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S ES EL IC PR November 2011 - January 2012 ANTIQUING IN WESTERN CANADA UNKTIQUES LTD. Specialists in "as found" pine furniture, architectural rarities, religious artifacts and more. Furniture Repairs & Refinishing Ask us About ‘Custom Built’ Antiques Closed Mon & Tues 1226 - 9 AVE SE CALGARY, AB CANADA (403) 263-0619 2 • www.DiscoveringANTIQUES.com • email: dhkaufman@shaw.ca www.junktiques.ca HEIRLOOMS ANTIQUES CALGARY Calgary’s Premiere Antique Store Furniture, Linen, Art, Pictures, Lighting, and over 50 showcases of Jewellery, Figurines, China, Crystal, Glass, Sterling Silver, Moorcroft, Lalique, Toys, Dolls 7004 MacLeod Trail SE (403) 720 4100 Tue - Sat 10 to 5pm Calgary, AB T2H 0L3 (403) 301 4822 Sun Noon - 4pm www.antiquescalgary.com ISE T R E ADV E! HER Call Toll Free: (888) 705-8978 Email: cmather@telusplanet.net 4 • www.DiscoveringANTIQUES.com Discovering ANTIQUES Table of Contents VOLUME 13 - NO. 5 2011 Publisher Discovering ANTIQUES Editor 6 discovering food 8 santa claus Jan Mather 16 decade to decade Layout & Ad Design 18 shows & auctions 20 glorious glass 26 hens on nests continued 31 cardboard records 34 discover us near you www.crystalink.ca Contributing Writers Gayle Andersen Fred Hauck Susan Holme Manyluk Bob Whitburn Catharina VanTooren Front Cover: A fabulous vintage sleigh awaiting a pair of horses to pull it; and it can be found at Archer’s Antiques. Thanks, Steve! Discovering Antiques is published five times a year. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the express written consent of Discovering ANTIQUES Discovering Antiques assumes no responsibility for lost material. For Advertising/Subscription Info: Toll Free: 1-888-705-8978 Ph.: (403) 281-0413 Fax: (403) 238-6923 email: cmather@telusplanet.net or write to: Discovering Antiques 60 Cedardale Road SW, Calgary Alberta CANADA • T2W 5G5 www.discoveringantiques.com Give the gift of discovery. Send the name, address & phone number along with $20.00 payable to Discovering ANTIQUES to: 60 Cedardale Rd SW Calgary, AB T2W 5G5 Annual (5 Issues) Subscription rate: $20/year (includes GST) Call Toll Free: (888) 705-8978 www.discoveringantiques.com November 2011 - January 2012 • 5 W by Susan Holme Manyluk, HolmeHus Antiques, Red Deer, AB inter is coming! It is time to discover Home Cooking – using the best and freshest local ingredients – like cheese and eggs. New Year’s is coming! Time to try elegant eats and classic drinks. This issue, Discovering Food offers you a sumptuous cheese soufflé that you can try for holiday get-togethers, your buffet table or year-round brunches. Get your cheeses from Sylvan Star Cheese Farm; to give your soufflé maximum lift, flavour and volume, use fresh free-range eggs. They are available from farm-gate producers like The Farm with The Good Food. Cheese Soufflé: Made with fresh milk, eggs and Sylvan Star Grizzly Cheddar Cheese, this recipe serves two people, but can be doubled or tripled. It can be a wonderful centre piece for a holiday buffet. Enjoy. Thanks to Jan Mather’s Mom! The Farm with the Good Food @ HolmeHus Antique Shop Selling: - fresh, free-range farm eggs - homegrown, pasture raised, custom finished & inspected Alberta beef - Danish rye and prairie breads - homemade Danish preserves - some seasonal fruits & vegetables - lots of foodie collectables & other antiques in the shop Summertime EXTRAS: - Tour the farmyard gardens and bird areas - visit the animals - picnic spots available - please call ahead Open Year Round 10am - 5pm on most days. Located just west of Red Deer. 403-347-0516 6 • www.DiscoveringANTIQUES.com Butter 3 slices of bread and add a coating of Dijon mustard; cube and place in a bowl. Add 1 cup of grated old cheddar cheese, salt, pepper and a shake or two of paprika. Toss with a folk to mix well. In a small bowl beat two eggs well – add 1 cup of milk and mix. Pour over bread mixture and mix well. Pour into a small casserole and bake 45 min. in 350˚F oven, or until knife test in centre comes out clean. It will puff up and then fall a bit. It can be served with ham, bacon, freshly sliced tomatoes, or a selection of other appetizers. The Canadian Heritage Breeders is hosting the Alberta Provincial Poultry Show and the 2011 Pigeon Fanciers Annual Classic Show December 9, 10 & 11, 2011 at the Westerner Agri-Trade Centre, Red Deer, Alberta. Learn more about cheese making, egg production and the Homesteading lifestyle. You can find rare breeds of birds, learn about small scale poultry keeping and experience the appeal of collecting antiques and collectibles inspired by our domesticated feathered friends. SYLVAN STAR CHEESE Award winning Gouda from the Heart of Alberta! • • • • • • • Award winning cheeses Naturally raised meats Local honeys, sauces & spreads Imported Dutch deli items Vintage and rare cookbooks Dutch Collectibles Dairy antiques, art & textiles Hours: Mon - Sat 9am to 6pm (summer) Mon - Sat 9am - 5pm (winter, after Thanksgiving) Location: Rge Rd 10, north of Hwy 11A, between Red Deer and Sylvan Lake, AB 403-340-1560 www.sylvanstarcheesefarm.ca November 2011 - January 2012 • 7 One of our most celebrated folk heroes An enlightening story by Catharina VanTooren, Roseberry Antiques, Calgary, AB Saint Nicholas arriving by boat (from Spain) in the harbour of Amsterdam accompanied by his helpers, called Zwarte Pieten (eng. Black Peters). Once on land, the Saint parades through the streets on a beautiful white horse. W hile children are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their beloved Santa Claus, and all of us are wondering ‘what to get’ for that special person, do we actually know where good ol’ Saint Nick originates? Let’s reveal the identity of this famous old gentleman. The story starts in the 3rd century A.D. where a man was born in what was then the Roman province of Lycia, now Southern Turkey (Asia Minor). This man served as bishop of the seaport city of Myra and was known for his good deeds. During the reign of the Emperor