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Section One

Vol. 23 No. 2

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“All That’s Old is News”

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February 2013

From Mimi-Toria’s With Love

JUNO PROMOTIONS

HAR MAR MALL Antique Show & Sale March 1st, 2nd & 3rd Our 2013is schedule as follows:

2100 N Snelling Ave • Roseville, MN

Fri. 10-8 • Sat. 10-6 • Sun. 11-5 April 26, 27, 28 • July 12, 13, 14 • Oct. 18, 19, 20 We look forward to seeing you in 2013!

NAJuno1@aol.com • 651-455-2180

AntiQues Minnesota

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Minnesota’s First Mall Established 1979

Dewald Catalin Radio • $375.00

1950’s Contemporary Plywood Chair and Ottoman $675.00

Black Powder Manton Side by Side • $359.00

Nice Selection to Choose From! Early Twins Pendant • $195.00 World War II Medals Large Swarovski Parrot $569.00

Unusual Red Wing 5 Gallon Jug $185.00 Delicate Covered Box • $119.00 Big Bang Cannon In Box • $84.00 Delta Studios 1950’s Teakwood Lamp Table $349.00

All Original Tonka Truck $189.00

Alan Johnson Eskimo Figurine $85.00

1936 Fisher Price Goose • $190.00

Regulator Wall Clock • $165.00

Signed Huck North Dakota UND Vase • $699.00

1950’s Coca Cola Thermometer $175.0

Dealer Space starting at $25.00 per month 952-894-7200

CHECK OUT OUR WEEKLY ONLINE AUCTIONS AT www.AntiquesMinnesota.net

ANTIQUES MINNESOTA BURNSVILLE • 191 River Ridge Circle Exit 3A (Hwy 13N) off 35W, 1st Left Nicollett, Left to River Ridge Circle

Open Monday-Saturday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM • Sunday 12:00 to 6:00 PM

952-894-7200

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From Mimi-Toria’s with love

It took Schaumann a year to hunt down a medal of the Angel Gabriel honoring him as the patron saint of communication.

Designer Gretchen Schaumann and customer Claudia Meldahl. While custom-designing jewelry, Schaumann sometimes finds herself forging friendships with her customers. This can be especially true when the jewelry reflects their shared faith. (Photos by Britt Aamodt)

ANOKA

ANTIQUE SHOPS

“Five Unique Shops in One Charming Friendly City.”

OK A www.AntiquesOnMainAnoka.com

UE SHOPS

Over 50 dealers xplore 6 Anoka shops. Each shop has a large on two era collectibles. Visit soonlevels! and experience ess of Anoka, the original river city.

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-0562 55303

Open 7 Days 9 am to 6 pm

AMORÉ ANTIQUES Wed & Thurs, 9 am to 8 pm

212 East Main, Anoka

2008 2nd Ave, Anoka, MN 55303 Phone: 763-576-1871 www.amoreantiques.com

(763) 323-3990

The antique shopper will find an outstanding assortment of china, depression glass, pottery, furniture, toys, dolls, jewelry, books, clocks, tools and collectibles.

AMORÉ ANTIQUES 2007 2nd Avenue N

The Countess' Cottage

2008 2nd Ave. • Anoka, MN 55303 Anoka, MN 55303

763-576-1871 763-323-3952

www.AmoreAntiques.com

Yours, Mine & Ours Antiques & Collectables filled with N. 2014a little -3 floors 2nd Ave. bit of everything Anoka, MN 763-422-4959 Hours: M-Sat. 10-6 Sun. 11-5

2014 - 2nd Ave N. Anoka, MN 763-422-4959

3 floors filled with a little bit of everything! Stop by & See!

Hours:

M-Sat. 10-6 Sun. 11-5

The

Artique

Antiques & Collectibles (763) 506-0562 Visit Our Charming 100 Year Old Historic House 1900 3rd Ave. South, Anoka, MN 55303 Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10-5:30 & Sun. 12-5

ALWAYS OPEN! Mon-Sat: 10aM-5:30pM Sun: 11aM-5pM 7,800 Sq. Ft. oF JoY!

by Britt Aamodt CHAMPLIN, MINN.–Books tell stories. But jewelry tells stories, too, in the hands of Gretchen Schaumann. Schaumann is the creative spirit behind Mimi-Toria’s Designs, vintage redesigned jewelry that incorporates a little A necklace with a bright yellow toy car as its focal vintage, some bling, point is not your typical lady’s adornment. But,

Mimi-Toria’s

Cont. on page 4

says Schaumann, “I made it for that customer who maybe has a little boy or a husband who races cars.”

John’s Antiques Celebrating 45 Years! (since 1967)

Specializing in Lamps & Lamp Repair We Buy and sell Antiques • We Conduct Estate sales • Appraisals • Chandelier Cleaning available

Peggy’s

Front Porch antiques~junk~vintage ~jewelry old & new~ ~antique clocks & repair~

218 East Main Street Anoka, MN 55303 763-238-0291 Thurs:12-7 • Fri & Sat:10-5 Sun:12-4 PeggysFrontPorch.com

John remackel Phone: (651) 222-6131 261 Fort Road (West 7th) St. Paul, MN 55102 Hours: Mon. 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. • Sat. 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

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The J is for Jennifer, as in Jennifer Banuelos, one of Schaumann’s customers.

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Cont. from page 3

and the Schaumann personal touch. Ask her about a piece, and she’ll tell you a story. Take her

Claudia Meldahl of Eden Prairie, Minn., has been Schaumann’s customer for a long time. She special orders custom pieces like this “Believers Series” necklace. TriStateAntiquesTrailMap 5/18/2010

The Tri-State Antiques Trails An Old Times Antiques Trails Map

Brookings, SD

Arlington 14

I-29

Quality Antiques in a friendly setting! Madison

Threads of Memories

SOUTH DAKOTA

Brookings

Lake Benton

A wide variety at reasonable prices! Humboldt

Sioux Falls, SD

415 W 18th (1/2 blk. E of MN Ave) (605)988-0093 Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm; Sun: Noon-4 General line incl. glassware & primitives.

I-229

I-90

MINNESOTA IOWA

Sibley

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Dakota Plains Antiques & Collectibles

500 ft. E of I-29 at Exit 73 Open Daily / (605)368-9999 LostMarblesAntiques@midconetwork.com www.dakplains.com Updated 10-14-07

Two Great Malls - One Convenient Location

OPEN 10 to 6 • 7 days • 218-287-1313 • I-94 exit #2 • 2811 SE Main Ave, Moorhead

Jackson

Spirit Lake Estherville

Okoboji

Sleepy Eye, MN

Fond Memories at the Creamery

Depot Antiques 200 Oak St (507) 794-5275

Historic Creamery at 521 E Main St Mon-Sat 10-5 / (507) 859-2929

Open year-round by chance or appointment. Historic RR freight depot full of antiques.

Antiques, dolls, rubber stamps...

The reverse of Meldahl’s necklace honoring the Angel Gabriel (page 3), says Schaumann, “is made to look a little steampunk.” A mechanism from a lady’s pocket watch is teamed with a piece from a broken rosary, a believe tag, a crown, and a butterfly.

The Northwest Lakes Antiques Trails DETROIT LAKES

SuLaine’s Antique Mall

An Old Times Antiques Trail Map 10

Audubon Pelican Lake

603 Hwy 10 E

(218) 844-6830/SuLainesAntiques.com

Mon-Sat 10-5:30; Sun 12-5 Facebook.com/SulainesAntiques

Park Rapids

NEW YORK MILLS

Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes

The Cat’s Pajamas

New Location! 42672 Co. Hwy. 137

228

Barnesville

Lake Lida

11,000 sq ft • 80+ Vendors www.MoorheadAntiqueMall.com

Walnut Grove, MN

“Quality Antiques uniquely displayed” A creative mix of country, cottage, antiques, & seasaonal decor.

71 Lakefield

Moorhead Antique Mall “An Old Friends Cottage”

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Sioux Falls, SD

Worthington

I-90

Tea

Luverne Sioux Falls

I-29

Windom

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Antiques On 18th

Hartford

Pipestone

Sleepy Eye

Walnut Grove

406 Main Ave & 411 4th Street (605)697-7377 Mon-Sat: 10am - 5pm

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MINNESOTA

324 Main Ave (605)692-4448 / (507)920-7687 Mon-Sat: 10am - 5pm

1821 S Minnesota Ave (605)271-7698 Mon-Sat: 10am - 5pm

Marshall

Antique Gallery Mall

Lost Marbles Antiques

Pelican Rapids 94

May-Aug: Wed-Sat: 10-5 Or call 320-333-6236 for Apptmt.

New York New York MillsMills

108 78 Ottertail Lake

Fergus Falls

(218) 385-2150/www.CatsPJs.com

Perham

Rush Lake

Wadena

LINCOLN

64 10

Staples 210

Motley Lincoln Lincoln

Garage Sale Antiques

210

Hwy 10 at Lincoln, by AOK Engines (218) 575-2765 M, Tu, Th, Fr, Sat 10-5; Sun 12-4 6mi S of Motley / 20mi N of Little Falls

heart stone necklaces and bracelets. The heart stones are stones shaped by nature into hearts. Schaumann is a born-again Christian, and before she goes on a stone hunting expedition she prepares. “I sit down and pray about it,” she said. And she never comes up empty handed. Her last hunt turned up 15 stones shaped by time, weather, and circumstance into the heart focal pieces of a series she calls “Gifts

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Mimi-Toria’s

Schaumann remembered when inspiration hit her. It was September, 16 years ago. She was a stay-at-home mom and wanted something nice to spruce up her outfits that wouldn’t cost a fortune. She experimented with found objects and vintage odds and ends repurposed as charms. She strung the pieces together and wore her creations to a church mom’s group. The moms liked the jewelry enough to order their own. Now Schaumann is to the point in her business where she can sell 120 pieces in one day at a show and still have 40 web orders waiting at home. Schaumann does a

Cont. from page 4

from Above.” There’s a story behind that too. “My mom died of cancer,” she said, “and these stones represent the love and relationship we had.” Schaumann’s jewelry is a testament to the women in her family—her mother and her daughter (after whom Mimi-Toria’s is named). It is also a testament to the women who have come into her life because of her business--the customers who follow her blog and Facebook posts and flock to shows like JUNKMARKET Under Glass and Junk Bonanza and to the antiques stores carrying her wares to snap up their own Mimi-Toria’s treasures.

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Cont. on page 7

The yellow car necklace (page 3) inspired one of Schaumann’s online customers, Sherri Hardy of Montana, to realize, yes, she could order an out-of-the-ordinary necklace, and it could be themed around John Deere tractors and ranch life.

