HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-11-14, Page 32Page 16--Cressraads—Nov. 14, 1984
Rare chair worth
big bucks
By James G. McCollam
Member, Antique
Appraisers Association
of America
Q. This chair has been
identified as an authentic
Belter by the local museum.
Can you tell me when it was
made and its value?
A. John Henry Belter
made most of ,his famous
furniture between 1840 and
1860.
Since Belter furniture is
usually sold at auction,, I can
only give a likely range of
prices for your chair. It
would probably bring be-
tween $3,000 and $6,000.
opinion as to value.
A. These are probably
early examples of what is
known as Mary Gregory
glass. No one really knows
for sure that there ever was
a Mary Gregory or that any
of this type glass was ac-
tually made at Sandwich.
However, that doesn't affect
the value, which would be in
the $175 to $225 range for
each decanter.
Q. 1 have discovered that
everything relating to Elvis
Presley is collectible —
sometimes at outrageous
prices.
What is going to happen to
all this memorabilia 20 or 30
years from now when most
of the Elvis fans are dead or
at least in retirement
homes?
A. If I really knew the
answer, I could get rich.
If the past is any in-
dication, Presley collectibles
will still be popular. The
cults that revere James
Dean and Humphrey Bogart
are, for the most part, too
young to have been fans of
these two when they were in
their prime.
I think the idolatry of
superstars is self-perpet-
uating.
Q. The attached sketch
shows the mark on the
bottom of my vase. It is 10
inches tall, decorated with
two scenic panels and has
two elaborate handles.
1 am interested in what-
ever you can tell me about it,
A. -Your vase was made by
Amphora Pottery in Trno-
vany, Czecoslovakia, be-
tween 1920 and 1935. It should
be worth from $110 to $120.
Send your questions about
antiques with picturels), a
detailed description, a
stamped, self-addressed
envelope and $2 per item to
James G. McCollam, P.O.
Box 720, Clifton Park, NY
12065. All questions will be
answered but published
pictures cannot be returned.
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Living with a runner who
cannot run, however, is in a
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cruelty I wouldn't wish on.
my worst enemy.
Runners, generally, don't
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covers in the car. They hold
up every meal until they've
stretched, run, or de -
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their purple toes, blisters
and stress factors at the drop
of a split time. But they're
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that keeps them from run-
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They don't want to live
anymore.
A couple of weeks ago, I
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husband, "Good morning."
He said, "What do you
mean by a crack like that?"
"Nothing, it's just your
basic generic greeting."
"Easy for you to say," he
said. "You're out of shape
anyway . "
"There's no need to b%� in-
sulting," I said. "I'm sorry
you can't run."
"Do you know how long it's
going to take me to get back
up to ten miles a day?"
"Three months,' I said.
. "It's going to take me
three months. Three months
of running with pain, gasping
and sweating with leg
cramps and sore muscles."
"Sounds terrible."
"That's not the worst of
it," he said. "The worst of it
is sitting around the house
eating meals on time, resting
and socializing."
"Someone has to do it," I
said lamely.
During the next few weeks
I was to endure his whining,
irritability, boredom, im-
patience, criticisms and long
periods of silence.
"Why don't you have a
mid-life affair like other men
do?" I asked.
"Who would look at anyone
who can't run a 10-K?" he
sneered. "For God's sake,
woman. When will it sink in
that I have. a pulled ham-
string? I am doomed to
spend another week in this
house with nothing to look
forward to in the mornings
but reading the paper and
drinking coffee. There are no
dogs to nip at my calves.
There is no carbon monoxide
from traffic to fill my lungs.
No rocks in my shoes to
make my feet bleed. All I
have left is my sense of
humor."
Divorce would be too good
for him.
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