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Marlys Jones, collector, with the Universal E945 toaster

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A slice of the toaster scene

By Les Broich ROCHESTER, MINN.— On its way to becoming toast, a slice of bread can be perched, pinched, turned, swung, slid, driven, tipped, flopped, dropped or popped up.

At last year’s convention in Rochester, Minn., participants celebrated all of these methods of making toast and the development of appliances that do the toasting. Local hosts were Marlys and Maynard Jones.

A highlight of the convention was a tour of the toaster shed, built

by Maynard to house the Jones’s collection of 1,100 toasters.

The convention’s best-of-show award, “Toast of the Town,” was presented to Maynard for a toaster made by Illinois Standard Manufacturing Company in Chicago, Ill. The operating instructions are on the Maynard Jones pointed out the assets of his Universal Model E9410, manufactured by Landers, Frary & Clark in the late 1920s. “The toaster is operated by the two buttons on its base,” Jones said. “Pressing a button swings the basket out so bread can be inserted or toast removed.” Release the button and the basket rotates and swings back to the toaster. Many collectors consider the E9410 toaster one of the most striking ever made. It has been called the “Sweetheart” toaster because of the diamond shape and earring-patterned handles.

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In July, 1909, General Electric designer Frank Shailor submitted his patent application for the Model D-12 toaster. The D-12 is referred to as a “Wire Fence.” The fence is bare resistance wire. To make toast, you have to place the bread inside the fence. Of course, when the bread has turned to toast, it must be removed from inside the fence. Convention participants speculated that, in addition to the toast, this toaster produced a significant number of burns and shocks.

General Electric marketed it as the “Radiant Toaster.” “Pacific Electric Heating Company and Simplex also began producing toasters around this time,” Jones said, “but the D-12 is recognized as the first commercially successful electric toaster sold for consumer use.”(Photos by Les Broich unless otherwise noted)

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Larrison has paid as much as $5,000 for toasters that, after about 25 years of collecting, he attests are one-of-a-kind.

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Toaster Collectors Association President Vicki Mattheis was able to indulge in her love for old toaster advertising when she assembled the display featuring colorful Toastmaster ads. Mattheis decided to bring some of that color to life by setting out dishes matching those shown in the ads. “When doing anything involving Toastmaster, it is wise to involve Eric Murrell. He has all the information anyway,” Matthies stated, “so I just went to him when I needed some answers.”

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“It can be cumbersome to operate,” Maynard Jones said of his “Toast of the Town” award-winning toaster, “but it makes good toast.” Jones supported his claim by making some. Bread begins to caramelize at 310 degrees F. It took Jones’s find about 10 minutes to warm to the task. It produced some golden-brown, evenly-toasted and, reportedly, great-tasting samples. (Photo

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Toaster Cafe,” Murrell’s table featured a menu listing the prices of toasters. who Murrell, resides in Berkley, Mich., is the TCA publications chair and edits their newsletter, The Saturday Evening Toast. from Traveling Columbia, S.C., Ken Huggins was proud that his toaster collection was certified by

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“I’m a founding member of the association,” Huggins said.

“I’m into restorations,” he continued. “I glamourup toasters for other people and myself.”

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Toaster Collectors Association (TCA) President Vicki Matthies turned her Perc-O-Toaster so everyone could see the nonstandard plug design on the back. “They were trying to make it easy to use,” Matthies’s husband, TCA Treasurer Richard Matthies, surmised. “One of the results was the unusual connection of power cord to appliance.” Vicki warned, “If you plan on buying one, be sure it has the original cord. There are no reproductions available.” Perc-O-Toasters were built to last, but the difficulty of finding them with the original cord makes hers, also in excellent condition, a rarity. She was about to buy one in 2005, at a TCA national convention that also was held in Rochester, Minn. “As I was walking toward it, another of our members beat me to the table and snatched it up for $150,” Matthies related. She spent the next eight years searching for an affordable Perc-O-Toaster. Her luck finally changed. Included with the donations from Dan LaBelle for 2013’s silent auction was the object of Matthies’s hunt. “I was lucky enough to get my Perc-O-Toaster this year at the silent auction for well under that $150 price!” she proclaimed.

On February 6, 1906 Albert Marsh, an engineer working at Hoskins Manufacturing Company, received a patent for a nickel-chromium alloy called nichrome. Nichrome wire can be heated to high temperatures and reheated repeatedly without starting a fire or otherwise damaging the wire. Because of this patent, any manufacturer using nichrome had to pay a licensing fee. Most electric appliance manufacturers used this wire, and those devices carried the LMP cartouche, consisting of the letters LMP, which stand for Licensed under Marsh Patents, surrounded by a triangle. Sometimes the triangle is missing. The symbol appeared on toasters from 1915 to 1923, when Marsh’s patent expired. His employer, the Hoskins Manufacturing Company, marketed their engineer’s invention and is still in business today selling nichrome wire.

toast and coffee could be made simultaneously Cont. from page 4 with a single appliance.

Toaster Collectors “We did Association President Toastmaster for our Vicki Matthies and display because of the husband Richard connection to Matthies, TCA Minnesota,” said treasurer, arrived at the convention from Toasters Cont. on page 6 Springfield, Ohio.

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Front view of Vicki Matthies’s Perc-OToaster. Produced during the late 1920s and early 1930s by the Armstrong Electric Company of Huntington, W.Va., the Perc-O-Toaster is a hybrid designed to make both toast and coffee. Bread is placed between heating elements in a drawer so no turning is required to toast both sides. Another component containing heating coils fits under the percolator. An ad in a May 1931 Saturday Evening Post priced the appliance at $11.85.

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Collector Maynard Jones took the best-of-show “Toast of the Town” award for this unique specimen designed to boil eggs and to toast bread at the same time. The hole is for a butter container, which Jones will leave empty until he can find an original container. The device caught Jones’s attention when someone, wondering what it was, sent him a picture. Jones replied that if it was for sale, he would be interested in buying it. Two months later the owner replied in the affirmative. The egg-shaped objects in back are part of an actual egg timer. “You wind up the egg timer and set the time,” Jones explained. “At the set time, chains would pull a basket of eggs out of boiling water. Here the chains lift the cover.” Not much is known about the origins and the development of this toaster except that it was built

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Excel produced the Toastoy in the late 1920s. In this photo one of its tulip design doors can be seen in a mirror. The Toastoy measures about five inches high and was a functioning miniature toaster for kids. It was designed to work with a half slice of bread. Note the exposed heating element. “Can you imagine that on a toy store shelf today?” Marlys Jones asked. This toaster was also advertised for adult use when only a half slice of toast was desired. The Toastoy could be ordered from Excel Electric Company, Muncie, Ind. for $1 or for $1.25 if shipped west of Denver, Colo.

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Marlys and Maynard Jones on the porch of their Toaster Shed, home to over 1,800 square feet showcasing 1,100 toasters and some other small appliances. The collection may be viewed by appointment. Marlys says people sometimes come by the busload, and 99 percent leave happy. The Toaster Shed is handicap accessible.

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Marlys Jones, who is in charge of TCA memberships.

Toastmaster appliances were manufactured in Minneapolis until the company moved to Elgin, Ill. in 1938.

“The Toastmasters in our collection are mine,” she added, “Maynard does all the rest.”

Convention attendees shared their understanding of events that significantly affected the development of the toaster and the growth in the number of homes with a toaster in the

This 1930s Burrill porcelain enamel toaster was in the Ken Huggins display. A toaster similar to Huggins’s but in poorer condition sold on Ebay in January 2013, for $436. (Photo by Virginia Broich)

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Ken Huggins sat with two of his 1,507 toasters. “Both of these toasters are very rare,” Huggins said. The one on the left is a Suzor Carousel Toaster. It is a swinger, which means the baskets pivot on a vertical axis. This is accomplished by turning the knob on top. This toaster was made in France during the 1930s. “I have not seen another toaster like it,” Huggins stated. The dial toaster on the right was manufactured in 1929 by the Dial Toaster Corporation of Minneapolis. A person would dial to the desired setting. “This toaster was designed by a very talented mechanical engineer,” Huggins said. Elmer H. Smith was granted his patent July 9, 1929. Huggins’s prior collections included radios and automobiles. He started collecting toasters in 1995; his collection was recognized as the largest in the world by Guinness World Records on July 31, 2012, when he had 1,284 toasters. One of Huggins’ interests is observing the parallel development of the toaster and electricity in our culture.

