824-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 16, 2003 o THE ANTIQUE DETECTIVE Anne Gilbert Lithophanes Coming To Light At Auction There has always been some thing magical about lithophanes. For one thing you may have one and not even know it. Unfortunately many people have discarded lithophanes sim ply because they never held them Lithophane shade lamp sold over estimate for $977.50 at James Julia Auction. Photo credit: James Julia Auctions, Fair field, Maine. PUBLIC AUCTION g&jnSg Antiques, Furniture, Collectibles, Shop Tools, 'B7 Cutlass Ciera Sat., August 23, 2003 • 9 a.m. Car: 12:30 p.m. 562 Spring Valley Road, Quarryville, PA From Quarryville take Rt 222 South approx 4 miles to Mechanic Grove, turn right on Spring Valley Rd , Approx 1 mile sale on right Cherry Ext. Drop Leaf Table w/8 Boards, Oak Library Table73-Pc. Parlor Set: Love Seat - Rocker - Gentleman’s Chair, Cherry Gateleg Drop Leaf Table, 2 Ladies Parlor Chairs, 6-Pc. Mahog. Bedroom Suite, Lester Spinet Piano w/Bench, 2 Maple Single Beds, Maple Dresser w/Wall Mirror, Oak Ext. Table, Oak Washstand, Cherry 3-Sect. Bookcase w/Glass Doors, 2 HP Plank Bottom Chairs, Kitchen Cabinets. Softwood Drysink, Mahog China Cupboard & Servci, Oak Kneehole Desk, 6 Oak Kitchen Chairs, Granny & Cane Rockers, New Prov. Church Bench, Nursery Chairs, Cherry & other Benches - some w/Batks, Queen Anne Style Sota, Occasional Chaus, Needlepoint & other Stools, Plant Tables, Cedar Chest, Wooden Highchair. Oak Table w/Porcelain Top, Quilt Racks. Beveled Wall Mirror, Singer Treadle Sewing Machine, Zenith Floor Model TV, Singer Sewing Cabinet, Sofa Bed, Bench/Sausage Stutter w/Elec Lamp. Nice Old Prints & Frames, Annie Benson Muller Prints, Wooden Candleholders Wooden Comb & Brush Shelf, Lawn Swing. Maytag Washer, Whirlpool Dryer, Chest Free/er, Sweeper Assort ot Table & Floor Lamps, Sm Appliances Elec Roaster, Kero. Oil Lamps & Lanterns, German - Japan China Dishes, Blue Willow Plates • Soup Dishes - Cups & Saucers, Pewter Pitcher & Candleholders, Cake Plates & Platters, Select, of Pitchers & Creamers, Salts & Peppers. Guernsey Cow Glass, Dep & Patt Glass, Fruit Bowls, Butter Domes, Candy Dishes, Stemware, Sm. Green Dep. Dish, 8 PI Setting Rogers & Stainless Silveiware, Stainless Cookware, Kettles, Agate Canner, Baking Pans, Bowls. Canning jars Blue jais. Ice Cream Dipper. Utensils Meat Grinder, Tupperware. Sq. Wallhanging Quilt, Linens, Doilies, Bedding, Comtoiters, Star Quilt Top, Cushion Covers, Patches, Material, Sewing Supplies. Buttons, Knitted & Crocheted Items, Horseman Doll, Jewelry. Ladies Watches, Jewelry Boxes Lg Oriental Type Rug. Braided Rugs & Chair Covers, Baby Clothes, Assort Books. Puzzles, Games, Christmas Items. Wooden Blocks, Rubber Toys, Rabbit Bank. Haiveslore Wmioss Tiuck, Dovetailed Copper Kettle, Local Advertising Articles mclud Sauccis (some Giaybill) -Yd Sticks Ruleis - Novelty Items. Apple Butter Stirrers, Hay Hook Sausage Stuffcr, Cl Skillets. Biass Anvil &. Hammer Sadirons. Bean Scale, Milk Pails. Cl Dog, Baskets Scale w/Brass Scoop, Single Tiee Crocks & Jugs. Cutting Boaids. Milk Can, 2-Man Crosscut Saw, Milk Stiamei iron Kettle w/Tripod, Tin Watering Can, Egg Baskets, Flee Colds Vise Gups Ciaftsman Tools 10’ Radial Aim Saw' 10’ Table Saw 8’ Hand Drill Picss 12 Wood Lathe lathe Chisels - Sandei w/Motoi &. Stand Skill Saw Jig Saw, Sandeis Dull Routei Template Set. Assoit Clamps Spray Gun Wheelbanow Powei Mowei BBQGnII Step I addei Tiusses Hand Saws A\ Planes Squaie Gnndei Vise. Open A Bos Ind Wienches Wrecking Bai Assoil ot Lumbei &. Haidware, Spiavei 1987 Olds Cutlass Ciera - 4-Door Hard Top - 6 Cyl. - Auto. - Loaded. Pm fml listing • No on! oj sial( thu As • /ood o\mlohlt • Salt fu Id in f( nl Sale for: A. Martha Mull G. Scott Mull POA MILLER & SIEGRIST AUCTIONEERS (717) 687-6857 • AU-1723L www.millersiegrist.com up to the light. Mostly forgotten, until recently, when a few exam ples came to auction, collectors are now showing interest. At the James Julia spring lamp and glass auction a variety