100-year-old postcards – Christmas and New Year’s – seen at the November 25 meeting

Next Meeting: Monday, January 27, 7:30 PM Delwood Community Hall, 7515 Delwood Road

Program: Show & Tell: Collectibles associated with a place starting with the letter A e.g. Alcomdale, Alberta, Asia

January 2020

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DIG & PICK

Edmonton Alberta Canada

Volume 45 Issue # 4 January 2020

This is the official publication of the Wild Rose Antique Collectors. All articles appearing in this publication express the individual opinions of the writers and are not necessarily those of the W.R.A.C. or the Editor. Articles contained in the bulletin may be reproduced by other clubs, except where prohibited by the author, provided proper credit is given.

CLUB OFFICIALS FOR 2018/19 Phone Email address

President Clinton Beck 780-474-7447 clinton@beckantiques.com Vice President Bruce Gilbertson 780-914-7955 brucegilbertson90@gmail.com Secretary Stephanie Clarke 587-643-5161 <s92clarke@gmail.com Treasurer Tom Fritz 780-454-7480 recollections@telus.net Membership John Horrigan 587-597-6277 newsfact@web.net

DIRECTORS Editor Marjorie Berg 780-432-2244 marjberg@shaw.ca Social/Prog. Kim Stade 780-479-1234 msbourjois@telusplanet.net

2020 SPRING SHOW Director/Chairman Bernie Haber 780-479-1234 tony_o@telus.net

If you know of a club member who is ill or who has suffered a bereavement in their immediate family, please contact Susanne Balslov-Kulak 780-987-2851 and she will send out a card expressing the Club's best wishes or sympathy.

The Club Address is: Wild Rose Antique Collectors, PO Box 38150, RPO Capilano, Edmonton, AB, T5J 2N5 Phone Number (780) 437-9722 www.wildroseantiquecollectors.ca

The Club meets the 4th Monday of each month (except July and December) at 7:30 P.M. at the Delwood Community Hall, 7515 Delwood Rd NW, Edmonton, Alberta. VISITORS WELCOME!

Membership per year: $30.00 - Entitles 2 family members in the same household to all privileges of the Society (September 1 - August 31).

Each member is entitled to one free classified ad per month. Non-members may place a classified ad of up to 30 words for $5.00 per issue. Business advertisement $40/month or $100/three months.

Library books are due at the next meeting after they are checked out, after which the borrower's name may appear in the Dig & Pick. Fines will be assessed for overdue books.

If you have any questions pertaining to our Library call: Gillian Budd 780-436-4436, Nancy Ross 780-479-7706, or Marvin Berger 780-436-4436.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions pertaining to advertising for the Spring show, call our resident expert Bill Borgwardt at 780-973-6655.

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Wild Rose Antique Collectors General Meeting Monday, November 25, 2019

President, Clinton Beck called the meeting to order at 7:29PM.Most members present had not received their Dig & Pick.

Mike Robinson moved the adoption of the October 28, 2019 General Meeting Minutes. Seconded by Bernie Haber. Motion carried by all.

Correspondence: Vernon Collectors Club minutes from their October 28, 2019 meeting.

Letters from Basically Baby and Kids Kottage inviting us to donate to them again (both previously our Charity of Choice at the WRAC annual Christmas party).

Reports: Treasurer: Tom Fritz reported: Received CRA/taxes for 2019. We owe nothing

Social/Program Director:

• 55 Christmas Party tickets sold so far – cut off at 60.• Christmas Party Friday, December 6 at 6pm; dinner at 6:30pm• BYOB make sure receipts are attached to bottles• Bring a toy for Santa’s Anonymous and an item for the Silent Auction table• Volunteers please arrive at 5:30pm• Theme for Show & Tell next year will be the alphabet but this time a place name associated with the

item.

Membership Director: John Horrigan reported 184 current members. New Membership Directory done by Christmas

2020 Show: Bernie Haber reported 64 spaces filled by 34 applicants (slightly down from this time last year)

New Business: Greeters, Fred & Betty Burak will be away for 3 months. Fred & Dianne Aitkin have volunteered to assume those duties at the general meetings.

Attendance: 43 members and 3 guests

Door prize: Gift card for Old Strathcona Antique Mall won by Clinton Beck.Raffle Prizes: Gold plated dish won by Susanne Balslov-Kulak, Pottery dip set won by Anne Lee

Adjournment: Moved by Marjorie Berg; seconded by Tom Fritz that the business portion of the meeting be adjourned at 8:05pm.

