CALENDARS AUCTIONS

04/22/23, BERLIN, SAT. 9AM3PM, Early Country Antiques & Primitive Goods Show, 3558 US Route 62, Heritage Community Center

Pennsylvania

CARLISLE, WED.SUN. AT7AM, Spring Carlisle Collector Car Flea Market, Corral & Auction, 1000 Bryn Mawr Rd., Carlisle Fairgrounds

LANCASTER, SAT. 9AM-1PM, 62nd Lancaster Hunting & Fishing Show & Sale, 1383 Arcadia Rd., Lancaster Farm & Home Center

LANCASTER, SUN. 92, Lancaster Doll, Toy & Teddy Bear Show, 1383 Arcadia Rd., Lancaster Farm & Home Center

04/28-30/23, PHILADELPHIA, FRI.-SUN. AT11AM, The Philadelphia Show, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia Museum of Art

Paging Mr. Fix-It

04/28/23, KUTZTOWN, FRI.SAT. 9-4, Antiques & Collector Extravaganza, 740 Noble St., Renningers Kutztown

04/29-30/23, ALLENTOWN, SAT. 9-5 & SUN. 9-3, Antq. Advertising, Book, Paper, Photo & Postcard Show, 1929 Chew St., Allentown Fairgrounds Ag. Hall

04/30/23, DENVER, SUN. 5AM4PM, Antiques & Collectors Special Sunday, 2500 N. Reading Rd., Renningers Adamstown

05/13/23, FAIRFIELD, SAT. 9-3, Gathering on THE FARM: Country & Primitive Antq. Event, 1042 Bullfrog Rd., Gettysburg, PA

05/29/23, LANDISVILLE, MON. AT7AM, Hempfield Community Flea Market, 1700 Nissley Rd., Amos Herr Park

VIRGINIA

05/19-20/23, FISHERSVILLE, FRI. 9-5 & SAT. 9-4, 70th Antiques Expo, 277 Expo Rd., Augusta Expo Center

Smack Dab In The Middle: Design Trends of the Mid-20th Century

By Donald-Brian Johnson

Letters, I get letters. (Well these days, they’re mostly emails). Often, they’re questions dealing with the care and repair of the things that people collect. The most common strains I find running through repair questions are “Could I?” “Should I?” and “How can I?”

“Could I?” is the easiest to answer. With enough super glue or tape you could repair practically anything. You just might not be happy with how it turns out. That’s where “Should I?” enters in.

Ever peruse those “homes for sale” ads? You’ll see ones for “executive retreats” in “secluded, lavish surroundings” (translation: “very pricey”). Then there are “family friendly” homes in a “bustling neighborhood.” (In other words, there’s a day care operation on either side, a grade school across the street, and the freeway is just beyond the back yard.) And, of course, there are the “great fixeruppers” (code for: “You get what you pay for”).

When assessing repair feasibility, look to the realtors’ lingo. If the price you paid for an item years back still makes you gasp, you’ll probably opt for the gold standard: professional repair.

A talented technician will restore the integrity and strength of your piece with a bonding material that won’t re-break, and will also expertly match colors, so that the repair is nearly invisible. Each collector must decide if the value of a piece outweighs its repair charge.

Most questions, however, deal with “family friendly” collectibles: items that were either purchased in a lessthan-perfect state, or “somehow got that way.” Leading the question parade: paper goods, ceramics, and glassware.

04/08/23, FREDERICK, SAT. AT 9AM, Antq. furn., early country prim. pie safe c.1860's, wicker, oak curved glass china cabinet, 2 nice, old cast iron stoves, 100's Nascar die cast cars, 100's Hot Wheels, duck decoys, collec. 60+ rare figural juicer/reamers, movie cameras/ lenses, lg. collec. antq. mantel clocks, old lic. plates, 3 vtg. bicycles, lawn/gdn. equip., tools, lots more!, Frederick Fairgrounds, 797 E. Patrick St., Bldg.12, Howard B. Parzow Auctioneer

