Donald Duck marches around his house, listening to the radio and filling out his tax form. Occupation: actor. Dependents: three (Huey, Dewey and Louie).

The Beatles - George Harrison's The Tax Man

Let me tell you how it will be
There's one for you, nineteen for me
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

Should five per cent appear too small
Be thankful I don't take it all
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman

If you drive a car, I'll tax the street,
If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat.
If you get too cold I'll tax the heat,
If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet.

Don't ask me what I want it for
If you don't want to pay some more
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

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OLE SIR TAXY-WAXY

Ole Sir Taxy Waxy
He turned my income out
Ole Sir Taxy Waxy
He knocked my upkeep down
My overhead he under-footed
My profits all he gayly looted
He got my shoes and I got booted
Ole Sir Taxy Waxy
He's sho' got me uprooted.

"Don't that get your pity pumping?"

From the fantastic Krazy Kat comic strip by George Herriman.

Income Tax History Links:

Library of Congress
Wikipedia
Google Search for tons more history, and the Pros and Cons.

P.S.

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Peanuts by Charles Schulz

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Vintage Derby Day ~ Collecting Kentucky Derby Glasses, Hats and Horse Racing History Books

April 18, 2014, 3:00 am

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Derby Day!

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Racing Museum Hall of Fame

List of Famous Jockeys

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It's Derby Time!

The famous horse race is always on the first Saturday in May, so this year it's on May 3, 2014.

Here's just a taste of Kentucky Derby history and lore. There's tons more info online. Get all the details:

The Kentucky Derby Official Website
Blog: http://blog.kentucky-derby.net/

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There's more to it than just beautiful horses. There are beautiful hats, interesting traditions (including an official drink), and lots of memorabilia and collectibles.

Check out the Kentucky Derby Museum website.
See the Kentucky Derby Museum's photo albums.

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The Kentucky Derby Museum

New for 2014, at the Kentucky Derby Museum, a vintage horse race toy exhibit. Here are some photos, followed by their press release.

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Kentucky Derby Museum shows fun side of Derby with new Horse Play Exhibit

Opening April 14th, Horse Play will highlight the playful side of the Kentucky Derby featuring nearly 60 historic equine toys, digital interactives and music created exclusively for the museum.
Drawing from over 140 years of history, Horse Play uses artifacts, games, photographs and videos to capture the engaging, curious and exciting event the Derby is today through the use of toys.
Created as a hands-on game experience, Horse Play will explore the sense of play that is a true part of the world’s greatest racing event. Visitors will activate the sights and sounds around them progressing from a history of horse toys and games to oversized versions of the artifacts themselves. As a ‘you can touch’ museum, guests are invited to engage their senses and play in the space while listening to the original music compositions created by the local musicians of Whistle Peak.
The museum has purchased a circa-1970’s, coin-operated, Kentucky Derby-themed carousel ride to become a permanent mainstay of the museum for this exhibit.
Additional artifacts displayed in the exhibit range from bobbleheads, dolls and racing games to wooden horses and board games. Many of the featured items are on loan from collaborating partners including the Indianapolis Children’s Museum and the Ken Grayson Collection. Additional digital displays are contributed by KET and The Courier-Journal.
The exhibit is included in general admission and will be open to the public every day from Monday, April 14th through December 31, 2014 on the museum’s second floor in the Matt Winn Gallery.
Media images can be found here courtesy of Kentucky Derby Museum:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77780824@N08/sets/72157642950705793/

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Mint Julep
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The Mint Julep has been the traditional beverage of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby for nearly a century. Early Times Kentucky Whisky has been privileged and honored to be a part of that tradition. The Early Times Mint Julep Ready-to-Serve Cocktail has been "The Official Mint Julep of the Kentucky Derby" for more than 18 years.

How to Make a mint julep ›

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From 'A Taste of Kentucky': "While the concept of serving mint juleps was not new, the development of the Mint Julep Glass came later.

Many people think that Kentucky Derby Mint Julep glasses started in 1938, but although the confusion is understandable, they did not. What happened in 1938 is that instead of serving their mint juleps in paper cups, Churchill Downs served them in tall water glasses and people kept stealing them!

So the following year in 1939 Churchill Downs created a promotional piece — the birth of the Kentucky Derby Mint Julep Glass — that people could purchase and keep as a souvenir of their visit to the Kentucky Derby.

Over the years mint julep glasses have gone through many designs and styles."

Collecting Derby Glasses
The Raleigh DeGeer Amyx Collection - Derby glasses
Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs

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It's a fun tradition for ladies to wear big-brimmed flower and ribbon trimmed hats at the Kentucky Derby.

Some designers specialize in over-the-top toppers. Read "Crowning Glory: The Art of Kentucky Derby Hats".

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Siverson's special wire design within the brim of each of her hats allows for them to be easily reshaped once customers receive them. This "Gentle Breeze" hat showcases her characteristic "sexy swoop."

Believe it or not, this hat's relatively conservative.

Ladie's hats have been fanciful for decades (at least). Here's an illustration from 1902 from the Edwardian Clothing fashion history blog:

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HORSE RACING BOOKS & DERBY HISTORY

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Read Horse Racing History Books from Arcadia Publishing

[Note: This post was updated for the 2014 race, so the race date in the photo up above is wrong.]

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Hoppy Easter! Collecting Vintage Easter Postcards

April 18, 2014, 7:00 am

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HAPPY EASTER!

I love Easter, especially the colorful toys and vintage postcards.

Here's a link to a display of some of my Easter Toys collection that I had up at our local library a couple of years ago.

Easter always falls on the Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox which is every March 20th. This tradition was based on the lunar calendar to signify Passover. Hence the reason the Easter holiday moves around each year.

2014 has a late Easter: April 20th. Next year, 2015, it will be April 5th. And 2016 will be March 27th. Learn more about the way Easter's date is calculated.

If you want to collect vintage Easter postcards, you'll find them in all price ranges, and a variety of subjects: the Easter Bunny, baby chicks, eggs, flowers, religious, comic and dressed animals, anthropomorphic, and so much more.

A few resource links:

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Happy Easter!

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My Vintage Hard Plastic Easter Toys Candy Container Collection

April 18, 2014, 4:25 pm

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Vintage Easter Toys and Collectibles

I've been collecting Easter toys, candy containers, and other items for a few years now. They are just so cute! A few years ago, I did a display of part of my collection at our local library.

