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The Collectors Newsletter #715 -- June 2009

The Collectors Newsletter #715 -- June 2009

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1. Featured Collectors Club
2. Stories From our Readers
3. Antique News
4. Your Classifieds
5. Newly listed items
6. Funny Old Stuff
7. Wanted ads. Can you help?
8. A Vintage Recipe
9. A Vintage Recipe Request from a Reader
10. New On line Merchants
11. Helpful Resources For Collectors
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1) Featured Collectors Club
Highlighting clubs of interest to collectors.

New England Magic Collectors Association

Association of serious collectors of magic who reside in the New England area; three meetings/year; all collectors welcome as guests.

For more information, click here: http://www.tias.com/cgi-bin/clubs.cgi?OIKey=2877&listByKey=2877&groupKey=1

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2) After you read these stories, tell us your interesting story. Send your story to phil@tias.com and we may publish it here . We want to hear any interesting or unusual stories you would like to share with us
that are related to collecting or anything vintage.
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HELP!! Our story inbox is getting very empty, so if you've been waiting for the right time to send us your antiques & collectibles story, now is the time.

- NEW STORY TOPIC -For the June 23th issue -
For many collectors the story about how they found an antique or collectibles was the real thrill. Basements, Yard Sales, Thrift shops, Flea markets are just a few of the places collectors find things hidden in boxes on back shelves or inside of other items or in walls or even in the ground. Is there an interesting or unusual story behind how you found an antique or collectible?

Email your story to phil@tias.com and we'll run it in an upcoming issue.
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As strange as it may seem, I enjoy having a yard sale once a year. Over the years I have made many friends and had people tell me how they enjoy coming to the sales. Some customers ask me to hold an items for them until they go home and get some money. I live at the beach so it is not uncommon for people not to have money on them. While many come back for their bargain, some never return. This year I had an older marble base floor lamp for $25. that a lady just had to have and would return. The sale is over and I still have the lamp. How do your other readers treat situations like this? I don't like to offend people by saying I will not hold the item...Dave

--Another Story--

This may be more appropriate for the humor section, but it also fits into collecting.
When my eldest daughter--now 55--lost her first tooth, she asked what the tooth fairy does with all the teeth. I have to add that my youngest was very gullible and trusting, and believed every word I said. So I said that the tooth fairy had little drawers up in the sky, and that she saved everybody's baby teeth, and brought them back when they were elderly and needed a replacement tooth. She said, "I'm glad--do you need any teeth?" I did save her teeth, and recently found them tucked away in an envelope--along with her dried umbilical cord. People have funny collections....Paula

--Another Story--

In response to the letter from Laurie who is flat on her back because she moved the wrong way...

My father served during WWI, beginning with the Calvary and then the Artillery. During the war, it was his job to take messages from the commander to the front and he did this on a motorcycle...he also took officers to the front in this same manner. He also was the bugler and during my childhood, I remember him blowing on that old dented bugle, playing Taps, Revelrie, and all the rest of the tunes that were tooted during the war. I can hear him play it now. I can hear him play that bugle, hear my mom play her honkey-tonk tunes on her upright piano, hear us all sing the songs of that era. Good memories!

When Dad passed on, the bugle was to go to one of my brothers who had sons of their own so that the bugle could be passed down our blood line. The brother who received the bugle had married twice and he had two sons, one from each union, and one daughter from the second union. The son from the first union has a son who is not yet married, but will be soon, and by the way, he is the only son to carry on our family surname.

