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The Handicraft Guild

Minnesota’s place in the Arts & Crafts Movement by Britt Aamodt MINNEAPOLIS– The Handicraft Guild building in downtown Minneapolis is a modest structure. Made of brick, it rises three stories under the lofty canopy of skyscrapers. Yet the building’s history soars out of proportion to its size. The story begins with the Arts and Crafts The Handicraft Guild logo appeared revival of the late 19th on the bottom of pottery. century. In response to the Industrial Revolution, artisans argued for handmade over machine made and mass-produced. The movement began in England. But when it surged across

Arthur Payne’s 1914 metalwork book Handicraft Guild shows examples of Guild cutout Cont. on page 3 serving spoons. 1

Steve Schoneck is a serious collector of Handicraft Guild artifacts. The lamp with the peacock design is one of his treasures. (Photos by Britt Aamodt)

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The Handicraft Guild building, though no longer used for classes, remains standing at 89 South 10th Street in downtown Minneapolis.

Handicraft Guild Cont. from page 1

This card reminds collectors that the Guild building once hosted a tearoom.

Leather goods that came out of the Guild workshops seem never to have been marked, so collectors need provenance to identify their origin.

the ocean, Minneapolis became one of the early centers. That ethos of craftsmanship took root in the Handicraft Guild, which opened a workshop and showroom at 89 Tenth Street South in downtown Minneapolis in 1907. Steve Schoneck has devoted years to the building on Tenth Street and the art that came out of it, including ceramics, metalwork and leatherwork. Most of the guilds were schools, said Shoneck. The Minneapolis guild was instituted to give artisans a place to show and sell their work, but also to provide instruction. architect Local William Ellery

The copper desk set (above and right) has many parts, including a letter holder, ink wells, letter opener and desk blotter tabs. Only an advanced metalwork student would tackle a project of this scope.

Channing Whitney designed the building. The interior was embellished by ceramic tiles made by Guild members. Outfitted with classrooms, artist studios, a showroom and an assembly hall, the Handicraft Guild building was a wellspring of Arts and Crafts handicraft. Founded mostly by female artists, it strove to be accessible to all comers. Teachers who wanted to teach handicrafts to their students came to the Guild. High school ceramics students brought their pots to be

The Viking ship plaque demonstrates techniques learned in the metal working class, including riveting, saw piercing, enameling, and use of mixed metals.

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This watercolor was painted by Gertrude J. Barnes, who was associated with the Handicraft Guild and the Minneapolis College of Art.

Handicraft Guild Cont. from page 3

fired in its kiln. (Schoneck said you can often identify these works by the high school’s initials carved in the base.) Beginning and advanced artists honed their skills.

Notable designer Ernest Batchelder put his stamp on the Guild. Batchelder was a leader in the Arts and Crafts movement, and in 1910 published a book on design. He was hired to direct the Guild’s summer program but eventually departed for

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This grouping of Guild ceramics showcases the various techniques learned in class: wheel throwing, molding and carving.

Mary Moulton Cheney designed this bookplate from the artcraft shop. Cheney was a prominent member of the Guild as well as of other early arts organizations.

Handicraft Guild Cont. from page 5

spent six years as a Handicraft Guild instructor, beginning in 1910. Though she lacked a formal education, Berglund had studied at the St. Paul Institute of Art and traveled to Europe in 1914 to study weaving. Today, you can find Berglund’s work at the Swedish Institute in Minneapolis and in Schoneck’s private collection. He owns a ceramic plate, Leather goods that came out of the Guild workshops seem never to have been pot, and a copper tray produced by the multimarked, so collectors need provenance to identify their origin. talented artist. Eventually, Berglund would receive a master’s degree from the

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The pot, plate and copper tray are the work of a single artist. Hilma Berglund taught at the St. Paul Institute School from 1910 to 1916. She was also active with the Guild and the Minneapolis School of Art. She went on to teach at the University of Minnesota until 1954.

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Handicraft Guild Cont. on page 7

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Students could also study ceramics. Here are examples of Guild pottery: a turtle flower frog and bowl and a schoolgirl tile, using matte and glossy glazes.

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Most of the Guild metalwork was copper or brass and was almost always sold. When it was new, it was without an added patina. A limited number of sterling objects were made. The hanging copper lamp features a classic Ernest A. Batchelder peacock design. Batchelder published a book on design in 1910.

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Guild jewelry was almost never marked, but one of these bar pins was.

Handicraft Guild Cont. from page 6

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precious metals. Sought-after from the start, Viennese enamels continue to dazzle today’s collectors. Although perpetually fresh in its use of vivid coloration, enameling is actually an ancient art, dating back at least 3000 years to classic Greece. The enameling process, however, remains one that the Greeks would find familiar: enamel, (essentially glass tinted with metallic pigments), is fired and

fused to metal. Vienna’s claim to fame as “the enameling center of Europe” had very prosaic beginnings—in repair work. During the 19th century, decorative items from the Renaissance era were suffering the ravages of age. Damaged originals were brought to Viennese craftsmen for restoration. So skillful and undetectable were the repairs, that the next step was a simple one: turning out newly-

Ready for Cinderella: Viennese red and gold coach, 3 in. h. x 6 in. l., circa 1800. $1000-1250. The roof comes off to reveal the interior, with allegorical scenes.

