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Clocks tell brothers’ story
Joseph and Frank Bily with one of their favorite creations, the Village Blacksmith clock. The idea for the clock came from a Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem of the same name. One verse tells of “children coming home from school” who “look in at the open door,” as we do here.
Joe Bily was the engineer who created the design for each clock and figured out how the parts would fit together. His brother Frank took the plans and executed them in hand-carved and sawed pieces, which Joe would then assemble. (Photos courtesy of the Bily Clocks Museum)
by Britt Aamodt SPILLVILLE, IOWA--The Bily brothers, Frank and Joseph, grew up on a farm outside Spillville, Iowa. The town was known for its Czech population and an 1893 visit by renowned Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. By the time the brothers died, however, Spillville was also known for their clocks. Every year, thousands make the trek to the Bily Clocks Museum to encounter their awe-inspiring timepieces. They boast intricate fretwork, carvings, moveable The mammoth clocks crowd the walls of the museum. Originally, the
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brothers engineered their clocks to chime on the hour. But in a museum setting the noise was too much. So they installed chords that can be pulled to bring the music and moving figures to life.
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Frank and Joseph where young men working a 128-acre farm in rural Iowa when the idea to carve and assemble clocks came to them. Neither had any training, but that didn’t stop them from producing the Creation Clock (1913), their first and a masterpiece of delicate fretwork and biblical symbology.
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parts, and music. The marvel is that this creative outpouring came from two brothers of moderate education who never traveled more than 35 miles from home. The story began in 1913, when a Norwegian neighbor asked Frank and Joe to insert a mechanism in the clock he’d carved. They did and discovered a project that suited them—and an appreciative audience right at home. “They had a disabled brother,
This scale model of the Little Brown Church of Nashua, Iowa, features a hand-carved wedding party and a bride and groom who circuit the building to the door for their happy moment.
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Moorhead Antique Mall celebrates with give-aways --PRESS RELEASE MOORHEAD, MINN.—The Moorhead Antique Mall and An Old Friends Cottage will celebrate 20 years in business with an open house and storewide holiday sale. The sale
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Hopkins shops sponsor 11th holiday stroll --PRESS RELEASE H O P K I N S , MINN.--To bring in the holidays, five downtown Hopkins antiques shops are banding together to put on the 11th Annual Hopkins Antiques
listed here in the or- Mainstreet; Surprise See page 10 for hours der they are found on Me!, 1019 Mainstreet. of individual shops. the street: Blake AnALBANY COUNTRY tiques, 901 Mainstreet; FLORAL, GIFTS & Pink Elephant, 911 ANTIQUES Mainstreet; Antiques on Mainstreet, 913 401 RAILROAD AVE Mainstreet; Hopkins ALBANY, MN 56301 Antique Mall, 1008 320-845-4776
Stroll over one threeday weekend: Friday, November 13; Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15. Over 600 dealers stock their wares along Hopkins’s Mainstreet at participating shops,
--PRESS RELEASE ROCK ISLAND, ILL. & DES MOINES, IOWA--The fall Antique Spectacular Show is coming to Rock Island, Ill. Friday, November 6; Saturday, November 7, and Sunday, November 8 at the Eden Valley 08-11-08 QCCA Expo Center Lost & Found at 2621 4th Ave. and Richmond 200 State St. N (Highways 55 & 22) Belgrade An Old Times Antiques Trail 23Map to Des Moines, Iowa, Cold (320) 453-5678 22 Spring Mon-Sat 9:30 - 5:30 Friday, November 20; 71 Paynesville It’s Worth The Drive! 55 Saturday. November 9 Watkins 9 Eden Benson 21, and Sunday, NoValley New 4 104 Paynesville London vember 22 in the Ani12 10 3 3 10 27 The Antique Cellar mal Learning Center at Spicer 22 305 Augusta Ave E. 33rd and E. UniverWillmar (320) 243-7605 12 Litchfield sity at the Iowa State 7 Days/wk: Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5 Fair. Closed Mondays Jan-Apr. We Buy! 22 71 Hours for both • Raymond Spicer 59 23 shows are Friday from Montevideo Clara City 7 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; SaturBelltower Antique Mall day from 10 a.m. to 6 118 Lake Ave N 22 4 p.m., and Sunday from Granite (320) 796-5515 Falls Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 212 25 Dealers. For information, 212 Willmar Granite Falls contact Kimberly Schilling at 712-326- Prairie Mercantile L&J’s Antiques Long Lake Antiques 9964 or log on to an- 110 E U.S. 212 • (320) 564-9094 614 Benson Ave SW 8879 Long Lake Road tiquespectacular.com 7 Days/wk: Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-4 (1 Blk N of Hwy 12 and 7th Street W.) (Off County 27 - 5 mi. N of Willmar)
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Maybe I’d do better writing cookbooks by Joan Sween Many may not know it, but I write other types of fiction besides columns; I have two novels, 20 plays and some short stories to my credit. Much of my work has been done with a weekly writers group on Tuesdays containing By Joan Sween three other writers-Carol, Monica and Debbie. We each read the previous week, and others offer what we have written the
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Having just finished a play featuring a ghost who was still peeved about the final days of his life and determined to take his ire out on all who still had a pulse, I was not inclined to write anything grim for my next effort. When it came my turn to present, I said to the others, “I’m beginning a humorous novel about a joke writer for a famous comedian. The book begins with him telling a joke.” I began to read: A bear walked into an antiques shop- “How did he do that? Bears can’t turn knobs.” Monica. I revised the beginning. As the automatic door swished open, a bear walked into an antiques shop--. “How did he walk in? Upright or on all fours?” Carol. I tweaked it again. As the automatic door swished open, a bear walked upright into an
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No participle is allowed to dangle; no compound noun is left without a hyphen; no negative sneaks in doubling down; all pronouns have previous referents, and nothing-absolutely nothing--is allowed to exist without an explanation or a back story.
