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A Greenstreet News Co. Publication
Antiquing
with Joel Sater
Lumberman Tools
Woodworking Tools
Blacksmith Tools
Farrier and Wheelwright Tools
Blacksmith March Safe
Tinsmith Tools
Confectioners’ Tools
Farming Implements
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Some of the most popularly collected old tools sketched and
‘named by Alexander Farmham,
author of the TOOL
COLLECTOR’S HANDBOOK which lists and illustrates over 500
early American tools with recent auction prices. (Courtesy of
the author, Box 205, Stockton, N.J.)
i American Craftmen's Tools
Togls, using them, making
thehnd buying or collecting
them” goes back as far as man
himself. As American antique
buffs, however, we are
primarily interested in those
made or used on this continent.
During the 18th century there
were about twenty major crafts
or trades. Each trade had it’s
own special tools. And this is
probably as good a time as any
to give you a list of the trades of
the period. The fact that some of
. these trades were practiced
‘makers,
before the revolution might
surprise you. There were sign
painters, portrait painters and
painters of miniatures on
enam@®. There were also artists
‘who specialized in ‘‘drawing”’
using ‘‘crayons, water colours,
India. Ink, & c. . .”” Engravers
madly Maps and copperplates
for printing. ;
Other important Colonial
trades included Silversmiths,
Pewterers, Potters, Glass
Cabinet makers,
“ Upholsterers, Clock and Watch
makers, wall paperers, ar-
chitects, house painters, stone
carvers and cutters. There were
even several firms which
specialized in making or-
Rummage Sale at
Shu Paul's Lutheran
The Dorcas Class of St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church will conduct
their fall odds and ends rum-
mare sale Nov. 12 from 9 a.m.
to; p.m..and Nov. 13. from 9
am. to 3 p.m. Marguerite
Gallagher and Ruth Mack are
co-chairmen of the project.
Good clothing for the entire
family will be offered as well as
a large variety of interesting
_ items to appeal to all age
“groups.
Any members of the
congregation who wish to
contribute articles
the church Thursday night at
which time the sale will be set
.
photo by Jim Kozemchak Jr.
. William Ball.
to the
Dorcas Class can bring them to
naments for fireplaces, win-
dows and building exteriors and
interiors.
All of these tradesmen had
their special tools the bulk of
which were imported from
England. A craftman’s tools
were among his most precious
possessions. Today at an estate
auction a man’s tools are
usually sold off with the other
junk in the garage.
But not in Colonial America.
Often a craftsman’s tools were
considered so important a part
of his estate that they would be
advertised and sold entirely
apart from his other holdings.
William Ball, 18th century
silversmith of Philadelphia
operated actively in his own
business for about thirty years.
In the Pennsylvania Packet of
May- 2, 1782 we find what was
probably his last ad-
vertisement: (Somewhat
condensed by me.)
“Silversmiths, Brasiors and
Pewterers Tools. To be sold at
Public Vendue at the house of
.Planishing
Teasts, Forging Anvils, Beek-
Irons, Heads and Stakes,
Hammers of most sorts, a large
“number, large and small Bench-
Vizes, Bench and hand Shears,
Collars and Dies, Swages,
cutting and daping Punches, a
variety of ‘turning tools and -
Burnishers. . .&c.”
Two hundred years ago Mr.
Ball's surviving fellow craft:
smen competed with each other
for his tools and equipment
because they intended to use
_them in their own work. Today
the competition at ‘‘public
vendue’’ would be just as fierce
only the buyers would be 20th
century collectors. Mostly men,
naturally.
(Always “happy to receive
reader’s stories about antiquing
and collecting. Material sent’
becomes the property of this
column and cannot be returned.
For free list of hundreds of
books on antiques send large
self-addressed envelope with
12c stamp to Joel Sater, c.o. this
newspaper.)
THE DALLAS POST, NOV. 11, 1971
Donald Dennis Plans
Early Summer Wedding
Announcement is made of the
engagement of Peggy Price,
daughter of Mrs. Russell T.
Price, 7 Drummond Ave.,
Carbondale, to Donald Allen
Dennis, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur D. Dennis, 190 Hunt-
sville Road, Dallas.
Als the daughter of the late
Mr. ~ Price, Miss Price
graduated from Benjamin
Franklin High School, Car-
bondale, and will receive a
bachelor of science degree in
English from Bloomsburg State
College in May. She is a
member and past president of
the Delta Epsilon Beta sorority
at the college.
