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Betsy-Tacy & Tib Author & storybook friends live on in Mankato page 3 Maud Hart Lovelace
Brenda and Molly Olander play Betsy Ray and her big sister Julia Ferry Street
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Betsy-Tacy & Tib
Author Maud Hart Lovelace lived with her parents, older sister Kathleen, and younger sister Helen, at 333 Center Street from 1892 until 1906. Because Lovelace’s fictional counterpart, Betsy Ray, lived in this house in the first four Betsy-Tacy books, it is now known as Betsy’s House.
Be Our Guest Author Maud Hart Lovelace was born here at 214 Center Street in 1892. Later that year her family moved to 333 Center Street.
Cover: Brenda and Molly Olander play Betsy Ray and her big sister Julia at Betsy’s House, now restored.
Julie Holmquist Guest Columnist
Betsy and Tacy turn 10 years old in Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (book three). With Alphonso the Thirteenth being crowned King of Spain (1902), they squabble with older sisters Julia and Katie about whom to elect Queen of Summer. They resolve the problem by choosing a real princess from Little Syria. (Photos by Julie Holmquist unless otherwise noted)
by Julie Holmquist In grade school, I had to read Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big
Hill. Not much of a bookworm myself, I couldn’t understand why my older sister
loved the series. Only later did I appreciate and read more of the stories by Maud Hart
Lovelace. But even my sister’s fervor was outmatched at the 2012 Betsy-Tacy Convention in Mankato, Minn., where we encountered fans from as far away as Australia. Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980) wrote the fictional
Betsy-Tacy & Tib Cont. on page 4
The author’s typewriter, complete with a facsimile of a manuscript from Betsy in Spite of Herself.
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Betsy-Tacy & Tib Cont. from page 3
Convention-goers viewed Carney’s sleeping porch, mentioned in Carney’s House Party.
Betsy-Tacy series based on her childhood in Mankato, or “Deep Valley,” at the turn of the 20th century. The trio of Betsy, Tacy, and Tib represented close friends Maud Hart, Frances “Bick” Kenney, and Marjorie “Midge” Gerlach. Many of the characters’ houses still stand, and we boarded a bus for a tour with
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Betsy and Tacy loved the “chocolate-colored house” where their friend Tib lived. Her father was an architect like the father of Midge Gerlach, Tib’s prototype.
convention coordinator Barb Fecteau and local historian Bryce Stenzel. As we drove by places Lovelace had known, Fecteau mourned the loss of her high school and high school home, sites now hosting parking lots. We passed the cemetery where Lovelace is buried and wound around Betsy’s Big Hill to Little Syria below. A Syrian princess Betsy knew lived here. Fecteau pointed out one tiny house that might have survived from what was really called Tinkcomville. “It just looks like it could have been one. And I love it!” she added.
Lovelace incorporated a tower into her description of the “chocolate-colored house” above. It is believed that artist Lois Lenski used the round tower from this house as a model.
Back in Betsy’s neighborhood, we looped past classmate Winona Root’s house, Maud’s birthplace, and the Betsy-Tacy houses
Betsy-Tacy & Tib Cont. on page 5
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The Carnegie Library was built in 1902. Now the Carnegie Arts Center, it houses a historical display in the former children’s wing. Every other Saturday, Betsy would visit the children’s wing of the Carnegie Library and read in front of this fireplace, over which hung a painting of the Isle of Delos.
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14K Victorian hard stone cameo. Its a pin, pendant, and watch holder Circa 1880’s
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This plate was used by Stella Palmer Hart (Maud’s mother) as an everyday dish. It displays a lily pattern from John Maddox & Sons.
The depot where Julia would have caught the train to the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Betsy-Tacy & Tib that they sang,” Claudia grandparents went to reflected The next place we Tib’s steps. “It’s just a got out was the house magical thrill to see the of Carney Sibley (based streets where the on Marion Willard), characters lived, get to Betsy’s high school eat the foods that they friend. There I met ate, and sing the songs Nancy Wilson, whose Cont. from page 5 The Harts’ coffee pot. The fictionalized Rays frequently used the coffee pot during times of anxiety.
The Tacy House was home to Frances “Bick” Kenney and her numerous siblings. Bick was Maud’s lifelong friend starting at age five when she moved in across the street from the Harts.
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MANKATO A ntique W Arehouse 25 PLUS Booths Available To Dealers & Collectors FEATURES Roseville • Pink/Green Depression Glass Furniture • Primitives • Carnival Glass
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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
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Antiquarian book lovers gather for annual sale --PRESS RELEASE SAINT PAUL, MINN.—The Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association
announces its 23rd Annual Twin Cities Book Fair to be held Friday, June 28 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and
Saturday, June 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 60 dealers from 15 states will be offering
antiquarian, rare, and fine books, maps, ephemera and other paper collectibles. Friday admission,
$7, covers Saturday. contact Book Fair Saturday admis- manager Valerie Urban sion, $5. of Rulon-Miller Books Parking, free. at urban@rulon.com or For information, 1-800-441-0076.
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Betsy-Tacy & Tib Cont. from page 7
(Helmus). “I’ve got pictures of them from the yearbook,” said Wilson. The last stop was the Carnegie Library, where Betsy went every other Saturday to improve her writing by reading classics. From there, everyone was free to tour the BetsyTacy houses on their own. Several girls had dressed up as Betsy, Tacy, and Tib (and Betsy’s older sister, The house of Eleanor Wood, who inspired character Dorothy Drew. Dorothy was an older girl that Betsy, Tacy, and Tib liked.
Carney Sibley’s house, where real life counterpart Marion Willard lived. The Sibley lawn was a favorite place for Betsy’s “Crowd” of high school friends to gather on September days. The Sibley automobile was also the Crowd’s chief means of transportation. The site of St. John’s Catholic church, which Tacy attended, is across the street. St. John’s Episcopal (Tib’s and later Julia and Betsy’s church) is across the street at the end of the block. The original building burned down in 1966.
This table from the Lovelace apartment is mentioned in Betsy’s Wedding. Betsy propped the back leaf against the wall and set books on the table as now displayed in the restored Hart Home.
Julia) at Maud and Bick’s houses. These houses face each other on Center Street, renamed Hill Street by Lovelace. Susan Brown, president of the BetsyTacy Society, showed us the collectibles stored in Tacy’s house and guided us through Betsy’s house. The Hart family lived there from 1892 to 1906, Maud’s freshman year of high school.
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The home of Betsy’s friend Alice Morrison (based on Ruth Williams), who is described in Over the Big Hill by her earnestness and “fat yellow braids.” Her house is one of several additional sites in the “Discover Deep Valley” tour pamphlet available in Mankato.
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Tom Hart, Lovelace’s father, worked for a time at Blue Earth County Courthouse, across from the site of Maud’s high school. The courthouse, completed in 1889, still stands, but Lovelace’s high school has been razed. This 1887 banister from the Saulpaugh Hotel is displayed in the former Carnegie Library. The Saulpaugh equaled the Melborn Hotel, where Betsy and her friends began visiting Mrs. Poppy (Mrs. Saulpaugh) in Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown. Updated 10-14-07
A corner cupboard belonging to Maud Hart Lovelace and her husband, Delos.
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Betsy’s Wedding is the last book in the Betsy-Tacy series. In it she marries high school friend Joe Willard (equivalent to Delos Lovelace in real life).
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Vintage fashions converge on fairgrounds --PRESS RELEASE SAINT PAUL, MINN.—Cat’s Pajamas Productions presents its spring Twin Cities’ Vintage Clothing, Jewelry & Textile Show and Sale on Friday, June 14 and Saturday, June 15 in the Fine Arts Building at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul. Forty-five top quality vendors will be presenting wares appealing to everyone from connoisseurs to casual buyers. Friday evening’s special activities begin at 5 p.m. and last until 10 p.m. Admission, $7. Patrons are invited to come in vintage clothing—or buy it and don it there—to participate in a fashion contest. Cocktails will also be on sale, and buyers and browsers can expect an especially festive atmosphere. Come from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday to get the best pick. Admission, $30. The Show will be open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission, $5. For details, visit www.catspajamas productions.net
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Tom Hart told his wife he wanted to buy a Christmas gift just for her instead of this brass pot for the house. Mrs. Hart wanted it so much, she bought it herself, disappointing the family when they went to purchase it at the jewelry store. This parallels Mrs. Ray’s action in Heaven to Betsy.
Betsy-Tacy & Tib Cont. from page 9/10
“When this house was first bought by Mr. Hart, there were only The Rays’ Baptist church is now apartments. these two rooms right Betsy and Julia became Episcopalians in high here,” Brown explained school. of the double parlors, which are decorated to match the books’ on’t Main • Crosby, MN illustrations. She u’ve heard... “D its 10 West218-546-2769 Yo y b showed where Tom k o o b a judge cover...” We may look like a small shop...
Maud Hart Lovelace and lifelong friend Bick Kenney Kirch in 1968, when they visited Spain. Betsy, Tacy, and Tib had fallen in love with the King of Spain as 10-year-olds in Over the Big Hill.
MADA’s June show Cosgrove Street. For information: MNAntiques Dealers. com or 651-430-0095.
Betsy and Tacy would eat supper together on the bench originally on this site at the end of fictional Hill Street.