Program: Christmas and Grey Cup collectibles were shown.

Clinton Beck, President Stephanie Clarke, Secretary

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Letter from the President

Happy New Year! I hope all of you enjoyed the Christmas party as much as I did. I think it is one of the highlights of the year. The food fun and festivities were excellent. I would like to thank all the members that help to make this event so special.

As we head into the spring we look forward to the upcoming Wild Rose Antique Show. I have been informed by Bernie that we are losing 30 participants due to age and we all regrettably saw this coming. That being said, as we look to the future we need to invite other collectors and specialty collectors to join our organization. This perhaps could be service companies that deal with antiques, or other like-minded collector clubs that maybe we can join forces with. For instance, the Coin, Stamp, train, doll, comic, military, or collector clubs. Also, if any of you have friends in businesses that you think may benefit from being in our show, please reach out to them and let me know and I will personally invite them. I look forward to seeing you all at the January meeting.

Your President

Clinton Beck ________________________________________________________________________________

Displays for the 45th Annual Show & Sale

Do you have a collection that you would be willing to display at our upcoming show April 4 & 5, 2020?

Displays must be of an antique, collectible, nostalgic, or Canadian theme to reflect our club mandate. The same display can only be used once in 3 years.

Display Application forms were mailed/emailed with this month’s Dig & Pick. Did you find it?

Displays are not limited to WRAC members. Other organizations, clubs or individuals are welcome to apply.

If you know of a non-WRAC member who would like to display their collection, have them contact Marjorie marjberg@shaw.ca for an application form or go to www.wildroseantiquecollectors.ca

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Show & Tell, November 25th Meeting

Tabletop Musical Ceramic Tree

This is a ceramic Christmas tree; I’m guessing it’s from about 1970. It’s lit up basically on the same principle as the lite-bright toys – the lights are butterflies and birds and other things but it’s lit up with 1 lightbulb from the inside and as a bonus, there’s a cylinder music box inside that plays Christmas music. David

1950 Visions of St. Nick in Action 3D Pop-up Book

This is a book that has been in my family since the early 50s. It’s called Visions of Saint Nick in Action. It is a carousel book,

forming five pop-up scenes when fully opened with the front and back covers touching. It shows Santa’s Castle at the North Pole, Santa’s Workshop, St. Nick and His Reindeer, St. Nick’s Visit, and Tired Santa Back Home. I have the original box cover. Brian

Antique Snow Globe with US patent #s, Atlas Crystal Works

I don’t know anything about snow globes and I didn’t pick this up; it picked me up. It was in an auction lot that I bought. I think it’s old. It looks like a sandstorm, rather than snow. It’s difficult to read the bottom but looks like patent numbers. Susanne

Musical ceramic Christmas Ferris Wheel It plays Oh Christmas Tree .

Anneke

Barbie dolls dressed for Christmas

I decorate my mantel so I just brought my vintage dolls that I’ve been decorating my mantel with. This is a Misty (on the left), and another Misty from the Tammy line from Ideal and a bubble-cut Barbie with a red coat (her vinyl face is going dark; because of age or lack of humidity). Vicki

2 sports rings – a 2012 LA Kings and a 1974 Philadelphia Flyers ring. a visitor

Jan 1959 MAD magazine

I’m a MAD magazine collector. This one’s from 1959 – 60 years old. This one is unique because on the back side - has his girlfriend at the time. I think she was only in 2 issues . Alan

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Bernie & I went into The Blue Jar Antique Mall on Friday so he could drop off posters. I found some Snow Babies that I collect. I bought 6 miniature Snow Babies. They’re very heavy so I’m not sure if they’re cast iron. Kim

Sylvia says these are from the 1900s, made in Germany and they are cast iron.

1940’s War-time Xmas balls made by Corning, USA. Clear glass balls were decorated with pastel stripes because of shortage of metallic oxide pigment.

I do collect some Christmas. I collect Corning Christmas bulbs. I have 2 boxes of clear with stripes and 1 box of pink & yellow. Green & pink, blue & pink, Made in the USA wartime. A couple of different sizes – have one that’s yellow, green, and pink, which is very uncommon. Kim

50-year blue & gold Winnipeg Blue Bomber record book– a record from the start of the team (original price $3.99); got it at a show in Calgary a couple of months ago. My first Grey Cup was here in 1984 (Hamilton & Winnipeg score: 47 -17) and this was my ticket and the price in 1984 was $40. My third collectible is a 1959 Grey Cup souvenir program (Winnipeg vs Hamilton) Winnipeg won 21 to 7. I didn’t go to this one as I was only 5 years old! Bernie

2010 Grey Cup program & tickets

I’ve got some recent stuff but it really shows the difference in price. This is from the 98th Grey Cup in Edmonton in 2010. The tickets at that time were $262 and that was on the 45-yard line, row 10. This is the Program – they’vechanged a little bit over the years. Of course, my hat is from the 97 Grey Cup. BC won that year.