The son from the second union married a woman with three daughters of her own from a first marriage, but together they have no children from their union. You guessed it! He got the bugle. Since I am doing my genealogy, at first I didn't know with whom the bugle ended...I even looked on line to see if whomever got it may have put it up for sale on some auction site. I saw one, but knew it wasn't my dad's bugle...Dad's was dented a little bit, but his mouth and presence were all over that bugle. I can only imagine all the battle fields it had traveled a. In desperation, I finally wrote some letters only to find out that my dad's bugle will never be passed down our blood line. So, I asked if I could just have a picture of that old bugle to put into the family tree books that I am making for all families, yes! even this young man with no children of his own...anyway, he was my nephew...my brother's son, so yes, he gets books, also...one for maternal and one of paternal sides of the family. It got around that I was in need of the picture of the WWI Bugle and I received a call from my nephew. I explained it to him and said that if they were going to sell it, I would be happy to buy it from them, but if they aren't going to sell it, then may I please have a picture of it. While on the phone, in the background, I heard the wife say, she's not going to get it!!! And you know what? That was over three months ago and I still have not received the photo of my Dad's bugle. His heart would be broken if he knew and then again, maybe he does know. So fellow readers of this wonderful newsletter, When it comes time to set things aside to be handed down, I really believe it best to do it while you're still here on this earth and can make sure it gets to the right person.

Now on the maternal side...our ancestors both paternal and maternal, are from Czechoslovakia. My mother had a most beautiful blue vase around 12 to 16 inches high. It also went to this same brother and when he was dying of cancer, he gave it to my sister who in turn wanted it to be given to her daughter. She died of cancer last year. The daughter didn't want the vase so it was given to my sister's son. He has no children of his own...you guessed it! The vase will be given to his wife's 30 year old daughter from Puerto Rico. Oh! My dear parents! They had very little to give to anyone and what they did have they wanted it to be passed from one generation to the next in our blood line. I was fortunate...my other sister was given a small vase and it has come down to me...yes another Bohemian/Czech item straight from the old county.
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WE NEED YOUR STORY ABOUT COLLECTING. DO YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING STORY TO TELL? SEND IT TO PHIL@TIAS.COM
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We collect interesting stories about collecting. Things like your best find, unusual collections, bizarre collectibles. Anything and everything that is interesting that has to do with collecting. We may publish it here. Send your story to newsletter@tias.com
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3) Antique News
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If you want to tell the world about your antiques & collectibles business, auction, club or upcoming event related to the antiques and collectibles trade, you can post it for free at http://www.News-Antique.com
the #1 listing on Google for "Antique News" Your news release will get published online and will also appear in this newsletter so that 15,000 people can read it. To post a release, go to http://www.News-Antique.com
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Here are the latest news headlines about antiques and collectibles from http://www.News-Antique.com
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1. Gianni Versace Epitomizes High Style: This Week’s
LiveAuctionTalk.com Topic
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787441

2. Artfact Live! Presents Auto Auction from Alderfer
Auction & Appraisal
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787440

3. “ Are Paintings for You?” - Daryle Lambert’s Antique
and Collectible Blog – I hope so.
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787439

4. Autographed Audi R10 Le Mans Winner Joins Toy Collector
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787436

5. Artfact Live! Presents an Antique, Art & Estates
Auction from Braswell Galleries
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787433

6. Artfact Live! Presents June Art & Antiques Sale from
Antique Helper
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787432

7. Big Civil War and militaria auction at Fontaine's Aug. 15
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787431

8. UNIVERSAL LIVE AUCTIONEERS LAUNCH NEW LIVE
INTERNET AUCTION PLATFORM ONLINE
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787430

9. Thirteenth Annual Boston International Fine Art Show
(BIFAS) November 12-15, 2009 at The Cyclorama
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787429

10. Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles July 2009 Issue
Released
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787428

11. Vintage Baseball Collectibles
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787427

12. SKINNER TO AUCTION EUROPEAN FURNITURE,
DECORATIVE ARTS AND FINE CERAMICS JULY 11th
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787426

13. Snowbabies, Dept.56, Old World Christmas, Inge
Glass, Kurt Adler, and more
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787425

14. Celebrate Independence Day in Bahoukaville
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787418

15. Silverdollar Productions Launches Revereclocks.com
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787417

16. Medusa-Art.com Launches New Website for Lovers
& Collectors of Antiquities
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787409

