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Editors Comment
Welcome to the February/March/April 2013 issue
of Discovering ANTIQUES!
This issue my curiosity led me to discover some
interesting, and sometimes barbaric, information about
auctions. In this limited space I can only include some basic
historical details which I found on Wikipedia and have not
researched otherwise. Perhaps a full article is warranted
in a future issue.
The word auction is derived from the Latin augeõ
which means ‘I increase’ or ‘I augment’.
Auctions have been recorded as early as 500 B.C.
According to Herodotus, in Babylon auctions of women for
marriage were held annually. The auctions began with the
woman the auctioneer considered to be the most beautiful
and progressed to the least. To sell a daughter other by
auction was illegal.
One of the most significant historical auctions
occurred in the year 193 A.D. when the entire Roman
Empire was put on the auction block by the Praetorian
Guard. On March 23, The Praetorian Guard first killed
emperor Pertinax, then offered the empire to the highest
bidder. Didius Julianus outbid everyone else, an act that
initiated a brief civil war. Didius was beheaded two months
later when Septimius Severus conquered Rome.
The oldest auction house in the world is Stockholm
Auction House (Stockholms Auktionsverk). It was
established in Sweden in 1674. Christie’s, now the world’s
largest auction house, was established around 1766.
Sotheby’s, the world’s second-largest auction house, held its
first auction in 1744.
In 2008, the National Auctioneers Association
reported (likely referencing the United States statistics only)
that the gross revenue of the auction industry for that year
was approximately $268.4 billion, with the fastest growing
sectors being agricultural, machinery, and equipment
auctions; and residential real estate auctions.
As always, when visiting our advertisers,
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VOLUME 15 - NO. 1 2013
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heavy metal part II
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26 fox-tales
34 discover us near you
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The Road to Reno, A novel by Robin Williams
In 2008, during the world’s financial market
meltdown, the promise of a lucrative estate
sale galvanizes Vancouver antique dealers to
converge on Reno, Nevada. When British art
expert, Colin Fraser, digs up artifacts inside an
old barn, he suspects they may be valuable.
When he is attacked from behind with a shovel,
his suspicions are confirmed.
It’s a ‘who-done-it’ set in the world of antiques
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by phone (604) 733-1326. The price is $19.95 CAN/US plus
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Sat. Mar. 2, 9:00am
Preview Fri. 3:00pm-8:00pm; Sat. 8:00am-Sale
Featuring guns from the George Huebner Estate from Sask.
Antique & Unusual Guns; Various Winchesters & Rifles
Swords & Similar Items; Various Shotguns & Handguns
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50’s Stuff Auction
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Phone: (780) 451-4549
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February - April 2013 • 9 by Catharina VanTooren, Roseberry Antiques, Calgary, AB
P
reviously we revealed some interesting
details about aluminum, brass, bronze,
chrome, copper and iron. We continue
our alphabetical journey with lead, nickel,
pewter, steel, tin and tole, and zinc.
thus creating lead alloys, it was discovered that the lead
alloy had even more water resistant properties. It became
excellent material for use in garden statuaries, fountains
and other ornamental objects suitable for outdoor exposure.
It was well known that lead is toxic to humans, therefore no
household items were made with the raw material. But once
combined with other elements it became useful. This is the
case with pewter, which is an alloy of tin with antimony,
copper and a small amount of lead. (We discuss pewter
further on in this article.) We all remember, a few years ago,
the issue about discovering that lead was being used in the
production of children’s toys in China. The lead was actually
in the paint being used. This problem, fortunately, has been
eliminated. For the collector, older lead objects may still
have a huge interest, such as a fountain or statuary, but
one has to be willing to dig deep into the wallet as early
decorative lead artwork is quite expensive.
Lead statue of horse.
LEAD As one of the oldest metals, lead has been used for
thousands of years. This element with the symbol Pb is a
soft, malleable and ductile metallic, bluish-grey in colour
and mainly extracted from the mineral ore galena (PbS).