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Manufactured by Landers, Frary & Clark, these Universal toasters date from the late 1920s to early 1930s. The brass toaster on the left is model E9422. “It was originally nickel-plated,” Eric Murrell said, “but the finish has been stripped by the previous owner.” The nickel-plated E9422 cost $10.95. The chrome-plated model E7222 on the right was priced at $12.95. “In 1929 a non-automatic toaster could be purchased for around $2.50, so these were high-end luxury appliances,” Murrell noted. “In toastercollecting circles, these toasters are called ‘sliders’ because the toast slides in and out of the toaster in a basket.” These toasters are automatic. At the end of the heating cycle, the spring-loaded basket is released, and the toast flies out. “I think these automatic sliders are in response to the Waters-Genter Toastmaster pop-up of 1926,” Murrell said. “I have an advertising brochure from the E9422 that touts its ability to deliver toast ‘entirely free of the oven,’” Murrell stated. “This plays on the ‘no burnt fingers’ idea of most early toaster innovation, but also I think it’s an attempt to differentiate this toaster from the vertical pop-up.”

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Built by the Chicago Flexible Shaft Company, the Sunbeam Model T-9 has been called possibly the most popular model ever made. Advertisements claimed “the lovely oval design is the last word in modern styling by George Scharafenberg.” Sometimes referred to as the World’s Fair toaster, it was first produced in the year 1939, coinciding with the opening of the 1939 New York World’s Fair; it continued in production through the 1940s. The manufacturer did nothing to dispel the notion of the logo etched on the toaster being a reference to the Trylon and Perisphere of the fair. Collectors have also noted that viewing the toaster logo upside down reveals a “T” with a “9” superimposed on it. But there’s a skunk in the flower patch. The Model T-7, which preceded the T-9, has the same logo etched on it.

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The Old Times As World War I was ending, Charles Strite was in Stillwater, Minn., working on a toaster that would not require constant attention to keep the toast from burning. He achieved his goal by marrying springs to variable timers and filed for a patent on his pop-up toaster May 29, 1919. The WatersGenter Company of Minneapolis acquired the patent rights and sold the toasters to hotels, hospitals and Childs restaurants. A lever lowered each pair of bread slices, and an arm could be set in a slot to determine how dark the toast got.

The first pop-up toaster intended for use at home, the Toastmaster Model 1-A-1 manufactured by the WatersGenter Company of Minneapolis, arrived on the toaster scene in 1926. The company was created in 1921 to produce the commercial pop-up model patented

by Charles Strite of Stillwater, Minn., in 1919. This scaled-down version of the commercial toaster was designed by Murray Ireland, a factory superintendent. Its introduction caught the nation’s attention, and in 1927, March was designated National Toaster Month. An ad in the March 5, 1927 Saturday Evening Post promised: “This amazing new invention makes perfect toast every time! Without turning! Without burning!”

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TREASURE CHEST ANTIQUES Antiques • Collectibles • Primitives Glassware & Lots of Treasures Open: Mon-Thurs: 10:30-1 • Fri-Sun: 10-5

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Toasters

Cont. from page 7/8

development in the history of toasters.

“After nichrome, they really started making toasters,” Maynard Jones said.

In 1909, a patent application was submitted for the General Electric Model D-12 toaster. Designed

by Frank Shailor, the D-12 is recognized as the first commercially successful electric toaster.

Some major influences on the growth in the popularity of toasters were the increasing availability of electricity, Otto Rohwedder’s creation of a pre-sliced-loaf and sealed-bag process,

Toasters

Cont. on page 10

The cover of the winter 2013 issue of the Toaster Collectors Association’s newsletter, The Saturday Evening Toast, proclaims: “Downton Abbey gets a Toaster!” The toaster pictured here, from Ken Huggins’s collection, is the model that appeared on the mega popular BBC production, complete with its original box. Newsletter editor Eric Murrell said the toaster scene appeared in season three. Not everyone was happy with head housekeeper Mrs. Hughes’s latest acquisition.

“Carson, the head butler, is not accustomed to change and is not amused. The scene is nothing more than a sub-sub-sub-plot, but it illustrates how everyone in the early 20th century had to come to terms with new ideas--like electricity in the home.” (Photo by Virginia Broich)

Here is a 1935 hospitality set from Marlys Jones’s Toastmaster collection.

Hospitality sets came to the toaster scene in 1933. “They were considered chic and sophisticated,” said Eric Murrell, the TCA’s go-to person for all things Toastmaster. “They were often given as wedding presents,” Murrell continued. “Marlys probably bought this set from me.” A set included a tray with a pop-up toaster and dishes for butter, jam, and other toast toppings. “The hostess would set out the tray so guests could watch the toast pop up,” Murrell explained. “Think about it!,” Murrell exclaimed. “It was so revolutionary. Here was a toaster you didn’t have to watch. But then they brought it out to watch it!” A 1941 ad shows a similar hospitality set priced at $25. The online US Inflation Calculator shows an equivalent 2013 purchasing power of $397.75. Production of the sets ceased in 1954. By then, pop-up toasters were no longer a novelty.

According to biographical information from his grandson, Lloyd Copeman’s business was inventing. He had about 700 patents to his name. Grandson Kent Copeman reported, “Lloyd and his wife Hazel were windowshopping, and they were looking at an electric toaster displayed in a shop window.” At the time electric toasters toasted bread on one side and then the bread had to be flipped by hand to toast the other side. The story goes that Hazel asked Lloyd to invent a toaster that would automatically turn the toast. Kent Copeman claimed, “Family oral history continues to say that she made a model of the toaster using hairpins.” In 1914 a toaster patent was issued to Hazel B. Copeman for the first toaster to turn the toast without having to touch the bread. It was called the “Automatic” toaster. Companies wanting to produce similar toasters had to pay royalties to Copeman or come up with a different way to turn the toast. The first Westinghouse toasters were identical to the Copeman toaster except the Westinghouse name and the words “Copeman Patents” appear on the nameplate.

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Some toasters were designed to drop down instead of to pop up. A flap is closed so the bread slice is trapped near the heating elements. After the bread is inserted, an activation lever is pressed. When the time set for toasting is reached, the flaps open and the toast drops out. The “pop down” toaster pictured here is a Delta. “It’s probably from the 1940s,” Maynard Jones said.

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October 16, 17, 18, & 19

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Toasters

Cont. from page 9

Membership voted Eric Murrell’s Toaster Cafe exhibit the best display of the show. He was honored with the “Most Toastworthy Display” award. “I’d rather have this award than the Nobel Prize,” said a straight-face Murrell. At his table was a cafe menu that featured toasters for sale instead of toast. His interest in toasters began in 1976. “My wife Susan and I saw pictures of toasters in a book by Artman [E. Townsend Artman, Toasters 1909-1960] and thought this would be a fun thing to collect,” Murrell said, “and within a week we purchased four toasters.” Their collection now numbers over 300.

Charles Strite’s 1929 patenting of an automatic pop-up toaster for home use and, beginning in 1930, Wonder Bread’s marketing of standardsized, pre-sliced bread.

While it became simpler to make toast, the same cannot be said about toaster collecting.

That patent number that was going to identify a toaster might instead be for a part within the toaster.

Comparable toasters often sell at significantly different prices. This seems to leave us with toasters equal in quality but not equal in value.

This Waters-Genter Company Model 1-F-1 commercial toaster stands 18 inches high. The 1-F-1 was marketed to restaurants, cafeterias and sandwich shops. Ads claimed over 40,000 of the toasters were used daily. The device had the capacity for toasting 12 slices at once. It was from a toaster like the 1-F-1 that, in 1919, Charles Strite designed a smaller, two-lever popup toaster for commercial use.

The 2014 Toaster Collectors Association (TCA) annual convention is coming up in Charleston, S.C.

October 9 through 11.

Toasters

Cont. on page 11/15

Antiquing in

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ST. PETER St. Nick’s Antiques

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Hours: Wed-Fri 11-5 • Sat 11-4 Sun Noon- 5 Antiques • Collectibles Bobble-heads Memorabilia • Twins for sale.

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Vintage * Retro * Records * Watkins * Aprons

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MANKATO A ntique W Arehouse

FAIRMONT

Pond Road Antiques

Pond Road Antiques has lost their lease and will be temporarily closed while they move to their new location.

Watch here for updates!

The Junk & Disorderly Flea Market scheduled for October 4 has been cancelled.

YOUR TOWN HERE

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Call or email for information: Paul Post - (320) 492-6399 Paul@TheOldTimes.com The Old Times

1988 135th Street

CALL AHEAD ANY TIME! 507.236.2625

Antique furniture, primitives, crocks, glassware, pottery, lighting, etc.

