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May & June 2012
ANTIQUING IN WESTERN CANADA
UNKTIQUES LTD.
Specialists in "as found" pine furniture, architectural
rarities, religious artifacts and more.
Furniture
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Calgary’s Premiere Antique Store
Furniture, Linen, Art, Pictures, Lighting, and over 50 showcases of Jewellery,
Figurines, China, Crystal, Glass, Sterling Silver, Moorcroft, Lalique, Toys, Dolls
7004 MacLeod Trail SE
(403) 720 4100
Tue - Sat 10 to 5pm
Calgary, AB T2H 0L3
(403) 301 4822
Sun Noon - 4pm
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Editor’s Comment
Welcome to the May/June 2012 issue of Discovering
ANTIQUES!
What ever happened to Melmac dishes? In the
1950’s and 60’s, it was all the rage. I remember my aunt
used Melmac as her everyday dishes and her china set was
brought out only on special occasions. With five children,
the Melmac dishes could take a lot more wear and tear than
a china set would.
The other interesting thing I realized was that it was
not something that I remember seeing in the antique shops
or malls – at least that I know of. If Melmac was there, I
didn’t notice it. When we were both still elementary school
age, my cousin was bragging to me that her mom’s dishes
would not break. Standing in their kitchen, Lynn dropped
a cup on the floor and it didn’t break. But she didn’t think
that really demonstrated the fact that these dishes were
unbreakable; so she climbed up onto the counter and then
dropped the cup
again. It broke!
We stared at the
broken pieces and
were afraid of my
aunt’s reaction. I
don’t remember what
my aunt did, but I
will never forget that
the “unbreakable”
Melmac cup actually
broke.
For fun, I googled Melmac. It would seem that you
can still buy Melmac. Who knew? Melmac is the name for
plastic dinnerware which is made from melamine resin. It
was developed in the 1940’s and could be used to make any
shape of dish and was extremely durable. School cafeterias
also used Melmac because of its resiliency. It could be handwashed or be put in a dishwasher. Its only downfall was
that the surface would scratch easily. Before its popularity
declined in the 1970’s, Melmac dishes had been made in all
sorts of colourful patterns and designs, not just the plain
blue and green that I remember.
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them know that you saw their ad in Discovering ANTIQUES.
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Discovering
ANTIQUES
Table of
Contents
VOLUME 14 - NO. 2 2012
Publisher
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discovering food
Discovering ANTIQUES
14
hummel marks
Editor
16
use it or lose it
18
crossword
20
shows & auctions
22
redcliff 100 years
30
glorious glass part 2
Susan Holme Manyluk
36
antique ‘trending’ data
Jan Mather
38
discover us near you
Jan Mather
Layout & Ad Design
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Contributing Writers
Fred Hauck
Laura Youngren
Front Cover: Vintage seed packages reproduced
as 1950’s postcards in Germany. The postcards,
framed, can be found at HolmeHus Antiques, Red
Deer, AB Thanks, Susan!
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David & Janet
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3 DAYS
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FOR IRIS & LYNDON
STOCKDALE
Approx. 6000 LOTS
Sale Starts 9 A.M. Each Day
EDMONTON, ALBERTA,
CANADA
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PHOTOS ONLINE
For Information
Ph. Lyndon 780-220-3064
E D PRODANIUK A UCTIONS
online www.prodaniukauctions.com
Friday and Saturday
August 3&4, 2012
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am both days
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MAY 18, 19,Alberta
20TH
FOR IRIS & LYNDON
STOCKDALE
Approx. 6000 LOTS
Sale Starts 9 A.M. Each Day
EDMONTON, ALBERTA,
CANADA
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Auctioneer:
La Crete Auction Mart
For Information
Personal collection acquired over 50 years. Wide
RangeLyndon
of items from furniture
to lamps, Hummel
Ph.
780-220-3064
figurines, china, sewing machines, and related
items, medical & farm equipment and LOTS more
online
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details
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SAT., JUNE 16 - 9:00 A.M.
REDWATER, ALBERTA,
CANADA
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COLLECTOR TRACTORS
& COLLECTOR VEHICLES
PLUS APPROX. 1200
TOY TRACTORS & 300
CONSTRUCTION TOYS
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PHOTOS ONLINE
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May & June 2012 • 7 by Susan Holme Manyluk, HolmeHus Antiques, Red Deer, AB
Crows Landing
Danish Canadian National Museum
Dentoom’s Greenhouses
Edgar Farms
Ellis Bird Farm
Historic Marketville
Sylvan Star Cheese
The Farm with the Good Food
N
ow that the days are really
warming and Alberta is seriously
greening up, it is time to plan
some road trips. A one - or two-day
getaway to check out all the new stock in the
various antique shops and malls, or to take in
a show or two, is also a perfect opportunity to
try a unique food adventure as well. There are
some great restaurants and tea houses on farms
and at historic sites, museums and conservation
facilities. Some are open year-round, some
seasonally – so check their ads in this issue for
opening dates and times.
We have “taste-tested” every site, tried a cross
section of their selections and can give each a thumbs up:
for flavour, uniqueness, the use of local or homegrown
product, menu selection, presentation and service. Besides
some great places to sit down for a meal, we have selected
some top-notch farm gate festivals and stores where you
can access fresh food items to bring home and give your
culinary expertise a workout. Many also have gift shops;
stocking related antiques and collectables, books and
educational materials, arts and local crafts, or home décor
items to please every taste. And, if you really hanker to
produce at least some of what you will consume over the
coming months – we have a garden centre for you. Read on:
Crows Landing
First, let’s visit Crows Landing (and yes, the crows
and ravens do land here, there and everywhere in the
vicinity). They are located about 30 minutes west of the
QE II on Highway 11, close to the Condor turn off. Owned
and operated by an enthusiastic young couple who grew
up in Alberta, they now farm in the shadow of the Rocky
Mountains. This is an organic dairy farm (one of only eight
in Alberta), managed by Doug Seland. They also graze,
feed and finish their own beef cattle. Slaughtered at a local
abattoir, the meat is government inspected and vacuum
packed. It is for sale in a variety of cuts and package sizes,
to suit any size of family. Also for sale is their own organic
butter, which is just as good as my mother used to make.
A large organic vegetable garden is also planted every year,
to supply the tea house restaurant.
Continued on Page 10
TEA HOUSE & GIFT SHOP
C ROW S L A N D I N G
Open for Lunch,
Coffee & Dessert
Sunday - Thursday
10am - 5pm
Gift Shop offers antiques, home
decor & unique gift items. Tea
House also offers vacuumed
packed, government inspected,
naturally raised, grass fed beef.
CONDOR, AB
30 minutes West of QE II on Hwy #11
West of the Leslieville corner (Hwy #761)
(403) 729-2700
www.crowslanding.com
Visit our Tea House for delicious home cooked
farmhouse lunches, desserts, teas and coffee.
