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Section One

Vol. 26 No. 8 • “Vintage, Collectible, & Antique Wonders” • August 2016

“Pets are welcome” at the Twin Cities Antiquarian & Rare Book Fair, which took place at the Progress Center on the Minnesota State Fair Grounds.

Book lovers and ephemera of all kinds crept into the book fair.

There’s a little something for everyone at the book fair—including Folk Erotica: Celebrating Centuries of Erotic Americana. (Photos by Jim Cihlar)

at Friends h e t r 5 2 G CAMBRIDGE ANTIQUE FAIR l a u Aug. 6 th & 7 th , 2016 Ann

Gre at F i n d

Sat. 8 am-5 pm • Sun. 9 am-4 pm (763) 434-6664 or kwel16421@aol.com

by Jim Cihlar ST. PAUL, MINN.-For two days every summer, the Twin Cities Antiquarian & Rare Book Fair draws booksellers and collectors from all corners of the country to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Marking its 26th year in 2016, the fair brought together more than 50 dealers from across the country who sell virtually every

kind of collectible book: signed first editions of literary masterpieces; vintage pulp paperback novels; Minnesota and Midwestern regional history books; deluxe art and photography books; gardening books; comic-book art books and graphic novels; young adult

DEALERS INDOORS AND OUTSIDE! ***See full ad on page 12!

www.MetroPromos.com /CambridgeAntiqueFair

Book Fair

Cont. on page 3

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

Gophers Pinback $125.00

Pachinko Machine $75.00 Revigator Water Cooler

$375.00

Sweet Burley Tobacco Tin

$159.00

X-2 Tin Space Toy $80 Putman Dyes Display Box

$159.00

Oak Office Chair $95.00 Swarovski Wine Flutes $350.00 #445 Lionel Operating Tower in Box $60.00 Lockheed Static Display

$69.00

Carved Signed Horn $50.00 Roseville Vase

$225.00

Pickard Hand Painted Vase Japanese Charger

$99.00

Porsche Dealership Sign

$299.00

$1250.00

Golden Gophers Williams Arena Chairs $250.00/pair

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

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

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

952-894-7200

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A collection of Jules Feiffer paperbacks, including Feiffer’s Marriage Manual, The Explainer, and Sick, Sick, Sick: A Guide to Non-Confident Living, all packaged for their protection.

The front cover of a first edition of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood (above), complete with dust jacket in good condition, conseals the author’s signature (left), which catapults the price to $1000.

Book Fair

Cont. from page 1

novels; classic children’s picture books; and more. The 2016 fair took place on June 24 and 25

in the Progress Center building on the fairgrounds. It ran from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Hundreds of people attended, with a seven-

Paintings • Prints • Appraisals • Conservation

Who better to teach us the Cha-cha-cha and the Virginia Reel than Betty White? This paperback, Betty White’s Teen-age Dance Book, originally sold for thirty-five cents.

dollar admission fee covering both days or a five-dollar admission on Saturday. Children were admitted free, as

Book Fair

Cont. on page 4

New Orleans Auction galleries

A N I N V I TAT I O N T O C O N S I G N W I T H T H E S O U T H ’S P R E E M I N E N T A U C T I O N H O U S E 333 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 NewOrleansAuction.com | Info@NewOrleansAuction.com| 504.566.1849

(612) 643-0946 • info@hirofineart.com • HiroFineArt.com International Market Square, 275 Market St., Suite #524, MPLS, MN 55405 We are always looking to acquire paintings and sculptures.

SOLD: $193,750 Gustave Loiseau "Le Port de Dieppe", 1926

SOLD: $23,750 Exceptionally Rare French Carved Walnut "Maquette Francaise" of an Equestrian, second half 19th century

SOLD: $93,480 Rosewood and Marble-Top Center Table, ca. 1840-1850, probably executed by the cabinet shop of Alexander Roux, New York, and after a design by Alexander Jackson Davis

LA Auction License AB-363, Steinkamp #1265, Thomas #1833, Eichenwald #1922 25% Buyer’s Premium (3% Discount for Prompt Payments Made by Cash, Check, or Wire)

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Art books and children’s books appeal to collectors of illustrated work.

profession. They are organized by regional, Cont. from page 3 national, and internawere high school and tional trade organizacollege students with tions, including the school ID. American Bookseller’s Antiquarians—rare Association, or ABAA, booksellers and book which was “founded in collectors—are members of a venerable Book Fair Sports, Classics, History—this display hints at the range of subjects available and just how organized tradition and a storied Cont. on page 6 and exhaustive some dealers’ collections are.

Book Fair

Antiquing in

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South-Central Minnesota

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Including Janesville, Mankato, New Ulm, Rapidan, St. Peter, Sleepy Eye, and Waseca

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Mankato Rapidan

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MANKATO 507-345-7551

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Truman

615 South Front Street • Mankato, Mn 56001

Mary & Rick Are Retiring....

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200 Oak Street Sleepy Eye, MN 56085

(507) 794-5275 (507) 766-1961

Doug Pelzel, Owner

Melissa & Doug Toy’s ® *

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Depot Antiques

A Historic RR Freight Depot full of antiques!

Buying & Selling Quality antiQueS eState Buying & Moving Service

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Light Lunch 19075 RapidanAvenue Ave., Serving 19075 Rapidan • Handcrafted items Downtown Rapidan56001 and Desserts Downtown Rapidan, • Gifts • Antiques

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September & 15 Sept. 8,13, 9, 14 & 10 September 20, 21 & 22 Sept. 15, 16, & 17 Thursday-Saturday 10 am - 4 pm 10am ~ 5pm Other times by chance Or by appointment. or appointment

28 N Minnesota St. New Ulm, MN 56073

August 4, 5, & 6 Occasional August 12, & 13 Sale11, Dates

* Quilts * Rugs * Furniture * Jewelry

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RAPIDAN Vintage * Retro * Records * Watkins * Aprons

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.

MANKATO

Old Town Antiques & Mercantile We’re Moving!

We’ll Be Closed June & July while we move to a bigger, better space!

We’ll Re-Open August 1st at 405 N Riverfront Dr. Mankato, MN 56001

507-386-0600

WASECA

A wonderful Old Barn filled with Fresh Farm Finds ~ primitives, cottage, architectural, vintage and garden goods.

~OPEN WEEKLY~ Thurs-Sat:10~5 507-461-0328 2412 N State St. Waseca, MN 56093 Visit us on Facebook!

ST. PETER St. Nick’s Antiques

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

507-931-4180

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

MANKATO

Broad Street Antiques

•vintage • home decor • gifts • upcycled • repurposed • furniture •Country Chic paint retailer

All in a Historic Building in a Charming Neighborhood.

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

Rain or Shine!

Flea Market / Antique Sale

Saturday, Sept. 24 • 9am-5pm New Vendors Welcome! Please ask Sandi for details.

Like us on facebook!

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La Crosse shop celebrates 30 years

--PRESS RELEASE LA CROSSE,WIS.—The Antique Center of La Crosse, Wis., is celebrating 30 years in the antiques business. Thirty years ago seven antiques lovers dreamed of owning their own shop. Then Gantert Furniture began to call their name. A fixture in downtown La Crosse for over a century, the then vacant building’s size and location begged for an antiques shop and gave the budding entrepreneurs courage to sign a lease. A flurry of activity

followed, as they cleaned, scrubbed, measured out spaces, and came up with a business model. Today, the shop is still a major downtown attraction. Over the years, more dealers joined the enterprise, expanding retail space to the basement and second floor, and handwritten receipts gave way to computer-generated ones. What was modern for dealers who grew up in the ’50s and ’60s is now vintage to the younger generation. The treasures coming out of Grandma’s house have changed over the

years. The Antique Center is open 361 days of the year, closed only on Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Every effort is made to keep reproductions and new items out of the store. Last year the Antiques Center guest book listed visitors from 43 states and 12 foreign countries. Perched on the Mississippi River and home to three colleges, La Crosse is an easy drive from the Twin Cities and an even easier one from Rochester, Minn.

Oronoco set for Gold Rush

--PRESS RELEASE ORONOCO, MINN.—All are invited to catch Gold Rush fever at the annual Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush Days, now in its fifth decade, in Oronoco, Minn., from Friday, August 19 through Sunday, August 21. The city is proud to bill this as an outstanding show, once ranked by Country Living Magazine among the nation’s top 12 antiques shows. This free show is located along the banks of the Zumbro River in historic Oronoco, Minn., (10 minutes

The Oronoco Gold Rush

north of Rochester and some 45 minutes south of the Twin Cities on Hwy 52). Hundreds of dealers will fill over a thousand booths up and down the streets. All proceeds help fund community projects, including the fire department. The VFW

is hosting a pancake breakfast, and the fire hall a sandwich shop. Families and dogs welcome. Hours: Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, visit goldrushmn.com or call 507-367-2111.

