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Hanley Falls’ claim to fame It’s not the falls
An Oliver pedal tractor at the Minnesota Machinery Museum.
Jeff Lund of New Ulm, Minn., at the Pioneer Power Good Old Days and Thresher Show last year in Hanley Falls, Minn., with a 1914 J. I. Case steam engine. Lund restores antique steam engines.
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by Les Broich HANLEY FALLS, MINN.—Don’t expect to find falls in Hanley Falls, Minn. The town was originally named Hanley, after an employee of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad. The name’s similarity to Hawley, Minn., led to mail deliveries to the wrong towns. The problem was solved in 1886 when Hanley was renamed Hanley Falls. The postal officials just didn’t care that there were no falls in Hanley. What can be found in Hanley Falls, Minn., is the Minnesota Machinery Museum and a glorious celebration of the town’s agricultural history at its annual Pioneer Power Good Old Days and Thresher Show in August.
A manikin climbs a utility pole in the Minnesota Cooperative Light and Power Association Hanley Falls exhibit.
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“The museum opened in 1980,” said museum director Laurie Johnson, “to help people understand the earlier times in agriculture, including life on the farms and in the rural communities that grew among them.” The five structures that comprise the museum total 26,000 square feet. “We have the state’s largest collection of agricultural equipment and exhibits,” Johnson said. “With the participaRichard Emch, 81, has been pulling tractors since tion of the community,” 1956. Last year Emch was going to pull in the 6000 Johnson explained, pound class, but a modification he made to his tractor changing how it hooked to the grabber got him disqualified. He opted not to enter the ‘open’ class. “I decided to sit this one out.”
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Flour milling equipment used at the Granite Falls Mill was donated to the museum by Bob Hammond. The mill--built in 1901 and expanded in 1927-was one of the 267 flour mills in the state of Minnesota at that time. The Howe scale was the largest scale in Southwest Minnesota’s Yellow Medicine County in 1927. Photos by Les Broich unless otherwise noted)
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This trunk given to Ole and Marget Gautefall and children Erik, Lars and Kristine was made in Gautefall, Norway in 1839. It made the 10week voyage to America with them in 1856. Now the trunk contains scrapbooks, quilts, Hanley Falls newspapers, and some 1893 photographs of Tilda, Jenny, and Emma Vig who are identified as “mine sisters.”
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This Howe beam scale from the Hanley Falls Farmer’s Elevator was restored by Keith Harris of Hanley Falls, Minn. The long instrument at the top is a grain sampler. It is inserted into a shipment or harvest of grain and when removed is thought to have contained a representative sample of the grain.
A Land Monoplane Model RR-12 glider.
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War, they brought horses, preferably a team of horses. Hooking up a plow or a cart or a mower to a horse meant harness straps and buckles had to be made and repaired, bringing a harness shop to every town and village. Steam power boosted farm production but called for extra labor. Combustible material and water needed to be added continuously to keep
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Threshing (pronounced “thrashing”) separates the wheat from the chaff.
This 1910 postcard advertising a steam engine and steel separator was sent to the author’s maternal grandfather in Corona, S. D.
The harness shop was a valued presence in a rural community. This Singer Sewing Machine was used by Jeremiah Smith and Bryan Smith for repairing harnesses and other leather objects. The machine was last used around 1940.
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The Buckeye Mower and Reaper was a one-horse mower manufactured by Adriance, Platt & Company of New York. An ad for the implement points out that a one-horse mower is not as troublesome to manage as a team of horses and states, “Our Mowers for one horse are much used on golf courses and large lawns, cutting closely the short soft grass and giving the same satisfaction that they give in a hay field.” D. L. Houseman exhibited in one of the buildings on the Minnesota Machinery Museum grounds. He attracted visitors with his “Barns Are Noble” sign and paintings of barns and landscapes.
producing steam, requiring frequent trips between the fuel and water source and the field. The internal combustion gas engine replaced steam, with manufacturers turning out many types and
sizes of tractors. Farmers had another reason to welcome the emergence of gasolinepowered engines. Smaller engines, either stationary or mounted on iron-wheeled wagons, could be used to power a variety of implements to make many jobs a lot easier. A well-attended
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In a tractor pull, the tractors pull a weight transfer sled. A weight is linked with gears to the sled’s wheels. As it is pulled down the track, the weight is transferred from the rear axles towards the front of the sled. In front of the rear wheels is a metal plate called a pan. As the weight moves forward over the pan, resistance builds, so the further the sled is pulled, the harder it gets.
In the tractor pull, getting to the end of the course is known as a “full pull.” If more than one entrant completes the course, more weight is added to the sled, and the winner is the one who pulls the sled the longest.
A log, similar to the one in the foreground, has been “trimmed to square.” The saw operator has begun “slabing off” planks. The belt on the pulley extends 75 feet to the steam engine powering the operation.
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a set weight in the sled. Richard Emch, 81, farmed for 50 years. “The tractor pull is a farmer’s sport,” Emch said. “I’ve been pulling tractors since 1956. I started this pull 27 years ago around
Watertown and New Germany.” The Minnesota Machinery Museum, which is supported primarily by memberships, donations, and grants, has resources for the serious researcher or the merely curious. Available are books, photographs,
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newspapers, manuals, yearbooks, reports, magazines, atlases, centennial histories, and original manuscripts of personal reminiscences. Among these reminiscences are the words of some older residents of Yellow Medicine County, passing along some advice to the next generation. The following were printed in Minnesota’s Machinery Museum: A Twenty-
This 1914 J. I. Case steam engine is used for the saw mill demonstration during the Pioneer Power Good Old Days & Thresher Show held annually at the Minnesota Machinery Museum in Hanley Falls, Minn. The belt runs 75 feet to the saw. Shorter belts tend to slip off the pulleys. In Minnesota, steam engines are inspected every two years. “That’s a good thing,” said boiler expert Jeff Lund. Some states like Iowa do not require inspections of antique steam boilers. “That’s scary,” Lund said. He explained, “If it was running at 200 pounds and exploded, and if all that power was directed like through a nozzle under the tractor, it would blow the tractor three miles high!”
