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On July 1, 1881, the world’s first international phone conversation occurred. It was placed between Calais, Maine, U.S., and St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada. The two cities are on opposite sides of the St. Croix River. There was a busy ferry crossing there, necessitating communication. Today, an average of 12.4 billion calls are made every day. Come along with Tidbits as we take a look at telephones! FATHERS OF THE INDUSTRY • Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent on the telephone on February 14, 1876. A few hours later, Elisha Gray went to the patent office and applied for a “caveat” on the telephone, meaning that he was working on the invention and no one was allowed to apply for a patent on a similar invention until the caveat expired. Because each man filed patent paperwork on the same day, lawsuits ensued. • Elisha was a prominent inventor whose company, Western Electric, was a major supplier to Western Union. During his lifetime, Elisha was granted over 70 patents for his inventions, including the precursor to the modern music synthesizer. • Bell’s patent application was the 5th entry that day, while Elisha’s caveat application was 39th. On the basis of its earlier filing time, the U.S. Patent Office awarded Alexander Bell the patent for the telephone. Turn the page for more.
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TELEPHONE HISTORY • Over the course of twenty years, the Bell Company fought over 600 lawsuits and won all of them, effectively becoming a monopoly for the 20-year duration of Bell’s patents. By the turn of the century, Bell Telephone Co. had morphed into A T & T, standing for American Telephone & Telegraph. • By 1894, Bell’s patents had expired, opening the industry to competition. Within a decade, over 6,000 companies went into business across the country. But subscribers to different telephone companies could not call each other. This situation took 20 years to fix. • In 1892 a long distance line connecting New York to Chicago was completed, able to handle a single call at a time. The price was $9 for the first five minutes, equal to $226 today. • The first transcontinental call took place in January 1915 when Bell in New York called Watson in San Francisco. The call took 23 minutes to get through. Intercontinental service began in 1927 between New York and London with callers being charged $75 ($980 in today’s currency) for the first three minutes. FAMOUS PHONE FIRSTS • The origin of the phrase ‘to put someone on hold’ was originated by Alexander Graham Bell handing over his telephone to his partner Mr. Watson and saying, “Here, hold this.” • The soundproof booth was invented by Mr. Watson to stop his landlady from eavesdropping. The first prototype built in 1877 used blankets wrapped around a box. • The oldest existing phone book dates from 1878. It’s 20 pages long and contains the names of 391 subscribers in New Haven but not their phone numbers. To contact somebody you had to ring the operator and ask the operator to put you through. Christie’s auctioned the book in 2008 for $170,500. (continued on page 4)
By Sam Mazzotta Why Does Cat Keep Hiding in Closet? DEAR PAWSCORNER: I cannot keep my cat “Jess” out of the closet! Even though I keep the sliding doors closed, as soon as I open them to get something, she jumps right in and hides in the very back corner. How can I stop this? -- Frustrated in Fresno DEAR FRUSTRATED: There must be something awesome about that closet. Wait, I know: It’s a dark, cozy hiding spot ... something most cats love. There may be something attractive on the floor of the closet, like strings dangling from a bag of knitting or small lint balls. Or, your cat could be hiding from a perceived threat. Do you have a dog or another cat? Jess could be looking for a place where she isn’t bullied or barked at. Is Jess spayed? If not, has she spent time outside or been in contact with other cats? Pregnant cats begin hunting for a dark, safe spot as the time to have their kittens approaches. If you’re not sure, take Jess to the vet to get her checked out. Is she showing signs of possible illness -- like personal-
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• On July 9, 1777, New York elects Brig. Gen. George Clinton as the first governor of the independent state of New York. Clinton’s career was marked by his hatred of British loyalists, called Tories. He kept the public’s tax burden low by confiscating and selling land belonging to Tories to maintain state coffers. • On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt is executed for her role as a conspirator in Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Surratt’s boardinghouse, a few blocks from Ford’s Theatre, where Lincoln was murdered, served as the place where a group of Confederate supporters conspired to assassinate the president. • On July 8, 1898, notorious con man “Soapy” Smith is murdered in Skagway, Alaska. Smith earned his nickname “Soapy” selling bars of soap wrapped in blue tissue paper. He promised crowds that a few lucky purchasers would find a $100 bill wrapped inside the $5 bars of soap. • On July 13, 1951, rivers across eastern Kansas crest well above flood stage, and 500,000 people are left homeless. Two million acres of farmlands were lost. In addition, the flooding caused fires and explosions in refinery oil tanks on the banks of the Kansas River. • On July 11, 1960, novelty song “Alley Oop” tops the Billboard pop chart. Alley Oop was the name of a time-traveling caveman in a comic strip of the same name created in 1932 by cartoonist V.T. Hamlin. • On July 12, 1984, Walter Mondale, Democratic presidential candidate, announces that he has chosen Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate, the first woman nominated by a major party for the vice presidency. • On July 10, 1992, the Alaska court of appeals overturns the conviction of Joseph Hazelwood, the former captain of the oil tanker Exxon Valdez. Hazelwood, who was found guilty of negligence for his role in the massive oil spill in Prince William Sound in 1989, successfully argued that he was entitled to immunity from prosecution because he had reported the oil spill to authorities 20 minutes after the ship ran aground.
