Painting By Charles C. Hofmann Acquired By Historic Trappe
Historic Trappe is pleased to announce the acquisition of a newly discovered painting by itinerant artist Charles C.Hofmann (1821-1882), best known for his paintings of the almshouses of Berks, Montgomery, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties in Pennsylvania. A frequent almshouse resident himself, Hofmann traveled around Pennsylvania and was commissioned by the almshouse administrators to paint their institutions multiple times throughout his life. He also painted bucolic scenes of country life, including family farms and a prominent local church, and an allegorical interpretation of German imperialism titled “Die Wacht am Rhein (The Watch on the Rhine).”
The newly discovered painting is titled “The Seven Swabians encountering a hare” and is a rare and important work. The Seven Swabians was a popular German folk tale that lampooned the travels of a group of men from Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. One of the most famous scenes is when the men encounter a sleeping hare and, after mistaking it for a monster, try to kill it with a long spear only to realize their mistake when the hare wakes up. In the Grimms’ fairy tale version of the story, the men later drown while trying to cross a river. Only one
painting of the
other depiction of the Seven Swabians is known thus far in Pennsylvania German folk art, a fraktur by Friedrich Krebs in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Following conservation to remove surface dirt and grime, the painting will be exhibited at Historic Trappe’s Center for Pennsylvania German Studies alongside two other works by Hofmann. Thirty-six paintings by Hofmann
were the subject of an essay by Historic Trappe’s curator, Christopher Malone, in the 2024 volume of Americana Insights, the first new scholarship on Hofmann’s life and work since 1978. Malone will now team up with German language expert Mark Louden at the University of Wisconsin to write an article about this new discovery and the Swabian dialect used in the painting and the related fraktur by
New Cookbook Published
To Today’s Kitchens
With sugar plums dancing, gingerbread glistening and cakes crowned with clouds of whipped cream, holiday tables of the Gilded Age were as extravagant as the era itself. While most Americans recognize sugar plums from Clement Clarke Moore’s poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” few have ever savored one (spoiler: they’re not sugar-dusted plums!). Once the crown jewels of Victorian-era confections, these dainty delights disappeared with the dawn of the 20th century.
Now, food writer and historian Becky Libourel Diamond brings them back, along with dozens of
other decadent desserts in “The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook: Cookies and Treats from America’s Golden Era (1868-1900).” More than a recipe collection, it’s a festive feast of flavors, stories and traditions from this period in American history.
Diamond has adapted recipes from the 19th century and earlier for today’s kitchens, making it possible to bake the very same cakes, pies, puddings, custards and candies that once graced Gilded Age holiday tables. Each recipe is paired with historical notes and sprinkled with lore, offering readers a colorful glimpse
into a season when opulence met old-fashioned charm.‚
While the book brims with nostalgic Christmas favorites like brown sugar cookies and lemon gingerbread, it also highlights seasonal traditions from other celebrations, including Hanukkah and New Year’s. Accompanied by vibrant photographs, these recipes invite bakers of all levels to recreate the sparkle and spirit of holidays past in their own homes.
With a foreword by Chef Walter Staib, host and executive producer of the Emmy-winning series “A Taste of History,” “The Gilded Age
Krebs. Look for this in the next volume of Americana Insights, due out in fall 2026.
Historic Trappe is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the historic places, landscapes, and heritage of southeastern Pennsylvania. The organization maintains five historic properties, four of which are open to the public. The Center for Pennsylvania German Studies, located in the Dewees Tavern, has five galleries featuring a wide variety of furniture, fraktur, textiles, and other objects as well as a changing special exhibitions gallery and research library/archives. The Muhlenberg House is a fully-furnished museum interpreting the families of Lutheran pastor Henry Muhlenberg and his son General Peter Muhlenberg during the Revolutionary War. The Speaker’s House, home of Frederick Muhlenberg, is an ongoing restoration project and the site of a Pennsylvania German kitchen garden. The St. Luke’s Cemetery was founded in 1742 and includes many prominent local figures and military veterans. Historic Trappe is also the owner of the Muhlenberg parsonage, built in 1745 and currently undergoing architectural study in preparation for restoration.