door swished open, a bear who lived nearby in a mixed ethnic neighborhood and didn’t need a car, walked upright into an antiques shop--. “Did this bear have a wife and children?” Carol. As the automatic door swished open, a lady bear wearing a designer pant suit with pockets that could hold car keys if she had driven, but who lived nearby in a mixed ethnic neighborhood and didn’t need a car, walked upright into an antiques shop--. “A designer pant suit? Where did she get it? No shops sell bear sizes. I mean, Lulu Richardson had to wear nothing but loose shifts until she lost all that weight.” Debbie. As the automatic door swished open, a lady bear with a lovely shape from being with Jenny Craig for a year, wearing a designer pant suit with pockets that could hold car keys if she had driven, but who lived nearby in a mixed ethnic neighborhood and didn’t need a car, walked upright into an antiques shop! “Which Jenny
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Carved in 1915-16, the Apostles clock introduces moving figures. On the hour, the 12 apostles file past Jesus for his blessing.
Bily Clocks
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Jonathan, who went wild when the chimes went off,” said Carol Riehl, museum director. “So they decided to make a clock for him.” That first clock was
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Cont. on page 8/9 Sometimes called the Bily brothers’ masterpiece, The American Pioneer clock (1927) resembles an antique wardrobe in scale and heft. Made of European cherry wood, it weighs in at 500 pounds and presents a bas-relief story of American pioneer life through 57 panels.
The Struggle for Time clock, black walnut with 7 Rush white holly trim. Different woods rather than City varnishes bring in color accents.
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Frank Bily, the brother whose hands carved the designs on all their clocks, stands in front of the American Pioneer clock, which features 57 panels depicting the life and work of the pioneer.
Frank and Joe’s younger sister Anna ran the clock tours at the Bily farm. The brothers planned to leave her the collection so she’d have an income. When she died suddenly in 1943, Frank and Joe wanted to burn the clocks. Only a neighbor’s quick work stopped them.
The Paradise clock hearkens back to the biblical stories of creation and the Garden of Eden.
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In 1946, the Bily brothers found a home for their clocks and other works in downtown Spillville, Iowa. The brick building was already a tourist landmark as the temporary home of Czech composer Antonin Dvorak, who lived there with his family in 1893. The museum displays Dvorak memorabilia on the second floor.
crowned the peaked roof. Figures from Cont. from page 7/8 Genesis mingled in a a masterpiece. They paradise of white holly called it the Creation and mahogany foliage. Clock. Fretwork More clocks
Bily Clocks
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Frank and Joe collected strips of wood from all over the world to create their clocks and carvings. They used shingles and siding from old houses for some bas-relief panels, like this one of the First Thanksgiving.
followed. The brothers split the labor. Joe, who had the engineer’s mind, drew the plans. Frank did the carving. Because Jonathan couldn’t lift his head, they designed large clocks that were eyecatching from bottom to top tier. And they included music. On the hour, discs turned inside the cabinets and poured out popular tunes of the day. The brothers equipped another clock with 14 bells that rang out church hymns. In 1915, Frank and Joe incorporated moving figures in their
Apostles’ clock. When A similar theme the mechanism organized the 1921-22 triggered, hand-carved apostles filed past Jesus Bily Clocks Cont. on page 10 for his blessing. ue, Many Uniq inds! One-of-a-K
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a monsignor, a monk, a choirboy, the Virgin Mary, and gargoyles. Apostles Parade clock. Word of the Bily In this one, the apostles clocks spread throughappeared in the doors out the neighboring and windows of a towns and counties. church, which was “By the 1920s, they populated by a bishop, were getting so many visitors, they couldn’t get their farm work done,” said Riehle,Presenting who A Collective wrote a short history of the Time brothers for Style the Capsule museum guidebook. Through “That’s when they decided to charge ten Furnishings, cents for a tour, hoping that Jewelr might y,keep some ANTIQUE VINTAGE of the people away.” FURNISHINGS Ar t. the crowd kept But 707 W. 34th Street JEWELRY and ART growing, and the MinneapoliS, Mn 55408 brothers kept carving. 3252 L yndaLe ave S. SATurdAy 10:00 am - 5:00 pm 612-827-8043 TheyThurSdAy used - the long, In the TimeS by Historic White Castle #8 slowOTher winters forChAnCe their Or APPOinTmenT clock making. They MinneapoLiS, Mn 55408 found their themes and 612-827-8043 images in newspapers and books. www.XcentricGoods.com The year after The Village Blacksmith clock. In this piece, the Thurs-Sat: 11am-5pm Charles Lindbergh’s blacksmith hammers on a plowshare, while the Sun: 12-4pm
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Frank had been a habitual whittler since childhood. His father would catch him lagging behind in the field to carve the fence posts. That habit served him well when he sat at the kitchen table on long winter nights and translated Joe’s clock designs into these detailed figures.
