among the rest. Much like the mortar and pestle as a sign of apothecaries, show globes, glass vessels of varying sizes and shapes, hold a significant and intriguing history as a symbol of early pharmacists. </strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"> profession </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">of pharmacy.</span></strong></div>
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Explanations of how they became pharmacy's "barber pole" are as varied as the colored water they contain. Their mystery is due, in part, to the many legends of their origin.</span></strong><br />
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<strong>When in Rome--The oldest and perhaps most colorful story posits that when Julius Caesar and his army were invading Ireland, he needed a marker on the beachhead to guide his troops. A nearby apothecary served the purpose. Caesar allegedly promised not to kill the shopkeeper if he would illuminate the show globes in his store window to serve as a "light house."</strong><br />
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Another legend describes the globes as derived from urns used by pharmacists in the Middle East to store their wares. According to this story, travelers from Western Europe so admired the urns that they imitated them at home. If this were the case, however, show globes would have appeared all over Europe; in fact, they are almost exclusively Anglo-American. </h4>
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Along similar lines is the theory that show globes are close cousins to maceration vessels, in which organic material is steeped in liquid in sunlight, just as "sun tea" can be made on sunny days. Although show globes could potentially be used for this purpose, it does not explain the use of brightly colored water in globes -- not to mention that England is not famous for its sunny days.</h4>
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<strong>Many experts believe show globes were used by apothecaries during the Great Plague of London in 1665 to direct the sick to their shops, after healthy citizens and doctors had fled the city. The steadfast apothecaries, it is said, used the bright liquid to communicate to the frightened public that medical attention was still available.</strong><br />
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<strong>There is also disagreement about the colors used in the first show globes. Some believe that early apothecaries used red and blue liquid in the globes to represent arterial and venous blood, while others, such as the Richardsons, postulate that show globes first appeared in apothecary shop windows along coastal regions in England, "where they were filled with red and green liquid, copying the running lights of ships to show sailors where to go when they needed medical attention."</strong><br />
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<strong>The first written account of the show globe as a specific symbol of pharmacy occurred in 1775 by a German visitor to London, who wrote in a letter: "The street looks as though it were illuminated for some festivity; the apothecaries and druggists display glasses filled with gay-colored spirit . . . [which] suffuse many a wide space with a purple, yellow, or azure light." Griffenhagen found another written account from 1788 in a reference to the Argand Lamp, which had been invented in 1782 and was used by English chemists to keep their show globes illuminated at night. According to Griffenhagen, this would indicate that show globes were not common in pharmacies until about the middle of the 18th century.</strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />Antiques Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16140709062131088726noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667893214333783442.post-32216611497348331212013-10-06T07:12:00.000-05:002013-10-06T07:13:58.408-05:00#2 HALLOWEEN COLLECTIBLEs -- Noise Makers, Die Cut Decorations, Plastic Lollipop & Candy ContainersHere is the link to #1 Halloween Collectibles which gives some background information about Halloween and <strong>Jack O Lanterns</strong>.<br />
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Now time to showcase some more of the Halloween collectibles that we have available for sale in our shop. We have much more than photographed in these two posts so stop by and get your spook on!<br />
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Collecting retro Halloween items takes patience and money as Halloween antiques and collectibles are more scarce than Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines and Easter collectibles. <br />
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Tin Litho Halloween noisemakers, clackers, rattles horns and tambourines were mostly made in the USA.<br />
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Halloween die cut paper (light cardboard) decorations are also very collectible. The most common themes are pumpkin heads, skeletons, witches, devils, black cats and owls. Some will have crepe paper fold out legs or other embellishments and some have moveable jointed parts.<br />
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Other vintage Halloween paper items include all types of party goods, such as paper plates, cups, napkins, tablecloths, nut cups and table decorations. Also,look for the small paper sacks that candy or other treats were placed into before they were given out. Games for Halloween parties are very rare.<br />
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Another type of paper collectible is the Halloween postcard which is valued according to age and condition, but many times the price depends on the postcard publisher and the artist who created the graphics. <br />
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Collecting retro Halloween items takes patience and money as Halloween antiques and collectibles are more scarce than Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines and Easter collectibles. That said, collecting Halloween items and decorating with them for Halloween has become bigger every year.<br />
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<strong>All photos below</strong> are just some of what we have currently available, we have much more available than shown, because we buy and sell all the holidays collectibles year round. <br />
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How Halloween began and where its traditions began is open for dispute, but many believe it is rooted in the Christian tradition of All Hallows Eve (All souls, All saints) on October 31st when the departed souls would be honored. Others believe that Halloween began with Celtic roots as a day of harvest and summer's end which began the "dark" half of the year. On October 31st, it was believed that a portal was opened for the departed souls to return to earth and seek revenge. In some societies, it was believed that harmful spirits, ghosts and fairies could roam the earth. To ward off the harmful spirits, masks could be worn by the living to confuse the spirits, and giant bonfires were lighted to repel creatures of the dark. Later, lighted candles would replace bonfires. The early Catholic church recognized All Saints Eve as the time to time to pray for restless souls in Purgatory (a place between Heaven and Hell) to pass into the peace of Heaven. The practice of carving turnips that represented souls began in Ireland and Scotland. In America the Puritan immigrants from England did not allow any celebration of Halloween as it was considered pagan; however, as immigrants from Ireland and Scotland arrived in America the practice of carving pumpkins and placing a candle in them began.<br />
