Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly
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NOVEMBER 2013 Page 6A • Freeman Brookfield & Elm Grove Values remain for cast-iron bank, Victorian lamp Q.: Have an item for appraisal? This cast-iron bank with patent date of 1885 came up through the family . – J.G., Pewaukee A.: The first cast-iron "still" banks had no action; they were miniature versions of actual bank buildings created as promotional tools between 1869 and 1920. Mechanical banks were an instant hit. There was national interest in thrift and money saving and the practice was emulated by adults and passed onto children. Some banks were designed to appeal to adults, offering a sly commentary and reflection on society . The basic principle is to deposit a coin in an amusing manner, a switch or lever would activate spring motion. The more spring mechanisms and moving parts, the higher the value. Over 80 percent of cast-iron banks were manufactured by the J. E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Conn. Old cast-iron banks have a very black and silky smooth finish with rarely any If you have an item you'd like to be appraised, mail entries to Waukesha Antique Shop, 1427 E. Racine Ave., Unit E-2, Waukesha, WI 53186. Your entry could be selected. BARBARA EASH Antiques Appraised rust.They always have different degrees of paint loss, no parting of seams and use of flathead screws. Reproductions use Phillips-head screws and coarser sand makes colors more gray or silver with a grainy surface. They often are highly painted with purposely rusted areas. In working condition, your "speaking dog" wags his tail and opens his mouth to receive a coin. With obvious paint loss, (value decreases if repainted), the would like to know more underside trap-cover is also about it. missing. The blue dress is – A.M. Waukesha rare; this red-dress edition value is $900. Victorian parlor or library lamps gave light to often darkly lit homes from The "Thiesonhusen 1850 to 1900. Victorians loved Brothers Dairy Farm" was prisms, jewels and curlicues. on Small Road, New Berlin. Often these lamps gave more This pull-down lamp came decoration than illuminafrom the homestead and we tion using faceted prisms to A.: Q.: Send sharp, well-lit photos of front, back and underside of your item, and measurements are important. with pink and blue hues, hand-painted with a scenic seaside theme. Hanging refract light. Kerosene was chains are brass-plated steel used for fuel, lamps were used for strength, ornate designed to be lowered for brass filigree and jeweled refilling, chimney washing decorations adorn this lamp. and height adjustment. The A metal liner concealed in smoke-bell, chain or pulley the fount served as the fuel and chimney are missing reservoir. Retrofitting to and usually were removed when lamps were electrified. electric does not diminish The rest of your lamp is all the beauty, but did eliminate lingering kerosene odor. original. The opaque shade Value: $650 and fount are Bristol glass, List any known history or even hearsay, length of ownership and all markings, even partial ones. Include your name, address and phone number. No photos can be returned and no purchase of antiques will occur. (Barbara Eash is a member of the Certified Appraisers Guild of America, specializing in appraisals of antiques and collectibles and has extensive experience writing and speaking about antiques.) 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