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Bunnies can be dangerous, I kid you not. by Joan Sween My work partner, Julie, and I were having a brisk day at the mall. Just a little after lunch we had a lull, and were sitting down having a much-needed cup of coffee. About then, a couple walked in with a young boy about seven

years old who carried a small wire cage. “You sit on this front bench and play with Nibbles,” the lady said, “while your father and I shop.” Nibbles. Wasn’t that cute? The bench was backed up to the counter so we couldn’t

see what was in the cage, which gave rise to a sotto voce guessing contest. “A gerbil?” Julie whispered. “A hamster?” I whispered back. “A baby rabbit?” Julie said with a sappy expression.

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“A kitten?” I guessed, matching her sappy expression. We were quiet for a few minutes, thinking of new guesses. As we sat there, we saw the boy’s hand reach out to the plate of customer cookies, take one, break off a piece and drop it into the cage. Very faintly we heard munching sounds. Moments later another piece of cookie dropped into the cage and we heard it consumed--well, nibbled. This went on for a while-and a number of cookies.

“It has to be a hamster,” whispered Julie. “A gerbil couldn’t hold that many cookies, and bunnies eat only lettuce.” “It has to be a hamster,” whispered Julie. “A gerbil couldn’t hold that many cookies, and bunnies eat only lettuce.” I toyed with the idea of contradicting her, because a baby bunny living in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, had once bitten off the fleshy end of my little finger. I decided not to, however, due to

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By Joan Sween mitigating circumstances--I was the idiot who stuck her little finger into the bunny cage. “I’ll go check on customers,” Julie said, “you see if you can find out what’s in the cage.” I leaned on the counter and tried to look over. “I see Nibbles likes cookies,” I said. “Doesn’t he worry about getting fat?” “Oh, no,” said the boy, “he stays pretty skinny, see?” The boy reached into the cage, pulled Nibbles out, and set him on the counter. Nibbles was a rat. I have nothing against rats--except their long naked tails and their pointed twitchy snouts and their evil beady eyes and the fact that they can bite worse than bunnies and they’re too big and they’re not cute. Worse, Nibbles didn’t even have the grace to be a white rat; he was ugly gray. I decided to play it cool. “Well, hello, there,

Nibbles,” I quavered. “It’s nice meeting you. Why don’t you go back into your nice safe cage and have another cookie?” Just then, Julie came back, walked around the counter jingling her keys, and stopped dead. “A RAT!’ she shrieked loud enough to shatter crystal. “EEEK!” shrieked Nibbles. He dove off the counter and raced down an aisle as though he had been attacked by a crazy woman. “Bring the cage, we’ve got to find him,” I hissed at the boy. Together we tiptoed down an aisle. Julie decided to stay standing on a chair. “Here, Nibbles, Nibbles!” the boy and I whispered as we moved slowly down the aisles. From the back corner of the mall came an ear-splitting shriek. “A RAT!” An elderly lady raced past us and out the door. “What the dickens?” said a man’s voice. And then, “A RAT!” He came quickstepping toward the door, but grabbed my arm on the way. “Do you know you have a rat in here?” he growled. “His name is Nibbles,” I said. “Heh, heh, heh.” We found Nibbles in a pickle crock,

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Friday, June 26, 3pm - 8pm Saturday, June 27, 10am - 4pm In the Progress Center, State Fairgrounds, Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Spirit Lake hosts show Antiquarian book lovers gather for annual sale admisRELEASE from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. ephemera and other Saturday 4th of July weekend --PRESS SAINT PAUL, and Saturday, June 27 paper collectibles in sion, $5. Parking, free. --PRESS RELEASE SPIRIT LAKE, IOWA.—The 2015 Grand Champion Antiques Fair & Blue Ribbon Flea Market annual show will be held in and outside of the Expo Building all three days 4th of July week-end: Friday, July 3; Saturday, July 4, and Sunday, July 5 at the Dickinson County

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Fairgrounds at 1602 15th Street in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Free parking and free admission. For more information, call Linda Dingel at 712-3360479.

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trembling in fear for his life. The boy slipped him back into his cage and resuscitated him with cookies as the family left. Later, when the mall manager stopped in, we told her what had happened. “I suppose it could have been worse,” she said. “It could have been a snake.” “A SNAKE!” we both screamed and leaped up on chairs.

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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

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Flea Market survives rumor mill Be Our Guest

Steve Ketcham Guest Columnist

Breweriana collector Dave Wendl holds a prized Grain Belt Brewing Company cone top beer can he scored early one morning at Medina. “Regulars at Medina have a sense of camaraderie but are also very competitive among themselves,” Dave said. “The competition, though, always remains friendly. We are all interested in seeing what others have found, and more than once I’ve seen a picker being congratulated on a good find by the competition. You never know what you’ll find on any given weekend. The key is to get there early, and don’t forget your flashlight!” (Photos by Steve Ketcham unless otherwise noted)

MEDINA, MINN.-The Hamel Lions have been operating their Sunday morning flea market for 30 years. It began when antiques dealer Dorothy Moir and her friend Pat Raskob decided that a new venue was needed after the France Avenue Drive In Theater Sunday flea market closed in 1984. Turns out, Pat Raskob’s family owns the Medina Ballroom, a facility with a large parking lot that is perfect for staging a flea market. Operation of the flea market was assigned to the Hamel Lions Club. Since then,

The Medina Flea Market just as the dealers are beginning to arrive and set up. On most Sundays, the rows will fill in and multiply to many times the number of dealers pictured here. (Photo courtesy of the Hamel Lions Club)

