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May 2006

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Feature stories this issue...

SOLD!!! Recent Impressive Sales at Showcase Antique Center!

Sold: $3,300.00! Mini Blanket Chest
Sold: $2,500.00! Three Napkin Rings, Cherub, Bird, and Boy
Sold: $1,575.00! Painted Eagle Slide Box
Sold: $1,495.00! Eagle and Stars Butter Stamp
Sold: $1,250.00! Terracotta Pug Jar, Bloch
Sold: $1,250.00! Posey Holder from Hamm Estate
Sold: $1,000.00! Washington Taylor Flask
Sold: $ 595.00! English Cameo Vase
Sold: $ 650.00! Heubach "A Dark Secret" Figurine
Sold: $ 625.00! Dedham Rabbit Bacon Rasher
Sold: $ 525.00! Dedham Rabbit Star Dish
Sold: $ 535.00! Platinum Sunstone and Diamond Ring
Sold: $ 995.00! Platinum 18k Diamond Earrings
Sold: $ 750.00! Lot of Glasses and Goggles

From the Attic

Draper Sampler 1817. Price: $1,500.00
Draper Sampler 1805.Price: $ 975.00
ABC Plate "The Blind Girl;" Diameter=5.5.Price: $ 195.00
Rimless Chinese Glasses in Shagreen Case.Price: $ 495.00
Tortoise-shell Chinese Glasses in Carved Wood Case.Price: $ 350.00
Royal Doulton Plate "The Parson;" 1940 Series; Diameter=10.5. Price: $ 125.00
Royal Doulton Plate "The Doctor;" 1909 Series; Diameter=10.5. Price: $ 175.00
Telescope Cane w/ Walnut Shaft and Matching Walnut Telescope. Price: $ 650.00
Surgeon's Cane w/ Brass Cylinder w/ Scapels and a Glass Syringe. Price: $ 750.00
Oak Printer's Block Cabinet; Hamilton Manufacturing Co.; w/ eight shelves. Height=31 Width=8 Price: $ 295.00
Civil War Gold Clasped Hands Ring w/ Two Hearts and Hair Braid Inside. Price: $ 250.00
Traveling Refraction Trial Kit w/ Lenses and Frames to Make Glasses at Home. Price: $ 250.00

NEWS FLASH!!! JUST SOLD!!!!

Sold: $1,500.00 Draper Sampler 1817
Sold: $ 975.00 Draper Sampler 1805

What's in your attic?

Read article Yard Sales, Schmard Sales.
CONSIGNMENT = $ALE$ below and learn how easy it is to consign with Showcase Antique Center.

Antiques and
Vintage Collectibles Spotlight

Early lighting

Candle making, as we know it, began in the thirteenth century when traveling chandlers went door to door, dipping tapers from patrons' tallow or beeswax. Candle molds made of tin, wood, or copper were also used. Candleholders were designed to offer a choice of lighting material, such as rushes or wood splints as well as candles.

As the availability of candlesticks and candleholders reached middle class households in the 1700s, living standards improved greatly. Brass, wood, pewter, clay, and iron were common materials for candlesticks, although the upper class preferred candlesticks made of silver or brass.

Candle lanterns made of tin, iron, wood, glass and horn allowed light to be portable. The word "lantern" evolved from the term "Lanthorn"--thin, translucent sheets of flattened cattle horn which light could pass through.

Punched tin lanterns were a fairly common and cheap lantern type. Panels of glass were often used in tin and wood lanterns to allow for better illumination.

Reference: The National Candle Association; www.candles.org; www.thelampworks.com

Here's a Sampling of Early Lighting in Our Showcases and on Our Web Site:

Two Candle Wrought Iron Hanging Lamp
Unmarked. Length=19.75 Price: $450.00


Dietz King Fire Dep't Brass Lantern
Dietz King Fire Dep't brass lantern with clear glass globe; globe is marked "AM. LaFrance" and embossed "Dietz, Fitzall, New York, U.S.A., H34." Lantern is stamped "Patented Aug. 27, '07" and embossed "Dietz King Fire Dep't." Height=14.75 Price: $595.00

Tall Brass Skater's Lantern With Clear Globe
Tall brass skater's lantern with chain, ring, and clear glass globe; brass is marked "Pat'd. Dec. 24, 1867." Height=9.25 Price: $475.00

Tin and Red Glass Lantern
Tin and red glass lantern with handle for carrying; insert for candle intact; unmarked. Height=8 Price: $285.00

Brass Candlestick With Round Base
Brass candlestick with round base; unmarked; English; circa 1720. Height=5.25 Price: $395.00