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Knowing a little about the history of Halloween, prepares a collector for the types of items to collect, how to date them, and their historical significance. While the practice of disguising oneself on Halloween was centuries old, the practice of wearing a costume and trick-or-treating in America seems to be traced to the 1930s when costumes began to be mass produced and references to trick-or-treating can be found in advertising and literature. <br />
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Children in the early 1930s, wore a simple homemade costume and it was common to go to a few neighbor's homes for a treat of homemade fudge, a popcorn ball or an apple. Sometimes children carried a real carved pumpkin with a lighted candle which resulted in a number of children being burned, so carrying pumpkins made of light weight paper mache with a wire handle to put candy into became popular. Constructed out of egg crate molded pulp and finished with bright, festive Halloween colors, they came with a wire handle with painted features and some had a removable paper insert for the eyes and mouth.<br />
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Paper mache pumpkins or Jack-o-Lanterns or Halloween Lanterns are very collectible, circa late 1930's until the early 1950's, their value is determined by size, condition, if the paper eyes and mouth are in tact and if they have retained their wire handle. Most have orange and green paint. Also some were made as cats, skulls, devils, or witches, which these are the hardest to find and the most expensive. Most were just tossed afterwards making them scarce, plus the inside paper liner got tore up by little hands reaching in to get the goodies and some were used with candles inside and ended up burning.<br />
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During the early 1940′s, sugar rationing was a big issue in the U.S. due to World War II and delayed the overall spread and popularity of trick-or-treating amongst children. Historians believe the mass popularity of trick-or-treating accumulated in the early 1950′s with cartoons such as Disney’s ‘Trick or Treat’ (1952) and Peanuts by Charles Schultz (1951). <br />
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<strong>I will make additional posts later covering other Halloween </strong><br />
<strong>collectibles following this post. </strong><br />
Antiques Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16140709062131088726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667893214333783442.post-36780777571036688502013-09-27T08:02:00.000-05:002013-09-27T08:02:39.541-05:00Change of SeasonStrange title huh. Just something I have noticed through the years. I will try to not ramble on but I make no promises. September every year is one of our slowest months for business. Starting in mid to late August traffic starts to slow down and by September really really slow. The only reasons behind this that I can find are, parents getting ready for back to school, spending alot of hard earned cash for back to school and then adjusting during September to their new busy schedules. For those that are not affected by back to school I believe they are in the first stages of hibernation. Let me explain, we start having cooler mornings and nights, great for bonfires and some outdoor activities but also a good time to relax with a good book, movie, and maybe marshmallows on the fire. Not a very scientific observation, but an observation none the less<br />
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This photo of a vintage iron settee is what started this train of thought for me. </div>
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Since I purchased this item I have been placing it outdoors in front of the shop upon opening each and every morning. It has been for sale and many an individual have been spotted sitting on it and enjoying a moment or two. You usually find vintage iron chairs but not these settees as often. So of course I thought I wouldn't have it very long. Well it lasted longer than I thought and probably because I got it late in the season for those whom are looking for outdoor furniture. Then again there are those who also use this type of furniture indoors. Sorry I seem to be rambling on, back on point<br />
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If I have a slow spell in the shop, which can be relaxing if not too often, and the weather is good you just might see me sitting outdoors watching the world go by or reflecting on life in general. Some very interesting things are to be seen and heard sometimes here in downtown New Albany so it can also be entertaining.<br />
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Yesterday was a beautiful day outside and things were very slow business wise soooooo I spent alot of time sitting on this settee. Then a loyal and regular customer stopped by and we chatted for a while. Then she decided she had to have this settee and asked if she could leave it here and pick up in a few days. Of course I said sure, but I advised I would still put out each morning until she came to get it. I mean after all, where or what will I sit on now while the weather is good and business is slow. Am I Right? <br />
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I will miss it when it is gone but at least I know it is going to a good home where it will be appreciated. I should have asked how she was planning to use it, indoors or outdoors. People love to share how an item fits into their home if you think to ask. I guess my daydreaming, relaxing outfront of the shop, my slow progress into hibernation for the coming winter, and concern about not being able to sit on it much longer threw me off balance.<br />
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Fall is my favorite time of year so while I am not busy you just may see me out front sitting on something. Wave as you drive by or stop and chat awhile. Start the coming hibernation slow and easy, enjoying all the good things in life, and maybe some reflection. Antiques Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16140709062131088726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667893214333783442.post-67726323465258196272013-09-06T15:03:00.000-05:002013-09-06T15:03:05.277-05:00The Golden Glow<strong>Before electricity and after, a home could be seen with a warm glow from their windows. </strong><strong> The Golden Glow of Oil Lamps. </strong><br />
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You may find this information as a surprise, even until the 1940's many rural or remote areas still used oil lamps for their lighting needs, and of course today Amish communities still use oil lamps.<br />
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These antiques, oil lamps, are still very useful today, just experience a blackout for a period of time and you will agree. <br />
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Even when not actually needed they provide a wonderful soft glowing light, especially on a cold winters night. Cozy up, turn off the lights and light up an oil lamp or two, maybe even put a log in the fireplace, you will be amazed how warm, cozy, and soothing it can be.<br />
