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Section One

Vol. 24 No. 7 • “Vintage, Collectible, & Antique Wonders” • July 2014

Good Evening!

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M i s n e n u e s Q i o t t n a Minnesota’s First Mall A Established 1979

Cast Iron Yellow Cab Toy

Schwinn Varsity Bike $225.00

$285.00

1 Dozen Glass Eggs

Sleepy Eye Pitcher $395.00 Pennzoil Motor Oil Bottle

$108.00

$30.00

Vintage Felt MN Twins Hat

$59.00

German Betty Boop Bottle

$65.00

Minnie Mouse Figurine

Hamms Lighted Sign $145.00

Nippon Chocolate Pot

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Hopkins Inset Map 1/16/09

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Roseville Bushberry $89.00

Aurora King Kong Model

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Red Wing Beater Jar

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GIN SENG Tray $84.00

Dunlop Tire Stand/Display

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Royal Doulton Flow Blue Plate $30.00

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Good Evening!

Welcome to the Sleeper House

“What profession do you think these women were in?” Dr. Hawkins asks visitors to his museum. The dead giveaways are their attire (scanty for the 1800s) and their rifles. They were sharpshooters with Buffalo Bill Cody’s touring show.

A Brand New Store!

Antiques, Vintage & More

1019 Mainstreet Hopkins, MN 55343 952-582-4655 Hours: Monday-Saturday: 10 am-5:30 pm Sunday: Noon-5 pm 94

694 Artwork • Vases • Ceramics • Jewelry 169 94 Glassware•Furniture•Lighting & Much More! 100

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The Julian H. Sleeper House is a privately-owned museum of Gilded Age treasures. Owner Dr. Seth Hawkins doesn’t post regular hours but encourages individuals and groups to call and schedule a private tour. (Photos by Britt Aamodt)

by Britt Aamodt ST. PAUL, MINN. – If an enthusiast of the Gilded Age were looking to relocate, he couldn’t do better than St. Paul’s Crocus Hill. Crocus Hill lies in the shadow of its more famous neighbor, the Summit Avenue neighborhood, where F. Scott Fitzgerald grew up. 35E The Julian H. Sleeper House tucks Julian H. Sleeper (1854-

Sleeper House Cont. on page 4

1948) built and designed the Sleeper House at age 30.

Antiques Bel Air Is Having a

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Retro Wanderlust 612-760-2600 8 12th Ave S., Hopkins, MN Just off the SW corner of 12th & Main

3,000+ sq. ft. of 50’s, 60’s and 70’s furniture, decor and vintage clothes. OPEN Thurs-Sat 11-5 Sun Noon-4

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Sleeper House Cont. from page 3

into its shrubbery at 66 S. St. Albans. It doesn’t scream for attention like the nearby James J.

Sleeper House Cont. on page 5

Stop and visit the

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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

320-547-9975

1979 W HWY 27 • SWANVILLE, MN 56382 12 Miles West of little falls on HigHWay 27

Businesses could co-opt anyone’s face to use in ads. President Garfield (far left) and his cabinet members were used in this men’s clothing ad, but Garfield’s assassination prevented its publication.

St. Cloud AreA Antique ShopS hiStoriC downtown St. Cloud

Paper Collector the

711 w st. germain st

Specializing in Ephemera

in historic downtown saint cloud

Vintage Collectible Paper Items

antiques, arts, and the eclectic a fun place to shop!

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2nd level now open! 30+ dealers

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

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212 2nd Ave S Sauk Rapids, MN 56379

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The Prairie Potholes Antiques Trails Richmond

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Paynesville

Benson

New London

104 12

Watkins Eden Valley

10 3 27

Spicer

Willmar

• Raymond 59

Montevideo

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

Paynesville The Antique Cellar

Litchﬁeld

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

Lost & Found

23 7

Spicer

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Belltower Antique Mall 118 Lake Ave N 796-5515 Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5

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Granite Falls

25 Dealers.

212

Granite Falls Prairie Mercantile

Raymond

212

Simply Vintage Antiques

L&J’s Antiques

110 E U.S. 212 • (320) 564-9094 209 Cofield St • (320) 894-0291 7 Days/wk: Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-4 (2 blks N of the Harley Davidson Shop) FLEA MARKETS: May through September Thurs & Fri: 10-5 • Sat: 10-1 2nd Sat. & Sun. - NO CHARGE to set-up Vintage • Antiques • Repurposed

Hung not just to serve vanity, mirrors were placed to reflect and augment gas light so readers could finish their books past sunset.

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Long Lake Antiques

Eden Valley

Willmar

614 Benson Ave SW (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

4th of July!

Sale

Thursday, Friday, Saturday

July 3rd, 4th, & 5th Come

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9 am to 5 pm

On the South Lawn

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Bell Tower Antiques 2 blocks north of DQ on Hwy 23 Spicer, MN • 320-796-5515 Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 12-5 pm

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The Wooton desk is a secretary desk to the nth degree. In an era of upward mobility and increasing paperwork, the Wooton desk fulfilled the owner’s need to exhibit his social prominence while providing a complex system of cubbyholes and slots. Wall pockets were a must-have item of the Gilded Age household, which had fallen into the mistaken belief that exotic bugs crawled out of Turkish rugs overnight. Carpet slippers were kept in wall pockets high on the wall, where bugs couldn’t infest them.

Sleeper House Cont. from page 4

Hill mansion. Still, it’s one of St. Paul’s most engaging addresses because of its story and the man who tells it. Dr. Seth C. Hawkins purchased it in 1993 to house his collection of Gilded Age antiques. And they

are Gilded Age, not Victorian, the term more properly used to represent a similar time period (1865-1900) but on the other side of the Atlantic. Dr. Hawkins had made a name for himself in Connecticut

Sleeper House Cont. on page 6

Crow Wing Antiques

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

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Shadows boxes were used to display trinkets inside an elegant frame.

Deerwood, MN

(Brainerd Lakes Area) American Art Pottery ~ 100s of Quality Pieces

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Antiques

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

Pine Cone Antiques & Art 23650 Forest Rd • Deerwood, MN 56444

website:

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Mission and Arts & Crafts Stickley Limbert Roycroft & More

Lodge & Cabin Decor (Old Hickory)

Antique, Vintage Lamps & Lighting

Native American Artifacts

Original Art: Local to International Jewelry & Sterling Decoys & Lures Christmas Items & More

OPEN YEAR ROUND! HAllett Antique emporium

A closeup of Wooten desk cubbyholes designed to hold calling cards alphabetically.

218-534-3700 Shop

Bob Novak & Scott Berg, Owners Wed - Sun: 10 - 5 • or by chance / appointment

218-838-0611 Cell

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as a professor and public speaking coach. But he was retiring early and wanted a house—and a neighborhood—that would complement his antiques. He found it in St. Paul at the Sleeper House, with its tiny lot, one bathroom and pristine late-1800s interior. Once settled, Dr. Hawkins opened the house as a privately

Sleeper House Cont. on page 7

Park Rapids

Height of Land Lake

B ud ’ s B arn Detroit Lakes

Toad Lake

Dr. Hawkins begins his tour of the Sleeper House in the front parlor, where the original family would have taken their guests. The best furnishings, like the Renaissance Revival chair in walnut (right) and the East Lake mantle (cover), were reserved for this space. Homier items, like the Renaissance Revival sofa (above), would end up in the back parlor reserved for family, which has a noticeably comfortable, more lived-in look.