Antiquing in Lonsdale

New Ulm

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South-Central

Minnesota NEW ULM

ANTIQUES PLUS

St. Peter

28 N Minnesota St. New Ulm, MN 56073

• Madelia

(507) 359-1090 Mon.-Sat. 10-5 • Sun. 12-4

Janesville

Mankato Rapidan

MANKATO

Waseca

Pond Road Antiques

111 Butterworth St., Mankato, MN

1 block N of Perkins on Hwy 169

Including Janesville, Madelia, Mankato, New Ulm, Rapidan, St. Peter, and Waseca YOUR TOWN HERE

Hours: Wed-Fri 11-5 • Sat 11-4 Sun Noon- 5 Antiques • Collectibles Bobble-heads Memorabilia • Twins for sale.

MANKATO A ntique W Arehouse 25 PLUS Booths Available To Dealers & Collectors FEATURES Roseville • Pink/Green Depression Glass Furniture • Primitives • Carnival Glass

125 Ruth Street (Behind the Bobber Shop)

507-388-1824 • Mankato

Hours: Tues - Sat 10am-6pm • Sun 12-4pm

JANESVILLE Ms. Mac's Antiques and Coffee Shop

RAPIDAN

WASECA

106 N State St • Waseca, MN 56093

Furniture • Collectibles Glass & Pottery • Home Accents • Gifts PastPresentAntiquesAndGifts.com

HOURS:

present with the past.

Vintage * Retro * Records * Watkins * Aprons

Melissa & Doug Toy’s ® *

507-931-4180

unique multi-dealer shop M-T-Th-Fri.-Sat. 11-5:30 alocated in the heart of Old Sun. 1-4 • Closed Wed. Town that unites the

Year end Clearance Occasional Dec 28 & 29

Sale Dates

507-278-4808 507-278-4808

September 13, 14 & 15 ruary & Feb21 September & 22 January 20, y b ly Thursday-Saturday Open on ent! tm n oi p 10 am or A-p4 pm Chance Other times by chance A Lovely Collection of or appointment

Handiwork

* Dishes * it takes two

Cell: 507-340-5794 Cell: 507-340-5794 • Handcrafted items 19075 Rapidan 19075 RapidanAvenue Ave., Serving Light • GiftsLunch Downtown Rapidan56001 Downtown Rapidan, and• Antiques Desserts

C ards

and by chance or apointment

An eclectic blend of art and antiques including vintage postcards and vinyl.

(Hwy. 99 west of st. Peter 6mi rigHt on Co. rd 13 for 2-1/2mi rigHt on 436tH street 1/4mi)

10,000 sq. ft. one-owner shop. Large selection of glass, porcelain, pottery, furniture, jewelry, pictures, lamps, books, primitives & more.

(507) 386-0600

Telephone 507-345-7551

* Quilts * Rugs * Furniture * Jewelry

Open Th-Fri: 11 - 6 • Sat: 10 - 5

521 N. riverfront Dr. Mankato, MN 56001

41214 - 436th St. • St. Peter, MN

100 North Main Street • Janesville, MN Phone: (507) 234-2226 An "ever-changing" variety of country and primitives uniquely displayed in a century-old building OPEN: Tues. thru Sat. 10-5 Closed Sundays & Mondays

MADELIA 507.642.8881

Old Town Antiques & Mercantile

615 SOuTh FrONT STrEET MaNkaTO, MN

PO Box 411 • Sauk Centre, MN 56378

wly Opened !

MANKATO

GENERATIONS ANTIQUES

Call or email for information: Lia Doyscher (715) 442-2147 Lia.D@TheOldTimes.com The Old Times

101 Center Ave N

507.386.7663

MANKATO

There’s Always Room for One More Shop in The Old Times!

Ann’s EmporiumNe

Open Daily Mon-Sat 10-5 • Sun 12-5

ST. PETER St. Nick’s Antiques

Treasure Chest Antiques

(507) 833-1716 ~ HOURS ~ Mon- Sat: 10am-5pm • Sun: 1pm-5pm Large selection of stoneware, fishing lures, beer lights, coins and much more!

Open 7 Days a Week: M-F 10-5 • Sat 9-5 • Sun 12-4 1101 N. State St., Waseca, MN 56093

(507) 835-4000

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Antique Spectacular Shows open soon in Iowa and Illinois --PRESS RELEASE DES MOINES, IOWA—The first Antiques Spectacular Show of 2013 will be held at the Animal Learning Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa,

on Friday, February 8, Saturday, February 9, and Sunday, February 10. Hours are Friday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission, $7. The Learning Center is located at the intersection of East 33rd St. and East University Avenue. For more information, call 712326-9964

--PRESS RELEASE ROCK ISLAND, ILL.—The first Antiques Spectacular Show of 2013 in Illinois will be held at the QCCA Expo Center in Rock Island, Ill., on Friday, March 1;

Saturday, March 2, and Sunday, March 3. Hours are Friday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission, $7. The QCCA Expo

Center is located at 2621 4th Ave. more For information, e-mail kim@ antiquespectacular.com or call 712-326-9964

Antiquing with the

Original Pioneers in

Gold Rush Country Follow the I-35 /Hwy 52 / I-90 Loop NORTHFIELD

Antiques of northfield

CANNON FALLS

Open 7 Days A Week M-Sat 11-6, Th 11-8, Sun 12-5

Come to see the Largest Collection of 1950’s Television Lamps in the World! Stay for the great retro and antique goodies.

FARIBAULT

Keepers

ANTIQUE STORE

224 Central Avenue • Faribault, MN

507-334-7673

A Complete Line of General Antiques HOURS: Monday - Saturday 10 am - 4 pm

31265 County 24 Blvd. (In the Cannon Valley Mall)

Mon-Sat: 10:30-5:30 Sun: Noon-5:00

507-263-5045

CANNON FALLS

CANNON FALLS AnTiques boughT, sATurDAY solD, & 10am - 4pm TrADeD schAffer's Antiques TuesDAY

general line of antiques specializing in advertising, pottery, stoneware, furniture, primitives, pictures and tools. 111 North 4th St • old BaNk BuildiNg dowNtowN CaNNoN FallS • (507) 263-5200

YOUR TOWN HERE There’s Always Room for One More Shop in The Old Times! Call or email for information: Lia Doyscher (715) 442-2147 Lia.D@TheOldTimes.com The Old Times PO Box 411 • Sauk Centre, MN 56378

MANTORVILLE

OWATONNA

Minnesota Iowa

thru

416 S. Division • Northfield, MN

507-664-9599

Harmony

ZUMBROTA

MeMory Maker antiques 350 22nd st. - Zumbrota

(507) 732-5321 specializing in investment-quality antiques.

Located behind McDonalds

Red Wing- 23 mi.

Twin Cities- 40 mi. 52

• Zumbrota Memory Maker Antiques

60 Faribault- 29 mi.

52 Rochester- 23 mi.

Open Daily: Mon-Sat 10-5 • Sun 12-5

ORONOCO

the painted porch

507-446-0143

www.PaintedPorchMN.com

ALBERT LEA

Antiques of the Midwest Antiques and Collectibles Featuring a wide variety of genuine antiques offered by multiple dealers

Hours Mon-Sat 10am - 4pm • Sun Noon - 4pm (Closed Mondays - December - March)

Phone: (507) 377-8212 • (507) 456-3699

After Hours

218 S Washington Ave • Albert Lea, MN

31752 65th ave., Cannon Falls, MN 55009

located midway between rochester & the twin Cities. turn east from hwy. 52 at either stoplight. Next to John deere implement.

(507) 263-0352

ROCHESTER

Old RiveR valley antique Mall

Rochester's Newest Mall

Over 20 Quality Dealers

3727 Commercial Drive SW Rochester, MN 55902 Monday-Saturday 9:30 - 5:30 Sunday 12:00 - 5:30 507-208-4505

www.OldRiverValleyAntiqueMall.com

ROCHESTER

old rooster antiques

106 N. Broadway • rochester, MN 55906

cottage, primitives, vintage and architectural wares

open 7 days a week mon-sat 10-8; sun 11-6 medford outlet mall 6750 frontage rd west medford, mn 55049

general line of antiques & Collectibles

OPEN dailY • 50 dealers

hours:

Multi-dealer shop offering a wide tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. selection of quality merchandise Sunday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. 416 N. Main St. Phone: 507-635-5554 po Box 357 www.Mantorvillesquare.com Mantorville, MN 55955

AUSTIN

Olde Tyme Antiques

50422 262nd Street • Austin, MN 507-437-3343 or 507-438-7070

Hours - By Chance or appointment Call first to make sure we’re open!

Directions: 4 mi. N of Austin on Hwy 218 to 262nd St., then 2.5 mi west. Watch for signs.

Definitely something for everyone!

30+ DeaLers — oPen DaiLy Mon-Sat 9:30-5:30 • Sun 12:00-5:30 hwy 52 - oronoco (Exit # 64 - follow signs)

(507) 367-2600

SpECializiNg iN qualitY aNtiquES & CollECtiBlES For EvErYoNE.

RACINE

ANTIQUE MANOR “Featuring antiques oF quality & Variety” Shop our new Farm and weStern conSignment area!

• 507-378-7300 •

M-F: 10am-5pm • Sat: 10am-4pm Closed Sundays & Major Holidays

Front Door Parking

15 minutes S of Rochester on Hwy #63 OR I-90 Exit 209A then 5 mi S on Hwy #63

507-287-6228

Mon-Fri: 9am-9pm Sat-Sun: 9am-5:30pm over 20 quality dealers featuring pottery, glassware, stoneware, dolls, furniture, antique doll repair, reprorestoration brass hardware.

HARMONY

• One-Level • Handicap Accessible • 100 Dealers • 10,000 Sq. Ft.

Open Daily 10-5 507-886-6660

50 Industrial Blvd NE (a direct turn off US Hwy 52)

www.GenerationsOfHarmony.com

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Mimi-Toria’s logo tag, shaped like a crown, is designed to make every woman feel like a queen. Carolina, the manakin, has become MimiToria’s mascot. She shows up at every junk show in her crown, angel wings and cancan skirt and sporting a piece of Mimi-Toria’s jewelry.

Valerie Piontek bought a flattened spoon necklace stamped with GYPSY, “because I feel a little like a gypsy sometimes,” says the Michigander. Schaumann had developed a whole line of spoon necklaces imprinted with different words and sayings, just waiting for the right customer to say, “That’s me.”

Cowgirls get their own Mimi-Toria’s design with mini gun and bullet casing. But look close: the metal disc that looks like a cow tag is actually a body bag tag from Ramsey County Medical Society.