It was extensively used as a building material such as roof
coverings, pipes and shielding. We also see it in solder,
bullets, in paints and glazes, containers, the printing
industry (mainly typesetting), in gasoline (the so-called
antiknock compound), plumb bobs, fishing gear, in pencils,
and so on. Still very popular to this day is the use in glass
window panes. Strips of lead are used in fitting windows
with small panes or stained glass pieces, thus creating an
intricate piece of art. There is not a church or cathedral
without stained glass windows depicting religious scenes.
And let us not forget the crystal industry. In order to fabricate
crystal, lead has to be added during the process. The higher
the lead content the better the crystal. 24% is fairly common
and used world-wide in the manufacture of crystal vases,
stemware, ornaments, etc. Swarovski crystal, on the other
hand, contains 32%, a few steps above. How do we tell, for
instance, the quality of a good crystal vase? We lightly tap
it on the rim with a pencil: the longer the reverberation
(of sound) the higher the lead content. Lead’s main
advantage is the resistance to water corrosion, resulting
in many ornamental uses that require water in any shape
or form. In combining the raw lead with other metals, and
The Big Nickel statue.
NICKEL Although nickel is one of earth’s bounties,
it is not considered a metal used in creating items that
are discussed in this article. However, it is used in alloys
such as electroplating (silver plate), batteries and corrosion
resistant surfaces. Its chemical symbol is Ni. Nickel is found
in many countries but I like to focus on the area around
Sudbury, Ontario. This silvery, hard, ductile, ferromagnetic
element has brought prosperity to Sudbury because of our
5-cent nickel coin! This is the place where the metal, which
is used to mint our popular 5-cent piece, is extracted from
the earth. Sudbury proudly showcases this occurrence
with a larger than life monument, called the Big Nickel
(see photo above). We will discuss silver plating in Part III of
this article, when we highlight ‘Silver’.
February - April 2013 • 11 Pewter Pot.
PEWTER To this day pewter items are highly collectible.
Although not a mined metal, its origin goes back a very
long time. Examples of pewter objects have been excavated
dating back to the times of the Roman Empire. Pewter is
a silver-grey metal alloy of tin with small quantities of
lead, copper, antimony and/or bismuth. Very early pewter
contained bismuth, but the lower melting point made
the material brittle. Soon after, antimony replaced the
bismuth. The amount of the various metals used to create
pewter depended greatly on its availability, the purpose
of the product (utilitarian versus decorative), and the
preference of the metalworker. The pewter industry was well
established in Great Britain during the 1300’s. Moreover,
a guild was formed in 1348 called (the Ordinances of the)
Craft of Pewterers, an early form of quality control. The
Golden Age of pewter in England occurred during the 16th
and 17th centuries; and on Europe’s continent even a century
earlier. Excavations in the Netherlands have unearthed
pieces such as spoons, beakers and plates, dating back to the
14th and 15th centuries. Not until the American Revolution
did America manufacture its own pewter. For over 150
years the need for pewter items was satisfied solely by the
English, but the Revolution ended the restrictions on the
import of raw tin thus ending the English monopoly. The
American pewter industry could now establish itself. In the
meantime the guilds of England lost control of its members,
resulting in a decline of the quality of products. Many
pewterers emigrated to the New Countries, taking with
them their equipment and expertise. In general American
pewter contains less lead or no lead at all, as it was already
known that lead was poisonous, not advisable when your
product is of a utilitarian nature. The American pewter
industry flourished until the Civil War. The appearance of
porcelain and glassware started to jeopardize the demand
for pewter objects. The pewter industry had just started
to use antimony as their major alloy with the tin. This
combination is known as britannia. A variety of techniques
exist, such as casting, moulding, spinning, cutting and
soldering. Early pieces were cast by hand, then soldered or
fused together. In 1827 stamping was adopted, a technique
whereby a flat sheet of metal is shaped between two dies. The
spinning technique followed in 1834. This process evolved
in the same way as for the cast pieces; after soldering the
parts together the product was then rotated on a lathe in
order to scrap off small amounts of metal in a spiralling
fashion. Polishing and buffing finalized the process. A
large variety of housewares was made this way, such as oil
lamps and candlesticks, basins and bowls, chargers and
plates, coffee and tea pots, pitchers, goblets and beakers,
porringers, etc. Also there were many church-related items
such as baptismal bowls and basins, chalices, beakers
and cups. Unfortunately many of these early pieces have
been melted down. Notable early American pewter makers
include T. Boardman & Co., Boardman & Hart, Reed &
Barton, Meriden, Roswell Gleason and Joseph Danforth, to
name a few. Quite often the pieces were inscribed with the
maker’s mark and/or the company name or logo. During
the mid 19th century, pewter lost its lustre, so to speak, as
silver-plated wares took over the market. However, pewter
revived again in the 1920’s. Objects manufactured were
copies of their original 18th and 19th centuries counterparts.