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Five Year History. “I loved working on committees. A committee of three was my favorite, if two stayed home. You can’t beat it. No rehashing and getting nothing done. No talking about stuff that has nothing to do with the situation.” – Lawrence Ferguson “Hell, I got to go to Minneapolis to buy a pair of shoes now.”— John Ladner on the effects of four WalMarts within 50 miles of Granite Falls. The 2015 Good Old Days Threshing Show is Saturday and Sunday, August 1 and 2, on the grounds of Minnesota’s Machinery Museum. Minnesota’s Machinery Museum is
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Little Brown Jug of Minnesota football fame appears at Red Wing Convention Minnesota Football --PRESS RELEASE Rivalry. RED WING, The Little Brown MINN.--The Little Jug became a traveling Brown Jug college trophy in 1903 when football trophy--the the University of most famous piece of Michigan football team Red Wing stoneware in left it behind after a 6-6 existence--will be on tie at the University of display at the Red Wing Minnesota. Last Collectors Society September the Gophers Convention from beat the Wolverines 30 Monday, July 6 through to 14, giving Minnesota Sunday, July 12. possession of the Little The jug will be The most famous piece displayed in the Pottery of Red Wing stoneware, Brown Jug for the first time since 2005. Museum of Red Wingat the Little Brown Jug. 240 Harrison St. in Red Wing, Minn.,, except 3 on Thursday, July 9, ings Build ! when it will be on FU LL display at Red Wing Antique furniture, primitives, crocks, High School, 2451 glassware, pottery, lighting, Eagle Ridge Dr., the and much more! site of the conference keynote presentation at 1988 135th Street 10:30 a.m. that day by Fairmont, MN Ken Magee, author of Located 1.5 mi. W of I-90 & Hwy 15 on blacktop - Frontage Rd County 32. To be sure The Little Brown Jug: PLEASE CALL AHEAD! • 507.236.2625 • we’re open! The Michigan-
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This ad for Adriance, Platt & Company was contributed to The Farm Collector by David Schnakenberg.
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The Pioneer Power Good Old Days and Thresher Show in Hanley Falls, Minn., gave Roger Dale a chance to show off his 1922 Fordson tractor.
ANTIQUES in EXCELSIOR
Cont. from page 6 open to the public May 15 through September 30. Museum hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday; Sunday 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Guided tours are always available upon request. Group tour hours are flexible. Catered lunches or full meals at reasonable rates can be arranged for your
The workers are feeding grain into the thresher. The belt is attached to a tractor to provide power to the implement. group. For tours call 507-768-3522. The museum’s web address is www.mnmachinery
museum.com/. E-mail: agmuseum@ frontier .net Les Broich is a retired locksmith who loves the history of technology.
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I can go lots faster if you don’t help me. by Joan Sween My friend, Susan, and I entered the first building of a giant midsummer antique show and started down the first aisle, admiring the tables of merchandise. As we passed each booth, vendors would call to us, “Looking for something special?” or “Can I help you find something?” or “Just tell me what you need!” To each I would respond, “Just looking, thank you.” “Why don’t you tell them what you’re looking for?” said Susan. “I can see what I’m not looking for, “I said. Or, rather, I can not see what I’m looking for.” “Huh?” said Susan. “If what I am looking for is on the tables, then I can see it. If it’s not there, then I can’t see it,” I said. “What if it’s there and you miss seeing it?” asked Susan.”
the vendor what I’m looking for if he asks, but it’s going to take four times as long to get through this show.” “Don’t be silly,” said Susan, “if you ask the vendor for help, it will only take half as long.” The next booth, my eyes swept over the tables and shelves and I could see he had nothing I was looking for. “Can I help you find something?” he said. “I don’t think you have what I’m looking for,” I grumbled. “Why don’t you tell me and we’ll see,” he said challengingly. “Okay,” I said, ungraciously. “I’m looking for undamaged antique Chinese pieces bigger than 12 inches and with a good representation of red coloring.” “Say no more,” said the vendor as he scooted to the next table and returned with a set of porcelain salt and pepper shakers. “These aren’t bigger than 12 inches
tall,” I said with impatience. “I really don’t think you’re going to find salt and pepper shakers as tall as 12 inches,” he said, gritting his teeth. “I didn’t ask for salt and pepper shakers;” I growled. “I said I was looking for---” “All right, all
“Okay,” I said, ungraciously. “I’m looking for undamaged antique Chinese pieces bigger than 12 inches and with a good representation of red coloring.” right,” he said, reaching for a tall porcelain hat pin holder. “Here. This is tall enough.” “It’s not Chinese,” I said. “Of course it’s Chinese,” he sputtered.
“All the painted figures are wearing Chinese dresses.” “All the painted figures are wearing Japanese kimonos,” I snapped. “Chinese, Japanese, what’s the difference?” he whined. I gasped. “Give me one last try,” He said, reaching a sandwich plate off a shelf. “Here! This is bigger than 12 inches and it’s got little Chinese figures all over it.” “It’s Blue Willow,” I said with impatience. “Although it does depict an old Chinese legend, the plate was made by the Johnson Brothers in England, it has no red in it, and this one has a hairline crack across the middle.” “I guess I don’t have what you want,” he said, glaring at me. “I know,” I said. “Well then, why did you ask?” he moaned. I would have said something snarky, but Susan was frantically pulling me along down the aisle.
quickly pulled me along. “We’re just looking!” she said.