Open May 21 - September 2, 2012
Tuesday - Sunday (and holiday Mondays)
11:00 - 5:00pm
Other features include:
- Butterfly, hummingbird and other wildlife
gardens
- Wheelchair-accessible walking trails
- Site and bluebird trail tours
- Visitor Centre
- Gift Shop featuring local artisans,
"bugs ’n birds" antiques & collectibles
403-885-4477 or 403-346-2211
www.ellisbirdfarm.ca
May & June 2012 • 9 You can sample these homegrown vegetables, the
grass-fed beef, the organic butter and the fresh fruit in
a range of tasty menu offerings available in the Crows
Landing Tea House and Restaurant. Daena and her
assistant serve an outstanding assortment of soup and
sandwich combos (the seafood chowder was thick, creamy,
and flavourful, with lots of salmon and whitefish chunks,
vegetables and seasonings of her own blend). I ordered
the steak and spinach salad and could barely finish it. A
heaping plate of squeaky-fresh organic spinach, sliced
green apples, pumpkin seeds, pecans, dried cranberries and
wonderful strips of marinated, grilled sirloin, was topped
by Daena’s secret homemade maple dressing. Absolutely
awesome! We were too full for dessert that day, but on other
occasions have tasted (and raved about) her cinnamon
buns, raspberry cheesecake and selections of home-baked
cookies. All wonderful, indeed.
The décor of this farmstead tea house is an antique
lover’s dream. Family antiques and keepsakes, including
Daena’s little red wagon, vintage tins and old bedsteads,
tools and toys, pictures and Grandma’s berry picker
(made from a Fleishmann’s yeast tin), decorate the walls
and shelves. An 1880’s piano gets periodic use by visiting
players, adding to the cozy rural ambiance at The Landing.
Also on site is a funky little gift store with some antiques
and collectables, (black pie birds and a copy of Thornton
W. Burgess’s Blacky the Crow having recently been added to
the stock); country-style rustic furniture , farmhouse décor,
and various giftware items round out an eclectic selection of
other things to bring home from a trip to their farm.
Edgar Farms
Another great farm-site to visit for fun and good food
is Edgar Farms, located 10 km. west of the QE II from the
south Innisfail overpass (Cottonwood Road). Alberta’s largest
asparagus farm is hosting Alberta’s only annual Asparagus
Festival – rain or shine! – June 2 and 3, 2012. Guaranteed it
will get you into the “spear-it” of spring, will get you hooked
on asparagus and will give you an enjoyable day in the
country. There are a lot of activities for the kids, a petting zoo,
hayrides and bale forts to explore. For the adults, there are
wonderful food tastings featuring either Andrew Winfield of
River Café or Darren Nixon of Devine. A book signing by dee
Hobsbawn-Smith, promoting her new book, Food Shed: an
Edible Alberta Alphabet (and guess what the letter “A” stands
for!), will also be happening that weekend.
Visit Edgar Farms Country Store for:
Catch a glimpse of a Viking!
Imagine sailing in the Freydis Joanna Viking Ship. Authentically
crafted, she is a tough little vessel, ideal for pillaging and
plundering. Experience the good old days in Elmer Thomsen’s log
cabin, take the forest path that winds through the Children’s
Garden of Imagination, or walk across the brick bridge along the
lake. Check out the dolmen and the Memorial Wall. Spend the day
in our gardens, smell the fragrant roses and listen to the birds
sing. Relax, linger awhile in our lovely little church.
Enjoy authentic Danish cuisine served by costumed
interpreters in the Coffee House Restaurant (licensed)
or shop in our Gift Shop, featuring Danish import and
handcrafted items. Making your visit, a true, Living
History experience.
Hours of operation:
Monday to Saturday 10:00am to 5:30pm
Sundays 12:30pm to 5:30pm
Directions: Hwy 54 west of Innnisfail, AB. Left at Spruce View - flashing
light. Straight ahead at 4 way stop in Dickson. 0.8 km south on the right.
www.danishcanadians.com
· Fresh home grown seasonal produce
· Homemade Preserves, Pies & more
· Hormone & Antibiotic free home raised Angus beef
OPEN DAILY 8AM - 8PM May 15 – Sept. 30
ASPARAGUS FESTIVAL
June 2 & 3, 2012
403-350-0659
www.EdgarFarms.com
Exit 365 off Highway #2 follow signs to Cottonwood Road, then 10 km. west
Redeem This Coupon For 50% OFF
Family Admission To The Asparagus Festival !
Valid only June 2 & 3 2012. Coupon must be presented at time of admission. These “foodie” experts will be joined by some local
artisans and crafts people, selling all sorts of handmade
items, and you can shop at The Farm Store for pie, preserves
and Angus beef. Also attending will be other members of the
Country Drive ag-tourism group, since June 2 and 3 is also
their Spring Showcase Weekend. Check www.countrydrive.
ca for more information on other sites and events you can
visit at that time. Admission to the Edgar Farms Asparagus
Festival is $5.00 per person, $20.00 for a family group
(see ad for a discount coupon) and is well worth the price in
terms of entertainment and food value. Enjoy.
Dentooms Greenhouses
Whether you live on a farm, in a house on a city lot
or in a high-rise condominium with a balcony, planting
something edible is always an option. If your garden
consists of only a windowsill or two, a few pots of herbs can
still enrich your personal cuisine. To get the best and the
biggest selection of plants, seeds, tools and supplies for your
gardening endeavours, visit Dentooms Greenhouses.
The selection of garden giftware is excellent, with a
wonderful assortment of glazed ceramic containers that
will encourage you to grow lots of fresh food in decorative
pots. Tomatoes, peppers, egg plant, various herbs, salad
ingredients and strawberries can all thrive in containers
– be they new, or vintage buckets, barrels or bathtubs. Let
Dentooms knowledgeable staff advise you and enable your
home horticultural adventure to begin right now.
Dentooms is located just west of the QE II on the
north side of Highway 11A. It is impossible to miss the huge
series of connected greenhouses, which both capture and
reflect the rich central Alberta sunshine. It is family owned
and operated and has been a Red Deer success story for
many years. The Dutch origins of the owner’s family blend
horticultural expertise from previous generations, with
state-of-the-art modern technology. The owners and staff
at Dentooms create a very pleasant environment in which
to indulge your desire to achieve nutritional self-sufficiency.
They open for the season May 1, 2012; with extended hours,
and lots of specials and surprises on weekends as well.
Historic Markerville Creamery
The Historic Markerville Creamery is one of three
sites managed by the Stephan G. Stephansson Society in the
little town of Markerville (incorporated 1888). When it was
A glimpse into
the past...
Fensala Hall
Lutheran Chuch
Available for your
special event year round!