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Cont. from page 5

lot of custom work. At the recent Junk Bonanza, Claudia Meldahl came by Schaumann’s booth to pick up a necklace that was months in the making. “It took me a year to find this medallion,” Schaumann said,

holding up a medallion embossed with the Saint of Communication. She turned it over. “On the back I’ve added a piece from a lady’s pocket watch, a crown because Claudia is a queen, the word believe because she’s a believer, and a butterfly.” A Montana woman asked Schaumann to

customize a necklace that would reflect her life on a ranch, including a tiny John Deere tractor. Often it can take months for Schaumann and her two junk pickers, Jennifer Banuelos and Sally Pronschinske, to find the right bangle to finish a piece. In November 2011, a customer asked Schaumann if she could design a silver spoon necklace with the words “Stallion for Jesus.” Sure she could. Would she like anything else on the necklace? “She’d had a dream about a stallion with a red eye,” said Schaumann, who immediately hit the road looking for a stallion with a red eye. And she found one at last in May of 2012. “The customer loved it. The stallion had a red garnet eye,” said Schaumann. There were a few other pieces left to locate before the necklace was finished, but the customer said

Mimi-Toria’s

Cont. on page 8

Old/new vintage stock plays a big role in Mimi-Toria’s designs. Vintage stock, like the bezel backing this layered jewelry element, qualifies as old/new stock because it was made years ago but then left in a warehouse. Schaumann also has a fondness for antique buttons, pieces from door handles, silk ties, and beads.

Specializing in the UnUSUal jewelry, silver, china, lighting, timepieces www.krUeSel.com

ESTATE APPRAISALS AND AUCTIONS ANTIQUE LIGHTING REPAIR, RESTORATION AND PARTS

BUY & SELL ANTIQUES

• ANTIQUES • AUCTIONEERING

22 3rd St.SW., Rochester, MN 55902 Tel.: (507) 289-8049 E-mail: kruesel@msn.com

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Jennifer Banuelos and Sally Pronschinske of Eau Claire, Wis., met Schaumann at the 2011 Junk Bonanza and hit it off immediately. Their passion for junk picking and Schaumann’s constant need for new items to wire and string together for Mimi-Toria’s Designs led to a quick business partnership. But the Wisconsinites are also fans of Schaumann’s jewelry and show off their flattened spoon necklaces and belt buckle wristbands.

Mimi-Toria’s

customer had died only days before. But like all things in her life, Schaumann believes she was led to create the necklace for a purpose. It wasn’t a missed opportunity. “I learned that the woman’s pastor had

Cont. from page 7

there was no rush. Schaumann finished it in August. She sent photos—but didn’t hear back. Didn’t the customer like it? Then she heard the

Antiques Bel Air

16/09

Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10am-5pm Sunday 11am-4pm

152 Blake Road Hopkins, MN 55343

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nicknamed her ‘Stallion for Jesus.’ Now the husband and son will have a necklace that will remind them of her,” said Schaumann, for whom every piece of jewelry is an act of Gina Granaman drives up from Iowa to the Junk Bonanza every year. Last honoring and year, she took her mother for the first time and in commemoration had remembering. Schumann create specialized Junk Bonanza 2011 jewelry pieces for herself Britt Aamodt, freelance writer, author, and playwright, wrote “Last of the Red Hot Flops,” a play that premiered at the Gremlin Theatre in St. Paul, Minn., last summer, and Superheroes, Strip Artists, &Talking Animals: Minnesota’s Contemporary Cartoonists, which was nominated for the 2010 Minnesota Book Award. 35E

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and her mother. This year she bought a Schaumann-created heart stone piece, which has added meaning, says Granaman, “Because she prays to find the heart-shaped stones.” Schaumann is creating a memory necklace for customer and picker Jennifer Banuelos. “The number four is for my four children,” Banuelos said, “There is a piece that says ‘love junk,’ my grandmother’s skate key from when she was little, my great grandmother’s cross, and some bling because I like bling.”

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Minneapolis 35W

Antiques on Mainstreet 913 Mainstreet (downtown Hopkins)

952-931-2144 An eclectic mix of antique, vintage & collectible treasures. Ample parking in the back with a back entrance... Coffee’s always on! Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am to 6pm Sun: 12 to 5pm

email: AntiquesMainstreet@yahoo.com www.facebook.com/antiques.on.mainstreet

HOPKINS 94

St. Paul

35W

HOPKINS

Located in the SW metro

494

35E

~ ANTIQUES ~ VINTAGE ~ RETRO ~

untie

Monday - Saturday 10:30-5:30 Sunday 12:00 -5:00

911 Mainstreet Hopkins, MN

952-933-1144

Blake Antiques QUALITY ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES FrOm 1850-1950

• Jewelry • Sterling • Art Pottery • Vintage • Clothing • Furniture • Decorative • Arts • Dolls • Cottage

40 Dealers 7,500 Sq. Ft. of Quality Antiques

Tuesday-Saturday 11am-6pm Sunday 12pm-5pm

952-930-0477

901 Mainstreet • Hopkins, MN

HOPKINS

ANTIQUE MALL

Retro Wanderlust 612-760-2600

68 Dealers With 10,000 Sq. Ft. On 2 Levels

8 12th Ave S., Hopkins, MN

1008 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343

3,000+ sq. ft. of 50’s, 60’s and 70’s furniture, decor and vintage clothes.

Hours: Mon.-Sat. 11-6; Sun. 11-5

A Wonderful Mixture of Antiques & Collectibles Gift Certificates Available • We Accept Visa/MC

(952) 931-9748

www.HopkinsAntiqueMall.com

Just off the SW corner of 12th & Main

OPEN Thurs-Sat 11-5 Sun Noon-4

Buying quality pieces or entire estates

Find us on

retrowanderlust@yahoo.com

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Design Trends of the Mid-20th Century

Fantastic plastics--a radio rainbow

Philco 49-501 “Boomerang,” Bakelite, 1949. $225275. (Photos by Leslie Piña)

Sparton “Eye Opener” clock radio, 1950. $175-200.

Smack dab Crosley 11-111 U, 1951, olive green. $200-225.

“Come tune in on the air -And hear sweet strains from everywhere!

“On The Air” Harry M. Snodgrass & Howard M. Casteel, 1925

by Donald-Brian Johnson When Harry Snodgrass--billed as “The King of the Ivories”--popularized this catchy fox trot, radio was in its infancy. Just five years prior, the first U.S. radio station—Pittsburgh’s KDKA – took to the airwaves. Before then, those in search of “sweet strains from everywhere” had to rely on vaudeville. In 1925, even the movies had yet to find their

voice. The Golden Age of Radio changed all that. From the 1920s well into the 1950s, all sorts of entertainment (and information, too) could be summoned at the twist of a dial. The radio held pride-ofplace in every American home. No more traipsing to the theatre to take in the latest comedy or musical. No more relying on the local paper for all the news fit to print. Radio offered everything (and

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Sylvania 540M clock radio, 1951, brown and ivory. $100-125.

then some). Even better – it was free! as long as you had a radio set, or hospitable neighbors. Before television, before the internet, radio was the medium that changed the way the world communicated. Its life span, though brief, was

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ANTIQUES in EXCELSIOR 612-729-3110 Philco 48-230, “Flying Wedge,” 1948. $200-225.

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Over 50 years Experience in Appraisals and Estate Sales 332 South Broadway, Wayzata, MN 55391

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MONDAY - SATURDAY

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Hamm’s Beer Show comes out of hibernation --PRESS RELEASE MEDINA, MINN.—Remember the Hamm’s Bear? Come and see old

Hamm’s commercials and hear old radio ads. Introduce your kids or grandkids to the Hamm’s Bear and get

your picture taken with him at the Hamm’s Beer and General Breweriana Show in Medina, Minn., on

Saturday, February 16 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The show will be held in the Medina

Entertainment Center at 500 Hwy. 55. Admission is $8. Kids 14 and under may attend for free.

For information, call 608-444-9182 or e-mail ScottLovelace2000@ yahoo.com

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Wagon Wheel Farm 1540 Jefferson Road S.E. • Hutchinson, MN 55350

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700 Central Ave Lester Prairie, MN 55354 763-221-3845

Located on the South edge of Hutch on CR 115 1 mi. E of Hwy. 15 OR 1 mi. W of Hwy. 22 then .1 mi. N on Jefferson Rd. (CR 25)

Thursday, & Friday 10am-2pm Saturday 10am to 5pm

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9676 Babcock Ave. S. (1 mi S of 212 on Cty 81) Plato, MN 55370 Wed.-Sat. 11-5, Sun. 12-5 Saundra Schaitberger

- Feb 21, 22, 23 & Mar 21, 22, 23 lINda’s cellar 112 East 2nd St Chaska 612 987 9898

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Antiques • Collectibles • The Unexpected 206 S Broadway • Jordan, MN 55352 952-358-1970 www.TheJordanJunker.com Estate cleanouts • Barn demolitions Vendor Space Available & Consignments Welcomed! Follow us on facebook!

Inventory Constantly Changing!

Plus Other Glass & Pottery, Breweriana, and Other Antiques Hours By Chance or Appointment (Call)

Vintage Tri City collectibles Cellars clocks

240 Water Street, Jordan, MN 952-454-8686 open 7 days a week We are the original recyclers, reuse, repurpose, go green! We buy, sell, and consign. Bring it to us or we will come to you! Looking for Quality Dealers.

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(320) 238-2579

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421 Louisa St., • Hamburg, MN

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Vintage & Collectibles Need A GREAT IDEA to impress your Valentine? Take a ride and step back in time! The Barn’s entire collection will make a Hit! With a Gift they will never forget! Happy Valentine’s Day!

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TREASURE CHEST ANTIQUES Antiques • Collectibles • Primitives Glassware & Lots of Treasures Open: Mon-Thurs: 10:30-1 • Fri-Sun: 10-5

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A star is born--right under our back deck by Joan Sween We have a groundhog who lives under our back deck. The first time I met him, it was April, and he was running round and round in our back yard in a 10-foot circle just as fast as he could go. Fearing that we had a rabid animal, I called Animal Control. A nice young man in a brown uniform came out. “Nah, he’s not rabid,” the man said, “he’s in love.” He explained that during mating season, male groundhogs would often run crazily for hours at a time just for the joy of having a lady love. When The Man I Married came home, I showed him the besotted groundhog. “That,” I said, “is the sort of romantic exuberance women wish their men would show.” “Sweetheart, I would be happy to show you that sort of exuberance,” TMIM said, “but I just filled in the bare spots in the lawn with grass seed, and I don’t want to mash it down.” I named our furry tenant Minnesota Mike. I started telling friends

and customers how cute he was. I compared him to Punxsutawney Phil, noting that Phil was way out of shape and wouldn’t know his shadow if it walked up and bit him. It took a hearty Minnesota woodchuck to predict Minnesota weather I told everyone. Now, years later, it was a cold January, but I was out checking to see if I could see any

I showed him the besotted groundhog. “That,” I said, “is the sort of romantic exuberance women wish their men would show.” tracks indicating that Minnesota Mike had ended his hibernation. I knew it was early times, but I was eager to see him again. “Pssstt!” said a voice. “Pssstt! Over here!” A man peeked over our six-foot stockade fence, his

elbows hooked over the top. “Look what I got here,” he said, waving his hands. “Top of the line Minnesota Mike Groundhog Dishes.” He held a brightlycolored bowl in each hand. “Come February 2, I can set up inside the fence, and when you let people in to watch for Mike, I can sell a ton of these.” “How can you see over the fence?” I asked. “I’m standing on a rock,” he said. I heard another voice say, “That’s enough! You’ve had enough time on the rock.” The man suddenly disappeared with a yawp, and a lady’s head popped up. She waved some knitted caps at me. “Aren’t these great!” she said. “Look, I’ve put little round ears on them, and these ties go under your chin, and here’s a little knit tail to dangle on your neck. I want space in the Minnesota Mike Flea Market. People make tons of money on groundhog souvenirs in Punxsutawney, so why shouldn’t we?” Two mittens holding a bamboo fishing rod came into

view over the fence. There was a small bag hanging from the tip of the rod, which was slowly lowered in my direction. “Try some. They’re delicious,” said an unseen voice from somewhere near the mittens. I opened the bag. It had three macaroons in it. Each macaroon had a chocolate half and a white coconut half. “They’re Minnesota Mike Macaroons,” said the mitten voice. “One side for sunlight, the other for shadow. Perfect for a concession booth at the Minnesota Mike Flea Market. The crowd will need something to munch on while waiting for the groundhog to come out.”