Dealer’s Choice
© 2015 Joan Sween
By Joan Sween Several booths along, a smiling vendor said, “What can I help you find?” I opened my mouth to answer, but Susan
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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“Won’t happen,” I said. “I’m not looking for anything so dinky it would be missed.” “Is what you’re looking for bigger than a breadbox?” she asked. “Uh… well… no, but it’s definitely bigger than a Big Mac.” “What is it?” “I don’t know. I’ll know it when I see it,” I said. “If you don’t know what you want, how do you know it’s bigger than a Big Mac?” said Susan, sounding just a bit irritated. “And how do you know if the vendor has it, but it’s still tucked in his tubs because he ran out of table room?” “All right,” I said, stifling a bit of irritation of my own. “I’ll tell
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Eagan Postcard & Paper Show Cambridge
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--PRESS RELEASE EAGAN, MINN.— Over 40 dealers are coming to the 13th annual Land of Lakes Antique Postcard & Paper Show at the Eagan Community Center at 1501 Central Parkway in Eagan, Minn. Friday, July 24
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--PRESS RELEASE CAMBRIDGE, MINN.--Metropromos, Inc. is not shy about billing the 24th annual Cambridge Antique Fair to be held Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2 at the Isanti County Fairgrounds in Cambridge, Minn., as the “best antique fair of the summer.” With over 100 dealers, the show will feature primitives, furniture, glassware, jewelry, toys, military artifacts, and much more. Hours are Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission, $6; kids 12 and under, free. Early buyers from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday pay $20 to pick from the cream of the crop. The fairgrounds are located one mile east of Highway 65 on Highway 95 just 40 miles north of the Twin Cities.
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Proprietors of Antiques Vintage Collectible Curiosity
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2000 Old West Main • Red Wing, MN
Red Wing
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110 S. 3rd St. Downtown
April - December Wednesday - Sunday
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Country Side Antique Mall in Cannon Falls, Minnesota...
Welcomes Red Wing Collectors! Best overall inventory in 25 years PLUS over 4,000 Red Wing items!
website: www.csamantiques.com
OPEN SPECIAL CONVENTION HOURS JULY 9 - 11. Thurs., 8-8; Fri., 8-8; Sat., 8-6
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Antiquing with the
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MeMory Maker aNtiqueS 350 22nd St. - Zumbrota
416 S. Division • Northfield, MN
507-664-9599
Open 7 Days A Week M-Sat 11-6, Th 11-8, Sun 12-5
31284 64th Avenue Path (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.
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FARIBAULT
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224 Central Avenue • Faribault, MN
507-334-7673
A Complete Line of General Antiques “Victorian to Vintage” HOURS: Monday - Saturday: 10am - 4pm
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General Line of Antiques & Collectibles
OPEN DAILY • 50 Dealers
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50422 262nd Street • Austin, MN 507-437-3343 or 507-438-7070
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(507) 732-5321 Specializing in investment-quality antiques.
Located behind McDonalds
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MANTORVILLE
Multi-dealer shop offering a wide selection of quality merchandise
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50 Industrial Blvd NE (a direct turn off US Hwy 52)
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Firecracker 4th Antique Show in Amana, Iowa 50Friday, Annual July 3 • Early bird 8am-12pm $300 • 12-5pm FREE th
Held Outdoors in Riverside Park
Marigold Days
ANTIQUE & FLEA MARKET
Saturday, July 4 • 8am-3pm FREE
Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 12 & 13, 2015
2 locations at Amana RV Park in Amana, Iowa Morton Bldg (a/c) • Pioneer Bldgs (a/c) • Outdoor Vendors
MANTORVILLE, MN
Antique Dealers Wanted. 2 DAYS OF FUN! For Info. Write: Marigold Days Antique Show P.O. Box 202 • Mantorville, MN 55955
Shop all the shops in Amana! Lodging info: www.amanacolonies.com Phone: 507-635-3551
e-mail: rruport@kmtel.com • www.MarigoldDays.com
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August 14 , 15 , & 16
Buildings & grounds open 8am to 6pm • Free admission/parking $5 America’s #1 Shopping Market
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2015 Northern Minnesota
& t C e a e r M S h p o a w S The Show Keeps Growing! w e g a t n i V Friday, July 24th Antique && t e k r a M Saturday, July 25th at the t e Itasca County ap Me w S Fairgrounds 4 pm-6 pm
8 am-6 pm
North on 3rd Avenue East Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Sunday, July 26th
FREE ADMISSION!
Food Booths open Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Breakfast served Saturday & Sunday. 8 a.m. to 12 Noon Parking $5.00/Car, $2.00/Motorcycle $10.00/Motorhome, Bus, Trailer, Camper
Car Show
8 am-4 pm
NoRtheRN VINtAGe StoCk CAR RACeS SAtuRdAy NIGht!!!
For additional Show information contact Bud Stone at the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce.
Sunday, July 26th
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The Premier Journal of Antiques & Collectibles in the Midwest
Design Trends of the Mid-20th Century
• “Vintage, Collectible, & Antique Wonders” •
Off to see the world A visit to the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair
You’ll need these to get in: 1939 “Combination Book of Souvenir Tickets.” Original price, $3.75 for $5.40 worth of tickets. $10-15.