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thing.” A pie smacks him in the face. “Thank you for BAD SERVICE your patience,” he sputters through whipped cream. • In 1970, General Telephone in California was not Public sympathy was turned, but it was short-lived. a very reliable service. Static, disconnections, and When it was revealed that the $200 million was to be strange ringing with no one calling were common. It raised through a 40% rate increase, people took their was a company people loved to hate. Then the compatomatoes in hand and plastered company trucks. ny launched a series of “mea culpa” ads. In one, a wife urges her husband at a party to say something funny. • After the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster, the owner, “General Telephone!” he says, and the party gets hysMetropolitan Edison, called a public relations firm to terical while a voice-over announces, “We know some help patch things up with the public. A group of pubpeople think our service is laughable, but we’re spendlicists sequestered themselves in a hotel room to plan ing $200 million to improve it. What’s so funny about strategy. They hit on the idea of handing out phone that?” In the next ad, a mild-mannered man introduces numbers of information hot lines, and then leaving the himself, “Hello, I’m from General Telephone.” Off phones off the hook. Unbeknownst to them, a team camera, hoots and catcalls ring out. “Now, I know of two reporters was outside their door for the entire that General Telephone provides less than adequate time, posing as an arguing married couple or necking service.” A tomato clips him on the chin. “But we’re lovers while listening in. A complete account of the spending $200 million on improving our service.” He meeting soon appeared in the Philadelphia Enquirer ducks an egg. “Cables, switches, personnel— everyand Metropolitan Edison was the laughing stock.
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Page 7 1. Name the last major-league team before the 2013 Tampa Bay Rays to compile at least seven complete games in one month by its pitchers. 2. In 2013, Baltimore’s Chris Davis became the third player in maBy Chris Richcreek jor-league history to have at least 40 doubles and 50 homers in a season. Name the other two. 3. How many quarterbacks were picked before San Francisco’s Colin Kaepernick in the 2011 NFL Draft? 4. When was the last time before 2013 that the University of Michigan men’s basketball team reached the Final Four? 5. In 2013, Jaromir Jagr set the record for most career game-winning goals (122). Who had held the mark before him? 6. Of the 56 winners (through 2014) of the Daytona 500, how many started on the pole? 7. What is the highest total of matches Serena Williams has won in a single tennis season?
