Antiques & Collecting Newsletter
Volume 14, Number 4
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Thirty days has September,
All the rest I can't remember,
Why bother with this rhyme at all,
Just look at the calendar on the wall.
In our part of the planet, September signals the early beginnings of autumn. The heat of another summer begins to wane and we begin to visualize the coming fall foliage when the leaves turn lovely shades of orange and red. We really appreciate being in an area that gives us four distinct seasons.
This week brings summer's last hurrah with a three-day weekend and a federal holiday celebrating Labor Day. Although over the years it has evolved into a "last fling of summer" with food and fun, the purpose of Labor Day in the United States remains the same as when it began over 100 years ago -- a day that affirms the dignity and honor of working people everywhere.
(¯`·.¸¸.-> IN THIS ISSUE
NATIONAL MUSEUM DAY
HOG HEAVEN
BEST FLEA MARKETS
MONA LISA GETS ANIMATED
WHAT'S WATT?
NEON MUSEUM
OLDEST BIBLE DIGITIZED
MAD FAN SELLS ARCHIE COMIC
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NATIONAL MUSEUM DAY
http://www.smithsonian.com/museumday
The 5th annual Smithsonian magazine's National Museum Day is Saturday, September 26. Hundreds of museums and cultural venues in the U.S., including 84 Smithsonian affiliates, will open their doors and wave general admission fees. At the Smithsonian website you can download and print a free admission card providing free access for two people. Find a participating museum near you by searching by name or state at the site.
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HOG HEAVEN
http://route66vintageiron.com/
In a small Oklahoma town you'll find a pure slice of Americana. The Vintage Iron Motorcycle Museum, a stopover on Route 66, is located on Main Street in downtown Miami. This free museum features more than 25 vintage motorcycles including a 1919 Indian Daytona Board Track Racer, a pre-1920 Harley Davidson and a 1919 Australian GCS motorcycle, the only one left in existence. It is also home to one of the largest Steve McQueen memorabilia collections in the world, including his world famous racing Husqvarna motorcycle and his personal racing trophies.
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BEST FLEA MARKETS
http://tinyurl.com/topfleamarkets
Budget Travel Magazine has published their selection of the top five flea markets in the United States. Their picks include flea markets in Brimfield, Mass., Springfield, Ohio, Brooklyn, New York, Alameda, Calif. and the 127 Corridor Sale (Ohio & Alabama). For information about these markets, refer to the article at the above link.
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MONA LISA GETS ANIMATED
http://tinyurl.com/talkingmona
Leonardo da Vinci's painting of Mona Lisa has been brought to life in China using cutting edge technology. At Beijing's Planning Exhibition Hall, Mona Lisa can wave, smile and even answer questions from curious visitors. The Last Supper, another da Vinci masterpiece, has also been reworked at the exhibition. Every character, from Jesus to his twelve apostles, talks and eats. See Mona talk at the above link.
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WHAT'S WATT?
http://www.wattcollectors.com/
This recently updated site for Watt Pottery contains great content for the avid (as well as novice) collector. The non-profit community is dedicated solely to the identification and preservation of Watt Pottery. Features include a mold finder, a mold number identification, a pattern finder and market values for over 2,600 pieces.
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NEON MUSEUM
http://www.neonmuseum.org/fremont-street-gallery.html
The nonprofit Neon Museum rescues, repairs and exhibits classic neon signs from the Las Vegas skyline. Much of the collection is inaccessible to the public, but 10 classic refurbished vintage signs can be visited 24 hours a day on a self-guided walking tour in an outdoor downtown “gallery” near Fremont Street and Las Vegas Boulevard. The signs include the 1960s Hacienda Horse and Rider, the original 1966 Aladdin’s Lamp sign and the 1960 Red Barn sign that was saved from a bar of the same name that burned to the ground.