They were stamped ‘genuine pewter’, a mark not seen on
older pieces.
Continued on Page 14
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Feb. 18 - 24............. Market Mall Antique Show
Saskatoon, SK
Mar. 9 - 10.............. Lloydminster Antique & Toy Show
Exhibition Park, Lloydminster, SK
Mar. 15 - 17............ Collector's Show
Prairieland Park, Saskatoon, SK
Mar. 29, 30 ............. Wild Rose Collectors Antique Show
Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, AB
Appraisal of Antiques Ph: (306) 242-1226
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Feb. 18 - 24............. Market Mall Antique Show
Saskatoon, SK
Mar. 9 - 10.............. Lloydminster Antique & Toy Show
Exhibition Park, Lloydminster, SK
Mar. 15 - 17............ Collector's Show
May 3, 4.................. CAVAC Swap Meet
Westerner Exhibition Grounds, Red Deer, AB
February - April 2013 • 13 STEEL This complex alloy consists of a combination
of iron and carbon, whereto other constituents such as
manganese, chromium, nickel, copper, tungsten or cobalt
have been added, depending on the desired alloy properties.
Steel is hard and strong, durable and malleable, and
worldwide used as structural material. It was discovered
that even in the Iron Age steel was produced and utilized,
in a very simple form of course. In the mid-19th century
Sir Henry Bessemer of Great Britain developed a method
of refining iron, based on an earlier discovery of another
metallurgist, Robert Mushet. Sir Henry Bessemer (18131898) was a British inventor and metallurgist who invented a
method of making steel by blasting compressed air through
the molten iron, thereby burning out the excess carbon and
other impurities. This method was actually named after
him. In the so-called Bessemer converter (a large pearshaped container) the molten iron was converted to steel.
This Bessemer method was widely used in steel production
in Great Britain and the United States until the early 1900’s
when it was replaced by an open-hearth method. Today’s
steel mills can be found in Japan, most European countries
and the United States and are even more efficient. There
is hardly an industry which does not incorporate steel in
its production. Think about the automobile industry, the
railroad, shipyards and construction. And then there are
the household (stainless steel) appliances and housewares.
From a decorative and collectable point of view, steel
collectibles include weathervanes, agricultural equipment,
fireplace sets, tools, kitchenware, office and garden
equipment and (hunting) knives among many others.
Metal axe.
Tin cans.
TIN. Often we associate the word ‘tin’ with a container
for cookies, tobacco, canned soup, motor oil and signage,
but tin has more to offer than just that. This malleable,
silvery metallic element with the symbol Sn is mainly
obtained from the mineral cassiterite (also called tinstone
SnO2) and has a low melting point. Tin forms part of many
alloys, such as pewter, bronze, type metal and soft solder.
Major tin producing countries are Malaysia, Thailand,
Indonesia, China, the Soviet Union, Brazil and Bolivia. The
first American tin smiths imported the required tin until,
in 1829, tin was discovered in Goshen, Connecticut. There
they produced tinplate which is basically sheet iron rolled
very thin and coated with several layers of molten tin. This
coating prevented corrosion. Every small town had its own
tinsmith or tinner. They cut out pieces of tinplate according
to a pattern, hammered and shaped them, followed by
soldering the parts together. Early peddlers and tinkers
(travelling menders of household utensils and machine
parts) carried a large variety of tin merchandise in their
colourful display wagons; undecorated utilitarian ware
such as basins, pitchers and pails, candle moulds, sconces,
bed and foot warmers, coffee pots, etc. From all the tinware
still available, tobacco tins and signs are among the most
popular items for the collector. In bygone days the empty
tobacco tin was often re-used for storing nuts and bolts,
small hardware, or needles, thread and buttons. That
explains why many of these old tins can still be found in
old barns or attics, usually covered with dust and often
containing little goodies. Many an old country barn, closedup rural shop or dilapidated building reveal a treasure
trove of tin advertising signs, a wonderful find for the avid
collector.