Bily Clocks
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trans-Atlantic flight, they produced the Lindbergh clock. The body, made from black walnut, mimics the shape of his plane and encloses a bust of the famed Minnesota-born pilot. The brothers’
interest in history found expression in the American Pioneer History clock. It was a labor of love, which took four years to complete and stood over eight feet. Fiftyseven bas-relief panels illustrate individuals (Sacajawea), symbols (the Liberty Bell) and historical trends
(frontier settlers on a homestead and the first plowing and mining). Eventually, Frank and Joe had to move the collection to an outbuilding. Younger sister Anna collected the money and gave tours. They planned to leave the collection to her so she’d have an In 1930, the brothers were given a broken-apart Swedish clock to fix. They income after their repaired it and added the carved base and wreath circling the clock face.
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deaths. But pneumonia carried her away first. The brothers never married. Their parents and siblings had been their family. Now only their mother remained. In despair, they built a bonfire to burn the clocks. But a neighbor stopped them in time. In 1946, the clocks found a home in nearby Spillville in the house
Bily Clocks
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Good news only, please. Greeting card for a World War II serviceman, $5-7.
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Restored World War II military planes offer an opportunity to briefly experience the past. Visitors to the Wings of Freedom Tour, sponsored by the Collings Foundation, can tour, ride in, and even, (for a hefty price), pilot one of the vintage aircraft, “Betty Jane,” a P51-C Mustang. (Don’t worry: there are dual controls!)
cards were soon replaced by “V-Mail,” a speedier means of keeping in touch with those stationed overseas. Letters written on “V” (for “Victory”) mailers were reduced to 16 mm microfilm for overseas transport. For members of the Armed Forces, V-Mail postage was free. And, thanks to the booklet “How To Write Love Letters,” even the most
With war production booming, the War Manpower Commission encouraged women to take jobs outside the home. By war’s end, they comprised over Cont. on page 16 35% of the domestic labor force. Posters like this recruited them. $200-225.
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A lumber baron Christmas --PRESS RELEASE LITTLE FALLS, MINN.,-- Come take a self-guided tour of “Deck the Halls” at Linden Hill’s 9th
Annual Christmas at the Mansions in Little Falls, Minn., from Monday, November 27 through Sunday, December 6. The
American Antiques - 19th to 20th Century Lighting, Jewelry, Auctioneering Service Consulting and Restorations
www.kruesel.com
Telephone: 507-289-8049 email: kruesel@msn.com
22 - 3rd St. Southwest Rochester, MN 55902
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turn of the 20th century, will be decked out for the holidays, and Laura Jane’s Gift Shoppe will be open in the schoolhouse. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Adults, $12; Young adults 12-17, $5; Children 11 and A bulb from the Musser under, free. collection. Located at 608 Musser and Highland Ave. Call 320-616-5580 Weyerhaeuser Mansions, built by or log on to www. lumber barons at the linden-hill.org.
Souvenir song folio for Irving Berlin’s allmilitary revue, “This Is The Army,” which featured the hit ballad “I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen.” Among the show’s cast members: Irving Berlin! $25-30.
bashful soldier could make his intentions clear to a stateside sweetheart. Among its tips: “How To Say The Most In A V-Mail Letter.” Did it work? Well, it did for the girl in the ad, who exuberantly exclaims, “Why this is wonderful! It’s the most beautiful love letter that Jim ever wrote me!” For the militarily clueless, there were publications such as
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Antiquing with the
Original Pioneers in
Gold Rush Country Follow the I-35 /Hwy 52 / I-90 Loop NORTHFIELD
Open 7 Days A Week M-Sat 11-6, Th 11-8, Sun 12-5
350 22nd St. - Zumbrota
(507) 732-5321
31284 64th Avenue Path (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
FARIBAULT
Keepers
ANTIQUE STORE
224 Central Avenue • Faribault, MN
507-334-7673
A Complete Line of General Antiques “Victorian to Vintage” HOURS: Monday - Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Antiques of the Midwest Antiques and Collectibles Featuring a wide variety of genuine antiques offered by multiple dealers
Hours Mon-Sat 10am - 4pm • Sun Noon - 4pm (Closed Mondays - December - March)
Phone: (507) 377-8212 • (507) 456-3699
General Line of Antiques & Collectibles
OPEN DAILY • 50 Dealers
1161 4th Street S • Cannon Falls, MN 55009 Midway between Rochester & the Twin Cities. East of Hwy. 52 on County 24 Blvd., then N. on 4th St. 3/4 mile. Next to John Deere.
(507) 263-0352
ALBERT LEA
After Hours
218 S Washington Ave • Albert Lea, MN
ORONOCO
MEMORY MAkER ANtIquES
416 S. Division • Northfield, MN
507-664-9599
Minnesota Iowa
Minnesota Iowa
ZUMBROTA
CANNON FALLS
Antiques of northfield
Harmony
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
Specializing in Investment-quality Antiques. From MN-52 at Zumbrota, take the MN-58 exit and turn south. In 2 blocks take the first right after McDonalds. Memory Maker is 2 blocks west on the right.
• Winter Hours • Dec 1-May 31 • Open Daily: Mon-Sat: 10-4 • Sun: Noon-4
MANTORVILLE
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
RACINE, MN
ANTIQUE MANOR
30+ DEALERS — OPEN DAILY Mon-Sat 9:30-5:30 • Sun 12:00-5:30 (Closed Mondays - December - March)
Hwy 52 - Oronoco • (Exit # 64-follow signs)
(507) 367-2600
SPECIALIzING IN quALITY ANTIquES & COLLECTIBLES fOR EvERYONE
ROCHESTER
Old Rooster Antiques
106 N. Broadway Rochester, MN 55906
507-287-6228
Mon-Fri: 10am-6pm • Sat-Sun: 10am-5pm Furniture Basement Now Open!