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OLDEST BIBLE DIGITIZED
http://www.codexsinaiticus.org/en
The surviving pages of the world's oldest Bible, known as the Codex Sinaiticus, have been digitally reunited. The early handwritten work, comprising just over 400 large leaves of prepared animal skin, has been housed in four separate locations across the world for more than 150 years. An international collaboration of scholars has recently digitalized pages and fragments of the 4th-century manuscript. Viewing is available at the above website.
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MAD FAN SELLS ARCHIE COMIC
http://www.archiecomics.com/
When comic book store owner Dave Luebke heard that after 67 years, the carrot-top of the comic world, Archie, was proposing to rich girl Veronica instead of girl-next-door Betty, he decided to protest by selling his copy of the series' rare first issue. Dallas' Heritage Auction Galleries sold his Archie Comics No. 1 for $38,837 last month. Luebke said people all over the world are reacting to Archie's choice and mostly everyone feels bad for Betty.
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FEATURE ARTICLES
http://www.collectingbuzz.com/articles.html
Over on our website we have a selection of feature articles about antiques and collecting. The list is growing so take a look and hopefully you'll find something of interest.
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Antiques & Collecting Newsletter
U.S. Library of Congress ISSN #1521-1827
Copyright 1996-2009, Ron McCoy - All rights reserved
Recent Archives on the Web at: http://antiquescollectingnewsletter.blogspot.com/
Subscribe: http://collectingbuzz.com/
01 September 2009
31 July 2009
August 1, 2009
Antiques & Collecting Newsletter
Volume 14, Number 3
http://collectingbuzz.com
Happy Dog Days of August! Did you know that August is the only month in the U.S. without a major federal holiday? But do not despair. If you're determined to celebrate something in August -- here is a sampling of little known holidays:
National Raspberry Cream Pie Day (1st), Twins Days Festival (4th), National Mustard Day (first Saturday), National Polka Festival (9th), Bad Poetry Day (18th), Potato Day (19th), More Herbs, Less Salt Day (29th), National S'mores Day (10th), Left Hander's Day (13th) and National Spumoni Day (21st).
Just for fun, and to celebrate National Watermelon Day on the 3rd, tease your hair and learn some new dance moves. Aw come on 'yall, do the Watermelon Crawl:
http://tinyurl.com/nqhgy2
(¯`·.¸¸.-> IN THIS ISSUE
GOBBLES, QUACKS AND MOOS
KIDDIE RECORDS WEEKLY
HISTORIC BRIDGE GIVEAWAY
DEVIL'S ROPE MUSEUM
IT'S A WRAP
COLLECTIBLES CORNER TV
FRANKOMA STILL PRODUCING POTTERY
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GOBBLES, QUACKS AND MOOS
http://www.farmersmuseum.org
The Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, NY, on the shores of Lake Otsego, is probably the second-best-known attraction in the town, after the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Recreating rural life in the 1840s, there are more than two dozen authentic buildings on the grounds, including a weaver, a printer, a pharmacist, a blacksmith, a doctor and a children's barnyard with animals native to New York. There are also exhibits of nineteenth-century games and the Cardiff Giant, a giant, “fossilized” man found buried in a farm in Cardiff, New York in 1869. The museum is home to the Empire State Carousel, carved and hand-crafted by volunteer artisans over a 20 year period, celebrating New York State's history, culture and environment through a full-sized merry-go-round built on a vintage 1947 36-foot Alan Herschell carousel mechanism.
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KIDDIE RECORDS WEEKLY
http://www.kiddierecords.com
Here’s a site that’s a record collector’s dream. Before video games, kids indulged in alternative media formats -- like listening to albums. The mid 1940s to early '50s marked the golden age of children's records and saw releases such as "Hopalong Cassidy" and "Bugs Bunny in Storyland," which provided media companies with early cross-platform entertainment franchises while delighting youngsters. This collection of transferred 78s includes "Baby Snooks," played by famed comedienne Fanny Brice, and the controversial "Tales of Uncle Remus." Many of the records were meant to accompany picture books, which you'll also find here. One of the most wonderful aspects of this site is its images of old album covers, which are clear and large.