Creamery Museum
OPEN DAILY
May 12 - Sept. 3
Mon-Sat 10:00am - 5:30pm
Sunday 12:00pm - 5:30pm
Located 30 minutes SW
of Red Deer or 20 minutes NW
of Innisfail.
1-877-728-3007
www.historicmarketville.com
History, Culture, Community
May & June 2012 • 11 operating, the Creamery bought, processed and marketed
the cream produced on every mixed farm in the area. Those
cream cheques were vital to the town’s economy. Today, the
museum it has become is still the centre of the community,
where the locals gather for coffee year round. The tourists
are welcomed and entertained by not only the manager and
her staff, but by every resident as well.
If you really want to experience an Icelandic
welcome and a taste of their traditions, attend the annual
Islandingamot, a picnic, sports day and pot luck being held
on June 17, 2012. Tug-of-war, sack races, scrambles and a
program are enjoyed before a wonderful country supper
served in the Fensala Hall (see Glorious Glass II for more info
on the hall). It is put on jointly by the three Alberta Icelandic
clubs. Another opportunity to partake of Markerville’s
hospitality is during Cream Day, August 12, 2012.
The Creamery itself is a delight to experience, with
restored equipment that actually still works, excellent tours
by knowledgeable interpretive staff who can explain how
everything was done “back then.” Their modest gift shop
stocks a selection of books on Icelandic and Markerville
history, preserves from Pearson’s Berry Farm, Nixon’s
honey, post cards and “Butter” note pads. The work of
The Farm
with the Good Food
@ HolmeHus Antique Shop
Selling:
- fresh, free-range farm eggs
- homegrown, pasture raised, custom
finished & inspected Alberta beef
- Danish rye prairie breads
- homemade Danish preserves
- some seasonal fruits & vegetables
- lots of foodie collectables & other
antiques in the shop
Summertime EXTRAS:
- Tour the farmyard gardens and bird areas
- visit the animals
- picnic spots available
Open Year Round 10am - 5pm on most days.
403-347-0516
several well-known local artists can also be purchased.
Best of all, for lovers of exceptional local food, are the
traditional desserts available in the Kaffistofa. Things like
Vinar Terta, Kleinur, Pännukokur and flat bread are baked
in the Fensala Hall kitchen by the Vonin Ladies Club, the
Creamery staff and the staff from the Stephansson House
Museum. The Vonin (which means: hope) Club has been in
existence for 110 years and uses the recipes for Icelandic
desserts passed down from their great-grandmothers. The
use of traditional rolling pins, dough cutters and cast iron
baking pans guarantees authentic and delicious Icelandic
desserts. The coffee shop also serves homemade soups,
open-face sandwiches and pylsur – the iconic Scandinavian
wiener all dressed up with cucumber salad, crisp onion
bits, sweet mustard and remoulade sauce. It will make you
rethink HOTDOG.
Next time, we will visit other sites whose ads you will
also find in this and the July/August issue of Discovering
Food. Take a trip, visit some great sites and tell them you
saw them in Discovering ANTIQUES. You can’t go wrong
when it is springtime in Alberta; there are antiques to find
and good food to taste.
SYLVAN STAR CHEESE
Award winning Gouda
from the Heart of Alberta!
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Award winning cheeses
Naturalluy raised meats
Local honeys & sauces
Spreads, imported Dutch deli items
Vintage and rare cookbooks
Dutch Collectibles
Dairy antiques, art & textiles
Hours:
Mon - Sat 9am to 6pm (summer)
Mon - Sat 9am - 5pm (winter, after Thanksgiving)
Location: Rge Rd 10, north of Hwy 11A,
between Red Deer and Sylvan Lake, AB
403-340-1560
www.sylvanstarcheesefarm.ca
Lacombe
Antique Mall
ANTIQUES,
COLLECTIBLES
& MORE
5009 - 49 Street
Lacombe, AB
(403) 782-3191
Over 4,000 Sq Ft
of wonderful Antiques,
Collectables & Consignment
Books, Discontinued China, Jewelry,
O’Canada Soapworks Products,
Gourmet Chocolate
4532 Hwy 12 East
Lacombe, AB
(403) 782-1909
Store Hours - June to September
Mon - Sat: 10:00am - 5:30pm
October to April - Closed Sundays & Mondays.
Main entrance and parking lot on west side of the building.
49th (Main Entrance) is a one way street going south.
From 2A turn at Mohawk gas station, then 1st left.
www.lacombeantiquemall.com
JANtiques
Selling antique and vintage
items in a small orginal
homestead house. Find fine
furniture as well as shabby
chic, vintage clothing &
jewelery, china, books and
Canadiana objects.
2012
Opening May 28,
Open Friday - Tuesday
10am - 5pm
Closed Wednesday & Thursday
8 KM East of Lacombe, AB on Highway 12,
then 2 KM South on Prentiss Road
403-782-5947
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· We offer a Unique blend of Antique,
Vintage and New Home Decor!
· Primative furniture and decorator items
· The odd or unusual Antique/Vintage Find
· Farmhouse Chic
· Scents for the home or cottage
· Giftware and Pamper Products
· Local Artisan Creations
Store Hours:
WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 - 5:00
SATURDAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 - 4:00
5009 50 AV E, B E N T L E Y, A B
403-519-9842
We are a proud supporter of Canadian made and Local Artists.
May & June 2012 • 13 A Look at HUMMEL® Marks
In the last issue of Discovering ANTIQUES, the Hummel marks included in the article were
incomplete. Below is a complete set of Hummel marks.
COZY COTTAGE
INTERIORS
Specializing in Country & Cottage Decor
Vintage Decor
Furniture
Lighting
Linens
Lodge
5 CVoEmNDeOaRnSd UfiNnDdER ONE ROOF
Unique Gifts
Heritage Hill
Shopping Centre
Over 6,000 Sq. Ft.
#162-8228
Macleod Tr SE
Calgary, AB
403-238-2767
Olde Town
Okotoks
NEW
Location
3,600 Sq. Ft.
43 McRae Street
Okotoks, AB
(403) 995-9631
www.cozycottageinteriors.ca
!
your tre
asure.
Me Olde Dads
Bob’s Collectibles
Enviro-Key Locksmith & Militaria
Gords Goodies
Krazy Card Guy
403-265-3121
Units 5, 6 & 7, 2808 Ogden Rd SE, Calgary, AB
Down the street from the Crossroads Market
Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm
Genuine Antique Furniture, China
& Porcelains, Estate Jewellery,
Paintings & Prints and lots more.
Open Daily ..... 11:00 am- 5:00 pm
Unit 112, 1160 Railway Avenue
Canmore, AB T1W 1R4
(across from the Safeway parking lot)
(403) 609-0244
email: [email protected]
May & June 2012 • 15 Use it or Lose it!