PO Box 411 • Sauk Centre, MN 56378

MANKATO

Old Town Antiques & Mercantile

521 N. Riverfront Dr. Mankato, MN 56001

507-388-1824 • Mankato

Hours: Tues - Sat 10am-6pm • Sun 12-4pm

NEW Shop!

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MANKATO

Broad Street Antiques 1434 N Broad Street Mankato, MN 56001

(507) 386-0600

(507) 291-5528

HOURS:

unique multi-dealer shop M-T-Th-Fri.-Sat. 11-5:30 Alocated in the heart of Old Sun. 1-4 • Closed Wed. Town that unites the present with the past.

JANESVILLE Ms. Mac's Antiques and Coffee Shop

100 North Main Street • Janesville, MN Phone: (507) 234-2226 An "ever-changing" variety of country and primitives uniquely displayed in a century-old building OPEN: Tues. thru Sat. 10-5 Closed Sundays & Mondays

~ HOURS ~ Wed-Sat: 11-5 • Sun: 12-4 ~ GRAND OPENING WEEK ~ October 8th - 12th

WASECA

1101 N. State St. Waseca, MN 56093

Open 7 Days a Week • M-F 10-5 • Sat 9-5 • Sun 12-4 (507) 835-4000

Vintage • Furniture • Collectibles Glass & Pottery • Home Accents • Gifts 5,000 sq. ft. of shopping!

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Dolls, Bears & Original Artists Show & Sale --PRESS RELEASE MOUNDS VIEW, MINN.--C Promotions Plus is holding its fall Antique to Modern Dolls, Bears & Original Artists Show & Sale Sunday, November 2

from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Mermaid Event Center in Mounds View, Minn.

Admission, $5.

Children under 12 years old, free. One dollar off with ad on

page 15.

The Mermaid lies off of I-35W at 2200 County Road H (Intersection of Cty. Rd. H & Hwy.10) For information call 612-669-1613.

HASTINGS

Visit Historic Downtown

Located on Second Street - under the Hwy 61 Bridge.

Second Street antiqueS mall

Toastrite toasters were made by the Pan Electric Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, Ohio. The toasters were built during the late 1920s and were produced for just a few years before the Depression. Sometimes misidentified as porcelain, they are actually made with onyxide china. The Toastrite is a percher, which means the bread stands alone near the heating element. A variety of colors offered the possibility of matching tableware and other decorations. The toaster was advertised as “tremendously sturdy” and “practically everlasting.” The Blue Willow pattern can be hard to find and is pursued by most serious collectors. “The Toastrites came in 11 colors,” Maynard Jones said, “and there are three or four that are one of a kind.” These one-of-a-kind toasters were most likely created at the request of company officers to commemorate a special event. Some Toastrite toasters sell in the $400 to $600 range, but prices at the $4,000 to $6,000 level are not uncommon. According to Jones, “Some of these prices have been coming down.”

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Antiquing in the

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DONNA'S DAUGHTERS 207 CENTRAL AVE 608•452•2404 VINTAGE, UPCYCLED AND REPURPOSED ITEMS, HANDCRAFTED ITEMS AND FUN, FUNKY JUNK. OPEN: Wed Thurs Fri & Sat 10am - 5pm

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Post Card Club show brings in November

Lake Country Antiques & Art Show --PRESS RELEASE OCONOMOWOC, WIS.--The Lake Country Antiques & Art Show will be held at 1350 Royal Mile Road at the Olympia Resort & Spa in Oconomowoc, Wis., Friday, October 31 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.;

Saturday, November 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, November 2 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Graeme Reid, director of collections at the Museum of Wisconson Art in West Bend, Wis., will lecture Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Admission,

$5 donation to the museum.

Seventy dealers will be on hand featuring American and English furniture, accessories, folk art and paintings, beginning with pieces from the 18th century and continuing into modern design.

Admission is $8; children under 15 years old may attend for free.

Formerly known as the Delafield Antique Show.

For information call 262-968-4913.

Sponsored by Antiques Center at Wales, Wales, Wis.

--PRESS RELEASE BLOOMINGTON, MINN.--The Twin City Post Card Club will hold its annual fall show on Saturday, November 1 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, November 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bloomington

Armory at 3300 W. 98th St. in Bloomington, Minn. The Armory lies two blocks east of France Avenue on 98th Street.

Admission, $4.

Call Dave Johnson at 651-426-3573 for more information.

Antiquing with the

Original Pioneers in

Gold Rush Country NORTHFIELD

CANNON FALLS

Antiques of northfield

Harmony Minnesota Iowa

Minnesota Iowa

416 S. Division • Northfield, MN

507-664-9599

Open 7 Days A Week M-Sat 11-6, Th 11-8, Sun 12-5

31265 County 24 Blvd.

(In the Cannon Valley Mall)

Mon-Sat: 10:30-5:30 Sun: Noon-5:00

Come to see the Largest Collection of 1950’s Television Lamps in the World!

Stay for the great retro and antique goodies.

507-263-5045

CANNON FALLS

general line of antiques specializing in advertising, pottery, stoneware, furniture, primitives, pictures and tools.

111 North 4th St • old BaNk BuildiNg dowNtowN CaNNoN FallS • (507) 263-5200

FARIBAULT

MeMory Maker antiques

general line of antiques & Collectibles

OPEN dailY • 50 dealers

31752 65th ave., Cannon Falls, MN 55009

located midway between rochester & the twin Cities. turn east from hwy. 52 at either stoplight.

Next to John deere implement.

(507) 263-0352

MANTORVILLE

350 22nd st. - Zumbrota

(507) 732-5321 specializing in investment-quality antiques.

Located behind McDonalds

Red Wing- 23 mi.

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60 Faribault- 29 mi.

52 Rochester- 23 mi.

Open Daily: Mon-Sat 10-5 • Sun 12-4

ORONOCO

ROCHESTER

Old RiveR valley antique Mall Over 20 Quality Dealers

3727 Commercial Drive SW Rochester, MN 55902 Mon-Sat: 9:30-5:30 • Sun: 12:00-5:30 (Closed most major holidays)

507-208-4505 and www.OldRiverValleyAntiqueMall.com

ROCHESTER

old rooster antiques

Keepers

106 N. Broadway • rochester, MN 55906

ANTIQUE STORE

224 Central Avenue • Faribault, MN

507-334-7673

A Complete Line of General Antiques HOURS: Monday - Saturday 10 am - 4 pm

ALBERT LEA

Antiques of the Midwest Antiques and Collectibles Featuring a wide variety of genuine antiques offered by multiple dealers

Hours Mon-Sat 10am - 4pm • Sun Noon - 4pm Phone: (507) 377-8212 • (507) 456-3699

ZUMBROTA

CANNON FALLS

AnTiques TuesDAY thru boughT, sATurDAY solD, & 10am - 4pm TrADeD schAffer's Antiques

(Closed Mondays - December - March)

Follow the I-35 /Hwy 52 / I-90 Loop

After Hours

218 S Washington Ave • Albert Lea, MN

Multi-dealer shop offering a wide selection of quality merchandise

OPEN DAILY Mon. - Sat. 10am - 6pm Sun. 11am - 6pm

Phone: 507-635-5554 416 N. Main St. Mantorville, MN 55955 www.Mantorvillesquare.com

AUSTIN

Olde Tyme Antiques

50422 262nd Street • Austin, MN 507-437-3343 or 507-438-7070

Hours - By Chance or appointment Call first to make sure we’re open!

Directions: 4 mi. N of Austin on Hwy 218 to 262nd St., then 2.5 mi west. Watch for signs.

Visit www.OldeTymeAntiques.com

30+ DeaLers — oPen DaiLy Mon-Sat 9:30-5:30 • Sun 12:00-5:30 (Closed Mondays - December - March)

Hwy 52 - Oronoco • (Exit # 64-follow signs)

(507) 367-2600

Specializing in quality antiqueS & collectibleS for everyone

YOUR TOWN HERE There’s Always Room for One More Shop in The Old Times!

Call or email for information: Lia Doyscher (715) 442-2147 Lia.D@TheOldTimes.com The Old Times PO Box 411 • Sauk Centre, MN 56378

507-287-6228

Mon-Fri: 10am-6pm Sat-Sun: 10am-5pm Over 20 quality dealers featuring pottery, glassware, china, stoneware, furniture, doll repair, & lamp parts.

HARMONY

• One-Level • Handicap Accessible • 100 Dealers • 10,000 Sq. Ft.

Open Daily 10-5 507-886-6660

50 Industrial Blvd NE (a direct turn off US Hwy 52)

www.GenerationsOfHarmony.com

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Minnesota has lots of “nice,” but no chutzpah

by Joan Sween Aunt Clara, who was visiting from the East Coast, and I were going to the big antique show and flea market.