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--PRESS RELEASE SAINT PAUL, MINN.— The Minnesota Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) presents its ninth annual Antiques & Decorative Arts Show on Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 9 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Some of MADA’s finest dealers will bring their highest quality antiques, collectibles, and decorative pieces. Among them: country, formal, Arts & Crafts furniture, prints & paintings, folk art, jewelry, silver, Asian, textiles, pottery, vintage couture, graphics, garden, sporting artifacts, toys, Indian goods, and more. Admission, $6. Free parking. The is 1442 address
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I should have asked for a commission by Joan Sween I was at a 10-acre outdoor flea market. The hilly topography made walking tricky. The sun was hot and there was no place to sit down. I was panting and sweating in the blazing sun. Why, oh why, had I bought those five Fiesta plates at the second booth I came to? I should have remembered that Fiestaware doubles its weight every 50 yards. And there was no place to sit down. Then I saw a tree, and oh golly, it was making shade. I staggered toward the shade like a hippopotamus heading for a cool mud bank. Ahhhhhh. I
wondered how long I could stay at this shady booth without irritating the vendor. I looked around. Where was the
It was a little bitty booth dog jumping around on its hind feet and scratching to be picked up. “Eh! Eh! Eh!” it squeaked. I I should ignored it. “Yip! Yip! Yip!” it said. I ignored have it. “Yark! Yark! remembered Yark!” it said. Oh, okay! I picked it up. It that climbed into the crook Fiestaware of my arm, gave me a and sighed doubles its kiss, happily. weight every “Excuse me,” a lady said. “Would you 50 yards. take less for this cutvendor? There was her glass vase?” empty chair, but no I looked around. vendor. Chair. Shade. Who was she talking to? Yes. I was desperate. I She repeated the slipped into her booth, question, looking right and sank into her chair. at me. Ahhhhh. Oh, ah, I got it. I felt something There I sat in the scratching at my knee. vendor’s chair, holding
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for the cash box to put the money in. No cash box. The “real” vendor must have taken it with her. I picked up my booth dog and again sank gratefully into my booth chair, holding the $45 in my hand. A man came up. He picked up an iron doorstop in the shape of a bulldog. “Is this an antique or a reproduction?” he asked.
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the vendor’s booth dog. I put the dog on the chair, and picked up the vase. The vendor had it marked $45. Forty-five dollars? That was cheap! “This is a classic trumpet shape,” I said. “Which is very difficult to achieve and somewhat rare. And look at this sawtooth rim. There isn’t so much as a tiny nick or ding in these sharp points. No, I’m sorry, but I believe I’ve marked this too low. I’ll sell it to you for forty-five, but if you walk away, I’m going to re-tag it at seventyfive. “I’ll take it,” she said, and handed me $45. I looked around for newspaper and a sack, carefully wrapped the vase, wrote the lady a receipt and smiled her on her way. I looked
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I’ll sell it to you for fortyfive, but if you walk away, I’m going to retag it at seventy-five. For the next hour I kept looking for the missing vendor as I acquired more and more cash. Suddenly a voice screeched. “What are you doing in my booth! What are you doing with my dog! Get out of my chair!” “I felt faint,” I said and explained the nochair problem. “I sold a few things,” I said and shoved $350 into her hands. “Why you sweet thing,” she said. “You can sit in my chair any time. You just stay right there, Honey. I’ll run and get you a cold drink.” © 2013 Joan Sween
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I looked around for the vendor. No one in sight. I put my booth dog down and examined the iron dog. It had Phillips screws and was priced $20. “It’s a reproduction,” I said. “Oh,” he said, and turned to walk away. “Just a minute,” I said. “Why were you interested in the doorstop?” “I work for Mack Trucks,” he said. “I thought it would give people a laugh to see a bulldog holding my office door open “And you think they’ll laugh harder at a $250 antique bulldog than an identical $20 reproduction bulldog?” “You’ve got a point,” he said as he handed me $20.
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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.
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Betsy-Tacy & Tib Cont. from page 11
Hart had cut the stairs out and moved them to the back kitchen hall when adding on. The society had done extensive restoration, guided by Lois Lenski’s illustrations. “We relied on these drawings a tremendous amount,” said volunteer Bob Brown, explaining that most photos back then were taken in studios. He said at one point they had found a window frame beneath Winona Root’s house is kitty-corner from the site of Betsy, Tacy, and Tib’s the layers of the blank grade school. The three didn’t play with Winona Root much until the fourth
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Lake Carlos
Lake Darling
Hidden Treasures
Long Prairie
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3 blks East of Hwy 71 on Hwy 27 www.PasTime-Antiques.com
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314 First Ave. North (320) 732-4800 Open Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm
Lake Osakis
Alexandria Herman
PasTime Antiques
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Sauk Centre
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Now & Then Antique Mall
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Past & Present Home Gallery
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The Enchanted Inn
605 S Main St • (320) 491-1072 www.TheEnchantedInnMN.com Year Round: Mon-Sat 9am-5pm B&B, Antiques, & More!
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601 Broadway St. (320) 763-6467 Mon-Sat: 10-5; Sun: 12-4 YEAR-ROUND Mall of 4 Floors
619 Broadway St. • (320) 759-2300 Mon-Sat: 10-5; Sun: 12-4 OPEN YEAR ROUND.
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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
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Eagle Bend
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Parkers Prairie
Ashby
Yesterday’s
15 mi. N of Alex. on Hwy. 29 (218) 338-6166 Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5 OPEN YEAR ROUND.
210 Exit 57
Parkers Prairie Bud’s Barn Antiques
West Battle Lake
Exit 55 Antiques
Alexandria
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Off Broadway Albany Antiques 521 Sinclair Lewis Ave (320) 351-7700 OPEN Tues-Sat: 10-5 Jan Watson’s Back Again!
Osakis
Viking Antiques
Vintage House Antiques
Crooked Willow
Blast From the Past
Grandpa’s Attic & Gifts 4
Antiques Osakis
(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
Shop online: CrookedWillow.net
Antiques, collectibles, 2nd hand.
Les Kouba prints / Used furniture
Make 2013 the year you visit us!
Viking Plaza Mall, 3015 S. Hwy 29 701 N Franklin
11181 Cty Rd 82 SE (6 mi. E of Alex.) Summer Hours: June - July - August Mon-Sat: 10-5 • (320) 859-3624
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!
26 West Main • (320) 859-3200 Open Daily 10:00am - 5:00pm 2013 Season Opening-May 11th
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Betsy-Tacy & Tib Cont. from page 13
front porch wall, just as Lenski’s drawing attested. A few furnishings were original: Mr. Hart’s rocking chair and footstool, a corner cabinet that belonged to Maud and her husband, and a drop leaf table from their apartment. We saw more keepsakes in the Mankato library children’s room, including original Lenski illustrations and a small glass pitcher. Bick gave this pitcher to Maud for her fifth birthday, like Tacy did to Betsy. It symbolizes the beginning of the lifelong friendship at the heart of the Betsy-Tacy books. This rocking chair was given to Mr. Hart by the Thanks to the Knights of Pythias in 1901.
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ANTIQUES & DECORATIVE ARTS SHOW Saturday, June 8, 2013 10-6 • Sunday, June 9, 2013 11-4
Be SURE to stop by this Fantastic Show! Fine Arts Building MinnesotA stAte FAir grounds 1442 Cosgrove street st. PAul, MinnesotA 55108 AdMission $6 h FREE PARKING h
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May 19 • June 30 • Aug 11 • Sept 29
Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 7 & 8, 2013
Gate $5.00 • Free Parking • Opens 7 am • No Pets Over 500 Inside & Outside Dealers Rain or Shine • Fairgrounds Hwy 11
MANTORVILLE, MN Antique Dealers Wanted.
For Info. Write: Marigold Days Antique Show P.O. Box 202 • Mantorville, MN 55955
414-525-0820
e-mail: rruport@kmtel.com • www.MarigoldDays.com
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There are a few indoor
Held Outdoors in Riverside Park
Betsy-Tacy Society, those are books that come to life in Mankato. This year the Betsy-Tacy Society invites fans to Deep Valley to celebrate the birthday of Frances
Betsy-Tacy & Tib Cont. on page 15
Phone: 507-635-3551
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CAMBRIDGE Marigold Days ANTIQUEFAIR & FLEA MARKET ANTIQUE
Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 7 & Over 8, 2013 300 rd th Antiques Dealers
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Sat. 8 am-5 pm • Dealers Sun. 9Wanted. am-4 pm Antique
indoors & outside
For Info. Write: Marigold Days Antique Show
P.O. Box 202 • Mantorville, MN 55955 ViNTAgE & DECorATiNg iTEms!!
Phone: 507-635-3551 Antiques • Primitives • Furniture e-mail: rruport@kmtel.com • www.MarigoldDays.com Glassware • Jewelry • Military Items Toys, and MUCH, MUCH more!