--PRESS RELEASE HOPKINS, MINN.--The 18th Annual MFC Spring Antique and Collectible Advertising Show & Sale is coming up the first weekend in March on Sunday, March 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The show will be held at Hopkins VFW Post 425 at 100 Shady Oak Road in Hopkins, Minn. 651-463-3401 An Occasional Shop Located in Downtown Farmington, MN

February 2013 Main Events

TWO FANTASTIC WEEKENDS FOR YOUR SHOPPING PLEASURE!

Thursday-Sunday, February 14th-17th Thursday-Sunday February 21st-24th

Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, 10am - 6pm • Sunday 11am - 4pm

GRANDMA'S ATTIC 267 - West 7th Street, St. Paul, MN 55102

(651) 848-0051

OPEN: Mon - Sat: 10am - 5pm • Sun: Noon - 4pm

Grandma's been in the attic AGAIN! - And the shop is FULL! Come in and check out her new finds!

Wescott Station Antiques • Collectibles • Furniture

YES!

We’re Buying!

7 ROOMS FULL! • 1,000’s of Items • Stained Glass Windows • Reasonable Prices 6 Other Shops Nearby

Open Daily 9:30am-6pm • Closed Sunday

226 West 7th Street • St. Paul, MN (1 Block West of Xcel and River Centers)

(651) 227-2469 • Wally & Kurt Wescott

By Joan Sween

“I suddenly realized that I had talked too much and too colorfully about our groundhog. I gotta go,” I said and ran for the house. “Wait! I can rent you tables for your vendors real cheap,” said a voice that seemed to come from a knothole.

Joan Sween, an antiques dealer in southeastern Minnesota, is the author of Nice Girls Don’t Bite, a paranormal mystery featuring two Minnesota Nice antiques dealers, and of a collection of her columns titled, like her column, Dealer’s Choice.

Bottles, breweriana & more

302 Oak St • Farmington, MN

www.VintageMarketplace.org

Dealer’s Choice

“What’s up?” said TMIM as I dashed in and slammed the door. “Minnesota Mike is going to have a flea market in our back yard,” I panted. “No! No! No!” said TMIM, waving his fists and running around in a circle in our living room. He looked a little rabid.

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Admission, $3. show, The sponsored by the MN First Chapter of CocaCola Collectors Club, will feature a wide range of bottles, advertising and every conceivable kind of

memorabilia having to do with soft drinks and breweriana, as well as gas station, country store, tins, and stoneware. For information log onto http:/mncocacolaclub.tripod.com

HAUPT ANTIEK MARKET

VINTAGE FINDS & FUN, REMEMBER... IT’S THE THRILL OF THE HUNT!

7570 147th St W • Apple Valley

(5 mi. S. of the Mall of America on Cedar Ave to 147th St, then W. one blk. - on the left, across from Famous Dave’s)

Open Only 4 Days a Month!

Hours Thurs. 9am-8pm Fri. 9am-7pm Sat. 9 am-5pm Sun. 11 am-4pm

Re-Loved & Re-Claimed

February 14, 15, 16, & 17 Thurs .• Fri. • Sat. • Sun.

Come Celebrate Valentine’s Weekend With Us!

Find the things that make your heart happy at Haupt Antiek. vintage cupboards, dressers, tables, stools and end tables. Refreshed and ready for your home. Upcoming Market: March 14-17 “Cottage & Cabin Comforts”

PHONE: 651-329-3871 hauptantiek@comcast.net or www.hauptantiek.com

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VINTAGE LIGHTS; chandeliers, sconces, school globes, original & reproduction glass shades. HOUSE HARDWARE; brass & glass doorknobs, door plates window catches, hinges, locks, antiqued furniture hardware, etc. LARGE ITEMS IN OUR GARAGES; clawfoot tubs, radiators, wood trim and all types of interior & exterior doors. 981 Selby Avenue • St. Paul, MN 55104

Hardware Cleaned & Lights Rewired.

651-644-9270 or 651-227-0382

50 DEALERS FEATURING Furniture, Textiles, Paintings, Jewelry, Folk Art, Architectural, Pottery and Decorative Accessories

651-642-1938

1750 Selby Ave., St. Paul Tue-Fri 11-5 • Sat 10-5 • Sun 11-5

Open weekdays 12 to 6 pm, (Wed. 12 to 4 pm), Sat. 11 to 4 pm

Mall of St. Paul 1817 Selby Ave (Corner of Selby & Fairview) St. Paul, MN • 651-647-6163 wwwMallOfSt.Paul.com

Antiques • Clothing • Vintage • Furniture Retro • Collectibles • Jewelry • Vinyl Tuesday-Sunday • 11 am-7 pm

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Zenith 1938 brown Bakelite radio, model 6-D-312. $200-250.

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memorable. The first radio sets were unattractive arrangements of glass tubes, but by the late 1920s, cabinets mimicking the look of furniture were introduced; decorative moldings disguised their functionality. Shaped radios, including the aptly A forerunner of the transistor radio: an ad for Victor’s plastic “Personal Radio,” Bennett named cathedral and RCA Brothers Blue Book, 1941.

Histor t i s i V

ic & Unique Crosby, Dealer Space Available

Antique Capital of The Lakes Area

www.hallett-abbey.com OPEN YEAR ROUND! HAllett Antique emporium

Antiques

28 W. Main St. Crosby, MN 56441

Abbey House Antiques 27 W. Main St. Crosby, MN 56441

218-546-5444 218-546-8311 7 Days a Week • 9:30 AM-5:30 PM

Worth The Trip! Quality Antiques & Original Art in a Gallery Setting Winter Hours Fri. & Sat. 10am-4pm or by appt. ~ Featuring American Art Pottery ~ 23650 Forest Road Mission furniture, lighting, P.O. Box 574 cabin style antiques, Deerwood, MN 56444-0574 decoys and lures crosby/brainerd lakes area Bob Novak & Scott Berg

tombstone styles, were an aesthetic improvement, but design stayed stagnant until the end of the 1930s. Then along came Bakelite, so successful that its name eventually became a catch-all identifier for industrial plastics. Its grand advantage? Unlike wood, Bakelite could be easily molded into a variety of forms. Patented in 1907, Bakelite was a

Before Bakelite, the wooden radio emulated the look of fine furniture. An ad for RCA’s “Radiola,” House Beautiful, November 1929.

thermoset resin that, once molded and hardened, would not melt. Its inventor, Dr. Leo Bakeland, called Bakelite “a material of a thousand uses,” and he wasn’t far off the mark. There were

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Crow Wing Antiques

Motorola 5-T-22, “Dragster,” 1957. $150-175.

“Don’t 10 West Main • Crosby, MN You’ve heard... by its 218-546-2769 judge a book ..” r. ve co We may look like a small shop...

BUT... Come in and be wonderfully suprised by how big we are!

WINTER HOURS Oct 15-Jun15 WED thru SAT 11 am - 5 pm

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buy - sell - consign - appraisals - internet sales

3,500 Sq. Ft. of Antiques, Collectibles, & Books Good Quality - Well Priced!

A Multi-Dealer Shop!

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Little Falls re In-Sto ! LS SPECIA HOURS: Monday-Friday, 9:30 am-5 pm • Saturdays, 9:30 am-4 pm CLOSED Sundays and Holidays 79 East Broadway, Little Falls, MN 56345 Store: 320-632-5350 Home: 320-632-6796

Original sheet music for “On The Air,” the radiothemed fox trot featured by Harry M. Snodgrass, “The Most Popular Radio Entertainer in America.” 1925. $25-30.

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RCA 9-X-571. Gold bullhorn, woodgrain, 1950. $125-150.

Capehart T-522, 1953. $120-140.

detailing. And, as radio tubing became smaller, compact plastic table models replaced looming floor cabinets. One disadvantage: Bakelite’s severely limited color palette. Bakelite radios were a chocolaty brown due to the resin’s carbonbased components. The addition of sawdust or

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Bakelite telephones, ashtrays, handles for cutlery and cooking implements, jewelry – and radio cabinets. Radio design could now feature previously impossible, swooping lines and curved

Truetone D 1012, 1941. $150-175.

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The Prairie Potholes Antiques Trails ThePaynesville Antique Cellar

08-11-08

Richmond

An Old Times Antiques Trail Map Belgrade

Paynesville

Benson

New London

104 12

Eden Valley

4 10 3

Spicer

22 12

Litchﬁeld

71 59

Montevideo

118 Lake Ave (320) 796-5515 22 Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5

25 Dealers.

Prairie Mercantile

110 E Hwy 212 • (320) 564-9094 7 Days/wk: Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-4

Waverly

LitchfieLd, Mn

SIBLEY ANTIQUES 100 N Sibley Ave • Litchfield, MN Tues.-saT. 10-5 sunday noon-5 Closed Mondays

Mondays & Tuesdays by chance

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Very Vintage

109 Sibley Avenue North Litchfield, Minnesota 55355 320-593-0888

www.ShopVeryVintage.com

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Willmar

L&J’s Antiques

614 Benson Ave. (1 Blk N of Hwy 12 and 7th Street W.) (320) 894-4869 For Appointments Open Saturdays - 10:30 -5:00

Long Lake Antiques

8879 Long Lake Road (Off County 27 - 5 mi. N of Willmar) (320) 235-1322 Tues-Sun 10am-5pm; Closed Mon

St. Cloud AreA Antique ShopS hiStoriC doWntoWn St. Cloud

WAite pArk

Olson’s

House of Oldies

A selection of over 200 quality pieces: Clocks, Furniture, Lamps, Music Boxes.

