Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly

Freeman Brookfield & Elm Grove • Page 3B DECEMBER 2015 January 9 & 10, 2016 10:00AM – 4:30PM Exposition Center at Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee Plan the Wedding Everyone Remembers! Watch for the Wonderful World of Weddings special section to be inserted into the Brookfield & Elm Grove This Month by Tuesday, January 5, 2016. This section is also available online at gmtoday.com. Brookfield & Elm Grove T H I S M O N T H Brownstones Shopping Center 17550 W Bluemound Rd Ste A • Brookfield OPEN 7am - 2:30pm EVERYDAY 262-754-5900 STUFF YOUR STOCKINGS WITH GIFT CARDS! It pays to be nice, after all. At First Watch we know fresh is best. That's why our Breakfast, Brunch and Lunch creations are made using the finest ingredients around. Yeah, it's fresh. ™ BLT Eggs Benedict Cinnamon Chip Pancake Breakfast 2 4 6 7 3 3 0 0 4 Chicken Palermo Buy $100 in gift cards you get $20 in Bonus Bucks The month of November has traditionally been about gathering: gathering the crops in, gathering for a Thanksgiving feast and gath- ering reflective thoughts as the end of year approaches. The November 1940 Farm Journal Magazine sold for only 5 cents and gave helpful advice for a farmer and his wife. Below is the "To Do" list from the November issue: "Be Thankful drink sweet cider mulch strawberries butcher a pig and make sausage change to winter oil change to storm-windows oil the wringer washer put the farm machinery under cover drain and flush radiator- anti-freeze invite guests for Thanks- giving study the new Christmas catalog" * * * Salt and pepper shakers If Benjamin Franklin and James Audubon would have made the choice, the wild turkey would have been our U.S. national emblem instead of the bald eagle. Turkeys have become the "unofficial" symbol of Thanksgiving. Novelty salt and pepper shak- ers were popular in the 1950s and would have been bought at a five-and-dime store. Cus- tomers were intrigued by what a nickel or dime could purchase. The ceramic pair would have cost 15 cents then stored for reuse next Thanksgiving. Often relatives did not know what to buy grandma, so they added to her "collection" of themed salt and pepper shak- ers. Examples of vacation destinations, holidays, TV and political personalities are a few of the popular motifs. I have seen and appraised collections that number into the thousands of pairs. The set shown here sells for $5 to $7; most pairs sell for under $2. Pilgrim candles In the 1940s, similar can- dles were manufactured to reuse extra paraffin — a by- product of the oil refining process. In 1949 the Franklin Gurley manufacturing firm in New York sold very popu- lar holiday-themed candles. Although there was a wick, most were purchased solely as decorations and never lit. This example of Pilgrims represents thankful hearts for the harvest that allows survival through the non- growing winter months. Ini- tial cost was 49 cents each and they now retail for $3 each. If undamaged, the rare Native American example — with a fragile headdress — sells upward of $25. House- holds often stored seasonal decorations in hot attics, and a large percentage of candles ended up with melt damage. Pheasant feather hat Hats were accessories that remained in vogue during five decades of the 20th cen- tury. Frivolous fashion and necessity merged, making a hat customary regardless of weather. Women or men did not go outside without a hat — be it for leisure, work or church. Very expensive cre- ations were always available through millinery shops but most couldn't afford one, especially with bird plumage! This hat is an example of how thrifty women acces- sorized outfits by making use of natural, vibrant-colored pheasant feathers. By the end of World War II, feather hats were losing appeal and fruit and flowers began appearing as the updated replacement. Today, substitute artificial feathers are available in craft and fabric stores. Value, $10. Note: To determine value on a vintage hat: No fading of colors or soil stains. Inspect the inside, looking for sewn- in precision lining, firm frame, designer label and a size tag. Have an item for appraisal? Tell us about it and it could be selected for a future col- umn. Mail entries to Wauke- sha Antique Shop, 1427 E. Racine Ave., Unit E-2, Wauke- sha, WI 53186. Send sharp, well-lit photos of front, back and underside of your item, and measurements are important. 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 pur- chase of antiques will occur. (Barbara Eash is a member of the Certified Appraisers Guild of America, specializ- ing in appraisals of antiques and collectibles and has exten- sive experience writing and speaking about antiques.) BARBARA EASH Antiques Appraised A cornucopia of memories from Thanksgivings past Daily: Public ice skating, noon to 3 p.m. weekdays, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. weekends (closed Dec. 5), Eble Ice Arena, 19400 W. Blue- mound Road, Brookfield. $6.50 for adults, $5 for children and seniors. www.waukeshacoun- ty.gov, 262-784-7512. Dec. 1: At Knits End Knitting Club, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Brook- field Public Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Road, Rotary Room. Free. www.ci.brookfield.wi.us, 262-782-4140, option 2. Dec. 2: Santa is Coming to the Town, 6:30 p.m., Town of Brookfield Fire Department, 645 N. Janacek Road. Free. www.townofbrookfield.com, 262-796-0339. Dec. 3: "A Christmas Carol," 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fri- days through Dec. 18 as well as Dec. 9 and 23, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6; 2 p.m. Dec. 13 and 20 and 27; Sunset Playhouse, 800 Elm Grove Road, Elm Grove. Tick- ets range from $15 to $25. www.sunsetplayhouse.com, 262-782-4430. Dec. 5: Santa's Playhouse: A Morning with Santa, 9 a.m., Sunset Playhouse, 800 Elm Grove Road, Elm Grove. Tick- ets range from $5 to $10. www.sunsetplayhouse.com, 262-782-4430. Dec. 5: Christmas at the Inn, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 5; noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 6; Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum, 1075 Pilgrim Parkway, Brookfield. $6 for adults, $3 for children 6-12, free for children 5 and under. www.elmbrookhistoricalsoci- ety.org, 262-782-4057, elm- brookhistoricalsociety@gmail.c om. Dec. 5: German Holiday Mar- ket and Tree Lighting Ceremo- ny, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Brookfield Civic Plaza, 2000 N. Calhoun Road. www.ci.brookfield.wi.us, 262-782-9650. Dec. 5: Holidays at My House with storyteller and perfor- mance artist Midge Miles, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., Brookfield Pub- lic Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Road. Free. www.ci.brook- field.wi.us, 262-782-4140, option 2. Dec. 5: E-Readers and Your Library Demonstration, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Road. Free. www.ci.brook- field.wi.us, 262-782-4140, option 2. Dec. 7: A Season to Celebrate, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7; 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8, Sunset Play- house, 800 Elm Grove Road, Elm Grove. Tickets range from $16 to $20. www.sunsetplay- house.com, 262-782-4430. Dec. 9: Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce Active Business Leads Exchange net- working meeting, 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Dave and Buster's, 2201 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa. $14 at least two days prior, $18 at the door. www.brookfieldchamber.com, 262-786-1886, bcc@brook- fieldchamber.com. Dec. 9: Talking About Books Book Club: "The Rosie Project," 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Cal- houn Road, Rotary Room. Free. www.ci.brookfield.wi.us, 262-782-4140, option 2. Dec. 10: Short and Sweet Book Club: "A Ranger for Christmas" 1 p.m., Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Cal- houn Road, Harnischfeger Room. Free. www.ci.brook- field.wi.us, 262-782-4140, option 2. CALENDAR of EVENTS

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