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Iranian hand-knotted carpet.
Size: 9' x 12'
Age: 75 years old
Appraised at: $14,000
Asking Price: $4,000.
Contact Barbara
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or [email protected]
February - April 2013 • 15 After focussing on tin, we should not omit mention of
TOLE or TOLEWARE. This is actually painted or lacquered
tin, first appearing in the Welsh area of England around
1720. About 40 years later the idea crossed the English
Channel and became a huge success in France. The Welsh
called this practise pontipool, while the French named
it Tôle Peinte. French toleware was often ‘japanned,’
meaning the background was painted with asphaltum,
a black substance with a tar base, before being decorated
with an interesting motif. The American tole had a variety
of background colours, sometimes depending on the area
or state in which it was produced. Work from Maine, for
instance, had mostly a bright blue background, while pieces
from Pennsylvania often were seen with a red or orange
background. The designs of American tole consisted mostly
of hand-painted stylized fruits and flowers in a rainbow of
brilliant colours. Collecting tin and toleware is presently
very popular, so much so that there are also quality
reproductions available which should be priced accordingly.
Popular toleware include serving trays, containers and
canisters, pitchers, mugs and urns, lamps, candle holders,
jardinières and planters, etc.
ZINC. This metal is not found in the earth as a pure
metal. In order to obtain zinc, it must be refined using
great heat from other minerals such as zincite, calamine
and sphalerite. Zinc with the symbol Zn is a bluish white
metallic element that is brittle at room temperature but
malleable with heating. Zinc is used mainly as an alloy
for other metals. Brass is made of a combination of copper
and zinc; bronze is part zinc, copper and tin; German silver
contains zinc, as well as nickel, silver and various solders.
In the 1800’s it was discovered that zinc could be used to
coat iron and steel, a process we are familiar with under the
name galvanizing. It prevents corrosion and is extensively
used in the production of hardware. From nails to gutters,
galvanized zinc is part of our present-day construction
industry. From an antiques collector’s point of view, zinc
does not have many items to offer. A few zinc-coated
objects may be found such as weather vanes and other roof
ornaments.
Please stay tuned for the third and final part of this
series in the May/June issue of Discovering ANTIQUES as
we cover two metals very dear to our hearts: gold and silver.
Weather vane.
Most of the pictures in this article were taken at Where On
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Shows & Auctions
Feb. 2, 3��Piapot Lions Club 14th Annual Antique
& Collectable Show
The Armouries, Maple Creek, SK
Feb. 9��Didsbury Antique Show
Didsbury Arena, Didsbury, AB
Feb. 9, 10��Yorkton Toy & Collectible Show
St. Mary’s Cultural Centre, Yorkton, SK
Feb. 10��Historical Arms Collectors Society
of BC Trade Show
Operating Engineers Hall, Burnaby, BC
*Feb. 15��Coin & Currency Auction
Scribner Auction Ltd., Lloydminster, AB
*Feb. 16��Antiques & Collectibles Auction
Scribner Auction Ltd., Lloydminster, AB
Feb. 16��Lion’s Antique Show
Feb. 17��Retro Design & Antiques Fair
Croatian Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC
Feb. 18-24��Market Mall Antique Show
Saskatoon, SK
*Feb. 23��First Canadian Collectors Club’s Show
Thorncliffe-Greenview Community Hall, Calgary, AB
*Mar. 9��Antique Show
Vancouver Flea Market, Vancouver, BC
*Mar. 9, 10��HACS All Collectors’ Hobby Show & Sale
Heritage Park, Chilliwack, BC
Mar. 9, 10��Lloydminster Antique & Toy Show
Exhibition Grounds, Lloydminster, SK
Mar. 15, 16��Elizabeth’s Antique & Collectible Sale
Aviation Museum, Edmonton, AB
*Mar. 15-17��Collector’s Show
Mar. 17��21 Century Flea Market
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Croatian Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC
Mar. 17��Collectibles Auction from Scott Cozens,
Canadian Picker