25 DEALERS

Open Wed thru Sat, 9ish -5 pm

FLEA MARKETS: May through September 2nd Sat. & Sun. - NO CHARGE to set-up

“Quality that speaks from the house of antiques.” Since 1965

320-693-7335

It’s Worth The Drive!

Belltower Antique Mall

Granite Falls

200 State St. N (Highways 55 & 22) (320) 453-5678 Mon-Sat 9:30 - 5:30

Spicer

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Lost & Found

23 Clara City

Granite Falls

Until transistors, every portable radio needed them: 1950s’ GE store display card for replacement tubes. $20-25.

305 Augusta Ave (320) 243-7605 7 Days/wk: Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5 Closed Watkins Mondays Jan-Apr. We Buy!

Cold Spring

Eden Valley

Long Lake Antiques

Willmar

1776 Stripper.

Quality Professional Restoration

Phyl & Dale 241 - 10th Ave. N. Waite Park, MN 56387 By Chance or Appointment

(320) 251-4442

www.OlsonsOldies.com

Antiques Gallery Featuring 19th & Early 20th Century

China – Glassware – Pictures – Silver Jewelery Primitives & Furniture

Open Mon.-Sat. 10-5

Other Hours by Chance or Appointment

(320) 202-9068

619 Mall St. Germain • Downtown St. Cloud antiques@cloudnet.com

Vintage Collectible Paper Items

postcards • magazines road and plat maps cookbooks • sheetmusic valentines • tradecards

Paper Collector the

Specializing in Ephemera

Open Daily 9:30-6 • Sat. til 4 • Closed Sun.

320.251.2171 Downtown St. Cloud • 26 North 7th Avenue (Across from the Court House)

All Major Credit Cards

711 w st. germain st in historic downtown saint cloud arts, antiques and the eclectic a fun place to shop! Visit our McCoy room!

hours mon - fri 10am - 6pm sat 10am - 4pm

320-257-3387

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rags to the resin formula could result in textural variations (for instance, marbling), but options were limited. The real radio rainbow came courtesy of Catalin. First popularized for use in costume jewelry, Catalin was soon the industrial plastic of choice for manufacturers in search of brighter hues. Now, radios could be any color — and General Electric “Disneyland” child’s radio, C249A, 1960. $225-250. they were. Whether red, turquoise, mint Smack Dab green, salmon, ivory, Cont. on page 15

OFF BROADWAY

ANTIQUES

OPEN

B ud ’ s B arn Parkers Prairie, MN

Park Rapids

Height of Land Lake

Toad Lake

Detroit Lakes

Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 5pm

Jan Watson’s

Long La

Crosley portable, P-50WE, late 1950s. $100-125.

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Furniture • Glassware • Tools Decoys • Toys • Redwing

Detroit Lake

OPEN YEAR ROUND Mon- Sat, 10 - 5 Sunday, 12 - 5

521 Sinclair Lewis Ave Sauk Centre, MN

320-351-7700

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(218) 338-6166

Located On State Highway 29 15 mi North of Alexandria or 3 mi South of Parkers Prairie, MN

Bulova 320, turquoise, early 1960s. $100-125.

Little Pine Lake

The Central Lakes Antiques Trails Big Pine Lake

Perham

Dent

Star Lake

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Rush Lake

Buchanan Lake

Otter Tail Lake

An Old Times Antiques Trail Map

Exit 54

Fergus Falls

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Fergus Falls

15 mi. N of Alex. on Hwy. 29 (218) 338-6166 Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5 OPEN YEAR ROUND.

210 35

Collectors Corner

221 W Lincoln (Riverfront Square) (218) 736-2210 Mon-Fri 10-5; Sat 9:30-4 OPEN YEAR ROUND. Closed Sun.

78 46 Exit 67

Lake Miltona

Exit 82

Alexandria 517 Broadway St. (320) 762-8990 Mon-Fri: 9-6; Sat: 9-5:30; Sun: 12-4 OPEN YEAR ROUND.

Lake Darling

Long Prairie

Osakis

Exit 103 27

314 First Ave. North (320) 732-4800 Closed Jan, Feb, Mar Re-opening April 2012. www.PasTime-Antiques.com

Lake Osakis

Alexandria Herman

PasTime Antiques

Geneva Lake

Exit 97

Lake Mary

Sauk Centre

Exit 114

Hidden Treasures

Maple Lake

114

110 5th Ave. West (320) 763-1655 OPEN Mon-Sat 11am - YEAR ROUND. “A UNIQUE SHOP”

Lake Reno

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Lowry

Now & Then Antique Mall

Exit 127

Exit 131

Vintage House Antiques

(701) 730-0101 Mon-Fri: 10-5; Sat: 10-6; Sun 11-5 Alexandria’s Newest Antique Mall!

(320)634-3618•(320)491-7752 Mon - Sat: 9:30-5 (Closed Tues) Sun: 11-4

Freeport

Lake Minnewaska

Glenwood

Viking Antiques

Melrose

Memoryville

Glenwood

Starbuck

Morris

Viking Plaza Mall, 3015 S. Hwy 29 701 N Franklin

Sauk Centre

Donnelly 114

601 Broadway St. (320) 763-6467 Mon-Sat: 10-5; Sun: 12-4 YEAR-ROUND Mall of 4 Floors

Long Prairie

Lake Ida

Lake Carlos

Yesterday’s

521 Main Street South (320) 761-6572 Open Tues-Fri: 10-5; Sat: 9-3 Gifts, Home Decor & Primitives

Browerville

Exit 77

Elbow Lake

Our Neck of the Woods

Clarissa

Lake Christina

Pelican Lake

Browerville

Eagle Bend

Parkers Prairie

Ashby

Exit 55 Antiques

Off I-94, exit 55 at County Rd 1 (218) 998-3088 Open Every Day - 10am - 5pm Fun, fabulous treasures!

Bud’s Barn Antiques

West Battle Lake

Exit 57

Crooked Willow

11181 Cty Rd 82 SE (6 mi. E of Alex.) (320) 859-3620 Re-Opening in May, 2013. Shop online: CrookedWillow.net

Parkers Prairie

Main Street Gallery

Main Street & Sinclair Lewis Ave (320) 491-1072 Open Year Round Antiques & Local Artisans

Off Broadway Albany Antiques 521 Sinclair Lewis Ave (320) 351-7700 OPEN Tues-Sat: 10-5 Jan Watson’s Back Again!

Osakis

Blast From the Past

Grandpa’s Attic & Gifts 4

Antiques, collectibles, 2nd hand.

Les Kouba prints / Used furniture

125 Central (320) 859-4500 OPEN Mon-Sat 10-5 YEAR ROUND!

Hwy 27 (Nokomis St.) & 1st Ave (320) 766-0394 OPEN DAILY 10-5 YEAR ROUND!

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26 West Main (320) 859-9320 “Closed for the Season” Re-Opening in May 2013.

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Olympic 442W-1, late 1950s, light blue. $125-150.

Motorola 66C, slate gray, 1956. $125-150.

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Come and see old Hamm’s Commercials and hear old radio ads. Get your picture taken with the Hamm’s Bear!

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Beer

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The Medina Entertainment Center 500 Hwy 55 • Medina, MN Admission: $8 (Kids 14 & under FREE)

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burgundy, or sky blue, Ads for radio sets flourished in fan magazines. This rarity dating October the plastic radio could 1939 was optimistically titled Radio and Television Mirror. (The development effectively blend with of TV was delayed for a decade by the onset of World War II.) $25-30. any color scheme, taking up residence in any room of the house. A contemporary flair was added with gold or contrasting trim. With the onset of World War II defense needs, the parade of plastic radios stalled. When production resumed postwar, dials, knobs, and displays took their design cues from pop culture. Decorative detailing often called to mind the

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Philco “Transitone,” B570, 1954. $125-150.

Philco C-587, salmon, 1955. $100-125.

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Large Advertising, Antique & Military

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Selling over 200 signs, including Thermometers, Curb signs, Gas & Oil, Farm-related, Soda Pop, Feed, Seed, Road, Beer, Auto-related plus many other signs, Gas Pump Globes, Country Store & Service Station Cabinets, Neon Clocks, Oil Cans, Soda Fountain Items, Old Tins, Beer Glasses & Cans, Ammo Boxes, Gas Pumps, Magazines, Phonographs, Crocks, Coke Machine, 1881 $5 Gold Coin, Silver Coins, Plus Many More Items! Gas-Oil-Battery-Tires & Related Signs IncludingTexaco, Cities Service, Tydol, Conoco, Oak Oil, Mobiloil, Socony Mobil, Wolfs Head, Pennzoil, Alemite, Sinclair, Quaker State, Valvoline, Royal, Good Year, Kendall, Kelly Springfield, Gillette, Armstrong, Firestone, Champion, AC Delco, Pratts Ethyl, Royal Triton, Goodrich, Diamond 760, Tiolene, Magnolia, Farm Service, Deep Rock, Kant Nock, Remington, etc., etc. Auto & Farm Related Signs- Ford, White Trucks, Studebaker, Overland, Packard, Chevrolet, International Harvester, John Deere, Massey Harris, McCormick Deering, etc. Beer Signs- Rare Rahr Vitrolite Corner Sign, Tin John Gund Hunt Scene, Adler Brau Clock,Standard Brewing Mankato MN Beer Tray, 9 Tap Knobs, etc. Military- Nazi items including- Helmets, Coffee Pot, Pins, Photos, Statue etc. WWII US including- Officers Mess Kit, Knives, Bayonets, Navy Float Buoy, Radar Receiver, 2 Rare Oversize Training Rifles, plus more. Please note that this listing is abbreviated, we will also be adding items that will not be advertised.

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February 2013 Volume 23 Number 2 Page 17 The Original Recyclables!

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Budding auctioneers take the floor

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5260 deerfield Rd. (County 11), Eau Claire, WI (Hwy 93 South of Eau Claire to Deerfield Rd, East 1 mi.)

Always a large selection of oak & pine furniture, Red Wing art pottery, advertising primitives, glassware, jewelry, restoration hardware, lighting & decorative accessories. Thurs-Sat: 10-5, Sun: 11-5 • (Closed Mon Tues & Wed) • Jan & Feb by appointment

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Area’s largest shop, in a wonderful 1898 Masonic Temple; huge inventory of prints & frames, china & glass, jewelry, linens, books, collectibles, orientalia, etc. Buying and selling since 1981.