10222 State Highway 29 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Detroit Lake

A One-Owner Antique Shop

Furniture • Glassware • Tools ROAD Decoys • Toys • Redwing CONSTRUCTION

OPEN YEAR ROUND Mon - Sat, 11 - 5 Sunday, 12 - 5

Jan Watson’s

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(218) 338-6166 10

OFF BROADWAY 71

ANTIQUES

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

Star Lake

Dent

Cont. from page 5

owned historic house museum. “The collection matches the house in style and scope,” said Dr. Hawkins. “The interior is close to what someone of Julian’s status would have had.” Julian H. Sleeper (1854-1948) was a successful tobacconist, theatrical promoter, and real estate speculator. His greatest coup was buying Hotel Sherman.

Long La

Sleeper House

gi fts,Perham antique s & vintage home 108 acce s s orie s

OPEN

Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 5pm

Rush Lake

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Though oak was a good-enough wood for doorways and railings, the elegant homeowner of the era preferred walnut furniture. Details like walnut handles bent and carved to look like leather straps accented the designs.

521 Sinclair Lewis Ave Sauk Centre, MN 10

Buchanan Lake

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78 46 Exit 67

Alexandria Ashby

Yesterday’s 94

Parkers Prairie

Lake Ida Lake Carlos

601 Broadway St. (320) 763-6467 Mon-Sat: 10-5; Sun: 12-4 54 YEAR-ROUND Mall of 4 Floors

Lake Darling

Morris

Long Prairie Lake Osakis

PasTime Antiques

314 First Ave. North (320) 732-4800 Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm

Osakis

Exit 103 Lake Mary

Exit 114

Maple Lake

114

Lowry

Sauk Centre

Exit 127

Exit 131 114

Glenwood

Starbuck

11181 Cty Rd 82 SE (6 mi. E of Alex.) (320) 859-3620 • CrookedWillow.net

Spring 2014 - Month of May Thurs-Sat: 10-5 (or by Appt.)

Freeport

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

Osakis

Lake Minnewaska

Crooked Willow

Off Broadway Antiques Melrose

Memoryville

3 blks East of Hwy 71 on Hwy 27 www.PasTime-Antiques.com

Sauk Centre

94 Lake Reno

Vintage House Antiques

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

Geneva Lake

Alexandria

Glenwood 701 N Franklin (320)634-3618•(320)491-7752 Mon - Sat: 9:30-5 (Closed Tues) Sun: 11-4

Long Prairie

Exit 97

Past & Present Home Gallery 27

Bud’s Barn Antiques

Lake Miltona

Now & Then Antique Mall

619 Broadway St. • (320) 759-2300 55 Mon-Sat: 10-5; Sun: 12-4 OPEN YEAR ROUND.

Parkers Prairie

Browerville

man

Clarissa

Lake Christina

517 Broadway St. Pelican Lake (320) 762-8990 Exit 77 Mon-Fri: 9-6; Sat: 9-5:30; Sun: 12-4 OPEN YEAR ROUND. Exit 82

Elbow Lake

Eagle Bend

Blast From the Past

Grandpa’s Attic & Gifts

Antiques, collectibles, 2nd hand.

Les Kouba prints / Used4furniture

125 Central (320) 859-450055 OPEN Mon-Sat 10-5 YEAR ROUND!

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

Antiques Osakis

26 West Main • (320) 859-3200 Open Daily 10:00am - 5:00pm Opening Saturday, May 10th for their 28th Season! Stop In!

Cambridge Antique Fair brings in August --PRESS RELEASE CAMBRIDGE, MINN.--Metropromos, Inc. is not shy about billing the 23rd annual Cambridge Antique Fair to be held Saturday, August 2 and Sunday, August 3 at the Isanti County Fairgrounds in Cambridge, Minn., as the “best antique fair of the summer.” With over 300 dealers, the show will feature primitives, furniture, glassware, jewelry, toys, military artifacts, and much more. Hours are Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission, $6; kids under 12, free. Early buyers from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday pay $20 to pick from the cream of the crop. The fairgrounds are located one mile east of Highway 65 on Highway 95 just 40 miles north of the Twin Cities.

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Industrialization and labor-saving devices provided the 19th-century citizen a better opportunity to earn money and to move up in the world. A boom in self-improvement books catered to the upwardly mobile.

Our 42nd Year!

Renaissance Revival chair. Cont. from page 6

A Complete General Line of Antiques. Parts-Pieces & Projects • Fireplace Mantels • Dealers Welcome ROD and CONNIE JAHNKE 18353 US Hwy. 10 • Audubon, MN 56511

The Northwest Lakes

218-439-6980

May thru Sept: Tues - Sat: 10-5 • Sun: 12-4. Located 8 miles west of Detroit Lakes on Hwy. 10

Antiques Trails

Moorhead Antique Mall

An Old Times Antiques Trail Map

DETROIT LAKES Detroit Lakes

SuLaine’s Antique Mall 603 Hwy 10 E

“Quality Antiques uniquely displayed”

(218) 844-6830/SuLainesAntiques.com

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

221 W Lincoln (Riverfront Square) (218) 736-2210 Mon-Fri 10-5; Sat 9:30-4 3 Rooms + Hallway & thrift!

A creative mix of country, cottage, antiques, & seasonal decor.

Garage Sale Antiques Lincoln

Collectors Corner

“An Old Friends Cottage”

LINCOLN

Fergus Falls

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Hwy 10 at Lincoln, by AOK Engines (218) 575-2765 • Mon-Sat 10-5 Sun 12-4 (Closed Wed, Oct-Mar) 6mi S of Motley / 20mi N of Little Falls

Two Great Malls - One Convenient Location

11,000 sq ft • 80+ Vendors

Fergus Falls

www.MoorheadAntiqueMall.com

OPEN 10 to 6 • 7 days • 218-287-1313 •

Lincoln Avenue Antiques Exit 55 Antiques 221 W Lincoln (Riverfront Square) (218) 998-4224 Mon-Fri 10-5; Sat 9:30-4 OPEN YEAR ROUND. Closed Sun.

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

2811 SE Main Ave, Moorhead

I-94 Eastbound exit 2A • I-94 Westbound exit 2B

The Tri-State Antiques Trails TriStateAntiquesTrailMap 5/18/2010

An Old Times Antiques Trails Map 19

Brookings, SD Antique Gallery Mall

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

Arlington 14

Brookings

I-29

Quality Antiques in a friendly setting!