For Information Contac t: Metropromos, Inc. Kermit & Jeanie Wellman ; Kers PO Box 219, Cedar, MN tin Quigley 55011 (763) 434-6664 or kwel 421@aol.com Admission $6.00 - Kids 16 12 and under FR EARLY BUYERS - FRIDAY $20 - Good for the weeEE kend!
dealer spaces available yet - many outdoor sp aces! www.CambridgeAntiqueFair.com
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Dolls & Toys & Bears OH MY! Shows by Bernadette
Crowne Plaza Hotel Sunday, 3131 Campus Drive September 29th, 2013 Plymouth, MN 55441 10am to 4pm New Dolls, Collector Dolls, REBORNS, Dolls for Kids, Antique Dolls, Barbies, Doll Clothes, Doll Furniture, Stuffed Animals, Miniatures. A GREAT mixture of Dolly Desires for everyone! Admission: Adults- $5 • Kids (10 and under) $1
DOLL REPAIR & APPRAISALS ON SITE!
Info.: (239) 282-9499 • www.DollsToysBearsOhMy.com • Dolls_toys_bears_ohmy@yahoo.com
cat’s pajamas productions presents... THE TWIN CITIES’
Show & Sale
June 14 & 15th Fine Arts Building
MINNESOTA STATE FAIRGROUNDS FRIDAY: 5PM TO 10PM
$7
SATURDAY: 10AM TO 5PM $5
early buying 3pm Friday $30
ample free parking—vintage fashion contest & cocktails Friday evening! for more details visit www.catspajamasproductions.net
Carney’s House Party is a stand-alone book from the Deep Valley series, along with Winona’s Pony Cart and Emily of Deep Valley.
Betsy-Tacy & Tib interested adults!—in
old-fashioned birthday party games as well as “Bick” Kenney, tours of homes and Forever Friend of sites familiar to author Maud Hart readers of the BetsyLovelace, on Saturday, Tacy books. July 13, from noon Admission, $5 per until 3 p.m. The party adult; $2 for children will be conducted in six to 16 years old. full, early-20thMembers and children century style at her under five years old, childhood home, 332 free. and 333 Center Street in Mankato, Minn. Julie Holmquist is Costumed characters a photojournalist, will serve cake and researcher, and piano lemonade and lead teacher who enjoys children—and learning about history.
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FREE Appraisals
The
Twin Cities’ Largest!
Admission $4 (Good for Both Days)
Featuring Over 40 Dealers from all over the country! Postcards * Victorian Trade Cards * Postcards * Calendars * Postcards Vintage Prints * Postcards * Sports Memorabilia * Postcards * Stereoviews Photographs * Posters * Postcards * Sheet Music * Postcards Valentines * Menus * Postcards * Maps * Ephemera Books * Supplies * Postcards
FREE PARKING
Minnesota’s Most Exciting Antique Event of the Year! QUALITY DEALERS is the trademark of our show!
aNtique Show & Sale JuNe 28, 29, & 30 MN STATE FAIRGROUNDS EDUCATION BUILDING 1265 N SNelliNg Ave • St. PAul
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F riday 10am - 6pm
S aturday 10am - 6pm
S unday 11am - 4pm
Art Pottery • Jewelry Furniture • Silver Matching Art Glass • Tins • Tools Advertising • Postcards and MORE!
FREE PARKING!
ADMISSION $6 - GOOD ALL 3 DAYS • This Ad Good for $1 OFF 1 Admission
On-site Food Available
Join us at our spacious and beautiful location conveniently located just off I-35E one block N of the intersection of Yankee Doodle & Pilot Knob Roads on Central Parkway.
Eagan Community Center • 1501 Central Parkway Eagan, Minnesota 55121
Presented By: Yesterday’s Mail Morgan Hassenmayer
860.319.4022 or 203.387.2877 • PostcardLady@comcast.net
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$1.00 Discount Coupon
Fairgrounds
Regular Admission $4.00 with Discount Coupon $3.00
Ferry Street
Railroad Tracks
(Under 12 FREE)
METROPROMOS, INC. Presents The 15th Annual
Hwy. 10
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METROPROMOS, INC. Presents
Craft and Flea Market
Held RAIN or SHINE at the ANOKA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
15th Annual
and Flea Market
Saturday & Sunday, June 1st & 2nd SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
• VINTAGE AND DECORATIVE ITEMS • Furniture • Glassware • Jewelry • Books • Toys and Much More!
INDOOR & OUTDO OR SPACE
Sat.-Sun. June 1st & 2nd
Saturday: 8am - 5pm • Sunday: 10am - 4pm
Show Hours: Sat. 8am - 5pm • Sun. 10am - 4pm
Ferry Street
Tracks
Admission: Reg. $4.00; With Discount Coupon $3.00; Under 12 free Set-up: Friday 8am to 6pm • DEALER & CRAFT VENDOR SPACE AVAILABLE
Fairgrounds
Railroad
Hwy. 10
1/2 mile N of Hwy. 10 on Ferry Street (Hwy. 47) Anoka, MN
Info: 763-434-6664 • kewl16421@aol.com • www.MetroPromos.com
Held at the Anoka County Fairgrounds • Anoka, Minnesota
Plen ty FRE of PAR E KING !
(763)434-6664 • Email: kwel16421@aol. com • www.MetroPromos.com
DISCOVER: NEW FINDS - FRIENDSHIPS - HAVE FUN
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JULY 11-13, 2013 IGGIN’ RED WING RED WING, MN
SALES - SEMINARS - AUCTIONS - RED WING POTTERY MUSEUM WWW.ERWCS.ORG - 800-977-7927
Friday, June 28, 3-8 PM Saturday, June 29, 10 AM - 4 PM In the Progress Center, State Fairgrounds, Saint Paul, Minnesota
23RD ANNUAL TWIN CITIES
ANTIQUARIAN & RARE BOOK FAIR 2013 $7 Opening Night $5 Saturday Lots of FREE parking 651-290-0700 or www.mwaba.com
(Enter fairgrounds at main gate off Snelling Avenue. 2nd right. 4 blocks north. Just south of water tower.) ANTIQUARIAN, RARE, AND FINE BOOKS IN MANY FIELDS Americana, regional & Minnesota history, illustrated, travel, children’s, first editions, fine bindings, autographs, railroading, modern literature, ephemera, science & technology, cookbooks
Second Section
www.TheOldTimes.com
June 2013 Volume 23 Number 6 Page 17
Goin’ To The Chapel • “All That’s Old is News” •
Design Trends of the Mid-20th Century ANTIQUES
The Original Recyclables!
1895 hand-molded gum paste topper. Fabric flowers adorn the base. Groom, 3¾ in. h. $350-375. (Photos by Patty Deden, except as noted)
Collecting wedding cake toppers her glowing groom by Donald-Brian have at last shouldered Johnson The June sun shines their way through the merrily. Birds chirp, and church bells ring. Cake toppers Cont. on page 19 The radiant bride and
Wonderful facial features highlight this crêpe paper pair, circa 1930. Marked “A Reed Product, C.A. Reed—Williamsport, PA.” Groom 5½ in. $175-200/pr.
Smack dab
in the middle A wooden wedding party (literally), circa 1950. Groom, 3½ in. h. $75-100/set.
by Donald-Brian Johnson
Romance, 1990s-style. An embracing couple, captured in a swirling pose. Groom, 4 in. h. $3550.
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HIXTON SCHOOLHOUSE ANTIQUE MALL OVER 90 DEALERS
Walnut Show claims Father’s Day weekend EauClaireAreaMap --PRESS RELEASE 3-18-08
Located halfway between Twin Cities & Madison on I-94, exit 105 162 Elder St. Hixton, WI 54635
(715) 963-3500 • OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK, 10-5
WALNUT, IOWA—Walnut, Iowa, has good reason to dub itself “Iowa’s Antique City.” Every year, the AMVETS there turn the whole town into an antiques show over Father’s Day weekend.
ANTIQUE SHOPS
This year they are presenting their 31st annual Walnut Antique Show from Friday, June 14 through Sunday, June 16. House Beautiful named the Walnut Show, which attracts dealers from all over
the country, one of the best street shows in the country. Hours are Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission and parking, free.
Walnut lies just off of Exit 46 on Interstate 80 about 46 miles east of Omaha, Neb., and 87 miles west of Des Moines, Iowa. For information, call 712-784-3710 or e-mail walnutamvets@ walnutel.net
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8. Cheshire Farm Antiques 25 9. Engelwood Antiques 10. Cobblestone Cottage Gifts & Antiques 11. Millers Antiques & Auction Co.
5. Antique Emporium 6. Piney Hills Antiques 7. Eclectica on Grand
Piney Hills Antiques
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
715-832-8766
Open Tues - S 10am - 6 at pm
White Cow Antiques 2284 County Road T, Eau Claire, WI 54703 Located 2-1/2 miles north of Eau Claire on T Buying & selling antiques of all kinds. Furniture, glassware, primitives, toys, etc. Open by chance or appointment, we are open when home. We are happy to open up for you- please call ahead.
715-874-5820 Email: bobber@discover-net.net
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Antiques Primitives Collectibles
~ Open 7 Days a Week ~ Mon-Thurs: 10-5:30 Fri-Sat: 9-5:30 • Sun: 11-5 1519 Mayer Rd East of Altoona Corner of Hwy 12 & Mayer Rd (County AA)
715-832-8585 over 38 vendors
Engelwood Antiques features a fine line of Victorian & turn-of-the-century restored furniture, vintage lighting, watches, linens, jewelry, quality glassware & porcelain, Art Deco, tools, fishing lures, and general line.