Here are a few shots of the display cases.

As you enter the library, there are 2 glass showcases flanking the entryway. The glass made the photos difficult to take, but I think you can get the idea of how my little treasures look.

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Some of the companies that made these types of hard plastic toys were: ROSBRO, ROSEN, IRWIN, KNICKERBOCKER, UNION -- here's a good starter book --http://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Novelties-Toys-Schiffer-Collectors/dp/0764314408

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This is the front of the case on the left of the doorway:

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This is the front of the case on the right of the doorway:

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This is the back of the case on the left side:

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This is the back of the case on the right side:

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This is the front and back views of the case on the left side:

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This is the front and back views of the case on the left side:

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His Signature Is In The Sand: A. Clemens, Artist ~ Folk Art Sand Paintings in Glass Bottles

April 22, 2014, 5:00 pm

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The artist who created these beautiful bottles in the late 1800's was Andrew Clemens (1857-1894) of McGregor, Iowa, who was a deaf-mute.

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His signature is in the sand:

A. Clemens, Artist

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"... It's estimated that of the hundreds of sand art bottles Clemens made during his regrettably short life (he died at age 37 or 42 depending on which account you read) only about 50 bottles remain. They are highly coveted by American folk art collectors for their ingenuity and beauty. Prices range from about $500 for lesser quality examples to as much as $25,000. Four bottles are on display at the Iowa State Historical Museum in Des Moines ..."

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Sand painting is called Marmotinto.
The Victorian-era celebrated crafts, and took Marmotinto to the next level by putting the sand paintings inside bottles and jars.
Andrew Clemens was the undisputed master.
The sand is tightly packed, but not glued.
It could take the artist 3 weeks, or 3 months, or sometimes up to a year to complete one bottle.

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These antique glass bottles are filled with tiny grains of colored sand, all placed by hand, with what was basically a long-handled hook (see pic of tools at left). Absolutely amazing, right?!

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This really rare matched pair of sweetheart sand bottles Clemens made for Henry Reinken and his future wife Helen Wimmler, have an estimated value $25,000-35,000, according to Cowan's Auctions.

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Find out more about Andrew Clemens, and see many more pix of his beautiful bottles in these informative sites:

A. Clemens Bio -- Read his story, and about how he made his art.
Photo Gallery of Clemens Sand Bottles -- Super page with pix of Clemens, and about 20 of his amazing sand art bottles.
Wes Cowan's Article on the Worthpoint blog.
THE SAND MAN & HIS SPECTACULAR BOTTLES from Antique Trader's article archive.

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You can go see some of Clemens' Sand Bottles on exhibit at the State Historical Society of Iowa Museum.

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Lot 206 -- Signed Sand Picture in a Glass Bottle Showing a Paddlewheeler, Andrew Clemens, McGregor, Iowa, c. 1888 [Sold for $17,775 in 2009]

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There was one of these beautiful pieces on the Roadshow back in 2002 -- here's the link to the PBS archive of that rare Clemens Sand Art Bottle -- see photo and video. It has a mortar and pestle/pharmacy theme - fabulous!

2014 Update:

Here are couple more Andrew Clemens Sand Bottles that sold at Cowan's Auctions.

Wes Cowan now has a Facebook page dedicated to Clemens Art Bottles, where he posts some great photos.

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Video screen shots.

Here's a video of Wes Cowan on the Antiques Roadshow, at the Iowa Museum, showing us some of the museum's Clemens bottles, and telling the history.

He comments that when that Clemens bottle appeared at the Roadshow back in 2002, it was the first any of the appraisers had ever seen.

Thanks to the infamous ''Roadshow Effect'', many more have come to light, and prices have escalated. A must see!

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Belmont Dining Parlor Vintage RPPC 1908 Lima Ohio Restaurant - JA Alexander

April 26, 2014, 1:02 pm

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The Belmont Dining Parlor, Lima Ohio

J.A. and Ethel Alexander are pictured at far left.

C.E. McClain owned the Belmont Restaurant at 126 E. High Street, Lima, as of 1906 [source].

By 1908, J. A. Alexander was the proprietor of the Belmont Restaurant, as he referred to it in classified ads in the Lima News.

We see by the real photo postcard (RPPC) dated 1908, that the restaurant was also called the Belmont Dining Parlor, but the address is now 133 E. High Street.

By 1911, the classified ads read ''The NEW Belmont Dining Parlor", perhaps bigger, as it is now at 131-133 E High Street, Lima. ; with Geo. Dennis, Proprietor. [source].

No more history found on the restaurant, or these owners.

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As per Ethel Alexander's notations:

From the left: J.A. Alexander and his wife Ethel, then "brother and sister-in-law" [presumably last named Alexander], then the cook, and then "Mr. A's Mother" "the rest is the help".

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Note: These items are part of my ''Collecting Lima Virtual Museum''. They are not for sale.

If/when I find more information on these items, I will add it to the post.

Read the Introduction to my ''Collecting Lima'' Virtual Museum Project, all about my Lima Ohio Bottles, Advertising, Antiques collection.
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Let's Look at Some Vintage Perfume Bottles From the IPBA 2014 Auction

April 28, 2014, 10:43 pm

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Lot 68

1920s Aladin Figural Perfume Lamp

LADY IN RED - 1920s Aladin perfume lamp, hand decorated porcelain, red and black floral motif. Aladin mark. Not electrified. 7 1/4 in. Estimate: $500+ [link]

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Lot 70

1920s Aladin Figural Perfume Lamp

LADY IN BLUE - 1920s Aladin perfume lamp, hand decorated porcelain, blue and gold butterfly motif. Aladin mark. Electrified. 7 1/4 in. Estimate: $500 [link]

Here is an excerpt from Scent Of Mystery: The Allure of The Perfume Lamp by Donald-Brian Johnson [Source link] :

"Developed in the 1800s, the original intent was to improve the atmosphere in places that really needed it - specifically, hospitals and mortuaries. The lamp’s low-temperature catalytic combustion process converted unpleasant odor molecules into more acceptable substances - carbon dioxide and water.

Unlike the candle, the perfume lamp was longer-lasting, and, despite its acohol-based fuel, significantly safer to use.

