Village Squire, 1976-05, Page 8She started out taking in crafts on consignment but now is
trying to get away from it as much as possible. The system
required too much book-keeping so now whenever possible she
buys the crafts from craftsmen she knows will sell and then
resells them.
Her antiques too usually cpme from local sources. She'll get a
phone call or will hear by word of mouth that someone has some
antiques to sell and she'll go to see them. She also still attends
auctions but finds they are fewer and farther between. In some
cases, rather than buy and resell a piece, she'll recommend
consignment because it's fairer for the owner.
Price can vary greatly in antiques by something so simple as
an article in a major women's magazine on using this or that
object for decoration. Her own favourite serviette rings, for
instance, trippled in price in a few years after magazines made
them popular collectors items.
Some things can be very valuable in, say, Toronto, but not
here, or visa versa.
Many people come to her wanting advice on how to appraise a
piece, she says, but she doesn't like giving out advice because
she isn't a qualified appraiser. "Sentimental value could triple
the value to a person," she says, "but it wouldn't be worth that
to the buying public." She says she would hate to burst the
bubble of a little old lady by telling her that the trinket she has
long prized really isn't worth much as an antique.
She will, however, give advice on decorating schemes.
Some people don't appreciate the value of what they have, she
says and nearly always now before she offers to buy things,
especially like old photo albums or family bibles, she'll ask "are
you sure that someone in the family doesn't want it?"
The old people, she says, say that the young people aren't
interested in old things anymore but they're wrong. The young
people are better buyers than her generation, she says: they
know the woods and know what they're looking for. Young people
know how to mix and match periods, countries, everything.
She has great faith, she says, in the future of small stores like
hers. She sees a trend in the public away from shopping centres
and back to small, personal stores. The biggest problems for
small stores in small towns is parking, she says and in Clinton
something has to be done to make parking more convenient.
The store has been a joy to her and she can hardly believe how
time has flown since it was opened, she says. It has allowed her to
meet so many wonderful people.
Craft people and antique buffs. are a breed all their own, she
says and they have something in common no matter where they
come from. When they come together as in her store whether
browsing or chatting, they feel at home. And Rita Ryan does too.
6, VILLAGE SQUIRE/MAY 1976
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What is the difference between food for sale in
our shop and food which one can purchase
elsewhere? • .
The food we sell preserves as far as possible the
whole nutritional value of a particular food.
AN APPLE A DAY keeps the doctor away.
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR: The valuable elements
found in apples are not lost in cider vinegar. They
are phosphorus, chlorine, potasium, sodium,
magnesium, calcium, sulpher, iron, fluorine, and
silicon. Apple cider vinegar helps prevent loss of
blood from the body, helps improve metabolism;
that is it helps the kidneys to drive out poisons and
infections. Apple cider vinegar helps in the
asimilation of carbohydrates, so they will give
energy instead of simply producing fat thus
making it a corrective for obesity.
SUNFLOWER SEEDS: are 25% protein. It is also
a very good source of vitamins, minerals and
calcium They also help in checking tooth decay
and bleeding gums.
Little Miss Muffett....eating her "curds & whey"
YOGURT - when eaten will improve your health
and digestion It helps keep the intestinal tract
tree from bacteria The protein in yogurt is easier
to digest and the calcium is more readily
assimilated by older people. Yogurt manufactures
generous amounts of B vitamins in the intestinal
tract which in turn keep the entrails vigorous and
clean, contribute predigested protein, and
facilitate digestion.
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