715-877-3468 • Buy-Sell-Trade
Millers Antiques & Auction co
Specializing in stoneware, advertising, primitives & the unusual
Buy & Sell AntiqueS, ColleCtiBleS, Furniture j vintage clothing, books, fine art i 501 HigH St. (Hwy 124) • CHippewa FallS, wi 54729
715-720-7877
www .P icket F ence A ntique M All . coM Mon, Wed-Sat: 10-4:30 • Sun: 11-4 • Estate Sales • Flea Markets
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Town & Country HOURS
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On Townshop Road East of Eau Claire, Wis. “A little out of the way for a cut above the best.”
Picket Fence Antiques
An entertaining and ever-changing multi-dealer shop.
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Mon-Sat 10am-5pm • DOWNTOWN • 715-832-2494
Worldly Treasures & Antiques Tribal, Sterling & Vintage Jewelry Vintage Clothing & Accessories
Antiques Memorabilia & Collectibles
Osseo
306 Main Street • Eau Claire, Wisconsin
106 W Grand Avenue • Eau Claire, WI
Tues by chance or 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.
E CLECTICA on GRAND 715.834.7811
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715-231-3222 244 Main Street • Menomonie, WI
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Cheshire Farm Antiques E10415 Co. Rd. D Fall Creek, Wis.
Open 7 days a week 10am - 5pm N8779 Hwy 95 East Hixton, WI 54635
Cell: 715-299-2543 • Store: 715-963-1100 Located at the intersection of I-94 & Hwy 95, 1 block North of I-94
Visit our granary & building full of furniture, jewelry, primitives, garden accents, frames & prints. Country setting. 1 mile east of Hwy 53 on Co. Rd. D. “If we’re home we’re open”
(715) 877-2228
Over 70 antiques booths cover 11,000 sq ft. Also featuring gifts and home decor. Open 7 days/week Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 11-5
(715) 963-4438
135 Interstate Road • Hixton WI 54635 Exit 105 off I-94
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Cont. from page 17
A 1920s celluloid couple outfitted in crêpe paper. Unlike most topper figures, the gentleman holds his top hat. Groom 2¾ in. h. $100-125/pr.
ALLOUEZ
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shower of well-wishers, making a grand entrance at the wedding reception. Right now, they’re posed cheek-to-cheek behind the day’s other star attraction: the wedding cake. Overlapping hands grasp a decorative knife, poised to cut that first festive slice at the cameraman’s command. At the cake’s very tiptop, two miniature figures serenely survey the happy (and hungry) Crêpe paper bridal party with hand-painted detailing, circa 1920. Groom, crowd. A bride. A 4¾ in. h. $300-325/set. groom. Put them
Cake toppers Cont. on page 20
OLD TOWN ANTIQUES 102 E. Superior St. Duluth, MN 55802 218-722-5426 Located in historic downtown Duluth
Many Quality Dealers!
Duluth’s oldest and largest multi dealer shop where dealers come to shop... Mon.-Sat. 10-6 • Sun 11-5 395 South Lake Ave. Duluth, MN 55802 218-625-2379
4101 E. 2nd Street Superior, WI 54880 (715) 398-0529 Located on Hwy. 2/53 OPEN YEAR ROUND 7 Days a Week 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Dealer Space Available.
antique
Open daily at 11 am
Furniture • Architecture • Glassware Art • Jewelry • Clocks • Pottery Sports • Seasonal • Coins
70+ Duluth’s Finest Antique Mall Dealers! 9,600 Square Feet! Located In Duluth’s Canal Park! Shopping in
‘up north’
Earl
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EARL Prock’s Crocks & Antiques 10 mi NE of Spooner on Hwy 63 (715) 635-3655 Open 7 days/week, 9am - 5pm ProcksCrocksAntiqueStoneware.com
SIREN
RICE LAKE
Siren Antiques Collectibles & Gifts 24530 State Road 35/70 (715) 349-7573 OPEN DAILY: 10am - 5pm The coffee’s on... we’re waiting for you!
Primrose Parlor Antiques 417 N Main Street (715) 234-5849 Open Mon-Sat 10am - 5pm Charming Victorian structure; multi-dealer.
SPOONER
CAMERON
Marker’s Antiques 7077 Green Valley Road (Off Hwy 63 at Hwy 253 & Green Valley Rd) (715) 635-3581 • OPEN 7 Days a Week: 10-4 A wide variety of quality, affordable antiques!
Red Cedar Mercantile Antiques 2 mi West of Cameron on Hwy 8 (715) 458-4931 Open Thurs - Mon, 10-5 Online: www.red-cedar-mercantile.com
SHELL LAKE
CUMBERLAND
Jean’s Antiques Collectibles & Gifts 24 5th Avenue (downtown Shell Lake) (715) 468-7035 • OPEN: Mon & Wed-Sat: 10-4; Sun: 11-3 • (Closed Tuesdays) 8,000 sq. ft. Glass, Furniture, Jewelry, & more
Years Ago Antiques & Collectibles 1367 2nd Ave. (Downtown) (715) 822-4625 Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 11-3 Mall; 20+ dealers selling a wide variety.
DALLAS Old Farmers Mercantile Historic Farmers Store on Main Street (715) 837-1919 • Open Fri & Sat 10-6; Mon-Th by chance - RING THE DOORBELL! Quality Antiques / Clocks / 100+ Tractors / Collectibles / Unique Homemade Items.
CHETEK Time and Again Antique Mall 606 2nd Street (Downtown Chetek) (715) 924-4000 • Open All Year! Mon-Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 11am-5pm 35 Dealers • www.ChetekAntiques.com
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AFFORDABLE, FUNKY, UNIQUE DECOR Queen of funky junk N’ MORE! Granny Fay & her junk hunk Greg
OPEN 10 AM TO 6 PM WED-SAT.
Inexpensive crêpe paper foldouts dating from the 1970s. The couples might also have been put to use as wedding favors or bridal shower centerpieces. Tallest figure, 12 in. h. $10-15, each foldout.
2113 Ward Ave La Crosse, WI Check us out!
608-782-2277
Cake toppers
~ 3rd Annual ~
together, and you have what’s known as a “cake topper.” The best-known predecessor of the modern cake topper came courtesy of Queen Victoria. At her 1840 wedding, pride of place atop the cake went to a figure of Brittania, symbol of
Cont. from page 19
Vintage Corner Market Coon Valley, WI Fri & Sat, June 14 & 15, 9am-6pm ~~~~
Funky Furniture, Vintage & Antique Treasures, Re-purposed Wares and Handcrafted Must Haves! LOOK FOR THE TENT NEXT TO
Donna’s Daughters • 207 Central Ave 608-452-2404 • cvfh@mwt.net Coincides with: Village Wide Rummage Sales (Fri & Sat) & Coon Creek Trout Fest (Sat only)
Antiquing in the
Great Britain, blessing Roman-costumeattired figurines of the Queen and her Consort, ~ 3rd Annual ~ Prince Albert. Although Victoria set the fashion, Coon it tookValley, WI severalFri & decades for14 & 15, 9am-6pm Sat, June Two World War II-era toppers with the grooms in cake toppers to catch ~~~~ The smaller couple is saltstone, the Funkythen, Furniture, & Antiqueattire. Treasures, on. Until vasesVintage of military larger (pictured in a J. Levinsohn Co. catalog) is Re-purposed Wares and Handcrafted Must Haves! flowers customarily chalkware. A highlight of the larger couple is the NEXT TO crowned LOOK cakesFOR THE in TENT bride’s “crown,” piled high with pearls (and
Vintage Corner Market
Donna’s Daughters stabilized • 207 Central Ave string). Grooms, 3 in. h.; by an invisible Cake toppers 6 in. h. $35-50; $150-175. 608-452-2404 • cvfh@mwt.net Cont. on page 21
Mississippi River Valley
RED WING, MN
HUDSON, WISCONSIN
AL’S ANTIQUE MALL
490th St
New merchandise arrives almost daily
(651) 388-0572
503 Second St. • Hudson, WI 715-381-1505 • Open Daily
570th Ave.
512 Plum Street • Red Wing, MN 55066
Vintage clothing, cottage furnishings, antiques, jewelry, and collectibles.
(Across from Salvation Army)
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Original art, antiques, vintage, primitive, refinished furniture, home decor, ephemera, cards and gifts.
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK • Mon-Sat: 10-6, Sun: 11-5 www.thirdfloorantiques.crappietomtackle.com
www.riverwalkartandantiques.com
Red Wing, MN
ELLSWORTH, WISCONSIN
larry's jugs
COON VALLEY
ANTIQUES
Hidden Oak International Antiques & Collectibles
Newly Opened!
“For over 25 years.”
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Beautiful Scenery, Friendly small towns and GREAT ANTIQUING!