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Collector-dealer Michelle Mueller, a bowl lover, showed off her favorite Medina Flea Market find, a bowl with a “yellow drippy glaze” and bottom stamped with advertising from a Cambridge, Minn., merchant. The merchant advertising stamp matched the stamp found on Red Wing bean pots and bowls, but Mueller did not recognize the bowl pattern as being a Red Wing product. Several years later she shared her find with Red Wing dump digger and researcher Dennis Nygaard. A vintage magazine advertisement Nygaard had found showed the very bowl Mueller bought at Medina years before. Turns out Nygaard had been digging up shards that matched the bowl for some time, but he had never seen a whole example.

the flea market has been open nearly every Sunday morning, May through October. Last fall and winter, rumors were flying that the flea market was slated to close. Ron Roberts of the Hamel Lions put the rumors to rest. “We have a contract with the Medina Ballroom for the next two years. The

rumor may have started because some land to the east of the ballroom has been for sale recently, but it does not affect us.“ The 55 Hamel Lions share the responsibilities of running the market, and even operate a food wagon where dealers and buyers may purchase hot coffee and

pastries to enjoy while shopping and vending in the early morning hours. Funds raised by the Lions are donated to a variety of charitable causes. “The flea market is a good money maker for our club,” said Roberts. “We

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donate $10,000 to $12,000 a year in scholarships.” Income from the flea market and charitable raffles also allowed the Hamel Lions to build a $750,000 community center for the city of Medina. According to Roberts, the flea market averages about 130 dealers per weekend, though that number has Chuck Donley was a long-time dealer (1990-2008) sometimes reached on the upper lot at Medina. Among his many 300. Vendors arrive interests, he collects “all things Minnetonka.” early and pay the Lions One of his proud possessions is a first edition copy $20 to set up. Most of Streetcar Man, a biography of Tom Lowry, the of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company. booths are packed up founder From 1906 until 1932 the company operated by noon. streetcars from Minneapolis to Lake Minntonka. Goods offered vary The firm also ran streetcar boats. from dealer to dealer, “Streetcar Man has a distinctive yellow dust but antiques and jacket,” Donley explained. “One sunny Sunday It is a team effort when Jean and Jeff Worth haunt the booths at Medina. collectibles are usually morning I was making my rounds and spotted a Jeff has been in the food brokerage business since college and collects early good supply. framed picture. It was bright yellow and had a general store and grocery items. He also loves vintage cars and collects early in Household items, tools, very familiar look. Thinking it was a cheap print, gas and oil memorabilia. Jean collects old wind-up and battery-operated toys I bought it and took it home. On close examinadating from the 1930s to the 1950s. She also loves vintage Barbie dolls dating seasonal produce, and tion, I found it to be the original art work for the St. Croix Valley Map new and used clothing from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. Here Jeff is holding an Oilzum 1-18-07 Rush are also sold. Families cover of my book. It is a large, signed watercolor brand oil can and a Fairway brand spice City tin, and Jean holds two favorite sometimes bring in perfect condition. A wonderful find!” Medina finds: a Barbie doll and a battery-operated toy. remnants of a relative’s estate sale for one last cereal at deep discounts. try before the goods are Many dealers and 61 donated. Items that collectors are regulars were purchased at a at the Medina flea Harris garage sale on Saturday market, arriving every Stark frequently show up on summer Sunday before Chisago City a table at Medina on sunrise to walk the An Old Times Antiques Trail Map The Merry Peddlers Sunday. Coupon aisles, often with a North Branch 10550 South Ave mavens set out goods flashlight, in search of a (651) 408-5317 Stories freshly purchased for good deal. Almelund Thurs-Sat: 10am-6pm Almelund about someone’s lucky nearly nothing at a In the old Chisago Creamery. variety of retailers and Almelund Mercantile sell everything from Between N. Branch & Taylors Falls Be Our GuestLindstrom (651)583-3696 shampoo to breakfast Cont. on page 15 7

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Medina diehard Mark Youngblood can be found at the flea market every Sunday unless a good bottle dig lures him away. The treasure he’s holding is a Fadden’s Butler advertising sign, one of his favorite finds ever at the market. He says he has never seen another example of this sign. Youngblood also collects vintage butter boxes and has yet to find an example of the box pictured on this sign. The hunt at Medina goes on.

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Arts Show Saturday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds.

Handicraft Guild

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find often circulate at Medina, and it is those stories that keep the regulars coming back. A number of Medina regulars were contacted for this story. Each was asked to tell a story of a memorable Medina pick. Even before telling their stories, several of the buyers we spoke with commented on the camaraderie found in the early hours of a summer Sunday. Quick visits between friends are common as shoppers seek treasures, and good finds are often shared before they are tucked away in the car. The Hamel Lions reopened the Medina Flea Market again on Sunday, May 3. Shoppers will find the event in the Medina Entertainment Center parking lot, 500 Hwy 55, about 20 miles west of Minneapolis, and seven miles west of I-494 on Hwy 55. For more information, contact the Hamel Lions at 763.486.5071 or visit them at www. hamellions.org.