Frenchman Maurice Berger realized that even more sales possibilities would be ignited if perfume was added to the lamp fuel. In 1897, he received a patent on this process, and his firm, Lampe Berger, brought out the first true “fragrance lamp”.

Although some ceramic perfume lamp designs, (overflowing flower baskets, winsome country maidens), were clearly intended for the living room mantel, others were just as clearly intended for more intimate surroundings. Glittering with desirability, the perfume lamp made every woman feel like a queen.

Among the manufacturers hot on the perfume lamp scent: Robj, Aladin, and Etling, each attempting to outdo the other with exotic figural themes.

There were “Geisha” perfume lamps...“Sultan and Beloved” perfume lamps. . . “Scheherezade” perfume lamps.

With the right mood lighting, even the most banal of bedrooms became a romantic hideaway in the Taj Mahal. And that, of course, was the idea. "

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[See more Figural Perfume Lamps - link]

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Lot 200

1920s Ahmed Soliman Set of 3 Crystal Perfume Bottles

1920s Ahmed Soliman set, 3 Czechoslovakian crystal perfume bottles, one black with gold and silver gilt detail, two clear with gilt and colorful enamel detail, metal screw caps with jewel finials, one dauber, all with gilt name labels, one paper label “Queen of Egypt,” box. 6 in. Estimate: $1,500+ [link]

Ahmed Soliman

Cairo's Perfume King

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An Ahmed Soliman advertisement

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Excerpt from Essence and Alchemy by Mandy Aftel

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Photo of the Perfume King himself, Ahmed Soliman, 1942.

According to the excellent perfume bottle history blog Cleopatra's Boudoir:

Ahmed Soliman El Mowardi (1906-1956) had a perfumery located at the Khan-Khalili Bazaar in Cairo, Egypt during the first half of the 20th century. Ahmed Soliman marketed himself as "Cairo's Perfume King". Though established in 1838, the 1920s were the height of his perfumes popularity.
The perfumes were compounded in Egypt, but the bottles were imported from Czechoslovakia. Most of the bottles are decorated with rich gilding and vibrant enamels of Egyptian gods & goddesses, or stylized Egyptian motifs. Some stoppers have faceted glass jewels.

Note: The Shimy Brothers Perfumery of Cairo also produced fine perfumes in exquisite flacons during the same time period. These bottles are nearly indistinguishable from Ahmed Soliman's unless your pieces are marked.
Shimy Brothers sometimes had the words "The Artistic Perfumers- Port Said - Cairo - Luxor - Egypt" either on the bottles or on the presentation boxes. A calling card inserted within the presentation box advertised "Mr. A. Shimy. Proprietor, Address: Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo."

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Lot 92

c1930 Ingrid, Czech Black Crystal Perfume Bottle

c1930 Ingrid, Czechoslovakian perfume bottle, black crystal, figural malachite crystal stopper, dauber. MIC in oval. 5 7/8 in. Estimate: $2,000+ [link]

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Ingrid Czech Perfume bottles

designed by

Hoffman and Schlevogt

Excerpted from an article on the History of Czech Perfume Bottles:

Hoffmann and Schlevogt. Heinrich Hoffmann (1875 - 1939 ) was prominent among glass makers at the luxury level of vanity glass production. He and colleague Henry Günther Schlevogt (1904 - 1984 )manufactured from their own designs, and those of famed contemporary artists. Hoffmann´s reputation as the specialist for articles made of jet black crystal was established in Paris just prior to the time of Lalique´s venture into glass.

In 1933- three years after his departure from Hoffmann- Schlevogt perfected his stone glass with the help of Walter Riedel from Polaun. Using molds designed by Hoffmann and modern artists of renown, he found great success with what he named the Ingrid line ( which were named after his daughter Ingrid), shown at domestic and international expositions from 1934 to 1939, winning the Grand Prix at the World´s Fair in Paris in 1937. [Read more: source]

More history of the Curt Schlevogt glass company.

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Lot 99

c1930 Ingrid Czech Turquoise Crystal Perfume Bottle

c1930 Ingrid, Czechoslovakian perfume bottle and openwork stopper, opaque turquoise crystal, dauber, gilt filigree metalwork, Bakelite and crystal jewels. Ingrid - Czech mark, Czech on metalwork. 8 3/4 in. Estimate $1,000+ [link]

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Lot 232

1925 Paul Poiret Rosine "1925" Perfume Bottle

1925 Rosine 1925 perfume bottle, frost glass with patterned surface, sepia patina, ruby glass stopper, tassel. 5 in. Estimate: $800+ [link]

The KING of FASHION

PAUL POIRET

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Paul Poiret, reigned supreme in the Paris haute couture between 1903 and World War I. He was the first designer:

To invent and market the first signature fragrance which he named after his daughter, Rosine.
A second scent went on the market in 1912 , “Le Minaret,” which reflected the harem theme which pervaded his designs.
To promote the concept of “total lifestyle”. He did this by expanding his clothing house to include not only fragrances, but also furniture and decor. [Source]

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[Source: +Q Perfume Blog]

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In 1911 Paul Poiret became the first high fashion designer to establish his own perfume company, Les Parfums de Rosine,and author Christie Mayer Lefkowith intertwines the biography of Paul Poiret (1879 to 1944), with the in-depth study of his creations for Rosine Perfumes in her book, Paul Poiret and his Rosine Perfumes.

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Lot 27

1880s Meriden Victorian Vanity Garniture

1880s American Victorian vanity garniture, perfume bottles and powder box, pink Bohemian glass, gilt bands with enamel floral decoration. Ornate silver plate metal stand with floral and hummingbird motif. Stand marked: Meriden Co. NY, and Meriden Britannia Quadruple, MeridenCT. Stand: 14 in.Estimate: $2,000+ [link]

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Lot 31

1880s Meriden Victorian Vanity Garniture

1880s American Victorian vanity garniture, perfume bottles and powder box, French blue opaline glass, gilt bands with enamel beading and three angels with children in relief. Figural silver plate metal stand with suspended baskets. Stand marked: Meriden Silver Plate Co. Assembled 21 in. Estimate: $2,000+ [link]

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Lot 32

1880s Meriden Victorian Vanity Garniture

1880s American Victorian vanity garniture, perfume bottles and powder box, pink Bohemian satin glass, gilt bands with enamel floral decoration. Ornate silver plate metal stand with bird and Egyptian floral accents. Stand marked: Meriden Silver Plate Co. Quadruple Plate. Stand 13 3/4 in. Estimate: $1500+ [link]

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See a Meriden Silver Plate Company catalog here.