Hall’s Auction Services, Calgary, AB
Mar. 18��Fifties STUFF Auction
*Mar. 29, 30��51st Annual Antique Arms Show
BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary, AB
*Mar. 29, 30��38th Annual Wild Rose Collectors Show
Expo Centre, Northlands Park, Edmonton, AB
Apr. 6, 7��3rd Annual Music Show
Redcliff Legion, Redcliff, AB
Apr, 6, 7��Lloydminster Optimist Antiques Show
Exhibition Grounds, Lloydminster, SK
Apr. 7��Historical Arms Collectors Society
of BC Trade Show
Operating Engineers Hall, Burnaby, BC
Apr, 13��Olds Antique Show
Olds Legion, Olds, AB
Apr, 13��Calgary Doll Club Teddy & Toy Sale
Acadia Rec. Centre, Calgary, AB
Apr. 13��Hillhurst Sunnyside Antique &
Collectible Sale
Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Centre, Calgary, AB
*Apr. 13, 14��Kerrisdale Antiques Fair
Kerrisdale Arena, Vancouver, BC
Apr. 13, 14��Archway Antiques & Collectibles Show
The Caledonian Curling Club, Regina, SK
*Apr. 20, 21��Acadia Vintage Retro & Antiques Show
Acadia Rec. Centre, Calgary, AB
Apr. 26, 27��Antique & Collectible Show & Sale
D-Company Armouries, Grande Prairie, AB
Apr. 27, 28��20th Annual Fraser Valley Antique &
Collectible Club’s Show & Sale
Queens Park Arena, New Westminster, BC
May 4, 5��C.A.V.A.C. Swap Meet
Westerner Exhibition Park, Red Deer, AB
May 6, 7, 8��Hall’s Spring Semi-Annual Auction
*May 11��Antique Show
Vancouver Flea Market, Vancouver, BC
*May 11, 12��24th Mother’s Day Antique Furniture &
Collectables Show
Westerner Exhibition Park, Red Deer, AB
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February - April 2013 • 19 Clarence Seefried, the author’s grandfather, with his Harmony Archtop.
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singer named Wilf Carter. When he first came on the scene in the early 1930’s, he was an instant hit. Members of my family
gravitated toward Wilf. My Dad and his two uncles all played the guitar. One of their early guitars was a Harmony Archtop
which would have been bought from the Eaton’s catalogue in the 1940’s. When my Dad’s interest in the guitar began, it was
this Harmony that he would have received his first lesson on; and then later, the Doc Williams Play Guitar by Ear course took
over. That original Archtop guitar disappeared from the family sometime in the early 1980’s. I have been collecting guitars for
many years and the Archtop has been a favourite of mine.
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February - April 2013 • 21 Head
◦ Each line across
the neck is a Fret
◦ Each square on a neck
is a Fret marker
Neck
Pick Up
(Electric Guitar)
‘F’ Stop
Pick Guard
Bridge
Tail Piece
The Archtop name refers to the body style. Archtops
have an arched, or rounded top and back of the body. Most
Archtops have f-shaped sound holes; but a few do have round
sound holes. Archtops can be electric or acoustic and many
of the electric versions can be played acoustic as well. Any
of the Archtops that I own are of the cheaper variety. My
favourite was always the Harmony brand which was sold
by the Eaton’s Department stores. I have owned Silver Tone
as well, which was the line of guitars sold by Sears. Other
types of guitars that I have owned include a Kay Archtop,
a Stewart as well as a Melody King, Carmoncita,
Commander, S. S. Stewart and some which didn’t have
a name on them. As strange as it may sound, Harmony
manufactured most of them. Most of the cheaper guitars
like Archtop or Flat Top came from the Harmony factory.
Different models of Harmony guitars ranged from
economical to very expensive. The names on various models
included Harmony Master, Harmony Montclair, Harmony
Monterey, Harmony Broadway, and Harmony Patrician. The
Harmony Hollywood, the Harmony Rocket and the Harmony
Meteor were all factory electric models. I have seen colour
variations for most of the different guitars, but one of the
oddest coloured guitars was painted blue. In one case, the
Harmony Monterey was an exact match to a Harmony
Monterey Mandolin; the latter I had no idea existed until
I came across it many Februarys ago at the Lethbridge Old
Car Swap Meet. Its condition was a little rough but for $40.00
I couldn’t pass it up.