She mentored female artists through her summer art camp. Somehow she still had time to be involved with the Handicraft Guild. Dozens of dynamic artists like Cheney shared their talents with the Guild. Hundreds more students benefitted from this unique institution, which closed its doors in 1918. The program didn’t die, however. It was brought inside the University of Minnesota, where former Guild president Ruth Raymond oversaw its operations. Among other things, The Guild building Jeff Vick collects fast continued life on Tenth food memorabilia (no Street, but never again toys) dating from 1919 as a school of art. The through 1968. Here he structure was spared holds a Medina fast the wrecking ball of food prize. “Many of progress in 1998, when us have seen White Castle china plates, it was designated an cups and saucers, but Individual Landmark most of them bear by the Minneapolis designs in black or the Heritage Preservation modern blue ink. One Committee. morning, I came across “Arts and Crafts a table with a wide variety of merchandise. had a short lifespan.

Cutout bowls were likely a requirement for students of the Guild’s metalworking class.

Like anything else, it was replaced by a new movement,” said Schoneck. But the legacy of the Handicraft Guild lives on in its crafts, including the ceramic tiles that still

Steve Schoneck, a member of the Minnesota Antiques Dealers Association, will be at MADA’s annual Antiques and Decorative

The Old Times is an associate member of MADA.

Let There Be Light Antiques 210 North Main Street Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 351-7580 www.BeLightMn.com

Hours: Fri. & Sat: 10am - 5pm • Sun: noon - 5pm

Over 500 fixtures in stock!

After digging around I spotted an early, multicolored White Castle china plate! My heartbeat increased as I turned it over to find the price. It was reasonable, so both buyer and seller were happy. I bet you can guess what I had for lunch.”

Steve Ketcham, a collector of antique bottles and pottery, counts himself as a regular at the Medina Flea Market.

grace Minneapolis homes of the period.

Freelance writer Britt Aamodt has recently won a Society of Professional Journalists award; two of her poems were runners-up in separate contests, and she premiered a story at a storytelling conference.

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Bronze three-wheeled chariot, 1860, 3½ in. l. x 1¼ in. h. $900-1000.

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minted, less expensive reproductions. While most were clearly marketed as such, there was always an opening

Chariot with enameled allegorical scenes, 1880s. 2¾ in. h. x 7¼ in. h. $950-1100.

for sleight-of-hand. Antiques dealer Salomon Weininger, for instance, was convicted of keeping original pieces Viennese enamel panels in bronze frames entrusted to him for repurposed as a wall hanging, 7 in. h. Panels circa repair and replacing 1860. $250-350.

them with quite wellmade forgeries. Merely mirroring what had come before soon lost its appeal for Vienna’s creative talents. Artisans began

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17 The Old Times style, pictorial Smack Dab representations on Cont. from page 16 Viennese enameled them in new ways panels were very much suited to the times. of the 19th century. These works offered Pastoral vistas homage to the past, abounded, with lush rather than simply greenery, bountiful parroting it, and the floral groupings, move to originality peacefully burbling paid off in droves. streams, and sun-kissed Viennese enamels Smack Dab attracted recognition at Cont. on page 18 Dresser tray, 1860, 6 in. l. $1000-1200. international exhibitions. Buyers ALLOUEZ appreciated the visual appeal of the varied structural elements utilized in the enameled creations as well as the permanence of the glazes, which kept colors fresh and unfaded. While aping the Many Quality Renaissance in overall

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Enamel and bronze compote, 1860, 2½ in. h. $8501000.

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Ivory and bronze jewel casket (above), 1850s. 7 in. h. x 6 in. w. Jewel casket interior (right), displaying enameled illustrations.

Enamel on porcelain “patch box,” bronze interior. 2 in. d., 1870. $500-600.

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Sioux Falls

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Handled urn, 9½ in. h., $1100-1200.

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OPEN 10 to 6 • 7 days

clouds. At the center of things were the leading players: statuesque maidens and their dashing suitors. Attendant nymphs watched on approvingly, and even the occasional Cupid took wing. What stories did these scenes tell? Their legends had long since vanished from popular memory. All that really

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mattered was the ofthe-moment beauty of the illustration. Viennese enamels proved ideal accents for the 19th century drawing room. Their subtle shadings, with occasional eye-popping bursts of brilliant color, provided the perfect complement to similarly-hued furnishings and wall hangings. The enameling technique was initially applied to usable objects, such as

Granite Falls Prairie Mercantile

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L&J’s Antiques

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

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Blue enamel coach, circa 1850, 3 in. h. x 4 in. l. $500-600.

intended use. Miniature jewel chests were equipped with artfully designed pullout drawers, just the right size to hold--well, nothing, really. The focus had shifted to the purely ornamental. most The fascinating miniatures are the novelties, which work their intricately detailed magic within just a few inches. Even Tom Thumb would find himself hard-

bowls, trays, and vases of normal, or even enhanced size. But the artisans of Vienna came to realize that “anyone can do large.” Their enameled pieces became smaller and smaller, as did any realistic functions the objects might once have served. Exquisite, and impossibly tiny, scent and snuff bottles were now gazed at admiringly, rather than actually put to their

Cobalt and bronze etui, for manicure necessities (above). 4 in. h. x 2 in. d., 1800. $2000-3000. Etui reverse, with contrasting scene (right).

Clock, bronze and enamel. 4 in. h. x 2½ in.. w., 1860. $750-850.