To learn more, visit www. HistoricTrappe.org.
The ReadingBerks Guild Of Craftsmen Show
Celebrating 75 Years Of Fine Craftsmanship On Oct. 25 And 26
By Karl Pass
Santa’s not only shopping online this year, he’s headed to Kutztown! The Reading-Berks Guild of Craftsmen proudly presents its 75th Annual Juried Holiday Fine Art and Craft Festival, a tradition showcasing handcrafted art and design. The show takes place at the Kutztown University’s O’Pake Fieldhouse on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 25 and 26.Hours for the first day will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and second day will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The O’Pake Fieldhouse is on campus in the Berks County town of Kutztown, Pa. This milestone event features over 75 juried artisans and emerging talents, offering a wide array of traditional and contemporary handcrafted works, perfect for holiday gift-giving (and treating yourself). There will be a student gallery to see what’s trending in today’s art world, presented by the next generation of makers. Live music will take place, and the Eat-In Café will be open. Giveaways for the first 50 guests each day include a special 75th anniversary prize drawing.
Discover one-of-a-kind treasures from fine jewelry, ceramics, and fiber arts to woodwork, glass, folk art, and more, each piece thoughtfully handcrafted by the guild’s artisans.
Admission is $6 by donation at the door. Children 12 and under can enter free of charge. The venue is fully handicappedaccessible. Proceeds benefit the educational programs of the Reading-Berks Chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen. The annual event is presented in partnership with the PA German Cultural Heritage Center and Kutztown University. For more information, visit www.rbcrafts.org.
The
Seven Swabians is attributed to Charles C. Hofmann, Pennsylvania, ca. 1875, and is oil-on-paperboard, 10.5 by 12.75 inches, in the collection of Historic Trappe, photo courtesy of Pook & Pook.
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“Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets”
World Premiere Of Landmark Exhibition Will Be At The Barnes Foundation
This fall, the Barnes Foundation will present “Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets,” a landmark exhibition of paintings by the selftaught artist Henri Rousseau (1844-1910), featuring works from the Barnes collection and museums around the world.
With 18 paintings by Rousseau, the Barnes is home to the world’s largest collection of works by the artist, and the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris, with 11, is home to the second largest collection. This exhibition brings together these important collections, providing an unprecedented opportunity to see works that the French art dealer Paul Guillaume either owned, now in the Orangerie’s collection, or sold to Dr. Barnes. Some of these paintings will be reunited for the first time in more than 100 years, while others have never been exhibited together.
Co-curated by Christopher Green, consulting curator, professor emeritus at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, and Nancy Ireson, deputy director for
collections and exhibitions and Gund family chief curator at the Barnes, with the support of Juliette Degennes, curator at the Musée de l’Orangerie, “Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets” is on view in the Roberts Gallery from Sunday, Oct. 19, through Feb. 22. The exhibition is sponsored by Morgan Stanley and Comcast NBCUniversal.
Exceptional loans from major museums, including “The Sleeping Gypsy” from the Museum of Modern Art, N.Y., make this exhibition the most significant presentation of Rousseau’s work in decades. With 60 works on view, it will also be the largest U.S. presentation of his art since 2006. For the first time ever, three of Rousseau’s major works will appear in the same space: “The Sleeping Gypsy” (1897, MoMA), “Unpleasant Surprise” (18991901, the Barnes), and “The Snake Charmer” (1907, Musée d’Orsay, Paris). Not even the artist himself witnessed this grouping, since by the time he made “The Snake Charmer,” “The Sleeping Gypsy” was no
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Henri Rousseau’s “View of Clichy Bridge at Asnières (Vue du pont Clichy à Asnières)” is a ca. 1900–1902 oil-on-canvas, courtesy The Barnes Foundation, BF861.