showed up and did well. Among them a lamp with a five-panel litho phane shade that fetched $977.50, and a lithophane panel in a holder that sold for $146. Most collectors were initially introduced to lithophanes when they held a Japanese porcelain cup or saucer to the light, often accidently. Presto! Like magic an image of a Geisha girl or an ero tic figure appeared. These 20th century examples are a far cry from the quality and diversity of subjects made in the 19th cen tury. The same could be said for the German regimental steins, popular with collectors. Held to the light, the image of a soldier and other military subjects ap peared. So what is a lithophane and how does it magically show up against the light? To make a lith ophane, first a wax positive of a subject was carved. Next a plaster of Paris mold is made of the wax positive and porcelain paste poured into the mold. The lithophane is fired first at a high temperature. If color is to be used, it is fired again at a lower temperature. If the carver sharpens the details several times up to 30 molds can be made from a single wax. The first lithophanes were (Turn to Page 825) Lancaster Farming «- (yertteif*- Snyder County 8.887 Acres ABSOLUTE REAL ESTATE & ANTIQUE AUCTION George M. Musser Estate Saturday, August 23-9:00 a.m. Auction located midway between Selinsgrove and Middleburg, 1 mile north of Kreamer just off Route 522, Snyder Co., PA Middlecreek Township Skyline View Ranch-Style Home -12:00 noon An 8.887 country lot erected thereon a modem custom built one-story 2100 square foot dwelling with attached 2-car garage, bordering old Route 522 and offering a paved driveway, gorgeous view of the Susquehanna Valley and lovely landscaping. The modern eat-in gal ley-style kitchen has beautiful knotty pine cabinetry, built-in oven, counter-top range & dishwasher, and opens into a full southern exposure living room/dining room combination with 12 ft open beam ceilings, ceil mg-to-floor windows, fireplace, built-in bookcases and random-width hardwood floors. Other rooms include a large family room w/hardwood floors opening onto an 18X33 trellis-covered brick patio, 3 bedrooms, all with knotty pine floors, the large master bedroom has 2 clos ets and attached full bath, a foyer, laundry closet and full bath complete this lovely home This dwelling has a new shingle roof, cupola and weather vane, passive heat system with baseboard back-up, on-site sewage and drilled well This exceptional hilltop property is conve niently located to schools, chinches, mall, restaurants, movie theater and moie, but still otters privacy, country living and a stunning view Showing by Appointment; Call 717-527-2449 Real Estate Terms: 10% down day of sale, balance due in 30 days, cash or good PA check Antique & Modern Furniture: Walnut plantation desk w/hidden pigeon holes, burled panel doors, 2 doors over 2 drawers over 3 drawers, burled walnut 3 over 4 high chest w/French feet, beaded edge, lion head pulls and Sheraton brasses. Depression-era mahogany bed room suit, 4 poster pineapple double bed, high chest, dresser w/mirror, 6-leg gate leg library table, Rosewood General’s field desk w/mlayed brass & dovetailed draw er, 20"xl0M”x8”, oak dresser, 2 over 2; New England style blanket chest on 2 drawers; oak side board; Eastlake marble-top wash stand, cottage-style 4-drawer high chest, oak painted wash stand, 2 drawers over 2 doors, mahogany kneehole desk; desk top bookcase w/fretwork, Jenny Lmd-style tiger maple bed, 5-leg drop leaf oak table, Victorian mat;ble-top plant stand, large O G. mirror; end table w/dovetailed drawer, red & black grain-painted small lidded chest; 2- twin beds; bookcase, decorated rush seat chair; ladder back rush seat chair; cane-seat pressed bdfck chair; Lane cedar chest, European blanket chest; steamer trunk; small pine feather-painted chest w/maldmg; flat-top shipping trunk; arrow back rocker w/high back; Victorian caned back and seat rocker, chestnut decorated child’s Captain’s chair, orig paint; plank-bottom high back rocker; wishbone