17. Allan Adler sterling service realizes $15,525 at auction
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787408

18. iCollector.com Presents The Torex Coin Auction
Click here: http://www.news-antique.com/?id=787407
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MANY more stories are added several times a day. You can read the latest news now at:
http://www.news-antique.com
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4) Your Classifieds...
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WANTED: Memory Collectors Wanted
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5) Newly listed items for your online shopping pleasure for Friday June 26, 2009 Stop by and check out today's fresh inventory at:
TIAS - http://www.tias.com/showcase
CollectorOnline - http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=7
AntiqueArts - http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=3
Earthling - http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=6
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6) Funny Old Stuff
This is our humor section. These are humorous family stories and comments that are sent in by readers. If you have a submission you would like to share, please send it to newsletter@tias.com and we may run it in the next issue.
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The bushel basket story reminded me of my grandmother's covered basket. When I visited her big old New England home in the early 1960's, I would carry an enormous covered rattan basket with pink and green bands from room to room tracking Abby, my grandfather's cat (he had black cats for over 50 years, she was the last). When I caught her, I would put her in the basket, cover it, and carry it down the huge flight of stairs to show Grammie or my mom. Abby would leap out of the basket, zip back up the stairs, and we'd start over. When she got tired, she would disappear. I never realized she was letting me catch her, and was having just as much fun as I was!

When Grampa got the cat and named her Abigail, we all thought it was such a funny, old-fashioned name. Who knew it would become all the rage in the 1980's? Similarly, when my niece Sarah was born in 1972, I thought of that as an "old-lady name." Hannah got rejuvenated in the 1990's - remember Hannah Gruen, Nancy Drew's middle-aged housekeeper - elderly in the first books? Maybe in another 20 years, the boomer names like mine - Susan, Nancy, Barbara, Debbie - will be all the rage again! Like antiques, names have trends. Search by year at http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ just for fun!

Currently back-dated, Susan in NJ
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WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF STORIES FOR OUR HUMOR SECTION!. Tell us some funny, family related stories and we'll share them with our readers. Send them to Phil@tias.com
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Do you have a funny family story you would like to share? Make someone feel good by sharing it with us. Send it to newsletter@tias.com and we may publish it here.
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7) Wanted ads. Can you help?
Here are the latest wanted ads from the TIAS Exchange. Can you help someone out?
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WANTED: Memory Collectors Wanted
http://pages.tiasexchange.com/1355837/PictPage/3923623966.html

WANTED: late butterfly glass
http://pages.tiasexchange.com/1410506/PictPage/3923617723.html

WANTED: Vintage Boy's Clothing and Accessories
http://pages.tiasexchange.com/1356468/PictPage/3923614739.html
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GET YOUR WANTED AD HERE! Just $10 and we'll send it out to 15,000 people who get this newsletter. Go to http://www.tias.com/cgi-bin/submitClassified.cgi
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Looking for something? Place a "Wanted" ad in this newsletter. Over 16,000 subscribers will see it. It's easy, go to: http://www.tias.com/cgi-bin/submitClassified.cgi
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9) A Vintage Recipe
Be sure to check out our vintage recipe archive online at: http://www.tias.com/newsletter/topics/A%20Vintage%20Recipe.html Over 1200 wonderful vintage recipes are listed.

In the last issue Karen requested a recipe for "Red Gravy" here are the responses that we received.
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A reader asked about red ham gravy - I love red eye gravy, and it is very easy to make. If you bake a ham, when you take the ham out of the pan, put it on the stovetop, and mix in a cup of strong black coffee. Heat it to boiling, and use a whisk to stir up all the browned ham bits from the bottom of the pan. If you didn't use whole cloves on the ham, add a bit of ground cloves to the gravy. If you didn't use a brown sugar glaze when you baked the ham, add some brown sugar (or molasses) to the gravy. That's it, that is all there is to it! It is not thickened, it is a reddish brown clear gravy.
If you pan fry a ham steak, when you take the steak out, pour in the coffee, and mix in a little bit of brown sugar, and a pinch of ground cloves or nutmeg...Laurie S.