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1. The Meriden Silver Plate Co. Was started in 1869.

2. It's factories were in Meriden Connecticut.

3. It helped form the International Silver Company in 1898.

4. It is not the same companyas the Meriden Britannia Company

[Source]

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You often see these types of blue, pink, white glass bottle / decanter / vanity / dresser sets, but not in those exquisite Meriden Silver Plate Co. holders. The glass is often referred to as Bristol Glass, though it's not made by the Bristol Glass Companty. It's just become a sort of generic catch-all term for the pretty hand painted " semiopaque glass of various color tones, notably deep blue, used for decorative glassware and commonly painted with floral designs" .

Opaline glass is probably a better term to use.

The auction catalog also calls it Bohemian glass, but that covers more than just the pictured pink and blue glass items.

Read this article that tries to straighten out the confusion: Bristol Glass -- "Bristol, like Battersea is one of those magic words to the collector. Everyone wants his opaque glass to be Bristol, and every dealer thus puts the Bristol tag on certain type of opaque white and colored glass, knowing full well that it probably came from Germany, France, or Bohemia or at best Birmingham or Stourbridge and not Bristol."

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The above perfume bottles are just a few of my faves from so many incredible beautiful rarities in the 2014 IPBA Convention Auction catalog.

Here's a little more info:

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Friday, May 2nd, 2014 the Perfume Bottles Auction, in conjunction with the International Perfume Bottle Association’s 26th annual convention in Pittsburgh, PA, will offer 300 lots of vintage perfume bottles and vanity items.
This IPBA hosted event is the longest running specialty auction of perfume bottles in the world and returning clients have come to expect unique, undocumented, and seldom seen bottles to appear in the Perfume Bottles Auction.

The IPBA PERFUME BOTTLES AUCTION, organized by renowned specialist Ken Leach, is the official auction of the International Perfume Bottle Association’s annual convention. This auction is the highlight event of the IPBA weekend and is attended by hundreds of collectors from around the world.

See the entire auction online -- you can even bid! LiveAuctioneers/PerfumeAuction

Click through to learn more about the IPBA Annual Convention -- Pittsburgh, PA -- April 30th, 2014 - May 4th, 2014
A three-day extravaganza featuring the world's premiere exhibition and sale with the field's leading dealers featuring thousands of bottles and an internationally recognized auction. The convention draws together collectors and dealers from around the world.

Read the convention schedule pdf [link] -- they are planning some wonderful seminars and excursions. Well worth reading even if you can't attend.

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May Queen For A Day ~ May Day Maypole Dance Celebrations ~ Collecting Vintage Photo Postcards

April 30, 2014, 11:00 am

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Vintage Products for the Merry Month of May

April Showers Bring May Flowers

Isn't it appropriate that income tax month begins with April Fool's Day and ends with cries of May Day!?

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”

“As full of spirit as the month of May, and as gorgeous as the sun in Midsummer.”

― William Shakespeare

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Happy May Day!

May 1st is another celebration day for us to enjoy some pretty antique postcards and photographs.

Here's a lovely May Queen all decked out to celebrate this Rite of Spring. Isn't this hand tinted photo postcard gorgeous!

There are many rituals, generally including women and children. There are several traditions behind the day, and many people have written about it.

Here are just a few assorted links along with some vintage postcards and photos.

Read about the MAYPOLE DANCE here.

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Read about the crowning of the lovely MAY QUEEN.

Pretty images of May Queens and Maypole Dancers abound, from Victorian era cigar box labels...

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To 1920's paper doll magazine pages...

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To stereo-view cards...

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And of course RPPCs (real photo postcards) ...

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Check out this site -- this woman has the most amazing collection of May Day postcards-- all showing MAYPOLES!!

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Here's the site of another gal who is having too much fun with the whole May Day scene!

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Hope you enjoyed these pretty May Day images.

Here are some May Day books on Amazon:

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Feliz Cinco de Mayo ~ Collecting Vintage Bauer Pottery and the NEW Bauer Pottery Company

May 2, 2014, 3:00 am

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May 5th = Cinco de Mayo

There's plenty of info out there about this day and its importance to Mexico.

But for us gringos, it's an excuse to have a Fiesta, and drink tequila and cervesas with our tacos and guacam-ole!

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If I were still living in Southern California, I'd pull out one of my vintage Mexico-themed tablecloths, and set the table with my colorful vintage Bauer Pottery dishes, and have a PARTY!

I'll bet you thought I'd say FIESTA, and then show you pix of vintage Homer Laughlin "Fiesta" dishes... like this:

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But I don't collect Fiesta. I used to collect Bauer Pottery, and still have a lot of my fun rainbow-colored collection displayed in my kitchen.

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I am especially fond of my group of rare hand painted Bauer plates. Here's a fuzzy shot of a few:

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Bauer was one of the great "CALIFORNIA POTTERY" companies and is highly collectible. For Bauer history check out these sites:

Photos of collections of vintage Bauer pottery:

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Here's the gorgeous kitchen set from the TV show The New Normal, chock full of vibrant California pottery tiles and dishes. I'm sure many pieces are from the gorgeous line of NEW Bauer Pottery.

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There is a great line of new Bauer Pottery , that looks like the original, but is clearly marked as new. They imprint "Bauer 2000" on the bottom of each piece.
Good news - they can restore your damaged vintage Bauer pieces since they are set up with the glazes and colors.

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They are even reproducing the Bauer Russel Wright pieces.

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Here's the TOP 10 LIST of 'Most Watched' BAUER Pottery eBay Auctions listed now.

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Pin-up Girls: Pretty or Poison, We Love the Way They're Drawn / A Look at the BAD GIRLS of Vintage Pulp Fiction Novels and the Pretty Ladies of Pin Up Art

May 3, 2014, 3:00 am

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Pin-up Girls: Pretty or Poison, We Love the Way They're Drawn / A Look at the BAD GIRLS of Vintage Pulp Fiction Novels and the Pretty Ladies of Pin Up Art

Antique Trader has a fun article on vintage "Pulp Fiction" novels with BAD GIRLS on the covers -- too cool!