04/12/23, PARSONSBURG, ENDS WED. AT5PM, 75+ lots sterling silver, lg. selec. qty. designer glass/china, 350+ pcs. Noritake 'Azalea' hand-ptd. china (19151930), 500+ pcs. English hobnail, nice selec. Simon Pearce handblown glass, antq. furn. & mod., Pottery Barn, Lexington Furn. Co., Coca-Cola collec., artwork, primitives, antqs., collec., quilts, '99 Chev. Corvette convertible & more!, Online Only: www.AMauctions.com via HiBid, A&M Auctioneers & Appraisers

04/13/23, WESTMORELAND, MON. AT6PM, Antq. English ceramics incl. Staffordshire, blue & wht. historical transferware, pearlware, etc. Other ceramics, porcelain, silver, sewing items, clocks, Black Forest trophy antlers, Herend figures, artwork, Vict. marble-top table, art glass, lighting & more!, Online Only: flying-pigauctions.liveauctioneers.com, Flying Pig Auctions

04/12/23, MONMOUTH JUNCTION, WED., Estate SingleOwner Lifetime Collec.: The History of Flashlights, Lightbulbs & Batteries. Approx. 200 vtg. flashlights, vtg./antq. lightbulbs & batteries., Online Only: www.bodnarsauction.com, Bodnar's Auction Sales

04/13/23, MONMOUTH JUNCTION, THURS., Estate

Single-Owner Lifetime Collec.: The History of the Industrial Age. Adv., slot mach., pogo sticks, telephones, fans, typewriters, wagons/ toys & more!, Online Only: www.bodnarsauction.com, Bodnar's Auction Sales

PENNSYLVANIA

04/07/23, BOYERTOWN, FRI. AT10AM, 600+ num. lots Coins, gold pcs., silver dollars/ halves/ qtrs./ dimes, half-cent, 2/3, lg. cent pcs., Indian Head pennies, gold/ silver commem. & collec. sets, + more!, Keystone Fire Co., 240 N. Walnut St., JR's Auctioneering

04/08/23, EPHRATA, SAT. AT 9AM, Antqs., Collec., Toys, Model Trains, Dolls, HH Goods, Tools. Cast iron, copper & brass, pewter, Longaberger baskets & pottery, Hess & Winross trucks, linens/ textiles, vtg. comic books, ephem., sports cards/ mem., box lots & more!, Horst Auction Ctr., 50 Durlach Rd., Horst Auctioneers

04/08/23, QUARRYVILLE, SAT.

AT9AM & 5PM, 9am - 2

Auctioneers: Area 1- furn., player piano, country antqs., hh goods, box lots galore, lawn & gdn. decor. Area 2- fishing collec., antqs. 5pm - 150 lots Coins, gold, silver, others., Solanco Fairgrounds, Hoffman Community Bldg., 172 S. Lime St., Jessica Shaub Meyer, Auctioneer

04/10/23, DILLSBURG, MON.

AT6:30PM, 2 auctioneers: 1 tools/box lots; 1 coins (no furn.). Pers. coin collec. incl. gold & silver, bills, Indian heads, dimes/qtrs./halves- Liberty, Franklin, Morgan Peace dollars, mint & proof sets. Collec., decor. items, box lots, tools & much more!, 185 Logan Rd., Rte. 15, Hardy's Auction Service

04/11/23, GLEN ROCK, TUES. AT9AM, 150+ firearms, along w/scopes, mounts, knives, ammo & bows., Live & Online: 4067 Snyder Rd.; wehrlysauction.com, Wehrly's Auction Svc.