Lower quality Archtops had cheap painted finishes
and painted bindings (binding refers to the striping around
the body and neck edges). These contrasted to the proper
inlaid bindings; cheap guitars have painted fret markers
on the finger board, better guitars have inlaid markers.
Wartime guitars proved to be a little different I have had
Harmony guitars with wooden tail pieces as opposed to
metal tail pieces at the bottom of the body that the strings
attach to. This was due to a wartime metal shortage.
Left to Right: Kay with added PIck up, No Name, Harmony Monterey, Harmony Montclair, Harmony Rocket (Bottom of Pick guard cut off), Factory Electric
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with Maybelle made up the original Carter Family Gruop. Jeanette is A.Ps and Sara’s daughter. Sara is playing a Gibson L5 Archtop.
Most of the Archtop guitars that have been referred to
range in value from a about $200.00 up to about $1,000.00.
Other vintage Archtops such as Gibson or Gretsch & Martin
can range up to literally ‘the skies the limit’ for price. Two
other American manufacturers which could be considered
the ‘best of the best’ guitars are Stromberg and D’Angelico.
These two makers are preferred by jazz musicians, or country
and western musicians performing retro-type music.
Other Archtops are used by Folk, Blues, Jazz or
Country and Western musicians who like the acoustic
sound. Jazz guitars, a lot of the time, have larger bodies. One
of Gibson’s largest archtops is the Super 400. I do remember
a few old time country singers who used this model. It was
Roy Rogers favourite guitar. ‘Mother’ Maybelle Carter’s only
guitar was a Gibson L-5 Archtop. It was on this guitar that
the song Wildwood Flower first came about.
Hank Snow also played a Gibson Archtop early in his
career (1930’s). Les Paul created his solid body design, the Les
Paul Gibson, using an Archtop. Cutting it apart and inserting
a piece of 4x4 wood in the middle of the body to put the
electric pickups into, this prototype is referred to as ‘the log’.
One last note on the Archtops deals with what to look
for when buying a secondhand guitar. Always check the top
of the guitar, especially where the bridge is positioned. Check
to see that the top of the guitar is still in good condition
and arched, versus sunken in because of the bridge and the
pressure put on that particular area, the top will sometimes
flatten or sink. Check the neck for straightness. Recently I
received a Carmoncita Archtop that could have been used
for bow and arrow practice because of the neck’s curve; this,
however, did make a slide guitar and was played with a steel
bar. The last thing to check for concerning the neck is to
make sure to check where the neck attaches to the body.
There should be no gaps. I have a Stewart Archtop that
has a gap large enough to slide two credit cards (stacked)
into it – and it was played this way! This must have been
a short lived venture. As it turned out, the neck was loose
and easily repaired for a small cost. All these problems
can, in most cases, be fixed and should be done by a proper
luthier (guitar rebuilder) in order to insure there are no
re-occurring problems.
Finding guitars is always a challenge. Music and
pawn shops or secondhand stores do occasionally yield the
odd find. Musical instrument shows offer another way to
find a selection of guitars. For the last three years, three
of us have partnered to put on the Music Show in Redcliff,
Alberta; and selling out the vendor tables every year. There
have always been at least 50 guitars, representing all
manufacturers; and other instruments generally found at
the show include banjos, violins, accordions, autoharps and
lots more. 2013 promises to be the best show yet. You can
find us at the Redcliff Legion April 6th and 7th. Hope to see
you there.
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February - April 2013 • 25 F
Fox-tales
by Susan Holme Manyluk, HolmeHus Antiques, Red Deer, AB
A
h yes, Spring…are we all
ready, hoping, and waiting
for those first balmy days,
for the birds chirping and
preening in the bushes, for the dandelions
popping up beside the south-facing sidewalks?
Just, aren’t we!
But, alas no; Spring has a couple of months
to go in this part of the world: what with spring
snow storms, March tantrums and April showers,
yet to be weathered.