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Since so many continued using oil lamps past the availability of electricity in their home many have survived and thankfully so. Some people loved their old oil lamps so much they converted them into electric lamps, plus many found this as practical and did not desire to throw useful items away. You see recycling or repurposing as they call it today, has always been around.<br />
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Oil lamps were made using just about any material you can think of, glass, metals, cast iron, animal bone, yes even wood, and many improvements were made in the types of oil used. Originally whale oil was used and even a dangerous and potentially explosive mixture of turpentine and alcohol. <br />
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In England in 1850 and the United States in 1852 a Scotsman, James Young, obtained a patent for a fuel which he called Paraffin Oil. It was essentially the same product patented again in 1854 but called Kerosene. Kerosene became the means to a bright, portable and less expensive light which could be available to every home, and which would bring about a dramatic change in the habits and lives to all. <br />
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Just take a moment and reflect upon those changes in the pattern of family life as they acquired lights, thus enabling them to continue their tasks, or enjoy reading or writing and playing games after dark. <br />
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At first the availability was limited until the development of the first dug well in Ontario in 1858, and the first drilled well in Pennsylvania in 1859 which produced the quanities needed for widespread use. Among the first advertisements for coal oil was the Parson Bros.,Coal Oil and Lamp Agency in 1858 <br />
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***THE GREAT COAL OIL LAMP*** <br />
The Cheapest and most Brillant Light ever intoduced<br />
***GAS NOT EXCEPTED***<br />
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<strong>All of the photos included in this post are of original and converted oil lamps that we have available. Let us help illuminate your home and share the history.</strong></div>
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I am quite often asked the question, what kind of things should one buy? Should I choose things by trends, values, or personal taste? My answer is always, "Buy What Talks To You". <br />
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Have you ever been shopping and an item seems to demand your attention? Maybe you know the reason why you are attracted, then again maybe your not sure. You leave without making the purchase but you keep having thoughts of the item, it like nags at you. You try to reason to yourself why you shouldn't make the purchase, but you finally go back to make the purchase, now it is gone, no longer available. <br />
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How do you feel, relieved, saddened, dismayed, or perhaps angry?<br />
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I also advise that if something is talking to you and you can afford the item take it home, you will be so happy with that purchase for a very long time. If your reason for a purchase is because someone or something convinced you its all the rage (trend), it will not satisfy you in the long run. Additionally if your purpose in purchasing is because of its current value or perceived future value be aware -- that can change overnight. Now if you made that purchase choice because of your personal taste, yes you will be happy for awhile but what happens when that taste changes?<br />
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Again if you "Buy What Talks To You" the satisfaction is longer.<br />
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I arrived at this wisdom from my own experiences after doing all the things mentioned above, and admit it, we know you have done the same. Many have told me, after following this advice, how true it is for them also.<br />
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Why do things talk to us? <br />
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That I can not answer for you directly, you will have to figure that out if desired. Then again if it works why even question, just reap the rewards and be happy. When it comes to Antiques & Collectibles people make the purchases they do for many varied reasons. Here are some examples of personality types, or the reasons behind the collecting. Some will fit you to a tee, others won't, then again all of them could. Some reasons are positive, others may seem negative, but they all work.<br />
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Romantic, Sentimental, Historian, Treasure Seeker, Thrifty,<br />
Unique, Artisitic, Individual Style, Green Lifestyle, <br />
Perceived Investment, Eccentric, Hoarder, Preservation,<br />
Eclectic, Shopping Aholics, Memories, Needs<br />
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This applies for all purchases, not just Antiques & Collectibles. Yes purchases in life are only to fulfill needs that arise in life, be it physical or emotional, so "Buy What Talks To You".<br />
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<br />Antiques Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16140709062131088726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667893214333783442.post-87162445966673408662013-08-22T14:58:00.000-05:002013-08-23T16:52:42.781-05:00Women -- California Potteries 1930's thru 1960'sAt the turn of the twentieth century, many artists journeyed to California to live and work. The warm climate brought people from around the world as well as across the country to find their golden dream in the entertainment industry and the arts. When it came to the ceramic art/pottery movement Southern California was a major influence. Because of the state's close ties to Mexico, Central America, and the Asian countries a strong influence was exerted on the function and design of many products. Through the years, hundreds of ceramic studios and factories were established, this blog post is just going to cover a few of the ones which seem to be very collectible today. In our region they are not always recognized or desired, but to many worldwide they are much desired.<br />
As with most businesses of the era, these pottery factories or studios, were run by men with male chemists, designers, and production formen. Women were normally assigned the tasks of painting dinnerware or decroating figures and little else.<br />
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This post is in honor of the women potters of the time that really stood out then, and still do today in the collectible market.<br />
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<strong> </strong><u><strong> Florence Ceramics</strong> </u> 1939 till 1964<br />
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created in 1939 when a dynamic woman named Florence Ward set up a kiln and
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partly as therapy for the death of her youngest son. She displayed her early
works in her garage and her amazed friends urged her to start her own business.
As the news of her fantastic work spread she soon had orders for 84 pieces.