Sioux Falls, SD

Madison

Lake Benton

Humboldt

I-229

Tea 18

115

Windom

Worthington

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71 Lakefield

MINNESOTA IOWA

Sibley 60

Estherville 71

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

Hwy 9 Antiques

Spirit Lake

Okoboji

200 Oak St (507) 794-5275

Estherville, IA

Jackson

60 I-90

I-90

9 I-29

Depot Antiques

Luverne Sioux Falls

Sleepy Eye, MN

115

Hartford

Sleepy Eye

Walnut Grove

Pipestone

59 14

Dakota Plains Antiques & Collectibles 500 ft. E of I-29 at Exit 73 Open Daily / (605)368-9999 www.dakplains.com

Marshall

MINNESOTA

“The hotel should have been making money. It was located next to a railroad station. But the owners had mismanaged it,” said Dr. Hawkins, who has unearthed photographs and stories about this vibrant but forgotten St. Paulite. “If Julian Sleeper were alive today, he’d probably be the president of the chamber of commerce.” By age 30, Sleeper had hired the best architect and builder in the city directory to construct his dream home. The house sat on Holly Street. Sleeper moved it 9 years later when the adjacent girl’s school encroached. He relocated to St. Albans where he also owned boardinghouse properties. He joined the buildings with tunnels. Dr. Hawkins does not post regular hours for the Julian H. Sleeper House. Interested parties are encouraged to visit the website and call (651-225-1505) to set up a tour. It’s one of the best tours in town, too, because hours are flexible, and the tour is conducted by Dr. Hawkins, who has the story and history behind every object in every room. In the 1800s, Americans didn’t have reality TV stars, but

SOUTH DAKOTA

Sleeper House

Buggy Wheel Antiques

they had politicians. purchased a number of President Ulysses S. Turkish rugs from the Grant was a hero of the 1876 World’s Fair in Civil War. So it was a big item in the Sleeper House Cont. on page 9 newspapers when he

Highway 9 West (712)362-3709 Mon-Sat: 10-5; Sun: Noon-5 4,000 sq. ft. of Quality Antiques. Specializing in room-ready oak furniture!

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“I’ve looked at life from both sides now” by Joan Sween “Okay, it’s coming up,” I said to The Man I Married, who was in the driver’s seat. “Three houses up on the right, with the ladder out front. Slow. Slow. I see tricycles and kids clothes. Tons of kids’ clothes, but that’s all. This is a great sale for young couples, but nothing we’re looking for. Keep going.” “Here comes a pickup, Emily. It’s slowing down. Going slower. They’re slowing… they’re looking… and they’re going right by! What’s wrong with them? They were an old couple, but they must have grandkids. Wait. He was white-haired and she was pretty wrinkled---make that great-grandkids.” “Next one is only three blocks up. I don’t

see it. I don’t see it yet. Whoops! I saw it. We went by it. It was two people sitting by a card table with about ten things on it. Take my word for it, you don’t have to go back. Oh, okay, turn around and go back if you don’t believe me, but I’m telling you, it’s not worth stopping,” I said, glaring out the window at the houses going by

“Next one is only three blocks up. I don’t see it. I don’t see it yet. Whoops! I saw it. We went by it. It was two people sitting by a card table with about ten things on it.”

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want. Keep going.” All right! Here comes a truck and it’s slowing down. Slowing to a creep. It’s going to pull over. What? They kept on going! We’ve got everything out here, including a kitchen sink, and they weren’t interested enough to stop? That figures. Did you see what the back of the truck was full of? Old paintchipped tables and chairs. They’re probably living on Social Security and cat food and all they can afford is old worthless furniture.” “There’s another one, halfway up the hill. Slow down so I can check it out. Rowboat, canoe, duck blind, minnow buckets, coolers, camouflage tarps. Nothing for us. Keep going.” “So Fuddy and me have been out there for

By Joan Sween three hours, and not one stinking nibble, when all of a sudden, his rod bends double and he’d have gone in the drink if I hadn’t grabbed his belt. Well, I’m telling you… look at that truck full of junk goin’ by. Anyway…” “We sure aren’t having much luck today. Maybe the next sale will be better. Slow down, I think we’re getting close. Go slow; give me time to look. Garage full of old stuff! Wooden ’40s

320-587-6305

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Savage

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Anniversary Sale

July 24th, 25th, 26th, & 27th

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1842 HWY 7 OPEN (Corner of County 9 & Hwy 7) IN OUR NEW 5,000 SQ. FT. Lester Prairie, MN 55354 LOCATION! 763-221-3845 COME VISIT! Wed: 5pm - 8pm LOTS OF Thurs-Sat: 10am - 5pm GREAT Sun: Noon - 5pm DEALER SPACE Vintage, Retro, Antiques, Collectibles AVAILABLE! New / Used / Repurposed SheriMoore@centurylink.net

SHAKOPEE, MN

How Quaint

Antique • Vintage • Primitive

Plato Pines-n-Tiques Vintage & Collectibles

The BARN and “BARN YARD” has lawn furniture - benches - for your YARD/GARDEN - CREATIVITY!! (320) 238-2579 9676 Babcock Ave. S. (1 mi S of 212 on Cty 81) Plato, MN 55370 Wed.-Sat. 11-5, Sun. 12-5 Saundra Schaitberger

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8 The Shops of Historic Carver Find us on facebook: The-Occasional-Shops-of-Carver

sale daTes:

Open three days a month Thurs:10-5 • Fri & Sat: 10-4

952-465-3887

~ Jul 17, 18, 19 & Aug 21, 22, 23 ~

Open 4 days a month - 12 dealers under one roof and a yard packed full!

The NaTure of IT Ms. Mac’s Too

• Aug 14, 15, 16, & 17 •

The good juNk garage

www.How-Quaint.com

• Jul 17, 18, 19, & 20 • Open EARLY at 9:00am Thurs - Sat

Thurs: 9-8 • Fri: 9-7 • Sat: 9-5 • Sun: 11-4

714-1st Ave E (Hwy 101) • Shakopee

Lester Prairie

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Mon. - Sat. 10-5 • Sun. 12-5

Na-Na’s Unforgettable Treasures NOW

Joan Sween, a former English teacher and dramaturge, is an antiques dealer in southeastern Minnesota who has written three books: Nice Girls Don’t Bite, a paranormal mystery featuring two Minnesota Nice antiques dealers; a collection of her columns titled Dealer’s Choice; and Deathblow: The Encore Killer Always Returns.

1170 Hwy 7 E • Hutchinson, MN 55350

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kitchen tables! Old cupboards! Pull over! Pull over!” “Trust me, Helen. Your mother’s old stuff isn’t ready for the dump yet. I think there are buyers out there for what we’ve got. Yow! Look out! That truck’s pulling over pretty fast. Missed the mailbox by inches! These garage sale lookers are getting goofier by the day!”

