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Tr nket “This clock belonged to my great grandparents, Harvey and Alice Tyson,
from Norristown, Pennsylvania. My mother, Catharine Anderman,
Treas re spent many summers with them, and tells me that it was located in the
sitting room on the second floor of their home, on top of an oak roll
by Lisa C. Cantwell top desk. She was born in 1926, and has no idea how they acquired it.
She inherited it and passed it on to me. What can you tell me about it?”
Owner of Coal Black Horse Antiques and a Maryland state-
licensed antique dealer — Beth Helmick, Thurmont
Dear Reader: This is a column to help you determine the history and value of your heirlooms, Your heirloom TREASURE dates to the 1850s and is a Royal
attic finds, flea market purchases, or antique items. Please send a picture and description of your Bonn, “1755” porcelain clock.
piece, such as how you acquired it and any details about its history, to [email protected]. The maker’s mark on the back
I’ll research any item, whether it’s a piece of furniture, a painting, a tool, a doll, a figurine, or has the characteristic crown and
an article of clothing. An approximate value will be determined to inform you if it’s a “Trinket denotes the style “LaVar.” It is
or Treasure.” Please submit all pictures and questions by the preceding 15th of the month in very good condition, save for
for possible publication in the next monthly issue of The Catoctin Banner. All inquiries will be a hairline crack between the 10
answered; however, only those selected for publication will include approximate value assessments. and 7 hour on the face. There
Furthermore, not all submissions may be published in the Banner due to space considerations. are several of these hand-painted
Please include your name or initials and where you reside. Thank you and happy treasure hunting! beauties that date from the late
19th and early 20th century, on
“When I was young woman, I visited an antique shop in Hanover, New various internet auction sites,
Hampshire. The elderly owner of the shop asked me if I was attending but yours is definitely a rarer,
Dartmouth College there. I told her no, that I was an actress. She shared early type. Royal Bonn was
with me that she had been a silent film actress and a Ziegfeld Follies girl. the 19th and 20th Century Trade
She then showed me this dress that she’d worn in a film in 1920. She Name used by the renowned
also told me that she and the other actresses of the day swallowed tape craftsman Franz Anton Mehlem,
worms to stay thin! I regret that I don’t remember her name. She was so who produced pottery in Bonn,
excited about my acting career that she gave me the dress!” Germany, from 1836 to 1931.
Fine porcelain and earthenware
— Holly O., Cascade were also manufactured in
the factory, to include dishes
This lady gave you a remarkable and vases. These clocks were
TREASURE of a hand-beaded imported to America by the Ansonia Clock Company of New York. In 1921,
shift dress that hangs from the the firm was purchased by Villeroy & Boch, and closed in 1931. The value of
shoulder to just above the knee. these clocks ranges from $299.95 to $3,500. Based on the age of your clock,
This authentic, early flapper dress is in and taking into account the face crack, consider its value between $800 and
very good condition with no holes in its $1,200.
mesh fabric. It also doesn’t appear to be
missing any beads! There is some loose TRINKETS...Some We Just Can’t Part With
threading here and there, which needs
to be trimmed and secured so as not to So far, all of what have an abundance of doodads,
cause fraying. The silver and clear glass readers have shared in whatchamacallits, and thingamajigs
beads are in a lovely, swirled pattern this column have been from times past, then change up
throughout the dress. A silk or chiffon treasures. Yet, we all have your display with the seasons.
chemise would have been worn under this trinkets, those heirlooms Table top size, old store cases in
see-through garment, with its dropped that have little to no value, good condition can be found for
waist and scalloped hem. Although the that we cannot part with. $50 to $125. Search your stuff for
color has faded to a nice sepia tone, it Things like Dad’s felt conversational, precious trinkets to
probably began as a much lighter, ecru letter from his high school determine the size of case you might
tone. As for the swallowing of tapeworms football jacket, Mom’s need. If it’s too sentimental to throw
to lose weight, I hope she was kidding! butterfly pin, Grandma’s away, why not display?!
There’s evidence that the “tapeworm diet” baby spoon, Granddad’s
was marketed in the 1900s, when beef pen knife, an old key to the
tapeworm cysts were advertised in pill family farmhouse, Great
form, but the idea never took off because Uncle Joe’s dog tags, and
of lethal side effects. Tapeworms grow up so forth. These items often
to thirty feet in length and cause headaches, eye problems, meningitis, epilepsy, end up in junk drawers or
and dementia, just to name a few ills. It’s likely that the owner of this dress are stored in boxes stashed
didn’t use that method of weight loss for long, or she wouldn’t have lived to in a basement, only to be
give you this dress. Beaded dresses from the 1920s are highly sought after in forgotten.
the vintage market. Similar treasures bring $500 to $1,200. Thank you for
sharing it! Why not display your trinkets
in an old store case? Pictured
is one that sits on a counter or
table, has a red felt bottom and
a lid that can be left open or
closed for viewing. Your trinkets
will turn into family heirloom
treasures, each with its own unique
story, which can be passed from
generation to generation. If you
Tr nket “This clock belonged to my great grandparents, Harvey and Alice Tyson,
from Norristown, Pennsylvania. My mother, Catharine Anderman,
Treas re spent many summers with them, and tells me that it was located in the
sitting room on the second floor of their home, on top of an oak roll
by Lisa C. Cantwell top desk. She was born in 1926, and has no idea how they acquired it.