Collector Chats With Peter S. Seibert
This Week: Always Something New To Learn
By Peter Seibert
interest in the story behind an object. Such a view is most often found in those who are passionate about fine art. They love the work for what it says to them now but lack any curiosity about others.
Knowledge in the antiques trade is the most valuable commodity. Most of us have known dealers or curators or auctioneers who are incredible fonts of knowledge. People who not only have amassed knowledge, but who also wish to share it.
part of a group of desks with shallow relief shell carvings that all seemed to come from Lebanon. How John knew that was breathtaking (and I only knew it because I worked at the John Harris Mansion in my youth).
All of us need to have a John Snyder in our lives. Someone who can share not only their knowledge but their passion for the quest. John died more than a decade ago, but I recently came across some of the letters he wrote to me. In them, I find that insatiable curiosity that drives all of us as collectors.
John sadly never wrote down all that he knew, which I still regret. He was one of those scholars for whom all the open doors for future research never closed. Thus even though he might crack a mystery, it opened the door to another mystery, and so on. He was like Alice in always going down the rabbit hole to more and more unique discoveries.
I suspect most of us enjoy collecting antiques because we love to learn. It’s a fundamental passion for most collectors as you want to know who made it, how it was made and then who owned it. Some dive deep into any one of those wells and become experts because of their quest for knowledge.
The flip side is the small number of collectors, in my world around five percent, who could not care one iota about the objects they buy. They love them in the here and now and have zero
For me, one of my mentors was the late John J. Snyder, Jr. of Lancaster. John was one of those people whose knowledge was so amazing that I trusted his guesses more than I trusted many people’s facts. John had an identic memory where if he saw something in a collection, he would remember it. I recall one time talking about Chippendale desks with shell interiors. He was the only person other than myself who knew that the John Harris Mansion in Harrisburg had such a desk. He further knew that it belonged to the Kelker family who donated it and that they had originally come from Lebanon County. The desk was
One of my favorite stories about John was his research into a distant relative of his named John Musser. Musser was an affluent 18th-century Mennonite whose household goods were among the finest one could imagine. How did John know that? He researched him across several county lines, chasing his possessions down through family members to the 20th century. Some he acquired, and others he documented. It was an amazing story.
“Born to collect” should be the motto of Peter Seibert’s family. Raised in Central Pennsylvania, Seibert has been collecting and writing about antiques for more than three decades. By day, he is a museum director and has worked in Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Virginia and New Mexico. In addition, he advises and consults with auction houses throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, particularly about American furniture and decorative arts. Seibert’s writings include books on photography, American fraternal societies and paintings. He and his family are restoring a 1905 arts and crafts house filled with years’ worth of antique treasures found in shops, co-ops and at auctions.
Coin-Op And Advertising Sale Results
Pre-Ronald McDonald’s Mascot Speedee Neon Sign From The 1950s Lights Up $9,600 one foot, and wearing a chef’s hat and bow tie. The fixture measured 68 inches in diameter and included its original, undated City of Sacramento sign permit on one side.
A 716-lot coin-op and advertising sale was held on Aug. 28 at Potter & Potter Auctions. It had a 92 percent sellthrough rate. All prices noted included the auction house’s 20 percent buyer’s premium.
The top lot was a working condition, McDonald’s Speedee neon sign. Estimated at $5,000 to $7,000, it traded hands at $9,600. This ca. 1950s sign depicted the restaurant chain’s pre-Ronald McDonald’s mascot Speedee, who was winking, balancing on
A late 19th-century Parlor Kinetoscope, was estimated at $1,000 to $1,500 and delivered $6,600. This crank handled, early optical viewer was patented by Thomas Edison in 1897 and retailed by the
American Parlor Kinetoscope Co. of Washington, D.C. In a mahogany case and supplied with a loaded reel and four additional, it retained its original instructional slip, affixed to the interior of the case. A C.E. Leebold’s “The Leebold”
one-cent Gumball Vendor realized $4,800. This ca. 1917, Art Nouveau-styled machine was made from ornately cast aluminum and topped with a glass globe. It was sold with period padlocks and keys and Continued on page 7
A McDonald’s Speedee (preRonald McDonald mascot) 1950s neon sign was estimated at $5,000 to $7,000 and sold for $9,600.