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for the second time. “Did you see that truck zipped right by, Martha? I wonder if they even saw us? Wait a minute, wait a minute, they’re turning around and coming back. They’re slowing. They’re slowing. And the dirty buzzards took one look and kept right on going! What’s wrong with people these days? If you don’t have the garage and the driveway plumb full of junk, they think it’s not worth stopping. And did you see the way that woman glared at us?” “Okay, the next one’s up there on the right. The driveway’s full, so go slow while I look. Slower. Slower. Creep, please! Lots of nice new furniture, bedding, pretty vases, crafts, Christmas stuff, countertops. Nice sale, but there’s nothing we

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18 3rd Avenue SE Norwood Young America, MN 55397 A wide selection of Antiques, vintage items, glassware, antique tools, beer collectibles, and repurposed furniture at affordable prices!

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The wallpaper in the Sleeper House exemplifies Gilded Age interior with its emphasis on multiple patterns that worked off each other to create a complex design. A modern eye might see this as busyness.

Sleeper House Cont. from page 7

Wallpaper detail

Postcard & Paper Show comes to Eagan

Philadelphia. “The next day, anyone who had money and was interested in keeping up with celebrities took a train to Philadelphia,” said Dr. Hawkins, who ties this story to his collection of wall pockets. People stored their carpet slippers in these wall pockets. Hung high on the wall, they kept a person’s slippers safe from the foreign bugs that allegedly crawled out of the Turkish rugs overnight. The Sleeper House has taxidermied owls, vintage photography, and ice cards in the window for the iceman with his cart of 50-pound blocks. But the crowning feature

has to be the President Garfield room. A lifesize replica of Garfield Museum owner and guide Dr. Hawkins makes like

Sleeper House Cont. on page 10

it’s 1884 in his stylish Derby hat, which he keeps ready at hand on a chair by the front entrance.

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Highway U.S. 61 Scenic North Shore Drive. Photograph Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, Postcard, ca. 1940 --PRESS RELEASE EAGAN, MINN.— Over 40 dealers are coming to the 11th annual Land of Lakes Antique Postcard & Paper Show at the Eagan Community Center at 1501 Central Parkway in Eagan,

Minn. Friday, July 25 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, July 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission, $4. Free parking and appraisals. For information contact 860-319-4022 or postcardlady@ comcast.net

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Though not worth a lot of money as collectibles, household products—lice repellent, crow repellent, moth worm killer—add color and interest to the daily history of a bygone era. Virginia, Minn., won a Society of Professional Journalists award. Her poem, “Dog Tag Blues (Or a one-year hardship tour to Osan Air Force Base, South Korea)”

was selected by poet Nor Hall to be one of two runners-up for the Minneapolis Institute of Arts’ event The Hero’s Sacred Journey. Another of her poems

took second place in the Dylan Days poetry contest in Hibbing, Minn. She premiered a

Sleeper House Cont. on page 11

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

Julian Sleeper was an astute entrepreneur. Downtown St. Paul’s Hotel Sherman had gone out of business because of mismanagement. But it was in a prime location—next to the train depot. Money earned from Sleeper’s hotel trade made him a prosperous man and philanthropist.

Sleeper House

a paper campaign lantern, political cartoons and the presides over the business card of memorabilia, including Garfield’s assassin. Cont. from page 9

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 Restoring Your Home? ClipThis Ad!

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

Today, Gilded Age design might seem a little busy. There are a lot of patterns, conceded Dr. Hawkins, “but it was purposeful. The furniture and wallpaper relate to everything else in the room.” There are just as many stories to hear. So it’s a good thing this is a museum where you can actually relax on the antique furniture and sit back for a listen. Call 651-225-1505 to set up an appointment to tour the Julian H. Sleeper House at 66 South Saint Albans St. in Saint Paul, Minn. 2014 has brought freelance writer Britt Aamodt new recognition: Her radio piece on the Socialist Opera House in

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.

365 E 7th StREEt St Paul, MN 55181 WED-Sat: 11aM tO 6PM SuNDaY: 12PM tO 6PM

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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

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Sleeper House

Cont. from page 10 story at the Northlands Storytelling Network conference in Lake Geneva, Wis., and served a term as writer in residence in New York Mills, Minn.

ANTIQUE MANOR

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Dr. Hawkins and the alleged “Lice Destroyer.”

Re-Opening July 9tH!

Telephone: 507-289-8049 email: kruesel@msn.com

301 Hwy 63 S • Racine, Mn 55967

22 - 3rd St. Southwest Rochester, MN 55902

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

Antiquing with the

Original Pioneers in

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Harmony Minnesota Iowa

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416 S. Division • Northfield, MN

507-664-9599

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

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

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

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

507-263-5045

CANNON FALLS

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

FARIBAULT

MeMory Maker antiques

general line of antiques & Collectibles

OPEN dailY • 50 dealers

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

MANTORVILLE

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

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

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ROCHESTER

old rooster antiques

Keepers

106 N. Broadway • rochester, MN 55906

ANTIQUE STORE

224 Central Avenue • Faribault, MN

507-334-7673

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

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

ZUMBROTA

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

(Closed Mondays - December - March)

Follow the I-35 /Hwy 52 / I-90 Loop

After Hours

218 S Washington Ave • Albert Lea, MN

Multi-dealer shop offering a wide selection of quality merchandise

OPEN DAILY Mon. - Sat. 10am - 6pm Sun. 11am - 6pm

Phone: 507-635-5554 416 N. Main St. Mantorville, MN 55955 www.Mantorvillesquare.com

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.

Visit www.OldeTymeAntiques.com

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

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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

507-287-6228

Mon-Fri: 10am-6pm Sat-Sun: 10am-5pm Over 20 quality dealers featuring pottery, glassware, china, stoneware, furniture, doll repair, & lamp parts.

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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CAS Collectors holds annual convention --PRESS RELEASE MADISON, WIS.-This year, CAS Collectors, the club for everyone interested in the work of Madison’s Ceramic Arts Studio, turns 20. To mark the occasion, the group is throwing an extraspecial anniversary party! The theme of the

group’s 2014 convention, set for Saturday, August 23 in Madison, Wis., is “A Toast To The Past! CAS Collectors’ 20th Anniversary!” Collectors at the “biggest and best party of them all” will celebrate the enduring appeal of Ceramic Arts

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)

Summer

Open Only 4 Days a Month!

Follow the leader! Ceramics Arts Studio figurines “The Pied Piper & Children” make their way to Madison for the 2014 CAS Collectors Convention.

Splash on the summer time color with antiques and vintage pieces.

Splash!

302 Oak St • Farmington, MN

651-463-3401 www.VintageMarketplace.org

create a shady nook with re-purposed finds!