Florence set up her business and in 1948 moved The Florence Ceramics Company to
a large facility in Pasadena, California where it remained until 1964, when the
plant was sold to Scripto. From 1939 to 1964 Florence Ward was the sole designer
for the many figurines that were produced by the Florence Ceramics Company. Her
innovative designs were sold through fine jewelry and department stores and even
established a following overseas. In the 1960s the Lefton Company copied many of
Florence Ward's designs and used overseas labor to reproduce them. Florence
Ceramics won several copyright infringement battles against Lefton but the
Lefton Company simply modified their figures and continued to market them. These
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<span style="color: #090a00; font-size: medium;">One of the most talented (and imitated) artists working in California in the 1940s and 1950s was Hedwig “Hedi” Schoop (1906-1996). She designed and modeled almost every piece in her line. Though her ceramic creations include vases, plates, bowls, ashtrays and other forms, Schoop’s figurines of men and women are the most popular with collectors. </span></div>
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In 1933, Hedi Schoop fled Nazi Germany with her husband, composer Freidrich Hollander, and immigrated to Hollywood, Calif. Schoop amused herself by creating figural plaster dolls dressed in fashions of the day. Upon successfully showing them at the Barker Brothers department store in Los Angeles, Schoop switched to the more permanent slip-cast ceramic medium and opened a small Hollywood studio where she produced and sold her creations. Hedi Schoop’s creations are often figures caught in motion – with arms extended, skirts aflutter, heads bowed – and serve a purpose in addition to decoration. She designed shapely women with skirts that flared out to create bowls and women with arms over their heads holding planters. She also produced charming, bulky-looking women with thick arms and legs.When TV lamps became popular, Schoop used her talents to create them in the form of roosters, Art Deco Tragedy and Comedy masks, and elegant women in various poses.<br />
A fire destroyed the Schoop pottery in 1958, at which time she sold many of her molds and did some freelance work for other California companies.Schoop retired from working full-time as a ceramic designer in the early 1960s, but her talents would not let her retire from art completely; she focused on her painting throughout her semi-retirement, which lasted until she died in 1995.<br />
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The photos included in this post are some of the items we have available in our shop. For more information and photos of these artists works there are very good reference books out there. These few pictures and styles provided do not touch the surface of the scope and style of the products they produced.</div>
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This blog post is about cast iron collectibles from the Victorian Era and forward, of which there are many different catagories. Iron was used for everything imagineable because it was less expensive than other metals and extremley durable. <br />
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Wrought iron was fashioned by hand - heated, hammered, and beaten into forms. The transition from wrought to cast iron evolved gradually from increasing labor costs and a shortage of professional craftsmen who could rapidly turn out quality items in volume. <br />
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The 1830's through the mid 1850's has been called the "Great Era of Cast Iron". Victorians couldn't seem to get enough fanciful castings in truly intricate and beautiful patterns, using them indoors and out. Thus a "Love Affair" began. <br />
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Foundries were hard pressed to supply innumerable neccessities while also trying to concentrate on the fancy appendages and furniture. Walls of kitchens were literally lined with cast iron cooking vessels. In the photo above an entire cast iron stove and fireplace built as one, with fancy iron trim surrounding.<br />
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By 1845 cast iron building frames and bridges were produced. The cast iron furniture was made for both indoors and out and included lawn ornaments such as animals. Many castings represented classical Greek and Roman motifs, actual and mythological, flowing drapery, flora, and fona. Because of durability many of these items still exist today.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well what the heck is it? Hint, it has to do with flies/insects! The antique ones are hand blown or a two piece molded pressed glass. This one shows a cork as a stopper on top and an opening at the bottom where the glass goes inward leaving a well for a liquid such as sugar water (in the Victorian era people used milk mixed with arsenic). It can be found in many sizes and colors of glass. Some are found with metal tops or a decorative glass stopper for a closure (most had cork stoppers) and some have a wire bail to hang by. They were made in different shapes and sizes, usually have feet on the bottom for elevation and easy entry, or somewhat warped on bottom, and the top is covered. If they do not have feet, they were made for hanging only with a wire bail attached.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They could hang in a tree, be found on the porch, or sit on a table in the house.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The genius is their <strong>simplicity</strong>, extremely <strong>useful</strong> for catching the pests, <strong>practical</strong> because they can be used anywhere, and when displayed in an area with the light shining through they are <strong>attractive</strong>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The fly,bee, or any flying insect attracted to sweet nectar, will enter at the bottom hole, and the hole is just the right size so that you wouldn't catch larger bugs such as moths. They will then drink from the liquid in the bottom well. When they decide to leave apparently they only fly sideways and upward, not downward, and not back the way they came in through the bottom. <strong><em>Doom</em></strong> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The photos above show the bottle shaped traps which are from the 1900's. Earlier forms are usually in two pieces and shaped differently. In the early 1900s, there were many "bottle" fly traps that were apparently made from bottle molds. These pieces have definite mold marks, molded lips and simply appear to be bottles with the bottom pushed in.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> These are still being made today because of the genius and simplicity involved. Only experience in recognizing the difference in old versus new glass can help you determine if you have found an antique bottle or a brand new version. You will usually not find a new one that is hand blown but that doesn't mean they are not out there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>For some history</strong> -- <span style="font-family: inherit;">Many of the Victorian fly traps (1890's) were either blown by art glass makers or they
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The simple design yet very elegant appeal - FeatherEdge stoneware/china - - dishes that are known as featheredge creamware pottery was produced by many 18th and 19th century pottery companies. </h2>