Smack dab
in the middle by Donald-Brian Johnson
Just like Mildred, another first-time visitor to the Big Apple ponders the possibilities. New York in 3 Days and Three Glamorous Nights,1939 guidebook. Cover illustration by Robert E. Lee. $25-35.
by Donald-Brian Johnson In 1939, the specter of global conflict had yet to reach American shores. With the Great Depression receding into memory, the country looked eagerly ahead. What would the future hold? Well, for one thing, A treasured keepsake: Mildred the dazzling New York
Anderson’s “1939 New York World’s Smack Dab Fair Officially Licensed Scrapbook.”
Cont. on page 14
ANTiQuE SPECTACuLAR 2015 n Admissio $6with
The Upper Midwest’s Largest Antique & Collectibles Show & Flea Market !
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visitors a fascinating glimpse of the “world Cont. from page 13 of tomorrow.” One World’s Fair. Billed as lucky attendee: the “Dawn of a New Chicago career gal Day,” the 1939-40 fair Mildred Anderson. promised its 45 million In September 1939
Smack Dab
HASTINGS
Visit Historic Downtown
Located on Second Street - under the Hwy 61 Bridge.
Experience
Second Street antiqueS mall ~ Antiques ~Vintage ~ Shabby Chic ~ Lamps ~ Decor ~ Glassware
The EMPORIUM Antiques, Collectibles Used Books and much MORE!
30+ dealers offering a large Variety. circa 1820-1960. always Buying and Selling.
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Historic Downtown Hastings Feels Like home!
Rush City
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(yes, you read that right), Mildred had quite a trip in store: Niagara Falls, Manhattan, St. Croix Valley Map Philadelphia, Atlantic 1-18-07
Enjoy our river view!
204 E Second St Hastings, MN
109 2nd Street E Hastings, MN 55033
The Syracuse Ornamental Company, better known as “Syroco,” released a series of souvenir novelties celebrating the New York World’s Fair. Ashtray, 2½ in. sq., $20-30. (Photo by Ray Hanson)
Historic Downtown 213 East Second Street Hastings, MN
Smack Dab
~ Plus four more Shops in area! ~ A Short Drive ona two-block Hwy. 55!
Cont. on page 15
The St. Croix River Valley 61
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Chisago City
Handled, scallopededge dish, with varied scenes of the Fair. 6 in. d., $25-35. (Jan McKelvie collection. Photo by Donald-Brian Johnson)
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Circular brass pin with cutout images of Trylon and Perisphere. 1-5/8 in. d., $5-10.
have become its iconic symbols: the Trylon, a 700-foot-high needlelike pyramid, and the
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One of the fair’s best-remembered spectacles was Billy Rose’s Aquacade. The souvenir pin features a cutout image of a diver. 1½ in. d., $75-100.
Let There Be Light Antiques 210 North Main Street Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 351-7580 www.BeLightMn.com
Hours: Fri. & Sat: 10am - 5pm • Sun: noon - 5pm Souvenir Kodachrome transparency depicting the Rider of the Elements statue, designed by Chester Beech. $50-75.
bottle labels, pencils, and even the occasional dried leaf. Mildred also typed out 13 single-spaced, legal-sized pages detailing her journey, from boarding the train in Chicago (“The food and accommodations are excellent; the people in the tour are high-class and friendly; everyone is in a holiday mood”) to bidding her new friends farewell eight days later (“It was all more wonderful that I had imagined, and we had not a single travel anxiety. Certainly well worth the money.”) Greeting fair visitors were two massive structures that
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City, Washington, D.C., Mount Vernon, the Cumberland Mountains, and the star attraction: the New York World’s Fair! Noted the Powers brochure, “here you will experience a world of wonders!” Mildred agreed wholeheartedly. Her “Officially Licensed New York World’s Fair Scrap Book” is jampacked with memoryjoggers: tickets; flyers, programs, napkins, matchbooks, placemats, sugar packets, soap wrappers, stationery, maps, menus, coasters, One of the TOP 10 BEST Antiquing Towns in the U.S.!
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CAS Convention celebrates “Call of the Wild”
He’s on his way! The Zebra, logo mascot of Ceramic Arts Studio, leads the parade to Madison for the 2015 CAS Collectors Convention set for August 22 at Madison’s Howard Johnson Plaza, celebrating the studio’s 75th anniversary as well as its merry menagerie of animal figurines.
--PRESS RELEASE MADISON, WIS.-This year is the Diamond Jubilee of Madison, Wisconsin’s Ceramic Arts Studio, which first opened in 1940. To mark the occasion, CAS Collectors is throwing an extra-special party Saturday, August 22 themed “Call Of The Wild!” From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. attendees will take in the Wisconsin Pottery Association Show & Sale at the Alliant Energy Center. Later, all will gather at Madison’s Howard
Johnson Plaza for convention festivities. There will be party favors, take-home souvenirs, stupendous door prizes, and colorful zoo-themed centerpieces. The evening
Convention registration, $60 per person, includes all evening activities, plus the commemorative. Forms and additional information are available on the club’s website, www.
includes a social hour, CAS On Display Contest, buffet dinner, raffle, and auction. Events will conclude with door prizes and presentation of the 2015 CAS Collectors Commemorative.
cascollectors.com, or by writing CAS Collectors, 206 Grove Street, Rockton, IL 61072. It’ll be more fun than a barrel of monkeys!