West
Co-author of 3 books on Red Wing Pottery
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1811 Old West Main St. 651-388-3331 Thurs - Sun - 10am-5pm
Mon.-Sat. 9-5:30 Sun 11- 5:30
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N5852 490th St Ellsworth, WI 54011 715-273-5008 651-434-5782
Proprietors of Antiques Vintage Collectible Curiosity
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arbors and gazebos, and stood their ground amidst such unlikely accessories as airplanes, sailboats, “Good Luck” horseshoes, and oversize Cinderella slippers. Religious diversity was celebrated by toppers that came complete with their own rabbis, priests, or ministers. Ethnic diversity took a bit longer; early toppers were simply identical figurines with different skin tones. In the military? Grooms (and sometimes, brides), could be found attired in the appropriate uniforms. Occupational figurines included
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composition, saltware, glass, pipe cleaners, shells, and even peanuts! Many toppers were combos of different materials: a celluloid bride with a net veil or crêpe paper gown; a plaster groom, his tux a mix of fabric and paint. As the 20th century progressed, unique elements were incorporated. There were music box toppers and electrified toppers, which bathed the happy duo in twinkling lights. Wedding pairs struck their poses in cars, coaches, Fabergéstyled eggs, gondolas, and even hot air balloons. They found themselves framed in
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“Here Comes The Bridal Pair” celluloid huggers, complete with original box, dating from the 1920s. Marked “Made in Japan.” Groom, 3½ in. h. $225250.
Rose O’Neill bisque Kewpie Doll couple, 1920s. The figures are dressed in crêpe paper and silk and are standing in crêpe paper nut cups. Groom, 4½ in. h. $475-500/pr.
Unusual props are the hallmarks of these toppers. Left: “Sailing to Happiness,” German, 1920s. The wedding couple are bisque, the sailboat gum paste. Groom, 3½ in. h. $375-400. Center: “Sailor’s Valentine” gondola encased in sand and shells, with chalkware couple under a shell canopy, 1940s. Groom, 4 in. h. $150-175. Right: A silk and satin airplane, complete with propeller, hovers over a 1930s bisque couple. Groom, 4 in. h. $475-500.
A rarity in its time—the late 1950s—this topper features a Caucasian groom and a black bride. Special-ordered at a Virginia bakery, the topper was never picked up. Groom, 4½ in. h. $100-125.
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firefighter and police officers. And, for groovy gals of the 1960s and ’70s, Coast Novelty offered a bride decked out in either in a traditional floor-length gown or a mini-skirt. Coast even provided “customized hair”: the bride came with a rubber wig, in a choice of color and cut. Among the numerous themed toppers: Barbie and Ken, Pez characters, Precious Moments, Kewpies, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and even Marge and Homer Simpson! Novelty toppers included brides attired
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CALENDAR
MAJOR ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES SHOWS / SALES / MARKETS MAY 20, 2013 - MAY 26, 2013 SPIRIT LAKE, IA: The Grand Champion Antiques Fair and Blue Ribbon Flea Market. Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, Sunday, & Monday, May 25th - 27th; 9am-6pm each day. The EXPO Building at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds, 1602 15th St. Info.: (712)336-0479; DickinsonFair@QwestOffice.net. Page 14 MAY 27, 2013 - JUNE 2, 2013 OCONOMOWOC, WI: Lake Country Antique Show. May 31st, June 1st & 2nd; Fri. 5pm-9pm, Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 11am-4pm. Olympia Resort & Spa, 1350 Royal Mile Road (I-94 Exit 282, then 1 mi. N on Hwy 67). Admission: Adults $8; Children (15 and under) FREE. (Tickets valid all three days.) Catered food, dessert bar, gourmet coffees. Info.: (262)968-4913 or www. AntiquesCenterAtWales.net. Page 15.
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.) May 25, 2013 **Saturday** 8:00 am Stillwater, MN– National Guard Armory Jay Anderson Auctions Exceptional Memorial Weekend Antique Auction– P 28 May 27, 2013 **Memorial Day ** 4:00 pm ** St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions 19th Anniversary Fine Antique & Art Auction– P 24 May 30, 2013 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Weekly Consignment Auction– P 25 June 3, 2013 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Annual Antique, Garden, Porch, & Cabin Decor Auction– P 24 June 6, 2013 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Weekly Consignment Auction– P 25 June 10, 2013 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Estate, Antique & Collectible Auction– P 24 June 13, 2013 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Weekly Consignment Auction– P 25 June 15, 2013 Saturday 9:00 am Rochester, MN– Olmsted County Fairgrounds John Kruesels Gen. Mdse. & Auction Co. Antique Estates Auction– P 28 June 20, 2013 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Weekly Consignment Auction– P 25 June 24, 2013 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Fine Antique & Art Auction– P 24 June 27, 2013 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Weekly Consignment Auction– P 25 June 29, 2013 Saturday 11:00 am Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions German & US Military Auction– P 25 July 4, 2013 Thursday ** Independence Day ** Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions NO AUCTION ON JULY 4th– P 25
ANOKA, MN: The 15th Annual Anoka Antique Show, Craft, & Flea Market. Saturday and Sunday, June 1st & 2nd. Sat.: 8am5pm; Sun.: 10am-4pm. Anoka County Fairgrounds, (1/2 mi N of Hwy. 10 on Ferry St. (Hwy 47) in Anoka). Admission: $4, under 12 FREE. FREE parking. Info.: Metro Promotions, (763)434-6664 or email: kwel16421@aol.com, or visit www.MetroPromos.com. Page 16. JUNE 3, 2013 - JUNE 9, 2013 ST. PAUL, MN: The Minnesota Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) Antiques and Decorative Arts Show. Saturday and Sunday, June 8th & 9th. Sat. 10am - 6pm; Sun. 11am - 4pm. Fine Arts Building at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, 1442 Cosgrove Street (Enter on Snelling Ave. 3 mi. N of I-94 or 2 mi. S of State Hwy 36). Admission: $6. FREE Parking, handicap accessible. For information call (651)430-0095 or visit www.MNAntiquesDealers. com. Page 15. GRAYSLAKE, IL: Grayslake Antique & Collectible Market. June 8th & 9th; 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.
JUNE 17, 2013 - JUNE 23, 2013 CARVER, MN: Historic Downtown Carver ‘Once-A-Month Market’. June 20th, 21st, & 22nd. 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 8. CHASKA, MN: Downtown Chaska ‘Once-A-Month Market’. June 20th, 21st, & 22nd. 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 8. SAVAGE, MN: The Brass Peacock, an Occasional Sale held the 3rd Thursday through Sunday of each month. June 20th, 21st, 22nd, & 23rd; Thurs-Sat: 10am-4pm; Sun: Noon-4pm. 4740 W 124th St. Info.: (952)905-9852; or Joyce@BrassPeacock.net, or www.BrassPeacock.net. See the “Spend A Day in the Country” ad for a more complete listing of shops in and around Savage Page 8.
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FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. June 20th, 21st, 22nd, & 23rd. Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-7pm, Sun: 11am-5pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www.VintageMarketplace. org. Page 5.
WALNUT, IA: The 31st Annual Walnut Antique Show. Sponsored by the Walnut AMVETS. Father’s Day Weekend- Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 14, 15, & 16. Fri.: 9am-6pm; Sat.: 8am-6pm; Sun.: 8am-4pm. Just off I-80, Exit 46 in Iowa. FREE parking and FREE admission. Info. www.WalnutAntiqueShow.com. Page 14.
APPLE VALLEY, MN: Haupt Antiek Market: “Yankee Doodle Junk”. June 20th, 21st, 22nd, & 23rd. Thurs: 9am-8pm, Fri: 9am7pm, Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 11am-4pm. 7570 147th St W, Apple Valley, MN. Info.: (651)329-3871; or Deb@HauptAntiek.com, or www.HauptAntiek.com. Page 5.
ST. PAUL, MN: The Midwest Twin Cities’ Vintage Clothing Jewelry & Textile Show & Sale. Presented by Cat’s Pajamas Productions. Friday and Saturday, June 14th & 15th. Fri. 5pm - 10pm; Sat. 10am - 5pm. Fine Arts Building at the MN State Fairgrounds, 1442 Cosgrove Street (Enter on Snelling Ave. 3 mi. N of I-94 or 2 mi. S of State Hwy 36). Admission: Friday $7 (Early buyers - 3pm $30); Saturday $5. Lots of FREE Parking. Info.: (612)208-1085 or www.CatsPajamasProductions.net. Page 16
SHAKOPEE, MN: How Quaint - A 4-Day Market. June 20th, 21st, 22nd, & 23rd. 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 8.