--Another Recipe--

Karen can make that dark red, sweet gravy from the ham drippings by using:

3-tablespoons of ham drippings
3/4 cup of strong coffee (or water)
1 teaspoon of brown sugar

Bring ham drippings coffee or water and sugar to a boil. Serve the gravy alongside fried country ham if desired.

Now if I were making it, I'd just leave some of the ham drippings in the pan that the ham had been baked in, add a cup of strong coffee to the drippings and stir thoroughly making sure to get those bits and pieces of ham scrapings mixed in. I'd only add a teaspoon of brown sugar if the ham had not been baked with a brown sugar glaze...Jaci Barganier - Carrollton, Virginia
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If you enjoy these vintage recipes, you should buy a vintage cookbook from us. They make great gifts too. Take a look at: http://www.tias.com/cookbooks
Buy a Vintage Kitchen collectible from us. We've got lots of them here: http://www.tias.com/kitchen
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10) A vintage recipe request from a reader
As with collectibles, people also have very strong feelings about foods from their past. Sometimes these special recipes get lost. This section is to help people who are looking for lost recipes from their past. If you
submit a request, please include the geographical region where you had this recipe.
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I remember my mom making cranberry nut bread. I have a vivid memory of putting butter on it shortly after it came out of the oven. The crust was slightly crunchy but the inside was soft, tart and sweet all at the same time. I'm looking for a recipe....Lori in MA
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If you can help this reader with this recipe, please forward it to recipes@tias.com . If you have a vintage recipe request send it to recipes@tias.com and we might just publish it here.
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Be sure to check out our vintage kitchen collectibles section online at: http://www.tias.com/kitchen
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11) New Online Merchants
Be sure to check out all of the fresh inventory offered by these new merchants at TIAS.
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BB's Jools
http://tias.com/stores/mvj
My shop is a trip back to playing in your grandmother's jewelry box. It was so much fun. She told the best stories that went with each piece. Bring your cocoa and graham crackers and spend a little while.

The Jewelry Box
http://tias.com/stores/thejewelrybox
specializing in quality vintage and contemporary costume jewelry at reasonable prices and FREE US Shipping. I've been selling vintage jewelry and collectibles online since 1998 and have built up an excellent reputation. Your satisfaction is my highest priority.

Blue & White
http://tias.com/stores/espritducheval
Here in our shop you will find many interesting items most of which will have been made in the UK unlike those items produced more recently. Every item is covered by our unconditional money back guarantee.

Zuzu Bijoux
http://tias.com/stores/zzb
Our store features mainly costume jewelery from the Art Deco, Edwardian, and Victorian eras.
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This year, open your own online Antique & Collectible Shop. If you have one or a few items to sell, try our classifieds at http://classifieds.tias.com. If you have more than a few items to sell, open your own store at TIAS. It's easy and fun. Over 160,000 customers visit us on an average day. It costs you nothing to get started. Take a look at: http://www.makeashop.com
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12) Helpful Resources:
1. Find an antiques or collectibles club. Nearly 2000 different clubs listed. Take a look at: http://www.tias.com/cgi-bin/clubs.cgi

2. What's it worth? Try Kovels' free online price guide to over 600,000 antiques and collectibles. It can be found online at http://www.kovels.com

3. Make money with your Web site. Join the TIAS.com affiliate program today. Go to http://www.tias.com/affiliates/

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5. Get an online appraisal. For just $9.95 from "What's It Worth To You?" http://www.whatsitworthtoyou.com/tias.htm (Not affiliated with Kovels.com)

6. The Latest News regarding Antiques & Collectibles Take a look at http://www.news-antique.com
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