04/13/23, KINZERS, THURS. AT 10AM, Fine books, ephemera, magazines, photographs, & Boy Scout collec., inc. uniforms, hand-made items, etc. Qty. books from 16th cen.-20th, Bibles, antq. German lang. books, early mystic, Free Masonry, historical, military, warfare, Easton Press & Folio Soc., Edgar Allen Poe, & much more!, Live & Online: 5336 Mine Rd.; embassyauctionsinternational.com; liveauctioneers & invaluable.com, Embassy Auctions International

04/13/23, QUARRYVILLE, THURS. AT9AM, Antiques, Sterling, Watches, Redware, Glassware & China, Noritake Collec, 100+ pcs. Azalea Pattern., Solanco Fairgrounds, Hoffman Community Bldg., 172 S. Lime St., Jessica Shaub Meyer, Auctioneer

04/14-15/23, EPHRATA, FRI. AT 2PM & SAT. AT9AM, Cataloged Antique Auction., Live & Online: 50 Durlach Rd.; horstauction.com, Horst Auctioneers

04/14-15/23, HOLTWOOD, FRI. AT5PM & SAT. AT8:30 AM, Handmade local crafts incl. nice selec. hand-stitched quilts, annuals/ peren. flowers, shrubs, trees, tools incl. Milwaukee & DeWalt, sporting goods: crossbows, compound bows, tree stands, ammo, kayaks, dairy supplies, new/used furn., antqs., collec., country primitives, lawn furn., hay/ straw/ firewood, farm equip., bldg. materials & more!, Rawlinsville Fire Co., 33 Martic Heights Dr., Rawlinsville Fire Co.

04/15/23, LEBANON, SAT. AT

9AM, Antqs., collec., glassware, china, furn., repo cast iron, Hershey items, adv. items, 5 shelf display cabinets, oak side by side, 2 blanket chests, stack bookcases, kitchen cabinet sifter, china cabinets, tables w/metal legs, old farm-rel. items, kettles & more!, Lebanon Area Fairgrounds-West Hall, 80 Rocherty Rd., Harry H. Bachman Auctioneer

04/15/23, QUARRYVILLE, SAT. AT9AM, Antq. Furniture, Vty. of Antiques, Redware Collection, 100+ pcs. Shofield, etc., Solanco Fairgrounds, Hoffman Community Bldg., 172 S. Lime St., Jessica Shaub Meyer, Auctioneer

04/16/23, QUARRYVILLE, SUN. AT1PM, Country decor items, Longaberger baskets, Eldreth pottery, depression glassware, holiday decor., Solanco Fairgrounds, Hoffman Community Bldg., 172 S. Lime St., Jessica Shaub Meyer, Auctioneer

04/21/23, LEBANON, FRI. AT 9AM, 180+ Horse Coaches, Carriages, Sleighs, Wagons, & Trailers! Approx. 1,500 lots harness & equip., Eng./West. saddles, tack (new/ used), lamps, engine items, carriage appointments, qty. antqs. & primitives., Live: Lebanon Fairgr. Expo Ctr., 80 Rocherty Rd.; Ltd. Online: martinauctioneers.com, Martin Auctioneers

04/22/23, ALLENTOWN, LIVE: SAT. AT8AM (ONLINE ABSENTEE CLOSES FRI. AT6PM), Firefighting Memorabilia Auction., Allentown Fairgrounds Agriplex, 302 N. 17th St.; eastmerefireman.hibid.com, Brian Enterline, Auctioneer

04/22/23, MANHEIM, SAT. AT 9AM, Semi-Annual Vehicle Auction! Collector car, tractors, rec. vehicles, trucks & trailers. Model T, parts: Corvette/ '70's Dodge Challenger, '70 Chevy C10 2wd, '77 Monte Carlo, etc. Farmall 350 & 400, Farmall Super-H, Super M, etc., Live & Online: 1667 Cider Press Rd.; hessauctiongroup.com, Hess Auction Group

* Paper goods. These were meant to last for only a short time, and their intrinsic materials were not particularly durable. In answer to the frequent query, “There are a few tears. Should I tape them?” the answer is “it depends.” If it’s a piece of sheet music you’ve acquired just so you can play it, tape away. It will make your piano-playing life a lot easier.

If collecting for display, more consideration is needed. You can carefully tape a tear on the reverse. (Never use glue, which will bleed through.) Minor creasing is acceptable, and original handwritten greetings can add to an item’s charm, but avoid purchasing paper goods with crumbling edges or water spotting. These fall in the realtor’s “great-fixer-upper” category.

