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CESSPOOL SERVICE

CHEVALIER CESSPOOL CLEANERS: Cesspools and septic tanks pumped. New systems installed. Sewer connections. 736-8313.

ELECTRICAL

JADE ELECTRIC: Wiring, emergencies. Prompt and courteous. 8285908, 738-7835. Lic.# A1538. Insured.

RICHARD J. PIZZI Electrical Contractor: 550 Providence Street, West Warwick. Residential Wiring (home repairs). No job too small. A145, insured. 580-8803.

FACSIMILE SERVICE

THE REMINDER’S FAX SERVICE. Now you can send or receive letters, statements, invoices, etc. in seconds by using The Reminder Fax Service. Want more details? Call The Reminder and ask about our fax: 821-2216. Fax Number: 821-0397. To Send: $3.00 (+tax) for the first page, $1.00 for every additional page. To receive: 75¢ ea. page (+tax).

FENCE INSTALLATION & REPAIR

VENTURA FENCE CO., INC.: Serving Rhode Island since 1975 for all your fencing needs. Insured. RI Reg #7260. Call anytime 821-7200.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

MOFFITT & ASSOCIATES, LLC.: Financial Services and Investments, Retirement Planning and 401K rollovers. www.victormoffittandco.com 1260 Main St. (Rte. 117), Coventry (401)828-0097.

GARAGE DOORS

CARR’S OVERHEAD DOOR, INC.: Residential and commercial garage doors & openers. Best prices, quality materials, factory authorized Lift Master and Wayne Dalton Dealers. Reg. #13612. 332 Nooseneck Hill Road, Exeter, RI (401) 397-6015.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS_____________________

LEWIS & CLARKE ENTERPRISES, INC.: New homes, additions, garages, kitchens, bathrooms, family rooms, roofs, and repairs. 3453227. RI Reg. #5646.

BILL’S REMODELING: Additions, Formica, finish work, custom built vanities, siding. No job too small. Bill Langlais 397-9256 after 5pm. RI Registration #648.

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION

ALL SEASONS LAWNCARE, INC.: Full Service Landscape Maintenance and Construction Company. From lawncare to installation of brick paver walkways and patios. 732-7993. RI Reg. #43492

LAUNDRY SERVICE_________________________

Let us wash, dry and fold your laundry. Pick up and delivery available.

THORPE’S LAUNDROMAT AND DRY CLEANING. 401-826-7158. 560 Providence Street, West Warwick.

PEST CONTROL _____________________________

WINFIELD TERMITE & PEST CONTROL: All your pest needs. 8217800.

KENT COUNTY PEST CONTROL, LLC: Residential and Commercial. Certified in Industrial, Structural and Health Related Pest Control.

100% Guaranteed. 401-569-0212.

PLUMBING & HEATING _____________________

JOHN P. KEOGH PLUMBING & DRAIN CLEANING: Electric sewer rooter service. Master Plumber Lic. #1881. 401-862-8810.

A GOOD PLUMBER: Plumbing, heating, drain cleaning. 8082284. RI Lic. #MP002399. MA Lic. #30436.

POWER WASHING __________________________

THOR’S PRESSURE & SOFT WASH: Commercial & Residential.

Roof & Exterior Cleaning. Fully licensed and insured. RI Registration GC-46062. Free Estimates. Call Thor, 401-441-8672. facebook.com/

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COAST TO COAST POWER WASHING: Everything residential. When quality and service matter. Who wants to pressure wash on their day off? Save yourself time. Call this week! Complete satisfaction guaranteed. Free price quotes. Ken, 401-413-0547. 20% OFF WITH THIS AD! RI Reg. #GC47967.

RATES & DEADLINE FOR AT YOUR SERVICE

$8.00 PER WEEK for 10 words (25¢ each add. word) Min. 1 Month.

Deadline: Last Thursday of each month for ads starting the following month. Mail or bring your ad to The Reminder. 5 Coventry Shoppers Park, Coventry, RI02816. Phone: 821-2216. Fax: 821-0397.

ROOFING ____________________________________

INSTALLATION & REPAIRS: Also gutters cleaned and leaf guards installed. Call 397-8729 or 749-1315 for a free estimate.

SEPTIC SYSTEMS___________________________

TLC SEPTIC SYSTEMS: Design & Installation, Foundation Digging, Land Clearing & Grading. Class 1 License. Registered Contractor. Free Estimates. Call 392-3300 or visit www.tlcrhodeisland.com.

TAX SERVICES ______________________________

VICTOR MOFFITT & CO., INC.: Bookkeeping, Tax Services for individuals and businesses, 40 years experience. 1260 Main St. (Rte. 117), Coventry. 828-2155. www.victormoffittandco.com

MAKE YOUR CLASSIFIED POP with a splash of color! For only $1.50 extra, you can draw more attention to your ad.