Antiquing with the

Original Pioneers in

Gold Rush Country NORTHFIELD

CANNON FALLS

Antiques of northfield

Harmony

507-664-9599

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

31284 64th Avenue Path (In the Cannon Valley Mall)

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

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

507-263-5045

ZUMBROTA

MEMORY MAKER ANTIQUES 350 22nd St. - Zumbrota

(507) 732-5321

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.

• Summer Hours • Jun 1 - Nov 30 • Open Daily: Mon-Sat: 10-5 • Sun: Noon-4

MANTORVILLE

CANNON FALLS OPEN DAILY • 50 Dealers

Multi-dealer shop offering a wide selection of quality merchandise

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

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

General Line of Antiques & Collectibles

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

Antiques of the Midwest Antiques and Collectibles

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

Minnesota Iowa

416 S. Division • Northfield, MN

Featuring a wide variety of genuine antiques offered by multiple dealers

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

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

After Hours

218 S Washington Ave • Albert Lea, MN

ROCHESTER

Old Rooster Antiques

106 N. Broadway Rochester, MN 55906

30+ DEALERS — OPEN DAILY Mon-Sat 9:30-5:30 • Sun 12:00-5:30

507-287-6228

(Closed Mondays - December - March)

Hwy 52 - Oronoco • (Exit # 64-follow signs)

(507) 367-2600

SPECIALIZING IN QUALITY ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES FOR EVERYONE

MON-FRI: 10am-6pm • SAT-SUN: 10am-5pm Furniture Basement Now Open!

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

Under New Management!

Over 20 quality dealers featuring pottery, glassware, stoneware, china, furniture, doll repair, & lamp parts.

HARMONY Voted BEST Antique Shopping

Open Daily 10-5

Antique Mall ~ 135 Booths

50 Industrial Blvd NE, Harmony, MN 55939

507-888-6660

www.Generations of Harmony.com

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Searching for

Michael Crichton’s signature.

Book Fair

Vintage Gol

Augus

Cont. from page 4

The famous front cover design of Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park (above) trumped by the author’s signature on the inside (above right).

Dime-store pulp books range from classics—Jack London’s The Sea Wolf—to mysteries—Murder Through the Looking Glass.

1949 to promote interest in rare and antiquarian books and book collecting, and to foster collegial relations,” per their website. Not surprisingly, there are books about book collecting, and the ABAA lists the top 10, including ABC for Book Collectors by John Carter; Collected Books: A Guide to Values by Allen and Patricia Ahern; and A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books, by Nicholas Basbanes. Fittingly, antiquarians and booklovers have been memorialized in literature, from Christopher Morley’s espionage tale The Haunted Bookshop to Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 to Umberto Eco’s Italian Renaissance mystery The Name of the Rose. Dealers came from far and wide. Of course, many Twin Cities booksellers, such as James and Mary Laurie

Book Fair

Cont. on page 8

Strand leaves Collectors Corner

--PRESS RELEASE FERGUS FALLS, MINN.—Elfrida Strand, one of the founders of Collectors Corner in Fergus Falls, Minn., is retiring this month just short of 32 years as an owner of the business. Back in 1985, she and her friend Ann Odegard got to talking at auctions and decided they needed a venue for selling the antique treasures they had accumulated. They found four other people to begin with them and opened the shop. Their first location required them to haul merchandise up a metal staircase, so after a year, they went to J.C. Penney and rented half the basement. They have been downtown at 221 W. Lincoln ever

since. Over the years Strand noted a profound shift away from fine antiques to primitives and collectibles that were very important in people’s childhoods. Fisher Price toys, Tonka toys, certain dolls, and children’s books, for example, have become very popular. Strand’s knowledge of antiques stretches back over about 40 years to a time when she and her husband used to do flea markets and antiques shows in southern Minnesota because one of their daughters lived down there. After her husband died 20 years ago, Strand said, “I just wasn’t ready to give up

my antiques yet, and I figured this would give me something to do. I enjoyed the people. I enjoyed looking for things. I enjoyed our group of five who worked very well together. I loved to meet people, and I loved having old classmates and friends who had moved away come in when they were in town.” Strand says there is no shortage of dealers applying to take her place at Collectors Corners. The shop will go on. And so will Strand, now 90, who has good health, daughters in Alaska, Iowa, and Minnesota, plenty of grandchildren and greatgrandchildren, an urge to travel.

Shop 2 Fanta

FRIDAY, SATURDAY

And Be Sure to Stop and Visit ALL OF TH

THE ORIGINAL OLMSTED COUNTY

GOLD RUSH ANTIQUE SHOW and FLEA MARKET

ROCHESTER, MN • FAIRGROUNDS th th st

August 19 , 20 , & 21

Buildings & grounds open 8am to 6pm • Free admission/parking $5 America’s #1 Shopping Market LAST CHANCE in 2016 for GOLD RUSH! Don’t Miss It!

Mark your calendars NOW for GOLD RUSH 2017! May 12, 13, 14, 2017 • Aug 18, 19, 20, 2017!

Inside: 10’ X 14’ starting at $110 Outside: 15’ X 20’ $70

New Vendors Welcome!

641-832-2700 or 507-269-1473 • www.TownsendAntiqueShows.com

AUGUST 19 - 21, 2016

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Specializing in Investment-quality Antiques.

Rush

Old Rooster Antiques

Welcomes Gold Rush Shoppers and Dealers!

LOWER LEVEL

Sale!

AUGUST 16TH-31ST 20% OFF Everything in the Lower Level Including Furniture, Lamps, Rugs, Pictures & Much More! Located in Downtown Rochester, Our 15 Dealers Oﬀer Quality Antiques on 2 Floors. Oﬀ-Street Parking in Back of Our Store *We Accept All Major Credit Cards!

MON-FRI: 10AM-6PM • SAT-SUN: 10AM-5PM 106 N Broadway • Rochester, MN 55906

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What a Rush!

Find THOUSANDS of “Golden” Antique Opportunities... at Country Side Antique Mall in Cannon Falls! Stop in on the way to or from Gold Rush, and enjoy sifting through two floors of antique treasures!

OPEN EXTENDED GOLD RUSH HOURS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 and 19 9-8 EACH DAY!

Country Side Antique Mall See us on Facebook!

R E S T R O R E

R E P L A 4 miles N of Austin on Hwy 218, then 2.5 miles W on 262nd St C E REPAIR REVIVE REIMAGINE REINVENT

50422 262nd Street • Austin, MN 55912 REIMAGINE

*Please call first to make sure we’re open!

REVIVE

• Zumbrota

Stop in on your way to or from Gold Rush! We’re located just west of Hwy 52 at the Zumbrota exit (behind McDonalds)! Easy off / easy on - AND WORTH THE STOP!

Wal t, IA Walnut Antiqnu ue Fall Festival

American Antiques - 19th to 20th Century Lighting, Jewelry, Auctioneering Service, Consulting, and Restorations 22 - 3rd St. SW Rochester, MN 55902 (507) 289-8049 kruesel@msn.com www.kruesel.com

Mon-Sat: 10am - 5pm • Sun: Noon - 4pm

350 22nd St. - Zumbrota, MN (507) 732-5321

Clear Lake, IA Antiques In Th e Square

September 17 &

Harmony

MeMory Maker aNtiqueS

Elkhorn, WI Antique Flea M arket

August 19, 20 & 21

Your Personal Jeweler Michelle Chez

Rochester

Use “The Old Times” to explore and find MORE GREAT SHOPS in this area!

Y & SUNDAY! The Barrister is Back!

Oronoco

1161 4th Street South (Next to John Deere Implement) Cannon Falls, MN. 507-263-0352

See us on the web at:

www.csamantiques.com

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Book Fair

Cont. from page 6

Bargains: Everything on this table was priced $5. Visit Historic Downtown

HASTINGS SECOND STREET ANTIQUES MALL

30+ Dealers offering a Large Variety. Circa 1820-1960. Always Buying and Selling.

Located on Second Street under the Hwy 61 Bridge.

Experience

The EMPORIUM

Antiques, Collectibles Used Books and much MORE!