Over 20 quality dealers featuring pottery, glassware, stoneware, china, furniture, doll repair, & lamp parts.
HARMONY 135 Booths offering a selection of 90,000 items
RETIREMENT SALE! T hrough N ovember 1 sT ~ M on • T hurs • F ri • s aT ~ 10am to 4pm
• 507-378-7300 •
301 Hwy 63 S • Racine, MN 55967 Front Door Parking
15 minutes S of Rochester on Hwy #63 OR I-90 Exit 209A then 5 mi S on Hwy #63
Under New Management!
Open Daily 10am -5pm
50 Industrial Blvd NE 507-888-6660
www.GenerationsOfHarmony.com
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Experience a Farmhouse Christmas in Waseca, Minnesota
SummerHouse Farm
Please Join Us At the Barn
November 12, 13, 14
Festive & Fun Holiday Open House
With nylon in short supply during World War II, Vogue Picture Records offered this “Serenade To A Pair Of Nylons,” by the Charlie Shavers Quintet. $100-125.
10 am-5 pm
November 13-14 • 10 am-4 pm
The Barn Will Be Aglow With the Sights & Scents of Christmas!!! Fresh Spruce Tips, Charlie Brown Trees, and One-On-A-Kind Farmhouse Finds, Cottage, Architectural and Holiday Spendor Await!
Seasonal decorating ideas... vintage finds...trees...stockings...candles...wreaths ornaments and treats for giving
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were not in order. According to the Dictionary, that G.I. The War Dictionary to Joe was on KP (kitchen help them out. If your police) duty, washing favorite G.I dishes! correspondent was doing time as a “pearl Smack Dab Cont. on page 18 diver,” congratulations Cont. from page 16
612.599.8042
SummerHouse Farm
www.FarmhouseInThecity1890.com 111 N. State St. • Waseca, MN 56093
2412 N State St • Waseca MN 56093 (507) 461-0328 summerhousefarmwaseca.com
Open EVERY Saturday 10am - 4pm AND Every 2nd Friday and Saturday each Month 10am - 4pm
Open Weekly Thursday-Saturday 10-5 • Closing for the season Dec. 5, 2015
Antiquing in
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MANKATO OPEN Wed-Sat 11-5
• Truman
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
615 South Front Street 507-345-7551
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Cell: 507-340-5794 • Handcrafted items Cell: 507-340-5794 Light Lunch 19075 Rapidan Avenue 19075 Rapidan Ave., Serving • Gifts • Antiques Downtown Rapidan56001 Many Downtown Rapidan, andnew Desserts “old” items!
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507-278-4808 507-278-4808
SLEEPY EYE
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Buying & Selling Quality antiQueS eState Buying & Moving Service
Depot Antiques
OPEN YEAR ROUND MON - FRI: 10 - 5 SAT: 10 - 2
A Historic RR Freight Depot full of antiques!
507-776-4099 507-848-3238
OPEN YEAR-ROUND by Chance or Appointment.
200 Oak Street Sleepy Eye, MN 56085
Doug Pelzel, Owner
(507) 794-5275 (507) 766-1961
September 13, 14 & 15 Wed - Sat: 9 -&4 22 September 20, 21 Sun: 1 - 4 Thursday-Saturday Other times 10 am - 4open pm by Chance or Appointment! Other times by chance A Lovely Collection of or appointment
Handiwork
28 N Minnesota St. New Ulm, MN 56073
Occasional Nov 11 - 15 Sale18 Dates Nov - 22
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A large selection of glass, porcelain, pottery, furniture, jewelry, pictures, lamps, books, primitives & more.
MANKATO
* Quilts * Rugs * Furniture * Jewelry
ANTIQUES PLUS
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Fairmont
126 W Ciro St. Truman, MN 56088
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Old Town Antiques & Mercantile
521 N. Riverfront Dr. Mankato, MN 56001
Hours: Wed-Fri 11-5 • Sat 11-4 Sun Noon- 5 Antiques • Collectibles Bobble-heads Memorabilia • Twins for sale.
MANKATO
Broad Street Antiques
•vintage • home decor • gifts • upcycled • repurposed • furniture •Country Chic paint retailer
(507) 386-0600
All in a Historic Building in a Charming Neighborhood.
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.
JANESVILLE
Ms. Mac's Antiques 100 North Main Street Janesville, MN (507) 317-2457
Wed thru Sat: 10:30am - 4:30pm An “ever-changing” variety of country and primitives uniquely displayed in a century-old building.
1434 N. Broad St., Mankato 507-291-5528
Wed - Sat 11-5 pm, Sun. 12-4 pm
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
a DestinatiOn shOp! 5,000 sq. ft. Of shOpping!
Collectibles • Antiques • Home Decor Gifts Like us on facebook!
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Many Americans wanted to do something more for the enlisted men and women passing through their communities. That desire to spread good cheer gave birth to military-only “canteens.” The canteen concept began in New York City, with the American Theatre Wing’s Stage Door
“Cleminsons of California” coffee mug (left), depicting a smiling soldier. 4¼ in. h., $20-25. Reverse of Cleminsons mug, with patriotic slogan. 3rd
Floor
Kick off your Holiday Antiques Shopping at
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“Grow your own for victory!” House Beautiful’s Practical Gardener, a “Victory Gardener’s Handbook.” The 1943 cover illustration is by Katharine Burton.