July 17, 18, 19, & 20

An Occasional Shop Located in Downtown Farmington, MN

July 2014 Main Events

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

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figurines, which brightened homes from coast to coast during the 1940s and ’50s, and continue to brighten hearts today. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 23, convention attendees will take in the Wisconsin Pottery Association Show & Sale at the Alliant Energy Center. Later, all will gather at Madison’s Howard Johnson Plaza for the convention festivities. Party favors, souvenirs, door prizes, club memorabilia, anniversary photo opportunities, a CAS On Display Contest, a buffet dinner, raffle, membership meeting annual auction, and presentation of the 2014 CAS Collectors commemorative should make the event

memorable for everyone. Convention registration, $60 per person, includes all evening activities, plus the commemorative. Forms and additional information are available on the club’s website, www. cascollectors.com, or by writing CAS Collectors, 206 Grove Street, Rockton, IL 61072. Celebrate the heritage of Ceramic Arts Studio—and take a stroll down memory lane—at the 2014 CAS Collectors Convention. Ceramics collectors from near and far will gather August 23, for “A Toast To The Past! CAS Collectors’ 20th Anniversary!” It’s party time—and you’re invited!

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September 13, 14 & 15 September 219&- 5 22 Thu, Fri,20, Sat: Thursday-Saturday Sun: 1 4 10 am - 4 pm Other times open by Other or times by chance Chance Appointment! or appointment

Handiwork

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Occasional July Sale& Dates 17-20 24-27

Buffalo Lake Peddler

Vintage * Retro * Records * Watkins * Aprons

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NEW Shop! Opening July 5th

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(507) 291-5528

~ HOURS ~ Wednesday- Saturday: 11am-5pm

Primitives, furniture, repurposed, and more, displayed in a Historic 119 year old building.

JANESVILLE Ms. Mac's Antiques and Coffee Shop

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

ST. PETER St. Nick’s Antiques

41214 - 436th St. • St. Peter, MN (Hwy. 99 west of st. Peter 6mi rigHt on Co. rd 13 for 2-1/2mi rigHt on 436tH street 1/4mi)

507-931-4180

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

MANKATO

Old Town Antiques & Mercantile

521 N. Riverfront Dr. Mankato, MN 56001

(507) 386-0600 HOURS:

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 present with the past.

WASECA

1101 N. State St. Waseca, MN 56093

Open 7 Days a Week • M-F 10-5 • Sat 9-5 • Sun 12-4 (507) 835-4000

Vintage • Furniture • Collectibles Glass & Pottery • Home Accents • Gifts 5,000 sq. ft. of shopping! PastPresentAntiquesAndGifts.com

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Red Wing convention opens new museum --PRESS RELEASE RED WING, MINN.--The Red Wing Collectors Society, Inc., founded in 1977, is holding the annual Red Wing Pottery Convention Thursday, July 10; Friday, July 11, and Saturday, July 12 at Red Wing High School. The address is 2451 Eagle Ridge Drive in Red Wing, Minn. convention The includes a show and sale, auction, seminars, crock fest, and more. Wednesday, On July 9 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., participants are invited to the new Pottery Museum of Red Wing which features one of almost every item designed and produced at Red Wing. Goodhue The County Historical Society will also open its vault, where

Iowa show celebrates July 4th weekend

--PRESS RELEASE SPIRIT LAKE, historical Red Wing IOWA.--The 2014 pieces are stored. Grand Champion For more Antiques Fair and Blue information, contact Ribbon Flea Market 800-977-7927 or log on held both in the Expo to erwcs.org Building and outside at the Dickinson County

Fairgrounds in Spirit Lake, Iowa, will be held over the July 4th weekend from Friday, July 4, through Sunday, July 6.

Dealers specializing in everything from primitive to upscale antiques will be there, as will experts in restoring antiques.

HASTINGS

Visit Historic Downtown

Miss Molly of

Pottery Place Antiques

Located on Second Street - under the Hwy 61 Bridge.

Invites you to the

Red Wing Collectors Society Convention July 10th, 11th, & 12th, 2014

Second Street antiqueS mall

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~ Antiques ~Vintage ~ Shabby Chic ~ Lamps ~ Decor ~ Glassware

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Historic Downtown Hastings Feels Like home!

30+ dealers offering a large Variety. circa 1820-1960. always Buying and Selling.

OPEN 10-5 DAILY

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651-480-0513

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Mississippi River Valley

RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN

Riverwalk Art & Antiques 127 N. Main - River Falls, WI 715-425-0149 • Open Daily

490th St

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570th Ave.

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DONNA'S DAUGHTERS 207 CENTRAL AVE 608•452•2404 VINTAGE, UPCYCLED AND REPURPOSED ITEMS, HANDCRAFTED ITEMS AND FUN, FUNKY JUNK. OPEN: Wed Thurs Fri & Sat 10am - 5pm

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Red Wing Pottery comes home to new museum Collectors Society nearly 40 years ago and has written three books on Red Wing stoneware. Getting the collection from Lincoln to Red Wing was an

Museum project director Larry Peterson worked on a display of zinc glazed advertising pieces. Beginning in the 1940s, Red Wing’s colorful, hand-painted luncheon plates did service at summer picnics and teas across the Midwest. Their colors still shine today.

by Steve Ketcham RED WING, Be Our Guest MINN.--A new, worldclass museum has opened in the Mississippi River town of Red Wing, Minn. Its creation comes from the efforts of the Red Wing Collectors Society Foundation and the more than 100 volunteers who donated Steve Ketcham nearly 10,000 hours of Guest Columnist time and expertise to the vast project. And most of its contents -- and Louise Schleich of over 5,000 pieces -- Lincoln, Neb., over 35 were collected by Jerry years.

How did the Schleich collection come to the Pottery Museum of Red Wing? Larry Peterson, museum project director, explained, “Jerry wanted the Red Wing to come home. That was his dream.” The entire collection was donated to the museum by Louise Schleich after Jerry died. Peterson is no stranger to Red Wing pottery. He helped form the Red Wing

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Red Wing Pottery Museum benefactress Louise Schleich helped to pack prior to moving the collection to Red Wing.

enormous task. Over 1000 volunteer hours were spent packing, moving, and unpacking roughly 800 boxes of the fragile pottery pieces. Red Wing collectors from across the country got involved, even driving their personal vehicles

to Lincoln to haul a load to the museum. It took three months to plan the move, and it was accomplished in three weekends. Several chapters of the Red Wing

Red Wing

Cont. on page 26

Red Wing’s use of colorful glazes is in evidence in this display of dinnerware.

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This outstanding, oneof-a-kind, folk-art smokers set was most likely made by a clay worker at the sewer pipe factory in Red Wing. Dozens of individual designs and forms fashioned by clay workers have been found, including mail boxes, planters and vases, birdhouses, umbrella stands, and more.

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• “Vintage, Collectible, & Antique Wonders” • ANTIQUES

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Meredith Willson, circa 1940. (Promotional photo)

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--PRESS RELEASE GRAND RAPIDS, MINN.--The 2014 Northern Minnesota Swap Meet and Car Show is set to take place the last weekend in July. The swap meet takes place both days,

Saturday, July 26 from 3-18-08ty Fairgrounds at 1336 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Fairgrounds Rd. in Sunday, July 27 from 8 Grand Rapids, Minn. A a.m. to 4 p.m. The car Kiwanis breakfast will show takes place the be served both days second day, Sunday, from 7 a.m. to noon. from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free show admisBoth events will be sion. Parking, $5 per held at the Itasca Coun- car, $2 per motorcy-

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Souvenirs of The Music Man’s 1962 film premiere in Mason City on display at Music Man Square. Logo for the movie version of The Music Man, 1962.

