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Poge 34 Supplement to The Brunswick Beacon. September-October, 1987 Collecting Antiques Is Visit To The Past BY CASSANDR.\ TAYLOR ilnssandro Taylor is an avid aatiqur colli'ctoi >*ho lives in Ocean Isle Heach.» Whether you visit quaint little anti que shops or indulge in Saturday yufii Sciics, collecting cinti- que items is a rewarding hobby. Antiques are often mistakenly con sidered large and extremely expen sive items. Perhaps that is one reason a lot of people don’t visit anti que shops; they feel they can't afford anything there, or couldn’t drag lu)me some oversized highboy or bedstead. So they don’t even bother to look inside. What they mi.ss is an exciting, friendly visit to the past and a lot of small, interesting and inexpensive items called collectibles. Ihe first thing that grabs your at tention when you walk in the door of an antique shop is the smell. There is the scent of a time gone by, the smell of Grandma’s attic on a rainy sum mer day. It’s a wonderful fragrance that catches you off guard and helps transport you to childhood. The second thing you notice is everything. Most antique shops are filled with so many lovely pieces, you could spend the day in one shop and not have seen them all. Yes, there are many large, expen sive pieces, but there are even more Ilia I are small and not so costly. P'or example, candleholdcrs are collectibles that make pretty knick- knacks in the home. Glass candleholdcrs come in all colors, shapes and sizes. Cobalt blue ones are rare, and you can be sure they are valuable. If you like “Depression Glass.” you can find candleholdcrs in that style, too. Mid-Victorian brass candleholdcrs are more costly than glass. The “barley twist,” a brass candleholder that looks like its name, has a classical design and a weighted bot tom. This is worth the extra dollars you might pay. You can enjoy pewter or pottery candleholdcrs as well. Some collec tors choose a range of various candleholdcrs, while others prefer a particular time period, such as Vic- Your Full Service Real Estate Company ^^^579-3535 One Causeway, Ocean Isle Beach, NC 2845$ ON THE ISLAND LOTS from $55,000. OCEANFRONT HOUSES from $185,000. CANAL HOUSES from $115,000. OTHER HOUSES from $96,000. OCEANFRONT CONDOS from $74,900. OTHbR CONDOS from $63,000. TIME SHARE WEEKS from $5,000. ON THE MAINLAND RESIDENTIAL LOTS from $6,500. GOLF COURSE LOTS from $ 13,900 MOBILE HOME LOTS from $5,000. HOMES from $60,000. MOBILE HOMES from $28,500. COMMERCIAL LOTS from $39,900. •LOW INTEREST RATES AVAILABLE. »MANY LISTINGS WITH OWNER FINANCING. SOME LISTINGS-NO MONEY DOWN. OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK CALL OR COME BY FOR DETAILS M'ne rriviiuly People Who Put You COOKE utlAM Mao* •th caaoLau S79 03 Birr - SELL - RENT- TRADE-BUILD WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS torian. Many candleholders got their shape in ancient Rome. The pressed- glass dolphin, whose body is dolphin shaped, is said to have first been used by the Romans. In the mid-19th cen tury- it was revived and glass com panies began mass-producing dolphin candleholders. My favorite collectible is blue and white china. I have found three ma jor types: Canton, Willoware, and Phoenix Bird. They were mass- produced in the 19th century, and un til recently were not coliected by many people. However, some pieces have become rare because of renew ed interest in it. All three types are oriental designs, but Canton was hand- painted, making it more valuable than the other two. Bottles and jars are not quite as graceful as candleholders and china, but may be a more entertaining hob by for a beginning collector. Bottles can often be deceptive as to their age, and you should do some research before spending a lot of money on an item. Old milk, Coca- Cola and Clorox bottles arc favorites for beginners. About ten percent of all bottles were embossed, which makes them more valuable. A friend who works at the cour thouse in another county opened the vault one day to find a large collec tion of old Bay Rum bottles, which used to be in the medicinal area at the drug store. Winos would buy this for its alcohol content, and the bottles my friend found had been confiscated many years ago. If bottles and jars don’t appeal to you, there are other items that will. Consider advertising memorabilia, such as old wrappers, posters and calendars, that were once adver- iisemenUi for merchants and now SIAf f PHOIO pr MARJORIE MIOIVIRN ANTIQUE SHOPS are favorite haunts of Cassandra “Sandy” ’I’ayior, seen here looking over the glassware collection at a shop on U.S. 17. .symbolize art to collectors. Then there are books, doubly ex citing because the contents may in terest you, and jewelry that also gives twice the pleasure when it can be both worn and displayed as anti que. Once you have gotten a taste for antique collectibles and a little knowledge, you can check sources otuer than shops, such as yard sales, old buildings, and estate sales. Yard sales usually take place early on Saturday mornings. Check the local newspaper for them, as well as for estate sales. Prices for collectibles I’ve men tioned could cost from $2.50 up to hundreds of dollars. It’s best to visit several places and do some library research before making a costly pur chase. In Brunswick County, there are several small antique shops on Hwy. 17 north, one on Hwy. 130, and a cou ple worth visiting in Southport. What a choice you hove now! r\S i -Jt Oaf Chickens Are Jasi ¥faHing^ Te Be Sersed! FRIED CHICKEN MILKSHAKES lASrES BETTER "^HAN THE DEL.CIOUS cre^amy taste of homemade iCE CREAM WITH 40% LESS C.ALORIES AND 98°o FAT FREE' JUST 99 CALORIES PER 4 OZ. SERVING! Eat hara or go! 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