We’ve all heard the expression, “You can never be too thin or too rich,” but Aunt Clara was pushing the envelope. She didn’t have an ounce of body fat anywhere and probably weighed 115 pounds--maybe 98 if you took off all the diamond jewelry. She even had diamonds embedded in each long pointed painted fingernail.

She was worth the budget of a small nation sashaying along on four-inch stiletto heels (diamonds in the shoe clips).

We stopped at a booth that had a tall, American Brilliant Period, cut glass vase.

I picked it up carefully and was admiring it. It was rather pricy at $250, but tall enough to support some of my favorite long-stemmed bouquets. The vendor came over. “Isn’t that a lovely piece?” she said.

“Yes,” I said, “it’s beautiful.”

Suddenly, long,

diamond-studded talons hooked themselves into my arm and pulled me aside.

“What on earth are you doing!” hissed Aunt Clara. “Are you nuts?

Were you raised in a closet? Don’t tell her the vase is beautiful!”

She didn’t have an ounce of body fat anywhere and probably weighed 115 pounds-maybe 98 if you took off all the diamond jewelry.

“Why not?” I said.

“It is beautiful.”

“You have to haggle!” said Aunt Clara. “Drive her price down.”

“Well, of course,” I said, smiling at Aunt Clara’s panic-stricken face. “I was planning to negotiate.”

“Thank goodness!”

History visits Little Falls at Linden Hill --PRESS RELEASE LITTLE FALLS, MINN.--You are invited to visit a mansion full of beautiful antiques, scrumptious desserts, delicious wines, Irish tea, and Reality Roasters coffee during an evening of “Historia on the Hill” at Linden Hill in Little Falls, Minn.

The event will be held Thursday, October 30, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., in the Musser mansion at Linden Hill Historical Event Center in Little Falls, Minn.

Antique photography and costumes from the Musser collection and the work of Minneapolis-based fine art photographer Timothy G. Piotrowski, a 2011 Minnesota State Arts Board recipient, will combine to tell an interesting story of Victorian times.

Limited seating.

Tickets, $20 for nonmembers and $17 for members, include the

program, self-touring the mansion, desserts and beverages, and are available at Linden Hill in Little Falls, at info@ linden-hill.org or by calling 320-616-5580.

gasped Aunt Clara.

We approached the booth again. I smiled at the vendor and said, “Could you do any better on the price of that vase?”

“I could go two hundred,” said the vendor, putting on a regretful expression to show the discount would probably drive her to the poor house.

“Oh my,” I said, glowing at the generosity of the discount.

Again the talons, this time with an added body block that caused me to step onto the paw of a German Shepherd who was passing behind us along with a man in a leather jacket.

“Hey, watch it!” growled the man.

“Grrr!” growled the German Shepherd.

“Unbelievable!” growled Aunt Clara.

“They told me Minnesotans were polite, but I never dreamed it was this idiotic. Stand back and I’ll show you how we do it in the East.” She approached the vendor.

“Honey,” she said, “I know times are tough, but asking $200 for a

vase with a crack running through it, is not reasonable.”

“What!” gasped the vendor. “There’s no crack in that vase!”

“Sure there is,” said Aunt Clara, holding the vase up to the light.

“See? It starts here near the rim and runs down almost to the bottom.” She ran a finger slowly down the length of the vase. “It probably won’t hold water.”

“I don’t see a crack,” said the vendor.

Neither did I. “Are your glasses okay?” said Aunt Clara.

“When’s the last time you had your prescription updated?”

“Well, uh… not for a while,” said the vendor.

“Oh, dear.

How about $150?”

“Surely you’re joking,” gasped Aunt Clara. “One hundred and fifty dollars for a vase that won’t even hold water? A vase that’s only good for looking at? Why one hundred would still be highway robbery.”

“All right!

All right!” trembled the vendor. “One hundred dollars and it’s yours.”

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By Joan Sween “Well, all right,” said Aunt Clara, “but just because I’m a fool for pretty things to look at.”

Thrusting the bag with the wrapped vase at me, Aunt Clara bustled down the aisle.

“It’s like shooting fish in a bucket,” she crowed approaching a different booth.

Pointing to an exquisitely carved Tramp Art chest, she gushed, “Look, it’s just like the ones they have in Pier One. Isn’t it

cute?”

“Pier One!” choked the bearded vendor.

“That’s over one hundred years old!”

“Go on,” laughed Aunt Clara. “Don’t kid a kidder.”

I slinked away without listening to any more. I guess I’d rather pay more and negotiate less. © 2014 Joan Sween Joan Sween, a former English teacher and dramaturge, is an antiques dealer in southeastern Minnesota who has written three books: Nice Girls Don’t Bite, a paranormal mystery featuring two Minnesota Nice antiques dealers; a collection of her columns titled Dealer’s Choice; and Deathblow: The Encore Killer Always Returns.

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ANTIQUES & FURNITURE Beautiful oak butler's pantry (outstanding detail - lion's head carvings, approx. 6'x8', truly one-of-a-kind) – Walnut cylinder top desk – Walnut wardrobe – Hoosier style cabinet – Fancy Victorian settee and matching chairs w/carved walnut – Large walnut dining table, fancy detail on legs – (2) Walnut twin beds – Walnut drop-front desk – Walnut dressers – Walnut washstand – Walnut chairs – Fancy sofa w/wood trim – Round oak table w/claw feet – Oak commode w/towel bar – Wooden press-back office chair – (4) Captain's chairs – (4) Piano stools – Leather and wood glider rocker with foot rest – Wooden 56-drawer cabinet – Brass bed – Sofa – Recliners – Parlor tables – Sony 50" TV. ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES & RW POTTERY Fancy hanging lamp w/slag glass shade w/bead work – Other lamps w/slag glass shade w/bead work – England dishes – Pocket watches – Fancy wooden case clock – Cuckoo clock – Assort. of pink and green depression glass – Assort. of old pictures and frames – Assort. of glassware – Books – Scale – Red Wing spongeware bowls – Red Wing art pottery – Red Wing dinnerware pieces.

RIDING MOWER, LAWN & GARDEN, AND TOOLS John Deere LX255 rider, 15 hp, 38" deck, bagger – John Deere 7 lawn trailer – John Deere aerator – John Deere 1128DE snowblower, elec. start – Stihl MS180C chain saw – Push lawn mower – Homelite gas blower – Lawn and garden tools – Aluminum extension ladder – Assort. of power and hand tools – Battery charger – Shop vac – Assort. of old furniture hardware – Scraps of walnut and cherry wood – Patio furniture – Plus more related items.

AUCTIONEER'S NOTE: Make your plans to attend. Some outstanding antiques and collectibles. Lunch and restrooms available.

TERMS: Cash, bankable check, major credit cards.

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Beer collector show on tap --PRESS RELEASE MAPLEWOOD, MINN.--Hundreds of breweriana enthusiasts will gather at the Aldrich Arena in Maplewood, Minn., on Saturday, October 11

from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the annual Guzzle ’N Twirl Show & Sale sponsored by the North Star Chapter of the Beer Can Collectors of America.

This beer-lover’s

show and sale is one of the largest in the Midwest, drawing some 150 dealers from across the country.

They will bring a vast assortment of beer collectibles, ranging from pre-1900 beer bottles, mugs, glasses, and signs to newer neon lights. Trays, openers, kegs, cases, coasters, and corkscrews new and old will be offered for sale as well. If it was produced by or for

E B I R C S B SU AY! TOD

A bottle of Sloe Gin imported from London nearly 100 years ago.

(Photo courtesy of the Hennepin History Museum.)

an American brewery, especially the past and present breweries of the Midwest, there is a good chance it will be found at Guzzle ’N Twirl.

There will be no beer for sale at the event.

Chairman Dave Wendl says, “Guzzle ’N Twirl is a great opportunity for collectors to enjoy a huge amount of breweriana.

Be it a pre-Prohibition

beer tray or a glowing neon light for behind the bar, collectors are likely to find that special beer collectible at Guzzle ’N Twirl.”

The Aldrich Arena is located at 1850 White Bear Avenue in Maplewood.

Admission, $5.

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Minnefest means memorabilia & more

“Sometimes it is difficult to put a date with a toaster,” Jones said. “Some toasters sold for a very short time and some others sold for 15 years,” he continued. “We just don’t know when time started or when time ended with some toasters,” he said. Sometimes a toaster would be sold to a different company, but the toaster remained unchanged. “I have three toasters that are alike. They are identical but carry the names Rock Island Manufacturing, E-Z Turn and Bee-Vac,” Jones stated. “I just can’t find any difference in them. By the way,” Jones added, “many of the older toasters had fancy doors with holes cut in them for patterns. Manufacturers found out that closed doors kept moisture in and made better toast.” toast-making devices. To learn more, visit toastercollectors.org

Toasters

Cont. from page 10 Members of the Toaster Collectors Association (TCA), founded in 1999, collect, research, document, conserve, and restore electric and non-electric

Les Broich, a retired locksmith, is an active collector, freelance writer, and tinkerer.