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HISTORIC BRIDGE GIVEAWAY
http://tinyurl.com/m7mdab
If you want to move it and preserve it, the state of Oklahoma has a free bridge for you. The 80-foot-long pony truss bridge will be demolished if no one wants it. The Cloud Creek Bridge, erected in 1911 by the Vincennes Bridge Company, is one of the few surviving examples of polygonal or “curve-top” Warren pony truss design and is eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Historic bridges have been successfully relocated in Oklahoma and other states for pedestrian or bicycle use in parks, golf courses, and other recreation areas.
If you think you have a good use for the historic bridge, you can contact the Oklahoma Department of Transportation:
http://tinyurl.com/freebridge
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DEVIL'S ROPE MUSEUM
http://www.barbwiremuseum.com
The Devil's Rope Museum, housed in a converted Sears bra factory in McLean, TX, focuses on the history of barbed wire, fencing tools, and ranching heritage from private wire collectors. There is a reference library with extensive patent information for researchers and educators, a dust bowl exhibit, salesman samples, warfare wire, and a collection of road lore with artifacts dedicated to the Texas portion of Historic Route 66.
THE TEXAS ROUTE 66 MUSEUMLocated in the same complex as The Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum, the Texas Route 66 Museum features over 700 eclectic artifacts from the famous Mother Road. Included are road signs, advertising souvenirs, tourism history, a giant steer from a defunct Route 66 restaurant, an abundance of the famous rhyming Burma Shave signs, a replica of a typical '50s cafe, the huge snake from the Regal Reptile Ranch, and the Texas Route 66 Hall of Fame.
BURMA SHAVE SIGNS
http://collectingbuzz.com/articles/burma.html
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IT'S A WRAP
http://tinyurl.com/mjp3zz
Great American Group will auction some 93,752 props and antiques from 20th Century Props, one of Hollywood's largest prop shops serving the television and movie industry. Since feature film production in Los Angeles has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade, the 200,000 square foot warehouse will shut its doors because of mounting business losses. The auction features a number of high profile items ranging from replicas of landmarks including the Hollywood Sign, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, Dr. Evil's desk from the Austin Powers movies, the rattan sofa from "The Golden Girls," the futuristic shower Tom Cruise used in "Minority Report" and a chair Claudette Colbert sat on in the 1934 version of "Cleopatra." Unusual items include a decontamination suit, Old West stage coach, vintage toy plane and a Frank Gehry fish sculpture. Industrial, medical and restaurant/bar items are up for bid as well as furniture by notable designers including: Charles Eames, Herman Miller, Mis van der Rohe and Haywood Wakefield.
Related videos:
http://tinyurl.com/kwlufv
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXkp_rWsFPM
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COLLECTIBLES CORNER TV
http://www.collectiblescornertv.com
Collectibles Corner TV is a free online video show for collectors hosted by Tammy Kahn Fennell. The show provides practical tips and information for collecting. It mixes a recurring "Tammy's Appraisals" section, with expert interviews, history of collectibles, and a segment where viewers can submit questions. Recent interviews include Phil Davies of Tias.com, Aladar Nesser of Discovery Channel's "Treasure Quest," and Philip Weiss, noted appraiser and auctioneer.
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FRANKOMA STILL PRODUCING POTTERY
http://www.frankoma.com
Affordable dinnerware and serving pieces, mugs, novelties, memorial figures, Route 66 items, limited editions, commemoratives, souvenirs--Frankoma Pottery has served the needs of everyday life since it's beginnings in 1933. This practical earthenware, known for its terra cotta look and colorful glazing, has gradually taken its place in the realm of serious collectibles. In July Frankoma announced a couple of new pieces. This year’s annual collectors plate was designed by Joniece Frank, daughter of Frankoma’s founder, John Frank. The theme of the plate is “A Miracle in God’s Hands” and shows the infant Jesus in God’s hands. Frankoma has released its first new nativity piece in several years. The nativity set was started in 2002 and the set grew to 15 pieces by 2004. This year, a shepherd is added.