Canteen. Here, Broadway stars performed for, danced with, and served snacks to, visiting service personnel. The canteens soon spread to California, with the opening of the Hollywood Canteen, a project spearheaded by
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2000 Old West Main • Red Wing, MN 55066
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651-388-3087
at Pottery Place Antiques (Miss Molly too!)
651-388-7765
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Antiquing in the
2000 Old West Main • Red Wing, MN
Bette Davis. Soon, small-town canteens dotted America, with everyday folk making the days brighter for transient troops. One of the bestknown, Nebraska’s
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570th Ave. Plum City
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OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK • Mon-Sat: 10-6, Sun: 11-5 www.thirdfloorantiques.crappietomtackle.com
Co-author of 3 books on Red Wing Pottery
www.larrysjugs.com
507-474-7030 Email: Treasures@hbci.com 1023 Sugar Loaf Rd • Winona, MN
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“Honoring the construction and fighting men of the U.S. Navy”: Sheet music for “Song of the Seabees” by Peter De Rose and Sam M. Lewis, 1942. $20-25.
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North Platte Canteen, offered coffee, sandwiches, and smokes to those traveling the Union Pacific Railroad route. At its peak, the North Platte Canteen played host to over 8,000 visitors daily, once
serving 2,000 soldiers within 30 minutes! Of course, civilians needed moraleboosting too. Patriotism and entertainment often combined. Many Hollywood stars tirelessly toured the country promoting the sale of war bonds. Attend a rally, buy a bond, and anything
of rationing—just in time for the end of the episode!) The message was clear. In the words of one radio promo, “No matter who we are, or where we hail from, we’re all Americans. We’re all in this together. Working together, we can succeed.” World War II home
Staying healthy on the home front included nutritious “Victory Lunches.” This lunch box-shaped cookbook was offered by Omar Bread. $10-15.
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could happen. Glamorous Dorothy Lamour might invite you onstage for a kiss; bubbly Betty Grable might ask you to jitterbug, or sultry Marlene Dietrich might enchant you by playing a tune on her musical saw! Radio programs served as the comfort food of the times. When days seemed darkest, soothing vocalists such as Dinah Shore, Kate Smith, and Bing Crosby offered the promise of a better tomorrow. Comedian Bob Hope provided ongoing reminders that it was all
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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 55378-0411, 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.\
ROCK ISLAND, IL: Antique Spectacular, sponsored by Melting Pot Productions, Inc. November 6th, 7th, & 8th. Fri 5pm-9pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 11am-4pm. QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Ave. Admission: $7. Info.: (712)326-9964 or Kim@AntiqueSpectacular.com or visit www.AntiqueSpectacular.com. Page 20. NOVEMBER 16, 2015 - NOVEMBER 22, 2015 DES MOINES, IA: Antique Spectacular, sponsored by Melting Pot Productions, Inc. November 20th, 21st, & 22nd. Fri 5pm-9pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 11am4pm. Iowa State Fairgrounds, Animal Learning Center, East 33rd St. & East University Ave. (Exit at I-235/University). Admission: $7. Info.: (712)3269964 or Kim@AntiqueSpectacular.com or visit www. AntiqueSpectacular.com. Page 20
MAJOR ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES SHOWS / SALES / MARKETS
MONTHLY MARKETS & OCCASIONAL SALES
OCTOBER 26, 2015 - NOVEMBER 1, 2015
OCTOBER 26, 2015 - NOVEMBER 1, 2015
MOUNDS VIEW, MN: Antique To Modern Dolls, Bears, & Original Artists Show & Sale. Sponsored by C Promotions Plus. Sunday, November 1st, 10am 3:30pm. Mermaid Event Center, 2200 County Road H (Just off 35W on County Road H & Highway 10). Admission: Adults: $5; Under 12: FREE. Info.: (612)6691613 or www.CPromotionsPlus.com. Page 11
ROCHESTER, MN: Mayo Civic Center Flea Market. Sunday, March 24; 10am-4pm. 30 Civic Center Dr. Admission: $2; FREE parking at all meters and ramps. R. Townsend, Mgr. Info: (641)832-2700 or (507)2691473 Website: www.IridescentHouse.com.
NOVEMBER 2, 2015 - NOVEMBER 8, 2015
SHAKOPEE, MN: How Quaint - A 4-Day Market held each month. November 12th, 13th, 14th & 15th. Thurs: 9am-7pm, Fri: 9am-6pm, Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 11am4pm. 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 14.