She inherited it and passed it on to me. What can you tell me about it?”
Owner of Coal Black Horse Antiques and a Maryland state-
licensed antique dealer — Beth Helmick, Thurmont
Dear Reader: This is a column to help you determine the history and value of your heirlooms, Your heirloom TREASURE dates to the 1850s and is a Royal
attic finds, flea market purchases, or antique items. Please send a picture and description of your Bonn, “1755” porcelain clock.
piece, such as how you acquired it and any details about its history, to [email protected]. The maker’s mark on the back
I’ll research any item, whether it’s a piece of furniture, a painting, a tool, a doll, a figurine, or has the characteristic crown and
an article of clothing. An approximate value will be determined to inform you if it’s a “Trinket denotes the style “LaVar.” It is
or Treasure.” Please submit all pictures and questions by the preceding 15th of the month in very good condition, save for
for possible publication in the next monthly issue of The Catoctin Banner. All inquiries will be a hairline crack between the 10
answered; however, only those selected for publication will include approximate value assessments. and 7 hour on the face. There
Furthermore, not all submissions may be published in the Banner due to space considerations. are several of these hand-painted
Please include your name or initials and where you reside. Thank you and happy treasure hunting! beauties that date from the late
19th and early 20th century, on
“When I was young woman, I visited an antique shop in Hanover, New various internet auction sites,
Hampshire. The elderly owner of the shop asked me if I was attending but yours is definitely a rarer,
Dartmouth College there. I told her no, that I was an actress. She shared early type. Royal Bonn was
with me that she had been a silent film actress and a Ziegfeld Follies girl. the 19th and 20th Century Trade
She then showed me this dress that she’d worn in a film in 1920. She Name used by the renowned
also told me that she and the other actresses of the day swallowed tape craftsman Franz Anton Mehlem,
worms to stay thin! I regret that I don’t remember her name. She was so who produced pottery in Bonn,
excited about my acting career that she gave me the dress!” Germany, from 1836 to 1931.
Fine porcelain and earthenware
— Holly O., Cascade were also manufactured in
the factory, to include dishes
This lady gave you a remarkable and vases. These clocks were
TREASURE of a hand-beaded imported to America by the Ansonia Clock Company of New York. In 1921,
shift dress that hangs from the the firm was purchased by Villeroy & Boch, and closed in 1931. The value of
shoulder to just above the knee. these clocks ranges from $299.95 to $3,500. Based on the age of your clock,
This authentic, early flapper dress is in and taking into account the face crack, consider its value between $800 and
very good condition with no holes in its $1,200.
mesh fabric. It also doesn’t appear to be
missing any beads! There is some loose TRINKETS...Some We Just Can’t Part With
threading here and there, which needs
to be trimmed and secured so as not to So far, all of what have an abundance of doodads,
cause fraying. The silver and clear glass readers have shared in whatchamacallits, and thingamajigs
beads are in a lovely, swirled pattern this column have been from times past, then change up
throughout the dress. A silk or chiffon treasures. Yet, we all have your display with the seasons.
chemise would have been worn under this trinkets, those heirlooms Table top size, old store cases in
see-through garment, with its dropped that have little to no value, good condition can be found for
waist and scalloped hem. Although the that we cannot part with. $50 to $125. Search your stuff for
color has faded to a nice sepia tone, it Things like Dad’s felt conversational, precious trinkets to
probably began as a much lighter, ecru letter from his high school determine the size of case you might
tone. As for the swallowing of tapeworms football jacket, Mom’s need. If it’s too sentimental to throw
to lose weight, I hope she was kidding! butterfly pin, Grandma’s away, why not display?!
There’s evidence that the “tapeworm diet” baby spoon, Granddad’s
was marketed in the 1900s, when beef pen knife, an old key to the
tapeworm cysts were advertised in pill family farmhouse, Great
form, but the idea never took off because Uncle Joe’s dog tags, and
of lethal side effects. Tapeworms grow up so forth. These items often
to thirty feet in length and cause headaches, eye problems, meningitis, epilepsy, end up in junk drawers or
and dementia, just to name a few ills. It’s likely that the owner of this dress are stored in boxes stashed
didn’t use that method of weight loss for long, or she wouldn’t have lived to in a basement, only to be
give you this dress. Beaded dresses from the 1920s are highly sought after in forgotten.
the vintage market. Similar treasures bring $500 to $1,200. Thank you for
sharing it! Why not display your trinkets
in an old store case? Pictured
is one that sits on a counter or
table, has a red felt bottom and
a lid that can be left open or
closed for viewing. Your trinkets
will turn into family heirloom
treasures, each with its own unique
story, which can be passed from
generation to generation. If you
