HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-02-06, Page 3Dome and Dodie
by He leu Kallieny
After 3 yearee tWo familiar faces
are giving up the auction business.
Dome and Dodie MelAland, of
Kineerdine. have been Terrarium
McLelland Auction Service sine
March of 1953. And in the inter-
vegieg yoncs% caw have eaga @my
changes in the business.
There aren't so many private
auctions now," said Dome
McLelland in au interview with The
News Jan. 25. Mr. McLelland also
eoted there are a lot more people
coming from out of town, from as
far away as Toronto and London, in
order to purchase antiques "where
at one tine it would just be local
people" at an auction in this area.
The McLellands are beth certified
auctioneers. In fact, Mrs.
McLelland was the first female
auctioneer in Canada, when she was
licensed in 1953.
In order to be certified, the
McLellands attended two months of
classes in Kansas City, Missouri, in
January and February of 1953.
According to Mr. McLelland, the
course mainly consisted of breath-
ing and voice cont, as well as
learning various "filler" words. To
practice their vocal techniques, the
McLellands had to make records of
themselves at school; they would
then listen to the records and pick
out their own mistekes, The course
also consisted of courses on
appraising; how to keep up TV £14
laws and taxes; and proper and
improper words to be used in an
auction. The only Canadians
attending the school at the time,
both were licensed after two
months, and set up business in
March of that year.
According to the McLellarids, the
most important thing is to be able
to properly appraise any item. It
means a lot of work on the part of
the auctioneers, since they have to
know the values of everything,
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g49 and the IiiKellandS state they
always followed whatvos pins on
at larger auction houses, such as
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always kept up with was the news
If then was a new bndgeto, with
NUS they would have to
know about thew any tie new
tariffs Were imposed, or old vacs
changed or atrandoeired, they i1LM
had to know. Mr. McLellan(' said
that is especially important in air
area like this, because a lot of
Antedcans attend auctions here.
Fee instance, en ‘,..,metiqueedlOIVI
earlier) are duty-free; which would
mean that customs would need a
bill of sale for any piece crossing
the border, to verify if it is or isn't
duty -tree.
The McLellands have sold their
business to Grant McDonald, an
auctioneer who has worked out of
Ripley for a number of years, and
who has assisted them in the past
year. They said that over the past
few • years, the majority of their
business has been estate sales,
which means packing and moving
the pieces, and seg them up for
auction. They've found the work a
little too tiring, so they decided to
get out of the business. They will
still be helping the McDonalds a
bit, "working with them to get them
to get them acquainted with certain
things", said Mr. McLelland. But
he said they wouldn't be contribut-
ing "in any big capacity".
The McLellands have no definite
plans for the future right now. Mr.
McLelland said he isn't looking for
steady work; while Mrs. McLelland
added that "every time we make
piens, something always turns up".
They have no plans to go to their
home in Florida this winter,
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After 38 years in the auction business, Dorn and Dodie McLelizoid are ready to retire. The Kincardine
couple have run their own auction service since March 1953. Mrs. McLelland was the first female
auctioneer in Canada. Grant McDonald, of Ripley, will take over their business. (Helen Kaluzny photo)
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