But wait, spring is closer than we think – if
you are a fox, maybe…. Let me explain.
February - April 2013 • 27 I balanced on the gate. The grass had grown a foot tall in
the fall and as no animals had grazed it down before the
snow came, every homeless mouse for miles around must
have discovered that here was a Mecca for food, building
materials and unplanned parenthood.
Our wintery-looking road
A couple of years ago, on a very cold, crisp early
February morning, with the sun barely sneaking over the
Red Deer skyline to the east of our farm; I was reluctantly
up, dressed and out-of-doors to do maternity checks on
about a hundred head of gravid beef cows. Steam from their
breath rose in smoky patterns above their quietly rotating
jaws, their snow-covered backs were broad and warm, their
calm brown eyes gentle with impending maternal events.
Too smart, by far, to have gotten out of their warm, cozy
beds at such an early hour.
As I watched, breathless with surprise; Sir Fox cocked
his head listening, then suddenly exploded straight up
in the air, jack-knifed and dove headfirst into two feet of
loose snow. In a blink he reappeared, powdered white with
a coating of snow-dust. He flipped his head back, sending
his prey flying up into the frigid atmosphere; where-upon
Mistress Fox snatched it out of midair. Snap, crunch, gulp,
all gone. A touch of noses and the scene was replayed.
I probably watched, enthralled for a full five minutes, barely
daring to breathe for fear of startling the pair. A couple of
times she missed the flung treat and a scramble ensued.
Once he came up empty-jawed – and quite apologetic –
while she sat licking her chops as if smugly reproving his
skill as a provider. He redoubled his efforts, teasing her
with a couple of playful pounces and a gaily waving tail as
he dunked for mouse treats to present to his ladylove.
Breakfast at The Farm with The Good Food had never been
so much fun!
As the sun inched above the horizon, dying the skyline
lemon-yellow, saffron, rose-pink and cerise, I stepped up
onto a tall metal gate, climbing to the top rung in order to
peek into an open shed housing one very tired cow and her
pair of big twin calves, born the evening before. At 2am they
had nursed, then curled up in the far corner of the shed, out
of sight behind their resting mama. I did not want to go in
there to check on them, their mom would have felt obliged
to get out of bed, too; thus my climb to the top of the five-foot
gate. The new twins were fine, curled up like two commas
behind mama’s comfortable back.
Just before stepping back down from the steel gate,
I glanced up to admire the dawning sun in all its vibrant
colour-play; and caught a rare and entertaining sight.
A pair of red foxes was enjoying breakfast and an opportunity
for some romantic interaction. They had discovered an
unused corral behind the shed, a few metres from where
The Akita
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2 Miles West of Red Deer, AB
February - April 2013 • 29 Austrian stoneware fox, and on the right, Beswick ceramic fox created by Colin Melbourne
Enter the villain. My late, much-loved Akita bitch,
Sango had been sitting patiently waiting for me beside the
gate. From her vantage point, she could not see the foxes;
and with no wind to carry their scent to her, I suspect she
must finally have heard them cavorting. She burst around
the corner of the shed with an ear-splitting bark that sent
the diners fleeing.
What a well-planned retreat! The vixen slid between
the corral planks, bounded straight for the bedpack where
mildly surprised, but generally uncaring cows blinked at
her zigzagging passage amongst them. Then she streaked
across our yard, between the loading chute and the chicken
coop, disappearing southbound across the neighbour’s
ploughed field at an astonishing clip, the drifted snow
providing smooth running for her light weight and nimble
feet.
Meanwhile, Sir Fox, playing the gallant (as all males
should on occasion) flicked his tail twice and bolted due
north across the trampled corrals, with Sango in fierce
pursuit. At 110 lbs. and twenty-seven inches at the shoulder,
with legs like iron and the protective instincts of a Japanese
warrior; she was a formidable adversary. Crossing the
packed area, she gained rapidly, her strides equalling three
of Sir Fox’s bounds. I was again holding my breath, fearing
an unpleasant end to a promising spring romance.
In the nick of time, Fox reached the paddock fence,
scrambled up a five-foot drift and lit out across an open field.