--PRESS RELEASE MINNETONKA, MINN.—The 40th Annual Minnefest Advertising Show & Sale will be held in Minnetonka, Minn., at the Sheraton HotelMinneapolis West on Saturday, October 25 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Admission is free.

The show focuses on bottles, advertising, and other memorabilia produced to market Coca-Cola and other

soft drinks; breweriana, tins, stoneware, toys, gas station and railroad memorabilia, country store artifacts, and much more.

The Sheraton is located at 12201 Ridgedale Dr. Sponsored by the Minnesota First Chapter of the CocaCola Collectors Club.

For more information, visit http://mncocacolaclub.tripod.com

A rare Coca-Cola tray in Bobby Williams’s collection. Over a century of artifacts will be at Minnefest.

LAKE COUNTRY ANTIQUES & ART SHOW

Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Formerly the Delafield Antiques show

Cover. The springloaded door of the “elegant” Universal E945 toaster manufactured in the 19-teens by Landers, Frary & Clark pinches the bread in place by the heating elements. It sold for $5.50 nickel-plated or $6.50 silver-plated.

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• “Vintage, Collectible, & Antique Wonders” • ANTIQUES

The Original Recyclables!

Baby Talk

Cards & collectibles of the Baby Boom

“Baby’s Family Tree,” wall plaque by The California Cleminsons.

Covering all bases, one side of the frame is blue, the other pink!

8 in. w. x 9½ in. h. $75-100.

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Design Trends of the Mid-20th Century

Baby Talk

Cards & collectibles of the baby boom “Baby face . . . you’ve got the cutest little baby face . . .” cave? We’ll never know, but one thing’s for certain: throughout the ages, whenever there’s been a new face in the nursery, Mom and Dad have been eager to tell the world!

By the time the baby boom started booming, if you had an addition to the family, you sent out an announcement, and if you received an announcement, you sent a congratulatory card (preferably with a gift.)

Baby card themes are reflective of their era. During the World

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Baby books had hints for everything, including “how to bronze baby shoes.” This 1950 pair, however, was bronzed professionally.

by Donald-Brian Johnson Did prehistoric man carve news of the latest little Flintstone on the walls of his family

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Babies were an alwayspopular magazine cover visual. Ideals “Family” edition, June, 1961. $5-10.

Baby takes a nap, on the cover of a traditional congratulatory card. Keepsake Greeting, late 1940s.

The author and Grandpa, 1950s.

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rosy-cheeked infants in cozy, peaceful nurseries were a popular cover image. After the war, baby greetings grew more whimsical. Now, the entire family was often pictured in colorful, cartoon-like art, complete with a

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“Pryde & Joy” figurines by Brad Keeler depicting characters from favorite nursery rhymes. (How many do you remember?) Tallest figure, 5¼ in. $50-60 each.

Cutout window in the shape of a floral wreath, American Greetings, late 1940s.

The happy family, early 1950s. This design by Wishing Well proved a popular one: three were found in a single collection!

flocking adorned every type of illustration, Cont. from page 19 from baby blankets to sprightly, up-to-the- stuffed bunnies. minute message.

Ribbon, foil, pipe Baby cards gave cleaners, quilting, greeting card embossing, and glitter manufacturers plenty accented the visuals. Flocking, and ribbon. too! 1943 card by “Hall of leeway for design Many cards featured Brothers, Inc.” (better known in the years to flourishes.

Felt-like peek-a-boo covers: a follow as “Hallmark”). cut-out area, in the shape of a window or a wrapped present, framed the winsome face of a smiling infant.

There were even cards with concealed springs, allowing an attached An Old Times Antiques Trail Map paper cradle to rock or

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SuLaine’s Antique Mall 603 Hwy 10 E

(218) 844-6830/SuLainesAntiques.com

Mon-Sat 10-5:30; Sun 12-5 Facebook.com/SulainesAntiques

“Baby Woody” and “Baby Billy,” designed by Betty Harrington for Ceramic Arts Studio of Madison, 1948. 3¼ in. h., 4½ in.. h. $200-225 each.

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221 W Lincoln (Riverfront Square) (218) 736-2210 Mon-Fri 10-5; Sat 9:30-4 3 Rooms + Hallway & thrift!

Lincoln Avenue Antiques Exit 55 Antiques 221 W Lincoln (Riverfront Square) (218) 998-4224 Mon-Fri 10-5; Sat 9:30-4 OPEN YEAR ROUND. Closed Sun.

Off I-94, exit 55 at County Rd 1 (218) 998-3088 Open Every Day - 10am - 5pm Fun, fabulous treasures!

Sleepy baby and crescent moon planter, just right for brightening up the hospital room of a new mother in the early 1950s. 6½ in. h., $10-15.

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Treasured toys of a baby boomer childhood: teddy bear and rubber ducks.

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bygone days are also cherished collectibles.

Some are mementos of a personal or family heritage, but many are collected simply because of a fondness for their theme or styling. Among the

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Buchanan Lake

Smack Dab

A One-Owner Antique Shop

Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 5pm

Rush Lake

Inside the stork’s bundle: card embellished with cutout window and flocking, undated.

10222 State Highway 29 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361

Otter Tail Lake

320-351-7700

YEAR ROUND Mon - Sat, 11 - 5 Sunday, 12 - 5

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(218) 338-6166

DOWNSIZING

SALE UP TO 50%OFF

Located On State Highway 29 15 mi North of Alexandria or 3 mi South of Parkers Prairie, MN

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Fergus Cont. from page 20 Falls

54 also the Exit original handwritten messages. (One sender penned Exit 57this sure-fire indicator of the postwar baby boom: “Congratulations on your first. We’ll soon be welcoming ourExit 67 seventh!”)

Baby gifts of

West Battle Lake

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Alexandria Ashby

Yesterday’s 94

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Parkers Prairie

Elbow Lake

Lake Ida Lake Carlos

601 Broadway St. (320) 763-6467 Mon-Sat: 10-5; Sun: 12-4 54 YEAR-ROUND Mall of 4 Floors

Lake Darling

Morris

Ceramic baby bottle savings bank. 7¼ in. h., $20-25.

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Long Prairie Lake Osakis

PasTime Antiques

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314 First Ave. North (320) 732-4800 Open Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm

Osakis

Exit 103 Lake Mary

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Maple Lake

114

Lowry

Sauk Centre

Exit 127

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Glenwood

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Starbuck

11181 Cty Rd 82 SE (6 mi. E of Alex.)

(320) 859-3620 • CrookedWillow.net

Spring 2014 - Month of May Thurs-Sat: 10-5 (or by Appt.)

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Freeport

Osakis

Lake Minnewaska

Crooked Willow

Off Broadway Antiques Melrose

Memoryville

Blast From the Past

Grandpa’s Attic & Gifts

Antiques, collectibles, 2nd hand.

Les Kouba prints / Used4furniture

125 Central (320) 859-450055 OPEN Mon-Sat 10-5 YEAR ROUND!

3 blks East of Hwy 71 on Hwy 27 www.PasTime-Antiques.com

Sauk Centre

94 Lake Reno

Vintage House Antiques

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15 mi. N of Alex. on Hwy. 29 (218) 338-6166 Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5 OPEN YEAR ROUND.

Geneva Lake

Alexandria

Glenwood 701 N Franklin (320)634-3618•(320)491-7752 Mon - Sat: 9:30-5 (Closed Tues) Sun: 11-4

Long Prairie

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Past & Present Home Gallery 27

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Bud’s Barn Antiques

Lake Miltona

Now & Then Antique Mall

619 Broadway St. • (320) 759-2300 55 Mon-Sat: 10-5; Sun: 12-4 OPEN YEAR ROUND.

Parkers Prairie

Browerville

79

Herman

Clarissa

Lake Christina

517 Broadway St. Pelican Lake (320) 762-8990 Exit 77 Mon-Fri: 9-6; Sat: 9-5:30; Sun: 12-4 OPEN YEAR ROUND. Exit 82

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Eagle Bend

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Hwy 27 (Nokomis St.) & 1st Ave (320) 766-0394 OPEN DAILY 10-5 YEAR ROUND!

