Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly

JUNE 2015 Freeman Brookfield & Elm Grove • Page 5 241686018 Recently, I visited The Gathering Place in Oconomowoc. It's a lovely antique shop in a rustic barn setting and the owner graciously allowed me to photograph this vintage tea set. The pattern name is "Ebb Tide" — the shell shape represents the reflux of the tide toward the sea. Addis Emmet Hull was born in Ohio and became a creative designer and skilled entrepreneur. By 1917, his A.E. Hull Pottery Works in Crooksville creat- ed a line of art pottery for florists and gift shops. After Mr. Hull's death, the compa- ny limped along through the Depression, but the 1940s were considered its fabulous years. At one point, the company manu- factured over 3 million pieces of pottery per year. The pastel-tinted pottery with floral features of blue and rose hues were regular- ly stocked in all of the mega F.W. Woolworth's retail stores. In 1950, the factory was destroyed by a flood and fire; with it were the glaze formulas for the art ware. By 1952, the company was back in production with a new, high-gloss pot- tery that had complex the- matic designs such as this 1954 pattern. It was adver- tised as a new shape with an unusual marine motif. No longer were tea sets solely functional and now could be enjoyed as decorative arts. The pottery works closed in 1985. The Ebb Tide collection with embossed fish, mer- maid and seashell designs has been found in 16 differ- ent shapes. Some examples include vases, cornucopias, baskets, bowls, candlesticks and pitchers. Shrimp-and- turquoise hues was an alter- nate color choice, but is not as collectible as this color palette of chartreuse and wine with brown shading. The design was truly ahead of its time with seahorse finials. A perfect condition example like this one is hard to find. Like most Hull pottery, the company mark (Hull) is on the base. What a great gift for seashore-lov- ing friends! Value is $155. Note: "Hull" should not be confused with another Ohio company named "Hall China." Cheerios 'Premium' Confederate Play Money Food science innovator Lester Borchardt worked for General Mills Inc. and first named this boxed, cold cereal ''CheeriOats." In 1945, the round-shaped cere- al was renamed "Cheerios." Advertising promoted it as a fast and healthy breakfast without cooking. The mar- keting giants also realized it was profitable to make cere- al boxes appealing to chil- dren and to enclose prizes. "Premiums" was a broad term that included in-box promotions and mail-in offers. Cheerios Confeder- ate Play Money was issued in 1954 and was intended to be an educational and his- torical keepsake. (These replicas were never intend- ed to fault or to deceive.) To receive nine money notes — and a stand-up display album — customers would mail in one cereal box top and 25 cents. The trifold, card-stock album has slot- ted perforations to insert the reproduction currency. General Mills claimed that it issued more of this play money than the entire Civil War Confederacy did in the 19th century. Condition and completeness of this vintage "Cereal Premi- um" means it sells up to $25. Note: About 97 percent of Confederate money is fake and the authentic 3 percent is often not valuable. That does not stop fake printed currency from being sold — so buyer beware. If you see "antique" American cur- rencies printed on parch- ment paper for sale, it is fake. It will look old but parchment paper was never used to print money on. Have an item for appraisal? Tell us about it and it could be selected for a future column. Mail entries to Waukesha Antique Shop, 1427 E. Racine Ave., Unit E-2, Waukesha, WI 53186. Send sharp, well-lit photos of front, back and underside of your item, and measure- ments are important. List any known history or even hearsay, length of owner- ship 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 mem- ber of the Certified Appraisers Guild of Ameri- ca, specializing in appraisals of antiques and collectibles and has exten- sive experience writing and speaking about antiques.) Vintage tea set fetches sweet price BARBARA EASH Antiques Appraised Cereal play money adds up to real dollars 241530006 MARK PATTON JAMES RICCABONI PAT BITTERBERG STEVE BAUMAN WISCONSIN'S ALL-TIME LEADING SALES GROUP! $1 BILLION CAREER SALES $57 MILLION SOLD IN 2014 shorewest.com DIRECT: 262/786-4001, ext. 122 HOTLINE: 262/814-1400 + 5 Digit PIN INTERNET: bitterberg.shorewest.com E-MAIL: bitterberggroup@shorewest.com LEADING REAL ESTATE COMPANIES OF THE WORLD TM RELOHomeSearch.com LuxuryPortfolio.com LeadingRE.com PERFORMANCE COUNTS TM BROOKFIELD 19605 Davidson Road $999,900. 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