Learn about antiques and collectibles with Dr. Georgia Caraway

implements, vase, mirror, comb, brushes for various uses, and a picture frame My set includes a clock and a holder for a man’s pocket watch Celluloid is not listed in the 1950 book as a collecting category This makes sense since Celluloid was widely used until modern-plastic, nonflammable synthetics replaced it in the 1950s Dresser sets from 1976

5-pc $22 50, 8-pc $28 50; 1980

5-pc $35, 8-pc $50; 1987 10-pc $50-$65; 1996 10-15 pc $85-145; 2017 7-pc $10, 13-pc $30, 17 pc $90, Victorian boxed set $320. . Celluloid is attractive and fun to collect, however, due to its tendency to react negatively to heat, light and moisture, inspect each piece very carefully to b sure it is not starting to deteriorate book will be the history of Howe If anyone has photos that she can copy, please bring them to Howe Mercantile

Downtown Howe has three gift and antique shops Howe Mercantile, Texas Home Emporium, and Stark Farms Gifts. SHOP LOCAL. We can show you Howe!

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April 8 is the date for the Annual BBQ and Auction for the Save the Church restoration project If you wish to donate to the auction, please bring your item(s) to Howe Mercantile or to 101 East Haning (Howe Chamber office).

In a recent column, I compared the 1950, 1976, 1980, 1987 and 1996 editions of Edwin Warman’s The Second Antiques and their Current Prices as to categories to see which were added or deleted over the years and what changes have been made to the Guide This column will compare some prices from those volumes in various collecting categories to determine increases and decreases in values

I randomly selected some topics of interest in the areas of glass, pottery and personal items

Jack-in-the-Pulpit glass vases are made in the trumpet form in vogue during the late 19th and early 20th centuries The vases were made in a wide variety of patterns, colors and sizes 1950 prices: $6 75$22 50; 1976 $35-$135; 1980 $55$275; 1987 $65-$300 and 1996

$95-$1,285, 2017 $18-$1,800 Mount Washington, Webb, Quezal and Tiffany were at the high end for each of the years The $1,800 vase is a signed L C Tiffany

Favrile blue irridescent lustre vase

Celluloid items are popular collectibles with three books having been introduced in the last several years Celluloid, invented in 1868, is a flammable material made of nitrocellulose and camphor used to make toiletry articles and jewelry. Dresser sets generally had numerous pieces including powder and other boxes, hair receiver, buttonhook, manicure

Milk glass is an opaque-whit glass introduced in England 18th century to fulfill the nee a less-expensive ware that resembled porcelain In Ame milk glass had its greatest popularity in the 1850-1900 period Collectors favored m glass from the pre-World Wa era, especially animal-covere dishes The most prolific manufacturers of these anima covers were Atterbury, Chall Taylor, Flaccus, and McKee.

Quail 1950 $7, 1976 $55, 19 $75, 1997 $45, 2017 $8-18; 1950 $6, 1976 $75, 1980 $10 1997 $90, 2017 $55-110; wh hen with blue head 1950 $20 $55, 1980 $125, 1997 $140, $45-55 The 1980s were the heyday for animal covered d Watch for repros

Mr Warman in 1950 espous “when the public realizes wh happening to their savings, m will invest a percentage of th money in good antiques ” Go advice then, good advice now

Dr Georgia Caraway, former director of the Denton County Museums for 14 years, and her friends opened the Howe Mercantile at 107 East Haning. Store hours are Thursday through Saturday noon until 8 p m She has written five Denton history books Her latest, North Texas State Fair and Rodeo, is available at Howe Mercantile She hopes her next

Dr Ken Bridges

Dr. Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor. He can be reached at drkenbridges@gmail com

Cartoons have captivated and delighted children – and the young at heart -- for generations As the motion picture industry emerged, cartoons became a staple feature of the matinee As television later emerged, they became normal fare on Saturday mornings and late afternoons after school Even in the modern age of DVD players and wireless streaming, they still delight audiences of all ages Young children still enjoy discovering and watching the same cartoons from as early as the 1930s and 1940s that their parents and grandparents grew up watching One of the early and most important pioneers of animation was a Texan known simply as Tex Avery

Frederick Bean Avery was born in Taylor, just northeast of Austin in 1908 The family moved to Dallas when he was still young He later attended North Dallas High School where he occasionally drew cartoons for the student newspaper and yearbook and students often greeted each other with, “What’s up, Doc?” He graduated in 1926 and took a summer drawing course at the Art Institute of Chicago before returning to Texas

In 1928, he and a few friends took a train trip to California Avery struggled at first, taking menial jobs loading the docks or painting cars while sleeping on the beach at night Within a few months, he landed a job at the Universal Studio painting the animated cels for their different cartoon productions Along the way, he