WAUKESHA, WI: Lake Country Antique Show. November 6th, 7th, & 8th; Fri. 5pm-9pm, Sat. 10am5pm, Sun. 11am-4pm. Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Road, (I-94 Exit 294 (Hwy J), then south 1 mi. to Northview Rd, then 1/2 mile to show entrance). Admission: Adults $8; Children (15 and under) FREE. Tickets valid all three days. Catered Food & Desserts; Friday Night cash bar. Info.: (262)968-4913 or www. AntiquesCenterAtWales.com. Page 11
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.) Ongoing - Ending November 19, 2015 Center City, MN– Moe Auction Service Online Auction– P 21 November 2, 2015 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Estate & Antique Auction– P 21 November 4, 2015 Wednesday 6:00 pm Center City, MN– Moe Auction Service Estate & Consignment Auction– P 21 November 5, 2015 Thursday ** 5:30 pm ** Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Estate Consignment Auction– P 21 November 9, 2015 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Estate & Antique Auction– P 21 November 14, 2015 Saturday 9:30 am Chisago City, MN– Moe Auction Service Old Farm Estate Live Auction– P 21 November 18, 2015 Wednesday 6:00 pm Center City, MN– Moe Auction Service Estate & Consignment Auction– P 21 November 19, 2015 Thursday ** 5:30 pm ** Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Estate Consignment Auction– P 21 November 30, 2015 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Fine Art & Estates Auction– P 21 December 4, 2015 Friday 10:00 am Day 1of 2 Tomah, WI– Miller Antiques & Auction Co. Large Advertising & Breweriana Auction– P 28 December 5, 2015 Saturday 9:00 am Day 2of 2 Tomah, WI– Miller Antiques & Auction Co. Large Advertising & Breweriana Auction– P 28
NOVEMBER 9, 2015 - NOVEMBER 15, 2015
NOVEMBER 16, 2015 - NOVEMBER 22, 2015 APPLE VALLEY, MN: Haupt Antiek Market: “Vintage Christmas”. November 19th, 20th, 21st & 22nd. Thurs: 9am-8pm, Fri: 9am-7pm, Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 11am4pm. 7570 147th St West. Info.: (651)329-3871; or Deb@ HauptAntiek.com, or www.HauptAntiek.com. Page 14. FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. November 19th, 20th, 21st & 22nd. Thurs, Fri, & Sat: 10am-6pm, Sun: 11am-4pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www.VintageMarketplace.org. Page 14. NOVEMBER 23, 2015 - NOVEMBER 29, 2015 APPLE VALLEY, MN: Haupt Antiek SPECIAL Market: “Small Business Saturday”. Saturday, November 28th, 10am-4pm. 7570 147th St W, Apple Valley, MN. Info.: (651)329-3871; or Deb@HauptAntiek.com, or www. HauptAntiek.com. Page 14. SHAKOPEE, MN: How Quaint SPECIAL Market: “Small Business Saturday”. Saturday, November 28th, 9am5pm. 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 14.
ST. PAUL, MN: The Minnesota Museum of American Art features the following: New Visions: Works from the Permanent Collection, ongoing. The Minnesota Museum of American Art is located in St. Paul’s historic Landmark Center, 2nd floor, 75 W. 5th St. Hours are 11am - 4pm, Tues-Sat, (‘til 7:30 p.m. Thursday), 1-5 p.m. Sun, (closed Monday). For more information, call 651-292-4355 or visit www.mmaa.org. CLUB / ASSOCIATION DIRECTORY ST. PAUL, MN: Twin City Postcard Club has an informal meeting, program and trading, etc., usually the third Wednesday of the month, 6:15-9:15 p.m. For location and more information, see our website at www.TwinCityPostcardClub.com or write to 25145 Chippendale Ave, Farmington, MN 55024. HOLMEN, WI: The Coulee Region Toy Collectors Club meets quarterly in addition to hosting one annual show in December. The club focuses on all facets of toy collecting, old to new, appraising, buying, selling, trading, etc. Guests always welcome at meetings. For more information, call Rick Christenson, club director, at (877) 783-4143 or email: couleetoys@aol.com. MINNEAPOLIS, MN: The 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 collector-related 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 MINNEAPOLIS, MN: The Minnesota State Button Society meets monthly at the Textile Center of Minnesota, 3000 University Ave. SE. Meetings are at 10 a.m. with program and coffee. Guests are always welcome. Calendar of events information: check our website at www.MNButtonSociety.com or contact Sue Kilgore at (715)235-7181 or email: zanzibar@charter.net. MADISON, WI: CAS Collectors is a group of people with a common interest in Ceramic Arts Studio pottery. Complete information, including contact information, can be found on the club website at www. CASCollectors.com. 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.
FARMINGTON, MN: Vintage Marketplace - A 4-Day Market held twice each month. November 27th, 28th, & 29th. (NOTE - No Thursday market this week - Happy Thanksgiving from Vintage Marketplace!) Fri, & Sat: 10am-7pm, Sun: 11am-5pm. 302 Oak St., (Downtown Farmington). Info.: (651)463-3401; or www.VintageMarketplace.org. Page 14. SPECIAL EVENTS / MEETINGS / CONVENTIONS EXHIBITS / MUSEUMS / GALLERIES TWIN CITIES, MN: The Twin Cities Fine Arts Organization (TCFAO) is a resource on arts and events for the community. It is a nonprofit membershipbased 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. MINNEAPOLIS, MN: The American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Avenue, was founded in 1929 by Swedish newspaper publisher Swan J.Turnblad. The Turnblad mansion, which houses the Institute, is on the National Register of Historic Places. For information about hours, exhibits and programs, call (612) 871-4907.
ANTIQUE TO MODERN DOLLS, BEARS & ORIGINAL ARTISTS SHOW & SALE Sunday, November 1st
Admission: Adults $5 ($1 OFF with this ad!) Under 12 FREE!