Historic Downtown 213 East Second Street Hastings, MN

651-438-5444

OPEN 10-5 DAILY

204 E Second St Hastings, MN

651-480-0513

Booksellers, Midway Used & Rare Books, and Terrace Horticultural Books, exhibited. Others came from out of state. Beasley Books of Chicago sells modern first editions, African American studies, labor history, and psychiatry/ psychoanalytic studies, and they boast “one of the largest stocks in the U.S. of scarce and out of print books on jazz and blues.” Chequamegon Book Company of Washburn, Wis., has an enviable location near the Apostle Islands and sells “new, used, and discounted books on every conceivable subject: history, poetry, art, politics, gardening, outdoor adventure, travel, health, antiques.”

Enjoy our river view! ~ HOURS ~ Tues - Sat: 10-5 Sun: 12-5

Minnesota’s BEST Rivertown Experience!

Antiquing in the

The colorful bindings on this set of vintage children’s storybooks make them almost irresistable to the right audience.

on “art, First Folio of Paris, illustrated books. Jeff focuses Tenn., specializes in Hirsch Books of photography, architecliterary first fine bindings and Wadsworth, Ill., ture, editions, poetry, drama, and signed books.” In addition to two days of browsing and shopping the various booths and displays, the fair offered several programs on Saturday. Discovery Day Free

Book Fair

A signed edition of the children’s book classic Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak.

Cont. on page 9

Mississippi River Valley 490th St

Beautiful Scenery, Friendly small towns

570th Ave.

RED WING, MN

AL’S ANTIQUE MALL

Plum City

Maiden Rock

Red Wing

New merchandise arrives almost daily

(651) 388-0572

512 Plum Street • Red Wing, MN 55066

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OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 9-5, Sun 10-5 “Come Join Us In Red Wing”

RED WING, MN

3rd Floor Antiques A Great Day Trip or a Weekend Getaway!

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(651) 388-3087

2000 Old West Main • Red Wing, MN

La Crosse

(Located on the 3rd floor in Pottery Place Center)

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK • Mon-Sat: 10-6, Sun: 11-5 www.thirdfloorantiques.crappietomtackle.com

1811 Old West Main St. 651-388-3331 Thurs - Sun - 10am-5pm Co-author of 3 books on Red Wing Pottery

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110 S. 3rd St. Downtown

16 33

507-474-7030

Email: Treasures@hbci.com

1023 Sugar Loaf Rd • Winona, MN

75 Booths, 3 Floors

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“For over 25 years.”

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Vintage picture books are well represented at the Twin Cities Antiquarian & Rare Book Fair—here The Three Orphan Kittens, “written and illustrated by the staff of the Walt Disney Studios.”

This vintage pop-up book reads, “Ship-wrecked Connie rides to safety on a toy balloon.”

A Minnie Mouse pop-up book.

p.m. on Saturday. Eric Lorberer of Cont. from page 8 Minneapolis’s Rain Appraisals were Taxi Review of Books available to visitors gave a presentation on who each brought in a the history and tradition maximum of four of the chapbook—a books from noon to 3 bound collection of

poetry numbering 30 to 40 pages. Throughout Saturday, members of the Minnesota Center for Book Arts Artists’ Co-op printed free letterpress keepsake bookmarks on a Kelsey

Book Fair

tabletop press. was There something for everyone at the book fair, from dabblers to diehards. Casual readers could stumble across Maurice Sendak’s Where the

Pond Road Market opens in Mankato

--PRESS RELEASE MANKATO, MINN.—Pond Road Market has joined the ranks of occasional and pop-up sales, opening just three miles south of Mankato on Highway 22 across from Thomas Landscaping. The shop will be open Thursday through Sunday on the third weekend of every month. The next sale is Thursday, August 18 through Sunday, August 21. Pond Road Market features architectural, rustic, and industrial

antiques, primitives, painted, decorative, and other unique pieces. Owners Ron and Terry Saye, along with eight other experienced dealers, are excited to reopen their “Best

LAMPSHADES Complete Selection All Styles

Antique Store” in a new location after losing their lease but not their flair for display, choice merchandise, and a welcoming format.

continues to conduct

Estate & Household Sales... Appraisals. For professional services contact

The Gold Mine 952-473-7719

Enhancing Your Lighting Heritage

952-881-2636

VINTAGE & REPRODUCTION SALES 9911 Lyndale Ave S SERVICE East & South of 35W at 98th St. TWIN CITIES Open Five Days (CLOSED SUN. & MON.) BEST REPAIR

www.lampmender.com • lampmender@msn.com

Book Fair

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Time Capsule Style Through Furnishings, ANTIQUE VINTAGE FURNISHINGS

707 W. 34th Street JEWELRY and ART MinneapoliS, Mn 55408 3252 L yndaLe ave S. 612-827-8043 In the Historic White Castle #8

Jewelr y, Art. ThurSdAy - SATurdAy 10:00

- 5:00

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MinneapoLiS, Mn 55408

612-827-8043 www.XcentricGoods.com Thurs-Sat: 11am-5pm Sun: 12-4pm

Email: goldmineantiques@yahoo.com The Gold Mine • PO Box 24356 • Edina, MN 55424

• LAMPS • LAMPSHADES • FIXTURES

that one piece they had been searching for— such as a signed first edition of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood

A Collective Presenting

The Gold Mine, Inc.

Over 65 YEARS of Lighting Expertise!

Wild Things Are, which they remembered reading as a child— only now to find they could buy a vintage copy signed by the author. Dedicated collectors could locate

Other Times by Chance or Appointment

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

Wescott Station Antiques • Collectibles • Furniture

YES!

We’re Buying!

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

Open Daily 9:30am-6pm • Closed Sunday

Antiques • Clothing • Vintage • Furniture Retro • Collectibles • Jewelry • Vinyl

226 West 7th Street • St. Paul, MN

Tuesday-Sunday • 11am - 7pm

(651) 227-2469 • Wally & Kurt Wescott

(1 Block West of Xcel and River Centers)

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Clearly original in Clear Lake

--PRESS RELEASE CLEAR LAKE, IOWA—Rain or shine, over 60 quality vendors are bringing furniture, coins, estate jewelry, architectural salvage and much, much more, to the 24th annual Antiques in the Square show and sale in Clear Lake, Iowa, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 4. That’s the Sunday one day before Labor Day. If you are looking for repurposed items,

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reproductions, or crafts, this is not the show for you. There is a Sunday Service in the Park done by Zion Lutheran Church of Clear Lake at 9:30 a.m. The show in Clear Lake is located one mile west of Exits 193 and 194 off of I-35. Clear Lake lies roughly 40 miles north of Des Moines, Iowa, and 130 miles south of Minneapolis.

--PRESS RELEASE MINOCQUA, WIS.—Northstar Collective, sponsor of North Woods Antique Shows, has taken over the successful Minocqua Antique Show and is putting on the 24th annual edition of that show during Labor Day weekend from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 3 and Sunday, September 4, at Lakeland High School in Minocqua, Wis.

Northstar Collective owner Nona Wilson promises to keep improving the show and, as in the past, to donate part of the proceeds to local causes. Wilson reports that dealers will be adding Americana, repurposed antique furniture, early architectural items, and more sporting, fishing, and hunting items to the already rich mix of formal and casual furniture, folk and fine

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for $1,000. Running every summer at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, the Twin Cities Antiquarian & Rare Book Fair is presented by the Midwest Antiquarian Bookseller’s Association, a nonprofit association of booksellers, and is a grand celebration of books and collecting.

art, china, silver, jewelry, Native American, and other treasures available at the show. $5. Admission, Children under 14, free. Proceeds partially benefit scholarship funds, the Special Olympics, and a fund to purchase a seeing eye dog for toddler Lelyn Schmidt, who was born blind with anopththalmaia.

James Cihlar is a writer, teacher, and editor who lives in St. Paul, Minn.

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American Pickers, eat your heart out.

by Joan Sween Finding enough resale merchandise was getting more and more difficult, not just for me, but for all my dealer friends. In fact, things were getting a bit desperate. I had bruises on my shins from competitive tussling at garage sales. Winning the bid at auctions was so close to resale price it could make your teeth tingle. And what’s the proper attitude when visiting another shop, looking for sleepers? I’m not comfortable with the two-faced scenario one is obliged to go through when you find a sleeper, priced at $20 and you know you can re-price it at $100. “Isn’t this sweet,” you coo when you place it on the service counter. “My er …niece, will love this on her bedroom shelf.” How do the bigtime swanky metropolitan dealers find merchandise? Oh, right. They buy containers shipped from Europe. Humph, forget that. The best I could afford would be a cardboard box shipped from Iowa. “Too bad you don’t deal in rusty old motorcycles,” said The Man I Married, “you could be like those American Pickers.”

