1927 Singer Sewing Machine Gold Paint Color
May 03, 1987|By Anita Gold.
Q--Where can I apprentice added about old gas base memorabilia, and are there any collectors groups?
A--``Check the Oil--Gas Base Collectibles With Prices,`` by Scott Anderson, has pictures, descriptions and prices of old gas pumps, gas pump globes, announcement signs, oil cans with lithographed labels and added items. It`s accessible for $17.95 postpaid from Wallace-Homestead Book Co., 580 WatersEdge Rd., Lombard 60148. The book additionally contains photos of old-time bushing stations. Brand names on motor oil cans accommodate Skunk, Ace High, Buffalo, Liberty, Pure as Gold, Cross Country, Sambo, Sun Ray, Quaker State, Plumbago, Jay-Bee, Whiz and abounding others. An acutely attenuate Marathon oil can shaped like an oil able-bodied dates from 1927 and is admired at $375. To apprentice added about such collectibles, accompany the Oil Products and Ephemera Collectors Club
(OPEC), Box 25763, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80936, anchor $12 for a year`s associates and a newsletter. To advertise old gas pump globes and gas base items, address to Gas Pump Globes and Base Memorabilia Wanted, Box 173, Deerfield 60015.
Q--How can we acquaintance an artisan who re-creates age-old and adorned architectural columns and sculptures?
A--Jim Meredith can re-create annihilation architecturally ornate--columns, balustrades, bargeboards, gargoyles, arches, and aggregate abroad alignment from dragons to dinosaurs to fabulous figures. Address to him at Jim Meredith Studios, 12208 Braddock Dr., Culver City, Calif. 90230 (phone 213-391-9454), anchor $3 for a catalogue.
Q--Is there a club for button collectors?
A--Write to the National Button Society, 2711 Juno Pl., Akron, Ohio 44313, anchor $10 for a year`s membership. Button collectors and dealers and buttons abounding will be accessible at the Illinois State Button Show, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. May 15, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. May 16, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 17 at the Rockford Motor Inn, 7550 E. State St., Rockford. For information, buzz Mildred Graybill at 815-449-2471. For advice on button auctions, address to Richard Bourne Co. Inc., Box 141, Hyannis Port, Mass. 02547.
Q--Where can I advertise some ancient bubbler pens?
A--Send photos and complete descriptions of the bubbler pens, including measurements, colors and wording, to Glen Bowen, 2415 Villa Creek, Kingwood, Tex. 77339 (phone 713-359-3039). Additionally address to Pen Fanciers, 1169 Overcash Dr., Dunedin, Fla. 33528, to advertise bubbler pens, pen genitalia and automated pencils.
Q--Where can I acquisition an apprenticeship album for an old Singer bed-making machine?
A--Write to Jim Slaten, Singer Dealer Museum, 3400 Park Blvd., Oakland, Calif. 94610, and accommodate the archetypal cardinal of your machine.
Q--Who would be absorbed in affairs Grand Army of the Republic material? A--Richard Haussmann, 25 Hampton Rd., Montgomery, Ill. 60538 (phone 896-8287), collects all types of GAR memorabilia--hats, badges, flags, ribbons, uniforms, etc.
Note: The 27th Original Wagon Wheel Antique Show will be captivated from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. abutting Sunday at Viking Auditorium in Rockton. Free parking. Admission $2.50.
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