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Budding auctioneers take the floor

Goods seized by armies during the Civil War were sold at auction by division colonels. Honorary army colonels were auctioneers; hence it became tradition in the United States that those who completed auctioneering school could use the title “Colonel” to show their status. In this detail from a 1937 livestock auction calendar, the auctioneer dons the title, billing himself as Col. Wright. (Photos by Les Broich)

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He’d stand and listen carefully Then pretty soon he began to see How the auctioneer could talk so rapidly He said, “Oh, my, it’s do or die I’ve got to learn that auction cry Gotta make my mark and be an auctioneer.”

“The Auctioneer” by LeRoy Van Dyke

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by Les Broich MANKATO, MINN.—Say, “Tommy Tatamus took two tees tied to the top of two tall trees.” Repeat again and again, faster and faster. You are reciting Rhythmic Tongue Twister Drill #2 from a class at Continental Auctioneers School located in Mankato, Minn. Students work toward saying the twisters with a steady

beat that will show up in the rhythm of their bid calling. One goal is to maintain accuracy while picking up speed. Haas, Rich president of the school, is also president of Continental Real Estate and Auctioneers in Mankato. Haas said, “Auction marketing is the finest way to sell Rich Hass, president of Continental Auctioneers School in Mankato, Minn., anything known to is also president of Continental Real Estate & Auctioneers. The company

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does primarily real estate auctions on a regional level, but because of the nature of the auction business, Haas said the company “gets involved with all types of auctions.” Haas is a member of the Auctioneers Hall of Fame.

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CUMBERLAND Years Ago Antiques & Collectibles 1367 2nd Ave. (Downtown) (715) 822-4625 • (Closed on Wed: Jan, Feb, Mar) Mon-Sat: 10-4:30; Sun: 11-3 Mall; 20+ dealers selling a wide variety.

RICE LAKE Primrose Parlor Antiques 417 N Main Street (715) 234-5849 Open Tues-Sat: 10am - 5pm Charming Victorian structure; multi-dealer.

TURTLE LAKE Countryside Antiques 1/4 mi. W of Turtle Lake on Hwy 8 & 63 (715) 986-2737 Open Mon-Sat, 9-5 General line, specializing in glassware.

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Old Farmers Mercantile Historic Farmers Store on Main Street (715) 837-1919 • Solar heat- sunny days bestOpen Fri & Sat: 10-6; Mon-Th: By chance Antiques, collectibles & homemade items.

Red Cedar Mercantile Antiques 2 mi West of Cameron on Hwy 8 (715) 458-4931 Open Thurs - Mon: 10-4; (closed January) Online: www.red-cedar-mercantile.com

Time and Again Antique Mall 606 2nd Street (Downtown Chetek) (715) 924-4000 • Open All Year! Mon-Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: 11am-5pm (Closed Mondays in January & February)

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Cont. from page 19

Don Pawlitschek is a 70-year-old from Lake Crystal, Minn. “I took a class about 40 years ago. Seemed like 99 percent of the stuff we were taught we never used,” Pawlitschek said. “This is an extremely good school that blows the rest out of the water.”

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man. When record prices are set, it is auction marketing that establishes those values.” Class sizes have ranged from seven to 30. This class had students from eight states and one from Canada. The school has drawn attendees from Brazil, China, Germany, Holland and Japan. Haas listed advantages any auction gives the seller: it sells items fast; attracts attention; freezes the market; creates an urgency to buy; and charges commissions to the buyer. There are several types of auctions that narrow the scope of what is being auctioned.

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Larry Michalitsch, an auctioneer with Premier Auction Company in St. Paul, Minn., is a graduate of Continental Auctioneers School. Graduates receive a lifetime scholarship to attend the school any day or week tuition free. Michalitsch used his scholarship to attend a session on online real estate auctions presented by Tom Wood, CoFounder of Real Estate Auction Systems in St. Louis, Mo.

Cont. on page 21

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New merchandise arrives almost daily

503 Second St. • Hudson, WI 715-381-1505 • Open Daily

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Jim Naylor led the class in drills. He lives an eight-hour drive from Mankato in White Heath, Ill. Naylor and his wife Brittany own Barnyard Treasures five miles from home in Deland, Ill. Naylor is known as Barnyard Jim. He buys semitruck loads of merchandise and other surplus items. “I never know what I’m going to have,” Naylor said. He searched for auctioneer schools and chose Continental Auctioneers School over one in Missouri. Rich Haas, the school’s president, said, “It was because we cover it all.”

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The categories include charity, estate, real estate, online, antiques, automobiles, storage, livestock, and farm machinery and equipment.

Haas shared some observations while paying close attention to the students working the “Tommy Tatamus” drill and then practicing their bid calling. He

of La Crosse

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Continental Auctioneers School president Rich Haas explained auctioneers are required to have a license and a bond. The auctioneer’s license is issued by the county of residence upon payment of a $20 annual fee. Before making sales, an auctioneer must give a corporate surety bond to the county of not less than $1,000 nor more than $3,000, an amount set by the treasurer. A bond costs $50. An appraisal, Haas said, should be far better than a guess. Appraisals are opinions based on informed judgments supported by facts. Value is the monetary worth, at a point in time, that an informed buyer gives in exchange for an item of personal property with consideration of conditions in a given market. It is very important that an auctioneer understands values. “Knowing what an item is worth,” Haas said, “keeps you from starting too low and breaking brackets too soon.” Enthusiasm is also important. Haas asked, “How many times have you heard, ‘I got excited, caught up, and paid too much’?” Auctioneers should highly value a good ring person. Haas said, “A ring person’s responsibilities include eliciting bids from buyers who need encouragement and producing an atmosphere in which the buyers feel relaxed and comfortable.” When “yup” is heard, it is a ring person acknowledging someone has met the current bid requested by the auctioneer. The class also covers contracts and agreements, auction clerking, and cashiering. Haas said, “If you don’t quit, you can’t fail.”

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Over 100 Dealers offering Stillwater’s Largest Selection of Antiques & Collectibles.

Ralph Lichosyt was born and raised in Poland and now lives in Chicago. He entertained the class by doing drills in Polish. Lichosyt does a lot of buying for resale and decided to get into auctions. He does a high volume of business with eBay and Craig’s List and shops flea markets. He tries to turn $500 of purchases into $2,000 in sales. Lichosyt said, “There’s a huge Polish community in Chicago and a developing network for young Polish business people.” One of his best deals was a $500 investment that in three weeks brought in $8,000.

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Take Your Valentine(s) to Mid-Town!*

noted, “Stumbling on numbers is always a problem, and some of them need more work on this.” Jim Naylor had a successful practice round, and Haas said, “Now you’re going, Jim.” As the class repeated the drills, their execution improved. Haas seemed pleased when he said, “Now they’re getting some salt into it.” The auctioneer’s

*(But maybe not together...)

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Phone: (651) 430-0808

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chant does not have to be fast. It does have to be smooth, orderly, and easy to listen to, with a set rhythm. “Clarity is important,” Haas taught. “People want to know what you are selling, what the bid is, and what the bid you want is.” No two auctioneers are word-for-word the same, but the new auctioneer has to pick up something to start with, and it will change many times. “When you have the chant that you like

best,” Haas stated, “You will keep using it and improving on it throughout your auctioneer career. The better you learn the drills, the quicker your auction chant will progress.” “As time went on, he did his best And all could see he didn’t jest practiced He calling bids both night and day

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Cover. Melissa Olson is employed by the Girard Auction Company in Wakonda, S.D. She studied graphic design at Dakota State University in Madison, S.D. People she works for previously attended the class. Olson said, “I hope to do some benefit auctions and may help with some toy auctions.” She would like to get a real estate license and get into real estate auctions. “The group encourages me a lot,” she said, “We’ve gotten to know each other and feel comfortable interacting.” Olson acknowledged the lack of women in auctioneering. “I’ve heard tapes of woman auctioneers,” Olson continued, “We have a different voice that can be nice to hear.” The National Auctioneers Association estimates that only seven percent of auctioneers nationwide are women.

His pap would find him behind the barn Just working up an awful storm As he tried to imitate the auctioneer.” “The Auctioneer” by LeRoy Van Dyke Continental Auctioneers Appraisal School offers training in personal property appraisals as a standalone business or as a sister business with auctioneering. There is currently no license required to be a personal property appraiser. The Uniform Standards of the Professional Appraisal Practice Guide Course were established by the Appraisal Foundation and sets professional standards to ensure appraisers are qualified and defines what appraisers must do to conduct and document all types of appraisals. Haas asserted attendees learn the standards accepted in the real world and by which an appraiser is judged, along with the appraisal requirements of government

The Old Times agencies, courts, banks Real estate auctions are and estates. Because in the fastest growing area today’s fast paced of the auction business. market unscrupulous Tom Wood, co-founder sellers are very active, of Real Estate Auction in St. Louis, the class offers a Systems Mo., extolled the virtues beginning guide to of online real estate fakes and auctions. “A big reproductions. advantage of an online Haas said, “Anyone real estate auction is that can be a certified attendance is not appraiser if they take affected by the weather,” the class. By taking the Wood stated. Online class, people can show auctions also lower costs proof that they have by eliminating a venue and an event staff and had some training.” For information about class schedules, costs or other questions contact Continental Auctioneers School at 1-507-625-5595 or refer to http://www. auctioneerschool.com.

offer the potential of being seen by more eyes. “A disadvantage of online auctions is that an auctioneer can’t interact with bidders and infuse energy into the auction,” he added. Wood named auction.com the biggest online player in auction real estate. “Anytime you check their website, they have thousands of auctions running, and in 2011 they sold almost two billion dollars of real estate through their site.” Real Estate Auction Systems’ online auction application allows prospective buyers to view and to bid on a property. Wood debunked the idea that most internet real estate auctions involve distressed properties, saying a 10,000-square-foot house on 150 acres owned by Cheryl Crowe appeared on an online auction.

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Club information in the Club Directory is published on a rotating basis as space is available. MAJOR ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES SHOWS / SALES / MARKETS FEBRUARY 4, 2013 - FEBRUARY 10, 2013 DES MOINES, IA: Antique Spectacular, sponsored by Melting Pot Productions, Inc. February 8th, 9th, & 10th. Fri 5pm9pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 11am-4pm. Iowa State Fairgrounds, Animal Learning Center, East 33rd St. & East University Ave. (Exit at I-235/University). Admission: $7. Info.: (712)3269964 or Kim@AntiqueSpectacular.com or visit www. AntiqueSpectacular.com. Page 25 WAUSAU, WI: Wausau Antique Show. Saturday and Sunday, February 9 & 10; Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 10am-4pm. D.C. Everest High School, 2305 Jelinek Ave. (I-29, Exit 171; N on Business 51 to Jelinek Ave.; E on Jelinek). Admission: $4.50 (good for both days); Under 16, FREE. Info.: AR Promotions (715)3555144. Page 15 GRAYSLAKE, IL: Grayslake Antique & Collectible Market. February 9th & 10th; Sat. 10am-4pm; Sun. 8am-3pm (Early buyers- Sat 8am-10am). Lake County Fairgrounds 1060 E Peterson Rd. (1/2 mi. W of Rt. 45 at the corner of Peterson & Midlothian). Admission: $7 - good both days. (Early buyers $25). FREE Parking. Zurko’s Midwest Promotions. Info: (715)526-9769 or www.ZurkoPromotions.com.