LAWNS CUT & TRIMMED: $27 Average. Free estimates. Senior Citizens’ Discount. Weekly/Bi-weekly. Call Sal at 855-9028.

SPRING CLEAN-UP: Yards raked, lawns mowed, shrubs trimmed, trees cut down, brush hauled away, debris hauled away. Quality work. Excellent rates. Doug, 826-3444.

DUMP TRAILER

RENTAL: 15-Yard trailer. Same day service. I drop, you fill. Household trash, construction debris. Cleanouts also available. All major Credit Cards accepted. Call 206-3715.

SELBY TREE SERVICE: Tree removal, tree trimming & stump grinding. Free estimates. 286-1407.

GENERATORS: Transfer switches installed. Master Electrician. RI #A4602. Insured. Call Jay, 826-2826.

JUNK REMOVAL, Dump Runs & Property Clean-outs. Call Pat, 206-6404.

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KOVELS ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING

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FOR RELEASE MAY 29, 2023

By Terry and Kim Kovel

PHOTO CREDIT: Kovels.com

PHOTO CAPTION: This bell-shaped blue lamp was made by Fenton Art Glass Company for Bell Telephone. It was probably used in a hotel lobby.

Advertising Art

Advertising and store collectibles have historical significance and brand recognition as well as artistic value. A combination of all three brought this lamp a price of $2,700 at Morford’s Antique Advertising Auctions.

The lamp was made by Fenton, a well-known art glass company. Its bellshaped blue shade for Bell Telephone Co. is eye-catching. The inscription “Local and Long Distance Telephone” marks it as a relic of the past.

There is little need for public telephones today when most people carry a phone with them and can get service wherever they go. But even before the age of cellphones, people liked having access to a telephone anywhere they went. This lamp probably hung in a hotel lobby to let visitors know there was a telephone available.

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Q:Plastic and metal lunchboxes from the 1960s and 1970s really interest me. I have a Holly Hobbie lunchbox with thermos that I carried in grade school. Are lunchboxes hot collectibles?

A:Collectible lunchboxes bring back childhood memories of favorite television shows, movies, cartoons, sports teams and musical groups. Holly Hobbie (1944) is an American writer and illustrator whose artwork sometimes appears on lunchboxes. She is the author of the popular “Toot and Puddle” children’s books and creator of the character bearing her name. In the early 1970s, Hobbie sold artwork of a cat-loving, ragdress-wearing little girl in a giant bonnet to American Greetings. This series of illustrations became immensely popular, and her originally nameless character became known as “Holly Hobbie.” Your lunchbox, if authentic, is worth about $40.

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TIP: Learn the dates of business cards and other advertising from telephone numbers. Numbers were first used in 1878. The seven-digit number was in use by the 1940s; fewer than seven digits date the card from 1878 to the 1940s. From the 1920s to the 1950s, most urban areas had a two-letter “exchange” followed by numbers.

This bell-shaped blue lamp was made by Fenton Art Glass Company for Bell Telephone. It was probably used in a hotel lobby.

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CURRENT PRICES

Advertising chalkboard, Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, Quality Since 1844, frothy glass, ribbon logo, tin, blue ground, inset chalkboard, cardboard back, 1960s, 26 x 17 inches, $125.

Porcelain jar, covered, oxblood glaze, bulbous, rounded shoulder, folded in rim, knob finial, Chinese, 13 inches, $810.

Clothing, graduation cap and gown, Harvard, doctoral, black silk worsted, black velvet bars, crimson silk hood, cap with black tassel, gown by Cottrell & Leonard of Albany, cap by E.R. Moore of Chicago, 1920s, $995.

For more collecting news, tips and resources, visit www.Kovels.com

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Insured. Jay, 8262826.

KEVIN’S HOME

REPAIR: RI #22931. Insured. Quality - ProfessionalAffordable. 823-3572. NEW INSTALLS

INCLUDE: Doors, windows, storms, vents, railings, steps, vinyl gutter guards, chimney caps.

REPAIRS INCLUDE: Roof repair, siding repairs, deck repairs, screens, painting, minor chimney repairs, wood, rot. POWERWASHING (no chemicals).

SEASONAL: Gutter cleaning, professional quality shrub/hedge trimming. 823-3572.

GRASS CUTTING & TRIMMING: Reasonable prices. Free Estimates. Call Kevin, 632-6846.

EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN & Experienced Painters. Interior/exterior. Best prices. Insured. 3178251.

MAYNARD

LANDSCAPING: 8289576. Spring Cleanups. Grass cutting. Seeding. Shrub trimming.

JMD LANDSCAPING & REMOVAL SERVICES, LLC.: Lawn cuts, mulching, shrub trimming, yard debris & junk removal. Insured. RI Reg. #001732056. Call 688-4242.