leg child’s desk; original decorated Captain-style rocker; Victorian child’s rocker; 3-drawer wash stand, round oak plant stand; small wooden foot stool; caned-seat desk stool, contemporary walnut table & chairs; modem coffee table, end table & TV stand; drop leaf end table, modem octagon table; GE HD washer, Whirlpool dryer. Wards chest freezer; Kenmore microwave, 20” color TV; Emerson 14” remote TV; upholstered living room furniture; Singer sewing machine, early yam winder, few missing pieces; New England cottage 30-hour clock, Wilhmontic 5-drawer spool cabinet, 2- bent-back chairs, 5-rung press back hip-hugger chair, 6- 4-spindle caned side chairs. Antiques, Collectibles & Household: Penn Yan 1 gal blue decorated jug, blue decorated salt-glazed small handled jug w/hunting scene, brown-glazed 1 qt stoneware jug, stoneware handled batter jug signed Havana, 2- early ovoid redware jugs, rough, brown stoneware mixing bowl, wood carved 25” oblong bowl w/ongmal red paint, large wooden butter bowl; 2- matching blue cobalt Oriental overlaid vases; small brown-top jug; stoneware preserve jar w/lid; several pieces of TJ Mayer transferware, Wedgwood glazed plate. Majolica handled plate, “Congress Shall Make No Law . ” plate, small yellow York mixing bowl; early Oriental glazed plate, Historical blue China handled pitchers, stoneware grape design handled syrup pitcher, Johnson Bros server & sugar bowl, Monico pattern china, green Dep pinwheel server, blue cobalt decanter w/brandy glasses, small collection of steins, Prussia flowered plate, Erie #3 handled pot, 4 iron handled pots, #4 iron skillet. Universal #2 grinder; smoothing irons. Enterprise smoothing iron w/wooden handle. Universal kitchen scale, iron bracket for oil lamp; hollow base oil lamp, canning jars w/glass lids, marble-base cranberry glass lamp, Limoges china; Stangl pottery; Bavarian flowered cake plates, galvanized sprinkling can; 8 qt cream can, wash boiler, Wearever mixing pan, Sylvan Seal milk box, 1948 McClure Bean Soup advertising kettle, Hoosiei glass vase, hand-blown glass dome-top ink well, glass ink bottle w/label. Handy flames spoon rest and salt shaker, Ben A Barnes shaving mug; Princess House small ice bucket, 3 copper cooking molds, end of day glass, stemware, Cormngware, Reverewaie, Pyrex refngeiator dishes & mixing bowls, tin cookie cutters, red-handled rolling pm, pewter can dle sticks, 2- Woodbury pewter compotes, beaded punch bowl set, Hummel figurine, modern White House plate. Japan musical figurines, small copper lustre pitchei, glass paper weight, assortment pocket knives, jeweleis glass, Hamilton ladies’ 10K gold wrist watch, pearl necklace, early Elgin pocket watch w/second hand, Swiss stop watch, U S C E brass compass, 35mm camera, Golden Rod baking powder tin, Larkin Talc tin, Larkin soap box; Vanilla Knight finger-grooved wooden adv box, Havana wooden cigar box, walnut cigar humi dor; old egg basket, Beauty drying rack. Oriental carved dresser box, early 4'A" Shaker-style box, Gerber bread knife & steel; brass & sterling candle sticks; sil ver candle snuffer, sterling butter dish; silverware, Lorillard & Co Roseleaf Chewing Tobacco snuff box, silver over brass; W.H Baker’s Best Cocoa tin. Royal Scarlet Canton ginger tin; Broma Dorchester tin; Velvet tobacco tin; brass bucket, Coca-Cola bottle opener, early nutmeg grater; Packers soap tin; straight razors, small beam scale; ukulele; trumpet; early grain-painting kit; several old house keys; 1835 blue & white coverlet, Benton NY; doilies; table linens; blankets; luggage; small kitchen appliances; costume jewelry; com cutters. Scouting Items, Books, Artwork, Toys: 1946 Boy Scouts of America Annual Report; BSA canteen bag; Boy Scout & Cub Scout badges, belt buckles & books; Brownie Scout paper doll set; Girl Scout handbook; 1942 leather-bound Penn State Commencement pro gram; 1868 Atlas of Union and Snyder County, Pa; 150th Anniversary, Borough of Mechamcsburg book; 1917 “La Vie” published by the Junior Class of Penn State; 1935 leather-bound