FEBRUARY 11, 2013 - FEBRUARY 17, 2013 MEDINA, MN: The 2013 Hamm’s Beer & General Breweriana Show sponsored by The Hamm’s Club. Saturday, February 16th, 9am to 3pm. Medina Entertainment Center Ballroom, 500 Hwy 55, (Located on Hwy 55 - 18 miles west from downtown Mpls. - 4-1/2 miles west of Hwy 494). Info.: (608)444-9182 or ScottLovelace2000@yahoo.com. Page 15 MOUNDS VIEW, MN: Antique To Modern Dolls, Bears, & Original Artist Show & Sale. Sponsored by C Promotions Plus. Sunday, February 17th, 10am - 3:30pm. Mermaid Event Center, 2200 County Road H (Just off 35W on County Road H & Highway 10). Admission: Adults: $5; under 12: $1. Info.: (507)864-3073 or www.CPromotionsPlus.com. Page 25. WHEATON, IL: 3rd Saturday Antique Flea Market. Sponsored by Zurko Promotions. Saturday, February 16th, 8am to 3pm. Admission: $5 (August All-Niter Market - $7); Early buyers (6am8am) $10. DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 W. Manchester (County Farm & Manchester). Info.: (715)526-9769 or www. ZurkoPromotions.com. FEBRUARY 25, 2013 - MARCH 3, 2013 ROCK ISLAND, IL: Antique Spectacular, sponsored by Melting Pot Productions, Inc. March 1st, 2nd, & 3rd. Fri 5pm9pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 11am-4pm. QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Ave. Admission: $7. Info.: (712)326-9964 or Kim@ AntiqueSpectacular.com or visit www.AntiqueSpectacular. com. Page 25 MARCH 4, 2013 - MARCH 10, 2013 ROSEVILLE, MN: The Har Mar Mall Antique Show & Sale. March 1st, 2nd, & 3rd; Fri. 10am-9pm, Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 11am-5pm. Har Mar Mall shopping center, 2100 N Snelling Ave. Produced by Juno Promotions (651)455-2180 or email: NAJuno1@aol.com. P. 1 HOPKINS, MN: MFC 18th Annual Spring Antique & Collectible Advertising Show & Sale. Sunday, March 3rd, 9am - 2pm. Hopkins VFW Post 425, 100 Shady Oak Road. Admission: $3. Sponsored by MN First Chapter of the Coca-Cola Collectors Club. Info.: http://MNCoca-ColaClub.tripod.com Page 15 MARCH 11, 2013 - MARCH 17, 2013

Auction & Estate Sale Calendar The Old Times Auction & Estate Sale Calendar is a listing of auctions and estate sales advertised in The Old Times. The listing includes the location of the sale, the company name, the type of auction or sale and the page on which the advertisement can be found in this issue. (If no page is listed the advertisement appeared in the previous month’s issue.) February 4, 2013 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Estate, Antique & Collectible Auction– P 24 February 7, 2013 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Weekly Consignment Auction– P 25 February 11, 2013 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Estate, Antique & Collectible Auction– P 24 February 14, 2013 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Weekly Consignment Auction– P 25 February 16, 2013 Saturday 9:00 am Tomah, WI– Miller Antiques & Auction Co. One-owner Advertising & Toy Auction– P 28 February 18, 2013 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Estate, Antique & Collectible Auction– P 24 February 21, 2013 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Weekly Consignment Auction– P 25 February 23, 2013 Saturday 11:00 am Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Sports Memorabilia Auction– P 25 February 25, 2013 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Fine Antique, Art & Sports Collectibles Auction– P 24 February 28, 2013 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Weekly Consignment Auction– P 25 March 2, 2013 Saturday 9:00 am Tomah, WI– Miller Antiques & Auction Co. Advertising, Antique, & Military Auction– P 16

DE PERE, WI: De Pere Antique Show. Saturday and Sunday, March 16 & 17; Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 10am-4pm. (5 mi S of Green Bay), St. Norbert College, Schuldes Sports Center, 3rd and Marsh Streets (Hwy 41, Exit 163; E on Main Ave to 3rd St.; S on 3rd St. to St Norbert College). Admission: $4.50 (good for both days); Under 16 FREE. Info.: AR Promotions (715)355-5144. Page 15 MONTHLY MARKETS & OCCASIONAL SALES FEBRUARY 11, 2013 - FEBRUARY 17, 2013 APPLE VALLEY, MN: Haupt Antiek Market: “Re-Loved & Re-Claimed”. February 14th, 15th, 16th, & 17th. Thurs: 9am8pm, Fri: 9am-7pm, Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 11am-4pm. 7570 147th St W, Apple Valley, MN. Info.: (651)329-3871 or www. HauptAntiek.com. Page 11. FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. February 14th, 15th, 16th & 17th. Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 11am-4pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401 or www. VintageMarketplace.org. Page 11. FEBRUARY 18, 2013 - FEBRUARY 24, 2013 SHAKOPEE, MN: How Quaint - A 4-Day Market. February 21st, 22nd, 23rd, & 24th. Thurs: 9am-8pm, Fri: 9am-7pm, Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 11am-4pm. 714 1st Ave E (Hwy 101). Info.: (952)465-3887 or www.How-Quaint.com. See the “Spend A Day in the Country” ad for a more complete listing of shops in and around Shakopee - Page 10.

CHASKA, MN: Downtown Chaska ‘Once-A-Month Market’. February 21st, 22nd, & 23rd. Thurs: 10am-5pm; Fri & Sat: 10am-4pm. 112 East Second St. Info.: (612)987-9898. See the “Spend A Day in the Country” ad for a more complete listing of shops in and around Chaska - Page 12. ROCHESTER, MN: Mayo Civic Center Flea Market. Sunday, February 24; 10am-4pm. 30 Civic Center Dr. Admission: $2; FREE parking at all meters and ramps. R. Townsend, Mgr. Info: (641)8322700 or (507)269-1473 Website: www.IridescentHouse.com. SPECIAL EVENTS / MEETINGS / CONVENTIONS EXHIBITS / MUSEUMS / GALLERIES LA CROSSE, WI: The 22nd Annual La Crosse Great TriState Rail Sale. Sponsored by The 4000 Foundation, Limited. Saturday January 26th, 9am-3pm. La Crosse Center, 2nd & Pearl Streets. Admission: $5 - children under 12 FREE. All proceeds go to maintain and restore the La Crosse Short Line Railroad display. For information call (608)781-9383 or (608)498-9522 or www.4000Foundation.com. ALL OF MINNESOTA: The Minnesota Chapter (OT Lang #20) of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors is looking for new members. Founded in 1943, The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc. (NAWCC) is a nonprofit scientific organization that serves as a unique educational, cultural, and social resource for its membership and the public at large. Members include hobbyists, students, educators, casual collectors, and professionals in related retail and manufacturing trades. The one common bond (and main membership requirement) is a fascination with the art and science of timekeeping (horology).The Minnesota “OT Lang” Chapter sponsors bi-monthly get-togethers that are held at area restaurants and include a meeting, silent auctions, and a forum for information sharing. The club also sponsors an annual Clock & Watch Auction that includes a large variety of items of horological interest. Dealers are welcome. For more information go to www.NAWCC.org or email: JJWinkels1@ msn.com or DHanson@mninter.net. CLUB / ASSOCIATION DIRECTORY ST. PAUL, MN: Twin City Postcard Club has an informal meeting, program and trading, etc., usually the third Wednesday of the month, 6:15-9:15 p.m. For location and more information, see our website at www.TwinCityPostcardClub.com or write to 25145 Chippendale Ave, Farmington, MN 55024. BIGFORK, MT: The Butter Pat Patter Association is a club for connoisseurs of butter pats, miniature plates that were introduced during the mid-1800’s for individual servings of butter. For additional information about membership and the club newsletter please contact: Mary Dessoie, Butter Pat Patter Association, 265 Eagle Bend Dr, Bigfork, MT 59911-6235. HOPKINS, MN: The Star Of The North Disney Club is a club for Disney enthusiasts. Members usually meet the second Saturday of the month from 10am to 12:30pm. For information: http:// StarOfTheNorth.Home.att.net or email: StarOfTheNorth@worldnet.att.net HOLMEN, WI: The Coulee Region Toy Collectors Club meets quarterly in addition to hosting one annual show in December. The club focuses on all facets of toy collecting, old to new, appraising, buying, selling, trading, etc. Guests always welcome at meetings. For more information, call Rick Christenson, club director, at (877) 783-4143 or email: couleetoys@aol.com. MINNEAPOLIS, MN: The Minneapolis Art Pottery Association meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm at the Wood Lake Nature Center, 6710 Lake Shore Drive. For more information, contact Anita Macias-Howard, secretary, at (952) 920-3266 or email: macia001@tc.umn.edu

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SAVAGE, MN: The Brass Peacock, an Occasional Sale held the 3rd Thursday through Sunday of each month. February 21st, 22nd, 23rd, & 24th; Thurs-Sat: 10am-4pm; Sun: Noon4pm. 4740 W 124th St. Info.: (952)905-9852; email: Joyce@ BrassPeacock.net or visit www.BrassPeacock.net. See the “Spend A Day in the Country” ad for a more complete listing of shops in and around Savage - Page 10.

Estate, Antique & Collectible Auctions

FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. February 21st, 22nd, 23rd & 24th. Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 11am-4pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401 or www. VintageMarketplace.org. Page 11.

Previews: Sunday 5 pm-8 pm & Monday 10 am-6 pm

CARVER, MN: Historic Downtown Carver ‘Once-A-Month Market’. February 21st, 22nd, & 23rd. Thurs: 10am-5pm; Fri & Sat: 10am-4pm. Info.: (952)361-3000. See the “Spend A Day in the Country” ad for a more complete listing of shops in and around Carver - Page 10.