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Amana, Iowa, hosts Firecracker Show over 4th $3. Friday noon-5 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., free. Free parking. The show features Americana, primitives, folk art, toys, farm and ag collectibles, oil and gas signs and petroliana, advertising, country store, quilts, Native American items, postcards, lightning rods and balls, children’s collectibles, vintage, and A sample of the treasures changing hands at a more. The Amana Meat Firecracker 4th Show. (Photo provided) Market’s famous brats, --PRESS RELEASE July 3 and Saturday, July BBQ, and pie will be on AMANA, IOWA.-- 4 in two buildings and hand. Besides the show, Nestled in the Amana outside on the grounds all 10 of Amana’s Colonies, Amana, Iowa, of the Amana RV Park. Antiques shops will be is hosting the ninth Hours and brimming with finds. annual Firecracker 4th admission: Friday early For any Elko dealers Antique Show on Friday, birds, 8 a.m. to noon, looking for a replacement Duluth’s Newest & Finest Multi-Dealer Mall
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Old Farmers Mercantile Historic Farmers Store on Main Street (715) 837-1919 • OPEN: Fri & Sat: 9 - 5 MON-THURS - CALL FOR HOURS! Quality Antiques / Clocks / 100+ Tractors / Collectibles / Unique Homemade Items.
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Souvenir Ektachrome transparency, showing several iconic fair structures: the Trylon, the Perisphere, and the Four Freedoms statues. $3550.
Syroco thermometer, 2¾ in. w. x 3-1/8 in. h., $2535. (Photo by Ray Hanson)
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Perisphere, an enormous globe housing the City of Tomorrow. Mildred was properly impressed: “The floor on which
we stood revolved, denoting the cycle of one day. As we looked below, we saw a welllaid out city, with factories and business centers in the middle, and the homes in the suburban districts. As the floor continued to revolve, the light
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Ideal for any gent’s dresser: Syroco brush set, $75-95. (Photo by Ray Hanson)
Metal serving tray. 17½ in. w. x 12¾ in. h., $20-30.
faded, it grew darker, and the stars appeared. We heard people singing, and saw them on a screen marching happily. It was a thrilling exhibit — a perfect city, all of
its people happy and contented.” With so much to see, and only a short
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Small Lenox china vase with embossed Trylon and Perisphere on front and eagle on reverse. 2¾ in. h., $125-150.
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Souvenir slide depicting the Court of States. $2535.
time to see it in (after all, there were all those other destinations to cram into eight days), Mildred had to pick and choose. Among her fair favorites: the Lagoon of Nations (“Oh the lights! The fireworks! The waters!”) and the
Oval powder compact with New York World’s Fair illustration, marked “Made in England.” 3¼ in. w., $35-50.
Telephone Building (“I have one of those had a test made of my electric typewriters?”) telephone voice!”) The while the Life Savers IBM Pavilion prompted some wishful thinking Smack Dab (“Wonder if I’ll ever Cont. on page 22
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CALENDAR 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 55378-0411, 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.
JUNE 29, 2015 - JULY 5, 2015 SPIRIT LAKE, IA: The Grand Champion Antiques Fair and Blue Ribbon Flea Market. 4th of July Weekend, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, July 3rd, 4th, & 5th; 9am-6pm each day. The EXPO Building at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds, 1602 15th St. Info.: (712)336-0479; DickinsonCoFair@ gmail.com Page 11 (Jun.)
MAJOR ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES SHOWS / SALES / MARKETS
AMANA, IA: The Firecracker 4th Antique Show. Sponsored by Smokehouse Square Antiques. Friday and Saturday, July 3rd and 4th; Friday: 8am - 5pm; Saturday: 8am - 3pm. Located indoors in the Morton and Pioneer buildings in the Amana RV Park, plus many outdoor vendors. Admission: Early Bird (Friday till noon) $3; The rest of the time FREE! Info.: (319) 622-3539 or on Facebook: Firecracker 4th Antique Show. Page 12.
JUNE 22, 2015 - JUNE 28, 2015
JULY 6, 2015 - JULY 12, 2015
ST. PAUL, MN: Star Of The North Antiques Show & Sale. Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 26, 27, & 28; Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Education Building, MN State Fairgrounds, 1265 N Snelling Ave. (Enter on Snelling Ave. 3 mi. N of I-94 or 2 mi. S of State Hwy 36). Admission: $6 (Good all 3 days). Lots of FREE Parking. Info.: Townsend Promotions (641)832-2700 or (507)269-1473 or www.TownsendAntiqueShows. com or www.IridescentHouse.com. Page 12 (Jun.)
RED WING, MN: The Red Wing Collectors Society (RWCS) Annual Convention. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, July 9, 10, & 11, 2015. There will be many Red Wing related events throughout the convention. Located at the Red Wing High School, 2451 Eagle Ridge Drive. for more information call Stacy at (800)977-7927, e-mail membership@ redwingcollectors.org or visit www.ERWCS.org. Page 10.
ST. PAUL, MN: The 25th Annual Twin Cities Antiquarian & Rare Book Fair. Presented by the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Friday and Saturday, June 26th & 27th; Fri 3pm-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm. Progress Center Building, MN State Fairgrounds, 1265 N Snelling Ave. (Enter on Snelling Ave. 3 mi. N of I-94 or 2 mi. S of State Hwy 36). Admission: $7 Opening night; $5 on Saturday. Lots of FREE Parking. Info.: (651)290-0700 or www.TwinCitiesBookFair.com. Page 10 (Jun.)
EAGAN, MN: 13th Annual Land of Lakes Antique Postcard & Paper Show. Friday and Saturday, July 24th and 25th; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-4. Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway; (Easy access from I-35 or I-494: on Central Parkway one block N of the intersection of Yankee Doodle & Pilot Knob Rd). Admission: $5 (good both days). FREE parking. On-site food available. Presented by: Yesterday’s Mail, Morgan Hassenmayer, (860)319-4022 or (203)3872877 or email: PostcardLady@comcast.net. Page 24
ELKHORN, WI: Elkhorn Antique Flea Market. Sunday June 28th. Opens 7am rain or shine. Admission: $5. FREE Parking. No Pets. Walworth County Fairgrounds, Hwy 11. N.L. Promotions, LLC. Info.: (414)525-0820 or www.nlpromotionsllc.com. Page 16.