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longer in his possession.
“Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets” offers a unique opportunity to learn more about one of the most popular, yet least understood, modern artists. New technical study of the Rousseau works at the Barnes has provided fresh insight into how and why the artist painted in such a distinctive way. In close collaboration with Christopher Green, the Barnes’ conservation team has transformed our understanding of Rousseau’s approach. This in-depth research, conducted between 2021 and 2024, resulted in many discoveries, including five underlying paintings, eight reworked compositions, and revised dating of five paintings. Green proposed, and exacting conservation work confirmed, that two seemingly unrelated paintings were created simultaneously by Rousseau as part of a competition to decorate a town hall in the suburbs of Paris.
The exhibition and accompanying catalogue invite visitors to look beyond the myths that surrounded Rousseau after his death, when many critics characterized the painter as naive and uneducated, to discover an artist who engaged with modern life and thought deeply about what might appeal to potential buyers. Themes of the exhibition include “Capturing Community,” which highlights Rousseau’s paintings for and of his neighbors, who held jobs as small business owners, shopkeepers, and clerks, and “Playing to the Crowd,” a spectacular selection of jungle paintings from his later years, when he was celebrated by progressive painters in Paris and beyond. These themes and more are explored in greater detail in the catalogue’s essays, by Ireson; Degennes; and Martha Lucy, deputy director for research, interpretation and education at the Barnes.
“Dr. Barnes’s lasting fascination with the work of Henri Rousseau compelled him to purchase 18 paintings by the artist between 1923 and 1929, making ours the largest collection of Rousseau paintings in the world,” said Thom Collins, Neubauer family
executive director and president of the Barnes. “We are proud to partner with the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris, on this landmark exhibition, which brings works from the two preeminent Rousseau collections together for the first time, alongside important paintings from around the world. Reflecting the expansion of the Barnes’s educational program and emphasizing the historical and cultural context of individual works of art, ‘A Painter’s Secrets’ will delight amateurs and experts alike. With technical study as a cornerstone of the project, the Barnes once again demonstrates its commitment to conservation research. We are thrilled to share new discoveries about Rousseau’s work and practice with an international audience.”
Rousseau, though ridiculed by critics during his lifetime, was eventually lauded as a self-taught genius, and his work influenced many avant-garde artists. His biography reveals that he was not afraid to take risks. He held a position in the French civil service, in a role that imposed tariffs on goods entering Paris. He began making art while on the job and left his position in 1893 at age 51 to pursue a career as a professional artist. With a modest pension for income, he sought a market for his art, working in different genres and soliciting a variety of patrons in his quest to make a living. He experimented with subject matter over time: jungle scenes, which he created by studying the plants and taxidermied animals in Paris’s natural history museums; landscapes; portraits; and still lifes.
Rousseau’s life was full of contradictions: he was a firm believer in the secular French state who followed Spiritualism, and a convicted fraudster who, when it suited his purposes, was happy to play the innocent.
“Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets” considers how the artist’s paradoxical life shaped his art and practice to reveal an artist who responded to the world around him in the hope of furthering his career. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue reveal
the tensions in his life and emphasize the equally inconsistent qualities of his painting style. This project considers his novel practice and examines how he created a memorable, and often fabricated, image of himself. It also reveals how he painted with viewers in mind, changing his works and his story to suit their preferences.
“We hope that visitors will gain a rich understanding of Henri Rousseau as an artist through exploring the exhibition’s thematic sections, each of which illuminates a different facet of his complex and fascinating story,” state Green and Ireson. “We invite visitors to enjoy the artist’s enigmatic paintings, while considering their meaning in the light of his personal story. We are particularly excited to bring together three paintings for the very first time: ‘The Sleeping Gypsy’ (1897), ‘Unpleasant Surprise’ (1899-1901), and ‘The Snake Charmer’ (1907). This grouping brings to light how successfully Rousseau and his paintings have kept their secrets and points to how the artist became a major figure
in the history of modernism.”