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<strong>Creamware</strong> is a cream-coloured, refined <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthenware" title="Earthenware">earthenware</a> created about 1750 by the potters of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, which proved ideal for domestic ware. It was popular until the 1840s.<br />
It served as an inexpensive substitute for Chinese export porcelain. The most notable producer of creamware was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Wedgwood" title="Josiah Wedgwood">Josiah Wedgwood</a>. Around 1779, he was able to lighten the cream colour to a bluish white using cobalt in the lead overglaze. Wedgwood sold this more desirable product under the name <i>pearl ware</i>. <br />
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Each company that made creamware, also sometimes called pearlware, had several variations in design, depending on the artists design concept. Each company had its own design pattern for the featheredge used on a given item. The pottery piece was formed from a soft paste clay, and glazed in cream color, with a color used at the edge that slightly bled into the cream color. The edges also possessed an impressed design, hence the name featheredge. There were several colors used for the color at the edge. Color's such as: hues of green, red, yellow, and blue.<br />
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<strong><em>Feather Edge Ware, also known as Shell Edge Ware</em></strong>, (most collectors today use term featheredge), was used in the housholds of all classes for everyday use. It was made mainly in the Staffordshire and Leeds areas of England and exported to many areas of the world. The United States was the main importer. It was made with salt glaze stoneware, whiteware, pearlware, creamware and ironstone bodies. The older pieces have incised designs on the edge. <br />
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Feather Edge is a period term used by English potters and American importers for common 18th century creamware items having an embossed “comma-like” rim design. The term is specifically used in pattern books published by Wedgwood, Leeds, Castleford and the Don Pottery. It is most often found on plates and platters, but occasionally appears on hollowwares.<br />
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There are alot of collectors for featheredge stoneware/china. It is difficult to find and therefore rather pricey. You will find more of the colbalt flow blue edge than the other colors. Some pieces will have minor chips or cracks, which are also collected, and priced accordingly. This just proves how hard it is to find. We have been fortunate to purchase several platters, soup bowls, and plates from someone who hunted for and collected it for 40 years.<br />
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<span class="yellowFade">Bakelite</span> is another name for phenolic resin, an early form of plastic. Today, objects made from <span class="yellowFade">Bakelite</span> are considered highly collectible, although in its glory days of the 1930s and 1940s, it was seen as an inexpensive alternative to high-end jewelry materials such as jade and pearl. One of its original uses was for pool balls. It is collectible in all its forms, including jewelry, buttons, radio cases, lamps, dresser sets, plus many more items. <span class="yellowFade">Bakelite</span> could be used for electric insulators or as an insulating coating for automotive wiring. <br />
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Belgian-born chemist named Leo Baekeland used his profits from the sale of Velox, a film treatment used by newspapers, to set up an independent lab in Yonkers, New York around the year 1901. Dr. Baekeland spent several years working on a durable coating for the lanes of bowling alleys, similar to today's protective polyurethane floor sealants. He combined carbolic acid and formaldehyde to form phenolic resin. This resin would remain pourable long enough to apply to hardwood flooring, but then become insoluble and impermeable after curing. Dr. Baekeland patented this early form of plastic and started his own <span class="yellowFade">Bakelite</span> corporation around 1910.<br />
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I have included some photos so you can see just a small amount of the variety of items that were made. Probably the most desireable collected bakelite is jewelry, radios, and game pieces.<br />
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The below video will show you how to check your item to discover if it really is bakelite or just another form of plastic.<br />
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Below is a slideshow to show another way to verify besides the cream<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My My My how time flies.</span> </div>
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I haven't made a blog post since April. I apoligize for not getting the job done. I have the excuse of being sooooooo busy that I have fallen short. Being busy is great and I thank the community and my customers for the success.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">As I have said in the past, if a collectible or antique is damaged then by all means rescue it by repairing or repurposing in a new fashion, but please do not destroy an original in good condition. Why, because you devalue that item drastically. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Also there are plenty of old items to be repurposed just by being creative and not having to refurbish or alter. An example below: Just hanging an old iron heat register vent on the wall with a new purpose.</span></td></tr>
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ALL PHOTOS ARE THERMOMETERS WE CURRENTLY HAVE AVAILABLE</div>
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Advertising thermometers were a popular item between the 1920's and 1960's, and were distributed by a great number of brands. Common vintage thermometers include the round ones resembling a clock face, with a hand pointing to the temperature, and the vertical rectangular or cigar-shaped thermometers with a mercury meter in the middle. Some advertising thermometers, such as those made by soda companies like Coca Cola, Pepsi, etc, often took the shape of a bottle. </div>
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These were usually given away to store owners to advertise the merchandise they handled.</div>
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Then there are those that were made for your Mom and Pop stores and given free to their customers to remind them where to go to do business in the future. A traveling salesman would visit storefronts showing examples of advertising options in thermometers economically. Plus there were those made for the general public to purchase minus a specific brand advertisement, but why buy one when your neighborhood hardware store etc, would give you one free if you frequented often enough.</div>