By Miss Laura, la TaDa! vintage boutique &
creative studio, Coaldale,
AB
What was once a dirty, dinged up cream coloured suitcase - is reborn as a chalk board
with just a couple coats of “Emporor’s Silk” Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.
W ell, they say if you do not use it, you
lose it; and I totally agree. I’m
speaking about our imagination. We
really need to use and stretch our imagination more often
to get it into shape and to keep it that way. I often hear
people say, “Oh, I’m not creative.” But I beg to differ; we
are all creative in some way or another, but we do need to
use it or lose it.
Before & After - a pretty typical china cabinet gets a lovely new Scandinavian
look using Annie Sloan Chalk paint and wax, as well as some vintage handpainted wallpaper and chicken wire to replace the glass front.
Repurposing, restyling, redesigning etc. is a great
way to flex that muscle and start thinking in new ways. This
takes ingenuity and vision; and sometimes as adults with
life responsibilities, and often too much reality; we tend not
use our imaginations as readily - at least not like we did as
kids. I would like to challenge everyone to start stretching
your imagination again. At first it takes a concerted and
conscience effort. When you look at a piece try to imagine
what it could be instead of what you visibly see before you.
Flip it upside down, imagine it another colour, or covered
in fabric. The more you use your imagination the stronger
it will get and soon you will develop such amazing creative
vision, you will need to keep sketchbooks and notebooks of
all your inventive ideas. It’s just like Dr. Seuss says, “Think
left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the
thinks you can think up if only you try!”
I hope the pictures I have included spark the embers of
your imagination and inspire you to light that imaginative
fire within you. Start playing around, experiment, create,
push the boundaries and most importantly have fun!
Think outside the box with your new-found treasures,
and even with the things you already have in your home.
fun you’ll have and how much younger you’ll feel; in fact,
you will likely start having “unbirthdays!” And, as Alice
says so eloquently, “If I had a world of my own, everything
would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because
everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary wise, what is,
it wouldn’t be. And what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see?”
To be inspired, be sure to pop by The Vintage Chicks
sale at the Priddis Community Hall (just south west of
Calgary) June 8th & 9th. For more information please check
our blog at www.thevintagechicks.blogspot.ca
Try to look at them in a completely new light, with your new
“thinker.” Start to work your imagination muscle until you
feel the burn. It might even be a tad sore the next day, but I
promise you it will become stronger and more flexible and
you’ll not only be amazed at what you can do, but how much
~Gilbert K. Chesterton
There are no rules
of architecture
for a castle in the
clouds.
I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain
cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient
in living; it’s a way of looking at life
through the wrong end of a telescope.
Which is what I do, and that enables
you to laugh at life’s realities.
The man who has no
imagination has no wings.
–muhammad ali
It’s not what
you look at that
matters, it’s what
you see.
Imagination
rules the world.
–NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
I paint objects as I think
them, not as I see them.
–pablo picasso
–DR. SEUSS
–Albert Einstein
Imagination is more
important than
knowledge.
And, don’t forget we’re looking for your great
repurposing, restyling and redesigning ideas for upcoming
issues of Discovering ANTIQUES. We’d love to see the
wonderful ideas your imagination has come up with; so
please send us pictures and tell us what inspired you. We
would love to print your ideas in future columns and look
forward to seeing what you have done! May the following
inspire you.
–hentry david thoreau
Before & After - dated-looking, but quality chair gets a fresh look using
vintage velvet and floral curtains. Comfort is added by wrapping the cushion
with part of a down duvet.
A rock pile ceases to be a rock
pile the moment a single man
contemplates it, bearing within
him the image of a cathedral.
–antoine de sant-exupery
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
–michelangelo
Laura Youngren from all about Pretty! designs is a published artist, collector and repurposer from Vancouver, BC now living in Coaldale, AB. She recently opened
her dream shop on Main Street in Coaldale called la Tada! vintage boutique & creative studio offering custom repurposing for your treasures/furniture/decor as
well as all sorts of vintage finds, shabby furniture, repurposed creations both for purchase or wedding/event rentals. There is an array of giftware, books, artisan
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May & June 2012 • 17 Origins of the
Crossword Puzzle...
By Jan Mather
A subject I was curious about and wanted
to know the origins of, is the Crossword
Puzzle. I try and make time every morning
to do “my” crossword. It, in conjunction with my
coffee, is what I fondly call, my “defogger.” The crossword
gets my brain “ticking” and ready for the day. After doing
some research I learned the following:
The first example of a crossword puzzle appeared on
September 14, 1890, in the Italian magazine Il Secolo Illustrato
della Domenica. It was designed by Giuseppe Airoldi and
titled “Per passare il tempo” (“To pass the time”). Airoldi’s
puzzle was a four-by-four grid with no shaded squares, but it
included horizontal and vertical clues.
In 1913, Arthur Wynne, a writer for the game page
of the New York World, wanted a new type of game for the
newspaper’s special Christmas issue and what he developed
was based on a game his grandfather had taught him
called “word squares” in which all the words in the square
have to read the same vertically and horizontally. This new
version he called “Word-Cross” in which the “across” words
were different than the “down” words; and it was more
challenging. The puzzle was extremely well received by the
readers and became a regular feature in the Sunday issue.
The fourth week, an editorial error transposed the words in
the title to read “Cross-Word” and, for whatever reason, that
name stuck.
Though the readers enjoyed the puzzles, editors
disliked them as they were difficult to print and inevitably
had typographical and other errors. For several years other
newspapers would not print crosswords. The Boston Globe
began publishing them in1917; and eventually so did other
newspapers.
In 1924, Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster
entered into an agreement with the World for the rights to
their best crossword puzzles ($25. each) which they then
published in a book. This book, which came with a pencil
attached, became an overnight success and helped to
establish Simon & Schuster as a major publishing house.
For years the New York Times refused to print crossword
puzzles. It is suggested that after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
they reconsidered crosswords because it was felt that you could
not solve a crossword puzzle and think about your “troubles”
at the same time. Today it is among the most prestigious and
the most difficult to solve. The New York Times crossword
puzzle sets the standard that other puzzles follow. Here are
just some of the informal (but strictly followed) “rules” that
were established by the Times’ example:
There can be no unkeyed letters – letters that
appear in only one word of the puzzle. Every single
letter of the puzzle must be part of both a horizontal
and a vertical word. The black and white pattern
must be “diagonally symmetrical.” The black
squares should not take up more than one-sixth of
the total design. The puzzle shouldn’t have “dirty
double-crossers” – that is, obscure words should not
intersect one another.
I was surprised to learn that crossword puzzles
have only been around since the turn of the 20th century.
Theoretically, the term “crossword” is about to attain official
antique status.