Mr. Dennis is a graduate of
Dallas Senior High School and
holds a bachelor of science
degree in Earth Science from
Bloomsburg State College,
where he was a member of
Delta Pi Chapter, Sigma Pi
fraternity. He is a member of
the faculty at Council Rock
Intermediate School, Newtown.
A June 24 wedding is planned.
Fiesta Board Begins
Plans for 1972 Event
Officers and members of the
board of directors of the Fine
Arts Fiesta met recently to dis-
cuss plans for the 1972 fiesta to
be held in Wilkes-Barre in May,
1972. Mrs. Harry B. Schooley
presided. :
Among the appointments
announced for the fiesta were -
several Back Mountain re-
sidents including Mrs. Charles
S. Frantz, grounds chairman;
Laning Harvey, work crew
chairman and assistant grounds
chairman; Mrs. Stefan Heller-
sperk, costume chairman; and
Mrs. Robert J. - Hughes,
program chairman. :
Other appointments are
Murray Popky, general chair-
man; Alice Welsh Jenkins,
.artistic chairman; Charlotte
Lord, open . night "chairman;
Fabric Course Helps
The Home Seamstress
Just about everyone has
"questions on fibers and fabrics.
And answers to many of these
questions are given in a
correspondence course,
“Fabrics, their selection,
sewing, and care.”
Available from The Penn-
sylvania State University, the
course will be an excellent
guide to your home sewing
projects or for buying ready-to-
wear garments.
The course is designed to help
you. . understand the charac-
teristics of the different fibers
-and the fabrics made ‘from
them. Advantages, care, and
limitations of the various -
finishes are described in detail.
With a copy of the course at
your fingertips, you can im-
prove. your buying and ‘sewing
know-how. The course has a
section on. labels and their
importance to you as a con-
sumer. ;
For additional information
about the course, write to
Fabrics, Box 5000, University
Park. re
Mrs. B. Todd Maguire, crafts
chairman; Mrs. Richard M.
Ross Jr. and Mrs. Robert B.
Harvey, transportation chair-
“men; Samuel Neiman, stage
manager; and Mrs. S.A. Lumia,
chairman of Junior League
exhibit.
Ever wonder why you're
weary? It might be the world
you live in, the state of your
health, your age, your outlook
on life, or any combination of
these, according to Dr. Peter
Forsham, professor of medicine
at the University of California
here. And, he adds, women are
sometimes more susceptible
than men.
Dr. Forsham notes that the
causes of fatigue are often more
mental than physical. He
singles out the stresses and
strains of everyday living as a
primary cause. ‘I'm absolutely
convinced,”’ he declares, ‘that
the constant excitement,
stimulation, ups and downs,
schedules and timetables in our
society result in a very
fatiguing kind of life.”
Few of us, Dr. Forsham
Peggy Price
Many Factors Contribute
To Weariness in Women
“feel miserable and become
observes, get tired as a result of
hard phsyical labor anymore,
“except for woodchoppers and
people like that.” And even
when we experience fatigue
under natural circumstances—
such as right after a meal—
there may not be much we can
do about it. “If you lived in a
primitive culture,” he notes,
“you could lie on the grass,
sleep for 10 minutes and wake
up refreshed. But with the kind
of lives most of us lead today,
we can’t do this very often.”
A factor in fatigue that’s
physical and psychological too,
the doctor reports, is ‘growing
older.” Women—particularly
during menopause—are subject
to ‘ups and downs’’ and
therefore more prone to
weariness, he says. Many, he
observes, have hot flashes,
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Strunk
Observe Silver Anniversary
© Mr. and Mrs. Luther Strunk,
61 E. Center St., Shavertown,
will observe their 25th wedding
anniversary Nov. 16.
They were married in St.
John’s Church, North Main
Street, Wilkes-Barre, by the
Rev. Kenneth Dolan. Attend-..
“ants” were ‘Dolores * Thieman
Malkemes, Morristown, N.J.,
‘and Lawrence Kern Jr., Somers
Point, N.J. :
The Strunks have a daughter,
Jocelyn, student at Robert
Packer Hospital, School of
~ Nursing, Sayre.
Mrs. Strunk is the former
Vera Rineman, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Phillip Rineman,
Shavertown, formerly of
Wilkes-Barre. She is employed
at Mercy Hospital. Mr. Strunk
is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Strunk, Nanticoke, and
‘is--employed- by Pittsburgh .
Glass Co., Scranton.
In honor of their anniversary,
Mr. and Mrs. Strunk took a
motor trip to California.
Open House will be held Nov.
