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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-10-16, Page 27Page 10A —Crossroads—Oct. 16, 1985 By James G. McCollam Q. This vase is 10 inches tall, taxi_ with brown and red trim. It is signed "LeGras" on the side. On the bottom It is marked "France". Pease tell me whatever you can about this. A. Auguste LeGras founded a company in St. Denis, France, m 1864, which produced cameo and enamel decorated glass that was very popular and has become quite valuable' Your vase was made be- tween 1900 and 1920. It, should be worth from $325 to $375. Q. When 1 contacted a china replacement service about buying individual pieces of Haviland china, I was shocked at the prices. If a cup and saucer is worth $65, my 80 -piece ser- vice for 12 should be worth about 85,000 (after spending over $1,000 to fill in the mis- sing pieces). Frankly, I could use a little advice on the subject. A. First you have to under- stand what a china replacement service does. They carry an inventory of antique and collectible china 1 Fr ance LE GRAS PRODUCT ••• Worth $325-$375 in which they have a huge in- vestment. When you spend $65 for a cup and saucer, it is $50 for service and $15 for china. If you spent $1,000 to com- plete your set of Haviland, you would have invested more than your set is worth. If you would get your money's worth in satisfac- tion — OK. Q. I have recently ac-' quired a few souvenir spoons and think it might be in- teresting as a hobby to col- lect more. Please state your opinion and some typical prices. A. This is a worthwhile hobby, particularly if you concentrate on , sterling spoons with no enamel trim. Silverplate wears off and enamel chips. You might select one category — cities; here are some typical prices all sterling silver: Montreal, maple leaves on A Patient Talks About Arthritis Without The Arthrotis Society. <1nd the • help I received bec<iuse of the F eopk? <issoc'i ted with it and the resedreh it supports, I might bed hitter crippled person today. Some days. hcir<fly F,lieve how lucky I din even when tn• • hdvtncl problems. THE ARTHRITIS SOCIETY C Canada handle, $25; St. Louis, 1904, buffalo handle, $45, Albany, N.Y., state seal on handle, $30; Boston, 0 d North Church, $30; H rrisburg, Pa., floral handle, $40; New Orleans, city seal, $25; Portland, Maine, Longfellow hangle, $60; Casper, Wyo., Indian on handle, $60; Sonora, Calif., pick and shovel, $25. You will find that prices usually will depend on how much the buyer is milling to pay. This is one field of col- lectibles where prices are really negotiable. 0 0 0, Send your questions about antiques with picture(s), a detailed description, self ad- dressed envelope and $2 per item to James G. McCollan, P.O. Box 720, Clifton Park, N.Y. 12065. All questions will be answered but published pictures cannot be returned. (McCollam is a member of the Antique Appraisers As- sociation of America. Here's HOW By Gene Gary Q. We are converting our present garage into a family room. What would you recommend for a floor covering ' that is not too ex- pensive and is easy to install and to maintain?—Mrs. R. H. A. Assuming the garage floor is concrete and either on or below ground.aevel, the choice is limited to coverings that resist the effects of moisture and alkali that might seep through. That' means asphalt tile, vinyl as- bestos, certalilJ sheet vinyls with special backing, solid vinyl or rubber tile. These suggestions are list- ed in . order of increasing cost. Each is comparatively easy to install. In deciding, however, keep in mind that asphalt and, to a lesser de- gree vinyl asbestos, may crack and are less resilient. Also you will need to have the concrete filled or ground smooth unless the . present surface is quite smooth. Flooring dealers can ad- vise about the most satis- factory material for your pat-ticular needs and the best.. way to make the installation. Another very good choice available now is indoor -out- door carpeting, which varies in cost depending on the , grade. you have any sug- gestions on how to make a bathroom window on the first floor opaque? We want the light it gives but also want privacy.—A. R. - A. A paint for "frosting" glass surfaces is available in aerosol form at many paint, hardware and houseware dealers. This can be sprayed over . thee_ panes- .. . Another method is to cover the window panes with sheets of white tissue paper cut to fit, and apply spar varnish, thinned with one - a A t wit' . . S by Erma R's'mb''='ck Did you ever see husbands in a supermarket? They stand around on one leg like a napping whooping crane. 'Especially in grocery stores. You can always tell the men who have been dragged to the supermarket. They look like hostages as they shuffle along without expression, giving mechani- cal answers and gazing long- ingly toward the parking lot. Occasionally, they shake • their watch and put it to their ear to make sure it's still running. The only thing worse than going shopping with a man who hates it is the one who wants to help. There's some- thing intimidating about having them tag along. For one thing, they don't really understand the ritual off the shopping experience. What is meant to be a spontaneous, impulsive, un- structured madcap celebra- tion is turned into an academic exercise in marketing. When I used to go shopping with my` husband, I'd be halfway down the second aisle before I'd notice he Was fixing the wheel of the shopping cart. No one fixes a wheel on the shopping cart. It's the wr they come out of the factor That's the challenge of it. Next, if he saw a pyramid of cans ready to topple,. he'd rebuild it, facing all the lab- els in one direction. But the worst part was that he read labels. Sometimes you can know more about a product than you can handle. • If someone is using pig lips, I don't have to know about it. Usually, he had a pocket calculator where , he would figure out I could save .01 per ounce by buying the family size box of Zits Crispies rather than the variety pak' where one box would be used for irregularities anyway. He once spent the greater part of the morningin search of a cake of yeast that had five more days on the expir- ation date than the one I had;. chosen. In between his comparison shopping, he would arrange the cart, putting all'the tax- ables in one corner, the dairy products in another, and sur- rounding the eggs' by a wall of toilet tissue. Some men are great at grocery shopping. , Most are not. They're too practical. Too conservative. Give a man a list and tell him, "If you see anything interesting, buy it," and if he saw Julia Child in the centl^e aisle hust- ling no -cal croissants, he'd say, "I wasn't sure if you wanted them or not." They've done a lot of studies on men in supermar- kets. Men rarely shop in ten- nis clothes, or stand around and gossip, or spend more money than they have. They never squeeze anything in produce, buy trees, under- wear or record cassettes. They tend to pick a store d where they can find a park- ing place. Rarely do they stand around for an hour or so reading greeting cards. "Until men understand the concept of supermarkets, I don't think they'll ever enjoy shopping. If spending $16 a minute isn't„ fun . . . then I don't know what entertain- ment is! 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