Dioclectian (who obviously did not appreciate the bishop’s actions) he ended up in prison. Fortunately the succeeding Emperor Constantine released him. Bishop Nicholas died on December 6, 343 A.D. and was buried in a crypt in the church of Myra. However, Nicholas’ legacy did not start until a few years after his death. His reputation as a good man and miracle worker inspired many Christians throughout the eastern Mediterranean. In 430 A.D. Emperor Justinian built a church in Constantinople to honour his memory. Nicholas became the patron of towns and cities, of ships and sailors. choolboys looked to him for protection; spinsters prayed for husbands; businessman sought his help to succeed. Unofficially he became known as Saint Nicholas. Nicholas the Miracle-Maker became the patron of first Moscow and later all of Russia as “Nicolai Choodorovitz.” A hospice was built in the Swiss Alps and dedicated to his memory. Many years later, in 1085, sailors from southern Italy invaded the church at Myra to remove Nicholas’ remains and ship them to Bari, a city on the Adriatic Coast. Pope Urban II blessed the relics and ordered a great basilica to be built on top of them. Every year after in Bari on May 9, on the anniversary of the arrival of his remains, there was a festival with joyful hymns and prayers. Sailors and travellers kept Saint Nicholas in their hearts and actions, spreading the word globally about this great man. Residents of Belgium were some of the first Westerners to accept the Saint by building a shrine in his honour on the banks of the Scheldt River near Antwerp and naming a church and city after him. Many churches followed in Russia, Italy, France, Greece, Germany, Great Britain, Scandinavia and the Low Countries. Continued on Page 10 November 2011 - January 2012 • 9 of the papacy out of youths’ heads.” It did not succeed though. Reformation or not, kids still placed their shoes by their beds, hoping to find cookies, fruits and nuts. (in the morning?) They even left straw and vegetables outside for the good horse to indulge after a long night’s work. It was obvious that the celebration of Saint Nicholas was there to stay. Traditionally the Saint visits private homes to hand out gifts. Here a ‘hired’ Saint and Black Peters pay a visit to the house of the writer’s Aunt. There are clouds of mystique surrounding the legendary Saint Nicholas. As with all folk heroes, the legend grew over time, distorting the story, camouflaging the roots of reality. One of these stories is that Nicholas had saved three young daughters from a life of spinsterhood by secretly throwing bags of gold (for their dowries) into their bedroom. One of the bags accidentally fell into a stocking. In another version the bags were dropped down the chimney. It is believed that the custom of gift giving originates here. These gifts, usually cakes, nuts and fruits, were wrapped in stockings and left on December 5th, on the eve of Saint Nicholas’ feast day. Men, dressed in Bishop’s robes and mitres, mounted on white horses, and carrying shepherd’s crooks, parades through the streets of towns and villages and were greeted by jubilant children. Nicholas was noted as the patron of countless trades and professions, but it was his special connection with children that set him apart. Over time parents saw an opportunity to influence their children’s behaviour. Good kids were rewarded with gifts ‘from’ Saint Nicholas, the bad ones found birch rods or switches instead, representing a punishing whip or two. The various European countries each started using their own affectionate names for the bishop of Myra; Sankt Nikolaus or Santiklos in Switzerland, Saint ‘Colas in France, Sonnerklas in Northern Germany, Sinterklaes and Sintiklas in the Low Countries. Even Martin Luther, founder of Protestantism in the early 1500’s, celebrated Sonnerklas in Germany by buying presents for children. However, he later banished this tradition and preferred giving gifts on Christmas in the name of Jesus. On the contrary, Calvinists banned the idolization altogether. In Amsterdam a bulletin was issued forbidding the exchange of gifts ‘to prevent all such disorders and to take the superstition and fables 10 • www.DiscoveringANTIQUES.com And then his legend entered the New World. Long before the Reformation, the Vikings had brought Nicholas to Greenland, where they even built a cathedral in his name. Christopher Columbus entered the harbour of Haiti on December 6, 1492, Saint Nicholas Feast Day, and named the bay for the bishop of Myra. Merchants and traders who established New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island (now part of New York city) in 1625 and followers of the Dutch Reformed Church did not agree with the admiration of Saints, but inside the Dutch colony, simple celebrations were stealthily kept alive by family traditions. The Germans in Pennsylvania preserved memories of Pelze Nichol and Kris Kringle (derived from the word Christkind or Christ child) but their celebrations were not the same of the Old World. Very little was heard about the myth of Saint Nicholas until December 8, 1774 an article appeared in the Rivington’s Gazette (a New York newspaper) announcing, “Monday next, being the anniversary of Saint Nicholas, will be celebrated by the descendants of ancient Dutch families.” Then on December 6, 1810, information regarding the Saint resurfaced again when John Pintard, a wealthy New Yorker and founder of, among others, the New York Historical Continued on Page 12 Saint Nicholas on his white horse, from a postcard by Cynthia Hart. COZY COTTAGE INTERIORS Specializing in Country & Cottage Decor Vintage Decor Furniture Lighting Linens Lodge Unique Gifts Heritage Hill Shopping Centre Over 6,000 Sq. Ft. #162-8228 Macleod Tr SE Calgary, AB 403-238-2767 Olde Town Okotoks NEW Location 3,600 Sq. Ft. 43 McRae Street Okotoks, AB (403) 995-9631 www.cozycottageinteriors.ca Archer’s Antiques Asheford Institute of Antiques Buy ♦ Sell ♦ Trade ♦ Restorations 24 White Cres, Bragg Creek, AB Across from the Steak Pit Restaurant Open Thurs - Sun: 12:00 - 5:00pm, by appointment or chance. 