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Antiques Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16140709062131088726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667893214333783442.post-2977290482668313332013-04-09T17:32:00.000-05:002013-04-09T17:32:50.121-05:00AWWWWW SPRINGFor most of us we recognize the arrival of spring with warmer weather, yard work, blooming flowers, outdoor activities and on and on. Well yes so do I, but my fondest thing about spring is open air flea markets. Not that I get to enjoy them very often with a storefront to be at, but still my favorite thing to do and enjoy in spring. Here are some vintage photos of outdoor flea markets for you to enjoy and HAPPY SPRING<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's load a bus full</td></tr>
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<br />Antiques Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16140709062131088726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667893214333783442.post-16816882573626844242013-03-11T09:03:00.000-05:002013-03-11T13:27:00.378-05:00Carnival Glass<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody>
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Carnival Glass<br />
extremely popular and admired at one point in history then faded. What other kind of antique has gone from imitating L.C. Tiffany to being given away, just a few years later, by barkers at carnivals? What other story of something iridescent, a glass process lost from the Roman times until the late 19<sup>th</sup> century, can fade in a Great Depression? <br />
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<strong><em>Well, some people felt differently and knew better.</em></strong> <br />
The interest in what we now call Carnival Glass has been kept alive by the collectors, the clubs and societies internationally who knew it had a beauty within, who saw its place in our cultural history and who have or need a spark of iridescence in their lives.<br />
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<strong><em><u>Following is a brief history of carnival glass along with photos of some of the wonderful pieces we currently have available in our shop.</u> </em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><b>Carnival glass</b> is moulded or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressed_glass" title="Pressed glass">pressed glass</a>, always with a pattern and always with a shiny, metallic, '<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridescent" title="Iridescent">iridescent</a>' surface shimmer. Carnival glass gets its iridescent sheen from the application of metallic salts while the glass is still hot from the pressing. A final firing of the glass brings out the iridescent properties of the salts, giving carnival glass the distinct shine it is known for.<br />
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The keys to its appeal were that it looked superficially like the very much finer and very much more expensive blown iridescent glass by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_glass" title="Tiffany glass">Tiffany</a>, Loetz and others and also that the cheerful bright finish caught the light even in dark corners of the home.</em></strong><br />
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Both functional and ornamental objects were produced in the carnival finish and patterns ranged from simple through geometric and 'cut' styles to pictorial and figurative. A wide range of colours and colour combinations were used but the most common colours accounted for a large proportion of output, so scarce colours can today command very high prices on the collector market.<br />
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Carnival glass has been known by many other names in the past: aurora glass, dope glass, rainbow glass, taffeta glass, and disparagingly as 'poor man's Tiffany'. Its current name was adopted by collectors in the 1950s from the fact that it was sometimes given as prizes at carnivals, fetes & fairgrounds. However, that can be misleading as people tend to think that all of it was distributed in this way but evidence suggests that the vast majority of it was purchased by the housewife to brighten up the home at a time when only the well off could afford bright electric lighting.<br />
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Carnival glass originated as a glass called 'Iridill', produced beginning in 1908 by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenton_Art_Glass_Company" title="Fenton Art Glass Company">Fenton Art Glass Company</a> (founded in 1905). Iridill was inspired by the fine blown art glass of such makers as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_%26_Co." title="Tiffany & Co.">Tiffany</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steuben_(glass)" title="Steuben (glass)">Steuben</a>, but did not sell at the anticipated premium prices and was subsequently discounted. After these markdowns, Iridill pieces were used as carnival prizes.<br />
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Iridill became popular and very profitable for Fenton, which produced many different types of items in this finish, in over 150 patterns. Fenton maintained their position as the largest manufacturer and were one of very few makers to use a red coloured glass base for their carnival glass. After interest waned in the late 1920s, Fenton stopped producing carnival glass for many years. In more recent years, due to a resurgence in interest, Fenton re-started production of carnival glass until its closure in 2007.<br />
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Many other companies also produced carnival glass and some of those are more highly regarded by collectors today. Why you ask? Because they did not produce the quanity that Fenton did, therefore there are fewer available pieces. Examples of other U.S. companies that produced carnival glass would be Northwood, Dugan, Cambridge, Imperial, Millersburg, U.S. Glass, and Westmoreland. Competition became so fierce that new patterns were continually being developed, so each company ended up making a wide range of patterns. <br />
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Most <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a> carnival glass was made before 1925, with production in clear decline after 1931. Some significant production continued outside the US through the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_depression" title="Great depression">depression years</a> of the early 1930s, tapering off to very little by the 1940s.<br />
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Different and in many cases highly distinctive carnival glass patterns were designed and by non-US makers, most notably by Crown Crystal of Australia, now famed for their depiction of that continent's distinctive fauna and flora in their glass. Sowerby (England) are notable for their use of swan, hen and dolphin figural pieces in carnival finish as well as pieces which have figural parts such as bird figured legs. German production of carnival was dominated by the Brockwitz glassworks, with mainly geometric patterns which take their cues from cut glass. Other major European makers included Inwald (Czechoslovakia),Eda (Sweden) and Riihimäki (Finland). These again produced cut glass styles and simple geometrics with a few floral patterns. However, the most distinctive continental European patterns are probably the similarly styled 'Classic Arts' & 'Egyptian Queen', produced by the Czech Rindskopf works, sporting stained bands of figures over a very simple geometric form in a very even marigold. In other parts of the world most notable are the Argentinian Cristalerias Rigolleau for their innovative and highly distinctive ash trays and Cristalerias Piccardo for their highly desirable 'Jewelled Peacock Tail' vase. Finally, the Indian Jain company should not go unmentioned, notable for their distinctive elephant, fish and hand figural sections incorporated into the body of trumpet shaped vases and for their desirable and highly complex goddess vases.<br />
