Lake Country This Month
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NOVEMBER 2013 FREEMAN & ENTERPRISE LAKE COUNTRY • Page 5A Values remain for cast-iron bank, Victorian lamp Q.: This cast-iron bank Have an item for appraisal? 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.) 'We expect to have to earn our customers' business' Remodeled Hahn Ace Hardware adds 40 percent more merchandise and has significantly more products for sale, but remains easy to shop in. DELAFIELD – In a time "Once you step in the when big box stores often door, the most common crush their smaller comword we hear is 'wow," he petitors, Perry and Barb said. Hahn are working hard to A big focus at Hahn Ace provide superior customer Hardware is providing a service and the products high level of customer serthat shoppers want at their vice. Hahn said they have Ace Hardware store in kept the staff that was Delafield. there when they bought the The couple bought Warstore and added more, for a den's Ace Hardware on Her- total of 26 full-time and itage Drive at the end of part-time employees. In June, and since then they Hartford, they employ 42 have completely reorgapeople, which includes seanized the store, added 40 sonal workers at the garden percent more merchandise center. He said they could and changed its name to run the store with fewer Hahn Ace Hardware. They employees, but then cusown another Hahn Ace tomer service might suffer. Hardware in Hartford, Manager Jake Herron has which is larger and has a worked at the Delafield garden center. store 13 years. Perry Hahn said they "I think it's going to be a decided to remodel the lot more shopper-friendly," Delafield store to bring it Herron said of the Charles Auer/Freeman Staff up to the standards the cou- revamped store. Manager Jake Herron talks about paint colors at Hahn's Ace ple wants to provide. It's During the remodeling Hardware in Delafield. now state-of-the art, he said, process, items were moved By Katherine Michalets from one end to the other in order to open up the store and give it a new look. The plumbing, electrical and paint departments have all been expanded, as well as the lawn and garden section. Other changes that customers will see include more plants for sale at the store that will be brought from the Hartford location's garden center. In the fall, Hahn Ace Hardware sold mums and it will have Christmas wreaths for sale. "It's exciting for us and I think it's going to be exciting for the community," Hahn said. What also sets Hahn Ace Hardware apart from box stores is its small-engine repair shop with full-time mechanics, as well as services such as screen repair, key making and glass cutting. "Our main priority is the people that come in our store," Herron said. At a glance What: Hahn Ace Hardware Where: 2835 Heritage Drive, Delafield Hours: 7:30 a.m.to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday Info: 646-4101, http://hahnhardware.com Hahn said the store's mission statement is to "Provide quality products at fair prices and a high level of knowledgeable customer service that will exceed the expectations of our customers." Buying the Delafield Ace Hardware was an easy decision, Hahn said, because he liked the Delafield market, which has a hometown feeling like Hartford. 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