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Jan Watson’s

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Lake Osakis

Osakis

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Bud’s Barn Antiques

Geneva Lake

Alexandria Lake Mary

Exit 114

Maple Lake

114

Lowry

Sauk Centre

Exit 127

Exit 131 114

Starbuck Lake Minnewaska

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Freeport

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Osakis

Glenwood Vintage House Antiques

Melrose

Memoryville

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Long Prairie

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Past & Present Home Gallery

Parkers Prairie

Lake Miltona

Now & Then Antique Mall

Morris

Eagle Bend

Grandpa’s Attic & Gifts

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CALENDAR Editor’s Note: Calendar listings are published free of charge. Space preference is given to advertisers. Listings in bold type have paid display advertisements in The Old Times, and page numbers (if in this issue) are given. Please look for these ads, (either in this issue or the previous issue), for additional information. To be included in the calendar simply mail information to: The Old Times, P.O. Box 411, Sauk Centre, MN 553780411, or email the listing to Paul@TheOldTimes.com. The deadline for calendar listings is the 10th of the month prior to the month of publication. Because of the possibility of cancellations, we recommend that readers confirm the scheduling of an event before traveling any distance. Club information in the Club Directory is published on a rotating basis as space is available. MAJOR ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES SHOWS / SALES / MARKETS MAY 18, 2015 - MAY 24, 2015 SPIRIT LAKE, IA: The Grand Champion Antiques Fair and Blue Ribbon Flea Market. Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, Sunday, & Monday, May 23rd, 24th, & 25th; 9am-6pm each day. The EXPO Building at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds, 1602 15th St. Info.: (712)336-0479; DickinsonCoFair@gmail. com Page 11. MAY 25, 2015 - MAY 31, 2015 ANOKA, MN: The 17th Annual Anoka Antique, Vintage, & Craft Show. Saturday and Sunday, May 30th & 31st. 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.: MetroPromos, (763)434-6664 or email: kwel16421@aol.com, or visit www. MetroPromos.com. Page 1.

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, 2015 **Memorial Day ** 4:00 pm ** St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions 21st Anniversary Auction– P 21 May 28, 2015 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Estate Consignment Auction– P 21 May 28, 2015 Thursday 1:00 pm Green Isle, MN– Fahey & Associates Melroy & Lavon Buckentin Estate Auction– P 6 June 1, 2015 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Annual Antique, Garden, Cabin & Porch Auction– P 21

June 3, 2015 Wednesday 6:00 pm Center City, MN– Moe Auction Service Estate & Consignment Auction– P 21 June 6, 2015 Saturday 3:00 pm Dundas, MN – Kuhlman Auction Service Joy Ganyo “Animalia” Auction– P 10 June 8, 2015 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Estate & Antique Auction– P 21 June 11, 2015 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Featuring Firearms/Military/Collectibles Auction– P 21

June 17, 2015 Wednesday 6:00 pm Center City, MN– Moe Auction Service Estate & Consignment Auction– P 21 June 18, 2015 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Antique & Collectible Consignment Auction– P 21

June 20, 2015 Saturday 9:00 am Rochester, MN– Olmsted County Fairgrounds John Kruesels Gen. Mdse. & Auction Co. Antiques Auction– P 24 June 25, 2015 Thursday 6:00 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Antique & Collectible Consignment Auction– P 21

June 29, 2015 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Fine Art & Estates Auction– P 21

JUNE 1, 2015 - JUNE 7, 2015

MONTHLY MARKETS & OCCASIONAL SALES

ST. PAUL, MN: The Minnesota Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) Antiques and Decorative Arts Show. Saturday and Sunday, June 6th & 7th. 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 13.

MAY 18, 2015 - MAY 24, 2015

JUNE 8, 2015 - JUNE 14, 2015 MESA, AZ: The American Breweriana Association’s Annual Beer Collectibles Show. Saturday, June 13th, 2015, 9am - 2pm. Mariott Hotel Mesa, 200 North Centenial Way. Admission: FREE. More information at AmericanBerweriana.org or for questions call: John Weatherhead, (678)427-9512. Page 3 (May). JUNE 15, 2015 - JUNE 21, 2015 WALNUT, IA: The 33rd Annual Walnut Antique Show. Sponsored by the Walnut AMVETS. Father’s Day WeekendFriday, Saturday & Sunday, June 19, 20, & 21. Fri.: 9am6pm; Sat.: 8am-6pm; Sun.: 8am-4pm. Just off I-80, Exit 46 in Iowa. FREE parking and FREE admission. Info. www. WalnutAntiqueShow.com. Page 12. JUNE 22, 2015 - JUNE 28, 2015 ST. PAUL, MN: Star Of The North Antiques Show & Sale. Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 26, 27, & 28; 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.TownsendAntiqueShows.com or www.IridescentHouse.com. Page 12. ST. PAUL, MN: The 25th Annual Twin Cities Antiquarian & Rare Book Fair. Presented by the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Friday and Saturday, June 26th & 27th; 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.TwinCitiesBookFair.com. Page 10 ELKHORN, WI: Elkhorn Antique Flea Market. Sunday June 28th. 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 11. JUNE 29, 2015 - JULY 5, 2015 SPIRIT LAKE, IA: The Grand Champion Antiques Fair and Blue Ribbon Flea Market. 4th of July Weekend, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, July 3rd, 4th, & 5th; 9am-6pm each day. The EXPO Building at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds, 1602 15th St. Info.: (712)336-0479; DickinsonCoFair@gmail. com Page 11. JULY 6, 2015 - JULY 12, 2015 RED WING, MN: The Red Wing Collectors Society (RWCS) Annual Convention. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, July 9, 10, & 11, 2015. 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 12 JULY 6, 2015 - JULY 12, 2015 EAGAN, MN: 13th Annual Land of Lakes Antique Postcard & Paper Show. Friday and Saturday, July 24th and 25th; 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: $5 (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 11 GRAND RAPIDS, MN: The 2015 Northern Minnesota Antique & Vintage Market, Swap Meet & Car Show. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 24th, 25th and 26th. Antique & Vintage Market and Swap Meet: Friday, 4pm-6pm; Saturday, 8am-6pm & Sunday, 8am-4pm. Car Show: Sunday, 8am4pm. NEW THIS YEAR: “Northern Vintage Stock Car Races”, Saturday night. 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 12

FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. May 21st, 22nd, & 23rd (NOTE: Closed Sunday this week). Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 11am-4pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www.VintageMarketplace.org. Page 4. MAY 25, 2015 - MAY 31, 2015 FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. May 28th, 29th, 30th & 31st. Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 11am-4pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www. VintageMarketplace.org. Page 4. JUNE 1, 2015 - JUNE 7, 2015 HASTINGS, MN: Hastings Flea Market. An outdoor flea market held EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY throughout the summer (weather permitting) from 9am to 5pm. Located just north of the Hastings Bridge (on the corner of Hwy 61 and Hwy 10 - behind The Point Restaurant). Info.: (952) 200-1176. JUNE 15, 2015 - JUNE 21, 2015 APPLE VALLEY, MN: Haupt Antiek Market: “Freedom Finds”. June 18th, 19th, 20th & 21st. 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 4. SHAKOPEE, MN: How Quaint - A 4-Day Market held each month. June 18th, 19th, 20th & 21st. Thurs: 9am-7pm, Fri: 9am-6pm, 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 4. FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. June 18th, 19th, 20th & 21st. Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 11am-4pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www. VintageMarketplace.org. Page 4. JUNE 22, 2015 - JUNE 28, 2015 FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. June 25th, 26th, 27th & 28th. Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 11am-4pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www. VintageMarketplace.org. Page 4. SPECIAL EVENTS / MEETINGS / CONVENTIONS EXHIBITS / MUSEUMS / GALLERIES MADISON, WI: CAS Collectors annual convention, Saturday, August 22nd , 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 2015 convention theme, “Call Of The Wild” celebrates the merry menagerie of animal figurines created by the Studio. $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. TWIN CITIES, MN: The Twin Cities Fine Arts Organization (TCFAO) is a resource on arts and events for the community. It is a nonprofit membership-based organization that galleries, museums and art centers may join. TCFAO is made up of Galleries, museums and art centers, Artists and Arts advocates. Museum & gallery and events calendar info.: www.TwinCitiesFineArts.org. CLUB / ASSOCIATION DIRECTORY MINNEAPOLIS, MN: The Minnesota Antique Dealers Association has seven general meetings, held at 7 p.m. on the 4th Tuesday of January, February, March, April, May, September, and October. These meetings are generally open to the public. The November Annual Meeting and December Holiday Party are members only. Further information can be found at www.mnantiquesdealers.com. ST. PAUL, MN: The Great Lakes Match Club is a Twin Cities based club that focuses on collecting matches (matchbooks, matchcovers, matchboxes and match-related items). The club meets the first Sunday of every month, at 1000 Edgerton St. in the Conference Room. For more information, call Mark Quilling at 651-772-9398 or Denise Alliegro at 651426-5503. BLOOMINGTON, MN: North Star Blade Collectors. Since 1982, a club for all cutlery collectors. All ages are welcome. We meet at 10am on the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Creekside Community Center, 98th & Penn Ave S, Bloomington, MN. Contact the club at www.NSBC.us.

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CLASSIFIED ADS FOR SALE 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)

PRIMITIVE TO PRACTICAL: Lighted Signs, Toledo Lollipop Scales, Large Amount Of Decorative Collectibles For Everyone. Ask for DDS Areas @ Gateway Antique Mall, Rogers MN (763)-428-8286. Check Out Our Internet Store @ stores.ebay.com/ T h r e e R i v e r s Va r i e t y. (10)

TELEPHONES: Over 85 different, genuine 18921983, parts, restorations. FREE Catalogue: We now offer our entire business for sale. phonecoinc@aol.com; (608)582-4124; www. phonecoinc.com. (8)

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)

WANTED WANTED TO BUY: Old comics, old toys, postcards, old photos, and rock collections. Call Dave: (651)503-0642 (7) SEEKING: Bing and Grundahl February 1959 blue plate. Call (612)245-4005. (0)

the ground floor! Please email your interest to antiques@suescountrycottage.net (0)

PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL SCHOOL

BOOTH DEALER WANTED. Prime instore location in busy antique mall. R2easonable rates. 3rd Floor Antiques Red Wing, MN. Call Lyle for details (612)865-7054 or Dan (651)285-6873. (BF0)

BE A CERTIFIED PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISER in one weekend. Tuition as low as $295. Free catalog - (507)995-7803. Continental Appraisal School, PO Box 346, Mankato, MN 56002. www.AuctioneerSchool. com. (0)

DEALER SPACE AVAILABLE SERVICES NEW ANTIQUES, VINTAGE and COLLECTIBLES SHOP opening in downtown Osseo looking for dealers to rent floor space. Great opportunity to get in on

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JOE’S CHANDELIER CLEANING, LLC. Chandelier cleaning, rewiring, & repair services. Insured. Free local estimates. Joe Schwab, Proprietor. (651)3389515 or jschwab22@ comcast.net. (7) DOLL REPAIR & APPRAISALS: Demi’s Doll Studio and Hospital: www.demisdollstudio.com. / demisdollstudio@comcast. net. (BF5)

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CHAIR CANING, starting at $1/hole. Wicker repair, rush, seat weaving. Only 1 hour from Mpls. Debbie (507)9645887, DebGaryW@ gmail.com. (4)

Estate & Consignment

Auctions

TWIN CITIES LEADING AUCTION GALLERY

Annual Antique, Garden, Cabin & Porch Auction

Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday night each month starting at 6 p.m. Auction preview Tuesday 4-8 p.m. & Wednesday 2-6 p.m.