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May & June 2012 • 21 Redcliff’s 100 Years
Bricks, Bottles and Babies
by Fred Hauck, Collector, Redcliff, AB
The first of three brick plants in Redcliff.
T he town of Redcliff, Alberta; the town of
Bow Island, Alberta; the St. Ambrose
Anglican Church in Redcliff and the
Calgary Stampede all have one thing in common this year.
Mentioning the Calgary Stampede should give it away; give
up? They will all celebrate their 100th Anniversary in 2012.
My family’s connection to Redcliff, Alberta goes back
a long way. For some time now, I have done quite a bit of
research and writing regarding Redcliff and with its 100th
Anniversary celebration in July, I have chosen Redcliff as
my topic for this issue and will touch on its history as well
as the collectibles that came from Redcliff over the years.
The first article I wrote for the Discovering ANTIQUES
May/June 2008 issue discussed the Redcliff Cigar Factory
and the original cigar box that is in my collection. Redcliff’s
German field gun from World War I was the subject of my
submission for the November/December 2008/January 2009
issue. This article will feature the bricks and glass items
which were produced in Redcliff.
In the 1800’s, the Redcliff’s town site was the owned
by the Canadian Coal and Colonization Company Ltd. and
later by the Canadian Land and Ranch Company. The area
is made up of 10,285.02 acres and was one of 11 ranches
called the “76” Ranch. The “76” name came from the 76
brand, one of many used by the company over the years.
The ranches stretched from Langdon (east of Calgary) to
Balgonie in Saskatchewan. The 76 Ranch in the Redcliff
area was called the Stair Ranch. The Ranch was sold May
1906 to an Indiana real estate man, John Frank Bendings.
He, in turn, sold it to The R. R. Stoner Land Co. of Minnesota
which founded Redcliff’s first industry, The Redcliff Brick
and Coal Co. Limited in 1907. During Redcliff’s heyday,
it boasted three brick plants. Bricks were shipped all over
Canada. In 1912, the Redcliff Brick and Coal Co. alone
shipped 20,000,000 bricks. This company became the
Gunderson Brick and Coal Co. Ltd. and after that the
Perry Brick and Tile Co. It was closed in 1965. The other
two brickyards were the Redcliff Pressed Brick Co. Limited
which later became “IXL Brick Co Limited.” This name
actually stood for “I excel.” They produced their trademark
bricks, the Redcliff Reds, and were in business from 1912
until 2004. The third brick plant was the Redcliff Clay
Products Co. Limited, and was later renamed the Redcliff
Premier Brick Co. Limited. This company was closed in 1962
and had been in business since 1910. The bricks produced
in Redcliff are actually sought after by collectors. For many
years I had no idea that anyone but me saved bricks. There
are actually brick collectors; and the different bricks made
in Redcliff number in the dozens. IXL even produced special
anniversary bricks and in different colours – red and white.
Last year, a friend who worked for IXL for many years, gave
me two miniature bricks. These, he told me, were used as
test bricks in the kilns. One is slightly larger than the other
May & June 2012 • 23 from someone who worked there as they were never sold.
IXL, Medicine Hat produced ashtrays with artwork on them.
A Calgary collector has quite an impressive collection of
them.
Top: A Kinker Brick – one that was not a Grade ‘A’ brick. Below:1912-2004
commemorated the closing of the Redcliff Pressed Brick Co. Limited, later
known as IXL Brick Co. Limited, after 92 years. Next: 2 mini bricks, and one
made by an employee with his name on it; and Bottom: a Redcliff Clay
Products Co. Limited brick
but the two bricks were identical before they were fired.
One was fired longer, receiving more heat thus producing
a smaller brick. These small bricks could only be obtained
Another industry from early Redcliff days was the
Dominion Glass Co. Ltd. It operated from 1913 to 1989.
The inventory of items produced includes lamp chimneys,
bottles (pop, beer, etc.), drinking glasses known as
tumblers, and canning jars; all of which were marked
with their distinctive “D” inside a diamond trademark.
Collectors of bottles and jars will know this mark very well.
This trademark, the diamond D, is on the bottom of a jar or
bottle. A dot on the bottom point of the diamond denotes the
Redcliff plant. The other markings around the diamond D,
such as numbers and lines, stand for the year and the date
produced. Sometimes there is only one line to the left of the
diamond running up to a square with a cross inside. Each
line stands for two months of the year for a total of six lines;
a single number to the right is the last number of the year of
manufacture. A “7” could be 1957. Every year at Christmas,
the Dominion Glass Co. produced boxed gift sets of drinking
glasses. My Dad worked for Dominion Glass for 5 years in
the 1960’s, and every year he brought home a set of these
glasses. They were shipped from an Eastern plant.
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May & June 2012 • 25 The Legacy of
1980’s Pop Bottle mold with employee names stamped in the mold.
Made locally were the 10 cent beer glasses and barrelshaped glasses. In the 1940’s and 1950’s, hotels and beer
parlours sold draft beer for 10 cents a glass. These glasses
were a Redcliff product. They were made of heavy glass and
with a line one inch from the top. This line was called the
tide line and beer was poured up to the line. These glasses
could have hotel advertising such as the Cecil Hotel in
Medicine Hat, with Hopalong Cassidy’s picture on it and a
catchy slogan. The glasses are all marked on the bottom
with a year and a diamond D inside a maple leaf and AHA
(Alberta Hotel Association).
Girl with nosegay. HUM 239/A 3 ½”
Other glasses sought after by some local collectors
are “The Quarter Century Club” glasses. Dominion Glass
had these made to be presented to employees with 25 years
of service. These were given, along with an engraved watch
(wrist or pocket, employee’s choice), at a special dinner.
Over the 76 years Dominion Glass was in production, many
25 year watches were given out. The Bezler family had four
brothers who worked at the glass plant. Between the four of
them, they clocked 199 years. Another Dominion Glass giveaway was ashtrays. I have had, literally, a dozen different
ones over the years with Dominion Glass advertising on
them. Some are clear glass, some brown glass and all have
different writing and colours of paint on them. Ashtrays were
also produced in 1953 for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth
II. For those of you who collect soda pop items, you will
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have seen round, stubby, or coke ashtrays, which are clear
with red painted words; or a brown 7up ashtray with white
writing. These were all produced by Dominion Glass but not
at the Redcliff plant. This is according to Ralph Schmaltz,
a friend of mine, who is a former employee. He told me that
these items had been shipped from the Wallaceburg, Ontario
Dominion Glass plant. However, they were decorated here.
Dominion Glass had seven plants across Canada from
Burnaby, British Columbia to Scoudouc, New Brunswick.
As mentioned earlier, there is a dot in the bottom of the
diamond denoting the Redcliff plant. Dots were placed in
different places around the diamond locating the origin of
the manufacturer.
