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E-News ©
July 2005
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Feature stories this issue...
SOLD!!! Recent Impressive Sales at Showcase Antique Center!
Sold: $1250.00! Platinum and Diamond Ring
Sold: $ 695.00! Dedham "Swan" Bacon Rasher. Circa 1929-43
Sold: $1025.00! Peter Ompir Hanging Wall Shelf
Sold: $1000.00! Black Cat Lantern
Sold: $1650.00! Mary Knight Sampler
Sold: $ 625.00! Tartan Watch Holder
Sold: $1650.00! Painted Bride's Box
Sold: $1700.00! Pair English Tole Tea Canisters
Sold: $1500.00! Staffordshire Dog
Sold: $1850.00! Witch on a Black Cat Candy Container
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From the Attic
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Peter Ompir Metal Dustpan (Signed) Price: $450.00
1/4 Plate Daguerreotype of Lady w/ Eyeglasses on Forehead. Price: $185.00
Brass Candlestick w/ Scalloped Base. Price: $450.00
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.
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Earn $$ at our Pre-Brimfield Outdoor Antique Show in September!!
We are looking for quality dealers for our Pre-Brimfield Outdoor Antique Show on September 4 and 5. Take advantage of
- Location, Location, Location! Set up outside our well-known antique store located on Route 20 in Sturbridge---right off the Mass Pike, and right at the entrance to Old Sturbridge Village.
- Sunday, September 4 and Monday, September 5! This is the heart of Labor Day Weekend and Sturbridge is brimming with thousands of visitors and Brimfield Antique Show afficionados.
- This is a two-day, all-day event! Show hours 9:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. each day.
Don't miss out! Call Stuart Brody at 508-347-7190 or e-mail Stuart at sales@showcaseantiques.com to reserve your spot in Showcase Antique Center's Pre-Brimfield Outdoor Antique Show!
Attention Antique Buyers!!!
Planning on attending the September Brimfield Antique Show? Be sure to stop and shop at Showcase Antique Center's Pre-Brimfield Outdoor Antique Show on Sunday and Monday, September 4 and 5 from 9:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Plenty of dealers, hundreds of antiques, easy-in and easy-out at the light on Route 20.
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In Our Showcases
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Georgian Double Cheese Coaster.
Very fine mahogany cheese coaster serves two full rounds of cheese; fat cheddar and thin brie. Circa 1790. Price: $1280.00
J.F. Mascher Stereoscopic Daguerreotype Case.
Rare J. F. Mascher's Improved Stereoscope w/ Patent Description. Patent March 8, 1853. Price: $1995.00
Eliza Storrs Sampler.
Alphabet, vowel, number, and verse sampler executed by Eliza Storrs, age 15, of Storrs, Conn. Done in tones of brown and green with leaf and vine border; circa 1820; measurements include frame. Width=17 height=19.5 Price: $1,400.00
1/4 Plate Daguerreotype of Man.
Case inlaid w/ Mother of Pearl. Price: $150.00
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Antiques and Vintage
Collectibles Spotlight...
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Oil Lamps... a Brief History lesson
The drilling of the first oil well in 1859 led to a rapid drop in the price of oil from one dollar per gallon to one dollar per barrel. Lighting oils such as kerosene, coal oil, and paraffin became cheap and plentiful. This had a direct effect on the research and development of oil-fueled lighting devices for the home.
In 1907 Victor Samuel Johnson, while working as a traveling salesman for the Iowa Soap Company, discovered a unique, German-made kerosene burner that produced a very pure white light. He formed the Western Lighting Company and, with the help of a US manufacturer, began producing and marketing this improved kerosene mantle lamp burner under the Aladdin trademark. One year later, Johnson formed The Mantle Lamp Company of America, which marketed the improved German burner under the Practicus and Aladdin names.
Johnson's new lamps provided bright white light to towns, farms, and homes that remained beyond the reach of electrical service. Aladdin lamps were used for city lamps, trains, lighthouses, homes, and businesses. Years later, in a brilliant marketing move, Johnson targeted American customers by promoting that his oil lamps were easily converted to electric power by using one of Aladdin's converters. Although considered expensive at the time, the Aladdin lamp was of very high quality, very dependable and available in all of the popular artistic designs of the time.
Lamps
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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
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"New England Centennial" Glass Hand Lamp
"New England Centennial" clear glass hand lamp with burner; 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
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Smith Bros. Kerosene Lamp
Smith Bros. kerosene lamp with embossed pressed glass font; unmarked; missing burner. Height=11.5 Price: $295.00
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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
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Green Glass Kerosene Lamp
Green glass kerosene lamp with brass saucer base; marked "Patented October 28th, 1873." Height=6.5 Price: $295.00
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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
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Stuart's Musings
In the early 1800s, Jacques Mande Daguerre was a successful commercial artist known for his large paintings of historical, allegorical, and picturesque scenes, cleverly lit "to simulate the passage of day into night, changes of weather, and even a sense of motion." To create these illusions Daguerre employed the camera obscura (fine lenses and mirrors that cast sharp, clear images for artists to trace) as a tool to trace "in two dimensions what his eyes saw in three." Wishing to remove the limitations of the artist's hand altogether, he began experimenting.
Daguerre heard about a fellow countryman, Joseph-Nicephore Niepce, who was experimenting with ways to use light to create plates that could be inked and printed to produce accurate reproductions of original works or scenes. The two men corresponded and eventually formed a partnership to develop and commercialize their shared vision.
Niepce died in 1833 before success was achieved, but Daguerre continued working on a method of treating silver-plated copper sheets with iodine to make them sensitive to light, then exposing them in a camera and "developing" the images with warm mercury vapor. On the basis of its innovation, and its difference from the pewter- and resin-based systems developed by Niepce, Daguerre claimed the invention as his own, naming it The Daguerreotype.
Reference: A Thumbnail History of the Daguerreotype by Kenneth E. Nelson
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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!
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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.
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