Preview: Sunday 4pm - 8pm & Monday 10am - 6pm

This month’s auctions: June 3rd & 17th

June 1 • Monday 6 pm

Live auctions held in our new modern auction gallery located at: 324 Summit Ave • Center City, MN

Estate & Antique Auction June 8 • Monday 6 pm

Preview: Sunday 4pm - 8pm & Monday 10am - 6pm

12 miles east of Forest Lake, MN ~OR~ 9 miles west of St. Croix Falls, WI

Fine Art & Estate Auction

Moe Auction Service, LLC check out our full auction listing Go to: MoeAuctionService.com

June 29 • Monday 6 pm

Preview: Sunday 4pm - 8pm & Monday 10am - 6pm

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15% buyer’s premium charged on all purchases Visa, MasterCard & Discover accepted

Lic. #82-73

25 YEARS EXPERIENCE BUYING & SELLING 2556 E 7th Ave, N. St. Paul, MN 55109 • 651-770-6175 • Fax: 651-770-6906

FANTASTIC ANTIQUE TO MODERN DOLL, BEAR & ORIGINAL ARTIST SHOWS bring the Mermaid Event Center in Mounds View alive in February, May, September, and November! www.CPromotionsPlus. com (SCH)

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 6th & 7th and July 4th & 5th. Sat: Noon - 5pm; Sun: 7am - 4pm. Admission: $5 each day. Children 12 and under FREE with parents. Parking FREE. Information: (630)3772252 or www.KaneCountyFleaMarket.com. (TFN)

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• Indoor Auctions • Concessions • Climate Controlled

Auctioneers: J Stevens MN Lic #19-160 K Stevens #19-159

EstatE ConsignmEnt auCtions thursdays 6pm Preview Wednesday 11am - 8pm and thursday noon - 6pm

• June 11 •

(Featuring Firearms, Military & Collectibles)

• June 18 •

(Antique & Collectible Consignment Auction)

• June 25 •

(Antique & Collectible Consignment Auction) (NOTE: No Auction June 4)

1149 4th St. S. • Cannon Falls, MN

507-263-7373

Live auctions with real-time online bidding at:

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PO Box 411 • Sauk Centre, MN 56378 • Phone: (320) 351-6399 • Fax: (320) 352-5647

PUBLISHER Paul Post Paul@TheOldTimes.com

MANAGING EDITOR Linda Simpkins Linda@TheOldTimes.com

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Anniversary The Premier Journal of Vintage, Collectible and Antique Wonders in the Midwest

June 2015

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Circular box with allegorical scenes, 1860. 2¼ in. d., $900-1000.

Interior of circular box, with bird illustration.

Smack Dab

have gone into their creation. Collectors value Viennese enamels not only for what they are— sumptuously realized objets d’art—but also for what they represent: artwork that celebrates the past by melding it with the future. That’s a worthy goal for art in any age.

Cont. from page 19

START THE SEASON RIGHT... ...with a trip to the Brainerd Lakes Area! For a FREE 2015 Guide & Map - Fresh off the Press e-mail: asebasky@arvig.net

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Paper Collector the

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Vintage Collectible Paper Items

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

2nd level now open! 30+ dealers hours mon - fri 10am - 6pm sat 10am - 4pm

320-257-3387

320.251.2171 Open Daily 9:30 am-6 pm Sat. til 4 pm Closed Sun.

26 North 7th Avenue Downtown St. Cloud

(Across from the Court House)

deerwoodantiques.com

Bob Novak & Scott Berg shop: 218-534-3700 • cell: 218-838-0611 buy - sell - consign - appraisals - internet sales

Little Falls

Abbey House Antiques

28 W. Main St. Crosby, MN 56441

(or by chance or appointment)

~ Featuring American Art Pottery ~ 23650 Forest Road Mission furniture, lighting, P.O. Box 574 cabin style antiques, Deerwood, MN 56444-0574 decoys and lures

Swanville Spring iS here ~ take a road trip! We’re open for the 2015 SeaSon! With LotS of neW inVentorY pLUS boat dockS, boat LiftS & Storage ShedS! Something for everyone! Tuesday thru Friday: 10-5; Sat: 9-5

Antiques

Quality Antiques & Original Art in a Gallery Setting Fridays & Saturdays 10am to 4pm

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OPEN YEAR ROUND! HAllett Antique emporium

collection of his columns, and the upcoming Lost in the ’50s. Please address inquiries to donaldbrian@msn.com

Worth The Trip!

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Open

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Other Hours by Chance or Appointment

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Fenton Glassware!

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(320) 743-5950 From St. Cloud: Take Hwy 10 south to Clear Lake. From I-94: Take Exit 178 (Clearwater) then North 3 mi on Hwy 24.

We’re 1 block South of Hwy 10 in downtown Clear Lake.

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Enamel and bronze chamber stick, 2 in. h. x 2 in. d., 1860. $750-850.