Distinctive Earthenware a Legacy of Oklahoma's First Pottery
http://collectingbuzz.com/articles/frankoma.html
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FEATURE ARTICLES
http://www.collectingbuzz.com/articles.html
Over on our website we have a selection of feature articles about antiques and collecting. The list is growing so take a look and hopefully you'll find something of interest.
=============================================
Antiques & Collecting Newsletter
U.S. Library of Congress ISSN #1521-1827
Copyright 1996-2009, Ron McCoy - All rights reserved
Recent Archives on the Web at: http://antiquescollectingnewsletter.blogspot.com/
Subscribe: http://collectingbuzz.com
Volume 14, Number 3
http://collectingbuzz.com
Happy Dog Days of August! Did you know that August is the only month in the U.S. without a major federal holiday? But do not despair. If you're determined to celebrate something in August -- here is a sampling of little known holidays:
National Raspberry Cream Pie Day (1st), Twins Days Festival (4th), National Mustard Day (first Saturday), National Polka Festival (9th), Bad Poetry Day (18th), Potato Day (19th), More Herbs, Less Salt Day (29th), National S'mores Day (10th), Left Hander's Day (13th) and National Spumoni Day (21st).
Just for fun, and to celebrate National Watermelon Day on the 3rd, tease your hair and learn some new dance moves. Aw come on 'yall, do the Watermelon Crawl:
http://tinyurl.com/nqhgy2
(¯`·.¸¸.-> IN THIS ISSUE
GOBBLES, QUACKS AND MOOS
KIDDIE RECORDS WEEKLY
HISTORIC BRIDGE GIVEAWAY
DEVIL'S ROPE MUSEUM
IT'S A WRAP
COLLECTIBLES CORNER TV
FRANKOMA STILL PRODUCING POTTERY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GOBBLES, QUACKS AND MOOS
http://www.farmersmuseum.org
The Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, NY, on the shores of Lake Otsego, is probably the second-best-known attraction in the town, after the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Recreating rural life in the 1840s, there are more than two dozen authentic buildings on the grounds, including a weaver, a printer, a pharmacist, a blacksmith, a doctor and a children's barnyard with animals native to New York. There are also exhibits of nineteenth-century games and the Cardiff Giant, a giant, “fossilized” man found buried in a farm in Cardiff, New York in 1869. The museum is home to the Empire State Carousel, carved and hand-crafted by volunteer artisans over a 20 year period, celebrating New York State's history, culture and environment through a full-sized merry-go-round built on a vintage 1947 36-foot Alan Herschell carousel mechanism.
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KIDDIE RECORDS WEEKLY
http://www.kiddierecords.com
Here’s a site that’s a record collector’s dream. Before video games, kids indulged in alternative media formats -- like listening to albums. The mid 1940s to early '50s marked the golden age of children's records and saw releases such as "Hopalong Cassidy" and "Bugs Bunny in Storyland," which provided media companies with early cross-platform entertainment franchises while delighting youngsters. This collection of transferred 78s includes "Baby Snooks," played by famed comedienne Fanny Brice, and the controversial "Tales of Uncle Remus." Many of the records were meant to accompany picture books, which you'll also find here. One of the most wonderful aspects of this site is its images of old album covers, which are clear and large.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HISTORIC BRIDGE GIVEAWAY
http://tinyurl.com/m7mdab
If you want to move it and preserve it, the state of Oklahoma has a free bridge for you. The 80-foot-long pony truss bridge will be demolished if no one wants it. The Cloud Creek Bridge, erected in 1911 by the Vincennes Bridge Company, is one of the few surviving examples of polygonal or “curve-top” Warren pony truss design and is eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Historic bridges have been successfully relocated in Oklahoma and other states for pedestrian or bicycle use in parks, golf courses, and other recreation areas.