Notably, “Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets” marks the first occasion works from the Barnes collection will be shown in a monographic exhibition. Creating space for new conversations between works, a critical aspect of education, research, and public access, the exhibition will provide visitors a rare opportunity to temporarily experience Rousseau paintings from the Barnes alongside works from esteemed institutional and private collections around the world. Following its opening at the Barnes, the exhibition will travel to the Musée de l’Orangerie in 2026, marking the first time paintings from the Barnes collection will be presented at another institution in almost 40 years.
The exhibition features 59 paintings and one lithograph, from the Barnes; the Musée de l’Orangerie; and more than 20 collections from cities around the world, including Chicago, London, New York, Switzerland, and Tokyo.
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11/01/2025, Frederick - Sat 9 AM, parzowauctions.com. Over 400 bottles of whiskys & over 1000 Toby mugs. Howard B. Parzow
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10/23/2025, Lebanon - Thurs 2 PM, bachmanauctioneer. com, Furniture, Indian statue, china, antiques, collectibles, personal property. Harry H. Bachman Auctioneer
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10/30/2025, Ephrata - Thursday 12 pm, www.horst auction.com. Coins and Currency. Horst Auction Center
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The Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pa., is holding its Great Halloween Costume Face/Off again this year. Take a photo in front of the Ned’s Cigar Store banner in the museum lobby during Costume Faceoff Week, from Saturday, Oct. 25, through Friday, Oct. 31, for a chance to win.
It is an art museum-inspired costume theme. Every photo post that tags @michenerart will be an entry for the grand prize, which is a private tour at the museum with executive director Anne Corso and lunch for four at Mama Hawk’s Cafe at the museum.
The Michener is located at 138 S. Pine St. in Doylestown, Pa.
This is executive director Anne Corso as “Flower Border I” and “Flower Border II” paintings by M. Elizabeth Price.
“Grandma Moses: A Good Day’s Work”
Smithsonian American Art Museum To Launch Major Exhibit
“Grandma Moses: A Good Day’s Work” repositions Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860-1961), whose beloved painted recollections of rural life earned her a distinctive place in the cultural imagination of the postwar era, as a multidimensional force in American art. Drawing its name from Moses’ reflection on her own life as a “good day’s work,” the exhibition reveals how Moses’ art fused creativity, labor and memories from a century-long life.
“Grandma Moses: A Good Day’s Work” is anchored by artworks from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection, including many of Moses’ most celebrated paintings. The 88 works in the exhibition are drawn from the museum’s holdings and loans from private collections and public museums and institutions. This selection of objects, primarily created between the late 1930s and the artist’s death in 1961, are woven into a narrative that explores lesser-known aspects of Moses’ life, including the years she spent living, working and raising her family in post-Reconstruction Virginia. Later sections of the exhibition probe Moses’ artistic evolution as the labor of artmaking displaced the hours once dedicated to family and farming, and her personal transformation from farmwife to famous artist in Cold War America. Photographs, ephemeral objects and Moses’ own words, drawn largely from her autobiography, illuminate artworks that were deeply connected to the artist’s life.
The exhibition will be on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum from Oct. 24, 2025 through July 12, 2026. It is organized by Leslie Umberger, senior curator of folk and self-taught art, and Randall Griffey, head curator, with support from curatorial assistant Maria R. Eipert. The exhibition will travel following its premiere in Washington, D.C.
“Grandma Moses was instrumental in bringing selftaught art to the forefront of American consciousness,” said Jane Carpenter-Rock, acting Margaret and Terry Stent director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
“As one of the first major museums to champion and collect works in this tradition,
our museum is honored to shed new light on Grandma Moses’ practice and engage new generations by becoming a major resource for studying her art and legacy.”