* Ceramics. Almost every ceramics collector has experienced the agony of a nick, a crack, a beheading or an amputation. Once this happens, you must decide what to do—attempt to repair it, or leave it “as is.”

Most collectors will settle for “as is,” if the nicks or cracks aren’t overtly obvious.

A ceramic M’amselle figurine, created by Betty Harrington, principal designer for Madison’s Ceramic Arts Studio, suffered an unfortunate accident in transit. Here is a before and after athome repair, the hairline crack in M’amselle’s right shoulder now barely noticeable.

As for complete breaks, if the value does not justify professional restoration, a light application of quick-bonding gel glue, followed by a deft use of colored chalk at the break line, can often make a clean break undetectable. (If professional restoration is a future possibility, use a nonpermanent glue).

* Glassware. We’re now in the do-it-yourself equivalent of the doctor who shakes his head and somberly intones, “There’s nothing we can do.” If glassware is broken, keep this in mind before grabbing for the glue: it’s glass. It’s transparent. When glued, the fault

Mr. Fix-It

Continued from page 11 line will almost always show, unless obscured by a surface design. While decreasing the object’s value, this might not detract from your everyday enjoyment. But if it does, and if the value warrants it, opt for professional restoration.

Some things in life are always going to be less than perfect. When it comes to what you collect, if you can accept that fact of life without grinding your teeth down to the gumline, then why not? In Japan, they call this state of mind wabi-sabi: honoring the imperfect. So the hairline crack on the neck of that ceramic angel is still slightly visible. Can you happily accept the piece with its minor imperfection? OK then. That’s wabi-sabi.

Photo Associate: Hank Kuhlmann.

Donald-Brian Johnson is the co-author of numerous Schiffer books on design and collectibles. He’s broken (and repaired) more than a few items in his time. Please address inquiries (or additional fix-it tips) to: donald brian@msn.com.

This was an easy repair for an all-wood Angel Band, with figurines that were detached from their base. Application of wood glue restored them to their original positions.

While not a perfect repair, this amateur reconstruction of a damaged Lladró Seesaw figurine is acceptable. Originally, the piece had broken into seven segments.

Rawlinsville

8:00 pm Friday, April 14th 2023 Selling Crafts, Flowers, Tools ALL DAY AUCTION ~ 8:30 AM Saturday, April 15th 2023

This Vogue Picture Record from the 1940s was found with smoke discoloration. Since the purchase price was extremely low, cleaning experimentation was an option. After several unsuccessful attempts, a vigorous application of “Chrome Polish and Rust Remover” removed the grime without damaging the record.

Richard L. Dotta Auction Co.

Route 512 (11 miles North of Route 22) NAZARETH, PA 18064 www.dottaauction.com

610-759-7389

KLEINFELTER’S

HAAR’S AUCTION SCHEDULE

MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2023 @ 6:30 P.M.

ANTIQUES – COLLECTIBLES – TOOLS COINS COLLECTION TO INCLUDE GOLD – ETC.

Located @ 185 Logan Rd. (Rt. 15), Dillsburg, PA 17019

Restaurant & AUCTION DOORS open @ 5:00 p.m. Sale starts at approximately 6:30 p.m. with 2 auctioneers (1 tools/box lots, 1 coins, no furniture); Stage auction begins @ 6:30 p.m. (COINS ONLY). Consignment sale; PERSONAL COIN COLLECTION FROM LOCAL ESTATE, GOLD & SILVER; BILLS; INDIAN HEADS; DIMES; QUARTERS; HALVES (LIBERTY, FRANKLIN); DOLLARS (MORGAN, PEACE, SUSAN B); MINT & PROOF SETS; COIN LIST www. haars.com or email for a copy; collectibles; décor; primitives; decorative items; box lots; tools; plus, much more, still setting up; Terms: Cash, good PA Check, credit card w/processing fee, ATM on-site. Office number 717-432-8246 leave a message. Check www.haars.com for updates.

Now hiring snack bar help for HAAR’S DRIVE-IN must be available weekend evenings.