Brass Candlestick With Scalloped Base
Brass candlestick with scalloped base; unmarked; English; circa 1750. Height=7.25 Price: $450.00

Excelsior Spring Loaded Tin Candlesticks
Pair of Excelsior spring loaded tin candlesticks; brass collar at top of candlesticks; marked "Excelsior, Pat. July 4, 1876." Height=4.25 Price: $475.00

Candle in Splint Holder on Tripod Price: $175.00

Birdcage Candle Holder; English Price: $ 250.00

Star Tumbler Lamp
Circa 1874. Price: $250.00

Lecturer's Lamp, McAllister, New York
Circa 1870. Price: $195.00

Miner's Sticking Tommy
With plaque dating circa 1790. Price: $195.00

Dunhill Tinder Pistol Lighter
Circa 1930-1940. Price: $195.00

Pair of Railroad Car Lights
19th century; American. Price: $ 225.00

Rush Holder and Candle Holder on Trammel
Pennsylvania; 17th century. Price: $195.00

Fun facts

The Ancient Egyptians made rushlights, or torches, by soaking the pithy core of reeds in molten tallow. However, the Romans are credited with developing the wick candle!

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Stuart's Musings

The Betty Lamp

The Betty lamp derived its name from the German word besser, meaning better. Designed and used in the18th and 19th centuries, the Betty improved the performance of grease lamps by allowing the drippings from the wick to run back into the bowl for reuse. A cover was added to confine heat, decrease smoke, and increase efficiency.

Preferred Bettys were made of metal, with rounded sides and a shallow reservoir and spout at one end. The wick was set at the end of the spout. Many Betty lamps featured a hinged lid. An iron hook was attached to the lamp for hanging and an iron pickwick, used to retrieve sunken wicks, was often chained to the lamp as well.

Betty lamps burned many types of oil--from animal oils or grease to fish oil to whale oil. The iron Betty lamp produced comparatively good light. The amount of light varied with the size and material of the wick. An improvement over other spout lamps, Betty lamps were rather messy to deal with and, thus, were used by farmers and tradesmen rather than the wealthy.

Tin "Betty Lamp"
Tin "Betty Lamp" with wick and pick on chain; unmarked. Length=4 Price: $225.00

Tin Boat Signal Kerosene Lamp
Tin boat signal kerosene lamp with bull's-eye glass and burner; marked "Boat Signal." Height=8.5 Price: $295.00

Tin Kerosene Lamp
Tin kerosene lamp with leather headgear strap; marked "Pat'd. June 4, 1878, A. Ferguson, Thos. J. Conroy, Sole Agent, N. Y." Height=8.75 Price: $300.00

Miniature Milk Glass Finger Lamp
Miniature milk glass finger lamp with painted flowers, leaves and gold bands, unmarked. Height=2.25 Price: $170.00

Pair of Sandwich Clear Glass Whale Oil Lamps
Pair of Sandwich clear glass whale oil lamps with pewter burners; unmarked; circa 1840. Height=3.25 Price: $350.00

Porter Alcohol Lamp
Tiny 2-inch tall amber lamp. Embossed "Porter Alcohol Lamp" on both sides. Height=2 Price: $56.00

Smith Bros. Kerosene Lamp
Smith Bros. kerosene lamp with embossed pressed glass font; unmarked; missing burner. Height=11.5 Price: $295.00

"Daisy" Golden Amber Glass Mini Lamp
"Daisy" golden amber glass mini lamp; See Smith I - #112; unmarked; circa 1912. Height=8.5 Price: $170.00

"Little Duchess" Cobalt Blue Kerosene Lamp
"Little Duchess" cobalt blue glass kerosene lamp with brass saucer base; embossed "Little Duchess." Height=6.5 Price: $335.00

"New England Centennial" Glass Hand Lamp
"New England Centennial," clear glass hand lamp with burner (not pictured); an embossed eagle embellishes one side of the glass body while the declaration of independence scroll with thirteen stars embellishes the other. Height=5.5 Price: $675.00

Brass Kerosene Angle Lamp
Brass kerosene angle lamp with red/amber overlay coated glass globe and white glass ribbed chimney; marked "Angle Mfg. Co., N.Y." Length=12 Height=11.5 Price: $495.00

Brass Skater's Lantern With Clear Glass Globe
Brass skater's lantern with chain and clear glass globe; marked "Hurricane Lantern Co., N.Y." Height=7 Price: $600.00

Brass Student's Lamp
Brass student's lamp with milk glass shade and clear glass chimney; marked "Patented Mar. 10, 1863, Reissued Dec. 30, 1873, C. A. Kleeman, C. F. A. Hinrichs, New York." Height=20.5 Price: $795.00