There have always been special bottles produced at
the Redcliff plant. For many years, different convention
bottles with nice graphics were made annually. Collectors
hunt for all the different years. Employees, over the years,
would design their own special bottles by taking an old mold
and stamping it with the names of all the other employees
on their shift. There is a very limited quantity of these; and
they were given to select employees. I have a mold in my
collection of just such a bottle from the 1980’s. In 1973, a
stubby beer bottle mold was used for a similar purpose. The
employee responsible took a hammer and centre punch and
meticulously punched all the names from his “B” shift on
Painting figurine. Image from
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May & June 2012 • 27 Miscellaneous bottles, jars and insulators produced in Redcliff
the bottle. For a few years in the mid-1970’s, the Canadian
Bottle and Specialty Club commissioned bottles for their
shows. These are difficult to find some 33 years later.
Another collectible from the glass factories that should be
mentioned is the employee handmade items. If an employee
had some spare time, molten glass could be used to produce
things such as paper weights, glass canes, glass chairs,
hand-blown miniature cowboy hats and glass bubbles, as I
call them. Creative employees in the early days would make
items which were ornamental, with no useful value; except
for the paper weights. Some of the paper weights would
have pieces of paper inside them with a name and date on
it; and I have seen the miniature glass cowboy hats in clear
or brown glass with names painted on them.
A glass “bubble” was made by taking molten glass,
dropping it causing large air bubbles to form in the glass
before it cooled. Glass swans were also popular and again
the molten glass was pulled in different directions making
a swan-like animal. The necks on these were very thin and
easily broken, so many did not survive. If you look closely,
you will find that the tips on the glass canes are usually
chipped as well.
One last collectible, that was never meant to be a
collectible, are the wrong coloured bottles. Examples would
include brown Coca Cola or Pepsi bottles, green beer bottles,
etc. How does this happen, is it a mistake? No, it is not a
mistake. When the molds were switched from beer bottles to
coke bottles, the first few bottles retained the glass colour of
the previous item until there was no more of the coloured
glass in the system and the glass was running perfectly
clear. The incorrectly coloured bottles were supposed to be
smelted down and reused; but some did end up being taken
home by employees. The plant recycled old glass, or items
with imperfections, and would pay a few cents per pound for
old glass which they would reuse.
Miscellaneous glasses produced at Dominion Glass, Redcliff.
The glass plant closed in 1989, after 76 years of
production. To commemorate the event, long-necked beer
bottles were produced for each shift with all the employees’
names on them. Some of these are can be found easily
enough. Others are very difficult to find. As every employee
was to receive a long-necked beer bottle, they are fairly
common in this area because families tended to save them.
As a final note, a few of the former employees of
Dominion Glass got together in the 1990’s and produced
a hard cover history book called, Looking Through Glass.
It is a very comprehensive history book about the Redcliff
Dominion Glass Plant. This book is out of print, but can still
be found at antique shows and book stores.
My thanks to Donald Gartly (an employee for 22
years) and Ralph Schmaltz (also an employee for 39 years,
2 months, 2 weeks), Edna Martin (an employee for 40 years)
all of whom provided information about Dominion Glass
for this article.
Ashtrays made in Hamilton, ON then decorated in Redcliff.
Bricks, bottles and babies were, in the day, considered
Redcliff’s three main “industries.” A history of Redcliff
being published for the 100th Anniversary is also titled,
“Bricks, Bottles and Babies.”
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May & June 2012 • 29 Glorious Glass Part 2:
The
Serving of
Sustenance
by Susan Holme Manyluk, HolmeHus Antiques, Red Deer, AB
“The art of dining well is no slight art,
the pleasure not a slight pleasure.”
– Michel de Montaigne b. Feb. 28, 1533, d. Sept. 13, 1592
T
hat quote by the consummate essayist and philosopher Michel de Montaigne, written
around 1580; seems so very contemporary. Everyone who has prepared, served or consumed
a truly splendid meal, be it something simple or a vastly complicated banquet, would agree
whole-heartedly with that sentiment.
Born in 1533, Montaigne was a son of the “new”
French nobility. He was given a very liberal education,
spoke Latin at home and was reading Virgil, Ovid and
Horace at a very early age. The family was wealthy, and
favoured by several French kings; yet was unpretentious,
always questing for knowledge and human understanding.
The 16th Century was a time of vast developments in the
arts; in science (a ROUND earth circling the sun! imagine
that!); in transportation, trade and travel; and in culinary
enlightenment – at least for the wealthy and informed.
His essays brilliantly display the era’s delight in critical
thinking, in philosophizing about birth, death and the
importance of commonplace activities in-between those
two events.
Another of his quotes that I find delightfully insightful
is this: I want death to find me planting my cabbages. Oh
Yes! A farmer at heart! You have got to admire a man who
got the connection between growing it and consuming it,
well over 400 years ago. The philosophy of dining as art;
succeeds because of the importance of fresh and diverse
ingredients; knowledgeable and skilful preparation;
creative presentation and service; and the presence of
congenial company when the results are consumed.
16th Century French court dining may no longer
exist; but food fit for discerning palates can certainly
be found. It is made in contemporary home kitchens,
interesting restaurants or in community centres tucked into
the Canadian countryside. (Check out Discovering Food for
lots more exciting locations to visit on your next antiquing
road trip.)
Dining as “art,” eating for sustenance or enjoying
a leisurely, well-prepared meal, requires a selection of
items for preparing, cooking, serving and storing these
gastronomical offerings.
More than 50 years ago “Glass 1959 – A Special
Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass” was
presented by the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning,
New York. Over 2,000 pieces of mostly functional glass were
submitted, representing studios, designers, manufacturers
and world-famous glass houses like Orrefors, Rosenthal,
Holmegaard, Steuben and others. In the show catalogue
Edgar Kaufman Jr. wrote that “Twentieth Century glass
seems to me nobly represented in the Pyrex dish….” The
show was a celebration of functionalism, recognition that
modern housewives wanted both convenience and good
taste. Cooking for a family, working or volunteering outside
the home, gardening, housekeeping, entertaining and the
challenges of post-war homemaking; all encouraged the
streamlining of culinary endeavours. With hardwearing
“tempered” glass like Fire King, you could “cook, serve,
store and reheat” in a single container. Wow! That had
potential, indeed.