HARDY’S AUCTION SERVICE

AH000010L 717-432-8246 or 717-432-3779

“Use it up—wear it out” was an oft-heard phrase during World War II. Minor stains on this copy of Kate Smith’s “Favorite Recipes” indicate the original owner took those words to heart.

Consignments Wanted

Receiving Days: April 11th ~ 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM, April 12th & 13th ~ 8:00 am - 8:00 pm April 14th ~ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm at 33 Martic Heights Dr., Holtwood, PA 17532

8:30 AM CRAFTS Large selection of handmade crafts made locally. To be sold inside tent with seating. Amazing Selection! 8:30 AM: FLOWERS & SHRUBS Nice selection of hanging baskets, potted annuals & perennials, shrubs, & trees by Sauder’s Nursery, and Guy Mueller and other local nurseries

8:30 AM: NEW & USED TOOLS Large amounts of good used tools. Including Milwaukee and DeWalt

9:00 AM: SPORTING GOODS:

The right ear (left, facing camera) of this White Rabbit by Ceramic Arts Studio was snapped off at the base. Careful glue application made the repair almost imperceptible.

9:00 AM: QUILT RELATED CRAFTS Quillows, wall hangers and much more.

9:30 AM: QUILTS Expect nice selection of hand stitched quilts. For Quilt consignments call 717-283-6775 Drop off location for Quilts is: 117 Martic Heights Dr., Holtwood, PA 17532 Please Do Not Deliver Quilts to The Fire House

This cased glass vase had a crack in clear stem professionally repaired.

W/ New Dark Walnut Dash & Trooper Speedometer, Good Used Carriage W/ poly Windows, Good Carriage W/ Poly Windows Wood Wheels W/ Rubber, 10:30 AM: CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT: 1000 Gallon Fuel Tank W / New Fillrite Electric Pump

TIMES ARE SUBJECT

AM: STORAGE BARNS: Good selection of sheds 12 x 16 Chalet W/ 8 x 7 Garage Door, 10 x 30 Cottage W/ 8 x7 Garage Door, 4 x 6 Chicken Coop, 10 x 12 Cottage, 10 x 12 A Frame R094573

Forklifts supplied by Gap Power, Countryside Tractor, and Buck Rentals

Public Auction

ANTIQUES – COLLECTIBLES – GLASSWARE - CHINA

FURNITURE – REPO CAST IRON – PERSONAL PROPERTY

LOCATION: Lebanon Area Fairgrounds (West Hall), 80 Rocherty Road, Lebanon Co. PA. From Rt. 72 south of Lebanon at Sheetz Station – east on Rocherty Rd. to fairgrounds. Auction in West Hall.

Lighted 5 shelf display cabinets; oak side by side; (2) blanket chests; (2) stack bookcases; kitchen cabinet w/sifter; (7) china cabinets; (5) 24”x48” tables with metal legs; old farm related items; cast iron (repo); advertising items; kitchen tools; lots of glassware and china; asst. Hershey items; catering equipment inc. (6) steam tables; kettles; toaster oven, etc. The final auction of this large collection.

Pictures and large listing at www.bachmanauctioneer.com

PREVIEW: 7:00 auction morning. PAYMENT: cash/check/credit card (3% service fee). AUCTION ORDER: mixture of small items throughout auction. Furniture 1:00. Food and toilet facilities. Chairs provided or bring your own. Bring boxes and packing supplies. Announcements auction day take precedence over any previous printed or oral information.

Lecture

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Bob Cunningham. Together with moderator Ellen Denker, they will explore collecting American belleek. The Mint’s exhibition will feature more than 80 works drawn from the museum’s permanent collection and notable U.S. public and private collections. A fully-illustrated catalog will accompany the exhibition, and the show will remain on view until Jan. 21, 2024.

Belleek is an art ware made of a refined porcelain body distinguished by an unusually high feldspar content. This material gives the body a special strength that permits the making of extravagant shapes. The body possesses a translucency when fired that heightens the visual effect of glazes and gilding, and it is often finished with a glaze reminiscent of mother-of-pearl. The ware was developed in Ireland in the mid-1850s, and the technique was brought to America in the early 1880s.