high school autograph book; 1948 Penn State Commencement Program: 1918 “The Comellian and Class Book”; December 1945 Saturday Evening Post; 1970’s Life and Newsweek, Musser Family history book; Snyder County Historical Society bulletins; Little Golden Book “Peter Pan and Wendy”, A Big Golden Book “Cinderella”; A Giant Golden Book “Dog Stories”; Betty Crocker’s Picture Cookbook, First Edition; 1950 “The Story of Hohner Harmonicas and How to Play Them”; “A Manual of Family Sewing Machines and their Attachments” published by Singer Sewing Machine Co , Inc.: “Peter Rabbit in Mother Goose Land” by Alma Hudson, 1921, “Peter Rabbit and the Circus”, 1921, Thornton W Burgess books: “The Adventures of Old Mr Toad" 1925, “Mother West Wind How Stories” 1917, “Happy Jack” 1925; Golden Record “Little White Duck”, 1926 “A New Story of Little Black Sambo”; early handwritten music manuscript, framed Rocky Mountain scene signed painting; 2- watercolor paintings; miniature 2” signed oil painting, E W. Welch Manufacturing Co, framed needlepoint; deep walnut carved frame portrait, framed ( watei;color of covered bridge, nice; Audubon print; large framed folk art coun try watercolor; “Clippers of Tomorrow” Igor'Sikorsky print, framed elk print by Geffory M Vanuga; Mickey Mouse Club game; wooden doll crib; early wooden erector toy box; Lightning Guider sled; croquet set; Atlas train set; wooden pencil box; magnetic donkey party game and other children’s and Modern Tools: Nice baby blue&toffl chest; early pedal grinding stone; B&D| 12” table top band saw; Echo 351VL chainsaw; Lb Forest, Birmingham, Conn block plane; Kennedy White #lB wooden molding plane; #5 plane; #76 brass 24” folding rule; Stanley Bulb 2’ brass folding rule; Fire Fly plow; Blizzard continuous sprayer; Wilton Shop King vise; flat finger-jointed auger bit box; early wood & brass T-square; early wood en mallets; metal drawing knife; maple spoke shave; Rex rivet tool; large wood chisels; Dission hand saws; early brass architect tool; early brass depth scribe; Stanley #BB folding carpenter’s rule; Johnson calipers; wooden scribe; early wooden coping saw, Bartlett’s wooden bit box; brass squares, Stanley wooden level, scythe; Durall mitre box; mitre saw; Craftsman tool box, wooden carpenter’s toolbox, hyd jack, floor jack, brass soldenng torches; Craftsman drill, B&D jig saw, Craftsman soldering iron; Shop-Craft saber saw. Craftsman belt sander; metal tool boxes; Dever 1 qt liq uid oil can; Hinkle brick jack; saw table; nails, hard ware, alien wrenches; auger bits; lathe tools; large & small calipers, levels, files; hand drill brace; mechanics & woodworking tools; lead ladle; Marbles #9 hatchet; garden tools, bolt bins; sharpening stones. Guns & Sporting Goods: Savage Model 1905 22, very nice, J Stevens 22 cal pump. Savage Model 220 A 20 ga single shot; early leather shot bag, early brass black powder flask, gun cleaning kit, Lynch World Champion turkey call, military bayonet; fishing creel, US Military duffle bag, fishing supplies, tackle box, minnow traps; Coleman gas stove, smoker-cooker; early wooden fish ing winders, early binoculars; trapper’s basket; tele scope; 7X35 binoculars Coins: 1852 $lO.OO California gold piece; 1849 $l.OO gold piece; 1854 $l.OO gold piece; 1805 $1 coin; 1871 Mexico $1 coin; 1875 Peru $1 coin; 1877 Mexico $1 coin; 1903 $1 coin; 1923 Silver Certificate; 1984 S Olympic $1 coin; 1797 4 Reale $0.50 pieces; other $0 50 pieces; 1871 Canada quarter; 1920 Canada quarter; 1875 $0.20 piece; 1795 2 Reale dime, 1911 Canada dime; 1866 nickel; 1917 Canada silver nickel; 1940 & 1949 Canada nickels; 1863 Civil War tokens; pennies dating from 1828-1938. George C. Musser, Trustee Thomas E. Boop, Attorney 570-286-6701 Bryan D. Imes & Sons, Auctioneers R R 1 Box 902, Port Royal, PA 17082 717-527-2449 Owners & Auctioneer not responsible tor accidents Preview ot antiques & collectibles at 7 00 a.m. sale day Lunch Stand . Tent if inclement weather Terms: Cash or good PA check v It
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