Souvenir showbook for the Broadway production of The Music Man. 1957, $1520.

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Sheet music for an early Willson hit, “You and I,” theme song of Maxwell House Coffee-Time, “Featured by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra.” 1941, $5-10.

himself led a 600-strong marching band down the city streets, as they tootled their way through “76 Trombones.” Set in 1912, The Music Man is all about huckster Harold Hill, who travels from town to town selling musical instruments and organizing “boys’ bands,” even though

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Annie’s Attic

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(Junction Hwys 25 & 55 One block N of lights.)

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Tuesday, July 8th 9 am to 8 pm Most items under $50 will be 50% OFF Most items over $50 Will be 25% Off

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Come and help Annie celebrate another great year!

Souvenir comic book treatment of the movie, 1962. Holding the cornet: a very young Ron Howard as Winthrop.

Perennial best-sellers: assorted cast recordings of The Music Man. $510 each.

where Harold Hill romanced Marian Paroo, and the restored Willson home, with its uncanny resemblance to the show’s Paroo residence. There’s also Music Man Square, a 10 million dollar “learning

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he’s bereft of musical training. Hill stays one step ahead of the law until true love with a local librarian trips him up one Fourth of July weekend in River City. If The Music Man seems true-to-life, that’s because, for the most part, it is. Meredith Willson was born in River City (er. . .Mason City) in 1902. As a visit there reveals, he seems

Souvenir ornament depicting Mason City’s oneand-only music man, Meredith Willson. $10-15.

A Music Man caricature of Meredith and Rini Willson, on display at Music Man Square.

to have remembered absolutely everything about his hometown. There’s the Public Library (the setting for “Marian the Librarian”), the leafy Footbridge

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Meredith Willson’s boyhood home, Mason City, Iowa.

Meredith and wife Rini Willson recreated one of their numerous Music Man “backer’s auditions”1-18-07 for a 7 Rush hard-to-find recording released in theCitymid-1950s. (Following Rini’s death, Meredith married Rosemary Willson). $15-20.

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center for music students of all ages.” Its Streetscape authentically recreates the set of the Warner Brothers film, from barbershop to bank to billiard parlor. Its museum has a vast array of Meredith memorabilia, donated Costumed docent at the Willson home in Mason by his widow along City, Iowa. with a sizable financial contribution. On 8 8 display: his piano, a Turtle Lake Grammy, and even his Presidential Medal of Freedom. Plus, of course, lots of Music Man artifacts, including, suspended from the ceiling, 76 actual trombones.

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Chatfield, my Minnesota hometown, has a longtime history of community theatre presentations, and in 1982 I was spending the summer there playing Harold Hill in The Music Man. Shows were presented in cavernous Potter Auditorium. With its basketball-court-sized stage and audience seating for 900 (roughly half of Chatfield’s population), practically anything imaginable can be brought to giantsize life in Potter. For The Music Man, that meant a cast of 75, a live horse to haul the Wells Fargo Wagon,

and the 40-member Chatfield Brass Band marching onstage for a grand finale rendition of “76 Trombones.” Then Chatfield’s own music man had an idea. Attorney Jim Perkins, founder of the Brass Band, suggested “What if Meredith Willson himself came to town?” A call was made, and breaths were held. What would the response be? Luckily, years in California hadn’t diminished Willson’s native Iowa thriftiness. He’d been contem-

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The Old Times to the crowd when Smack Dab introduced, but as for Cont. from page 22 anything else, well-plating a visit to August 12, 1982: Rochester’s Mayo the curtain rose on The Clinic. If Chatfield paid Music Man, Chatfieldfor his plane fare and style. Beforehand, a hotel room, attendance frail but smiling at The Music Man Meredith Willson was could be arranged, honored with a standing handily combined with ovation from the doctor visits. packed house. The Since Meredith’s show moved along health was extremely energetically and precarious, his wife, tunefully. Then came Rosemary, warned us the finale. The Chatfield “not to expect too Brass Band appeared, much.” He would wave accompanying the

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Mason City’s Public Library, immortalized in The Music Man song, “Marian the Librarian.”

Let There Be Light Antiques

Meredith Willson’s Grammy Award for The Music Man’s original Broadway cast album, received in 1958, the first year the awards were presented.

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Author Donald-Brian Johnson at Mason City’s Footbridge, the setting that inspired The Music Man’s climactic romantic encounter.

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MAJOR ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES SHOWS / SALES / MARKETS JUNE 23, 2014 - JUNE 29, 2014 ST. PAUL, MN: Star Of The North Antiques Show & Sale. Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 27, 28, & 29; Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-6pm, 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 ST. PAUL, MN: The 24th Annual Twin Cities Antiquarian & Rare Book Fair. Presented by the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Friday and Saturday, June 27th & 28th; Fri 3pm-8pm, 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 15 ELKHORN, WI: Elkhorn Antique Flea Market. Sunday June 29th. Opens 7am rain or shine. Admission: $5. FREE Parking. No Pets. Walworth County Fairgrounds, Hwy 11. N.L. Promotions, LLC. Info.: (414)525-0820 or www. nlpromotionsllc.com. Page 15. JUNE 30, 2014 - JULY 6, 2014 SPIRIT LAKE, IA: The Grand Champion Antiques Fair and Blue Ribbon Flea Market. July 4th Weekend, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, July 4th, 5th, & 6th; 9am-6pm each day. The EXPO Building at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds, 1602 15th St. Info.: (712)336-0479; DickinsonFair@QwestOffice.net Page 15. JULY 7, 2014 - JULY 13, 2014 RED WING, MN: “Destination Red Wing”, The Red Wing Collectors Society (RWCS) Annual Convention. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, July 10, 11, & 12, 2014. 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 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.) July 10, 2014 Thursday 5:30 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Firearms & military Auction– P 25 July 14, 2014 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Estate, Antique, & Collectible Auction– P 24 July 17, 2014 Thursday 5:30 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Antiques & Collectibles Auction– P 25 July 20, 2014 Sunday 9:00 am Hixton, WI– Miller’s Auction Co. Richard Kirkwood Estate Auction– P 28 July 23, 2014 Thursday 5:30 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Antiques & Collectibles Auction– P 25 July 28, 2014 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Fine Art & Estate Auction– P 24 July 30, 2014 Thursday 5:30 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Antiques & Collectibles Auction– P 25