The Americans produced the largest volume of this
type of service ware, but England and other countries
developed their own versions, including things like loaf
pans, pudding bowls and ramekins. Just after World War
II, as domestic production resumed, designs were typically
post-Art Deco, with geometric elements, and streamlined
handles and lids; while both vibrant and pastel colours were
featured. Colours like jadeite and delphite from Fire King
and Pyrex were all the rage, with pretty fluted edges and
thinner walls. Later, robust coffee mugs in peach, jadeite
or milk glass gained popularity, becoming a necessity in
May & June 2012 • 31 almost every farmhouse kitchen. Through the 1960’s and
‘70’s a huge variety of decorative embellishments were
offered. Included were bright red apples on milk glass
mugs, designs with names like Meadow Green, Honeysuckle,
Fleurette and Game Birds, making dinnerware part of an
adventure in dining. Many of these are still in use in the
original owners kitchens. Many more examples are now
being eagerly acquired by younger collectors who buy for
reasons both nostalgic and practical. They like the idea of
hygienic and non-toxic glassware that is usable as well as
attractive.
I would suggest that pie plates from Pyrex or an oval
divided serving dish from Fire King was on every North
American bride’s gift list from the 1950’s to the 1980’s.
Everybody got at least one of each. The divided serving dishes
were great; I have three or four in various patterns and use
them often. I found a plain milk glass version lately at a local
“New and Used;” it still had the paper insert you see pictured.
The Anchor-Hocking Glass Corporation of Lancaster, Ohio
guaranteed two full years against oven breakage if used
properly, with a free replacement in exchange for a broken
item. Wouldn’t it be interesting to know how many (or how
few) needed replacing in a given year?
Not only were Fire King and Pyrex popular in the
family kitchen, but they were also purchased for service
in many community halls. For example, I have had the
opportunity to attend a number of events at the Fensala
Hall in Markerville, Alberta. Built in 1902-03 and fully
“historically” restored in 2006 (including a major update
to the kitchen), this is the oldest continuously operating
community hall in Alberta. Included in their extensive
stash of serving, baking and cooking items are a number
of vintage glassware pieces. There are Fire King mixing
and serving bowls, a lovely collection of pressed glass pickle
and preserve dishes, Pyrex bowls and pie plates, oven-proof
Susan Manyluk
Phone 403.347.0516
The Farm with the Good Food
2 Miles West of Red Deer, AB
May & June 2012 • 33 casseroles, glass fruit bowls and a really outstanding peachcoloured oval pressed glass serving dish. Corning and
Anchor-Hocking milk glass mugs have served coffee to eager
diners on hundreds of occasions there. The odd breakage
during washing-up is almost inevitable; replacements are
frequently donated by community members. Maintaining
the vintage feel of the wonderful old hall has given it
historical significance in a small village famous for its
community spirit. The Stephan G. Stephansson Icelandic
Society also operates the Markerville Creamery site and the
Lutheran Church, built in 1907.
The Fensala Hall and the Church are often booked for
events and weddings by the locals, as well as by “others” who
cannot resist the nostalgic charm of both sites. The river
meanders by, the air resonates with bird calls, people smile
and say hello wherever you pause. A village of charming
houses, lovely gardens and a country lifestyle that respects
old-fashioned values and celebrates our rural traditions.
And then there is the food!
Catering at the Fensala Hall is primarily handled
by Kathleen Raines and an outstandingly competent gang
of volunteers – of both sexes. Not only wonderful country
cooking is offered, but also a broad selection of “uptown”
cuisine. So is traditional Icelandic food, featuring items like
local lamb and root vegetables, seafood, smoked sausage
and other Scandinavian specialities. Desserts are elegant
and sumptuous, and feature local fruits of the season such
as Saskatoon, pumpkin, rhubarb, and strawberry pies;
apple crisp with ice cream; fruit flans with whipped cream
and fresh fruit glaze. Many are made or baked in Fire King
or Pyrex dishes. When they are served on elegant cake plates
and stands, they are even more outstanding.
The bulk of the ingredients for the wide variety of
items on the menu for various events is accessed locally.
Meats, vegetables, fruit, cheese and other key ingredients
are responsibly produced as naturally as possible by area
farmers. The result is superb flavour, wonderful variety
and great nutritional value. Canadian cooking is based
on a whole world of culinary refinement, ethnic diversity
and exciting experimentation, using mostly local products.
Served in vintage glassware at places like Fensala Hall,
such sustenance provides a wonderful vintage adventure
in dining. Indeed, “No small pleasure.” Check them out at
www.historicmarkerville.com.
Saskatoon, SK
Appraisal of Antiques
820 Victoria Ave
Ph: (306) 653-4033
Mon - Sat 10:00 to 6:00
Off the Wall
Antiques & Collectables
Oil & Gas, Pedal Cars, Toys, Signs
Storefront Closed/Tradeshows Only
Apr. 28 - 29 . . Archway Antique Show
Regina, SK
May 4, 5 . . . . . C.A.V.A.C. Swap Meet
June 12 . . . . . . Toon-Town Swap Meet
Prairieland Park, Saskatoon, SK
Ph: (306) 244-7229 Cell: (306) 227-9001
May & June 2012 • 35 Asheford Story...
F
ANTIQUES & APPRAISAL SCHOOL RELEASES “TRENDING” DATA
lorida – The old saying that every season
has a reason seems to be spot on when
it comes to people looking to purchase
antiques and collectibles. The Asheford
Institute of Antiques (AIA), a professional-level,
distance learning program on antiques and
appraising, recently released the results of an
in depth survey it conducted on market trends
in the antique business, which it compiled from
students and former graduates.
The primary focus of the survey was to gauge interest
in current trends of antiques and collectibles, based on sales
and requests for particular items. And while no measurable
scientific practices were employed, and the survey was
informal in nature, the results were still quite interesting,
according to the school’s Publication Director, Tony Drew.
“What we found was that there was a real generational shift
in the marketplace, things that tended to “trend” upwards
in a truly noticeable fashion, were much more the domain
of younger buyers. Whereas items that seemed to have
little or no Internet “buzz,” remained fairly stable in their
position of relative interest to potential customers, and were
more often purchased buy older buyers. ”In other words,”
said Drew, “younger consumers seemed to be setting the
trends as to what was hot and what was not – a somewhat
unusual occurrence in the world of antiques.”
Don Kirpatrick, a 20-something dealer in the
Northeast who participated in the school survey, said that
while he still looks at everything when attending auctions
for inventory, he now concentrates more heavily on items
like Art Deco, and early primitives. “My clientele is primarily
younger-hipster folks who want things from these periods.
They’re not looking for mid-Victorian pieces that are heavily
decorated…” Staffers from the school who conducted the
survey said this was a common theme they found when
asking about what was selling. “Younger dealers had very
different items and inventory when compared to older
dealers,” said Shirley Huey, one of the staffers who helped
complete the survey, “Not only were they different in
inventory, but in their marketing approaches as well.”
Charles Green, current Director of the Institute,
also noted that while 20 years ago most antiques stores
often had a “little bit of everything,” today’s dealers tend
to concentrate on items based on generational interest.
“I think what we’re finding,” said Green, “is that bricks
and mortar antique businesses are beginning to be more
representative of what you see in online stores… a far
greater degree of specialization is taking place, and the
age of both the dealer and the customer seems to have
something to do with that.”