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By Joan Sween Suddenly the clouds rolled away (I’m not kidding) and a bolt of lightning reached down and smacked my right brain. “Minnesota Picker!” I shouted. I could become a Minnesota Picker! “Don’t be ridiculous,” said TMIM. “You don’t know a thing about old motorcycles.” “But I do know ceramics and jewelry,” I said. “Uh-huh,” he retorted. “And how are you going to know where they are?” “Trust me,” I said, “I know where to look.”

Saturday morning I prodded TMIM out of bed, fortifying him with an infusion of coffee. We started slowly driving the back roads of farming country. “Keep to gravel roads,” I instructed. “Gravel roads!” he exclaimed. “No one in his right mind is going to try to sell anything from a shop on a gravel road.” “Watch!” I said. Some time after that, we were passing a farmstead nestled in some old oaks. Paint was peeling off the house; the front porch listed sharply to one side. Nearby was what looked like a chicken coop with a tarpaper roof ripped in spots. A small weatherworn sign dangled sideways from one nail, reading a faded, “Antiques.” “This is it!” I said. “Pull in! Pull in!” A woman wearing an apron and two old fat dogs came out the back door. She was

wearing the apron, you understand, not the fat dogs. “You have antiques for sale,” I said. “Duh!” she said. “I hope you’re not interrupting me because you just want to look.” “Oh, no,” I said. “I’m a serious buyer--if you’ve got what I want at the right price.” “Uh huh,” she grumbled, unlocking the coop and letting us in. “That’s everyone’s cop-out.”

it,” she said. I looked around and selected two small North Dakota School of Mines pots, priced $5 each. (And which I intended to re-price at $200 each.) “Uh-huh,” muttered the lady. “Looking for the cheapest items, are we?” A tabletop display of common necklaces piled carelessly caught my eye. “Ten dollars a necklace,” she snapped. “A fair price.” A woman I pulled the Miriam wearing an st Haskell Held from the pile. Outdoors in Conscience nibbled apron and two Riverside Park at Annual me. “This one is better old fat dogs than the others,” I said. came out the “You should charge backANTIQUE door. She more.” (I intended to & FLEA MARKET was wearing the Sept. mark 10 it $150.) Saturday & Sunday, & 11, 2016 apron, you MN “You tryin’ to tell MANTORVILLE, me I don’t know my understand, not Antique Dealers Wanted. business?” she For Info. Write: Marigold Days Antique Show theP.O.fat dogs. Box 202 • Mantorville, MN 55955 challenged. e-mail: rruport@kmtel.com • www.MarigoldDays.com “Whoa,” coughed “Two pots at $5, Phone: 507-635-3551 TMIM, “it’s a little one necklace at $10. dusty in here.” Big time spender aren’t “I don’t discount you?” she remarked for dust, so don’t try snidely as she took my

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Joan Sween, a former English teacher and dramaturge, is an antiques dealer in southeastern Minnesota who has written three books: Nice Girls Don’t Bite, a paranormal mystery featuring two Minnesota Nice antiques dealers; a collection of her columns titled Dealer’s Choice; and Deathblow: The Encore Killer Always Returns. She is also an accomplished playwright whose works include the drama, The First Woman, referring to Mary Surratt, who became the first woman executed by the U.S. government after being convicted of aiding in President Lincoln’s assassination.

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August 2016 Volume 26 Number 8 Page 13

• “Vintage, Collectible, & Antique Wonders” •

Design Trends of the Mid-20th Century

Collect-O-Mania Smack dab

in the middle by Donald-Brian Johnson

Promotional poster for the 2016 CAS Collectors Convention, “The Ceramic Arts Storybook.” This year’s theme celebrates the many fairy tale and fantasy figurines released by the Studio. (All photos courtesy of CAS Collectors)

by Donald-Brian Johnson Do you collect thimbles? There’s a collector’s club just for you. Depression glass? Ditto. Washing machines? We’ve got you covered. Whether the subject is oh-so-familiar (Fostoria), or oh-soobscure (infant feeders, anyone?) isn’t important. What’s important is that, if it’s collectible, chances are good that a group of like-minded

A convention display of past commemoratives frames a 1940s promotional photo of Betty Harrington.

people has formed somewhere, sometime, to celebrate that collectability. A case in point: CAS Collectors, founded in 1994 as “a group of people with a common interest in

Ceramic Arts Studio.” In operation from 1940-1955, Ceramic Arts Studio gained fame as “the little studio that could.” Operating out of a ramshackle former garage in Madison,

Wis., CAS was far removed from the California pottery juggernaut which took the country by storm during the World War II years,

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The gang’s all here: attendees pause for a group photo at the 2015 CAS Collectors Convention.

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A table arrangement for the 2015 CAS Collectors Convention. The Convention theme, “Call of the Wild,” celebrated the Studio’s vast inventory of animal figurines.

August 2016 The Old Times Betty Harrington. Smack Dab Harrington was Cont. from page 13 responsible for almost when imports were the entire roster of the restricted. In popularity Studio’s 1000-plus and production, figurine inventory. however, Ceramic Arts Bursting with innate took the lead, producing talent but with little over 500,000 figurines formal artistic training, annually during its peak her link to the Studio years. That Midwest came about by happy moxie was due to the accident. Using clay marketing skills of from a well being dug Studio owner Reuben at her home, Harrington Sand, and, even more created the figurine of a Betty Harrington at work on the “M’amselle” importantly, to the kneeling girl. Looking series, 1995. The magnifying hood served as an aid talents of the Studio’s for a source to have the for her declining eyesight. principal designer, figurine fired, she

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The Old Times For the next 15 years, Ceramic Arts Cont. from page 14 Studio warmed niche for its often leaky America’s hearts with pots and vases. When imaginative renditions Harrington stopped in, of children, animals, Reuben Sand was historical and internaamazed at the quality of tional subjects, and her work. A brainstorm fairy tale/ fantasy struck: why not change characters. When CAS the focus of the firm to closed its doors in figural ceramics? Better yet, why not have Betty Smack Dab Cont. on page 17 Harrington design them?

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SHELL LAKE - 54871

CAMERON - 54822

Jean’s Antiques Collectibles & Gifts 24 5th Avenue (downtown Shell Lake) (715) 468-7035 OPEN DAILY: Mon-Sat: 10-4; Sun: 11-3 HUGE SALE! 8,000 sq. ft.!

Red Cedar Mercantile Antiques 2 mi West of Cameron on Hwy 8 (715) 458-4931 OPEN: Thurs - Mon: 10am - 5pm Online: www.red-cedar-mercantile.com

CUMBERLAND - 54829

CHETEK - 54728

Years Ago Antiques & Collectibles 1367 2nd Ave. (Downtown) (715) 822-4625 OPEN: Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm; Sun: 11am-3pm Mall; 20+ dealers selling a wide variety.

Time and Again Antique Mall & Estate Sales 606 2nd Street (Downtown Chetek) (715) 924-4000 • OPEN ALL YEAR! Mon-Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: 11am - 5pm 35 Dealers • www.ChetekAntiques.com

AMERY - 54001

DALLAS - 54733

PhyllBea’s of Amery 845 Hwy 46 North • (1 mile north of downtown Amery - next to Super America.) OPEN: Sat: 10am-3pm; Sun: 11am-2pm Antiques, gifts & more - “All with a unique flair”. www.PhylBeasOfAmery.com & Facebook

Amery

Old Farmers Mercantile Historic Farmers Store on Main Street (715) 837-1919 • OPEN: Fri & Sat: 9 - 5 MON-THURS - CALL FOR HOURS! Quality Antiques / Clocks / 100+ Tractors / Collectibles / Unique Homemade Items.

August 2016

The Old Times

Rush to Rochester’s Olmstead County Fairgrounds is on!

Russ and Rhonda Blank of Sparrow’s Nest Antiques in Lincoln, Neb., bring eye catching American primitives to Rochester’s Gold Rush.

--PRESS RELEASE ROCHESTER, MINN.—Townsend Promotions is proud to announce its annual summer Gold Rush, a vintage and antique show and flea market, to be held at the Olmsted County Fairgrounds from Friday, August 19 through Sunday, August 21. The fairgrounds are located at the intersection of Highway 63 South and 16th Street S.E. in Rochester, Minn.