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.) June 25, 2015 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Antique & Collectible Consignment Auction– P 21
June 29, 2015 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Fine Art & Estates Auction– P 21 July 1, 2015 Wednesday 6:00 pm Center City, MN– Moe Auction Service Estate & Consignment Auction– P 21 July 6, 2015 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Estate & Antique Auction– P 21 July 13, 2015 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Estate & Antique Auction– P 21 July 15 2015 Wednesday 6:00 pm Center City, MN– Moe Auction Service Estate & Consignment Auction– P 21 July 16, 2015 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Auction feturing Firearms, Military & more– P 21
July 23, 2015 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Featuring antiques, coins, jewelry & more– P 21
July 27, 2015 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Fine Art & Estates Auction– P 21 July 30, 2015 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Featuring antiques, coins, jewelry & more– P 21
JULY 6, 2015 - JULY 12, 2015
GRAND RAPIDS, MN: The 2015 Northern Minnesota Antique & Vintage Market, Swap Meet & Car Show. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 24th, 25th and 26th. Antique & Vintage Market and Swap Meet: Friday, 4pm6pm; Saturday, 8am-6pm & Sunday, 8am-4pm. Car Show: Sunday, 8am-4pm. NEW THIS YEAR: “Northern Vintage Stock Car Races”, Saturday night. Itasca County Fairgrounds, North on 3rd Ave East. Admission: FREE; Parking $5/car; $2/Motorcycle or $10/Motorhome, Bus, Trailer, or Camper. Sponsored by the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce. Info.: Bud Stone, Chamber President: (218)326-6619 or email bud@grandmn.com. Page 12 JULY 13, 2015 - JULY 19, 2015 LA CROSSE, WI: The 25th Annual La Crosse Great Tri-State Rail Sale, Railroad Show, Model Railroad Flea Market and Swap Meet. Sponsored by The 4000 Foundation Limited. Saturday July 18th, 2015 10am-4pm. La Crosse Center, 2nd & Pearl Streets. Admission: $5 - children under 12 FREE with adult. For information call (608)781-9383 or (608) 498-9522 or www.4000Foundation.org. JULY 27, 2015 - AUGUST 2, 2015 CAMBRIDGE, MN: 24th Annual Cambridge Antique Fair. Saturday and Sunday, August 1st & 2nd. Saturday: 8am5pm; Sunday: 9am-4pm. Isanti County Fairgrounds (On Highway 95, 1 mile E of Hwy 65 or 12 mi W of I-35 exit 147.) Admission: $6. 12 & under FREE with parent. Early buyers: Friday $20 (good for the weekend). Food available on grounds. Metropromos, Inc. Info.: (763)434-6664 or kwel16421@aol.com. Pages 1 & 24 AUGUST 3, 2015 - AUGUST 9, 2015 ELKHORN, WI: Elkhorn Antique Flea Market. Sunday August 9th. Opens 7am rain or shine. Admission: $5. FREE Parking. No Pets. Walworth County Fairgrounds, Hwy 11. N.L. Promotions, LLC. Info.: (414)525-0820 or www.nlpromotionsllc.com. Page 16. AUGUST 10, 2015 - AUGUST 16, 2015 ROCHESTER, MN: The Original Olmsted County Gold Rush Antique Show & Flea Market. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday August 14th, 15th and 16th; Bldgs. & Grounds open 8am-6pm. FREE Admission. Parking $5. Olmsted County Fairgrounds, Hwy 63 South, Rochester, MN. R. Townsend, Mgr. Info: (507)269-1473 or (641)832-2700; www. TownsendAntiqueShows.com or www.IridescentHouse. com. Page 9.
ORONOCO, MN: Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush Days Antique Show & Flea Market. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 14th, 15th and 16th. Friday & Saturday: 7am-6pm; Sunday: 7am-2pm. Downtown Oronoco - rain or shine. (507)367-2111; GoldRush@bevcomm.net; www. GoldRushMN.com. MONTHLY MARKETS & OCCASIONAL SALES JUNE 22, 2015 - JUNE 28, 2015 FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. June 25th, 26th, 27th & 28th. Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 11am-4pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www.VintageMarketplace.org. Page 19. JUNE 29, 2015 - JULY 5, 2015 HASTINGS, MN: Hastings Flea Market. An outdoor flea market held EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY throughout the summer (weather permitting) from 9am to 5pm. Located just north of the Hastings Bridge (on the corner of Hwy 61 and Hwy 10 - behind The Point Restaurant). Info.: (952) 200-1176. Page 14. JULY 13, 2015 - JULY 19, 2015 SHAKOPEE, MN: How Quaint - A 4-Day Market held each month. July 16th, 17th, 18th & 19th. Thurs: 9am-7pm, Fri: 9am-6pm, 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 19. APPLE VALLEY, MN: Haupt Antiek Market: “Junk in the Trunk”. July 16th, 17th, 18th & 19th. Thurs: 9am-8pm, Fri: 9am-7pm, 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 19. FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. July 16th, 17th, 18th & 19th. Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 11am-4pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www.VintageMarketplace.org. Page 19. JULY 20, 2015 - JULY 26, 2015 FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. July 23rd, 24th, 25th & 26th. Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 11am-4pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www.VintageMarketplace.org. Page 19. SPECIAL EVENTS / MEETINGS / CONVENTIONS EXHIBITS / MUSEUMS / GALLERIES MADISON, WI: CAS Collectors annual convention, Saturday, August 22nd , Howard Johnson Plaza. CAS Collectors is a group for those with an interest in the work of Madison’s Ceramic Arts Studio. The convention will be held in conjunction with the Wisconsin Pottery Association Show & Sale. The 2015 convention theme, “Call Of The Wild” celebrates the merry menagerie of animal figurines created by the Studio. $60 registration fee includes dinner, display contest, club auction, and special commemorative. Registration forms available at www.CASCollectors.com, or by writing CAS Collectors, 206 Grove St., Rockton, IL, 61072. 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 MINNEAPOLIS, MN: The Northland Antique Radio Club is a Twin Cities based club with nation-wide membership. We publish a quarterly newsletter and meet 4-5 times each year to swap, discuss, and learn about anything related to vintage radios. For information email: gif@usfamily.net, or write to NARC, PO Box 18362, Minneapolis, MN 55418 BLOOMINGTON, MN: North Star Blade Collectors. Since 1982, a club for all cutlery collectors. All ages are welcome. We meet at 10am on the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Creekside Community Center, 98th & Penn Ave S, Bloomington, MN. Contact the club at www. NSBC.us.