If you think you have a good use for the historic bridge, you can contact the Oklahoma Department of Transportation:
http://tinyurl.com/freebridge
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DEVIL'S ROPE MUSEUM
http://www.barbwiremuseum.com
The Devil's Rope Museum, housed in a converted Sears bra factory in McLean, TX, focuses on the history of barbed wire, fencing tools, and ranching heritage from private wire collectors. There is a reference library with extensive patent information for researchers and educators, a dust bowl exhibit, salesman samples, warfare wire, and a collection of road lore with artifacts dedicated to the Texas portion of Historic Route 66.
THE TEXAS ROUTE 66 MUSEUMLocated in the same complex as The Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum, the Texas Route 66 Museum features over 700 eclectic artifacts from the famous Mother Road. Included are road signs, advertising souvenirs, tourism history, a giant steer from a defunct Route 66 restaurant, an abundance of the famous rhyming Burma Shave signs, a replica of a typical '50s cafe, the huge snake from the Regal Reptile Ranch, and the Texas Route 66 Hall of Fame.
BURMA SHAVE SIGNS
http://collectingbuzz.com/articles/burma.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~
IT'S A WRAP
http://tinyurl.com/mjp3zz
Great American Group will auction some 93,752 props and antiques from 20th Century Props, one of Hollywood's largest prop shops serving the television and movie industry. Since feature film production in Los Angeles has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade, the 200,000 square foot warehouse will shut its doors because of mounting business losses. The auction features a number of high profile items ranging from replicas of landmarks including the Hollywood Sign, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, Dr. Evil's desk from the Austin Powers movies, the rattan sofa from "The Golden Girls," the futuristic shower Tom Cruise used in "Minority Report" and a chair Claudette Colbert sat on in the 1934 version of "Cleopatra." Unusual items include a decontamination suit, Old West stage coach, vintage toy plane and a Frank Gehry fish sculpture. Industrial, medical and restaurant/bar items are up for bid as well as furniture by notable designers including: Charles Eames, Herman Miller, Mis van der Rohe and Haywood Wakefield.
Related videos:
http://tinyurl.com/kwlufv
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXkp_rWsFPM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COLLECTIBLES CORNER TV
http://www.collectiblescornertv.com
Collectibles Corner TV is a free online video show for collectors hosted by Tammy Kahn Fennell. The show provides practical tips and information for collecting. It mixes a recurring "Tammy's Appraisals" section, with expert interviews, history of collectibles, and a segment where viewers can submit questions. Recent interviews include Phil Davies of Tias.com, Aladar Nesser of Discovery Channel's "Treasure Quest," and Philip Weiss, noted appraiser and auctioneer.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FRANKOMA STILL PRODUCING POTTERY
http://www.frankoma.com
Affordable dinnerware and serving pieces, mugs, novelties, memorial figures, Route 66 items, limited editions, commemoratives, souvenirs--Frankoma Pottery has served the needs of everyday life since it's beginnings in 1933. This practical earthenware, known for its terra cotta look and colorful glazing, has gradually taken its place in the realm of serious collectibles. In July Frankoma announced a couple of new pieces. This year’s annual collectors plate was designed by Joniece Frank, daughter of Frankoma’s founder, John Frank. The theme of the plate is “A Miracle in God’s Hands” and shows the infant Jesus in God’s hands. Frankoma has released its first new nativity piece in several years. The nativity set was started in 2002 and the set grew to 15 pieces by 2004. This year, a shepherd is added.
Distinctive Earthenware a Legacy of Oklahoma's First Pottery
http://collectingbuzz.com/articles/frankoma.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FEATURE ARTICLES
http://www.collectingbuzz.com/articles.html
Over on our website we have a selection of feature articles about antiques and collecting. The list is growing so take a look and hopefully you'll find something of interest.
=============================================
Antiques & Collecting Newsletter
U.S. Library of Congress ISSN #1521-1827
Copyright 1996-2009, Ron McCoy - All rights reserved
Recent Archives on the Web at: http://antiquescollectingnewsletter.blogspot.com/
Subscribe: http://collectingbuzz.com
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