“What makes Gold Rush so special is the consistent quality and unique merchandise presented by dealers,” said Kae Townsend. That quality, she promises, can be found in an inexhaustible myriad of artifacts both indoors in nine buildings and outdoors on 52 acres of

fairgrounds. Dealers from all over the United States and Canada will fill over 1300 spaces with everything from fine and vintage jewelry to primitives and Americana to midcentury modern furniture and barware. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and

LAKELAND ANTIQUES Multi Dealer Mall - Antiques & Vintage

Shop Where The DealerS Shop! ~ Hours ~ Mon-Sat: 10-5 • Sun: 11-5

Let There Be Light Antiques

651-436-8139 Lakeland Village Mall 384 St. Croix Trail • Lakeland, MN 55043

(I-94 exit 258, then 1 mi. south on Co. Rd. 18)

Specializing in: • Antique Lighting • Repairs & Restoration • Rewiring • Shades & Parts

antiques COlleCtibles Vintage hOMe DeCOr Furniture gOurMet treats & sO MuCh MOre!

10 am - 6 pm

651-430-1816

Open 7 Days a Week • MOn-sat: 10aM-6pM • sun: 10aM-5pM

StaplesMillAntiques.com

101 n WashingtOn st. • st. CrOix Falls, Wi 54024

E-mail:

StplsMillAnt@aol.com

Hours: Friday & Saturday 10 AM-5 PM Sunday Noon-5 PM

The St. Croix River Valley Antiques Trails Almelund 61

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Harris

Almelund Mercantile

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Dresser

Green Lake

The Looking Glass

Hwy 35 • 117 N Cascade Street (715) 294-2886 M-Th: 10-5; Fr-Sa: 10-6; Sun: 11-5 Formerly Osceola Antiques.

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OVER 200 DEALERS in 5 Malls, IN Vintage Lighting, Book and Clothing Shops 300 DEALERS 5 MALLS & 11 SHOPS HWY 35/64 from Wisconsin

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35E

Sunrise Lake

Osceola, WI

(651)-351-7580 • www.BeLightMn.com

35W

Downtown Lindstrom Hwy 8 & Park (651) 257-3340 Open 7 Days-A-Week: 10am - 5pm Two floors - over 9,000 sq ft

210 N Main Street • Stillwater, MN 55082

Lindstrom Antique Mall

Slag Glass, 3-Light, A/C Brass Fixture. Have 2 $445.

494

Almelund

Lindstrom

Fixtures In Stock!

35W

500

494

St.

Between N. Branch & Taylors Falls (651)583-3696 Fri & Sat 10-5; Sun 10:30-5 Antiques, coffee shop & more!

Over

715-483-7725

Rush City

• FaCebOOk.COM/ghOstsintheattiCantiques •

Arts Craft Cast Fixture with Slag Glass. Have 2 $1595.

One of the TOP 10 BEST Antiquing Towns in the U.S.!

Sunday. Friday is dealer set-up day, open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission, free. Parking, $5. Food vendors available. show For information, call 507269-1473 or 641-8322700,. or log onto www.townsend antiqueshows.com

Stillwater P

PARKING

w w w . s t i l l be wate r a n t i to q u evisit s h o p sthese . c o m “Fabulous Five” first! When you come to Stillwater sure Stillwater’s BEST Antiques Shops!

1. Staples Mill Antiques 410 N. Main St 651-430-1816

2. Let There Be Light 210 N. Main St 651-351-7580

3. Stillwater Antiques Mall 101 S. Main St 651-439-6281

4. American Gothic Antiques 236 S. Main St 651-439-7709

5. Midtown Antiques 301 S. Main St 651-430-0808

August 2016

The Old Times

Elko Traders hold Labor Day market

Smack Dab

Cont. from page 15

From 1952 on, the “Zebra” served as the logo mascot for Ceramic Arts Studio. The amber-andblack version received limited production. $300350.

1955, the victim of cheap imports, knickknack shelves across the country were filled with the Studio’s charming and colorful figurines. And there they sat, awaiting rediscovery. That came in 1993, with the Wisconsin Pottery Association’s exhibit of CAS figurines. Special guests at the showing: Betty Harrington and Reuben Sand. The response was so favorable that, in 1994, a collector’s club was formed under the

Smack Dab

Cont. on page 18

--PRESS RELEASE ELKO/NEW MARKET, MINN.-The Elko Traders’ Market will be be going strong Labor Day

weekend, Saturday, September 3 through Monday, September 5. The Elko/New Market flea market lies 20 minutes south of

Open 7 Days a Week!

West Fargo

Minneapolis on I-35 just west of Exit 76. They report another good year and plan to return in 2017 with three shows.

Fargo

Moorhead

Mon.-Sat. 10 AM-7 PM Sun. Noon-6 PM

5258 51st Ave S

5258 51st Avenue South • Fargo, ND 58104

A New Mall in Fargo With Over 60 Vendors Featuring a Wide Variety of Antiques, Collectibles and Repurposed Items.

701-356-9199

An assortment of CAS figurines gather for a “Surprise Party” honoring the 100th anniversary of Betty Harrington’s birth. CAS Collectors Convention promotion, 2013.

Our 44th Year!

Buggy Wheel Antiques

www.farmantiques.weebly.com

The Northwest Lakes Antiques Trails

A Complete General Line of Antiques. Parts-Pieces & Projects • Fireplace Mantels • Dealers Welcome

An Old Times Antiques Trails Map

ROD and CONNIE JAHNKE 18353 US Hwy. 10 • Audubon, MN 56511

218-439-6980

Park Rapids

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

Detroit Lakes

DETROIT LAKES

Moorhead Antique Mall

SuLaine’s Antique Mall 603 Hwy 10 E

“An Old Friends Cottage” “Quality Antiques uniquely displayed”

(218) 844-6830/SuLainesAntiques.com

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

Dent

Celebrating 20+ years!

11,000 Sq. Ft. • 80+ Vendors www.MoorheadAntiqueMall.com

OPEN: Wed - Sat: 10 to 6 Sun: Noon - 5

• 218-287-1313 •

2811 SE Main Ave, Moorhead I-94 East exit 2A • I-94 West exit 2B

DENT

Fergus Underwood Falls

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A Creative Mix Of Vintage, Antiques, Home Decor, & Gifts

Empty Nest

Antiques / Vintage / Collectibles

Battle Lake

202 Main St • (218) 770-2698 Tues-Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: 12-4

Come browse with coffee & cookies!

Fergus Falls

UNDERWOOD

Backwoods Antiques at Exit 55 Collectors Corner

Lincoln Avenue Antiques

Elle’s Antiques

Open Every Day - 10am - 5:30pm Fun, fabulous treasures!

Mon-Fri 10-5; Sat 9:30-4 OPEN YEAR ROUND. Closed Sun.

Thurs, Fri, Sat: 10am - 5pm Great Variety ~ It’s Worth The Drive!

(I-94, Exit 55 at Cty Rd 1) (218) 998-3088

221 W Lincoln (Riverfront Square) 221 W Lincoln (Riverfront Square) 27685 County Highway 35 (218) 731-1483 • (218) 826-6571 (218) 736-2210 (218) 998-4224 Mon-Fri 10-5; Sat 9:30-4 3 Rooms + Hallway & thrift!

August 2016

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Auctioneer bids farewell

--PRESS RELEASE ST. PAUL, MINN.—For the benefit of the many dealers and friends from across the

Midwest who have regularly made a trip to St. Paul’s Prime Promotions over the years, owner Lonny Piche reports that one

Worth The Trip! Quality Antiques & Original Art in a Gallery Setting

of his partners, Rick Deloia, age 71, has died. Services were held Friday, July 15 at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Stillwater,

Crow Wing Antiques 3,500 Sq. Ft. of Antiques, Collectibles, & Books Good Quality~ Ongoing....

Wednesday - Saturday: 10am to 5pm Sunday: 10am to 3pm

Well Priced!

(or by chance or appointment)

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

Crosby/Brainerd Lakes Area

Bob Novak & Scott Berg

Minn. A dealer and auctioneer with a sense of humor, Deloia reportedly left his friends this message: “I ‘bid’ you goodbye.”

Inventory Reduction Sale in Progress! 10 West Main • Crosby, MN

OPEN DAILY!

deerwoodantiques.com

Shop: 218-534-3700 • Cell: 218-838-0611 BUY - SELL - CONSIGN - APPRAISALS - INTERNET SALES

218-546-2769

2 Levels!

A Multi-Dealer Shop!