They are talking about paperback books printed on pulpwood paper, with amazing and enticing four-color cover art, that sold for about 10-cents "back in the day".

They sell for a little bit more now, and some are very collectible, for the images, or for the authors, as they introduced many literary greats such as Edgar Rice Burroughs, Ray Bradbury, Raymond Chandler, and Robert Heinlein.

And some not-so-greats, too, of course. More about collecting those books below, but first let's look at the art of the covers.

The original art for the covers are hard to find, and highly sought after. Heritage Auctions sells wonderful examples of the original art for the book covers, as well as some vintage pulp books.

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Charles Martignette was a major collector of pulp and pinup girl original illustration art. Heritage Auctions sold his amazing collection. See the results from the 4,300 piece $20 million dollar Martignette Collection .

"It's no overstatement to say that Martignette's unceasing devotion to his collection has given us the single most important gathering of illustration artists and art to ever make its way to public auction," said Ed Jaster, Vice President of Heritage Auction Galleries. "Charles practically invented the field of illustration art collecting; he was a collector of unequaled passion. It's safe to say that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire some of the most important pieces of American illustration art we're likely to see for decades to come."

Beginning in the early 1970s Charles Martignette began what would become his life's work and lasting legacy. Before practically anyone thought of the works of artists like Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas and J.C. Leyendecker as serious art, Martignette went about systematically gathering the finest examples of their work. His collection eventually expanded to cover all facets and periods of illustration art. Names like Harvey Dunn, Norman Rockwell and Maxfield Parrish — among hundreds of others — soon populated his collection. He made it a mission to acquire and preserve the work of illustrators he considered important.

Martignette became the acknowledged authority on American illustration, particularly pin-up art.

He is the co-author of The Great American Pin-up, the unquestioned bible of the form, and he garnered accolades as the author of several books, chief among them The Complete Works of Gil Elvgren." [Source]

Read more about Charles Martignette here.

Here is Heritage's video showing some of the items, and talking about Martignette.

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Charles Martignette is the author of The Great American Pin-Up. It's a Taschen book, so you know it's gorgeous. With over 900 illustrations. Hit this Amazon link to view several pages inside the book.

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Another gorgeous Taschen book by Martignette is on the famous pin-up girl artist Gil Elvgren:

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Now for the Bad Girls...
Dames, Dolls and Delinquents

A google image search shows a never ending stream of lurid cover after titillating cover after tawdry cover, and on and on...

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Author Gary Lovisi has a new book out on collecting Pulp novels with Bad Girl covers and original art, with lots of great illustrations, titled DAMES, DOLLS, and DELINQUENTS (available here). Hit that link to check out several pages with the ever-handy ''look inside'' feature.

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"... From sexy, semi-dressed pin-up dolls to dangerous bad girls and deadly dames, this book takes you inside the exciting and evocative world of pulp fiction paperbacks. Painted by some of the most talented and collectible artists of the last 50 years this book features some of the pulp fiction paperbacks that set the literary world on its ear.

Always titillating, often tawdry, definitely not politically correct nor for the faint of heart, the nearly 700 full-color pulp fiction paperback images in Dames, Dolls and Delinquents is a visual smorgasbord of sex, sin and sass! ..."

In this dynamic and decadent book you'll find:

700 covers with title, author, cover artist, publisher, book number and date of publication
Pricing in three grades of condition for each book
Tips on collecting pulp fiction
Lists of specialist collectors and shows

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Plaything of Passion Pin Up Girl 3.5" Button and other gift items like mugs, t-shirts, cards, etc.

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Reform School Girl 3.5" Button and other gift items like mugs, t-shirts, cards, etc.

You can see more fun pulp pinup items here: Naughty Pulp Fiction Pin Up Girls section.

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Vintage Mothers Day Cards and History

May 7, 2014, 3:00 am

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Who better to tell you about the history of Mother's Day but Hallmark? Well, maybe these sites, too:

And not to be a Debbie Downer, but...

"Before the brunches, before the gifts and greeting cards, Mother's Day was a time for mourning women to remember fallen soldiers and work for peace." -- Mother's Day's Dark History

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How to Score Spring's Best #Vintage Treasures at May 16 2014 Springfield Extravaganza Antique Show w/ 2,000+dealers!

May 8, 2014, 9:00 am

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THIS IS THE BIG ONE, VINTAGE LOVERS: THE EXTRAVAGANZA!

The 2014 May Springfield Antique Show & Flea Market Extravaganza is rapidly approaching...

May 16, 17 & 18 2014

Spring has finally sprung, and that means the it's time for the BIGGEST outdoor antique show in Ohio: the famous Springfield Extravaganza Antique Show. For over 25 years, twice a year, this monthly antique show kicks it into overdrive and over 2,000 antiques and vintage dealers cover the fairgrounds venue. Wear your comfiest walking shoes!

Note: WANT TO SEE A SPRINGFIELD EXTRAVAGANZA IN ACTION? WATCH THE VIDEO down below.

Show details:

The show is located at the Clark County Fairgrounds, 4401 S. Charleston Pike, Springfield, Ohio 45502. [Google maps link.]

Directions and details here on the Extravaganza's website.

Early Bird -- the only way to ~~Fly~~ Shop!

Friday, May 16th -- 7AM to Noon:

Admission is only $12 (free parking) -- and it is good for all 3 days.

This is a great value for all you serious shoppers. Get a hotel room and shop all 3 days. And you can hit the Springfield antique malls too. There are 2 big malls, with another 1,000+ dealers!

Heart of Ohio Antiques Center 650+ dealers
Springfield Antique Center 450+ dealers
Springfield weather link --http://1.usa.gov/1oJKOSP

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Release the Hounds --- at Noon!

FRIDAY at noon the ''regular shopping'' begins. Although this is the Extravaganza, so there's nothing regular about it. There's still plenty of treasures left.
Admission $7 (free parking)

Now also at the Extravaganzas:

a Show inside the show,

the Vintage Marketplace.