“Moses was many things to many people: she was an ambassador for democratic American values, a folk hero and pop-culture celebrity, a comforting grandmotherly figure representing a bygone age, an inspiring elder reinventing herself in retirement and an untrained artist presenting what was then considered ‘modern primitivism’ as a surprisingly successful alternative to abstract art,” said Umberger. ‘A Good Day’s Work’ reconciles these disparate truths while centering on Moses’ art and the life that inspired it, one shaped by ingenuity, labor, a doggedly positive outlook and a distilled understanding of a life well lived.”
In a lifetime that spanned the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, the artist experienced seismic historical shifts, including the post-Reconstruction and civil rights eras and two world wars. She began painting in earnest in her late 70s and was 80 when gallerist Otto Kallir introduced her to the American public with her first solo exhibition. In her artworks, Moses melded direct observation of nature and life as she saw it, resulting in idiosyncratic, yet engaging, stories of America. “Grandma Moses,” as the press would indelibly dub her, quickly became a media sensation, achieving a controversial celebrity status that surpassed the female artists of her day and remains compelling today.
Through a series of gifts and pledges of 15 important paintings from Kallir’s family, along with gifts from several additional donors and select museum purchases, the museum is establishing a destination-collection of 33 works by Moses, balanced across styles, dates, themes and historical moments. A major asset within the museum’s internationally recognized collection of work by folk and self-taught artists, the Moses collection will comprise significant works, from her earliest extant painting, “Untitled (Fireboard)” (1918), to iconic pieces including “Bringing in the Maple Sugar” (1939), “Black Horses” (1942)
and “Out for Christmas Trees” (1946), to her last completed painting, “The Rainbow” (1961), all of which are represented in the exhibition. Also on view will be the first painting donated to the museum by the Kallir family in 2016, “Grandma Moses Goes to the Big City” (1946), a rare work in which Moses includes herself in the depicted narrative. The museum will be a premier Moses repository for scholars and the public.
Anna Mary Robertson Moses was born in Greenwich, N.Y., in 1860 and raised on a farm. From early in her
life, she worked as a hired girl, helping neighbors and relatives with cleaning, cooking and sewing. As a child, her father had encouraged her to draw on old newsprint, and she used berry and grape juices to color her images. Robertson married at 27 and moved, with her new husband, Thomas Salmon Moses, to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. There, over the course of the next 18 years, the couple raised five children and worked as dairy farmers, shaping a highly successful butter-making business. Moses did not start painting
until she was in her late 70s, after her children had moved on and her husband had died, looking for something, as she put it, with which “to keep busy and out of mischief.” She made paintings that merged fact with fiction and personal with national history, drawing on her own memories as well as family and local lore. She began her foray into the limelight by presenting her pictures at country fairs, alongside her prize-winning fruit preserves.
In 1938, a collector saw her paintings in the window of a local pharmacy and
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bought them all. Two years later, Kallir, an art dealer and recent immigrant who had fled the Nazi regime in his native Austria, gave Moses her first solo exhibition. In the aftermath of WWII, Moses was seen as a global ambassador for democratic American values, and her unpretentious sensibilities and the scenes of family life and holidays enchanted a populace weary from conflict and rapid change. Following a press event and presentation of her paintings at Gimbels department store, the
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COCA-COLA & ANTIQUES FROM OLD TIME COLLECTIONS OUT OF HARRISBURG & CAMP HILL, PA
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27 • 10 A.M.
Located at 5532 Spring Road, Shermans Dale, PA Hershey Chocolate Advertising, Hershey Advertising Boxes, Hershey Chocolate Molds, Hershey Candy Bars, Antique Radios, Rare Coke Bottle Cast Iron Molds, Yellow and Red Coke Crates full of Bottles, Very Nice Selection of Original Coke Advertising Signs, Cone top Beer Cans, Coke Display Rack, Small 1960s Coke Vending Machine, Coke Clocks, Coin Dealer Sign, Early Trunks, Brass Fire Extinguisher, Coke Umbrella, Coke machine, Coke Cooler, Terrific Coke Tray Collection. We are in a Camp Hill House loading a very nice selection of Blue Decorated Stoneware, Primitives, Textiles, General Store and Many closed boxes? Who knows! View photo gallery, Picking a Quality Mechanicsburg Estate today. Very nice selection of coins, Tools, Rolling Shop Toolbox, Tall Case Clock, Gingerbread Clocks, Early General Store Scales, Lincoln, Kennedy and Civil War Prints, Power Tools.