521 Sinclair Lewis Ave (320) 351-7700 Albany OPEN Tues-Sat: 10-5 Jan Watson’s Back Again!

Antiques Osakis

26 West Main (320) 859-3200 Open Daily 10:00am - 5:00pm Make 2014 the year you visit us!

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Hixton School House Antique Mall

Smack Dab

Rescue, Repurpose, reuse

Granny Fay & her Junk Hunk Look Forward to Seeing You!

NOW

ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES AND FURNITURE

Cont. from page 21

bouquets brought welcome cheer back when Mom-and-baby’s hospital stay was much longer than it is today.

Also popular: decorative items intended to

Open 7 Days a Week | 10 am - 5 pm

in the Northwoods of Wisconsin Only 2 Days in OCT 18th & 19th October!

Over 90 Dealers!

Located halfway between the Twin Cities & Madison on I-94, Exit 105 - 1 Block off of Main Street in the Old High School

715-963-3500

Don’t miss ‘em!

Blissful baby posed on a flocked blanket, undated.

6670 Crystal Lake Road, Three Lakes, WI 54562 Hours: Thurs thru Sat: 9am - 5pm • Sun: 10am - 4pm

608-304-0940

Smack Dab

Cont. on page 26

ANTIQUE SHOPS in and around

EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN

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Including: Altoona, Fall Creek, Hixton, Menomonie and Neillsville.

1. Town & Country Antiques 2. White Cow Antiques 3. Eclectica On Grand 4. The River Trader 5. Antique Emporium 6. The Shed

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Neillsville

7. Engelwood Antiques 8. Cobblestone Cottage Gifts & Antiques 9. Millers Antiques & Auction Co. 10. The Rocking Chair

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Historic Neillsville, WiscoNsiN 32 Historic BuildiNgs, specialty sHops aNd...

tHe rockiNg cHair aNtiques, collectiBles & gifts 442 Hewett St (Hwy 73) Neillsville, WI 54456 Open: Wed - Sat 9:30am - 5pm

715-338-0959

Town & Country HOURS

Antiques Memorabilia & Collectibles

Mon-Fri 10-5 Sat 10-4 Sun 12-4

An entertaining and ever-changing multi-dealer shop.

Visit us on Facebook

Antique Emporium 306 Main Street Downtown, Eau Claire, WI

715-832-2494

715-231-3222

3 244 Main Street • Menomonie, WI 4 White Cow Antiques

2284 County Road T, Eau Claire, WI 54703

Located 2-1/2 miles north of Eau Claire on T or 1 mile south of Highway 29.

Buying & selling antiques of all kinds. Furniture, glassware, primitives, toys, etc. Open by chance or appointment, we are open when home. We are happy to open up for you- please call ahead.

715-559-0556 Email: bobber@discover-net.net

S2020 Townshop Road Fall Creek, WI 54742 Mon-Sat • 10am to 5pm The area’s largest shop Located in a wonderful 1898 Masonic Temple and featuring a huge inventory of prints & frames, china & glass, jewelry, linens, books, collectibles, orientalia, etc. ~ Buying & selling since 1981 ~

106 W Grand Avenue • Eau Claire, WI 715.834.7811 • EclecticaOnGrand.com Tues - Sat: 10am - 6pm Next-do River T or to Worldly Treasures & Antiques ra Tribal, Sterling & Vintage Jewelry Antiqueder s Vintage Clothing & Accessories

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Ephemera, Marbles, Toys, Bottles, Wisconsinalia, & Robust Antiques.

715.836.7397

110 W Grand Avenue • Eau Claire, WI

The kind of shop you’re glad to discover!

Open Tues. thru Sat.- 11am-4pm Victorian furniture • vintage lighting tools • fishing lures • watches & clocks jewelry • linens • fine glass and china pictures • general line of antiques

715-877-3468 • Buy-Sell-Trade

Millers Antiques & Auction co

ECLECTICA on GRAND

ohn

19 mi. East of Eau Claire, WI.

Specializing in stoneware, advertising, primitives & the unusual

Antique store Hours

Antiques Primitives Collectibles

Open 7 days a week 10am - 5pm N8779 Hwy 95 East Hixton, WI 54635

Cell: 715-299-2543 • Store: 715-963-1100 Located at the intersection of I-94 & Hwy 95, 1 block North of I-94

~ Open 7 Days a Week ~ Mon-Thurs: 10-5:30 Fri-Sat: 9-5:30 • Sun: 11-5 1519 Mayer Rd East of Altoona Corner of Hwy 12 & Mayer Rd (County AA)

715-832-8585 over 38 vendors

Over 70 antiques booths cover 11,000 sq ft.

Also featuring gifts and home decor.

Open 7 days/week Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 11-5

(715) 963-4438

135 Interstate Road • Hixton WI 54635 Exit 105 off I-94

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Townsend Promotions touts Cedar Rapids show --PRESS RELEASE CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA—The Cedar Rapids Antique Show and Collector’s Fair at Hawkeye Downs Main Exhibition Building in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is coming up Friday, October 10, Saturday, October 11, and Sunday, October 12.

Hours are Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from James Kent of Vine of Times Antiques, Fort Worth, Texas, brings Roseville pottery and more 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The show, brim- to the Cedar Rapids show. (Photo provided) ming with antiques and collectibles aiming to 395 South Lake Ave. fit the broadest range of Duluth, MN 55802 tastes and pocketbooks, 218-625-2379 is located at 4400 6th St. Open daily at 11 am S.W., just off I-380 via

off one admission.

Free parking. Dealers are able to drive in on the move in and on the

Retirement

Sale!

ANTIQUES

Many Quality Dealers!

715-986-2737

4101 E. 2nd Street Superior, WI 54880 (715) 398-0529 Located on Hwy. 2/53 OPEN YEAR ROUND 7 Days a Week 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

210 W. Superior St • Downtown Duluth, MN 55802

• 218-481-7121 • Lots of fine furniture, Victorian lighting, stained glass.

Huge Red Wing inventory, fabulous art work by noted artists, beer memorabilia & Man-Cave items.

Old West & Native American items and 19th century billiard tables.

Stop in on your way to Canal Park or the North Shore.

Dealer Space Available.

Located just 1 hour from the Twin Cities!

~ Open Daily ~ 11am - 5:30pm Appraisals Estate Sales

We’ve sold our building and now we must sell the inventory!

640 US Highway 8 Turtle Lake, WI 54889 (Next to McDonalds)

70+ Duluth’s Finest Antique Mall Dealers!

9,600 Square Feet!

Located In Duluth’s Canal Park!

Duluth’s Newest & Finest Multi-Dealer Mall

move out.

For information, call 641-832-2700 or 507-269-1473.

Countryside Antiques

Furniture • Architecture • Glassware Art • Jewelry • Clocks • Pottery Sports • Seasonal • Coins

ALLOUEZ

antique

Exit #17.

Admission, $6.

Mention this press release and receive $1

September .... 20% Off October....... 30% Off November .... 40% Off December .... 50% Off

Thousands of pieces of depression and elegant glass in most colors and patterns; crocks, tools, furniture, books and magazines, light fixtures, pictures, toys, kitchenware, sewing notions,showcases, linens, picture frames, primitives and general line.

Stop By & Take a Look!

Open: Monday-Saturday, 9 AM to 5 PM

All Inventory To Be Sold - Nothing Held Back!

Shopping in

‘up north’

Earl

WiSConSin

Prock’s Crocks & Antiques 10 mi NE of Spooner on Hwy 63 (715) 635-3655 OPEN: 7 days/week, 9am - 5pm www.ProcksCrocksAntiqueStoneware.com

RICE LAKE - 54868

SIREN - 54872

Primrose Parlor Antiques 417 N Main Street • (715) 234-5849 OPEN: Mon-Sat: 10am - 5pm Charming Victorian structure; multi-dealer.

Siren Antiques Collectibles & Gifts 24530 State Road 35/70 (715) 349-7573 OPEN DAILY: 10am - 5pm The coffee’s on... we’re waiting for you!

CAMERON / WEYERHAUSER - 54822 Red Cedar Mercantile Antiques 2 mi West of Cameron on Hwy 8 (715) 458-4931 OPEN: Thurs - Mon: 10am - 5pm Online: www.red-cedar-mercantile.com Blue Pony Antiques 2655 Hwy 8 (Between Cameron & Weyerhauser) (715) 859-2878 OPEN: Fri-Tues: 10am - 5pm www.BluePonyAntiques.com

SPOONER - 54801 Marker’s Antiques 7077 Green Valley Road (Off Hwy 63 at Hwy 253 & Green Valley Rd) (715) 635-3581 • OPEN: Thurs, Fri, Sat: 10-4 A wide variety of quality, affordable antiques!