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The new centerpiece of the show is the Vintage Marketplace, under the big white tents in the center of the fairgrounds. The Vintage Marketplace gals have set up their show-within-a-show at the last few Extravaganzas, and that has brought a whole to crop of dealers, hundreds more shoppers, and amped the vintage vibe way up. Their advertising and promoting has really helped to grow the Springfield Extravaganza.

[Read my news about the Vintage Marketplace's new Columbus, Ohio show.]

See more of my photos from the May 2013 Extravaganza, showing the Vintage Marketplace's big white tent, overflowing with treasures.

Watch this
VIDEO OF THE SPRINGFIELD EXTRAVAGANZA

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Screen shot - click to go through to PBS to watch the episode of Market Warriors when they were filming at Springfield Extravaganza May 2012.

The Extravaganza lives up to its name. Watch when the PBS show, Market Warriors, filmed an episode at there, in May 2012. Watch the entire episode online here at PBS.

See my post with all the fun photos I took of the cast and crew while I was there hunting for vintage treasures -- here. This is just one shot of Miller Gaffney:

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Miller Gaffney -- Cast member of PBS's TV show Market Warriors, which was taping at the May 2012 Springfield Extravaganza Antique Show -- photo by Marianne Dow

[See My May 2013 Springfield Extravaganza Antique Show Photo Album]

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Columbus Discovers Vintage World ~ Columbus Ohio Gets New Vintage Marketplace Antiques Show June 2014

May 8, 2014, 5:13 pm

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NEW ANTIQUE SHOW
Coming to Columbus, Ohio

Starting in June 2014, the Vintage Marketplace folks are expanding their antiques show empire. They have shows in Indianapolis, Nashville and Springfield. Now they're adding a Columbus Ohio show. Yay!

It will be held on Sunday June 22, 2014.

And I'll be setting up there, so be sure to find my booth and say HI!

They say:

" A marketplace for vintage, antique, Re & Upcycled or unique goods for your modern lifestyle, the Columbus Arts & Vintage Marketplace will become the go to monthly source for all thing unique, remarkable & awesome. Whether vintage, antique, re & up-cycled, artisanal or just plain amazing, you'll find that one of a kind stylish blast from the past to add to your fast paced contemporary lifestyle. "

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Will be held at the Aladdin Shrine Event Center 3850 Stelzer Rd, Columbus, OH 43219-3096 [Directions] [Google maps link]

You can get more info from the Columbus Arts & Vintage Marketplace Facebook page.
Or @ (317) 431-0118 / Emailjonjindpls@aol.com

I checked out the website of the venue, the Aladdin Shrine Event Center, and it's a beautiful new large facility that hosts lots of wedding receptions and other events.

Can't wait to see the vintage goodies that will fill it up instead of these dining tables!

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From the ASC's website:
The Aladdin Shrine Event & Conference Center.
Conveniently located near Port Columbus International Airport and the Easton Area, our center can host events of all sizes -- from 30 to 2,600.

Free parking for 650 vehicles.
Close to all major interstates.
Ten minutes from downtown Columbus and minutes from the Airport
Nearby shopping at Easton and easy access to many fine Columbus hotels.

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Reverend Jake Reigel: Converted Bootlegger ~ 1909 Lima Ohio Trade Token

May 13, 2014, 10:17 am

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"Rev. Jake Reigel, a converted bootlegger from Lima, Ohio. "

Reigel & Co. trade token, circa 1909. This trade token guide says it's from a Lima, Ohio store.

I found the above quote that confirms Jake Reigel came from Lima, dealing in bootleg liquor, but I haven't tied him to a business location in Lima.

Reverend Jake Reigel found religion, and held a tent meeting in Fostoria Ohio in the 1930s. That became the Pilgrim Holiness Church. Reigel stayed in Fostoria until 1938, when he left to start other Pilgrim Holiness Churches. [Source]

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Note: These items are part of my ''Collecting Lima Virtual Museum''. They are not for sale.

If/when I find more information on these items, I will add it to the post.

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R. Boose Opened the 1st General Store in Lima Ohio in 1860 ~ His Trade Tokens

May 18, 2014, 10:24 am

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Civil War era trade token: R. Boose Dealer in Drygoods Lima Ohio w/ Union Shield 1864 on reverse.

In 1860, Rudolph Boose opened the first general store in Lima Ohio.

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"Rudolph Boose attended the country schools of Somerset county, Pennsylvania, and also had some collegiate training before he left that state for Ohio.

At that time Rockport, twelve miles northeast of Lima, was the larger and more important trading point, and he settled there and conducted a general store.

After three years at Rockport he moved to a location three miles north of Lima. At the time of the construction of the large stone arch by the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad over Sulphur Spring Road he conducted a large store, and continued at that point for two years.

He then moved to Lima, and in 1860 opened the first general store in the city, in what was then the New Baxter Block, and is now occupied by the Crawford Shoe House.

In 1868 he retired from the mercantile field and became a stockdealer, buying and shipping cattle. Having faith in the future of Allen county, he invested in its land and became the owner of 280 acres of farm land.

His death occurred in 1871, while he was still actively engaged in business." [Source]

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Boose token variation w/ Lady Liberty profile (wearing a Phrygian cap). Fuld's Guide to Civil War Store Card Tokens says that there are 4 types and 6 varieties of R. Boose tokens.

What's a Phrygian Cap?
During the 18th century, the red Phrygian cap evolved into a symbol of freedom, held aloft on a Liberty Pole during the American Revolutionary War. [fridge-ee-un]

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The cap was especially adopted during the French Revolution, along with other symbols adopted from classical Antiquity: to this day the national emblem of France, Marianne, is shown wearing a Phrygian cap. [Source]

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If/when I find more information on these items, I will add it to the post.

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A Rare Pair: Vintage 1930s Weidlich Bros. Silver Flamingo Double Candle Holders

May 18, 2014, 8:44 pm

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Hello, Gorgeous!

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Wow, I'm seeing double!

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Picked up these gorgeous candle holders at the recent Springfield Extravaganza Antique Show [link].

They are wonderfully designed silver-plated birds -- a stylized ibis / flamingo type. The candle holders gracefully curve out in a v-ish shape from the pedestal base, with a stylized floral design between the bird's legs that is obviously influenced by the designs of the famous Danish silversmith Georg Jensen. They're a little art nouveau-y with the soft curves, antique-y with the original crystal chandelier drops, and art deco meets mid century modern with the streamlined birds, and the silver that shines like chrome.