Grandma Moses’ “We Are Resting,” from 1951, is an oil-onhigh-density fiberboard, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, gift of the Kallir Family, in memory of Hildegard Bachert, 2019.55, courtesy of the Grandma Moses Properties Co., N.Y.
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media dubbed her “Grandma Moses.” Gradually, “Grandma Moses” became a household name. In 1947, Hallmark licensed the rights to reproduce her paintings on greeting cards. Reproductions on drapery fabric, china and other consumer goods followed, along with magazine features, television and radio interviews and an Academy Award-nominated documentary. Moses died at 101 in 1961, after painting more than 1,500 images.
A richly illustrated catalog, published in association with Princeton University Press, will accompany the exhibition. It is co-edited by Umberger and Griffey, with a foreword by Carpenter-Rock and contributions by Erika Doss, Eleanor Jones Harvey, Stacy C. Hollander, Jane Kallir and Katherine Jentleson. The book will be available for purchase ($60) in the museum’s store and online.
“Grandma Moses: A Good Day’s Work” is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Major support is provided by the Herbert Waide Hemphill Jr. American Folk Art Fund. Generous support is provided by Bobbi and Ralph Terkowitz. Additional support is provided by Billings and John Cay, Josh Feldstein and Mischa Feldstein, William R. Kenan Jr. Endowment Fund, Margery and Edgar Masinter Exhibitions Fund and Robert Pender. Educational programming support is provided in part by Douglas O. Robson.
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This project received federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is the flagship museum in the United States for American art and craft. It is home to one of the most significant collections of American art in the world. The museum’s main building, located at Eighth and G streets N.W., is open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. The museum’s Renwick Gallery, a branch museum dedicated to contemporary craft, is located on Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street N.W. and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission is free.
To learn more, visit www. americanart.si.edu.
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Christmas Cookbook” is more than just a recipe collection; it’s the perfect gift for bakers, history lovers and holiday hosts alike. From sugar plums to whipped cream cakes, Diamond’s new book revives the sweet splendor of yesteryear and ensures that today’s celebrations can shine a
brighter.
The publisher is Globe Pequot.
For more information, visit www.beckyldiamond. com.
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marked with “Berkeley Cal” and the serial number 1000012 on its reverse. A Columbus Vending Co. five-cent Model 38 (Tri-More) vendor sold for $3,600. This machine was produced in 1939 and had three dispensers to vend gumballs, peanuts, and candy. Its globes were the number four octagonal design, which were mounted on a white,
streamlined pedestal base that corresponded to the design of the machines.
“We were off to a strong start in this auction thanks to an impressive gumball machine and vending collection, but the second half of the sale saw enthusiastic bidding too, particularly for quality advertising and scarce chewing gum memorabilia,” reported Joe Slabaugh, director of cataloging at Potter & Potter Auctions.
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A Columbus Vending Co. fivecent Model 38 (Tri-More) vendor was estimated at $1,500 to $2,500 and realized $3,600.
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PUBLIC AUCTION - ONLINE BIDDING ONLY
Robert Greaser Special Collection of Restored Pedal Tractors & Cars, Pressed Steel and Die Cast Tractors, Trucks, and Construction Equipment
BIDDING CONCLUDES ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 • 6:00 P.M.