10am - 3:30pm
Mermaid Event Center
2200 County Road H Mounds View, MN 55112
Just off 35W on Cty Rd H & Hwy 10
Info: www.CPromotionsPlus.com 612-669-1613
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CLASSIFIED ADS 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. (3) 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) 1952 UNIVERSAL SEWING MACHINE (black), in cabinet. $75.00/BO. Also, VINTAGE WHITE SEWING MACHINE (zig-zag, tan color), in cabinet. $50.00/BO. Email for pictures. (763)295-3082 or jbschoen@tds.net (0) 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/ ThreeRiversVariety. (5)
PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL SCHOOL
ANTIQUE 1800’s HOME COMFORT WOOD COOK STOVE - Black Wrought Iron. Use as a decorative display or as a working oven. “Nice condition for its age”. $1000.00/BO (763)295-3082 or jbschoen@tds.net
ANTIQUE HARDWARE, lights, doors, etc. for older homes. 2,000 sq. 2.00 ft. of inch stuff. Also, furniPhoto-classified ad ture hardware. NORTH$40.00 WEST ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE, 981 Selby Ave, St. Paul, MN. (651)644-9270 or email: pmanly8376@aol.com (TFN) WANTED WANTED TO BUY: Old comic books, Sunday funnies, toys, and old baseball cards. Call Dave: (651)503-0642 (3) MOVIE POSTERS WANTED. Highest Prices Paid. 1-sheets, lobbycards, glass slides, displays. Dwight Cleveland, POB 10922, Chicago, IL 60610-0922. (773)525-9152 / posterboss@aol.com. (11)
• Indoor Auctions • Concessions • Climate Controlled
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EstatE ConsignmEnt auCtions thursdays 5:30pm
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ANTIQUE WOOD BURNER dark brown. Great for a cabin or hunting shack. $350.00/BO (763)295-3082 or jbschoen@tds.net
BE A CERTIFIED PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISER. Free catalog - (507)995-7803. Continental Appraisal School, PO Box 346, Mankato, MN 56002. www.AuctioneerSchool. com. (0)
SERVICES JOE’S CHANDELIER 2.00 inch CLEANING, LLC. Photo-classified ad reChandelier cleaning, $40.00& repair services. wiring, Insured. Free local estimates. Joe Schwab, Proprietor. (651)3389515 or jschwab22@ comcast.net. (2) DOLL REPAIR & APPRAISALS: Demi’s Doll Studio and Hospital: www.demisdollstudio.com. / demisdollstudio@comcast. net. (BF0) CANING & WICKER REPAIR CHAIR CANING, wicker repair, rush and seat weaving. Only 1 hour from Minneapolis. FREE Estimates. Debbie (507)964-5887, DebGaryW@gmail. com. (11)
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1952 UNIVERSAL SEWand preceding SaturING MACHINE day afternoon.(black), NEXT in cabinet.October $75.00/BO. SHOWS: 31st Also, & November 1st and VINTAGE WHITE SEWDecember 5th & 6th. ING MACHINE (zig-zag, Sat: Noon - 5pm; Sun: tan color), cabinet. 7am - 4pm.in Admission: $50.00/BO. Email for $5 each day. Children pictures. (763)295-3082 12 and under FREE with or jbschoen@tds.net parents. Parking FREE. Information: (630)3772252 or www.KaneCountyFleaMarket.com. (TFN)
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1952 UNIVERSAL SEWANTIQUE SHOWS ING MACHINE (black), in & MARKETS cabinet. $75.00/BO. Also, KANE COUNTY ANVINTAGE&WHITE SEWTIQUE COLLECTING MACHINE (zig-zag, IBLE FLEA MARKET. tan color), cabinet. “Best in inthe Midwest $50.00/BO. Email for or Anywhere.” Kane pictures. (763)295-3082 County Fairgrounds, or jbschoen@tds.net
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“Rosie the Riveter,” the iconic image of the World War II working woman, celebrated in a 1942 song by Red Evans & John Jacob Loeb. $25-30.
They’re part of America’s memory Just for the fellas: “Male Call” was a racy comic strip created exclusively for book.
Even before the United States officially entered the war, comic book hero Captain Marvel, Jr., was facing off against “Captain Nazi.” June 1941 issue.
Donald-Brian Johnson is the coauthor of numerous books on design and collectibles. He’s proud to be the son of two members of the “Greatest Generation”:
American life. Seventy years on, the items still Cont. from page 19 radiate with a front memorabilia refreshingly positive celebrates a particularly energy. These aren’t 6-16-09 dusty artifacts. significant slice of just
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men in the military by “Steve Canyon” artist Milton Caniff. 1945 hardbound collection, $50-75.
Pat Johnson, and the late Charles M. Johnson Sr., USN, of Chatfield. Please address inquiries to: donaldbrian@msn. com
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Souvenir silk scarf for the girl back home, festooned with plane images, and their colorful names. Among them: “Late Date Dottie” and “Pistol Packin’ Mama”! $30-40.
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Annie’s Attic 15,000 sq. ft. of Antiques and Collectibles
Once a custOmer... ...always a friend! One block N. of lights ~ Junction Hwys. 25 & 55 Mon.-Sat. 10-6 Sun. 11-6
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7,000 square feet Over 30 Dealers Like Us On Facebook!
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Welcome to a real Antique Shop!
10,000 sq. ft. Showroom Open Since 1972.