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By Samantha Mazzotta Safe Edging Using a String Trimmer
Q: I don’t have a lot of experience with yard work, but I’m trying to save money by doing much of it myself. I’ve figured out lawn mowing, but how can I get the edges trimmed? I don’t want to buy an expensive edger. -- Sarah in Mobile, Ala. A: A string trimmer (also known as a Weed Whacker, Weed Eater or weed trimmer) doubles as a good edger, and is really affordable: You can purchase an electric trimmer for as little as $40. For a little more (about $100 on average) you can get a cordless electric trimmer, which eliminates the hassle of dragging around extension cords and the worries about accidentally striking one. To use the trimmer on lawn edges, angle it slightly downward toward the edge you’re targeting, engage the motor by pressing the control trigger, and ease the whirring string toward the grass until just the tip of the string touches it. Move it along the edge of the grass, trimming it to the same height as the rest of the freshly mowed lawn. A few safety notes here:
• The average person spends 39 minutes a day on the phone. • According to a recent survey, 47 per cent of all water-damaged mobile phones have been dropped in the toilet bowl. • A ton of mobile phones contains more gold than a ton of ore from a gold mine. • “I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone.” - Bjarne Stronstrup
EMAIL HISTORY
• In 1972, Ray Tomlinson was working on developing the precursor to the Internet, a system called ARPANET, which stood for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. One day he sat two computers next to each other. They were connected to each other only by ARPANET. He sent a message from one to the other, and that was the world’s first email. Tomlinson claims the message was probably something like “Testing 123.” • It was Tomlinson’s idea to use the @ symbol to separate the name of the user from the name of the computer. The @ sign was originally an accounting symbol used in commercial invoices meaning “at the rate of” as in: six widgets @ $2 per widget = $12. Tomlinson chose the symbol because it is on every keyboard, yet is rarely used. Its official English name is “the commercial at sign.” • Although in the U.S. it’s usually called simply the “at sign,” other countries have different names for it. In Dutch, it’s apestaart meaning monkey’s tail. In Swedish, it’s snabel-a meaning “A” with an elephant’s trunk. In Italian, it’s chiocciolina meaning small snail. In Hungary, it’s kukatsz meaning little worm. In Czech, it’s zavinac meaning a rolled pickled herring. In Finland, it’s miumau (the sound a cat makes) because it looks like a sleeping cat. In Russian, it’s sabachka meaning puppy. In German, it’s klammerraffe meaning spider monkey. • On May 24, 2004, which was the 160th anniversary of the first public Morse telegraph transmission, a unique Morse code for the ‘@’ symbol was introduced: •– – •– • (dot-dash-dash-dot-dash-dot). This was the first official addition to the Morse set of characters since World War I. • There are about 3.8 billion email accounts worldwide, on a planet with about 7 billion humans.
Always wear long trousers and sturdy, close-toed shoes when doing any lawn work, particularly with power tools and mowers. Wear eye protection when using a string trimmer, and maybe gloves, because it’s painful and dismaying to be hit with debris when using this tool. Learn to angle the trimmer so that grass and dirt fly away from you. The trimmer guard helps, but doesn’t provide full protection. Tell bystanders to move away, or stop trimming when neighbors walk past, starting again when they are clear. If you’re using a corded electric trimmer, always be aware of where the cord is, so you don’t accidentally hit it. Avoid hitting concrete or brick when using the trimmer. The harder surface quickly destroys the trimming line, meaning you’ll have to replace it sooner. Be careful when trimming around shrubs and trees, as the whirring line can damage the bark. Knowing how to maintain your string trimmer also can save money. Over time, the cutting string will run out -- as it’s intended to do. Purchase replacement line as needed, make sure the trimmer is unplugged and remove the spool from the trimmer’s cutting head by turning the trimmer over, removing the fitted cap from the cutting head and lifting out the spool. Remove the remaining cutting line and discard. Thread the new line into the thread hole or guide notch, and wind it around the spool in the direction of the arrow printed on top of the spool. You can get more details online. HOME TIP: To prevent “scalping” a lawn edge, trim facing outward, toward the pavement (without hitting it), rather than inward toward the lawn. Send your questions or home tips to ask@thisisahammer.com. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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HOLLYWOOD -- James Cameron, currently at work prepping “Avatar 2,” “3” and “4,” starts shooting all three sequels simultaneously in October. Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver, the sequels are set for 2016, 2017 and 2018 release. He’s also planning a prequel, set 35 years before “Avatar.” He’ll shoot these films at a higher frame rate than the standard 24 frames per second to add a heightened sense of reality. Considering that “Avatar” is the top-grossing film of all time, having earned $2.8 billion, followed by Cameron’s “Titanic,” at $2.2 billion, there’s confidence that he can do it again. The next eight top moneymakers are: “The Avengers” ($1.8 billion), “Harry Potter and The Deadly Hallows Part 2” ($1.3 billion), “Frozen” ($1.2 billion), “Iron Man 3” ($1.2 billion), “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” ($1.1 billion), “The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” ($1.1 billion), “Skyfall” ($1.1 billion) and “The Dark Knight Rises” ($1 billion). They all pale by comparison when you apply today’s ticket prices to “Gone With the Wind,” which would have earned $3.3 billion and is the most-watched film of all time. *** Robert Downey Jr.’s next film is