Trenton’s own Ott & Brewer was the first American company to make belleek under the artistic direction of Walter Scott Lenox. In 1884, Lenox moved to Willets Manufacturing and, in 1889, founded Ceramic Art Company (later Lenox). These were the premier makers of belleek in www.stingerfineart.com

America. Gallagher joined the curatorial staff of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, N.C., in 2007. He holds a Master of Arts and a Master of Philosophy from Bard Graduate Center, New York. Before joining the Mint, he was assistant curator in the Department of European Art at the Detroit Institute of Arts. He has organized and managed numerous exhibitions during his museum career on a variety of topics, including British ceramics, American brilliant cut glass, North Carolina pottery, Chinese export porcelain, and modern decorative arts shown at world’s fairs. He has authored two books about the renowned British ceramics collection at the Mint Museum.

Longtime ceramics collector Bob Cunningham will join the conversation following Gallagher’s remarks. He started collecting American brilliant cut glass and soon after expanded his interest to Lenox China because it was a local Trenton company with a fascinating history and an international reputation as purveyor to presidents and kings. From there he broadened his attention to other historic Trenton ceramics companies focusing on 19thcentury belleek and parian.

This virtual event is free of charge and open to the public, but reservations are required. Make your reservation on Eventbrite at www.eventbrite.com/e/amer ican-belleek-webinartickets-575029357287.

MARTIN’S 52nd Annual Spring Auction

FRIDAY, APRIL 21 • 9:00 A.M.

DOORS OPEN 8:00 A.M. AUC TION DAY

Very

Lebanon Fairgrounds Expo Center, Lebanon, PA 17402

180+ Horse Coaches, Carriages, Sleighs, Wagons & Trailers!

Approximately 1500+ lots of Harness & Equipment, English & Western Saddles, Tack (new and used condition), Lamps, Equine Items, Carriage Appointments, Good Quality Antiques and Primitives

Auction Bidding: LIVE Bidding: Live Bidding starts at 9AM (in person at auction site) and Limited Consignments to be sold via ONLINE webcast (www.martinauctioneers.hibid.com)

ABSENTEE & PHONE BIDS (accepted qualified buyers).

Thousands of lots to be sold day of auction without prior advertising or photographs. There will be several auctioneers selling in multiple rings at the same time!

Note: Many of our Good Consignments are consigned too late for proper advertising and show-up week of auction.

For more information, updates and large photo gallery, terms & conditions, view our website: www.martinauctioneers.com and AuctionZip – ID#1891

NOTICE: To better serve our clientele, we have begun sending brochures by EMAIL. Please be sure to update your email address with our office to ensure you don’t miss any of our upcoming auctions. Brochures and flyers will only be sent out by EMAIL.

Estate Auctions

Hoffman Community Building at the Solanco Fairgrounds 172 S. Lime Street, Quarryville, Lancaster County, PA 17566

Saturday, April 8 at 9am

HUGE AUCTION

Area #1

FURNITURE

PLAYER PIANO

ANTIQUES - REDWARE

BOX LOTS galore!

HOUSEHOLD GOODS

LAWN & GARDEN DÉCOR

Area #2

ANTIQUES

FISHING RODS & REELS

FISHING COLLECTIBLES

Saturday, April 8 at 5pm

COINS - 150 Lots

Gold - Silver - Others

Thursday, April 13 at 9am

ANTIQUES & VINTAGE STERLING - WATCHES REDWARE - GW&CHINA

NORITAKE COLLECTION

100+ pcs Azalea pattern

Saturday, April 15 at 9am

ANTIQUE FURNITURE

ANTIQUES great variety REDWARE COLLECTION

100+ pcs - Schofield, etc

Sunday, April 16 at 1pm

COUNTRY DÉCOR ITEMS

Longaberger® Baskets

Eldreth Pottery

DEPRESSION GLASSWARE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS

SELLER Mary E. Brooks and the late Jere Brooks

AUCTIONEER AU3414L Jessica Shaub Meyer PHONE 717-464-3541