C. Rogers Tin Kerosene Lamp
C. Rogers tin kerosene lamp with clear glass lens and burner; stenciled "C. Rogers, Springfield, Mass." Height=9 Price: $335.00

Cast Iron Lamp
Bird design. Circa 1920-1930. Includes shade and fixture. Width=4.25 Height=7.75 Price: $175.00

Cast Iron Peacock Accent Lamp
Cast iron peacock accent lamp done in colorful tones of green, blue, and red with gold highlights; marked. Height=8 Price: $250.00

Clear Flint Glass Whale Oil Finger Lamp
Six-sided clear flint glass whale oil finger lamp with burner; six molded oval indentations surround the glass body. Height=5.25 Price: $320.00

Figural Potbelly Stove Fairy Lamp
Figural potbelly stove fairy lamp: this fairy lamp is done in a ribbed periwinkle blue glass with a simulated stove door molded into the glass; unmarked. Height=7.25 Price: $795.00

Green Glass Kerosene Lamp
Green glass kerosene lamp with brass saucer base; marked "Patented October 28th, 1873." Height=6.5 Price: $295.00

Handwrought Tin Nurse's Lamp With Burner
Handwrought tin nurse's lamp with burner; painted black with original floral stenciling; unmarked. Height=8.5 Price: $225.00

Yard Sales, Schmard Sales.

CONSIGNMENT = $ALE$

"If you have something old, bring it in - it could be a valuable antique or collectible. Having an expert look at it is the best way to find out."

-Stuart Brody, owner and appraiser, Showcase Antique Center

Do you have a valuable or family heirloom you'd like to sell? Our consignment arrangement is the prime outlet for getting the best possible price for your antiques and collectibles. Not sure what your item is worth? Our highly qualified appraisers will determine the value of your merchandise for you. This service is free of charge to our consignors.

Looking for Consignors with Quality Antiques
  • We are committed to carrying quality antiques and vintage collectibles 
  • We don't allow any reproductions
  • We adhere to specific time periods for vintage collectibles
  • We will appraise your items, ensuring the highest value possible
Our Marketing Strategy
  • A customized marketing program just for you to showcase your merchandise in its best light.
  • Telemarketing
    • We telephone customers with an interest in your type of merchandise
    • Over 20,000 customers in our database
Additional Services
  • If your merchandise sells through our ads or eBay, we handle the shipping and charge the customer.
  • We remit all the sales tax so you don't have to worry about it. 
Want to learn more about consigning with Showcase Antique Center? Contact Stuart Brody at sales@showcaseantiques.com. That extra money in your pocket is a click away!

Showcase Antique Center
located at the entrance to Old Sturbridge Village,
  Route 20, Sturbridge, MA 01566 
Tel: (508) 347-7190 Fax: (508) 347-5420
sales@showcaseantiques.com

 
Showcase Antique Center is conveniently located on Route 20 in Sturbridge, MA, just one mile from I-90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike) and I-84. We're minutes away from the world-renown outdoor Brimfield Antique Shows held annually each May, July and September.


Need to sell more than what's in your attic?
Need to sell your whole house?
Then it's time to call Stuart!

Stuart Brody, president of Showcase Antique Center, Inc., has added real estate auctioneer to his extensive and impressive list of credentials.
"Most people think real estate auctioneering has to do with distressed properties," said Stuart. "That is only one portion of the market. More and more people are turning to real estate auctions to sell their homes or commercial properties. Auction is ideal for inherited property, or when time is of the essence, such as in divorce settlements. Contents may be included in the auction as well."
And the benefits are numerous!
  • Auction reduces the time the property is on the market.
  • Auction eliminates numerous, unscheduled showings.
  • Auction creates competition among buyers - auction prices can exceed the price of a negotiated sale.
  • Auction takes the seller out of the negotiation process.
  • Seller sets the terms and conditions of the sale.
  • Seller knows exactly when the property will sell.
  • The buyer pays the commission when a 7% to 10% buyer's premium is used. The high bid plus the buyer's premium becomes the total selling price.
  • The seller pays no commission when a property is sold...only marketing costs are charged.
Affiliation: Northeast Realty
To provide more options for his clients, Stuart affiliated with Northeast Realty, Union, CT, as both a real estate agent and auctioneer. Now Stuart can conduct negotiated sales for both residential and commercial properties in Massachusetts and Connecticut, as well as auction property in Connecticut. Get the professional attention and advice YOU deserve for YOUR specific real estate needs. Call Stuart Brody at 617-899-8959.

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