Some Ceramic Arts figurines were issued in more than one version over the years, like “Miss Muffet” who rated three! $50-75 each. Cont. from page 17

leadership of Tim Holthaus and Jim Petzold. The club’s

Stop and visit the

Lindbergh Country Antique Shops

Histor t i s i V

• Swanville

Tues-Fri:10-5, Sat: 9-5

Dealer Space Available

OPEN YEAR ROUND!

re In-Sto S! AL SPECI

320-630-6111 or 320-232-0444

www.hallett-abbey.com

HALLETT ANTIQUE EMPORIUM

Antiques

28 W. Main St. Crosby, MN 56441

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

ABBEY HOUSE ANTIQUES

27 W. Main St. Crosby, MN 56441

218-546-5444 218-546-8311 7 Days a Week • 9:30am - 5:00pm

HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ST. CLOUD

ST. JOSEPH

Paper Collector the

219 E Cedar Street St. Joseph, MN 56374

711 w st. germain st

(next to Ace Hardware)

Long OPEN Prairie

EVERY URD SAT & AY j j SUNDAY 10am to 5pm

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

320.251.2171

~ Hours ~

M-W:11-6 •Th-F:10-6 Sat:10-5 (Closed Sunday)

hours mon - fri: 10-6 sat: 10-5 • sun: 11-4

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

OR outside of our regular hours we’ll open for you by appointment if you call 320-229-4080!

320-257-3387

(Across from the Court House)

Milaca

TheRustyPick.com

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CLEAR LAKE

ive

COLD SPRING

169

26 North 7th Avenue Downtown St. Cloud

10 25 320-251-2480

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Sauk Centre

Vintage Collectible Paper Items

Something for EVERYONE!

2nd level now open! 238 30+ dealers

320-248-1944 • 320-293-2588

Specializing in Ephemera

antiques • primitives architectural salvage garden • repurposed 27 vintage decor Little Falls

in historic downtown saint cloud 27

707 W. St. Germain St. St. Cloud, mn

ST. CLOUD AREA ANTIQUE SHOPS St. Cloud Area Map

07-30-15

ic & Unique Crosby,

Little Falls

1979 W HWY 27 • SWANVILLE, MN 56382 (Closed Sun & Mon) 4 mi N of SwaNville; 12 mi e of loNg Prairie oN HigHway 27 www.CentralMnWestwind.com Facebook.com/CentralMnWestwindAntiquesConsignment

Smack Dab

Cont. on page 19

Antique Capital of The Lakes Area

Swanville CENTRAL MN WESTWIND IS OPEN FOR 2016 ThE NEW DOCkS ARE IN! ChECk OuT: STORAgE ShEDS (DISCOuNTS ON LAST yEAR’S MODELS), LOTS OF ADDITIONAL uSED TOOLS, LAWN FuRNITuRE, bbq’S SOMEThINg FOR EvERyONE!

mission, as stated in its first newsletter, “to provide accurate

Smack Dab

Albany

St. Cloud St. Joseph

318 1st Street South Cold Spring, MN 56320

320-241-5065 OPEN EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and EVERY 71 SUNDAY 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Find Us on Facebook

New London

10 Clear Lake

23 Cold Spring

Paynesville

15 55

Eden Valley

Foley

Princeton

Sauk Rapids

Open Every Friday • Saturday • Sunday ~ 10am-6pm ~

169

(320) 743-5950

8600 Main Ave Clear Lake, MN 55319

Becker

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

Big Elk Six GREAT SHOPS 24 We’re 1 blockLake South of Hwy 10 River in downtown Clear Lake. only an hour north of the Metro... 94 WeekendCottageAntiques.com 10 Make it a day trip! Monticello

Spicer

101

55 Buffalo

August 2016

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Smack Dab

Cont. from page 18

information on authentic Studio pieces, and attract stories and memories of the Studio and the collecting experience.” Betty Harrington was an enthusiastic club participant, thrilled by the renewed interest in the Studio. When the club embarked on plans for its first-ever convention in 1995, Harrington eagerly agreed to create a limited-edition

commemorative for the occasion. “M’amselle,” depicting a kneeling girl, called to mind her very first figurine. A highlight of the convention: Harrington’s demonstration of how “M’amselle” came to be: “This was very important to me, because it is so difficult to describe in writing how items are made from a mold. I brought in the mold that I used

Smack Dab

Cont. on page 22 A popular feature of each year’s CAS Collectors Convention is the club auction, featuring Ceramic Arts pieces. Shown, an auction array from the 2015 Convention. 08-11-08

The Prairie Potholes Antiques Trails Richmond

Belgrade

An Old Times Antiques Trail Map22 23

Paynesville

Benson

New London

104 12

Spicer

The Antique Cellar

3 22

Montevideo

Detroit Lakes

71 34

Park Rapids

Height of Land Lake

Clara City

Eden Valley Lost & Found

Toad Lake

Detroit Lake

Granite Falls

7 Days/wk: Mon-Sat: 10-5; Sun: 12-5 Closed Mondays Jan-Apr. We Buy!

Litchﬁeld

Long La

• Raymond

305 Augusta Ave (320) 243-7605

Long Lake Antiques

Willmar

Paynesville

Watkins Eden Valley

10 3 27

“On Display,” a favorite convention activity, gives attendees an opportunity to create CAS displays suited to the convention theme. The 2015 Grand Prize winner, “Born Free” by Anita Guzik-Miller, highlighted the “Call of the Wild” theme.

Cold Spring

200 State St. N (Highways 55 & 22) (320) 453-5678 Mon-Sat 9:30 - 5:30 It’s Worth The Drive!

212 71

Granite Falls

Willmar

Prairie Mercantile

Litchfield

L&J’sPerham Antiques

Belltower Antique Mall

Sibley Antiques

Open Saturdays: 10:30am - 5:00pm

Mon-Sat: 10-5; Sun: 12-5 25 Dealers.

Tues-Sat: 10-5; Sun: 12-5 25 Dealers. (Closed Mondays)

Big Pine Lake

110 E U.S. 212 • (320) 564-9094 614 Benson Ave SW 108 7 Days/wk: Mon-Sat: 10-5; Sun 12-4 (1 Blk N of Hwy 12 and 7th Street W.) Dent FLEA MARKETS: May through September (320) 894-4869 For Appointments

193 N Highway 23 (320) 796-5515

Star Lake

2nd Sat. & Sun. - NO CHARGE to set-up

Spicer

212

Little Pine Lake

Rush Lake

100 N Sibley Ave (320) 693-7335

Buchanan Lake Otter Tail Lake

The Central Lakes Antiques Trails

B ud ’ s B arn 10222 State Highway 29 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361

20% to 50% OFF Furniture • Glassware • Tools • Toys Decoys • Redwing STOREWIDE OPEN YEAR ROUND Mon - Sat, 11 - 5 (218) 338-6166 Sunday, 12 - 5

Exit 54

A One-Owner Antique Shop

Located On State Highway 29 15 mi North of Alexandria or 3 mi South of Parkers Prairie, MN 55

Jan Watson’s

OFF BROADWAY

ANTIQUES Home of the

RED X

OPEN ~ ~ WEDNesday to Saturday 10am - 4pm

521 Sinclair Lewis Ave Sauk Centre, MN

320-351-7700 www.OffBroadwayAntiques.com

An Old Times Antiques Trails Map 210

Fergus Falls

West Battle Lake

210

Alexandria

Exit 57

Yesterday’s

517 Broadway St. (320) 762-8990

Exit 67

Eagle Bend

Parkers Prairie

Mon-Fri: 9-6; Sat: 9-5:30; Sun: 12-4 Ashby OPEN YEAR ROUND. 59 94

Clarissa

Lake Christina

Browerville

Now & Then Antique Mall Pelican Lake

601 Broadway St. (320)Elbow 763-6467 Lake

Exit 82

Lake Ida

Mon-Sat: 10-5; Sun: 12-4 YEAR-ROUND Mall of 4 Floors

Lake Carlos

619 Broadway St. Herman (320) 759-2300

Long Prairie

Alexandria Lake Mary

Osakis

94 Lake Reno

110 5th Avenue West (320) 763-1655

Lowry

114

Starbuck Lake Minnewaska

Antiques Osakis

Mon - Sat: 9:30-5 (Closed Tues) Sun: 11-4 OPEN YEAR ROUND.

Open Daily 10:00am - 5:00pm

26 West Main (320) 859-3200

2016 is our 30th year! Come visit!

Melrose

Memoryville

Glenwood

Freeport

Osakis

Sauk Centre Off Broadway Antiques

Sauk Centre

Exit 127

Exit 131

Vintage House Antiques

701 N Franklin (320)634-3618•(320)491-7752

Maple Lake

114

Hidden Treasures

Glenwood

Exit 114

Morris

Mon-Sat 11-5; Sun 12-5 OPEN YEAR ROUND.

Exit 103

Mon-Fri: 11-5; Sat: 11-4 “Everything from Antiques to Xena!” 28

15 mi. N of Alex. on Hwy. 29 (218) 338-6166

Lake Osakis

Exit 97

Bud’s Barn Antiques

Geneva Lake

Lake Darling

Past & Present Home Gallery Mon-Sat: 10-5; Sun: 12-4 OPEN YEAR ROUND.