403-949-3655 email: hsarcher@telus.net ♦ www.antiquesalberta.ca ANTIQUE COURSE Furniture from the 1800’s and Custom Cabinetry Would You Like To Be An Antique Appraiser or Dealer? Since 1966, The Asheford Institute of Antiques has been providing a Profit and Pleasure Home Study course that offers tremendous financial and personal rewards. CERTIFIED APPRAISAL PROGRAM You Can: • Become a Certified Appraiser. • Start your own business from your home. • Choose the hours you wish to work. • Become an Antique Interior Designer. • Learn to Sell & Appraise online • Complete a serious course with a Diploma. For a FREE booklet mail coupon to: ASHEFORD INSTITUTE OF ANTIQUES 131 Bloor St. W. Suite 200 Dept 124XP25 Toronto, ON M5S 1R8 Or call: 1-877-444-4508 Name _______________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________ City_________________________________________________ Province ________________ Postal Code__________________ Email: asheford@tias.com www.asheford.com November 2011 - January 2012 • 11 “The Coming of Santa Claus” by Thomas Nast, 1872. Society, held a first anniversary dinner for St. Nicholas. Pintard, from Walloon Huguenot descent, commissioned a broadside especially for this event. This broadside (a sheet printed on one side) shows two elaborate engravings by wood engraver Alexander Anderson. The leftpanel depicted St. Nicholas in bishop’s attire, tight panel shows a girl smiling (the good child) and a boy frowning (the bad one obviously). Printed beneath the picture was the text of a Dutch verse and its English translation: “ Sancte Clause Good Heylig Man, Trek Uwe beste Tabbard Aen” (Saint Nicholas, Good Holy Man, Put on the Tabard best you can) This broadside represents the earliest known pictorial evidence of Saint Nicholas published in America. The first official written publication, published in1809, is credited to belong to a lawyer-turned writer, named Washington Irving. Irving, from Scottish decent, wrote under the pen name “Diedrich Knickerbocker.” Knickerbockers, officially a type of short trouser drawn in at the knees and worn by the old Dutch burghers, was also the nickname for New Yorkers. In his satiric book “Humorous History of New York from the beginning of the World to the end of the Dutch dynasty” the European legend had, after nearly two centuries of American neglect, resurfaced. His following book entitled “The Knickerbocker History” is seen as the birthplace of Santa Claus, although not yet in the shape and form we see him today. In Irving’s description Saint Nicholas wore a “low broad-brimmed hat” and “a pair of Flemish trunks hoses.” He rode in a wagon, drawn by a horse and made his appearance on December 5th. In the meantime, some smaller publications emerged. One of them was “The Children’s Friend, a New Year’s Present to the little ones Continued on Page 14 12 • www.DiscoveringANTIQUES.com We transform old stoves into treasured heirlooms! SHANE MACDONALD Box 2544, Didsbury, AB T0M 0W0 TOLL FREE: 1-888-854-7859 TEL/FAX: (403) 335-3905 • CELL: (403) 630-3925 email: vintagestove@telus.net www.vintagestove.com Old Castle ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES Hours: Monday - SAturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm 4913 - 49 Street, ELK POINT, ALBERTA Email: oldcastleantiquefurniture@gmail.com 780-724-4192 ≈ 780-645-9678 November 2011 - January 2012 • 13 As the subtitle indicated, the feast day was in many households moved from December 5th to December 24th, or closer to New Year’s. But the real breakthrough of Santa Claus becoming an American celebrity occurred on December 23, 1823. In a New York newspaper, The Sentinel, appeared a poem by Clement C. Moore called, A Visit from Saint Nicholas. Mr. Moore, a professor of Greek and Oriental languages had written this poem privately the previous Christmas for his own children. An acquaintance loved it so much, that it was submitted to the editor in 1823, who did not hesitate to publish this rhyming expression for the love of Saint Nicholas. Obviously Mr. Moore had been inspired by The Children’s Friend. Moore made Nicholas “into an elf” and gave him eight reindeer, named Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dunder and Blixem. Only the last two names were later slightly modified into “Donder” and “Blitzen.” After 1823 the name Santa Claus became widely used, allegedly a corruption of the Dutch name Sinterklaes or Sintiklas. By 1837 this poem by Clement Moore had been reprinted hundreds of times. It was later renamed, The Night before Christmas and became the single most popular poem ever written about Christmas, reprinted thousands of times! In addition, the look of present-day Santa Claus can be credited to Thomas Nast. In 1872 Nast’s rendition of The Coming of Santa Claus was widely circulated. One look at that picture and we will recognize “our Santa.” The legacy of the ancient bishop of Myra was from now on well established in North America. And although many countries in the world celebrate Christmas and the Santa Claus tradition in a different way with many names and characters, the Spirit of Christmas is the same all over the world. It is the Spirit of Love and Goodwill. Some information contained in this story is derived from an article called Santa Claus, which appeared in a publication Early American Life by the Early American Society, December 1979 Lethbridge, AB 1. Grandma’s Antiques 328 – 13 St No 403-328-0909 Tues–Sat 10:30-4:30 2. Antiques on 9th 1514a - 9th Ave So 403-327-1230 Mon–Sat 10:30-5:00 5 Ave No 1 Mayor Magrath Dr “ Old Santeclaus with much delight His reindeer drives this frosty night O’er chimney-tops, and tracks of snow To bring his yearly gifts to you” “ As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. His eyes – how they twinkled! His dimples, how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard of his chin, was as white as the snow;” 13 St No from 5 to 12” published by New York bookseller William B. Gilley in 1821. It contained eight hand-coloured lithographs and eight verse quatrains about “old Santeclaus.” We notice here that the name of the good saint underwent many spellings (and misspellings). In this book this saint is shown in a red suit and travels by sleigh drawn by a single prancing reindeer. 