These are circa 1930's, based on the advertisement below.

They are marked W-B MFG CO which is the mark of the WEIDLICH BROS. MFG. CO.

I did a lot of googling, and did not find another one of these gorgeous double candleholders, just a different version of a single bird with one candle holder (below).

So for now, I'm saying my set is scarce-to-rare. I'll be watching for more. I'd love to find those beautiful tall peacocks pictured below. Yummy!

Here's what I did find out about the WB company:

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Letterhead shows their mark under the building: W-B MFG CO. in a shield.

"Weidlich Brothers Manufacturing Company operated in Bridgeport, Connecticut from 1901 until the 1950s. The brothers were Louis, Frank, and William. They produced a wide variety of art metal ware much of which was silver-plated.

The two principle designers at Weidlich were Louis Weidlich and Alfred J. Flauder. Between 1907 and 1933, Louis was granted more than a dozen design patents including jewelry cases, cigarette dispensers, an inkwell and pin cushion combination, an incense burner, a salt shaker, a table crumber and an electric perfumer (well ahead of the makers of aromatherapy and plug-in odor eaters!). With Flauder, Louis obtained two patents for manufacturing methods - one for lowering costs of die-making and one for hollow ware.

Flauder was even more inventive with over 60 design patents to his credit from 1913 to 1948 while working with Weidlich. Alfred designed jewelry cases, salt & pepper shakers, crucifix pedestals, candlesticks, a variety of spoons, a cigarette lighter, perfumer and disinfectant units, clock cases, athletic trophies and a corkscrew." [Sources]

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Single bird candle holder like my pair.

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1933 advertising postcard [Source]

The Weidlich factory is now the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center of Bridgeport, CT.

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Apparently an earlier incarnation of the Weidlich Brothers was Wm. Weidlich & Bro. in St. Louis, MO.

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The Weidlich Brothers Manufacturing Company is known for their jewel caskets, trophies, bookends, salt and peppers, vanity items, inkwells, assorted novelties, and other birds...

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Nor Shall Their Story Be Forgot: Appreciating Our Veterans ~ About Collecting Vintage Memorial Day Postcards

May 24, 2014, 3:00 am

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On Memorial Day ~ Nor Shall Their Story Be Forgot ~ Appreciating All of Our Soldiers and Veterans, today and every day.

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Sneaking a little fun into this somber day.

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Memorial Day is not just about shopping and store sales.

NOR SHALL THEIR STORY BE FORGOT

"Memorial Day is a US federal holiday wherein the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces are remembered.

The holiday, which is celebrated every year on the final Monday of May, was formerly known as Decoration Day and originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War.

By the 20th century, Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died while in the military service.

It typically marks the start of the summer vacation season, while Labor Day marks its end.

Memorial Day should not to be confused with Veterans Day; Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving, while Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans." -- from The History of Memorial Day (wikipedia) - read more here.

Another source, Pajamadeen, writes:

"The holiday fittingly began as a black history celebration, with the first impromptu Decoration Day observed in 1865 by liberated slaves in Charleston, SC, at Washington Race Course (now Hampton Park). The race course had been both a Confederate prison camp and a mass grave for Union soldiers who died in captivity. In a process which took only 10 days, freed slaves exhumed bodies from the mass grave, reinterring each Union solder in an individual grave. When finished, the former slaves built a fence around the graveyard, added an entry arch, and declared the site a Union cemetery. On May 1, 1865, a crowd of up to 10,000 mainly black residents, including 2,800 children, went to the graveyard and celebrated with a picnic, sermons and singing. And thus Decoration Day was born. However, Waterloo, NY gets the credit as the official birthplace of Memorial Day, because the village first formally observed the holiday on 5 May 1866."

Links:

Lots of Memorial Day History
About collecting Patriotic postcards
Images of beautiful vintage Memorial Day postcards
Article that discusses vintage postcard collecting, perfect for the beginning collector.

Video clip of one man's album full of Memorial Day postcards:

Memorial Day postcard collection shows century-old sentiments from Breanna Roy on Vimeo.

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The Forever Circus: Vintage Circus Posters on 2014 U.S. Postage Forever Stamps

May 27, 2014, 9:52 am

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Vintage Circus Posters on New U.S. Postage Forever Stamps

New 2014 Forever stamps picture gorgeous vintage circus posters. Clowns and tigers and elephants, oh my!

FIRST DAY OF ISSUE May 5, 2014 • Sarasota, Florida

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Posters

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, companies such as Ringling Bros. and Barnum &Bailey used posters to let people know that the circus was coming to town. The U.S. Postal Service® is excited to celebrate the large, colorful pieces of art that showcased eye-catching imagery of stunts, performers, and animals.

This sheet of 16 self-adhesive stamps features reproductions of eight vintage circus posters. Each stamp features one vintage circus poster. The sheet’s verso text includes a brief discussion of the history and purpose of circus posters. The selvage features an image of a circus entrance shot by photographer Edward J. Kelty in 1937.

Row 1, Column 1; Row 3, Column 3

This 1917 Barnum & Bailey poster, made by the Strobridge Lithographing Company, features a clown tipping his cap and gesturing toward the circus. The poster also includes the words “Greatest Show On Earth.”

Row 1, Column 2; Row 3, Column 4

This 1919 Sells-Floto Circus poster, made by the Strobridge Lithographing Company, features “Fantastic Wire Dancer” Victoria Codona, who was billed as “Princess Victoria.”

Row 1, Column 3; Row 3, Column 1

This 1925 Ringling Bros. and Barnum &Bailey poster, made by the Strobridge Lithographing Company, highlights Lillian Leitzel, the “World’s Most Marvelous Lady Gymnast.”

Row 1, Column 4; Row 3, Column 2

This circa 1915 Al G. Barnes Wild Animal Circus poster, made by the Erie Lithographing & Printing Company, showcases a tiger riding an elephant, which is wearing a green, red, and gold cape.

Row 2, Column 1; Row 4, Column 3

This 1918 Ringling Bros. Shows poster, made by the Strobridge Lithographing Company, features Hillary Long, who as the poster attests, “Puts His Skates Upon His Head And Wears His Hat Upon His Feet While Accomplishing Apparently Impossible Stunts.”