Sango bottomed out, plunged through the crust and had to
plow through and over the drifted-in fence posts; before
regaining her stride on the other side. Sir Fox proceeded
apace, picking every hollow full of deep snow, which he
crossed effortlessly. Within moments he disappeared into
the woods, a quarter of a mile north. Eventually, so did my
intrepid dog.
Just as I was about to return to checking cows, I
caught a glimpse of red. Sir Fox slipped along the corral
fence, trotted across the big drift, then paused briefly at
the scene of the earlier breakfast meeting. Unerringly, he
followed his vixen’s passage amongst the resting cows,
crossed the yard and paused for a moment at the chicken
coop door, as if to check if it was still closed. A brief glance
over his shoulder and then he was gone, with a flick of his
red brush. I swear I heard a faint chuckle as he left. Twenty
minutes later Sango returned, tongue hanging, but head
unbowed. One of my very favourite nature-scape countryliving experiences, ever! And a big part of my respect and
liking for foxes, despite their regular inroads on our flock
of laying hens.
This, finally leads me to a brief exposé of foxes as a
collectible area. I recently acquired part of an estate that
comprised a couple of dozen bunnies (more on those later)
and one very unusual fox. Ceramic, sinuous, long, lean; a
red and black running machine. Marked in print BESWICK,
ENGLAND and with < ‘m’ (Colin Melbourne’s initials) as
well on his belly and tail, respectively. Having in my library
a copy of the Standard Catalogue of Beswick Animals, 2nd
Edition, written by Diana and John Collow and Marilyn
and Peter Sweet, I was able to access who this fellow was
in his former life. Because this estate came “third-hand”
with no contact with the former owners’ family, I could not
gain any background, history or stories as I always try to
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February - April 2013 • 31 An Austrian stoneware fox in front of a fox on a German porcelain plate
do, about their collection; where bought, how acquired or
why cherished.
The Beswick fox was designed in 1956 by Colin
Melbourne, a graduate of the Royal College of Art, and is
numbered 1418 in the CM series of animal figures. These
figures were very impressionistic for their time, almost
Art Deco in their interpretation – and were not very well
received by 1950’s Beswick collectors. Since few sold they
were discontinued by 1966, and are today rising in value,
because of their scarcity, and because Colin Melbourne’s
talent has gained appreciation from today’s more avantgarde collectors. My fox is listed at $225.00 cdn. in the
1996 edition, but has sold for considerably more online, I
am told. Colin also designed for Crown Devon, whose vivid
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of 20th Century Modern designs; of which Colin Melbourne’s
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Looking around my shop, I discovered another fox
figurine. This one is Austrian, with an impressed countryof-origin mark and mold number, 1620, in the ceramic body.
Very realistically modelled, this fox has his jaws clamped
over a captured wild duck that will no doubt be brought
to his vixen and cubs in their den. The glaze is a lustrous
olive-grey colour, which speaks of shadows in the long grass
and hedgerows, which so easily camouflage those that hunt
in the early dawn hours. I would price this example at
about $120.00, based on its quality and eye appeal. Without
information about who produced it and when in Austria, it
is not as desirable an example of the Decorative Arts as the
Beswick piece.
Blue Mountain Pottery of Ontario also produced a
series of animal figures, including a seated fox with his
tail wrapped around his paws. The one I had was glazed
in a dripped grey and umber matte glaze called Slate.
These have also risen dramatically in value, partially for
the rarity, partially for this unusual Blue Mountain Pottery
colourway. Slate and Mocha were made and used from 1965
to 1984, but were not hugely popular at the time. They can
be found on mostly functional wares such as large lamps
(rare), goblets, soup bowls, cream and sugar sets and
various vases.
Foxes can also be found on old horse brasses, hunting
prints, wall plates and ‘mask’ goblets from Germany and
Bohemia. While often reviled because of their predation on
small domestic animals – including pet cats – foxes are also
admired and respected for their intelligence, family loyalty
and superb rodent control; not to mention their gorgeous
russet pelts and their delicious sense of humour.
Next issue, I will share ‘bunny tails’ from the mystery
estate that included some very classic collectible Lepus
examples. Happy Easter to all!
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