9 Ave So 2 antique stores to serve you. 14 • www.DiscoveringANTIQUES.com 2 10 Ave So HOURS Tuesday – Friday . . . . . . . . 10:00AM - 6:00PM Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00AM - 5:30PM 7425 - 72A Street NW Edmonton, AB, T6B 1Z3 phone: 780-461-5222 fax: 780-461-5227 email: info@decadetodecade.com www.decadetodecade.com Saskatoon, SK Appraisal of Antiques 820 Victoria Ave Ph: (306) 653-4033 Mon - Sat 10:00 to 6:00 Off the Wall Antiques & Collectables Oil & Gas, Pedal Cars, Toys, Signs Storefront Closed/Tradeshows Only Nov. 19, 20 . . .Carswell's Christmas Antique Show Westerner Park, Red Deer, AB Ph: (306) 244-7229 Cell: (306) 227-9001 November 2011 - January 2012 • 15 Are you searching for good quality, unique furnishings and accessories for your home? DECADE TO DECADE, Edmonton’s treasure trove of ‘Furniture with Experience’ may have exactly what you are seeking. Located on Edmonton’s South Side, we are home to such respected manufacturers as Gibbard, a company founded by John Gibbard, a Canadian born cabinet maker, in 1835. They produced high quality furniture of classic design made from solid Honduras Mahogany, Cherry and Walnut. Gibbard, Canada’s oldest furniture maker and one of the oldest continuously operating companies in North America just closed its doors in 2010 making their furnishings even more highly sought after today. We do, at various times in our shop, carry brands such as the well regarded Knechtel furniture brand produced in Hanover, Ontario, the prestigious Thomasville line of North Carolina, Sklar Peppler, Barrymore (a quality Canadian upholstered furniture company) and Hickory Fry from the United States, to name only a few. For those whose taste runs to MidCentury Modern we often have several pieces of Danish Teak Classic furniture on our showroom floor. This style is everlasting, with fresh clean lines for an ultra modern, classic decor and presently enjoying a resurgence in the Interior Design world. In addition to fine furnishings and accessories of all kinds, we also carry a brilliant selection of both current and vintage fashion jewellery. You will find unique and exciting pieces by some of the most prestigious and creative fashion jewellery designers of the times. In our ‘What Women Want’ section we have a variety of vintage linens, furs, luggage, silk scarves, etc., for your shopping experience. Gayle Andersen, owner/operator, whose previous careers were in banking and the jewellery industry, has realized a life long dream earning her Interior Design Certification from the University of Alberta, and opening her shop geared to assisting clients moving on to another phase of their lives. 16 • www.DiscoveringANTIQUES.com Our clients are people who have lovingly cared for their possessions and now want to move them on for others to use and enjoy. Our customers consist of couples looking to furnish their first home, students setting up housekeeping for the first time, baby boomers, empty nesters, entrepreneurs furnishing Bistros and Spas and older couples preparing to downsize to a smaller residence or moving to more exotic climates and locales such as Hawaii, Mexico and our own Vancouver Island. We also love to assist those who are just looking for the perfect accessory, collectible or gift. Interior Designers often frequent our store looking for that special piece to complete a space they may be working on. Our commitment to both our clients and customers is to provide personalized, caring service together with a selection of the best quality of timeless and contemporary furnishings and accessories for all ages, tastes and interests at fair value. Visit us at 7425 72A Street, Edmonton, AB. November 2011 - January 2012 • 17 Discover Rare Treasures Shows & Auctions Oct. 24-30��������Antique & Collectibles Show Market Mall, Saskatoon, SK *Oct. 29������������Auction: Antique & Collectible Auction Bodnarus Auctioneering, Lion’s Hall, Leask, SK *Oct. 29������������Auction: Car/Truck/RV Scribner Auction Ltd., Wainwright, AB Nov. 4, 5�����������Elizabeth’s Antique & Collectible Fall Sale Alberta Aviation Museum, Edmonton, AB Nov. 5, 6�����������Antique Expo at Tradex Tradex Exhibition Centre, Abbotsford, BC *Nov. 12�����������Auction: Antique & Collectible Auction Bodnarus Auctioneering, Lion’s Hall, Macdowall, SK Nov. 13�������������21st Century Flea Market Croatian Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC *Nov. 18�����������Auction: Coin & Currency Auction Scribner Auction Ltd., Wainwright, AB Nov. 18-20��������Lloydminster Christmas Craft Fair Inc. Exhibition Grounds, Lloydminster, SK *Nov. 19�����������Auction: Antique Estate & Variety Scribner Auction Ltd., Wainwright, AB Nov. 19, 20�������Carswell’s 21st Annual Christmas Antique Show Westerner Exposition Grounds, Red Deer, AB Nov. 19, 20�������Historical Arms Collectors Society of BC Trade Show Operating Engineers Hall, Burnaby, BC Nov. 26, 27�������15th Annual Piapot Lions Club Gun & Hobby Show Maple Creek Armouries, Maple Creek, SK *Dec. 3�������������Auction: Art Auction Scribner Auction Ltd., Wainwright, AB Dec. 3, 4�����������Christmas Country Drive www.countrydrive.ca Dec. 4���������������Retro Design & Antiques Fair Croatian Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC Dec 9, 10, 11����Alberta Provincial Poultry Show & the 2011 Pigeon Fanciers Annual Classic Westerner Park, Red Deer, AB Dec. 11�������������Historical Arms Collectors Society of BC Trade Show Operating Engineers Hall, Burnaby, BC *Dec. 31�����������Auction: New Year’s Eve Day Antique & Collectible Auction Scribner Auction Ltd., Wainwright, AB Jan. 14, 15�������3rd Annual Lethbridge Antique & Toy