13 at their home from 4 to 8 p.m.
No invitations have been issued.
Nesbitt Holiday Fair
To Be nefit Hospital
A committee from
Shavertown Branch of the
Nesbitt Hospital Auxiliary held
a luncheon meeting recently at
the Irem Temple Country Club
to plan their ninth annual
Holiday Fair, scheduled for
Nov. 17 and 18, from 11 a.m. to 8
p.m. each day in the auditorium
of the nurses’ home. All eight
branches of the auxiliary will
participate. ‘Proceeds will go
toward the combined Nesbitt
eo
the .
Hospital Auxiliary branches’
$50,000 pledge to the Nesbitt
Hospital's Expansion Fund.
Pictured in the photograpk
accompanying this article as
they display some of the hand-
made articles to be offered for
sale are members of the
Shavertown Branch committee.
Seated, left to right:
Charles Perkins, chairman;
Mrs. William Austin, president
Members of the Shavertown Branch committee of the Nesbitt
Hospital Auxiliary display some of the articles to be offered for
sale at the ninth annual Holiday Fair to be held Nov. 17 and 18.
Mrs. -
§ Mrs.
of Shavertown Branch and
decorations chairman; Mrs. W.
H. Dierolf, knitwear; Mrs.
Byron Shortz, Christmas tree
ornaments; Mrs. William
Thomas, novelties; Mrs. Martin
Porter, candy; Mrs. Elsa Boeh-
me, aprons; Mrs. Harold
Shappelle, special features;
Mrs. Charles Maxwell,
publicity; and Mrs. Vincent
McGuire, co-chairman and
Christmas cooky tray covers.
Standing: “Mrs. William
Clewell, candy; Mrs. David
Emmanuel, pillows; Mrs.
Edward Gilroy, surprise
packages; Mrs. Abram Nesbitt
II, Holiday Boutique booth;
Mrs. Leon Beisel, Christmas
“door. knob covers, clothespin
bags, and utility bags; Mrs.
Alan Wilkinson, French lingerie
bags; Mrs. Elmer Daley, baked
goods; Mrs. Lyman Lull,
Christmas tree money socks;
Mrs. Richard Crompton,
painted antique shingles; and
Mrs. William Brown, Christmas
tree skirts.
Also on the committee are:
Mrs. Wendell Jones, candy;
Albert Armitage, pot
holders; Mrs. Harvey Kitchen,
nylon sponges; Mrs. Leslie
Carter, stuffed monkeys and
other toys; Mrs. David Joseph,
nursery and scenic plaques;
Mrs. Edward Baker, paper bag
holders; Mrs. Ruth Shaver and
Mrs. Robert Kleiner, aprons;
Mrs. John Kistler, lint brushes;
and Mrs. Fred Eck, baked
goods.
exceedingly nervous.’
(Physicians often prescribe
estrogen replacement therapy
to alleviate such menopausal
symptoms—which are at-
tributed to a deficiency of
females hormones.) Dr. For-
sham maintains that
prescribing small amounts of
estrogen continually can also
counter-act some effects of the
aging process.
Determing the origins of
fatigue, Dr. Forsham notes, is
not a simple matter. “To know
if the causes are mental or
physical, it’s essential to get the
patient’s background straight,”
he declares. He says he looks
for certain clues when taking a
medical history. “If a woman
wakes up tired in the morning
and gets wearier as the day
goes by—so that she’s virtually
incapable of staying awake in
the afternoon—then organic
disease must be considered
seriously.” (Illnesses, such as
anemia, he explains, often
cause chronic fatigue.) If, on
the other hand, a woman wakes
up weary and feels livelier as
the day progresses—when she’s
using up her energy and should
be getting more tired—this
could suggest something else.
“It could suggest,” the doctor
‘declares; “that her ‘problems--
are more mental than
physical.”
Pittsburgh Orchestra |
Performs at Irem
Community Concerts
Association presented the
second of its season subscri-
ption concerts Nov. 10 in frem
Temple, Wilkes-Barre.
_ The. Pittsburgh. Symphony
Orchestra was directed by
Donald Johanos, associate
conductor since September,
1970. The familiar tour-de-force
of virtuoso technique, Wieniaw-
ski’s “Violin Concerto No. 2in D
minor,” was played by 20-year
old Eugen Sarbu. Other works
were the Lutoslawski ‘‘Livre”
and Sibelius Symphony-No. 2.