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Often the same moulds were used to produce clear and transparent coloured glass as well as carnival versions, so producers could switch production between these finishes easily according to demand.<br />
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Identification of carnival glass is frequently difficult. Many manufacturers did not include a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark" title="Trademark">maker's mark</a> on their product, and some did for only part of the time they produced the glass. Identifying carnival glass involves matching patterns, colors, sheen, edges, thickness, and other factors from old manufacturer's trade catalogs, other known examples, or other reference material. Since many manufacturers produced close copies of their rivals' popular patterns, carnival glass identification can be challenging even for an expert.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Mistaken Identity</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">See picture below of some glassware made by Colony Glassware called Harvest</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">This glass was produced 1960's thru 1970's and is not Carnival Glass but irredescent glass. Many people call this carnival glass but that is incorrect. The colors and glow are similar but the quality is less. This glassware is collectible and we also carry this in our inventory but we want you to know the difference. Why does this matter? Cost/Value</span></strong><br />
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<br />Antiques Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16140709062131088726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667893214333783442.post-3456508534569179902013-03-04T07:08:00.000-06:002013-03-04T07:08:06.369-06:00REPURPOSING IDEAS<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Basket used as storage on wall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Dresser used as kitchen island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old decanter bottles made into light fixtures</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Globe turned into light and old map decoupaged on shade<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wood pant hangers used as photo or poster holders<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old rake hung on wall to hang garden tools</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old doors and architectural piece made into headboard</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUi3BlnztfTr9CjA9VZipm4aazow7vfBzuyCW7I0KrliP5gNErEKkDyXZrG6i2qZAsiZ-qZcw2lr67TwS-fsaWfsSdI0qEBFHSpK1Kfgmawwgiyg7ruZ5cq5VzyKx8s9lK6AODzOPp_HRI/s1600/IMG_0098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUi3BlnztfTr9CjA9VZipm4aazow7vfBzuyCW7I0KrliP5gNErEKkDyXZrG6i2qZAsiZ-qZcw2lr67TwS-fsaWfsSdI0qEBFHSpK1Kfgmawwgiyg7ruZ5cq5VzyKx8s9lK6AODzOPp_HRI/s400/IMG_0098.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old crates/wood boxes used as shadow boxes for collectible displays</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPXTPClKiTggX5gS2uGO7yvJvX6zfuwSuiutujxFudiZs8Ftc2I7PzFi3hIS6OlkMjVf8N_BB9Nz8D5DKDx_f7osVUcG2UqMubhYLG091VKTZsWy9pP4jWMFrOs87W7T5UK7en4afZ9Az/s1600/64250_130095450491602_1678710655_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPXTPClKiTggX5gS2uGO7yvJvX6zfuwSuiutujxFudiZs8Ftc2I7PzFi3hIS6OlkMjVf8N_BB9Nz8D5DKDx_f7osVUcG2UqMubhYLG091VKTZsWy9pP4jWMFrOs87W7T5UK7en4afZ9Az/s1600/64250_130095450491602_1678710655_n.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old shutters used as privacy screen in garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many misc pieces put together as unusual chair</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many different architectural pieces used to make an outdoor room</td></tr>
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<br />Antiques Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16140709062131088726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667893214333783442.post-80947214350516035982013-02-14T14:37:00.001-06:002013-02-16T10:52:46.913-06:00Butter Molds/Stamps<div style="display: block;">
<span style="font-family: arial;">Back in the good ole days</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;">Alot of people have the idea that butter was made at home, which was true for country farm folks but city folks had to purchase butter at a general store. Here are photos of butter molds,stamps and presses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"> <span style="font-size: small;">After the butter was worked and
salted by a farmer, if needed, it usually was molded into blocks or rounds to be measured,
stored and sold.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;">The other option was to just pack it into tubs or crocks but printed butter usually received a higher price in many markets. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And sometimes consumers bought butter in tubs and then
molded it themselves to make it more presentable on the table. Common butter
mold sizes were 1/2, 1 and 2 pounds. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Since most butter was sold, having an accurate weight was
important. If a customer paid for one pound of butter they wanted to get one
pound. Many butter molds had provisions to adjust the size of the mold so that
the amount of butter could be increased or decreased to get a print weighing the
correct weight. This did not stop dishonest merchants and dairies from selling
under weight rolls of butter. The problem became so bad that in 1893 the
California state legislature passed a law stating: <em>"Any person or persons,
firm or corporation, who offers for sale roll <span class="gstxt_hlt">butter
</span>not of full weight to each roll, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."
</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">The butter molds pictured
above were very popular and many are found today. These had fancy designs
carved into the press so that the impression was left on top of the butter.
Common designs were a sheath of wheat,
pineapple, thistle, cow, rooster and geometric designs. Butter would have been
filled into the mold and then the plunger pressed to form a tight shape of
butter. The handle screwed into the print so it could be removed from the
case.<br /><br />These came in a one pound size like the two molds on the left,
a half pound size like the third mold and pat sizes like the last mold. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sears,
Roebuck & Company also listed a two pound size in their 1987 catalog as well
as square molds(photo above). The price of these varied depending on the complexity of the
carving but would have ranged from 10 to 30 cents for a two pound mold, 13 to 26
cents for a one pound mold, 12 to 22 cents for a half pound mold and 8 to 10
cents for a pat size mold. They could be special ordered with one's initials.