Show & Sale Lethbridge Exhibition Park, Lethbridge, AB Jan. 15�������������21st Century Flea Market Croatian Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC Jan. 15�������������Historical Arms Collectors Society of BC Trade Show Operating Engineers Hall, Burnaby, BC Feb. 4, 5�����������Piapot Lions Club13th Annual Antiques & Collectables Show The Armouries, Maple Creek, SK Feb. 12�������������Retro Design & Antiques Fair Croatian Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC Feb. 12�������������Historical Arms Collectors Society of BC Trade Show Operating Engineers Hall, Burnaby, BC Feb. 25�������������First Canadian Collectors Club Antique & Collectibles Show & Sale Thorncliffe-Greenview Community Hall, Calgary, AB Mar. 10, 11�������HACS All Collectors’ Hobby Show & Sale Heritage Park, Chilliwack, BC *Mar. 16-18������The Collectors Show Prairieland Park, Saskatoon, Sk Mar. 18�������������21st Century Flea Market Croatian Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC Apr. 8����������������Historical Arms Collectors Society of BC Trade Show Operating Engineers Hall, Burnaby, BC Apr. 14, 15��������Kerrisdale Antiques Fair Kerrisdale Arena, Vancouver, BC *Indicates ad in this issue. Discovering Shows is a complimentary listing. Contact us regarding your event at: toll free: 1-888-705-8978 or (403) 281-0413, Fax: (403) 238-6923, email: cmather@telusplanet.net. For the most up-to-date listings visit www.DiscoveringAntiques.com 18 • www.DiscoveringANTIQUES.com Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers Ltd. www.budhaynesauctions.com Ph: 403-347-5855 Bay 5, 7429 - 49 Ave Red Deer, AB No new confirmed dates at the time of printing. Please check the website for upcoming auctions. From all of us at Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers Merry Christmas & Best Wishes in 2012 Do you have adequate insurance on your antiques? We are qualified to do certified appraisals. For Insurance Evaluations, Matrimonial Appraisals & Estate Planning contact: Linda (Haynes) Baggaley C.P.P.A.G. (Certified Appriaser & Auctioneer), President of Bud Haynes & Co. for Discreet enquiries, with no oblication. e u tiq An Coin & Cur re ncy F A R M n tio ida u Liq E S T A T E 1235 - 1 Ave, Wainwright, Alberta A U T O It’s our attention to detail that sets us apart! SCRIBNER AUCTION LTD. 780-842-5666 www.scribnernet.com November 2011 - January 2012 • 19 Glorious Glass: A Window on Our World by Susan H. Manyluk, HolmeHus Antiques, Red Deer, AB 20 • www.DiscoveringANTIQUES.com Evolutionary phenomena first created glass. O bsidian, umber to black glass coloured by the presence of iron, formed as hard, shiny bands inter layered with pumice (glass full of air bubbles) as a result of extreme volcanic action during the early days of the world’s formation. Lava pouring from deep inside the earth’s core, eventually cooled at the surface and solidified. It can be found in many locations around the world. It can be shattered by sharp blows or chipped by controlled pressure applied along its edges. As long as a million years ago, early man used obsidian to create spear heads, knife blades, arrow points and tools for cutting and scraping. Man as the ultimate hunter, large animal predator and successful butcher; himself evolved as a result of such tool-making using natural glass deposits. More protein in his diet improved human brain development for early man; leading to greater inventive progress, including glass-making. Man-made glass was one of the earliest complex developments and can be traced back to about 2500 years BC, when craftsmen in Mesopotamia (Iraq and parts of Syria) were creating beads and other small decorative objects from three simple ingredients. All were common and fairly plentiful: sand (silica), soda (sodium carbonate) and lime (calcium oxide); when combined and subjected to extreme heat, melt and fuse, and form liquid glass. Gradual cooling results in a solid material that is clear to opaque, more or less inert to other substances and can be worked and shaped in a number of ways. By 500 BC, Egyptian glass-makers were creating colourful and highly detailed cast and molded replicas of various Pharaohs’ faces. Beautifully executed examples have survived and can be viewed in various museums around the world. As well, this fluid, adaptable material was used to create small containers for ointments and perfumed Continued on Page 22 November 2011 - January 2012 • 21 oils, by forming the molten glass around clay and dung cores. Privileged Egyptians and Romans treasured these rare and costly items, and often had them placed among the grave goods of their kin at the time of burial. By 50 BC the Romans were “blowing” glass, using a long pipe and strong lungs to create hollow glass items. Some of these were cased in a second layer of another colour of glass, then cooled and later carved back to the original layer, creating some truly artistically superior “cameo” glass. Many of these have survived for almost 2000 years and still awe and delight museum goers to the Corning Museum of Glass, where many are conserved. But enough with the history lesson…glass is such a diverse and complicated material that its impact on society could fill books. Our fascination with glass is huge and its usefulness in the worlds of medicine, communication, architecture and space exploration is indisputable. But it is as an artistic, yet functional medium, that it inspires cooks and collectors, decorators and designers all over the world. Personally I have always been intrigued by glass containers, ranging from serviceable sealers and cute old jelly jars to pitchers, jugs, decanters and cocktail shakers. These were used for serving everything from buttermilk to beer, wine to water, cordials to cocktails. And since the holiday entertaining season is soon upon us, some fun vintage ways to enjoy glass might be a good place to start. A selection of Deco-era to 1960’s cocktail shakers is a popular collectable for today’s trendy young homeowners who are