JULY 21, 2014 - JULY 27, 2014 EAGAN, MN: 12th Annual Land of Lakes Antique Postcard & Paper Show. Friday and Saturday, July 25th and 26th; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-4. Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway; (Easy access from I-35 or I-494: on Central Parkway one block N of the intersection of Yankee Doodle & Pilot Knob Rd). Admission: $4 (good both days). FREE parking. Onsite food available. Presented by: Yesterday’s Mail, Morgan Hassenmayer, (860)319-4022 or (203)387-2877 or email: PostcardLady@comcast.net. Page 16 GRAND RAPIDS, MN: The 2014 Northern Minnesota Swap Meet & Car Show. Saturday and Sunday, July 26th and 27th. Swap Meet: Saturday, 7am-6pm & Sunday, 8am-4pm. Car Show: Sunday, 7am-4pm. Itasca County Fairgrounds, North on 3rd Ave East. Admission: FREE; Parking $5/car; $2/Motorcycle or $10/Motorhome, Bus, Trailer, or Camper. Sponsored by the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce. Info.: Bud Stone, Chamber President: (218)326-6619 or email bud@grandmn.com. Page 28 FISH CREEK, WI: The 40th Door County Antique Show and Sale. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday July 24, 25, & 26; 10am5pm all three days. Gibralter High School, 3942 Highway 42 North. (Fish Creek is located on the Peninsula, 60 miles NE of Green Bay). Sponsored by the Sister Bay Lion’s club “Leader Dogs for the Blind” program. Admission: $5 - good all three days. (Under 16 FREE). Info.: AR Promotions (715)355-5144. JULY 28, 2014 - AUGUST 3, 2014 CAMBRIDGE, MN: 23rd Annual Cambridge Antique Fair. Saturday and Sunday, August 2nd & 3rd. Saturday: 8am-5pm; Sunday: 9am-4pm. Isanti County Fairgrounds (On Highway 95, 1 mile E of Hwy 65 or 12 mi W of I-35 exit 147.) Admission: $6. 12 & under FREE with parent. Early buyers: Friday $20 (good for the weekend). Food available on grounds. Metropromos, Inc. Info.: (763)434-6664 or kwel16421@aol. com. Pages 1 & 28 AUGUST 4, 2014 - AUGUST 10, 2014 ELKHORN, WI: Elkhorn Antique Flea Market. Sunday August 10th. 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 15 AUGUST 11, 2014 - AUGUST 17, 2014 ROCHESTER, MN: The Original Olmsted County Gold Rush Antique Show & Flea Market. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday August 15th, 16th and 17th; Bldgs. & Grounds open 8am-6pm. FREE Admission. Parking $5. Olmsted County Fairgrounds, Hwy 63 South, Rochester, MN. R. Townsend, Mgr. Info: (507)269-1473 or (641)832-2700; www.IridescentHouse.com. Page 15 ORONOCO, MN: Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush Days Antique Show & Flea Market. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 15th, 16th and 17th. Friday & Saturday: 7am-7pm; Sunday: 7am-2pm. Downtown Oronoco - rain or shine. (507)3672111; GoldRush@bevcomm.net; www.GoldRushMN.com. MONTHLY MARKETS & OCCASIONAL SALES JUNE 23, 2014 - JUNE 29, 2014 THREE LAKES, WI: Funky Junk N’ More - A 4-Day Market held once each month in the Northwoods of Wiscocnsin. June 26th, 27th, 28th, & 29th. Thurs - Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 10am4pm. 6670 Crystal Lake Road. Info.: (608)304-0904. Page 18.

FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. July 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th. Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-7pm, Sun: 11am-5pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www. VintageMarketplace.org. Page 12. JULY 21, 2014 - JULY 27, 2014 FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. July 24th, 25th, 26th & 27th. Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-7pm, Sun: 11am-5pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www. VintageMarketplace.org. Page 12. COON VALLEY, WI: Vintage Market, sponsored by Donna’s Daughters. Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26; 9am to 6pm both days. Held indoors at 108 Roosevelt Street (1/2 block South of Central Avenue/Highway 14 – watch for signs). For more information call Donna’s Daughters, (608)452-2404 or visit www.facebook.com./donnasdaughterswis. Page 13. JULY 28, 2014 - AUGUST 3, 2014 MANKATO, MN: Junk & Disorderly Flea Market at Pond Road Antiques. Saturday, August 2nd, 9am-4pm. 111 Butterworth St. (1 blk. N of Perkins on Hwy 169). Info.: (507)386-7663. Page 12. SPECIAL EVENTS / MEETINGS / CONVENTIONS EXHIBITS / MUSEUMS / GALLERIES RED WING, MN: “Destination Red Wing”, The Red Wing Collectors Society (RWCS) Annual Convention. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, July 10, 11, & 12, 2014. 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 15 MADISON, WI: CAS Collectors Annual Convention, Saturday, August 23rd, 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 2014 convention theme: “A Toast To The Past! CAS Collectors’ 20th Anniversary!” $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 CLUB / ASSOCIATION DIRECTORY MINNEAPOLIS, MN: The Minnesota 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: MNArtPottery@gmail.com. ARCHER CITY, TX: The National Toothpick Holder Collectors’ Society promotes and supports the collecting of toothpick holders, and provides education for both members and non-members by providing research, written documentation, new articles, and by participating in other collectorrelated events. NTHCS is open to anyone interested in the collection, research, and preservation of toothpick holders. For membership Info: email: Membership@NTHCS.org; visit: www.nthcs.org; or write: NTHCS Membership Chairman, P.O. Box 852, Archer City, TX 76351

JULY 7, 2014 - JULY 13, 2014 CAMBRIDGE/PRINCETON, MN: Rust & Romance Vintage Market Tour. A 3-day market tour sponsored by 8 Boutiques in the area. Thurs, Fri, & Sat, July 10, 11, & 12; 10am to 5pm each day. Info.: www.facebook.com/ RustAndRomanceVintageMarketTour or (763)689-9215 for a map and directions. Page 27. JULY 14, 2014 - JULY 20, 2014 APPLE VALLEY, MN: Haupt Antiek Market: “Summer Splash”. July 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th. Thurs: 9am-8pm, Fri: 9am-7pm, 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 12. SHAKOPEE, MN: How Quaint - A 4-Day Market held each month. July 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th. 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. CARVER, MN: Historic Downtown Carver ‘Once-A-Month Market’. July 17th, 18th, & 19th. 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.

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This 20 gallon wing crock is formed like its much smaller canning jar counterparts. It even features a “wax sealer” style closure. It was likely a oneof-a-kind special order, but just what such a large jar was used for, especially with the spigot hole, is a mystery.

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produced just prior to the factory closing in 1967. Many pieces are housed in over 70 oak display cabinets, also donated by the Schleich family. Peterson noted that the Red Wing story is remarkable because the company was able to evolve with the needs and tastes of its customers. Once stoneware became less necessary for food production and storage, the company shifted its focus to art pottery and eventually to dinnerware. Numerous examples of each type of pottery produced in Red Wing are now on exhibit at the museum. Visitors will be able to enjoy early salt glazed crocks and jugs featuring stunning cobalt blue scrolls, birds, and butterflies. Muted shades of green will be seen on Brushed Ware and Nokomis Line pieces. And brilliant, bold, eye-grabbing bursts of color will be found on dozens of patterns of art pottery and dinnerware. Additional exhibits will allow patrons to view a section of the old stoneware dump, the company mold room, warehouse, offices, and shipping department. The warehouse exhibit will include original crates of 1960s vintage dinnerware that remained at the factory when it closed. “Everyone has a Red Wing story,” concluded Peterson. “It might be a story about making sauerkraut in a Red Wing crock, a memory of a bowl in their family kitchen, or about a vase. That’s powerful. It seems Red Wing has been a part of everybody’s life.” The museum, located in the Pottery Annex building at 240 Harrison St., will be open Tuesday through Sunday, year-round. A grand opening is

These elephant planters were part of the Red Wing Nokomis line of art pottery. Four sizes were made.