SHELL LAKE - 54871 Jean’s Antiques Collectibles & Gifts 24 5th Avenue (downtown Shell Lake) (715) 468-7035 OPEN DAILY: Mon-Sat: 10-4 • Sun: 11-3 8,000 sq. ft. Glass, Furniture, Jewelry, & more

CUMBERLAND - 54829

EARL - 54875

DALLAS - 54733

Old Farmers Mercantile Years Ago Antiques & Collectibles Historic Farmers Store on Main Street 1367 2nd Ave. (Downtown) (715) 837-1919 • OPEN: Fri & Sat: 9 - 5 (715) 822-4625 MON-THURS - CALL FOR HOURS! OPEN: Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm; Sun: 11am-3pm Quality Antiques / Clocks / 100+ Tractors / Mall; 20+ dealers selling a wide variety.

Collectibles / Unique Homemade Items.

CHETEK - 54728 Time and Again Antique Mall & Estate Sales 606 2nd Street (Downtown Chetek) (715) 924-4000 • OPEN ALL YEAR! Mon-Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: 11am - 5pm 35 Dealers • www.ChetekAntiques.com

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MAJOR ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES SHOWS / SALES / MARKETS SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 - SEPTEMBER 28, 2014 ST. PAUL, MN: Prime Promotions’ Minnesota Antique Spectacular. Saturday & Sunday, September 27th and 28th; Sat. 8-6, Sun. 10-4. Indoors and Outdoors at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds Grandstand and Racetrack (on Snelling Ave. 3 mi. N of I-94 and 2 mi. S of State Hwy 36). Admission: $6. For information call: (612)961-3401 or visit www.

MNAntiqueShows.com Page 28.

ELKHORN, WI: Elkhorn Antique Flea Market. Sunday September 28th. Opens 7am rain or shine. Admission: $5. FREE Parking. Walworth County Fairgrounds, Hwy 11. N.L. Promotions, LLC. Info.: (414)525-0820 or www. nlpromotionsllc.com. Page 14.

Auction & Estate Sale Calendar The Old Times Auction & Estate Sale Calendar is a listing of auctions and estate sales advertised in The Old Times. The listing includes the location of the sale, the company name, the type of auction or sale and the page on which the advertisement can be found in this issue. (If no page is listed the advertisement appeared in the previous month’s issue.)

September 25, 2014 Thursday 5:30 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Antiques & Collectibles Auction– P 25 September 27, 2014 Friday 9:00 am Wautoma, WI– W. Yoder Auction Services Signs, Farm Primitive, & Country Store Live Auction– P 16 (Sep) September 29, 2014 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Fine Art & Estate Auction– P 24 October 2, 2014 Thursday 5:30 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Antiques & Collectibles Auction– P 25 October 6, 2014 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Estate, Antique, & Collectible Auction– P 24 October 9, 2014 Thursday 5:30 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Antiques & Collectibles Auction– P 25 October 11, 2014 Saturday 9:30 am Wabasha, MN– Houghton’s Auction Service Raymond Karvel Antique & Estate Auction– P 13 October 11, 2014 Saturday 10:00 am Clearwater, MN– Walz Auction Services Tom Steiner Antique Estate Auction– P 25 October 13, 2014 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Estate, Antique, & Collectible Auction– P 24 October 16, 2014 Thursday 5:30 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Antiques & Collectibles Auction– P 25 October 23, 2014 Thursday 5:30 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Antiques & Collectibles Auction– P 25 October 27, 2014 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Fine Art & Estate Auction– P 24 October 30, 2014 Thursday 5:30 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Antiques & Collectibles Auction– P 25

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 - OCTOBER 5, 2014 MINNEAPOLIS, MN: A Gathering of Friends Antique Market. October 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th. Thurs & Fri 9am8pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-3pm. 6010 Lyndale Ave South (Bachman’s Flagship Store at 60th & Lyndale Ave South in Minneapolis). FREE Admission and FREE Parking. Info.: www.AGatheringOfFriends.net or (651)247-9935 or (651)6886384. Page 15.

WAUKESHA, WI: The 63rd Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Association Show and featuring a special educational exhibit: “Antiques Christmas”. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Association. October 3rd and 4th. Friday: 11am9pm; Saturday: 10am-5pm. Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Road (I-94 to Hwy J (exit 294), then south 1 mi. then west to the show). Admission: $6 (good for both days). FREE Parking. Good food. Info.: (414)510-4441 or www.WisconsinAntiquesDealers.com. Page 14.

MEDINA, MN: Dolls & Toys & Bears OH MY! Sponsored by Shows by Bernadette. Sunday, October 5th, 10am to 4pm.

Medina Entertainment Center, 500 Highway 55. Admission: Adults $5; Kids 10 and under $1. Info.: (239)282-9499, email: Dolls_toys_bears_ohmy@yahoo.com or visit www.

DollsToysBearsOhMy.com Page 15 (Sep) OCTOBER 6, 2014 - OCTOBER 12, 2014 MAPLEWOOD, MN: 41st Annual Guzzle ‘N Twirl Beer & Brewery Collectibles Show. Sponsored by the North Star Chapter of the Beer Can Collectors Association. Saturday, October 11th, 9am - 3pm. Aldrich Arena, 1850 White Bear Ave. Admission: $5. Info.: Dave at (651)731-9573 or www.

NorthStarChapter.com. Page 14.

OCTOBER 20, 2014 - OCTOBER 26, 2014 MINNETONKA, MN: MFC 40th Annual MINNEFEST Coca-Cola Collectibles & Antique Advertising Show & Sale.

Saturday, October 25th, 9am - 1:30pm. Sheraton Hotel - Mpls West, 12201 Ridgedale Drive . FREE Admission. Sponsored

by MN First Chapter of the Coca-Cola Collectors Club. Info.: http://MNCoca-ColaClub.tripod.com. Page 14.

OCTOBER 27, 2014 - NOVEMBER 2, 2014 OCONOMOWOC, WI: Lake Country Antique Show (formerly the Delafield Antique Show). October 31st, November 1st, & 2nd; Fri. 5pm-9pm, Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 11am-4pm.

Olympia Resort & Spa, 1350 Royal Mile Road (I-94 Exit 282, then 1 mi. N on Hwy 67). Admission: Adults $8; Children (15 and under) FREE. Tickets valid all three days. Catered Food, Desserts, Gourmet Coffees. Info.: (262)968-4913 or www.

AntiquesCenterAtWales.net. Page 15.

ST. PAUL, MN: Twin City Postcard Club Fall Show. Saturday & Sunday, November 1st & 2nd; Sat. 9am-6pm, Sun 9am-3pm.

Bloomington Armory, 3300 West 98th Street (2 blocks E. of France Ave. on 98th Street OR use the 98th St. exit from I-35W and turn west). Admission: $4; (Club members- $3); Info.: Dave Johnson (651)426-3573 or www.TwinCityPostcardClub. com. Page 15 MOUNDS VIEW, MN: Antique To Modern Dolls, Bears, & Original Artists Show & Sale. Sponsored by C Promotions Plus. Sunday, November 2nd, 10am - 3:30pm. Mermaid Event Center, 2200 County Road H (Just off 35W on County Road H & Highway 10). Admission: Adults: $5; Under 12: FREE. Info.: (612)669-1613 or www.CPromotionsPlus.com. Page 15.

CARVER, MN: Historic Downtown Carver ‘Once-A-Month Market’. October 16th, 17th, & 18th. Thurs: 10am-5pm; Fri & Sat: 10am-4pm. Info.: (952)361-3000. See the “Spend A Day in the Country” ad for a more complete listing of shops in and around Carver - Page 8.

FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. October 16th, 17th, 18th & 19th.

Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-7pm, Sun: 11am-5pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www.

VintageMarketplace.org. Page 9.

APPLE VALLEY, MN: Haupt Antiek Market: “Harvest Moon”.

October 16th, 17th, 18th & 19th. Thurs: 9am-8pm, Fri: 9am7pm, Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 11am-4pm. 7570 147th St W, Apple Valley, MN. Info.: (651)329-3871; or Deb@HauptAntiek.com, or www.HauptAntiek.com. Page 9.

SHAKOPEE, MN: How Quaint - A 4-Day Market held each month. October 16th, 17th, 18th & 19th. Thurs: 9am-8pm, Fri: 9am-7pm, Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 11am-4pm. 714 1st Ave E (Hwy 101). Info.: (952)465-3887 or www.How-Quaint.com.

See the “Spend A Day in the Country” ad for a more complete listing of shops in and around Shakopee - Page 8.