SHop 7 dayS a week (except HolidayS) From 10am to 5pm at our two-Floor SHowroom. 2612 State Hwy. 55 Se Buffalo, MN (2 mi E of Buffalo or if coming from Mpls. 23 mi W of Hwy 494)
407 Elm Ave Waverly, MN 55390
Located in the old Waverly Bank building
Paints and Stains
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Perfect Antique Store
High Traffic Highway 24 through Clear Lake, MN
• Easy in-and-out! • Corner lot with much parking • Fresh paint and floor • Antique shop next door! • Across the street from Famous McDonald Meats
(763) 682-5667 Furniture • ArchitecturAl items • Huge Stock oF Stained glaSS • complete engliSH pubS and decorative pub itemS • SmallS • collectibleS • a complete Selection oF pennSylvania amiSH pine Furniture
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The Old Times mystery featuring two “URSULA! THE can’t,” I finally said. Dealer’s Choice Minnesota Nice antiques BEAR’S NAME WAS “Why?” They all Cont. from page 6 dealers; a collection of URSULA!” chorused. Craig program did---” “What did she “I can’t remember her columns titled Carol. collect?” Monica. the joke,” I grumbled in Dealer’s Choice; and Deathblow: The Encore “It doesn’t matter “HONEY POTS! disgust. Killer Always Returns. which program,” I FIGURAL HONEY © 2015 Joan Sween snarled. “The bear was POTS!” Bily Clocks in the antiques shop, “Well, you don’t Joan Sween, a Cont. from page 11 and she looked nice! have to shout,” said former English teacher where Antonin Dvorak Okay?” Carol. “We were just and dramaturge, is an had lived in 1893. “Was the bear a trying to get some back antiques dealer in Minnesota Today, the story of collector?” Monica. story on the bear. Calm southeastern has written three “Yes!!!” down and tell the joke.” who books: Nice Girls Don’t the Bily brothers and their clocks still has “What was the I paused and Bite, a paranormal power to inspire. bear’s name?” Debbie. counted to 50. “I
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PEDAL INN ANTIQUES
~ Multi Dealer Store ~ ~ 2 Historic Buildings Full ~ (763) 263-8188 • www.PedalInnAntiques.com Open 10am - 5pm 12180 Hancock St. Wed. thru Mon. (closed Tuesdays)
BECKER
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 5 Days- 10am to 5pm (Closed Tues & Wed) A Multi-Dealer Mall in Downtown Monticello featuring a full line of Antiques & Collectibles.
Jodie’s Antiques & Treasures OPEN
7 Days A Week 10am - 5pm
118 W Broadway Monticello, MN 55362
763-295-1892
Specializing in Jewelry I-94, Exit 193 with a little bit of then North 6 blocks on Hwy 25 everything!
3 Full Floors
Antique Shops
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763-441-1818
Northwest Metro Area
Zimmerman
Ann Lake
(Sale & firm not included)
The
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Rice Lake
Open Late on Friday... until 8 pm!
STOREWIDE DISCOUNTS
309 Jackson Ave • Downtown Elk River
45 Dealers
Julia Lake
Sale
Antiques Downtown
Popcorn,& Cookies Coffee
Silver Lake
or Online at www.TheVintageJewelryCollection.com Rush Lake
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.
HOURS: Friday 10 am-8 pm Saturday & Sunday 10 am-6 pm
Friday, November 13th Saturday, November 14th Sunday, November 15th
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From November 1 to April 30, call (563) 5623569 or e-mail bilyclocks@mchci.com to set up an appointment to see the Bily Clock Museum. From May 1
to October 31, the museum is open daily. Hours are Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun., noon to 4 p.m.
st Anniversary 20%
The VinTage Jewelry ColleCTion
Princeton
“After a tour, I found one of the tour members out front sobbing,” said Riehle. “She said she had no idea about these clocks. People just get goose bumps.”
Join us for our...
This 1930’s signed Czechoslovakian Garnet Glass Necklace will be sold before the ink is dry on this ad. Milaca Milaca Come see our collection for more like it! 23
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9 Shops
Spend a Whole Day!!
Antiques
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Downtown
OPEN EVERY DAY 10am - 6pm
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~ Owner ~ Beth Ramsey
Downtown Elk10/30/06 River 11:59:05 AM 309 Jackson Ave • Elk River, MN 55330
We Offer 10% Off everything On neW year’s Day, MeMOrial Day, July 4th, & labOr Day
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Antiques & Collectibles
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
• 15,000 Sq. Ft. Multi-dealer Mall • 2 floors featuring a full line of antiques & collectibles • Best prices in the area Flea Market • 1st Sunday every month May through October!
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
20 min. from the Twin Cities
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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
Something For Everyone!
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60 DEALERS on TWO FLOORS
763-428-0101 Hours: Monday – Saturday 10-6, Sunday – 11-5 Beth Wolf – owner Evie Sandberg - manager
Open Mon-Sat: 10-6; Sun 11-6 • 763-428-4873 HoMe oF
THE VINTAGE JEWELRy COLLECTION
12860 Main St • Rogers, MN 55374
I-94 Exit 207 (3 blks S) • 20 min. from the Cities
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AUCTION Friday, December 4th, 2015 at 10 AM Saturday, Dec. 5th at 9 AM (Breweriana) Location: 1625 Butts Ave, Tomah, WI 54660 The Monroe County Fairgrounds • Held inside heated building • Food available
DAY 1 AUCTION- 2008 Carroll Shelby Mustang, Gas, Oil, Feed, Seed, Soda, Implement, Auto, plus other signs & advertising. DAY 2 AUCTION- All Beer advertising signs, etched beer glasses, 20 porcelain neon signs, foam scrapers, beer trays, beer crates plus all sorts of other Breweriana. Check website for additional photos & information • No Buyers Premium at the auction
Live internet bidding is available on AuctionZip.com Auctioneer ID# 12887 • 15% for online bidders
Terms: Cash or Check • 5-1/2% Sales Tax • Reg Wis Auctioneer Tim Barnum #1284 Auction Conducted & Clerked by Millers Auction Co #347-053, N8779 Hwy 95, Hixton, WI 54635 E-mail: wisconsinjunk@yahoo.com
Call Glenn at 715 299 2543
2008 Carroll Shelby
Mustang GT 500 Cobra Convertible 5,700 miles
November 2015