OPEN PREVIEW on Friday, Oct. 24th 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm OR by limited appointment on Monday, Oct. 27th through Wednesday, Oct. 29th
Online auction featuring a fully restored collection of vintage pressedsteel, die-cast, and pedal toys from Tonka, Structo, Buddy L, Ny-Lint, Hubley, Ertl, Doepke, Murray, AMF, Garton, Eska, BMC, and more. The pedal category is a standout: restored fire trucks (Murray Engine Co. 1, Western Flyer Battalion No. 1, InSTEP and Kalee rigs with bells, ladders, whitewalls), classic cars (Murray Tee Bird, AMF Jet Sweep, Gearbox NYC Checker taxi, Radio Flyer racer), and a deep lineup of pedal tractors - John Deere Model A/20/520/LGT, Ford 8000/TW-20/2000, International/Farmall 3414/450/560/856/1026, Oliver 1855, Case Agri-King 1070, MinneapolisMoline Shuttle Shift, Allis-Chalmers models, Hamilton, AMF Power Trac, Castelli, Midwester, and more - many with chain drive and matching wagons. Plus restored pressed-steel construction and farm trucks, graders, dozers, carriers, loaders, mixers, and accessories.
This is an ONLINE BIDDING ONLY Auction 113 RANCK CHURCH RD., NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557
Grandma Moses
C.E. Leebold’s “The Leebold” one-cent Gumball Vendor was estimated at $3,000 to $5,000 and sold for $4,800.
“Drink Orange Crush” embossed tin sign was estimated at $600 to $800 and went for $3,840.
COIN SALE
Turnpike, Orwigsburg PA 17961
“Timeless quality never goes out of style.” ANTIQUES & AUCTION NEWS
FIREARMS: Interarms Mark X 30-06 Rifle, Taurus Mod 62 .22LR Pump Rifle, Phoenix Arms Raven .25 cal Pistol. Much ammo & Reloading. JEWELRY: Much 10K & 14K Gold & Sterling Jewelry, 100’s of Costume Jewelry Lots incl Full Jewelry Boxes, Estate & Tray Lots. COINS: Morgan & Peace Dollars, Silver Eagles & Rounds, Prestige Sets, Graded Coins, Walking Liberty Halves incl Collection, Silver Quarters & Dimes, Indian Heads, 1909 VDB Lincoln Cents, Silver Certificates. ANTIQUE/ VINTAGE: (2) Paper Mache Jack O’Lanterns, Blowmolds, Ceramic Christmas Trees, Typewriters incl Remington, Hull, Comics incl 1960’s Superhero, Carnival & Depression Glass, Pixie Ring Tree Toppers in Box, MCM Lamps, Putz Houses, Miners Lamps, Pyrex, WWII Pacific Theater Bombadier Photo Album with Wartime Photos. TOYS: Vintage G.I. Joe 12” Figure and Accessories, Indian Joe Batt Op w/ Box, Wyandotte Dart Pistols, LGB Train Set, Remco McDonald’s Figures, 1930’s Buddy L Curtiss Candies Baby Ruth/Butterfinger Truck, Hot Wheels Red Lines, Slot Car Sets, Evel Knievel Figures, Mattel Hot Birds Set, (3) Kenner SSP Super Sonic Power Cars w/ 6 Pack Case, 1980’s G.I. Joe Headquarters, Board Games, Video Games incl NES & Game Boy, WWF Figures, Vintage Barbies. FURNITURE: Basic Witz MCM Dining Set, (2) 6 Section Globe-Wernicke Bookcases, Bowfront China Cabinets, Bedroom Sets incl MCM & Mahogany, Dining Sets, Leather Sofas & Chairs. SPORTS COLLECTIBLES: Vintage Cards incl 55 Bowman & 51 Topps Red Backs, Jerseys, Autographs. COLLECTIBLES: Pokémon & Magic: The Gathering Cards, Longaberger® Baskets, Lenox, Annalee, Fiestaware, Temptations. INSTRUMENTS: Wooden Xylophone, Clarinets, Accordion, Piano, Trumpets. OTHER: Sterling Flatware Set & Bowls, Sassafras Carved Decor, Stained Glass Windows, Neon Signs, Tools, Building Materials.