Montgomery Ward was still selling the pat size for 8 cents</span> <span style="font-size: small;">and the one pound
size for 35 cents in their 1935-36 catalog.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">One of the simplest ways to
mold butter was to just use the butter spades or hands that were used to work
the buttermilk out of the butter. One just could form the butter into the
desired shape after working the butter milk out.T</span><span style="font-family: arial;">here was no mold, the butter
was just free formed into a shape. Then a butter stamp, such as in first photo pictured, could be used to imprint a design on to the butter. The stamp was only to
imprint a design on the butter, it did not act as a mold. It is likely that
many carved plungers from butter molds were turned into stamps after the mold
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above was advertised as Kinerson's Combination Butter Print. These were
advertised around 1885 and manufactured by James Kinerson of Peacham, Vermont. In this print, the box that formed the mold
had tapered sides so that as the butter was ejected the print became loose in
the mold. Also there were thin strips of wood set into the face of the print
that would form lines into the butter that would mark where the print could be
cut into smaller blocks. The design was carved into the face of the print and
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Valentines Day is fast approaching us so if out and about shopping for that special someone please consider to show some Local Love by shopping Local at the Independent Businesses in your community. I have also added some choices for our local area so click on links!<br />
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Perhaps a Local Florist<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/budsinbloom?fref=ts">https://www.facebook.com/budsinbloom?fref=ts</a><br />
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Maybe a Local Bakery<br />
<a href="http://www.rookiescookies.net/">http://www.rookiescookies.net/</a><br />
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If you dare a Local Jeweler<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Koerbers">https://www.facebook.com/Koerbers</a><br />
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How about a Local Coffee Shop <a href="http://quillscoffee.com/">http://quillscoffee.com/</a><br />
or dining at a Local Restaurant<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/exchangepubkitchen">https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/exchangepubkitchen</a><br />
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Possibly some Local custom made Artisan Perfume <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VetiverAromatics">https://www.facebook.com/VetiverAromatics</a><br />
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Whatever your special someone would love its out there so visit the above mentioned or consider; <br />
a <strong>Winery</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/RiverCityWinery?fref=ts">https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/RiverCityWinery?fref=ts</a>,<br />
<strong>Clothing Boutique </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mariposa-Consignments/121581384629272?ref=ts&fref=ts">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mariposa-Consignments/121581384629272?ref=ts&fref=ts</a>,<br />
<strong>Bookstore</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/newalbanybooks">https://www.facebook.com/newalbanybooks</a>,<br />
<strong>Brewery</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Albanian-Brewing-Company/327922561149">https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Albanian-Brewing-Company/327922561149</a>,<br />
<strong>Antiques</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AntiquesAttic?ref=hl">https://www.facebook.com/AntiquesAttic?ref=hl</a>,<br />
<strong>Art</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/westudiogallery">https://www.facebook.com/westudiogallery</a>,<br />
<strong>Eclectic Stores </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheOpalGypsys">https://www.facebook.com/TheOpalGypsys</a><br />
<strong>or</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Earths-Art/211546812279529">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Earths-Art/211546812279529</a><br />
and on and on the list could go!!<br />
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SAN DIEGO - A local photographer got more than he bargained for when he bought an antique camera unknowingly loaded with vintage photographs of the World War I era.</div>
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Anton Orlov – an analog photographer who lives in the University City area in San Diego – recently purchased a 1901 Bellini Jumelle photo camera at an antique shop near Los Angeles.<br />
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Orlov says he spent $100 on the vintage gem, but what he found inside was practically priceless.</div>
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The photographer brought the camera home and spent hours cleaning it. Then, he decided to look inside.</div>
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There, Orlov discovered a series of eight photographs, already developed, taken on the camera more than 100 years ago.</div>
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The images, which show WWI airplanes, ruins, soldiers on horses and even a bomb, offer an authentic glimpse into history.</div>
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“I was pretty flabbergasted,” said Orlov. “I’ve never seen images like that come out of the camera already developed.”</div>
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Orlov says his favorite shot in the series is one that captures a group of soldiers proudly holding up what looks like a bomb.</div>
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In his eyes, film photography of this kind is truly unique and special because it stands the test of time.</div>
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“Other than fire, very few things can destroy it,” he explained. “A hundred years from now, that SD [digital camera] card is going to be pretty useless.”</div>
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The photographer feels very lucky to have purchased the vintage camera.</div>
“When I saw it, something pulled me towards it,” he added.<br />
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Eventually, Orlov would like to know if the old snapshots hold any value. But, for now, he’s enjoying his role as the keeper of the pictures – and the fact that they’re finally seeing the light of day.</div>
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“I'm just happy to put them out there after them being hidden in a camera for 100 years. I'm just happy to see people enjoying them,” he said.</div>
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Orlov is fundraising for a film photography education journey. He wants to feature these WWI photos, along with other collections, all over the country. To learn more about his project, visit these websites: <a href="http://photopalacebus.org/">photopalacebus.org</a> and <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/291294">indiegogo.com.</a></div>
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