Three examples of the folk art “Boy with Crock” made at the Red Wing potteries. Such off-hand pieces were never offered for sale to the general public. Because potters are believed to have made them during their breaks, they are often referred to as “lunch hour” pieces. No two Boys are alike, and fewer than 20 are known to exist at this time. scheduled during the Steve Ketcham, annual Red Wing retired teacher and Collectors Society collector of antique convention, July 9-12. bottles and pottery, grew For further information, up in Red Wing, Minn.

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Serving pieces from a variety of Red Wing dinnerware patterns.

Beautiful, custom-made oak cabinets were also donated as part of the Schleich collection. This case holds bean pots stenciled with advertising that Red Wing made for merchants throughout the Midwest.

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www.Gateway-AntiqueMall.com

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.

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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• 763-428-8286 •

OPEN EACH DAY 10am-6pm Over 50 Dealers! 12825 Main St. • Rogers, MN 55374 (I-94 Exit 207 • 3 Blks S on right.)

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

ALBERTVILLE • (763)497-2502

month May through October!

Come see us at our NEW LOCATION

Antique Shops

(763) 263-8188 • www.PedalInnAntiques.com Open 7 Days A Week 12180 Hancock St. 10am - 6pm BECKER

Flea Market • 1st Sunday every

9 Shops

Spend a Whole Day!!

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494

~ Multi Dealer Store ~ ~ 2 Historic Buildings Full ~

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

35W

North Branch

Lake Fremont

169

Big Lake

Rush City

OPEN: Thurs-Sun: 10-6 • Mon: Noon-6

Eagle Lake

Pine City

Ann Lake

Becker 2

Mora

Ogilvie

• Cripple Creek

Two levels of antiques housed in our historic brick barn.

Princeton Robert Preston as Harold Hill and Barbara Cook as Marian Paroo in the original Broadway production of The Music Man, 1957.

Clear Lake 1

Clearwater

169

OR “If the gate’s open ‘Come On In’ - the coffee’s brewing!”

169

Rice Lake

Elk Lake

Hinckley

OPEN: Wed-Fri: 10am-6pm • Sat: 10am-2pm

Elk Lake

Rush Lake

Great Antiquing on the Way “Up North!”

Unique & One-of-aKind!

(14 miles N of Junction 23 & 169)

The Music Man 25 Square in Mason City, 95 Iowa, is open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday, except on major holidays.

Hwy. 169/Mille lacs corridor 1 Cripple Creek antiques sHops Antique Vintage Retro 28353 U.S. Highway 169 Onamia, MN 56359

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for map & directions

Vintage - Shabby - Posh - Rustic - Unique - Antique Furniture - Home Decor - Jewelry - Gifts

Robert Preston, the original stage and screen Harold Hill, interviewed by the 6-16-09 author, 1980s. (Promotional photo) Schiffer books on design and collectibles, including Postwar Pop, a collection of his columns. He has played Harold Hill more than Milaca address once. Please inquiries to donaldbrian@msn.com

763-689-9215

h Open 7 Days a Week 10am - 6pm

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

Rod Keller & Mary Lee Ruegemer

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

July 2014

The Old Times

RichARd KiRKwood EStAtE

AUCTION Sunday, July 20th at 9:00 AM Location: N8779 Hwy 95 Hixton, WI 54635

Give a Unique Gift From

NORTHBOUND

ANTIQUES Gift Certificates Available!

Northbound has a general line of antiques and collectibles, specializing in:

Coins • Vintage Lighting Roseville • Jewelry • Stoneware Cabin Decor • Hunting/Fishing Signage/Advertising/Hamms Outdoors & Garden Decor Gas & Oil • Beer Signs/Neons

Multi-dealer shop 55 mi. N. of the Cities • Hwy. 169 • Pease, MN

NOTE: Richard was a well-known Professor at The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire for many years. He was recognized in the antique circuit as well; buying for many years he accumulated a vast collection. We will be selling the contents of four (4) – 30-foot storage units that were packed full. The quantity of merchandise is staggering! Most items are of Antique & Collectible nature. It will be well worth a trip. We have 2 storage units we haven’t looked at yet at the time of this listing. There are sure to be some surprises! 1,000,000+ stamps, 500,000+ sports cards from the 50’s to 90’s, 1,000’s of beer cans, 20,000+ post cards, 1,000’s of marbles, 1,000’s of milk-beerpop bottle caps, 1,000 PLAStic StoRAGE totES, 1,000’s of wheat pennies & coins, 1,000’s of old pencils, post card albums, photo albums, tin type photos, bottle openers, bottles, beer labels & coasters, seed packets, books, magazines, graniteware, advertising tins & boxes, pin-back buttons, hand fans, 25,000+ matchbooks, 1,000+ pieces of sheet music, license plates, signs, cigar boxes, toys, 100’s of comic books, foreign coins and currency, and paper advertising of all sorts. this is a broad listing, you will be amazed by how much stuff we have at this auction!

COME & SEE OUR SELECTION!

For more information and photos visit www.MillersAuctionCo.com.

OPEN DAILY

Reg Wis Auctioneer Tim Barnum #1284 Auction conducted & clerked by Millers Auction co #347-053, N8779 Hwy 95 Hixton WI 54635

320-369-4489

Call Glenn at 715 299 2543, email- wisconsinjunk@yahoo.com

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Isanti County Fairgrounds Cambridge, MN 1 mile East of Hwy 65 on Hwy 95 Just 40 miles due North of the Twin Cities 12 miles West of i-35 and Tanger outlet mall on Hwy 95

ntique Fair of the Sum

mer!!

The

23rd Annual

CAMBRIDGE ANTIQUE FAIR Aug. 2

Gre at F i n d

10 A.M. T O 6 P.M.

STOP IN on your way to/from the Cambridge Antique Fair a short 20 min. drive!

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Hundreds of Antiques Dealers

Sat. 8 am-5 pm • Sun. 9 am-4 pm

indoors & outside

ViNTAgE & DECorATiNg iTEms!!

Antiques • Primitives • Furniture 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 16421@aol.com $ 00 Adm

ission 6.

- Kids 12 and under FREE

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EARLY BUYERS- FRIDAY - one ad per admission.) , Aug. 1, 9am-6pm - $2 (good fo

r the weekend!) dealer spaces available yet - many outdoor sp aces! www.CambridgeAntiqueFair.com