Row 2, Column 2; Row 4, Column 4

This 1916 Barnum & Bailey poster, made by the Strobridge Lithographing Company, features a realistic portrait of the kind of gorgeous tiger audiences paid to see.

Row 2, Column 3; Row 4, Column 1

This 1926 Ringling Bros. and Barnum &Bailey poster, made by the Strobridge Lithographing Company, features an ornately costumed elephant. The poster advertises “5 Big Herds Of Performing Elephants In 5 Circus Rings At One Time.”

Row 2, Column 4; Row 4, Column 2

This circa 1930 Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus poster, made by the Erie Lithographing &Printing Company, features the face of a smiling clown.

These posters are now part of the Tibbals Digital Collection at the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art.

Art director Greg Breeding worked on the stamp sheet with designer Jennifer Arnold.

The 2014 Vintage Circus Posters stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.

Source: Post Office Press Release

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See a vertical scrolling slide show of a dozen other gorgeous circus posters at http://uspsstamps.com/stories/circus-posters

My faves:

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On Prosperity Road: From Pangle's to Scot Lad Foods to Rays, Roundys, Chief, & Nash Finch ~ Collecting Lima Ohio

June 12, 2014, 11:12 am

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Scot Lad Canned Pop -- 12 for $1.00

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Pangles / Scot Lad / Roundy's / Nash Finch warehouse location on Prosperity Road, at Pangle Street

Evolutionary Links in Lima's Food Chain

This vintage soda pop can came up in my daily Lima Ohio ebay search, and caught me by surprise. As a non-native Liman (?), there are/were many local businesses that I am unaware of.

This Scot Lad soda pop can has Lima, Ohio on it. So of course that meant I had to look into the company.

Scot Lad Foods was a large grocery firm out of Lansing, Illinois, formed in 1961 when HS Davies and Meadowmoor Dairy merged. HS Davies supplied grocery products to Lima's Pangles Grocery stores. [Source]
Scot Lad bought Lima's Pangles Grocery business in 1963, establishing Scot Lad's Lima distribution center (in the Pangles Lima warehouse), hence this can.
Roundy's bought Scot Lad Foods in 1984, changing the name of the Lima distribution center.
The Pangles Grocery stores then became Ray's, named after the founder's son.
The Ray's stores were sold to Chief Supermarkets, a Defiance, Ohio company (In 2013).
In 2005 Roundy's sold their Lima location to Nash Finch, which has now merged with Spartan [SpartanNash].

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Collecting: Antique Ice Skates ~ Curly Blades, Unusual Designs

June 11, 2014, 11:04 am

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Doll Skates -- These tiny skates came in a box with a litho picture of a couple skating.

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Swan skates, usually made with high curly prow, others made with etched-metal swan head at blade prow, hundreds of dollars to $5000. [Image source: VirtualIceSkatesMuseum.com ]

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Strap-on ice skates with metal ankle supports, combined with structured boots, and you get the modern boot skate we all know.

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Bone skates are mostly found in museums and date back 1500 to 1700 years ago.

I was an ice skater for many years, and that's where Jeff and I met. And yet as an antique collector/dealer, I never thought about collecting antique ice skates. Of course, I have never run across the likes of the skates shown -- some so primitive, and some so intricately fashioned.

View a wonderful collection of antique ice skates, with lots of history and info at the VirtualIceSkatesMuseum.com

The Maine Antique Digest had an article about ANTIQUE ICE SKATES written by Ann Bates (viewable by subscribers only).

Excerpts from the article:

"...how far back in history the ice skate goes? Fifteen to seventeen hundred years ago, animal bones were strapped to fur-wrapped feet, the method used by hunters to transport themselves over ice and snow..."

"...European influence on skates extended into the early 1800's. Some of the blades had elaborate "turn-overs" in the front (prow) that were ornamental but served a useful purpose as well by helping the blade glide over very rough ice, especially when racing. These interesting skates had blades with holes along their length to create a lighter skate. ..."

" In 1848 E.V. Bushnell, an American mechanic, made an all-metal skate, forging the blade and the foot plate together. ... More than 200 different skate inventions flooded the United States patent office. "

" During this era the most commonly purchased skates cost around $7 a pair. Both Barney and Berry and Union Hardware antique ice skates are still available in antiques shops, on eBay, and in many other places. B & B was in business until 1919 when the firm was purchased by Winchester Repeating Arms Company of New Haven, Connecticut. At the height of its operation Barney and Berry produced 600,000 pairs of skates annually and employed 250 workers. This explains why there are still many B & B skates on today's market; they sell for $25 to $50. Some rarer skate models, which cost several hundred dollars today, were gold-plated and engraved with the owner's name. Antique children's ice skates are rare and usually more expensive. "

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Join the Antique Ice Skate Club www.antiqueiceskateclub.com/.

Watch ebay completed listings for antique ice skates prices.

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See the huge archive of vintage art and photos of ice skaters and skates on pinterest.

Vist the World Figure Skating Museum website.

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Antique Ice Skates for the Collector by Russell Herner

Here's a 2001 book about antique skates, with a price guide. Available on Amazon (link).

Description:

Here is a concise history of skating, from the first bone skates to the early 1900s, and a guide to antique ice skates for collectors and historians alike. It will enable the reader to identify the various skate types, styles, designs, approximate ages, countries of origin, and rarity. More than 250 photographs, lavishly illustrated artwork, and original patent designs present skates from countries such as Holland, England, Germany, and America. A chapter on skaters lanterns is also included. A general price guide will aid in evaluating a collection. This book will pique the interests of collectors and dealers in several fields, including antique ice skates, lanterns, miniatures, and tools.

It begins with an overview; the next four chapters cover ice skates from Holland, England, Germany and America. Then four additional chapters on American Patents, Children's Ice Skates, Ice Skate Accessories & Memorabilia and finally, Skaters Lanterns. There are three more brief chapters on Collectors & Their Collections, a general price guide and a conclusion. The book features glossy pages with hundreds of beautiful large color photographs, several etchings & illustrations, with just the right amount of informative written content, showcasing an extensive antique ice skate collection.

Ms. Dow Antiques Blog 'Tique Talk is published by msdowantiques.com

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