February 4 • Monday – 6 pm February 11 • Monday - 6 pm February 18 • Monday - 6 pm

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CLASSIFIED ADS FOR SALE LARGE AMOUNT OF MILITARIA including many vintage bayonets. Vintage hunting, fishing, playboys and other collectibles. Booth DDS - Gateway Antique Mall, Rogers, MN (763)428-8286 (2) GOT RECORDS? Clean, playable vinyl reasonably priced. DLJ @ Mall of Saint Paul (Selby and Fairview) & DLJ @ School House Mall (Hixton, WI). I buy record collections. David 763780-8422. (TFN) ANTIQUE HARDWARE lights, doors, etc. for older homes. 2,000 sq. ft. of stuff. Also, furniture hardware. NORTHWEST ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE, 981 Selby Ave, St. Paul, MN. (651)644-9270 or email: pmanly8376@ aol.com (TFN) TELEPHONES: Over 85 different, genuine 1892-1983, parts, restorations. FREE Catalogue: We now offer our entire business for sale. (608)582-4124; phonecoinc@aol. com; www.phonecoinc.com (7)

‘RED X’ VALENTINES SALE - February 12th thru 16th. All ‘Red X tags’ 1/2 OFF. Off Broadway Antiques, 521 Sinclair Lewis Ave, Sauk Centre, MN. (BF0) BABY & CHILDREN’S CLOTHING OF 1940’s to 1960’s. Baby shoes, accessories. Booth 25R. Thora Mae’s Timeless Treasures, Cannon Falls, MN (FWS) ASK FOR BOOTHS #88 and #89, Antiques America, Hinckley. Great Selection! Reasonable Prices! You won’t be disappointed! Enjoy the hunt! (FWS) WANTED WANTED TO BUY: VINTAGE CAST IRON COOKWARE including Griswold, Wagner. Email tarapup@msn.com or call (612)636-9941 (FWS) Selling or Buying? An Old Times Classified Ad WORKS! Call (320)351-6399 or email

DEALER SPACE AVAILABLE DEALERS WANTED: Thora Maes Antiques in Cannon Falls. 612-860-7488 / email: kara.gates@ thoramaesantiques. com (TFN) CANING & WICKER REPAIR CHAIR CANING, starting at 90 cents/ hole. Wicker repair, rush seat weaving. Many patterns on display. Reasonable, experienced. Only 1 hour from Mpls. Debbie (507)964-5887, debgary@myclearwave.net (7) PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL SCHOOL BE A CERTIFIED PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISER in one weekend. Tuition as low as $295. Free catalog - (507)9957803. Continental Appraisal School, PO Box 346, Mankato, MN 56002. www. AuctioneerSchool. com (11)

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UPHOLSTERY REFINISHING & REPAIR MORRISON UPHOLSTERY. Refinishing and Repair services for upholstery and wooden furniture. Fabric in stock. Morrison Upholstery, Belgrade, MN (320)254-3303. www. MorrisonUpholstery. com (0)

DOCUMENT & PHOTO RESTORATION; Museum quality restoration and reproduction services. Visit

our website: www. HusomAndRose.com (3 miles from Red Wing, MN. (715)7925556 (FWS)

ANTIQUE TO MODERN DOLLS, BEARS & ORIGINAL ARTIST SHOW & SALE Sunday, Feb. 17th 10 AM - 3:30 PM

Admission:

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JOE’S CHANDELIER CLEANING, LLC. Chandelier cleaning, rewiring, & repair services. Insured. Free local estimates. Joe Schwab, Proprietor. (651)338-9515 or jschwab22@comcast. net. (11) DOLL REPAIR: Antique to modern. 30 years experience. Plus fashions custom made. Demi’s Doll Studio and Hospital, (952)920-0046 or demisdollstudio@comcast.net. www.demisdollstudio.com. (9)

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“Look, it says here they have officially

MOVED!”

Emerson 778, 1954. $150-175.

Smack Dab

Cont. from page 15

glistening headlight and grille stylings of 1950s autos, or even spaceships as envisioned in that latest

craze, the sci-fi movie. With the advent of television, the Golden Age of Radio began to lose its luster. By the mid-1950s, listeners who’d once been glued to their radio sets,

tuning in to the latest shenanigans of Fibber McGee & Molly, had become viewers glued to their TV sets, transfixed by the weekly antics on I Love Lucy. Radio programming became the aural equivalent of wallpaper. It enhanced rather than actively influenced its surrounding environment. Fortunately, radio’s artifacts continue to shine just as brightly as they did during the

Smack Dab

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Antiques Downtown

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309 Jackson Avenue • Downtown Elk River 763-441-1818

Valentine’S

Come see 1,000’s of quality pieces of vintage jewelry from the 1800’s to the 1980’s in our new location! Lorinda is in every Friday from 1-6 p.m. for repairs, buying & personal service.

February

We carry MiMi-Toria’s VinTage redesign!

15th, 16th, & 17th

The VinTage Jewelry ColleCTion 12860 Main Street - Rogers, MN

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MOVING

Antiques 1st Anniversary at our New Location!

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20-50% OFF Storewide Sale (Some exclusions apply) 763-428-3111

% OFF

and more storewide (Some exclusions apply)

SAle

Gateway Antique Mall will be moving to downtown Rogers in April and opening at their new location May 1st.

Our dealers will be offering LARGE “Pre-move” Discounts!!

Gateway

Antique Mall www.Gateway-AntiqueMall.com 21122 134th Ave N • Rogers, MN 55374

763-428-8286 Located off I-94 Exit 207 1 Block North (on Hwy 101/Main St.) 1 Block East (on South Diamond Lk Rd) • 1 Block South (on Rogers Dr) 1 Block East (on 134th Ave N) Behind Denny’s - Next to the Super 8

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Wisconsin show arrives early in February

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Cont. from page 26

Golden Age. Although the function of plastic radios has long been supplanted, their buoyantly cheery form continues to keep them at the top of every radio collector’s personal “Hit Parade”! Donald-Brian Johnson (text) and Leslie Piña (photos) are the co-authors of numerous Schiffer

--PRESS RELEASE WAUSAU, WIS.— Come to the heart of Wisconsin for the 20th annual Wausau Antique Show & Sale to be held at D.C. Everest Senior High School at 2305 Jelinek in Wausau, Wis., on Saturday, February 9 and Sunday, February 10. Fifty Midwestern dealers will be on hand with a

Crosley 11-111 U, 1951, olive green. $200-225. Please address inquiries to donaldbrian@msn. com

books on mid-20th century design. Dr. Piña is also co-author of Genuine Plastic Radios Of The Mid-Century.

Hwy. 169/Mille lacs corridor 1 Northbound Antiques antiques sHops on Hwy. 169 at MN

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Great Antiquing on the Way “Up North!” Hinckley

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Mora

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Elk Lake

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Big Mud Lake

Clearwater

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Zimmerman Princeton-18

Ann Lake

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101 Pelican Lake

Albertville

5 Crow River

7 Rogers 6 8 9

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OLD CREAMERY I-94 exit 202, south of exit. open 10am-6pm (Closed on Wednesdays)

I-94 Exit 193, north 6 blks. to corner of Hwy. 25 and River St. MoNticEllo (763)295-4444

Buy Antiques The Original Recyclables...

open 7 Days a Week

Mon-Sat 10am to 6pm • Sun 10am to 5pm

763-428-0101 Antiques101@live.com

• 763-428-8286 •

ROGERS, MN • I-94 Exit 207A • 1 Blk N (on Hwy 101) • 1 Blk E (on S Diamond Lk Rd) • 1 Blk S (on Rogers Dr) • 1 Blk E (on 134th Ave N) • Behind Denny’s - Next to Super 8

www.Gateway-AntiqueMall.com

SHop 7 dayS a week (except HolidayS) From 10am to 5pm at our two-Floor SHowroom. 2612 State Hwy. 55 Se Buffalo, MN (2 mi E of Buffalo or if coming from Mpls. 23 mi W of Hwy 494)

(763) 682-5667 Furniture • ArchitecturAl items • Huge Stock oF Stained glaSS • complete engliSH pubS and decorative pub itemS • SmallS • collectibleS • a complete Selection oF pennSylvania amiSH pine Furniture

LEE & MARIAN WALDON SOLE OWNERS

(Travel the I-94/Hwy. 10 Loop) 3

Antiques Monticello 106 Walnut Street

(I-94 Exit 193 then north (on Hwy 25) 5 blks Left on Broadway, right on Walnut

(763) 295-5556

Open Daily - 10am - 5pm

A Multi-Dealer Mall in Downtown Monticello featuring a full line of Antiques & Collectibles.

ALBERTVILLE • (763)497-2502

month May through October!

OPEN EACH DAY 10am-6pm 7,800 square feet • over 45 dealers

10,000 sq. ft. Showroom Open Since 1972.

Antique Shops

(763) 263-8188 • www.PedalInnAntiques.com open 7 Days a Week 12180 Hancock st. 10am - 5pm bEcKEr

Flea Market • 1st Sunday every

GATEWAY Antique Mall

Welcome to a real Antique Shop!

Northwest Metro Area

~ Multi Dealer Store ~ ~ 2 Historic Buildings Full ~

Open Every Friday, Saturday, & Sunday - 10am-5pm

694

494

Orono Lake

12 94

(763) 682-2818

ANTIQUES

The

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Albertville

Eagle Lake

North Branch

Elk River

Monticello 19

Becker 2

Big Lake

Mon.-Sat. 10-6 Sun. 11-6

Waldon woodS

Rice Lake

Clear Lake 1

Cambridge

169

Elk Lake

15,000 sq. ft. of Antiques and Collectibles

Princeton

Julia Lake

Rush Lake

4004 Brickton Road • (763) 389-2554 2-1/2 miles N of Downtown Princeton, Clear Lake then 3/4 mile on Brickton Road.

Annie’s Attic

One block N. of lights ~ Junction Hwys. 25 & 55

Milaca

95 of antiques housed in our historic brick barn. Two levels 95

BuffALO

Once a custOmer... ...always a friend!

Pine City

Ogilvie

169

Pease

320-369-4489

children 15 and under, free. Food and free parking available. For more information, call Audre Hanson of AR Promotions at 715-3555144.

Antiques in

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Lake Briggs

wide variety of quality antiques and collectibles. Hours are Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission, $4.50;

Multi-Dealer Shop • Space Available

GRAND OPENING July 9, 10 & 11, 2010

Opened March 1, 2010 • Multi- Dealer Shop • Space Available

12905 Main Street • Rogers, MN 55374 I-94 Exit #207 • 2 blks south on right 12905 Main Street, Roger’s, MN 55374 Antiques101@live.com 763-428-0101 Hours: Monday – Saturday 10-6, Sunday – 11-5 Beth Wolf – owner Evie Sandberg - manager

NEW HOURS! h Mon - Sat 10 - 5 Sun 11 - 5

Beth Wolf, owner/manager

763-428-3111

Antiques & Collectibles

20 min. from the Twin Cities

21311 John Milless Dr roGErs, MN 55374 • I-94 Exit 207 • South on Hwy 101/County Road 81 • First LEFT after the stoplight (behind CVS Pharmacy) open Daily 10am to 5pm

60 DEALERS on TWO FLOORS ElEvator accEssiblE

I-94 Exit 207 (3 blocks south) 20 min. from the Twin Cities roGErs (763) 428-4873. Open Mon.-Sat. 10-6; Sun. 11-6.

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