serving unique and very untraditional martinis – which their parents and grandparents wouldn’t recognize in a million years. The iconic martini, dry, ice cold and always stirred, was limited to the best Dutch or English gin and just a touch of vermouth. It was always served with one perfect Spanish olive impaled on a cocktail pick; and ever so carefully positioned on a classy cocktail napkin, in order to absorb the requisite condensation pearling the outside of the glass. That is now…Boring. Instead try Queen Dagmar’s Red Hot Martini: 6 parts akvavit, stored, of course in your freezer, 2 parts Danish Cherry Herring, 2 dashes of grenadine; shake over crushed ice, strain into chilled martini glasses and serve with a sprig of fresh Rosemary, a tiny peppermint candy cane or a stemmed fresh cherry, depending on the time of year you Continued on Page 24 22 • www.DiscoveringANTIQUES.com Susan Manyluk Phone 403.347.0516 The Farm with the Good Food 2 Miles West of Red Deer, AB November 2011 - January 2012 • 23 are serving a Dagmar. Accompany with a tray or a glassdomed cheese keeper of Sylvan Star prize winning cheeses, bowls of fresh nuts to crack, perfect green, black and red grapes, a selection of crackers and biscuits (home-made are good), and a choice of olives, harvested from olive trees planted when the Romans started blowing glass. Your savvy hospitality will impress the heck out of all your guests, of all ages. And if Grandpa cannot be convinced to give up his Grey Goose, James Bond –style, shaken, not stirred, martini (The Vesper), let him have it. Ideally you should have a cocktail shaker for each type of martini you are creating. Keep them refrigerated between creations; in fact, the glasses and all the ingredients should also be kept refrigerated. What every martini demands is to be served ice-cold and consumed with dispatch. Look for vintage American shakers with great visuals, like cancan girls, roosters, dancing pink elephants and various cocktail terminology or drink recipes decorating them. Fewer examples can be found in coloured glass, with gilt or striped décor, or with black top hats. Most of those 24 • www.DiscoveringANTIQUES.com with pretty florals like lily-of-the-valley, were probably made in England. Make sure the chrome or aluminum top fits and has its screw cap and mesh to strain the ice from the cocktail. Many shakers came with matching cocktail glasses (rather than martini glasses) for serving other drinks, but these sets are rarely intact. Buy glasses or shakers that appeal to you and as you build your collection, over time you might assemble full sets. Displayed with other interesting “bar” paraphernalia, these vintage cocktail shakers and glasses are amusing to look at, and certainly do help to create a feeling of past elegance and ultimate sophistication. Next issue, we will delve into glorious glass decanters, from all over the world. We, at HolmeHus Antiques and The Farm with The Good Food, wish you and yours a joyous holiday season and a great New Year for 2012. And if you wish to visit us in the coming year, we are now soooo easy to find – just look for the official blue and white tourism signs on both highways, 11 and 11A, just west of the QE II. Flea Market OPEN EVERY Weekend & Holidays 9:00am - 4:30pm 365 Tables of Antique New & Used Items 604-685-8843 www.vancouverfleamarket.com 703 Terminal Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6A 2M2 3 Short Blocks from the Main Street Science Centre Station November 2011 - January 2012 • 25 Hens on Nests by Bob Whitburn, Collector, & Vendor at Where On Earth…did you get that? Antique Mall, Airdrie, AB BOYD/DEGENHART The Boyd Crystal Art Glass Company from Cambridge, Ohio, took over from the Degenhart family when they closed in 1978, after Mr. Degenhart’s death. They produced the same 3 HONs, (a 1 ½" Salt, a 3" and a 5" HON). The beauty of the Boyd hens is that they are clearly marked and the marks are coded to distinguish in which five year period they were made. Degenhart only started marking their HONs in the early 1970s; shortly before their closing and the subsequent purchase of the molds by Boyd. MOSSER The September/October Discovering ANTIQUES carried Part I of Hens on Nests. Read on to discover more interesting facts about this particular glass collectible. 26 • www.DiscoveringANTIQUES.com Over the years the Mosser Glass Company, also located in Cambridge, Ohio; has made four different HONs for themselves. The small and very distinctive salt, which is usually marked, is an original to them and was first produced in 1987. A person I spoke with from the Mosser plant told me that the 5" hen is a copy but she didn’t know from whom it was copied (it looks a lot like the von Streit HON). It was first made in1983. The 4" hen that Mosser made was from a mold they acquired from the L. G. Wright Co. in 1999; after pressing it for Wright for years, the mold originally belonged to Vallerysthal. These hens were made from 2003 through 2007. The 7" is also an L. G. Wright mold which they started making in1999. These are all nice HONs which can be found in many wonderful colours. L. E. SMITH The L. E. Smith Glass Co. in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania makes four very nice HONs; five if you include their egg plate, which uses the same top as their 6" HON. The 6" HON is very distinctive and not easily confused with any others of similar size. Likewise their 7" stand-up rooster, with the parallel leg stance is easily distinguishable. The 3" hen has a unique scalloped rim around the base, (except for the one made in Smith’s Confetti Ware which has a smooth rim); and while copied in size it has no match for quality. The small salt is very much like the 3" hen as they both have a clear plain base. Some have a paper label and the more recent ones are marked with their “S” logo. FENTON Next to Westmoreland, The Fenton Art Glass Co. from Williamstown, West Virginia, probably has the second largest variety of these dishes. One difference is that