“The Judge,” with Robert Duval, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton and Dax Shepard, out Oct. 10. Up next for Chris Hemsworth will be “Cyber,” with Viola Davis, out Jan. 16; director Ron Howard’s “In the Heat of the Sea,” with Tom Holland, out March 15; and “The Avengers: Age of Ultron,” with Downey, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and James Spader, due May 1. Robert DeNiro’s film “The Bagman,” with John Cusack and Crispin Glover, was a dud. His next is “Hands of Stone,” with Usher and Ellen Barkin, in which DeNiro plays boxer Roberto Duran’s trainer, Ray Arcel. DeNiro, who founded the Tribeca Film Festival, also is producing the biopic of flamboyant Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, being played by Ben Whislaw, who was “Q” in the recent Bond films. Whislaw has completed “Suffragette,” with Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter, out Jan. 16, and scifi thriller “The Lobster,” with Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz, coming March 15. *** The Facebook post read, “At about 11 a.m. EST on Monday, June 9, our beloved actress Liza Minnelli passed away. Liza Minnelli was born
PHOTO: Chris Hemsworth on March 12, 1946, in Hollywood. She’ll be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting and liking this page.” The page received nearly 1 million likes. Liza’s rep responded immediately, “Liza Minnelli IS NOT DEAD! She joins the long list of celebrities who’ve been victimized by this hoax. She’s alive and well, stop believing what you see on the Internet!” If Liza Minnelli bought the farm, it would be on every TV and radio station in the world -- get real people! *** “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star Terry Crews is taking over the hosting chores of the syndicated “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” from Cedric the Entertainer. The former NFL star and Old Spice pitchman will have to be quick on his feet to top Cedric. Insiders predict he’ll “crews” through the job and become a millionaire quicker than the contestants. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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• It was Martin Luther King Jr. who made the following sage observation: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” • If you head up to the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court building, you’ll find a basketball court. It’s known, of course, as “the highest court in the land.” • During the filming of the classic film “The Wizard of Oz,” the dog that played Toto was paid $125 per week. In contrast, the actors who played the munchkins were paid $100 per week -- and their manager, Leo Singer, kept half of that. • Those who study such things say that goats have accents. • In Germany in the 1500s, a court physician by the name of Oswaldt Gabelthouer wrote a medical book full of remedies that he guaranteed would be effective. For insanity, the patient must cut his or her hair close to the head, then tie two halves of a ram’s liver to the head. A severe case of epilepsy, he claimed, could be cured if the patient wore the right eye of a wolf and the left eye of a she-wolf on a thong about the neck for three months; also, the patient had to forgo bathing during that time. There’s no mention in the record at hand of how a patient would go about redeeming the guarantee. • If you’re suffering from xanthodontia, don’t worry; a dentist can help whiten those yellow teeth. *** Thought for the Day: “The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don’t have it.” -- George Bernard Shaw
• By 1978 there was a printed directory of everyone who was using the ARPANET system. When a new computer operating system was released that supported ARPANET, someone decided the news should be spread among all 600 ARPANET users. A marketing manager entered the email addresses of all 600 people and sent them what turned out to be the world’s very first spam. Ironically, the marketer wasn’t familiar with the system, so the 600 email addresses filled the recipient box, overflowed the CC box, and flowed into the body of the email. • Spam was named spam because of a Monty Python comedy sketch in which the waitress in a café explains that the only things on the menu are spam and eggs, spam and bacon, sausage and spam, spam with spam, spam with spam and a side order of spam, or lobster thermidore with a side of spam, while the diner explains that she DOESN’T LIKE SPAM. This is similar to what happens when you open your email in-box to find 72 messages that you don’t want. • Worldwide, more than 294 billion emails are sent and received daily, averaging around 40 for every person on the planet. Of those, an estimated 90% are spam or viruses.
