Village Squire, 1974-01, Page 5in apple doll made by a local woman
slimmer, Lucknow only 10 miles from Lake
I luron attracts a good many tourists who love
. hoe lir. ,ells lrruelue d e raft, so that's what
Ine•doirm..ate, in the ,tore l;ut in winter, the
[oral people would rather produce crafts
themselves than buy so the shop specializes
or."( ait kit, and supplies.
About halt of the goods on sale in the shop
are produced locally They include such
thing, a, stutfed toys and apple dolls and
h,e,t; notes and weaving Fven the candles on
,ale in the store are general' 'ocally made
Another rare item the Ione, specialize in is
parts and repairs for the• Aladdin lamp. the
Rolls Royce' of the ,nl lamps
Ask anyone• echo lived h' lamplight and
thee'11 tell you t‘ ha! do improvement the
Aladdin was en,er regular oil lamps It
generated the equivalent light of a 100 -watt
bulb, the Jones explain
Reg became interested in the lamps and
spends his weekends how repairing lamps.
He has also taken on the exclusive dealership
for parts for the lamps and has had customers
from a wide area come to get their lamps
repaired.
The couple has a real affection for things
old. They regret, for instance the passing of a
historic building in the village that fell victim
to a road widening project And they have
devoted themselves to another task when
they bought an old home in Dungannon and
moved in from their apartment above the
store. The only old thing they don't like, it
seems, is their old home: the city.
VILLAGE SQUIRE/JANUARY 1974, S