OCTOBER 20, 2014 - OCTOBER 26, 2014 FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. October 23rd, 24th, 25th & 26th.

Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-7pm, Sun: 11am-5pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www.

VintageMarketplace.org. Page 9.

SPECIAL EVENTS / MEETINGS / CONVENTIONS EXHIBITS / MUSEUMS / GALLERIES ST. PAUL, MN: Twin City Postcard Club has an informal meeting, program and trading, etc., usually the third Wednesday of the month, 6:15-9:15 p.m. For location and more information, see our website at www.TwinCityPostcardClub.com or write to 25145 Chippendale Ave, Farmington, MN 55024.

ST. PAUL, MN: The Minnesota Museum of American Art features the following: New Visions: Works from the Permanent Collection, ongoing. The Minnesota Museum of American Art is located in St. Paul’s historic Landmark Center, 2nd floor, 75 W. 5th St. Hours are 11am - 4pm, Tues-Sat, (‘til 7:30 p.m. Thursday), 1-5 p.m. Sun, (closed Monday). For more information, call 651-292-4355 or visit www.mmaa.org TWIN CITIES, MN: The Twin Cities Fine Arts Organization (TCFAO) is a resource on arts and events for the community.

It is a nonprofit membership-based organization that galleries, museums and art centers may join. TCFAO is made up of Galleries, museums and art centers, Artists and Arts advocates. Museum & gallery and events calendar info.: www.TwinCitiesFineArts.org.

CLUB / ASSOCIATION DIRECTORY HOLMEN, WI: The Coulee Region Toy Collectors Club meets quarterly in addition to hosting one annual show in December. The club focuses on all facets of toy collecting, old to new, appraising, buying, selling, trading, etc. Guests always welcome at meetings. For more information, call Rick Christenson, club director, at (877) 783-4143 or email: couleetoys@aol.com.

MONTHLY MARKETS & OCCASIONAL SALES SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 - SEPTEMBER 28, 2014 CAMBRIDGE, MN: Fall 2014 Unique Boutique & Antiques Tour. A self-guided tour of 12 shops in and around Cambridge, Cedar, Dalbo, Isanti and Princeton, MN. September 25th, 26th, 27th & 28th. Thurs-Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: 11am-5pm.

Info.: www.UniqueBoutiqueAndAntiquesTour.shutterfly.com or (763)689-3421. Page 15.

FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. September 25th, 26th, 27th & 28th.

Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-7pm, Sun: 11am-5pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www.

VintageMarketplace.org. Page 10.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 - OCTOBER 5, 2014 MANKATO, MN: Due to the loss of their lease, the Junk & Disorderly Flea Market at Pond Road Antiques scheduled for Saturday, October 4th, at 111 Butterworth St. (1 blk. N of Perkins on Hwy 169) HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Info.: (507)386-7663. Page 8.

LUTHER AUCTIONS TWIN CITIES LEADING AUCTION GALLERY

Estate, Antique & Collectible Auctions October 6th • Monday 6 pm

Preview: Sunday 4pm - 8pm & Monday 9am - 6pm

October 13th • Monday 6 pm

Preview: Sunday 4pm - 8pm & Monday 9am - 6pm

Fine Art & Estate Auction

October 27th • Monday 6 pm

OCTOBER 13, 2014 - OCTOBER 19, 2014

Preview: Sunday 4pm - 8pm & Monday 9am - 6pm

APPLE VALLEY, MN: Haupt Antiek Market: A “Moonlight Madness” Party & Pre-Sale. Wednesday, October 15th, 5pm8pm. 7570 147th St W, Apple Valley, MN. Info.: (651)3293871; or Deb@HauptAntiek.com, or www.HauptAntiek.com.

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25 YEARS EXPERIENCE BUYING & SELLING www.LutherAuctions.com

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Editor’s Note: Calendar listings are published free of charge.

Space preference is given to advertisers. Listings in bold type have paid display advertisements in The Old Times, and page numbers (if in this issue) are given. Please look for these ads, (either in this issue or the previous issue), for additional information. To be included in the calendar simply mail information to: The Old Times, P.O. Box 411, Sauk Centre, MN 553780411, or email the listing to Paul@TheOldTimes.com. The deadline for calendar listings is the 10th of the month prior to the month of publication.

Because of the possibility of cancellations, we recommend that readers confirm the scheduling of an event before traveling any distance.

Club information in the Club Directory is published on a rotating basis as space is available.

2556 E 7th Ave, N. St. Paul, MN 55109 • 651-770-6175 • Fax: 651-770-6906

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CLASSIFIED ADS FOR SALE GOT RECORDS? Clean, playable vinyl reasonably priced.

DLJ @ Mall of Saint Paul (Selby and Fairview) & DLJ @ School House Mall (Hixton, WI). I buy record collections.

David 763-780-8422.

(TFN) TELEPHONES: Over 85 different, genuine 1892-1983, parts, restorations. FREE Catalogue: We now offer our entire business for sale. phonecoinc@aol. com; www.phonecoinc.com (608)5824124. (3)

COLLECTIBLE SIGNS, MILITARY, BREWERIANA, CAST IRON, STERLING / GOLD JEWELRY. Many items for the Man Cave / Woman Den. Ask for DDS areas, Gateway Antique Mall, Rogers MN. (763) 428-8286.

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WANTED

SERVICES

WANTED TO BUY: Old comics, old toys, postcards, and old photos. Call Dave: (651)503-0642 (0)

DOLL REPAIR: Antique to modern. 30 years experience.

Plus fashions custom made. Demi’s Doll Studio and Hospital, (952)9200046 or demisdollstudio@comcast. net. www.demisdollstudio.com.

(BF1)

WANTED: Roy Rogers, Cassidy, Autry, Lone Ranger puzzles and Little Golden Books; childs sewing machine, Native American coffee cans. (701) 7492586 (0)

ANTIQUE HARDWARE, lights, doors, etc. for older homes.

2,000 sq. ft. of stuff.

Also, furniture hardware. NORTHWEST ARCHITECTURAL CANING & WICKER SALVAGE, 981 SelREPAIR

by Ave, St. Paul, MN. (651)644-9270 or CHAIR CANING, email: pmanly8376@ starting at $1/hole. aol.com (TFN) Wicker repair, rush, seat weaving. Only 1 hour from Mpls. Debbie (507)964-5887, DebGaryW@gmail. com.

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NEXT SHOWS: October 4th & 5th and November 1st & 2nd. Sat: Noon - 5pm; Sun: 7am 4pm. Admission: $5 each day. Children 12 and under FREE with parents. Parking FREE. Information: (630)377-2252 or www.KaneCountyFleaMarket.com.

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The end to all spills: Tommee Tippee cup, with its thirsty bear cub logo. 3¼ in. h., $10-15.

A lighthearted Gibson Smile Card from the early ’50s, with illustration of a primping Mom and whistling baby.

Title page of The Book of Baby Mine, one of the most popular baby books, first published in 1915.

1930 complete edition in leatherette cover, $50-75.

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Cont. from page 22

brighten up baby’s room, including ceramic depictions of contented children, nursery rhyme characters, and guardian angels.

Useful items were always welcome, from baby spoons, egg cups, milk mugs, and savings banks, to that aqua-

and-yellow no-spill icon of ’50s childhood, the Tommee Tippee cup. Its logo: a bibbed bear cub, drinking from (what else?) his very own Tommee Tippee.

When in doubt, the determined gift-giver could always fall back on toys.

Whether cuddly teddy bears for bedtime or rubber duckies for the bath,

Dad also gets into the act. Interior, Gibson Smile Card.

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be pasted full of photos, cards, and little locks of hair, or decorated with the outline of baby’s hand.

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The Old Times year, with 20 baby Smack Dab cards sent for every Cont. from page 26 e-card. And, as the last count).

The deluge of baby-centric wonders of photo clothing, toy, and editing mean that related paraphernalia baby’s Dumbo-like stores indicates, someears or premature body besides Mom and crow’s-feet can be Dad must be buying all handily touched up those playpens. today’s before pix are sent out Among baby to Grandma and collectors, Grandpa. But, while artifacts of yesterday not the sole means of remain both popular happy communication and affordable; almost it once was, the greeting all of the cards are card industry continues under five dollars, the to churn out one-and-a- gift items well under a 6-16-09 We love these half billion cards a hundred.

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Fun from the ’50s: congratulatoryMilaca card by Gibson, highlighting the latest addition to the towel rack.

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Donald-Brian Johnson is the author of numerous Schiffer books on design and collectibles including Postwar Pop, a collection of his columns. He’s an October baby. Please address inquiries to donaldbrian@msn.com

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