JUNE 24, 2013 - JUNE 30, 2013
SPECIAL EVENTS / MEETINGS / CONVENTIONS EXHIBITS / MUSEUMS / GALLERIES
ST. PAUL, MN: The 23rd Annual Twin Cities Antiquarian & Rare Book Fair. Presented by the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Friday and Saturday, June 28th & 29th; Fri 3pm8pm, Sat 10am-4pm. Progress Center Building, MN State Fairgrounds, 1265 N Snelling Ave. (Enter on Snelling Ave. 3 mi. N of I-94 or 2 mi. S of State Hwy 36). Admission: $7 Opening night; $5 on Saturday. Lots of FREE Parking. Info.: (651)290-0700 or www.mwaba.com. Page 16
MADISON, WI: CAS Collectors Annual Convention, Saturday, August 24th, Howard Johnson Plaza. CAS Collectors is a group for those with an interest in the work of Madison’s Ceramic Arts Studio. The convention will be held in conjunction with the Wisconsin Pottery Association Show & Sale. The 2013 convention theme: “Happy Birthday, Betty! A CAS Family Reunion!” $60 registration fee includes dinner, display contest, club auction, and special commemorative. Registration forms available at www.CASCollectors.com, or by writing CAS Collectors, 206 Grove St., Rockton, IL, 61072
ST. PAUL, MN: Star Of The North Antiques Show & Sale. Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 28, 29, & 30; Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am6pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Education Building, MN State Fairgrounds, 1265 N Snelling Ave. (Enter on Snelling Ave. 3 mi. N of I-94 or 2 mi. S of State Hwy 36). Admission: $6 (Good all 3 days). Lots of FREE Parking. Info.: Townsend Promotions (641)832-2700 or (507)269-1473 or www.IridescentHouse.com Page 15
LA CROSSE, WI: The 23rd Annual Rail Fair, Railroad Show, Sale, Swap Meet & Exhibition. Sponsored by The 4000 Foundation Limited. Saturday July 20th, 10am-4pm. Copeland Park, Rose & Clinton Streets. Admission: $5 - children under 12 FREE (with adult). All proceeds go to maintain and restore the La Crosse Short Line Railroad Museum. For information call (608)781-9383 or www.4000Foundation.com
ELKHORN, WI: Elkhorn Antique Flea Market. Sunday June 30th. Opens 7am rain or shine. Admission: $5. FREE Parking. Walworth County Fairgrounds, Hwy 11. N.L. Promotions, LLC. Info.: (414)525-0820 or www.nlpromotionsllc.com. Page 14
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JULY 8, 2013 - JULY 14, 2013 RED WING, MN: “Diggin’ Red Wing”, The Red Wing Collectors Society (RWCS) Annual Convention. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, July 11, 12, & 13, 2013. There will be many Red Wing related events throughout the convention. Located at the Red Wing High School, 2451 Eagle Ridge Drive. for more information call Stacy at (800)977-7927, e-mail membership@ redwingcollectors.org or visit www.ERWCS.org. Page 16 MONTHLY MARKETS & OCCASIONAL SALES
MADISON, WI: CAS Collectors is a group of people with a common interest in Ceramic Arts Studio pottery. Complete information, including contact information, can be found on the club website at www. CASCollectors.com. St. Paul, MN: Pen Enthusiasts Northern Society (P.E.N.S.) is a long-standing vintage Fountain Pen collectors group based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN and we are looking for new members. If you collect old fountain pens, newer collectible pens, would like to learn about them or meet other collectors, visit http://PenEnthusiastsNorthernSociety.wordpress.com. We usually meet the third Friday of the month in the evening and have an informal program and trading. To verify meeting time and location and for more information contact Frederick Ferris at FFerris1@msn.com.
JUNE 3, 2013 - JUNE 9, 2013 MANKATO, MN: Junk & Disorderly Flea Market at Pond Road Antiques. Saturday, June 8th, 9am-4pm. 111 Butterworth St. (1 blk. N of Perkins on Hwy 169). Info.: (507)386-7663. Page 7 HAMBURG, MN: Annual Summer Open House at Norm’s Antiques. June 7th - 16th; Mon-Sat 9-5; Sun 12-5. 421 Louisa Street (1/2 block S of the Baseball Park or 1-1/2 blocks N of the Post Office). Info.: (952)467-3527. See the “Spend A Day in the Country” ad for a more complete listing of shops in and around Hamburg - Page 8. JUNE 10, 2013 - JUNE 16, 2013 FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. June 13th, 14th, 15th, & 16th. Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-7pm, Sun: 11am-5pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www.VintageMarketplace. org. Page 5. COON VALLEY, WI: 3rd Annual Vintage Corner Market. Sponsored by “Donna’s Daughters”. Friday and Saturday, June 14th and 15th; 9am-6pm. 207 Central Ave. Held in conjunction with Village-wide rummage sales and Coon Creek Trout Fest. Info.: (608)452-2404 or cvfh@mwt.net
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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 (10) 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 763-780-8422. (TFN)
1958 MERCURY PARK LANE 4-Door. Runs and drives good. New tires, very little rust. Complete Car - fun to drive! Call (651)2602151 (FWS) FOR SALE: 1960’s Hot Wheels Red Line cars and Matchbox cars. Excellent condition. Call (651)380-0830. (0) 1940’s 3-piece white wicker set with floral cushions - couch, rocker, armchair. Immaculate condition. $900. E-photos available. Debbie 763-3502065.
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Hamm’s Beer (much NOS) and 1,000+ foreign coins collections just acquired. Located at Osceola Antique Mall, Osceola WI 715294-2886 (0)
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)
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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 (8) SERVICES ANTIQUE FURNITURE CONSERVATION, RESTORATION, AND REPRODUCTIONS. 39 years experience. Traditional treatments. Specialty: veneer, inlay, marquetry, shellac. Ian Gale, cabinetmaker. (608)385-9887. Alma, WI (2) JOE’S CHANDELIER CLEANING, LLC. Chandelier cleaning, rewiring, & repair services. Insured. Free local estimates. Joe Schwab, Proprietor. (651)338-9515 or jschwab22@comcast. net. (7)
DOLL REPAIR: Antique to modern. 30 years experience. Plus fashions custom made. Demi’s Doll Studio and Hospital, (952)9200046 or demisdollstudio@comcast.net. www.demisdollstudio. com. (5) CLOCK REPAIR! We repair kitchen, mantel, cuckoo, wall and many more. In home servicing available for Grandfather clocks. Call Colonial Clock Shop at 800-333-8463 today! (TFN) ANTIQUE SHOWS & MARKETS KANE COUNTY ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE FLEA MARKET. “Best in the Midwest or Anywhere.” Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles, Illinois 60174 (between Route 38 and Route 64). 1st Sunday of every month and preceding Saturday afternoon. NEXT SHOWS: June 1st & 2nd and July 6th & 7th. Sat: Noon - 5pm; Sun: 7am - 4pm. Admission:
$5 each day. Children 12 and under FREE with parents. Parking FREE. Information: (630)377-2252 or www. KaneCountyFleaMarket.com. (TFN) FANTASTIC ANTIQUE TO MODERN DOLL, BEAR & ORIGINAL ARTIST SHOWS bring the Mermaid Event Center in Mounds View alive in February, May, July, and November! www.CPromotionsPlus. com (0) 3RD ANNUAL BARRON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS FLEA MARKET, ANTIQUE, & CRAFTS, SHOW AND SALE. Vendors wanted - indoor / outdoor space available. This HIGH TRAFFIC, growing show is located right on Hwy 48 N in the city of Rice Lake, Wisconsin and runs for two big days: September 21- 22, 2013. Campgrounds, showers, dumping station and FREE PARKING! Contact: (715)736-3247; email: tprtim@charter.net; or visit www.BarronCountyFair.com. (1)
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Life time collection of the late Jim Gullickson featuring many Nazi daggers, pins, badges, hats, medals, tinnies, & swords.
Weekly Consignment Auctions Thursday, June 6th w/Firearms Thursday, June 13th Thursday, June 20th Thursday, June 27th No auction July 4th
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Cake toppers
Cont. from page 23
turned out toppers. A comprehensive cake-topper collection offers fascinating three-dimensional snapshots of times gone by. There’s added fun to be found in matching up toppers with actual wedding pix, since almost every wedding album included at least one
cutting-the-cake photo. Cake toppers are appreciated for their craftsmanship and diversity of style. Even more enjoyment, however, comes from imagining the uniquely personal histories of the couples who first cherished them. A wedding cake topper is a memento of a day like no other and a welcoming promise of countless happy days
ahead. All wedding cake toppers are from the Patty & Barney Deden Collection, courtesy of the Douglas County Historical Society, Omaha, Neb. Selected pieces from the collection (which numbers 1600 toppers) are on display at the Society’s General Crook House through October; a traveling museum exhibit is also available.
ANOKA
ANTIQUE SHOPS
Ceramic Japanese bridal couple by Hakata Urasaki from just prior to World War II. Groom, 7½ in. h. $50-75/pr.
“Five Unique Shops in One Charming Friendly City.”
The
Artique
www.AntiquesOnMainAnoka.com
Antiques & Collectibles (763) 506-0562 Visit Our Charming 100 Year Old Historic House 1900 3rd Ave. South, Anoka, MN 55303
Over 50 dealers on two levels!
Open 7 Days
9 am to 6 pm Wed & Thurs, 9 am to 8 pm
212 East Main, Anoka
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10-5:30 & Sun. 12-5
(763) 323-3990
AMORÉ ANTIQUES
ALWAYS OPEN! Mon-Sat: 10aM-5:30pM Sun: 11aM-5pM 7,800 Sq. Ft. oF JoY!
2008 2nd Ave. • Anoka, MN 55303
763-576-1871
www.AmoreAntiques.com
ays alw
ing buy
Peggy’s
Sports Memorabilia and Antiques
Front Porch
KYLE’S
KOLLECTIBLES 763-350-1802
KyleGrabinske@gmail.com
HOURS
Jewish and Catholic-themed cake toppers in traditional religious settings with a rabbi and a priest as the celebrants. Early 1950s. Grooms, 4½ in. h; 4 in. h. $50-75 per topper.