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Not All Back Pain Improves With Rest DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had lower-back problems almost all my life. Many doctors and therapists have examined it, with almost no success. Recently my attacks have been fewer and milder, even if the bed is not quite right. I can live with it, but a new wrinkle has emerged: If I don’t get out of bed as soon as the alarm sounds, I’ll have back pain and little mobility all day and partial incapacity. I am 74 years old, 6 feet, 4 inches tall and weigh 230 pounds. Do you have any idea what causes this, and if there is any cure? -- J.S.B. ANSWER: There are dozens of causes of back pain, and it can be impossible, even with the most advanced diagnostic tests, to make a precise diagnosis of the underlying cause. In your case, it sounds like you have had one problem for a long time and now something is causing a different kind of back problem. Back pain that gets worse with bed rest and better with exercise is not likely to be a herniated disc or spinal stenosis -- two serious causes of back pain. I am guessing that there is a component of osteoarthritis in your back now, which would be quite common in a 74-year-old man. Osteoarthritis does tend to get worse with rest and better with exercise. I am impressed by how acutely it gets worse, and it’s entirely possible that there may be some muscular spasm associated with your back pain. Even though you are quite tall, 230 pounds is a
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DVDs reviewed in this column will be available in stores the week of July 7, 2014. PHOTO: Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan in “Le Week-End” PICKS OF THE WEEK “Le Week-End” (R) -- Is there anything a jaunt to Paris can’t fix? How about the mold on a resentful marriage that’s been growing for almost 30 years? Nick (Jim Broadbent) and Meg (Lindsay Duncan) are a sweet older English couple revisiting Paris, the site of their honeymoon years ago. They have quiet moments, tender moments, and a lot of bickering in some very nice restaurants. The film is not the cutest or most lighthearted look at long-term marriage, but you end up connecting to the folks on screen. Broadbent and Duncan have the chemistry that makes you believe there really is 30 years of emotional clutter between them. Jeff Goldblum steals the show as the comic relief with multiple dimensions. “Bad Words” (R) -- An unrelenting jerk forces his way into a spelling bee circuit, inflicting his crudeness on innocent children and their families. Guy Trillby (Jason Bateman -- also the director) is unabashedly profane, sexist, racist, mean and also kind of funny. Thanks to a loophole, he’s entered in a spelling bee where he competes grade-school children while an oddball journalist (Katherine Hahn) looks on in wonder. A boy becomes fascinated by the miscreant, whose barbarism doesn’t bother him. This is Jason Bateman’s first time directing, and he’s given himself quite a role. Bateman has the whole
lot for your spine to support. You have a BMI of 28, which is in the “overweight” range. Losing even five or 10 pounds may help relieve pain on your back. And certainly listen to your body, and get up and be active. Stretching, including yoga and tai chi, can be a very effective treatment. The arthritis booklet discusses joint pain found in osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Roach -- No. 301W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 328536475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. ***
DEAR DR. ROACH: My gallbladder was removed 16 years ago, and I have been having frequent diarrhea for those 16 years! I understand it’s because without the gallbladder, there’s no bile. It seems to me that with all the brilliant researchers in the world, someone could come up with a substitute for bile. A pill, maybe? I am an 85-year-old female and have seen at least four gastroenterologists during this time, and none of them had a clue. The last one I saw told me to “live with it.” Has anyone asked you about this problem? -- D.E. ANSWER: It’s not uncommon at all. Also, the liver still makes bile, and some experts think that it is too much bile that causes diarrhea. If occasional Imodium isn’t doing the job, I have had good success with cholestyramine, which binds excess bile salts. ***
