Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly

Page 4A • Freeman Brookfield & Elm Grove JULY 2016 Indulge in a famous Original Cream Puff, experience the thrill of SpinCity rides & games, stroll through the livestock barns and check out entertainment on 30 free stages. Submit you event for the Fall Fun Guide! Calling all area organizations with specialfall events planned. The Freeman is compiling its annual Fall Fun Guide. Events fromLabor Day through Thanksgiving can be submitted to news@conleynet.com. Include "Fall Fun Guide Event" in subject line. Be sure to include the name of event, time and date it will be held, the location and website or phone number for more information. Some event suggestions include art shows, church and community festivals, craft fairs, farmer's markets, theater and music concerts. Deadline for submissions is Tuesday, August 9th. F U A L L F N Brookfield & Elm Grove T H I S M O N T H • ARTS AND CRAFTS 3rd Sat. of Each Month • Free Frequent Shopper Rewards Program • Gift Tokens & Market Totes for sale • WIC Approved • SNAP/Foodshare EBT • Debit & PayPal Welcome! EVERY SATURDAY TO OCTOBER 29 TH OUR 26 TH SEASON! Fresh Flowers Bakery Produce Assorted Meats Fish Cheese 2000 N. Calhoun Road • 7:30am-Noon • 262-784-7804 info@brookfieldfarmersmarket.com • www.brookfieldfarmersmarket.com 249797003 Office table has sturdy value Q.: We follow your column in the Brookfield & Elm Grove newspaper and are looking for a value relative to this table. — J.O.P., Elm Grove A.: Mid-Century Modern (MCM) furniture is col- lectible and items are often found today in the homes of the original owners. This small table that you pur- chased for your office in 1960 was designed by Eero Saari- nen, (1910-1961). He was a famous architect who was awarded commissions for iconic furniture designs, major monumental struc- tures and more. Born in Fin- land, he grew up in America and this design was patented in 1960. "The Tulip Collec- tion" is a series of tables, chairs and stools supported on a cast-aluminum pedestal. Part of his legacy was forming fiberglass and other unconventional indus- trial materials into unfamil- iar shapes. He achieved his goal of eliminating the "ugly clutter of furniture legs." Knoll Manufacturing Associ- ates of New York had a histo- ry of collaborations with pioneering modernists. This table is stamped underneath with the trademark Knoll logo. Only collectors of purest MCM furniture purchase an original. Lower costs for modern imitations are pleas- ing to the pocketbook and drive down fair market value. Reproductions and reissues of classic furniture can be well-fabricated and have a lower price tag for the casual furniture buyer. Readers, be cautious: If you pay a Saarinen price, make sure that it's authen- tic. Originals are defined by the machining; there will be no visible screws connecting the stem base to the top. Tulip table-top material can vary but all have a cast-alu- minum base. Your authentic, bevel- edged, walnut table top is polished with Rilsan-coating and has a 16-inch diameter and 20-inch height. Depend- ing on condition and avail- ability, the average selling price for a Saarinen Tulip side-table is $1,200. * * * Q.: This 8 1⁄2-inch diameter bowl was given to me in 2010 when my mother was 102 years old. There are no markings, letters or identifi- cation. Please help me with a value. — K.O., Waukesha A.: To discern the true color of "carnival glass," hold it up to a strong light; the visible base color is the true glass color. All other hues given off by the beauti- ful sprayed-on iridescence do not dictate base color. Your "Captive Rose" pattern (circa 1915) was produced in a variety of colors, all with 11 roses as part of the com- plex design. Similar to intri- cate, lace needlework, each circular row presents a con- tinuous pattern. Examples most often do not have a trade mark or ID. In 1905, brothers, Frank, John, and Charles Fenton owned the Ohio Fenton Art Glass Co. Two years later they moved to Williamstown, W.Va., and manufactured "iridized glass" with a metal- lic luster. Like your bowl, the early molded pieces had great attention to detail and edges were scalloped, fluted, crimped, or pinched. By the 1950s, sales began to wane and rail boxcars of this glass type were sold to travelling enterprises. The lower-quality pieces were used for prize winners at carnivals and the name stuck! I have seen hundreds of carnival glassware pieces — most with a a very mini- mal value. However, if your "Captive Rose" is in perfect condition and placed in a specialized glass auction, it could captivate a collector to pay upwards of $400. Value criteria: condition, rarity, pattern, iridescence, market desirability, base color and provenance. (Barbara Eash is a member of the Certified Appraisers Guild of America, specializ- ing in appraisals of antiques and collectibles and has extensive experience writing and speaking about antiques.) Submit an item for consideration Do you have an item or collec- tion of items that could be shared in a future newspaper column? Let Barbara Eash hear about it! To have your item or collection considered send the following information: up to three, sharp, well-lit photos of front & back of the item(s), measurements as well as any history or hearsay, length of ownership and your full name, address and daytime phone number. Mail: Waukesha Antique Shop, ATTN: Barbara Eash, 1427 E. Racine, Ave. Unit E-2, Waukesha, WI 53186 or e m a i l : beappraisals@gmail.com. If your item(s) are considered for a future column, we will contact you. No photos can be returned and no purchase of items will occur. BARBARA EASH Antiques Appraised Carnival glass bowl something to bark about Portillo's to open July 19 BROOKFIELD — A date for the grand opening of the Chicagoland restau- rant famous for its Italian beef has been set. Located in the new The Corridor development near the intersection of Bluemound and Calhoun roads, the restaurant will open its doors 10:30 a.m. July 19. "This will be our first restaurant in the Badger State, and we couldn't be more excited!" reads the announcement on Por- tillo's website. To mark its move into Wisconsin, Portillo's will sell the Badger Brat, which can be accompanied with classic stone-ground Ger- man mustard and sauerkraut. Other items on a typical Portillo's menu include burgers, hot dogs, and more. The restaurant is mostly located in the Chicago area, but also has locations in Arizona, California and Florida. The Brookfield restau- rant will feature a modern take on a 1950s diner and incorporate elements of Bluemound Road's history from that era. The restaurant is still looking for employees, who can apply online at joinale- gend.com. www.portillos.com — Freeman Staff Charles Auer/Freeman Staff The first Portillo's in Wisconsin will open in The Corridor on Bluemound Road in Brookfield will be opening July 19. Elm Grove firm wins Governor's Business Plan Contest ELM GROVE — Outdoor sporting goods firm Hyde was the winner of the 13th annual Wisconsin Gover- nor's Business Plan Con- test. Hyde will release The Wingman, a sleek, technol- ogy-enhanced life vest later this summer. The company was founded by Pat Hughes and Mike Fox in 2013. The thin life jacket, which Hughes wore under his suit while presenting at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Confer- ence, is designed so that users pull a ripcord to puncture a CO2 canister, causing the gas to inflate a built-in bladder that makes the life jacket buoyant, according to the announce- ment. Hyde has partnered with a watersports manufactur- er for an order that will be available for purchase this summer. According to the release, Hyde has also accumulated more than $75,000 in pre-orders and was named the Best Action Sports Safety Product at ISPO Munich, Europe's largest tradeshow, in 2015. www.govsbizplancontest.com Submitted photo Pat Hughes, co-founder of Hyde, speaks during the Gover- nor's Business Plan Contest award ceremony recently. His company will release a high-tech life vest later this year. Brat added to menu of first store in state

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