6-16-09
Wed-Fri: 11-5 • Sat: 10-5
or by appointment 1925 2nd Ave • Anoka, MN 55303
antiques~junk~vintage ~jewelry old & new~ ~antique clocks & repair~
For more information, contact Kathryn Aultz: director@ douglascohistory.org
218 East Main Street Anoka, MN 55303 763-238-0291 Thurs:12-7 • Fri & Sat:10-5 Sun:12-4
Donald-Brian Johnson is the coauthor of numerous Schiffer books on design
Cake toppers
PeggysFrontPorch.com
Cont. on page 27
Hwy. 169/Mille lacs corridor antiques sHops • 1
Great Antiquing on the Way “Up North!”
(14 miles N of Junction 23 & 169)
763-360-2629
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Pine City
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65
Milaca
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Unique & One-of-aKind!
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The real-life bride and groom, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Johnson, Sr. (above), September 18, 1948, and their cake-topper (above and right) (Photo courtesy of Pat Johnson)
Chalkware couple, 1948. (Photo by Donald-Brian Johnson)
Rush City
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Pease
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Cambridge
95
Princeton
OPEN: Wed-Fri: 10am-6pm • Sat: 10am-2pm
OR “If the gate’s open ‘Come On In’ - the coffee’s
Mora
Ogilvie
Antique Vintage Retro 28353 U.S. Highway 169 Onamia, MN 56359
Cripple Creek
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North Branch
95
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Northbound Antiques
General line of Antiques/Collectibles, Multi-Dealer Shop, Specializing in Stoneware, Gas & Oil, Hunting & Fishing & Wildlife Prints
Shop Phone:
Summer Hours Apr - Dec OPEN DAILY 10am - 6pm
320-369-4489
email: flamingo@ecenet.com
on Hwy. 169 at 2 Clearwater
Pease, MN
Becker 94
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Monticello
K & K Collectibles Buy • Sell
Big Lake
3
Elk
10
River Two levels of antiques housed in our historic brick35 barn. 19
OPEN:101 Thurs-Sun: 10-6 • Mon: Noon-6
Albertville
(Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays) 12
10 4004 Brickton Road • (763) 389-2554 35W 35E 2-1/2 miles N of Downtown Princeton, then 3/4 mile on Brickton Road.
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Plastic pairs by Coast Novelty dating from the mid-1970s. The bride’s gown was available in both mini-skirt and traditional lengths. Her removable rubber wig came in a choice of “three colors and two cuts.” Groom, 4½ in. h. $75-100 per topper.
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These topper figures feature celluloid faces, crêpe paper and net clothing. The cake frosting flowers are original! Circa 1930, $50-75.
Antiques in
BuffALO
A wedding egg cake topper from the 1960s holds a plastic bridal pair. Groom, 3 in. h. $25-35. inquiries to donaldbrian@msn.com
Cake toppers
Cont. from page 26 and collectibles, including Postwar Pop: Memorabilia of the Mid-Twentieth Century. Please address
A comic topper by Wilton, early 1970s. Groom, 5¼ in. h. $75-100.
Annie’s Attic
Fun & Unique Items!
NORTHBOUND Milaca Multi-dealer shop 55 mi. N. of the Twin Cities on Hwy. 169 • Pease, MN Northbound has a general line of antiques and collectibles, specializing in:
Coins • Mohler Paintings Roseville • Jewelry • Stoneware Cabin Decor • Hunting/Fishing Signage/Advertising/Hamms Outdoors & Garden Decor
Pease
Foley 169
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One block N. of lights ~ Junction Hwys. 25 & 55
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Shotgun wedding 25 anniversary novelty ceramic toppers by Lefton, from the mid1950s. Groom, 4¾ in. h. $225-250/pr.
Princeton
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Lake Briggs
Big Mud Lake
Clear Lake 1 11
Becker 2
169 Hidden Lake
Big Lake
Big Lake
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10 Mississippi River
Monticello
Elk River Orono Lake
12 94
10
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169
Itasca Lake
101 Pelican Lake
Albertville
5 Crow River
7 Rogers 6 8 9
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8600 Main Ave • Clear Lake • (320) 743-5950 Take I-94 to Clearwater (Exit #178) then N 3 mi on Hwy 24. We’re 1 blk S of Hwy 10 in dwntwn Clear Lake - between Becker & St. Cloud. www.WeekendCottageAntiques.com
• 15,000 Sq. Ft. Multi-dealer Mall • 2 floors featuring a full line of antiques & collectibles • Best prices in the area
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LEE & MARIAN WALDON SOLE OWNERS
ANTIQUES
OLD CREAMERY I-94 exit 202, south of exit. Buy Antiques The Original Recyclables...
Open 7 Days A Week
(I-94 Exit 207 • 3 Blks S on right.)
PEDAL INN
(Closed on Wednesdays)
Mon-Sat 10am to 6pm • Sun 10am to 5pm
www.Gateway-AntiqueMall.com
(Travel the I-94/Hwy. 10 Loop)
Open 10am-6pm
I-94 Exit 193, north 6 blks. to corner of Hwy. 25 and River St. MONTICELLO (763)295-4444
Come see us • 763-428-8286 • at our OPEN EACH DAY 10am-6pm NEW Over 50 Dealers! LOCATION starting NEW LOCATION • NEW LOCATION May 1st 12825 Main St. • Rogers, MN 55374
Antique Shops 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: Mon-Sat: 10-6; Sun: 10-5
A Multi-Dealer Mall in Downtown Monticello featuring a full line of Antiques & Collectibles.
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ALBERTVILLE • (763)497-2502
month May through October!
GATEWAY Antique Mall
9 Shops
Spend a Whole Day!!
(763) 263-8188 • www.PedalInnAntiques.com Open 7 Days A Week 12180 Hancock St. 10am - 6pm BECKER
Flea Market • 1st Sunday every
We’re MOVING!
(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
Northwest Metro Area
~ Multi Dealer Store ~ ~ 2 Historic Buildings Full ~
Open Every Friday, Saturday, & Sunday - 10am-5pm
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(2 mi E of Buffalo or if coming from Mpls. 23 mi W of Hwy 494)
The
Eagle Lake
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SHop 7 dayS a week (except HolidayS) From 10am to 5pm at our two-Floor SHowroom. 2612 State Hwy. 55 Se Buffalo, MN
Lake Fremont
Zimmerman Princeton-18
Ann Lake
10
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(763) 682-2818
10,000 sq. ft. Showroom Open Since 1972.
Rice Lake
25
Clearwater
Mon.-Sat. 10-6 Sun. 11-6
Elk Lake
Rush Lake
Elk Lake
Silver Lake
OPEN DAILY - 10am-6pm • 320-369-4489
Julia Lake
Welcome to a real Antique Shop!
Once a custOmer... ...always a friend!
25 95
ANTIQUES
15,000 sq. ft. of Antiques and Collectibles
ANTIQUES
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Waldon woodS
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763-428-0101 Antiques101@live.com 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
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Open Mon-Sat: 10-6; Sun 11-6 • 763-428-4873 HoME oF
THE VINTAGE JEWELRy COLLECTION
12860 Main St • Rogers, MN 55374
I-94 Exit 207 (3 blks S) • 20 min. from the Cities
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ANTIQUES ESTATES AUCTION 9:00 A.M., SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2013 OLMSTED COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS ROCHESTER, MN
Preview: 5:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, June 14, and from 8:00 a.m. on auction day. We will be selling from two rings for much of the day. For information about online bidding and to view hundreds of photos of this merchandise go to www.kruesel.com.