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Page 11 nice-guy charm about him, but here he really embraces the Inner Jackass. If you can’t handle a character whose primary behavior is cursing in front of children, then you can skip this one. “Maidentrip” (NR) -- At age 14, Laura Dekker set out to be the youngest person to sail around the world alone. She documented the trip with a handheld camera, which supplies much of the footage for this feature-length documentary about her trip and growing up at sea. The film largely focuses on the trip itself, the growth that Laura went through, and the independence and introspection that it built. The documentary also spends some time with the struggles that started before she even shoved off -- the family issues that led her to take on such a trip, and how Dutch authorities were not keen to let a teenager go into the open ocean alone. “The Raid 2” (R) -- In 2012, “The Raid: Redemption” delivered a flying elbow smash to the martial-arts genre. A Jakarta cop took on a high-rise building full of vicious goons in an all-out brawl for survival. This sequel follows our same hero (Iko Uwais, Indonesia’s rising star of beat’em ups) as he goes undercover with a brutal crime ring. The movie has more plot points than its predecessor, but doesn’t cut back on the expertly executed violence. TV RELEASES “The Big Valley: Season 3” “Prisoners of War: Season 1” “PBS D-Day 360” “Doctor Who: Series Three -- Part Two” “Workaholics: Season 4” (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
Why Join AARP? At some point in our lives, we will get an invitation to join AARP, the organization for seniors. This likely will coincide with our 50th birthday, a point many of us don’t want to acknowledge. The AARP mail is ignored, maybe for a week, maybe for 10 years. But at some point we concede: We are seniors. And we need AARP. I’ve been taking a closer look at AARP recently, and have concluded that it’s worth joining. Here are a few of the benefits of membership: -- Need help with estate planning, starting a business or your taxes? It’s there, as close as your computer. Want good information on local political issues that affect seniors in your state. It’s there. AARP is in our corner, with one of the strongest lobby efforts in Washington, D.C. -- While AARP is nonprofit, there are two side branches that are for-profit. AARP Services provides discounts on many of the things we need, such as travel, legal, entertainment and supplemental health insurance. AARP Foundation provides on-the-job training, education, legal help and much more. --The AARP Driver Safety program can be taken either online or in a class setting. The biggest value is that it teaches about the changes that come with age and how those can affect driving. --The bi-monthly magazine is worth the price of the membership alone ($16 per year). What I appreciate most is that the articles are straightforward, informative and not condescending. With membership you also can read them online. If you have access to a computer, look around the site at aarp.com. Check the member-benefits guide, even if you’re already a member, or ask for one by phone when you sign up: 1-888-687-2277. Be sure you’re not missing out on anything • especially your discounts! Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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I grew up in West Texas before the era of air conditioning. We had electric fans scattered throughout our house to help us survive the summer heat. I still have three of them, all from the 1930s and ‘40s. Are they considered collectible? — Sue Beth, Spring Branch, Texas If your vintage fans have brass blades, you have the most collectible. Serious enthusiasts seek out older fans with such features as Art Deco designs and exposed coils, and even rarer ones with light bulbs mounted on the unit. If the paint is in reasonably good shape and the fan is in working condition, the value may surprise you. For example, fans spotted recently include a Westinghouse Vane Oscillator, $650; an Emerson three-speed Trojan, $400; a GE “Whiz,” $55; and an Emerson “Junior,” $75. The American Fan Collector Association is one of the better groups and publishes a nifty newsletter, “The Fan Collector.” The website can be accessed at www.fancollectors.org. Membership is $45 per year and may be submitted to Dick Boswell, 2245 Harrison Ave., Lincoln, NE 68502; and membership@fancollectors.org. Do not contact Boswell concerning questions about the age or value of fans. That is not his purpose.
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I have about a dozen issues of the Saturday Evening Post from the 1960s. They are in excellent condition, but no covers of historical interest. Is there a market for such publications? — Bill, Louisiana, Mo. Most issues of the Saturday Evening Post from this period sell in the $10 to $20 range, depending on both content and condition. The issues covering the assassination of John Kennedy in 1963 are popular with collectors, but rarely sell for more than about $25. *** While cleaning out my mom’s desk, I found about a dozen sheets of Christmas seals from the 1950s. I plan to sell them at a garage sale and wonder how I should price them. — Donna, Mitchell, S.D. Occasionally sheets of Christmas seals pop up at shops and antiques malls. Even though they are collectible, prices have remained fairly stagnant. Most of the examples I have seen from the 1950s generally sell for about a dollar a sheet. Write to Larry Cox in care of KFWS, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 328536475, or send e-mail to questionsforcox@aol.com. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox cannot personally answer all reader questions, nor do appraisals. Do not send any materials requiring return mail.
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