several are made from molds that were purchased or rented from other companies. The lovely 8" hen was put out in many colors. There is also a large 7" nesting rooster which is another example of a mold acquired from a different company – in this case, Westmoreland. Fenton’s 5" hen is distinctively their own, although it may have come from a Challinor and Taylor prototype. It has been produced in many colors, and sometimes with different coloured tops and bases. Similarly their 5" rooster has many different colour combinations but it was originally an L. G. Wright mold. Fenton has a very interesting egg platter/server with their hen ‘top’ on it. They also make a small chick popping out of an egg on top of a small two-handled basket, which was also originally a Westmoreland mold. One of the more interesting Fenton pieces, at least for me, is their 5" chick emerging from an egg on top of a unique basket bottom. It was reproduced for Martha Stewart during the recent jadeite glass resurgence brought on by Martha. Fenton also Continued on Page 28 November 2011 - January 2012 • 27 reproduced for Martha Stewart their large hen, the egg plate and a rather unique 5" rooster made from Westmorland Glass 5" rooster top on the 5" Wright base. L. E. Smith Glass Co. also made some of their HONs in jadeite for Martha. As I mentioned earlier, Fenton also made HONs for The Levay Distributing Co. Gary Levi had worked for Westmoreland and bought some of their molds, mostly the larger HON molds; after they closed and stored them at the Fenton plant. Gary had Fenton press some of these molds and rented some of these for their own use. Levay usually used colors that Westmoreland hadn’t. Fenton also made HONs for L. G. Wright and bought the 5" rooster mold when Wright folded. KANAWHA The Kanawha Glass Company only made two HONs. Their 7" hen is much like the other 7" hens, but it has a faint circle on an otherwise plain base. They made a lot of nice slag combinations, meaning two colours of glass mixed together before being put into the mold. Most were not marked except with a paper label and I have a rather rare one in satin milk glass. We found it in an old Antique Mall in Walnut, Iowa, quite by accident. No one seems to know much about it, although they did produce some of their slag ones in satin. The standing rooster is quite distinctive from its competitors, however, as it is standing on a log. KEMPLE The Kemple Glass Co. made four HONs. They have both a 7" hen, and a 7" rooster. These look much like their Westmoreland and Kanawha hen counter-parts. One difference is the glass is a little heavier and has stippling inside the rim of the top. Other differences are a 2 1/2" circle which is embossed on the base (sometimes marked with a “K” in the center), and the fact that Kemple only paints half of the hen’s comb. The rooster has bulging eyes built into the mold rather than sockets for where eyes will later be glued. Kemple also has a 5" hen and rooster. The tops are like Westmorland Glass, but the bottoms are a split rib pattern like McKee. These smaller ones were never embossed with the K but sometimes had paper labels. The inside of the rim of the top and the inside of the bottom were sometimes stippled and again, only half of the hen comb was painted. The four Kemple HONs continue to be labelled as McKee reproductions because there was a rumor that Kemple bought his molds from McKee but this can’t be true because McKee never made the large dishes and the tops of McKee’s small ones were very different from Kemple’s. After Kemple closed down, the molds were sold to Wheaton Industries in 1970. 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Their impressive large nesting rooster on its lacy edge base is quite distinctive and fairly well known. It comes in many lovely single colours and combinations of slag colours. The smaller 4" one is of some interest however. It is sometimes confused with the similarly-sized Hazel Atlas (more about this one later), the L. G. Wright’s and the so-called “Unknown” hens. The thing I have discovered about this little girl (HON) is that she seems to come with two different bottoms. One has a very smooth top to the rim, and the other has a sort of hob-nailed top to the rim. I have seen, and in fact owned, several of each type in more than one colour so it seems to be more than just a onetime anomaly HAZEL ATLAS Next to the Indiana’s, the Hazel Atlas Glass Co.’s little hen is probably the second most common one. So why mention it here? It is because I have found several different marks on the base of the bottom. There are also some with no mark, and at least two different versions of the Hazel Atlas mark. Of course the newer, concentric Cs mark, which is used by the Continental Can Co. who purchased Hazel Atlas; and finally some are marked with a number on the base. I have only seen two of these and I have both of them. I hope that someday, somebody can explain them to me. I also have another that is frosted and painted. Does anyone know anything about it? Also the newer, Continental Can pressings were made in translucent amber and green glass colours, as well as milk. As you can see we often talk about HONs by company, either who manufactured them or sho used them. I like to categorize them by size and there is a document attached to this article which lists them by size. They are many and varied and they do not all look alike. As you know, many makers mark their products well, which makes identification and dating much easier. However, many HONs are unmarked and the molds have been passed from company to company, which leads to identification challenges. There are many of these dishes which have unknown origins; but are, never-the-less, still very collectible. 