Mike

My wife has over 300 different snow globes. This one is very unique, I thought. It’s a game; there is a ring inside that you try to flip around and catch it on his nose. My son has been trying for about 25 years to do so.

Indiana Jones Hallmark ornament I also collect Indiana Jones stuff . This is a Hallmark Indiana Jones Keepsake ornament and it also plays music from the show. Year: 2000. Mike

Musical, lighted Christmas book

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which I won at last year’s Silent Auction. I love it. Karen Osatchuk

I collect postcards – one is 100 years old and the other 103 years old – one Christmas and one January 1st. Karen Osatchuk

See cover photo.

I don’t think I collect Santa Claus – when I was cleaning out my mother’s stuff in 2000, I took this little roly-poly. I looked him up – he’s actually a pretty good piece – made in Germany and worth about $40.

Santa pins and tree-top angel

When I went through my pins, I have a few. The 1st one, I painted about 35 years ago with a

neighbor and the others I’ve just picked up over the years.

This my angel (top of photo) that I bought in December 1963, the first Christmas we were married. It was on the top of the tree and it will go up this year again. Her skirt isn’t too bad but her wings are starting to disintegrate. I’m hoping she’ll last for 60 years.

Diane

Winnipeg Blue Bomber programs 1971 – 1981.

Since the Grey Cup was on Sunday, I’ve brought a number of football programs and then I got upstaged by Bernie. I’ve got Winnipeg programs from 1971 to 1981. I’ve got a 2002 Grey Cup program; a Grey Cup Guide from Saskatchewan when they held the Grey Cup in 1995, Edmonton Eskimos button & ribbon from 1975, Edmonton Grey Cup button, 1984, a toque from last year’s Grey Cup, and a couple of Hamilton Tigercat programs 1971 and 1980. In 1978 Edmonton won the Grey Cup and they put out a coin – it’s not currency – basically a token. Jim

Edmonton Eskimo button & ribbon from 1975 Grey Cup.

Christmas cards from our friends, the politicians Marvin

One from Diefenbaker when he was in the Opposition.

Stephen Harper says, “Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and Seasons Greetings”.

From alderman, Brian Mason - all he says is ”Seasons Greetings”.

Bennet, from BC “ Wishing you Merry Christmas and happiness throughout the coming year”.

I’ve got quite a few Christmas things. I just realized that a box that I thought was the original box for one of the ornaments is in fact a Christmas box for oranges and it was sent by mail in 1959 from California.

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I have some figural Christmas light bulbs – 1950s, but figural light bulbs were around from the 1920s on. These have never been plugged in but I learned from Floyd Pester that you use a dimmer switch and plug them into lowered power so that you don’t blow them out. Bill

Little ornaments with candies in them – probably late 50s. In original box.

I have some other ornaments; they’re glass; very delicate and

they’re made by Altaglass in Medicine Hat – made out of glass tubing. Bill

Then I have – not exactly cards but they’re 3-dimensional from the 1900s; probably made in Germany - they actually belonged to my grandmother. One is an early Santa Claus and the other is a Nativity scene and they’re embossed cardboard . Bill

1975 Noma Guardian Angel Fire Alert

The idea was that if this tree-topper got hot, presumably because the Christmas tree was on fire, the alarm would sound. Marj

Concordia Christmas Manger Set No. 743 litho on cardboard nativity scene

Tiny hand-painted nativity scene made in British Hong Kong and miniature book The Night Before Christmas. Marj

Nutcrackers are famous because of the Nutcracker ballet; score by Tchaikovsky . The very first time I saw a production of The Nutcracker was in Vancouver by the Pacific Northwest Ballet, and it had the most amazing sets. I’ve seen it 3 times in my lifetime. Clinton

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Christmas Party, December 6

Greeters, Cristina & Albert Lesnik

Gail & Gene Sabo were two of the 60 people who attended the party

Betty Burak was the happy winner of one of the 6 door prizes. Clinton Beck was our MC again this year.

Carol Snyder crafted the 10 centrepieces using Alberta milk bottles from husband Bob’s collection.