The most complete listing of Antiques Shops, Shows, and Markets in the Midwest!

June 2015

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Minnesota dealers sponsor early June vetted show

--PRESS RELEASE ST. PAUL, MINN.-The Minnesota Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) is holding its 11th annual Antiques and Decorative Arts Show in the Fine Arts Building on the Minnesota State Fair Grounds, 1442 Cosgrove Street in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $6. Admission, Free parking. say Organizers dealers will again bring quality antiques, from fine to vintage and

“The VinTage Jewelry ColleCTion” “Come and see our full collection at great prices.”

Now showing at:

Sue’s Country Cottage 240 Central Ave, Osseo, MN

Wednesday-Friday: 10 am-6 pm • Saturday: 10 am-4 pm

Don’t forget to see us at the Antique Mall of Rogers!

Besides items from Minnesota’s own Handicraft Guild, the MADA show will feature works from all over the world.

smalls to furniture, to “Minnesota’s only vetted show.”

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Walnut show claims Father’s Day weekend --PRESS RELEASE 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. This year they are presenting their 33rd

28353 U.S. Highway 169 Onamia, MN 56359

763-360-2629

annual Walnut Antique Show from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, June 19; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 20; and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 21. Admission and parking, free. For information, log on to www. walnutantiqueshow. com

~ Multi Dealer Store ~ ~ 2 Historic Buildings Full ~ (763) 263-8188 • www.PedalInnAntiques.com Open 7 Days A Week 12180 Hancock St. 10am - 6pm BECKER

Antiques Monticello

K & K Collectibles Buy • Sell

763-428-0101 KRCollectibles@yahoo.com

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

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I-94 Exit 193, north 6 blks. to corner of Hwy. 25 and River St. MONTICELLO (763)295-4444 Open 7 Days A Week

Mon-Sat 10am to 6pm • Sun 10am to 5pm

GATEWAY Antique Mall • 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.) www.Gateway-AntiqueMall.com

Elk River Orono Lake

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OPEN EVERY DAY 10am - 6pm

Hidden Lake

Big Lake

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Albertville

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763-441-1818

North Branch

65 Elk Lake

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Downtown Elk River 309 Jackson Ave • Elk River, MN 55330

Silver Lake

Rice Lake

St. Cloud-12

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Rush City

Clear Lake

Downtown

Princeton

Rush Lake

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Pine City

(Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays)

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

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

169

Two levels of antiques housed in our historic brick barn.

106 Walnut Street

(763) 295-5556 Open 7 Days A Week - 10am to 5pm

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Great Antiquing on the Way “Up North!”

Unique & One-of-aKind!

(14 miles N of Junction 23 & 169)

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Albertville Crow River

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20 min. from the Twin Cities

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60 DEALERS on TWO FLOORS

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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

The BIG White House Antiques & Vintage

A Beautifully Renovated 110 Year Old Historic Mansion filled with great stuff!

OPEN: Mon-Sat: 10-5:30; Sun: 11-5

1900 3rd Ave. South, Anoka, MN 55303 (763) 506-0562

www.AntiquesOnMainAnoka.com

AMORÉ ANTIQUES ALWAYS OPEN! Mon-Sat: 10aM-5:30pM Sun: 11aM-5pM

Over 50 dealers on two levels!

Open 7 Days

9am to 6pm Wed & Thurs, 9am to 8pm 212 East Main, Anoka

(763) 323-3990

OPEN DAILY

7,800 Sq. Ft. oF JoY!

10 A.M. T 5:30 P.M O .

2008 2nd Avenue Downtown, Anoka, MN 55303

763-576-1871

www.AmoreAntiques.com

320-369-4489

ANTIQUES AUCTION

9:00 a.m., SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2015 BUILDING 35, OLMSTED COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

ROCHESTER, MN

Preview: 5:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, June 19, and from 8:00 a.m. on auction day. We are pleased to offer at auction antiques, fine furniture & furnishings from several lifetime collections and estate properties.

Visit www.kruesel.com to view hundreds of photos and to obtain information about online bidding. Period furniture (many pcs. dating from c. 1800 New England), incl. corner cupboards, chests of drawers, desks, tables, blanket chests & chairs; Victorian furniture in walnut & oak, some w/ marble tops; Works of art: landscape & portrait oil paintings by British artists Edward King Redmore (1860-1941), Alfred Walter Williams (1824-1905), William Richards (1835-?), Thomas Rose Miles (active 1869-1906), William J. Rumb (c. 1825-?) & R.J. Mitchell; American artists Paul Conner (1881-1968) & Esther Baldwin Williams (1907-1969); French artists Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) & E. Langlois; European artists A. Kroupa & Ferenc Füzessy; early 19th cent. copy of Jean-Baptiste Greuze’s (1725-1805) Love Me Love My Dog; 80+ glass paperweights by St. Clair, Murano, Gränna Glas & others; textiles, incl. 2 dozen appliquéd quilts; 2 samplers dated 1839 & 1850; Toys, incl. Victorian rocking horses, teddy bears, German pull toys, dollhouse, child & youth furniture; Books, incl. vols. from the personal library of Dr. William J. Mayo (1861-1939, co-founder of Mayo Clinic); many misc. items, incl. advertising pcs., stoneware, clocks, firkens, splint baskets (& other primitives), oriental rugs, tramp art frames, glass & china & much more.

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

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% buyers premium on all purchases. ALL ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED DAY OF AUCTION.