30 • www.DiscoveringANTIQUES.com Cardboard Records by Fred Hauck, Collector, Redcliff, AB I n the world of Collectables, a topic I am familiar with is Record collecting. I have been picking up records for over 25 years and many thousands of records have passed through my hands. I have kept a great many, perhaps in some cases more than my share – 78’s, 45’s and 331/3 have all found their way into my collection. I like a lot of different types of music such as Country & Western, Old Time, Big Band, Jazz and Religious to name a few. Because the topic of Records is so broad, I thought I would narrow it down to one particular type of record: cardboard records. Records made of cardboard have been around for many decades. Originally cardboard was used because of its cheap production cost and durability if properly cared for. Normal 78 rpm records of the 1930’s and 1940’s were made of a clay substance, making them very susceptible to breaking, chipping and/or cracking. A company called Durium Products Corporation from New York, developed a 10-inch, 78 rpm record made of thin cardboard with a brown vinyl covering. The record grooves were cut into the vinyl. These records were called “Hit of the Week.” Popular music of the day was recorded onto these records by little known musicians. I have found many of these over the years. Mainly due to storage conditions, mint condition “Hit of the Week” records are not plentiful as most have a “dish to them” (are no longer flat) and some have creases in them. Once creased or bent past the point of no return, the vinyl would flake off. These “Hit of the Week” records are not valuable. Continued on Page 32 November 2011 - January 2012 • 31 In the 1940’s, smaller 7-inch, children’s records, with a very colourful picture, made of cardboard were produced. These survived a little better due to thicker cardboard. Nursery rhymes and children’s songs were used. “VOCO” and the Record Guild of America were two of the companies producing this type of children’s material. Again, not extremely valuable and can be readily found with some searching. In the 1950’s, cardboard records were produced largely as promotional items. Made of thin cardboard, these records were usually part of a larger piece of cardboard that you had to cut off to access, or tear along a perforated edge. These 7-inch 78 rpm’s were sometimes part of a magazine insert. Rainbo Records of Lawndale, California produced this type of promotional record. They did have some very well known artists record for them like Elvis Presley and Jayne Mansfield, to name a couple. Elvis recorded the 78 rpm “The Truth About Me” in 1956. On this recording, Elvis talks about his life, cars, music and the possibility of someday getting married. These records are not common; as the target audience was teenagers and the records were made of cardboard, not many survived. One in very good shape could command $200.00. The Jayne Mansfield is also from 1956 and she recorded, “The Best Things In Life” which is also not common. On the reverse of both records are the instructions about how to play the records. In the 1950’s, 331/3’s and 45’s had officially taken over from the 78’s (78’s were discontinued in1958), and the cardboard records had pictures on them again. Some had just artwork like Avon’s “New Look In Eye Beauty” (given to Avon representatives); and some featured celebrities like American Bandstand’s Dick Clark talking to the young people of America about careers in the United States Army. Television shows like “Voices of America” sponsored by 7up, showed both the television personalities and gave 7up a large plug. If you requested the record by mail, one would be sent. Other companies like Mercury (an outboard motor manufacturer) gave their salesmen records which would instruct them how to sell Mercury’s products. An interesting recording in my collection is by Bing Crosby singing “Because.” The 78 rpm recording was manufactured by Bing Crosby Phonocards Inc., New York. It was packaged in an envelope with a colourful wall plague (cardboard as well) depicting a stained glass church window. Many 1960’s and 70’s rock and roll stars also got into the act. Magazines like “Teen Scoop” would insert a record into the magazine to boost sales. British invasion stars, Chad and Jeremy were one such act to get “pulled out and played.” Another singer, Jimmy Clanton, also graced a cardboard record singing the title song from “Teenage Millionaire” a United Artists’ movie. These were given away in hopes that the young people would flock to the theatres. On the reverse are the names of other rock and roll singers who appeared in the same movie. 32 • www.DiscoveringANTIQUES.com In 1972, Post cereal gave us Bobby Sherman on a cardboard record. These records were getting smaller in diameter and many survived, most in good condition. The Osmonds recorded a personal message on a 7-inch, 331/3 in the early 1970’s, and piano-playing Liberace recorded “The Way We Were” on cardboard to be inserted into boxes of Pot of Gold chocolates. Prices on most of these vary, depending on rarity, condition and the artist who recorded the song. Some were produced in large quantities like Liberace and Bobby Sherman, but those by Chad and Jeremy were not as plentiful. In 1988, nearing the end of mass popularity for records, the restaurant chain Burger King, in conjunction with the television show, “ALF,” gave out records with ALF doing some cooking on the picture side. “Cooking with ALF” was the title of the back side and had the words of the song printed on it. These were given out to kids at the Burger King restaurants. One last note, not always do cardboard records appear as records. One such example was found at an antique show in Calgary. While looking at a large postcard display, one odd postcard jumped out at me. It had a picture of former United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s home on it. This normal looking postcard has a 78rpm recording over the picture. I have also seen old Christmas cards set up the same way. Another more common item is the home recorded cardboard records, usually 7 inches in diameter. If you had a record player that made records, the blank discs were sometimes cardboard. 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