Green went on to stress that while the survey was by
no means scientific, it still pointed out interesting trends
within the today’s antiques marketplace.
For readers seeking more information about the survey or the schools antiques and appraisal course, they can be contacted at: (877) 444-4508 or visit their
web site at; www.asheford.com. You can also write to them at; the Asheford Institute of Antiques 981 Harbor Blvd., Suite 3, Dept. 275 Destin, FL 32541-2525,
or at their Canadian office at; 131 Bloor Street West, Suite 200GSA2, Dept. 124 Toronto, ON M5S 1R8.
BACKSTREET
new furniture home decor antiques
Reproduction
Brambles
round
farmhouse
table, chairs
& bookcase.
Furniture can be
custom ordered.
Westerose, AB ~ OPEN DAILY: 10:00am-5:00pm
(South Pigeon Lake) 28km west of Hwy #2 on #13
(780) 586-0733
www.backstreetantique.com
The Old Farm
Ever after
Antiques & Collectibles
4823—50th Ave. Alberta Beach
Phone 780-237-3528
“Antiques at the Beach”
Authentic Country Primitives, Folk art, Native Beadwork
& so much more!
Antiques
Gifts
Greenhouse
Antiques & Collectibles
May 1 to Sept 30 - Open Wed to Sun 10-6
Other Times by chance or appointment.
www.TheOldFarm.ca
An eclectic mix of authentic country collectibles,
primitives, uniquely repurposed junk & antiques.
Cold Lake, AB
4823 – 50th Ave., Alberta Beach, AB
Phone: 780-237-3528
780-826-9693
www.everafterantiques.com
5509 - 54th Ave
Visit us on Facebook or at:
May & June 2012 • 37 Discovering us near you...
& Everything Nice Antiques
& Collectables
Lacombe, AB (403) 782-3191
Alyth Collectables
Calgary, AB (403) 265-3121
Grandma’s Antiques
Scribner Auction Ltd.
Heirlooms Antiques
Sisters Roadside Treasures
HolmeHus Antiques
Springbank Antique, Arms
& Collectors Show
Lethbridge, AB (403) 328-0909
Calgary, AB (403) 720-4100
Antique Junction
Red Deer, AB (403) 347-0516
Antique 67.com
Edmonton, AB (780) 757-6777
Canmore, AB (403) 609-0244
Antique Mall Red Deer Inc.
Red Deer, AB (403) 341-6685
Antiques, Collectibles & More
Lacombe, AB (403) 782-1909
Antiques On 9th
Lethbridge, AB (403) 327-1230
Asheford Institute of Antiques
Toronto, ON (877) 444-4508
Attica Antiques
Edmonton, AB (780) 452-4787
Backstreet Gifts & Antiques
Westerose, AB (780) 586-0733
Big Valley Antiques & Collectibles
Big Valley, AB (403) 876-2161
Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers Ltd.
Red Deer, AB (403) 347-5855
Carswell’s Promotions
Red Deer, AB (403) 343-1614
Classic European Antiques
Wainwright, AB (780) 842-5666
Rimbey, AB (403) 843-7743
Ibon Antiques & Collectibles
Springbank, AB (403) 992-3330
Inside Avenue Antiques Inc.
Calgary, AB (403) 263-6948
Calgary, AB (403) 287-1988
JANtiques
Lacombe, AB (403) 782-5947
Junktiques Ltd.
Calgary, AB (403) 263-0619
Light Up Your Life
Calgary, AB (403) 243-4016
Little Ghost Town on the Prairie
Del Bonita, AB (403) 758-3090
Lougheed Estate Auction
Grande Prairie, AB
MacGowan’s Old Wares & Antiques
Saskatoon, SK (306) 653-4033
T Q Antiques
Unique Art Antiques
Pincher Creek, AB (403) 627-2706
Vancouver Flea Market
Vancouver, BC (604) 685-8843
Vintage Antiques
Edmonton, AB (780) 484-7265
Vintage Chicks Sale
Priddis, AB
Vintage Stove Restoration
Didsbury, AB (403) 335-3905
Where On Earth …did you get that?
Antique Mall
Airdrie, AB (403) 948-3669
Off the Wall Antiques
(306) 244-7229
Old Castle
DISCOVERING FOOD
Old Creamery Antiques
Condor, AB (403) 729-2700
Elk Point, AB (780) 724-4192
Innisfail, AB (403) 865-1002
Crows Landing Tea House
Old Farm, The
Danish Canadian National Museum
& Gardens
Old Strathcona Antique Mall
Dentoom’s Greenhouses
Past Connections Emporium
Edgar Farms
Pieces of the Past Antiques
Ellis Bird Farm Tearoom
Ed Prodaniuk Auctions
Red Deer Antiques
Farm with the Good Good
Ever After Antiques & Collectibles
Rocky Mountain Antique Mall
Historic Markerville
Fort Macleod Antique Show
Roseberry Antiques
Sylvan Star Cheese Farm
Edmonton, AB 1-877-482-4414
Cozy Cottage Interiors
Calgary, AB (403) 238-2767
Okotoks, AB (403) 995-9631
Decade to Decade
Edmonton, AB (780) 461-5222
Echo’s Discontinued China & Silver
Vancouver, BC 1-800-663-6004
Edmonton, AB (780) 446-9555
Alberta Beach, AB (780) 237-3528
Fort Macleod, AB (403) 553-3991
Cold Lake, AB (780) 826-9693
Edmonton, AB (780) 433-0398
Bentley, AB (403) 519-9842
Edmonton, AB (780) 352-2525
Red Deer, AB (403) 348-5527
Edmonton, AB (780) 485-0020
Calgary, AB
Dickson, AB (403) 728-0019
Red Deer, AB
Innisfail, AB (403) 350-0659
Lacombe, AB (403) 346-2211
Red Deer, AB (403) 347-0516
Markerville, AB 1-877-728-3007
Red Deer, AB (403) 340-1560
Old Strathcona Antique Mall
We Deal in Memories
Check out our
new record
area: Stairway
to Vinyl
• 2 floors of Quality Antiques
& Collectibles
• From Shabby to Chic
• Primitive to Retro
780.433.0398
Gateway Blvd & 78 Avenue,
10323 78 Ave. Edmonton, AB
Right next to United Cycle.
Open 7 Days a Week.
www.oldstrathconamall.com
May & June 2012 • 39 TQ Antiques
Buy & Sell Quality
Antiques and Collectibles
Steve & Wilf
Calgary, Alberta
[email protected]
(H) 403-263-6948
(C) 587-777-6948
Located at
Inside Avenue Antiques
3419 8th Street SE
(Just off the Blackfoot)
www.tqantiques.com

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