A popular Silent Auction item.

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Our entertainers get first dibs on dinner.

Entertainment by Wayne Osbaldeston & Jackson MacKenzie

More Silent Auction items – Kim won these

Vintage buttons on a Bingo card

Some of the 80+ Silent Auction items

Stephanie Clarke & Shane Gaboury looking pleased with their Silent Auction items.

We collected 69 gifts for Santa’s Anonymous.

Tom Fritz’s Hawaiian shirt

Not sure what that is that Bette won

Sylvia Christensen won the Lotto Tree

We raised $307 from Silent Auction tickets, $258 from the Lotto Tree, and $299 from 50/50 draw – all to go to Adopt a Teen – our Charity of Choice this year.

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In Memoriam:

On behalf of the club membership, we wish to express our sincere sympathy to

The family and friends of Doris Glenroy Manners (nee Tant). Doris passed away December 18, 2019 in Edmonton, Alberta at 102 years of age.

Doris was born on March 2, 1917 in Brownville Junction, Maine, USA and came to Canada at 3 months old. Over the years, she resided in Hanna, Stony Plain, Sherwood Park, Islay, and Edmonton, Alberta and Creston, B.C.

During her life, Doris worked at a beauty salon, on a farm, and at Nellie’s Southern Aire (she knew the secret recipe for Nellie’s chicken, but was sworn to secrecy).

A lifelong fan of rail travel and horseback riding, Doris was an avid knitter and reader of mysteries. Her vast teddy bear collection included rare and antique items which appeared in museums and the press. She will be fondly remembered for her sense of humor, her independent spirit and feisty personality.

Doris was a WRAC member from 1983 to 1988. Her late partner, Larry Payne, was WRAC president for 1987 – 1988. Thanks to Nancy Ross for this notification.

The family and friends of Edna Paterson. Edna passed away on November 11, 2019 at 79 years of age. She was born in Anselmo, Alberta. She spent all of her adult life in Edmonton and she and her late husband, Harry traveled the world showing or judging at dog shows. She worked at Eaton’s Contract Sales until retirement in 1982.

Edna and her granddaughter, Emma Paterson joined Wild Rose Antique Collectors in 2015 and attended many meetings. She collected dolls, china, anything dog-related, coins, jewelry, furniture and more.

The Classifieds

For Sale

WW1 badges, Canadian Pacific Railway Police badges 1940s

NHL and WHA team photos 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s

NHL Programs, All-star, media etc. 1970s, 80s, 90s

MLB Programs, All-star, World Series and Hall of Fame 1980s & 90s

Contact Roger Fuyarchuk Box 35 Beauvallon, Alberta, T0B 0K0 or call 780-366-2445 for price list

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Calendar of Events

Feb 15 Elaine’s Short & Sweet Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale, Triwood Community Hall, Calgary, AB 10am-3pm elainezelda@gmail.com

Feb 15, 16 Piapot Lion’s 21st Annual Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale, Armouries, Maple Creek, SK Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 10am-3pm For info: 306-558-4802

Feb 16 Retro Design & Antiques Fair, Croatian Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC. 10am-3pm Early Birds: 7am – 10am $20.

Feb 22 Calgary’s First Canadian Collectors Club’s Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale, Thorncliffe-Greenview Community Hall, Calgary, AB 9:30am-4pm For info: firstcanadiancollectorsclub.com

Feb 29, Mar 1 Calgary Numismatic Society Coin Show, Clarion hotel, Calgary, AB

Mar 6 Vernon Collectors Club 32nd Annual Antique & Collectibles Sale, Vernon, BC 2pm – 8pm For info: 250-860-2101

Mar 14, 15 Edmonton Coin Show, Howard Johnson Hotel, 15540 Stony Plain Rd, Edmonton, AB

Mar 15 Edmonton Collector Con, Italian Cultural Centre, Edmonton, AB. 10am-4pm

Mar 21 Elaine’s Short & Sweet Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale, North Glenmore Park Community Centre, Calgary, AB 10am-3pm elainezelda@gmail.com

Mar 28, 29 Edmonton Stamp Club 2020 Spring National Stamp Show, Central Lion’s Recreational Centre, 113th St. & 111th Ave, Edmonton, AB. Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm For info: eddykstra@shaw.ca or www.edmontonstampclub.com

April 4, 5 45th Annual Wild Rose Antique Collectors Show & Sale, Hall F, Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, AB Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm wildroseantiquecollectors.ca Vendor inquiries welcome. Call 780-437-9722

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