Parkers Prairie

Lake Miltona

Exit 77

521 Sinclair Lewis Ave (320) 351-7700

Albany OPEN Wed-Sat: 10-4 Jan Watson’s Back Again!

Blast From the Past

Grandpa’s Attic & Gifts

Antiques, collectibles, 2nd hand.

OPEN DAILY 10-5 YEAR ROUND! Les Kouba prints / Used furniture

125 Central 4 (320) 859-4500 OPEN Mon-Sat 10-5 YEAR ROUND!

Hwy 27 (Nokomis St.) & 1st Ave (320) 766-0394

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August 2016

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 JULY 25, 2016 - JULY 31, 2016 GRAND RAPIDS, MN: The 2016 Northern Minnesota Antique & Vintage Market, Swap Meet & Car Show. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 29th, 30th and 31st. Antique & Vintage Market and Swap Meet: Friday, 3pm-7pm; Saturday, 7am-6pm & Sunday, 8am-3pm. Car Show: Sunday, 8am-3pm. 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 (Jul). AUGUST 1, 2016 - AUGUST 7, 2016 CAMBRIDGE, MN: 25th Annual Cambridge Antique Fair. Saturday and Sunday, August 6th & 7th. Saturday: 8am5pm; Sunday: 9am-4pm. Isanti County Fairgrounds (On Highway 95, 1 mile E of Hwy 65 or 12 mi W of I-35 exit 147.) Admission: $6. 12 & under FREE with parent. Early buyers, Friday, August 5: $20 (good for the weekend). Food available on grounds. Metropromos, Inc. Info.: (763)434-6664 or kwel16421@aol.com. Page 1. AUGUST 8, 2016 - AUGUST 14, 2016 GRAYSLAKE, IL: ChicagolandZ Premiere Monthly Antique Market. Plus Vintage Guitars, Vinyl Recores, Drums, & Rock-N-Roll Memorabilia. Sponsored by Zurko Promotions. Saturday and Sunday, August 13th & 14th. Saturday: 9am4pm; Sunday: 9am-3pm. Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E Peterson Rd. Admission: $7. Info.: (715)526-9769 or www. ZurkoPromotions.com. Page 11.

ELKHORN, WI: Elkhorn Antique Flea Market. Sunday August 14th. 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. AUGUST 15, 2016 - AUGUST 21, 2016 ROCHESTER, MN: The Original Olmsted County Gold Rush Antique Show & Flea Market. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday August 19th, 20th and 21st; Bldgs. & Grounds open 8am-6pm. FREE Admission. Parking $5. Olmsted County Fairgrounds, Hwy 63 South, Rochester, MN. R. Townsend, Mgr. Info: (507)2691473 or (641)832-2700; www.TownsendAntiqueShows.com or www.IridescentHouse.com. Page 6/7. WHEATON, IL: Zurko Promotions’ “All-Night Flea Market”. Saturday August 20th, 3pm to 3am (bring your flashlight or lantern). DuPage County Fairgrounds, County Farm And Manchester. Admission: $7. Info.: (715)526-9769 or www. ZurkoPromotions.com. Page 11. ORONOCO, MN: Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush Days Antique Show & Flea Market. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 19th, 20th and 21st. Friday & Saturday: 7am-6pm; Sunday: 7am-2pm. Downtown Oronoco - rain or shine. (507)367-2111; GoldRush@bevcomm.net; www.GoldRushMN.com. Page 6/7. AUGUST 29, 2016 - SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 SPIRIT LAKE, IA: The Grand Champion Antiques Fair and Blue Ribbon Flea Market. Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, Sunday, & Monday, September 3rd, 4th, & 5th (Labor Day); 9am-6pm each day. The EXPO Building at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds, 1602 15th St. FREE Admission. FREE Parking. Info.: (712)336-0479; DickinsonCoFair@gmail.com. Page 11.

The Old Times Auction & Estate Sale Calendar is a listing of auctions and estate sales advertised in The Old Times. The listing includes the location of the sale, the company name, the type of auction or sale and the page on which the advertisement can be found in this issue. (If no page is listed the advertisement appeared in the previous month’s issue.) July 28, 2016 Thursday 5:30 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Estate Consignment Auction– P 21 August 1, 2016 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Estate & Antique Auction– P 21 August 8, 2016 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Estate & Antique Auction– P 21 August 11, 2016 Thursday 5:30 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Estate Consignment Auction– P 21 August 13, 2016 Saturday 9:30 am Belle Plaine, MN– Ediger Auction Service HUGE Horse-Drawn Mower Auction– P 21(July) August 22, 2016 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Estate & Antique Auction– P 21 August 25, 2016 Thursday 5:30 pm Cannon Falls, MN– A New Day Auctions Estate Consignment Auction– P 21 August 29, 2016 Monday 6:00 pm St. Paul, MN– Luther Auctions Fine Art & Antiques Auction– P 21

ELKHORN, WI: Elkhorn Antique Flea Market. Sunday September 25th. 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. SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 - OCTOBER 2, 2016 CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI: 1st Annual Chippewa Falls Antique Show & Sale. Sponsored by the Northern Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Association. Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1st. Friday: 9am - 5pm; Saturday: 9am - 4pm. Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, Exhibition Hall C, 225 Edward Street. Admission: $5 (Good for both days). FREE Parking. Food Available. Info.: (715)617-4310. Page 3. ST. PAUL, MN: Prime Promotions’ Minnesota Antique Spectacular. Saturday & Sunday, October 1st and 2nd; Sat: 8am-6pm, Sun: 10am-4pm. Indoors and Outdoors at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds Grandstand and Racetrack (on Snelling Ave. 3 mi. N of I-94 and 2 mi. S of State Hwy 36). Admission: $6. For information call: (612)961-3401 or visit www.MNAntiqueShows.com Page 12. BISMARCK, ND: Crying Hill Antiques’ Bismarck Fall Antiques Show. Saturday and Sunday, October 1st & 2nd. Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: 9am-4pm. Burleigh County 4H Building, 3715 E Bismarck Expressway. Admission: Saturday: $3; Sunday: FREE. Info.: (701)226-8122 or daleks@earthlink.net. Page 13. MONTHLY MARKETS & OCCASIONAL SALES AUGUST 1, 2016 - AUGUST 7, 2016

ELKO-NEW MARKET, MN: Elko Traders’ Market 33rd Annual Antiques & Vintage Sale. Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, September 3rd, 4th, & 5th. Saturday: 8am-5pm; Sunday: 9am-5pm; Monday, (Labor Day) 9am-4pm rain or shine. 10675 260th St E (I-35, Exit 76 - County Road 2 then west 1/4 mile). Admission: $6. Food available. Info.: (952)461-2400 or www.tradersmarket.us. (Page 12).

VICTORIA, MN: Antiques Worthwhile. A monthly market held the first Thursday, Friday, and Saturday each month. August 4th, 5th, & 6th. Thursday & Friday: 10am-6pm; Saturday: 10am-5pm. 1855 80th Street (just west of the Holiday gas station on Hwy. 5). Info.: (952)283-1730. Page 10.

CLEAR LAKE, IA: 24th Annual Clear Lake, Iowa Antiques in the Square Celebration. Sunday, September 4; 9am-4:30pm rain or shine. Downtown City Park, Clear Lake, IA. (I-35 exit 193 or 194.) Info.: (641) 357-4000. Page 11.

APPLE VALLEY, MN: Haupt Antiek Market: “Industrial Chic and Pickers Paradise”. August 11th, 12th, 13th & 14th. 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 10.