The 105-member orchestra is
a veteran of nearly 35 years of
touring in foreign countries and
37 of the United States. Their
current season includes over 200
concerts, with 24 weeks of sub-
scription concerts in Pittsburg,
performances with the Pitts-
burg Opera, and over 40 con-
certs for young people in the tri-
state area surrounding Pitts-
burg.
The orchestra was founded in
1895 through efforts of com-
munity leaders such as George
Westinghouse, and Andrew
Carnegie. Under the direction of
Victor Herbert, famous artists,
such as Richard Strauss, Pablo
Casals and Mme. Schumann-
Heink came to perform. After a
lapse of 16 years, the orchestra
was revived in 1926, and
directed successively by Otto
Klemperer, Fritz Reiner and
William Steinberg, current
music director of the orchestra.
In 1964, it was chosen by the
State Department for an ex-
change of Symphonic En-
sembles to Europe and the Near
East. On the 3-month, 25,000
mile tour including 42 concerts,
they participated in world-
famous music festivals in
Athens, Baalbek, Lucerne,
Berlin and Warsaw.
Page Nine
Senior Citizens Enjoy
Thanksgiving Luncheon
The Back Mountain Senior
Citizens held a covered dish
Thanksgiving luncheon Monday
afternoon at Fatima Hall,
College Misericordia. Mrs.
Matthew Gray presided.
Eilwen Cadden of Bell
Telephone Company presented
a series of colored pictures
entitled ‘‘Pennsylvania
Showcase’ and gave brief talks
on each one. The series depicted
. the life of William Penn and the
buildings which have been
erected in Harrisburg in his
honor.
Thomas Jenkins and Dr.
Linford A. Werkheiser, Dallas
School District, informed
members who lived in the
Dallas District they would
receive courtesy passes fo
attend all athletic and cultural
events.
Plans were discussed for a
Valentine luncheon, a March
fashion show, and an April trip.
Members who were present at
the luncheon and who are in-
terested in attending the
Christmass dinner should send
their money to John Roehm,
Sunset Drive, Oak Hill, Dallas.
Homegrown Pumpkin
Brings $3 Auction Bid
An ability auction was held at
Gate of Heaven's Altar and
Rosary Society Nov. 1 at the
school’s auditorium. Many
lovely items were auctioned,
including a surprise package
which contained someone’s
leftover home grown pumpkin.
The lucky bidder was Mrs.
Thomas Newman. Where else
but in America could Mrs.
Newman say “I purchased a
leftover pumpkin two days after
Halloween for $3.15.”
The nominating committee
presented the slate of new of-
ficers for the 1972 year.
President, Mrs. Vince
Correale; First vice president,
Mrs. John Hawk; Second vice
president, Mrs. John Thomp-
son; Treasurer, Mrs. Thomas
Newman; Secretary, Kathy
Malak; Financial Secretary
Linda Scholl.
Chairman of the Christmas
Dinner Party, Kathy Malak,
announced that the affair will
be held at the Castle Inn, Dec. 8
and gifts will be exchanged
among the women. Ladies,
canned foods are requested and
will be placed in a large basket
to be given to needy families of
our area. All women are cor-
dially invited to attend.
Members of the society are
busy selling chance books. The
prize is a lovely handmade
children’s sleigh containing
several toys and stuffed
animals. Proceeds will go to the
school of religion.
A motion was accepted that a
sizeable donation be con-
tributed to Father Jordan for
purchase of new venetian blinds
for the grade school and toward
defraying cost for the recent
purchase of a new school bus.
There will be no meeting in
December and the January
meeting will be held Jan. 10.
Mrs. Herman Otto
Chairs Rotary Ball
Mrs. Herman Otto, chairman,
reports that her committee
members are planning and
working to assure a fun night to
all members and guests who
will be attending the Dallas
Rotaryanns Poinsettia Ball.
This year the affair will be held
at the Irem Temple Country
Club Dec. 4, starting at 6:30
p.m.
Dallas Rotaryanns, known for
their community projects,
provide warm winter clothing
for the needy Back Mountain
children. They also make avail-
able on loan basis such things as
crutches, walkers, wheelchairs,
hospital beds and commode
chairs, through Mrs. Robert
Bodycomb. Rotaryanns also
assist the Dallas Rotarians at
the Fall Fair held annually on
the Lehman Horse Show
grounds.
Sponsoring the Christmas
dance is the Rotaryanns contri-
bution toward the fellowship
that prevails in a group such as
Rotary, whose motto is “Ser-
vice Above Self.”
Mrs. Herman Otto
Food Selection Course
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You've been reading much
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many are overfed, yet underfed
from a nutritional standpoint.
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