Civil War Naval Archive of Captain Joshua W. Crosby (1828-1910), of Orleans, MA., Acting Master aboard the USS Ohio, the USS Ino & the USS Dai Ching from 1862 to 1865; the archive includes a 14”x17” pastel-enhanced photographic portrait in a period gilt frame of Crosby in full dress uniform, his framed 1865 naval discharge certificate, his sword & scabbard, his wood sea chest, 14 War-time military documents (w/ 2 transfer orders signed by Admiral John Dahlgren), 8 post-war documents pertaining to employment applications & Masonic honors. 30”x20.25” landscape oil on canvas by Texas artist Porfirio Salinas (1910-1973). Tiffany Studios Zodiac desk set, incl. blotter ends, inkwell, pen tray, 2 match stands, cigarette box, letter rack, letter opener, calendar holder & picture frame, each piece numbered & marked Tiffany Studios. Andirons: ornate ornamental brass andirons (attrib. to Bradley & Hubbard or Parker Bros.) from the estate of Eli Lilly (1838-1898), Indianapolis, founder of Eli Lilly and Co. (Pharmaceuticals), 26.5” height, 11.25” width, 17” depth; round ball Queen Anne brass andirons from the estate of Frederick H. Maidment (1869-1952), Long Island, NY, Vice President of Long Island Lighting, 22.75” height, 14” width, 21.75” depth. Advertising: c. 1900 table top wood & glass display case for Winchester Knives & Winchester Guns; 1928 Remington calendar; RW miniature jug Phoenix Club Whiskey Monheimer & Co Chicago; c. 1900 print in custom frame Bonnie Bros., Distillers, Louisville, KY; painted wood butcher’s pig illustrating cuts of meat; Diadem Hair Pins oak display shelf; 1950’s Coca Cola Menu Girl tin serving tray; Modern Woodmen of America axe; miniature cast iron fry pan/ashtray Atlanta Stove Works; Moyes Bros. Cutlery glass infant feeder; miniature Atlas canning jar bank; Puritan Hams/Old Dutch Cleanser bronze table medallion; bottle opener Geo. R. Newell & Co. Fine Cigars; stoneware bean pots advertising Wegdahl Co-Op Elevator Association & J.A. Estenson General Merchandise, Climax and Shelly, MN.; 1904 match case Thompson & Johnson, Minneapolis; wall mounted electric clock sign Marlboro & Philip Morris Commander cigarettes; candy bar boxes; vintage milk & butter cartons; etched tumblers August Lundquist, Kandiyohi, MN.; Northern RR R.D. Clark cast iron pipe commemorative; salesman sample copper boiler w/ lid. Paper & Ephemera: collection of Dionne Quintuplets memorabilia, incl. books, magazines, felt pennants & Baby Ruth & Quick Mother’s Oats advertising displays picturing the quints; Disneyana, incl. many books from the ‘30’s & ‘40’s, toys, figurines & ceramic character salt & pepper sets; Shirley Temple books; commemorative items from the coronations of George VI (1937) & Elizabeth II (1953); World’s Fair memorabilia (esp. New York 1933-1934); Victorian photos, tin types, CDV photo album; orig. CDV portrait of Chief Ouray of the Utes (1833-1880); stereoviewer cards of WWI scenes, Rocky Mountains, Teddy Roosevelt, William McKinley, Como Park. Miscellaneous Antiques & Collectibles; 7-1/4” Rookwood vase w/ sailboat scene, attributed to Carl Schmidt; collection of Weller pottery, incl. Baldin, Claywood, Klyro, Knifewood & Souevo vases, Baldin wall vase, 2 Flemish tubs, Klyro planter, Muscota Geese flower frog, Wood Rose tub, Woodcraft bowl; quantity of 19th cent. glass, incl. daisy-and-button in clear, amber, blue, vaseline, green, hobnail; pressed & pattern, incl. thousand eye, opalescent, cobalt; Aesthetics majolica pitcher; Robinson Clay/Akron, OH. stoneware pitcher picturing New York’s Flatiron Building; miniature crock butter churn; various antique & contemp. pottery pieces & crocks; hand-painted game & portrait plates; from the Sisters of St. Francis, Assisi Heights 6 large framed tapestries: The Music Room, Madonna & Child, Mt. Vesuvius, London Bridge & St. Peter’s Square; stereo-viewer & cards; inkwell collection, incl. Art Nouveau lady w/ water lilies, silver-plated examples, Bradley & Hubbard cast iron desk wells, decorated glass inkwells, some cut & pressed; 2 concert roller crank organs w/ many cobs; Edison standard 4 minute cylinder phonograph; 19th & 20th cent. bitters bottles, remedies, sodas, barber & perfumes; primitive food choppers; cast-iron waffle irons, pans, Dutch ovens; jockey horse posts; standing Black boy yard sprinkler; iron turtle lawn sprinkler; cast iron stovepipe hat spittoon; floor turtle spittoon; buffalo hide scale; bear trap #6 patented 1856 w/ setting vice; varieties of cast brass bells; wall phones; mantle & wall clocks, incl. 2 Mission style mantle clocks; Enterprise double wheel store coffee grinders; 19th cent. spinning wheels; brass & small cash registers; 19th cent. cast iron kerosene heater; kitchen copperware; powder horns; candy scale; Red Wing feeders; fishing equipment; enamelware; fans; harness maker’s vise; butter churns; 19th cent. bronze bell w/ cradle by Centennial Bell Foundry; fine 19th cent. Norwegian copper nestled cheese tubs; modern works of art; wildlife prints by Francis Lee Jaques; selection of early duck decoys; antique lighting, incl. two arm brass ceiling angle lamp; Aladdin & Rayo lamps; many hanging ceiling kero lamps; dozens of glass kero table lamps of all styles & sizes; sterling flatware service for 10 in the Versailles pattern by Gorham (issued 1888); partial sterling flatware service in the Strasbourg pattern by Gorham (issued 1897). Guns: (Note: all local, state and federal gun laws apply.) hand guns: Smith & Wesson Model 27-2 .375 mag, ser. #733213, w/ display box; Colt MK IV .45 cal. ACP, ser. #FC06741; shot guns: .12 gauge 2-3/4 side by side Model The Interchangeable, ser. #44, by New Haven Arms Co.; .12 gauge Model 5100 (no serial #) by Stevens; lever action rifles: .32 caliber W.C.F. Model 1894, ser. #162714, by Marlin, manuf. in 1898; .30-30 Model 1894, ser. #2364706 (action manuf. 1958), by Winchester, built in 2002; rolling block rifles: Remington Rolling Block Action #1 1873 .25-20 W.C.F. caliber, ser. #6305; Remington Rolling Block #1 .45-70 govt., ser. #7856; bolt action rifles: Winchester Model 75 Target .22 caliber long rifle, ser. #5470, manuf. 1939; Weatherby F.N. Built Rifle .7mm Weatherby magnum, ser. #547, manuf. 1954; Springfield 03 .30-06 Remington built, ser. #4018451 (1942); Mauser 98 Action .458 caliber Winchester magnum, ser. #172514; .22 caliber Model 027 rifle by C.J. Hamilton & Son; .22 caliber Model 11 Steven’s Junior rifle by J. Stevens Arms Co.; .22 caliber Model 1904 Bolt rifle by Savage Arms Co.; .22 caliber Model Little Scout 14-1/2 rifle by J. Stevens Arms Co.; .22 caliber Model Springfield Jr. by Page-Lewis Arms Co. Steam whistles: 2 Crosby triple notes, one 12.5”x6” diam. cylinder, 19” overall length, one 10.5”x6” cylinder, 15.75” overall length; Handcock 18.75”x6” cylinder triple note w/ 25” overall length; Crane 8.75”x5” cylinder single note, 17.75” length; 19th cent. RR link & pin stamped MR&R. Tools: Craftsman metal lathe, 12” swing, 36” between centers, one 3-jaw & 4-jaw chuck/ face plates; various electric shop tools, incl. drill press, vise, scroll saws, miter box, Kennedy tool chests w/ hand tools; shop hardware; 2-wheel grinder; router; ski saw; sander; jig saw. Toys & banks: toys by Arcade, Hubley, Wyandotte, International, John Deere, Tonka, Nylint, Hough; outstanding Marklin stationary model toy steam engine w/ electric light plant; Toonerville trolley by Fontaine Fox, 1922; early Japan litho examples; Auburn rubber; Tootsie toys; Hot Wheels, Miss Miami boat/trailer/convertible; battery operated monkeys; Charlie Weaver; Arcade “T” coupe; red Patrol motorcycle; blue Arcade motorcycle cop w/ side car; six Made in Germany composition rabbit candy containers; dexterity games; approx. 3 dozen cast iron still banks --buildings, people, animals, orig. paint; marble collection w/ various varieties of Akro, Banded, onionskin, swirls, Lutz; cast metal cap pistols; 19th cent. child’s push sleigh & child’s sleds. Furniture: mid-19th cent. deacon’s bench; dry sink; blanket chest; harvest table; plank seat chairs; school master’s desk w/ drawer; fine 1920’s 6-piece bedroom set w/ hand-painted flower decorations; unique game table w/ checkerboard; ice cream chairs & tables; new hide-a-bed in blue; mid-century furniture, incl. floor standing book shelf & stereo system by Saarinen; c. 1900 parlor tables; wood rockers; Chippendale style secretary bookcase; early desk chairs; large floor standing wood & glass display case; 2-door hardwood bookcase w/ leaded glass doors; 19th cent. tip top candle stand; exceptional 19th cent. walnut swivel office chair w/ studded leather seat & back; prie-Dieu. Jewelry: gold jewelry, incl. ladies’ 14 kt. white gold band w/ 5 diamonds, approx. 3.4 total ct. weight; 10K cameo, pins & chain; 14 kt. Aesthetics ring; approx. 30 new-old-stock (primarily) 14 kt. yellow gold wedding rings w/ 10-20 pt. diamonds; one 14 kt. wedding set w/ approx. ½ ct. diamond; assorted costume jewelry, incl. Miriam Haskell earrings & items marked Accessocraft, Dalsheim, Kramer, Lisner, Schaparelli, Tenn, Vogue & Weiss.
Auction arranged & conducted by John Kruesel’s General Merchandise & Auction Co., 22 -3rd St. SW, Rochester, MN. 55902. Phone (507) 289-8049 or fax (507) 289-8602. Auctioneers: John Kruesel, Mike Anderson, Lowell Gilbertson and John Schultz. Descriptions are subject to error. Not responsible for accidents. Statements made day of sale take precedence over printed material.
Auctioneering
Terms: Cash, Visa or Mastercard; no checks unless you are personally known to auction company --checks must be accompanied with photo ID and current bank letter of reference stating purchasing limit (which becomes the property of the auction company). 10% buyer’s premium on all purchases. ALL ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED DAY OF AUCTION. Lunch provided by Rochester’s favorite restaurant Bilotti’s Italian Village.