I will have a booth
at the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival, Nov. 4-6
at the South Florida Fairgrounds.
Click HERE for a discount coupon.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
A job application that's a relic
My dear Aunt Cleo Douthit died in 1979 after
two battles with breast cancer and a bout with heart problems.
That's especially sad because she was
someone who had so much heart,
and was so giving of herself to the community and her family.
While looking for photos to run with a story
I am writing about breast cancer awareness,
I found this job application letter she wrote in 1931. She was only 19 at the time, and a few months later would begin a 41-year teaching career at Pahokee Elementary School.
That's 80 years ago. The eldest of Cleo's students
would now be 87 and 88 years old.
Here's to them, and to a teacher who made a difference.
two battles with breast cancer and a bout with heart problems.
That's especially sad because she was
someone who had so much heart,
and was so giving of herself to the community and her family.
While looking for photos to run with a story
I am writing about breast cancer awareness,
I found this job application letter she wrote in 1931. She was only 19 at the time, and a few months later would begin a 41-year teaching career at Pahokee Elementary School.
That's 80 years ago. The eldest of Cleo's students
would now be 87 and 88 years old.
Here's to them, and to a teacher who made a difference.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Meet me this weekend!
I will appear at an appraisal event
from 2-4 p.m. this Saturday, April 30,
at All Good Things antiques mall in Lake Worth.
Bring your objects and I will try to help you
identify them and place a value on them.
All Good Things
330 N. Dixie Highway
Lake Worth
Phone: (561) 547-7606
A figure with ties to the past
Can you believe I found a duplicate
of Grandma's cherished figurine?
Click here to read about it!
Added bonus:
We found the identical figure in a mustard-colored gown over in Fort Myers.
She was $70 and that mustard color was not very appealing, so we left her.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Fenton cased-glass splendorMy latest Look What We Found column
for The Palm Beach Post.
for The Palm Beach Post.
What: Fenton Silver Jamestown vase
Where: West Palm Beach Antique Festival, South Florida Fairgrounds
How much: $28
Why it’s special: Nothing says Fenton glass like the company’s Crest line. The West Virginia company has made its milk glass with a crest, or ribbon of clear glass around the edge, for more than half a century. You see a lot of Fenton’s Crest line in a rainbow of colors.
So what makes this piece interesting?
The dark, Jamestown blue had limited years of production: it was made between 1957 and 1959, so there’s not a lot of it. And there was a lot of labor involved: The glass, called cased glass, has two layers — an inner base of white opaque glass that is covered with a clear layer of the dark blue glass. Then, a ribbon, or Crest, of clear glass was applied to the edge.
Then, there’s the size. At 13 inches, this vase is a showpiece. I was amazed to find it at the price I paid — I have seen similar vases priced at $200 and up.
Where: West Palm Beach Antique Festival, South Florida Fairgrounds
How much: $28
Why it’s special: Nothing says Fenton glass like the company’s Crest line. The West Virginia company has made its milk glass with a crest, or ribbon of clear glass around the edge, for more than half a century. You see a lot of Fenton’s Crest line in a rainbow of colors.
So what makes this piece interesting?
The dark, Jamestown blue had limited years of production: it was made between 1957 and 1959, so there’s not a lot of it. And there was a lot of labor involved: The glass, called cased glass, has two layers — an inner base of white opaque glass that is covered with a clear layer of the dark blue glass. Then, a ribbon, or Crest, of clear glass was applied to the edge.
Then, there’s the size. At 13 inches, this vase is a showpiece. I was amazed to find it at the price I paid — I have seen similar vases priced at $200 and up.
— Scott Simmons
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Reflections of earlier days
A find from my latestPalm Beach Post
Look What We Found column
What: A Danish silverplated hand mirror
Where: Boynton Beach Congregational Church thrift shop, 115 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach
How much: 50 cents
Why it’s special: It was gray. It was dull. And it had a worn, red pouch that hinted at years of use. With all that, how could I leave it?
Danish silversmiths no doubt turned out thousands of these little purse-size mirrors over the course of the 20th century.
It has a wonderful repoussé scenic design of hunters gathered around a keg, guns in hand and dogs at bay. Similar pieces turn up online at $25 and up, making my find a real bargain.
I think it will be a perfect keepsake for my friend Denise, a Danish beauty in her own right, who sees potential where others see none, just as this mirror reveals the beauty of a half-century and more of use and patina.
Scott’s tip
Treasure Quest — The Friends of Stuart’s Blake Library will host a fund-raiser featuring the Appraisal Guys, Tim Luke and Greg Strahm. Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine and “antique-tinis” will be served. Tim and Greg will host “Celebrity Price is Right,” and I’ll be there, too. It’s 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, at the Blake Library’s John F Armstrong Wing, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road, Stuart. Tickets are $50. Phone: (772) 409-1356. Tim and Greg also will host appraisals from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at the library’s Armstrong Wing. Cost is $20 per item, or $50 for three items. Call (772) 692-5282.
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