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CLASSIFIED ADS FOR SALE VINTAGE & ANTIQUE SHEET MUSIC COLLECTION. Over 5,000 pieces from East Coast Publishers. Great variety, amazing graphics! Call Erik (570)242-9316. Can inspect July 1-15 in Minneapolis area. (BF0) ANTIQUE HARDWARE, lights, doors, etc. for older homes. 2,000 sq. ft. of stuff. Also, furniture hardware. NORTHWEST ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE, 981 Selby Ave, St. Paul, MN. (651)644-9270 or email: pmanly8376@aol.com (TFN) TELEPHONES: Over 85 different, genuine 18921983, parts, restorations. FREE Catalogue: We now offer our entire business for sale. phonecoinc@aol.com; (608)582-4124; www. phonecoinc.com. (7) 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)
PRIMITIVE TO PRACTICAL: Lighted Signs, Toledo Lollipop Scales, Large Amount Of Decorative Collectibles For Everyone. Ask for DDS Areas @ Gateway Antique Mall, Rogers MN (763)-428-8286. Check Out Our Internet Store @ stores.ebay.com/ ThreeRiversVariety. (9) FOR SALE OR TRADE: MARILYN MONROE Lobby cards, Posters, Studio Pics, Magazines, Postcards; plus Zoe Mozert, Fitzgerald and others pin-up calendars. (507)334-4874 or deacon65@hickorytech. net. (FWS)
WANTED WANTED TO BUY: Old comics, old toys, postcards, old photos, and rock collections. Call Dave: (651)503-0642 (6) DEALER SPACE AVAILABLE BOOTH DEALER WANTED. Prime instore location in busy antique mall. Reasonable rates. 3rd Floor Antiques Red Wing, MN. Call Lyle for details (612)865-7054 or Dan (651)285-6873. (BF0) SERVICES
PRIVATE COLLECTION FOR SALE: 100’s of board games, promotional / cartoon glasses, Fisher Price houses and accessories - all from 50’s, 60’s, & 70’s. Also tin houses & furniture, posters, books, records and other music items. Most in good to excellent condition. Prefer to sell as one. Al at (651)271-6894 or manionlake15@hotmail. com. (PFWS0)
JOE’S CHANDELIER CLEANING, LLC. Chandelier cleaning, rewiring, & repair services. Insured. Free local estimates. Joe Schwab, Proprietor. (651)3389515 or jschwab22@ comcast.net. (6) DOLL REPAIR & APPRAISALS: Demi’s Doll Studio and Hospital: www.demisdollstudio.com. / demisdollstudio@comcast. net. (BF4)
CANING & WICKER REPAIR CHAIR CANING, starting at $1/hole. Wicker repair, rush, seat weaving. Only 1 hour from Mpls. Debbie (507)9645887, DebGaryW@ gmail.com. (3) PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL SCHOOL BE A CERTIFIED PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISER in one weekend. Tuition as low as $295. Free catalog - (507)995-7803. Continental Appraisal School, PO Box 346, Mankato, MN 56002. www.AuctioneerSchool. com. (0) SPECIALTY SHOWS & SALES FANTASTIC ANTIQUE TO MODERN DOLL, BEAR & ORIGINAL ARTIST SHOWS bring the Mermaid Event Center in Mounds View alive in February, May, September, and November! www.CPromotionsPlus. com (SCH)
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DOLLS & TOYS & BEARS OH MY! 6th Annual Fall Doll Show & Sale. Medina Entertainment Center, 500 HWY 55, Medina, MN 55340. Sunday October 4, 2015. Show time 10am to 4pm. Looking for Sellers of any Doll, Toy and Bear related items. 29th Annual Doll Jamboree on Saturday October 3, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel only 5 miles away. Call (239)282-9499 or visit www.DollsToysBearsOhMy.com for more information and Contract. (2)
ANTIQUE SHOWS & MARKETS KANE COUNTY ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE FLEA MARKET. “Best in the Midwest or Anywhere.” Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles, Illinois 60174 (between Route 38 and Route 64). 1st Sunday of every month and preceding Saturday afternoon. NEXT SHOWS: July 4th & 5th and August 1st & 2nd. Sat: Noon - 5pm; Sun: 7am - 4pm. Admission: $5 each day. Children 12 and under FREE with parents. Parking FREE. Information: (630)3772252 or www.KaneCountyFleaMarket.com. (TFN)
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Grand Rapids show late July --PRESS RELEASE GRAND RAPIDS, MINN.--The 2015 Northern Minnesota Swap Meet and Car Show, complete with an antiques and vintage flea market, is set for Friday, July 24 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Satur-
day, July 25, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, July 26, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Itasca County Fairgrounds in Grand Rapids, Minn. Northern Vintage Stock Car Races will be held Saturday night. Free show admis-
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sion. Parking, $5 per car, $2 per motorcycle, and $10 per motorhome, bus, trailer, or camper. For information, contact Bud Stone at 218-326-6619 or bud@ grandmn.com
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“Four Unique Shops in One Charming Friendly City.” The BIG White House Antiques & Vintage
Parachute Jump prompted chills (“You wouldn’t catch me on that!”) Tops on Mildred’s list: the spectacular Billy Rose Aquacade, starring “Tarzan” (Johnny Weissmuller): “This was a beautiful water carnival of swimming and stunts. In one number, the swimmers Goodrich Tire ashtray. The tire is a replica of the Goodrich Silvertown featured at the fair. 6¼ in. d., $20-30.