MINOCQUA, WI: Minocqua Antique Show. Sponsored by North Star Collective. Saturday and Sunday, September 2nd & 3rd; 9am - 4pm both days. Lakeland Union High School, 9573 State Highway 70 (1 Block West of Jct. Hwy. 51 & Hwy. 70 W). Admission: $5; under 14 FREE. Lunch available. Info.: (906)2501618 or www.NorthwoodsAntiqueShows.com. Page 14. SEPTEMBER 5, 2016 - SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

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MANTORVILLE, MN: 51st ANNUAL MARIGOLD DAYS ANTIQUE & FLEA MARKET. Saturday & Sunday, September 10th & 11th. Riverside Park in Downtown Mantorville, MN. Info.: (507)635-3551 or rruport@kmtel.com or www. MarigoldDays.com. Page 11. ST. PAUL, MN: The Hamm’s Club Breweriana Show. Saturday, September 10th, 9am to 3pm. Hamm’s Brewery in St. Paul, (3 blocks east of Payne on Minnehaha.) Info. and dealer tables: The Hamm’s Club (763)252-0114. www.HammsClub.com Page 11. LITTLE FALLS, MN: The 14th annual “West Little Falls Antiques and Collectibles Fair”. Saturday and Sunday September 10th and 11th; Sat 8-6, Sun 9-4. LeBourget Park on the west side of the Mississippi River next to the bridge. On-site parking and handicapped parking available. Info.: (320)632-0741 or (320)630-5331 or wsialf@yahoo.com. MOUNDS VIEW, MN: Antique To Modern Dolls, Bears, & Original Artists Show & Sale. Sponsored by C Promotions Plus. Sunday, September 11th, 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)669-1613 or www.CPromotionsPlus.com. SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 - SEPTEMBER 18, 2016 RICE LAKE, WI: 6th Annual Barron County Fairgrounds Flea Market, Antique, & Crafts Show and Sale. Saturday and Sunday, September 17th & 18th; Sat: 8am-5pm; Sun: 9am-3pm. Indoors and Outdoors - Rain or Shine at the Barron County Fairgrounds on Highway 48 in Rice Lake. Admission: $3 (good for both days). Info.: (715)736-3247 or www.BarronCountyFair.com. Page 15. EXCELSIOR, MN: Annual Excelsior Apple Day. Saturday, September 17th, 9am to 10pm. A lakeside festival featuring locally produced foods, art, antiques, crafts, and a good-oldfashioned street dance. Located in Historic Downtown Excelsior on Water Street (West of I-494 just off Hwy 7 on beautiful Lake Minnetonka.) Info.: www.Excelsior-LakeMinnetonkaChamber.com. Page 24.

AUGUST 8, 2016 - AUGUST 14, 2016

ANOKA, MN: Emerald Isle Antique & Flea Market. Hosted by Emerald Isle Antiques. Saturday, August 13; 9am – 5pm. Located at Emerald Isle Antiques, 300 East Main Street. Info.: (763)923-8456. Page 22. ANOKA, MN: 2 Rivers Outdoor Flea Market. Hosted by The BIG White House. Saturday, August 13; 9am – 5pm. Located at The BIG White House, 1900 3rd Ave S. FREE admission and FREE parking. Info.: Misseybwh@outlook.com or (763)5060562. See the “Anoka Antique Shops” ad for a more complete listing of shops in Anoka – Page 22. AUGUST 29, 2016 - SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 VICTORIA, MN: Antiques Worthwhile. A monthly market held the first Thursday, Friday, and Saturday each month. September 1st, 2nd, & 3rd. Thursday & Friday: 10am-6pm; Saturday: 10am-5pm. 1855 80th Street (just west of the Holiday gas station on Hwy. 5). Info.: (952)283-1730. Page 10. SPECIAL EVENTS / MEETINGS / CONVENTIONS EXHIBITS / MUSEUMS / GALLERIES MADISON, WI: CAS Collectors annual convention, Saturday, August 27th, 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 2016 convention theme, “The Ceramic Arts Storybook” celebrates the many delightful fantasy, fairy tale, and nursery rhyme 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 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. ST. PAUL, MN: The mission of the Minnesota Museum of American Art is to showcase art of the past and present, unleash the creative potential of our community, and inspire the artist in us all. The Minnesota Museum of American Art is located in St. Paul at 141 East 4th Street (on the corner of 4th and Robert Streets). Hours are Thurs: 11am - 6pm; Sat & Sun:10am - 4pm. Admission is FREE. For more information, call 651-797-2571 or visit www.mmaa.org.

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Wisconsin show mid-August

--PRESS RELEASE ELKHORN, WIS.-Rain or shine, the fourth Elkhorn Antique Flea Market of the year will be held at the Walworth County Fairgrounds in Elkhorn, Wis., on Sunday, August 14, opening at 7

a.m. Over 500 dealers will be on hand inside along with untold numbers outside just off of Highway 11 at 411 E. Court St. Elkhorn lies about 45 miles southwest of Milwaukee, Wis., and 85 miles northwest of

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to make all the “M’amselles,” and I described how I made her in so many different positions. I felt that a visual explanation would make the whole process clearer.” Harrington proclaimed the first convention “superduper,” and after her passing in 1996, the tradition of an annual CAS Collectors Convention continued. Each year’s theme continues to celebrate a different aspect of the Studio’s heritage. And each year’s Convention is held where it all began---in Madison, Wis. That’s the “CAS Collectors” story. But whether your personal collect-o-mania focuses on marbles, playing cards, or telephone insulators, somewhere out there, a collector’s club is waiting just for you. Seek it out, and join in the fun!

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Cambridge show’s 25th anniversary

Stars come out at All Nite Flea Market

--PRESS RELEASE WHEATON, ILL.—Zurko Promotions is bringing “Stars Under the Stars”—favorite T.V. characters--to its annual All-Nighter Flea Market on Saturday night, August 20 at 6-16-09 DuPage County Fair-

Jasper Bond designed and produced a commemorative for the 25th anniversary show.

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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

ANTIQUES in EXCELSIOR 24

August 2016

The Old Times

ANTIQUES IN EXCELSIOR

Consignment Household Furnishings • Art and Antiques of Exceptional Quality • Estate Sales Conducted 221 Water St., Excelsior, MN 55331 • 952-470-0205

LEIPOLD’S

SPECIALIZING IN LAMPSHADES Located in the Excelsior Mill Glass & Fabric • Prints & 310Plains Water Street

MN 55331 Bring Your Lamp for Fitting!Excelsior, thru FRI OPEN 7 MON DAYS A WEEK 10am - 6pm HANDCRAFTS HOME Street 239 Water 952-474-7428 SAT GIFTS ACCESSORIESMN Excelsior, 10am - 5pm

952-474-5880

Glass & Fabric Prints & Plains Bring Your SPECIALIZING IN LAMPSHADES Lamp for Mon.-Fri. 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 1-4 p.m. Street • 952-474-5880 9 239 cozyWater rooms of American & European antiques for Fitting! the discerning collector & decorator.

THE COUNTRY LOOK IN ANTIQUES MONDAY - SATURDAY

10:30am - 5pm THE COUNTRY LOOK SUNDAY inchance ANTIQUES 1-4pm (by or appt.) Mon.-Sat. 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

240 240Water Water Street St., Excelsior • 952-474-0050 Excelsior, 9 cozy roomsMN of American & European antiques for the discerning collector & decorator 952-474-0050

Friday-Sunday, August 5th-7th

Sale!

6th Anniversary Most Items

% 5 2 5 1 OFF

16/09

• Prize Drawings • Games • Refreshments

Ample parking in the back with a back entrance... Coffee’s always on!

Antiques on Mainstreet 913 Mainstreet (downtown Hopkins)

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HOPKINS IS HOPPIN’.... COME DO SOME SHOPPIN’! Take a stroll down our historic Mainstreet.... Over 200 Dealers in 5 Great Stores!

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We LOVE our Customers!!!

Antiques on Mainstreet 913 Mainstreet (downtown Hopkins)

952-931-2144

An eclectic mix of antique, vintage & collectible Join us treasures. Aug 5-7 Ample parking in for our the back with a Anniversary back entrance... Sale! Coffee’s always on!

Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am to 6pm Sun: 12 to 5pm

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

Blake Antiques QUALITY ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES FROM 1850-1950 • Jewelry • Sterling • Art Pottery • • Vintage • Clothing • Furniture • • Decorative • Arts • Dolls • Cottage 40 Dealers 7,500 Sq. Ft. of Quality Antiques

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

952-930-0477

901 Mainstreet • Hopkins, MN

HOPKINS

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

1008 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343

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

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

952-931-9748

www.HopkinsAntiqueMall.com

Vintage & Antiques

Surprise Me!

The Friendliest Place to buy Cool Stuff!

1019 Mainstreet Hopkins, MN 55343

Pink Elephant

Hours: Mon-Sat.: 10:30-5:30 Sun: 12:00-5:00 facebook.com/ThePinkElephantVandA

40 Sellers 5,000 Sq. Ft. 2 Levels 911 Mainstreet Hopkins, MN 55343

952-933-1144

Antiques • Vintage & More

952-582-4655

Tues.-Sat.: 10:30 am-5:30 pm; Sun.: Noon-5 pm

SUMMER SALE

AUGUST 5, 6, & 7

(Unless marked firm)

% 20 OFF

OVER $10

Artwork • Books • Ceramics Clothing • Jewelry • Furniture Lighting • Old Time Candy & Much More!