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Annie’s Attic Annual
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Wednesday, July 8 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
OPEN: Mon-Sat: 10-5:30; Sun: 11-5
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Something to remember it by: “World of Tomorrow” booklet containing 56 pages of blackand-white New York World’s Fair photos. $15-20.
Welcome to a real Antique Shop!
10,000 sq. ft. Showroom Open Since 1972.
SHop 7 dayS a week (except HolidayS) From 10am to 5pm at our two-Floor SHowroom. 2612 State Hwy. 55 Se Buffalo, MN (2 mi E of Buffalo or if coming from Mpls. 23 mi W of Hwy 494)
(763) 682-5667 Furniture • ArchitecturAl items • Huge Stock oF Stained glaSS • complete engliSH pubS and decorative pub itemS • SmallS • collectibleS • a complete Selection oF pennSylvania amiSH pine Furniture
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Paints and Stains
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July 2015
Mildred qualified for one of these: 1939 celluloid “I Was There” button. 9/16 in. d., $10-15.
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wore swim caps which must have been covered with phosphorus. When the lights were turned off, the caps glowed in the dark!” In 1964, 25 years after the first New York World’s Fair, a second Fair blossomed in the same location, and a new “world of tomorrow” beckoned. Fair visitors again poured into New York, (although $49 tour packages were definitely a thing of the past), filling scrapbooks
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“Our stay at the Fair had been filled with fun and interesting things to do, but there was so much more to experience! We were not quite ready to leave, yet leave we must. As our bus departed, we had to stop for some little time to allow hundreds of people to pass. People just like us, eager for their visit to ‘the greatest
Photos courtesy of Andy Kaufman (worldsfairauction.com), unless otherwise noted. Digital photo restoration by Hank Kuhlmann. Donald-Brian Johnson is the coauthor of numerous books on design and collectibles, including Postwar Pop, a collection of his columns. This month 6-16-09 his 10th year of marks
28353 U.S. Highway 169 Onamia, MN 56359
MULTIFARIOUS INVENTORY 12860 Main Street Rogers, MN 55374
763-360-2629
K & K Collectibles Buy • Sell
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GRAND OPENING July 9, 10 & 11, 2010
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12905 Main Street • Rogers, MN 55374 I-94 Exit #207 • 2 blks south on right 12905 Main Street, Roger’s, MN 55374 Antiques101@live.com 763-428-0101 Hours: Monday – Saturday 10-6, Sunday – 11-5 Beth Wolf – owner Evie Sandberg - manager
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Great Antiquing on the Way “Up North!”
Unique & One-of-aKind!
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(In the Antique Mall of Rogers)
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Northbound has a general line of antiques and collectibles, specializing in:
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Multi-dealer shop 55 mi. N. of the Cities • Hwy. 169 • Pease, MN
Friday 9am-6pm • Saturday 9am-4pm
FREE Appraisals
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Admission $5 (Good for Both Days)
The
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Featuring Over 40 Dealers from all over the country! Postcards * Victorian Trade Cards * Postcards * Calendars * Postcards Vintage Prints * Postcards * Sports Memorabilia * Postcards * Stereoviews Photographs * Posters * Postcards * Sheet Music * Postcards Valentines * Menus * Postcards * Maps * Ephemera Books * Supplies * Postcards
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Join us at our spacious and beautiful location conveniently located just off I-35E one block N of the intersection of Yankee Doodle & Pilot Knob Roads on Central Parkway.
On-site Food Available
STOP IN on your way to/from the Cambridge Antique Fair a short 20 min. drive!
Eagan Community Center • 1501 Central Parkway Eagan, Minnesota 55121
Presented By: Yesterday’s Mail Morgan Hassenmayer
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indoors & outside
ViNTAgE & DECorATiNg iTEms!!
Antiques • Primitives • Furniture Glassware • Jewelry • Military Items Toys, and MUCH, MUCH more!
For Information Contact: Metropromos, Inc. Kermit & Jeanie Wellman; Kerstin Quigl PO Box 219, Cedar, MN 55011 ey (763) 434-6664 or kwel16421@a ol.com
Admission $6.00 - Kids 12 and un der FREE (Bring this ad for a $1 discount - one ad
There are a few indoor
EARLY BUYERS- FRIDAY, JULY
per admission.)
31, 9am-6pm - $20
(good for the weekend!)
dealer spaces available yet - many outdoor sp aces! www.CambridgeAntiqueFair.com