Innehållsförteckning för March 11 2020 från Kovels Antique Trader

For a relatively small island nation, Ireland has had a big impact on the world. From Guinness and Riverdance to U2, James Joyce and Irish stew, many great things have come out of Ireland. People who claim Irish descent also make up more than ten percent of America’s population. With such a huge number of Irish living in the U.S., cultural influences are everywhere and none celebrated moreso than St. Patrick’s Day, observed annually on March 17, the anniversary of the saint’s death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years. Today, people of all backgrounds celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, especially throughout the United States, Canada and Australia, with parades, green rivers, corned beef and cabbage and lots of beer.…

1 One of America’s most prolific actors was born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff on April 3, 1922, in Cincinnati, to Alma Sophia (Welz), a housewife, and William Joseph Kappelhoff, a music teacher and choir master. Her parents divorced when she was a child. Day lived with her mother. 2 While performing for a local radio station, she was approached by band leader Barney Rapp who felt her last name, Kappelhoff, was clumsy and unappealing. He convinced her to change her name to Day after one of the songs in her playlist, “Day by Day.” 3 Day cited Calamity Jane (1953) as her personal favorite of the 39 movies she appeared in. 4 Day, who was married four times, briefly dated Ronald Reagan – who she co-starred with in Storm Warning…

IT WAS AN innocent question. Am I Irish? Mrs. Kitzhaber, my fifth-grade teacher at St. Paul Catholic School, gave me a smile that could have melted a late-winter snow. “Oh Paul,” she said, “you’re as Irish as Paddy’s pig.” Now I wasn’t sure being compared to a pig was a compliment or not, but if Mrs. Kitzhaber said it, well then, it must be so. She was a grand woman, Mrs. Kitzhaber. You would have liked her. She walked with purpose and taught with the passion of the driven. She had 40 kids in her class. Hers was a tight ship. She only had to tell us something once. Problem was, I was a lollygagger. A dreamer. A goof ball. But I was also Irish and Mrs. Kitzhaber had a…

Recalling the Christmas of 1983, I remember my sister sitting patiently after each one of our presents was opened, until she broke down in tears when she didn’t receive her most treasured gift: a Cabbage Patch Kid. My mother had tried for months, yet we simply couldn’t afford to pay more than retail for the toy. However, my sister had even already constructed a name for her Cabbage Patch Kid—Kimberly Ann Bellomo—but it seemed that she was doomed to be a pariah in her school; the only young girl without a Cabbage Patch doll. All seemed very grim that cold, winter’s morning, until my mother, waiting with a grin on her face, pulled out the package. Never have I seen my sister so excited; never have I witnessed a smile…

LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas resident Michael Papay has collected corkscrews for over 40 years. His amazing collection of more than 2,300 of them, dating from the 1,700s, is currently offered for sale on eBay for $250,000 or best offer. The world-wide collection includes corkscrews from the USA, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia, England, Canada, Russia, Portugal, and many more countries, and includes items such as vineyard knives, corkers, wooden grape harvesting back pack,wine bottle locks,wine decanters, great original newspaper article of a duel in 1882, prints such as Corkscrew Man, and a great grape press. One of the highlights of Papay’s collecting years was an appearance in February on the popular show Pawn Stars. Rick Harrison loved a number of corkscrews that Papay brought into the shop and purchased…

Q I hope us that someone can help identify this cabinet and what it was used for. I know it is about 1870-90 Edwardian, with all hand-cut dovetails. I just don’t know what it was used for. The drawers make it look like a linen press, but I have never seen one like this before. David Vallone A When referring to furniture, the term “linen press” refers to a much taller piece of furniture consisting of a cabinet over drawers. It is often constructed in two pieces with the top half comprised of two doors concealing shelves and the lower half a chest of drawers. They are usually 6-1/2 to 7 feet Dr. tall Anthony CAVO . J. I would call your piece a clothes press or a linen cabinet. It is…

LOS ANGELES — Awards show season recently culminated with the 92nd Annual Academy Awards, where the world’s most famous celebrities walked the red carpet in an array of couture gowns and jewelry that complemented all of the razzle-dazzle. One of the big trends was platinum jewelry that included a lot of vintage pieces. Since Hollywood stars tend to set the trends in clothing and jewelry for the coming year, expect platinum jewelry to be on point. According to celebrity stylist Micaela Erlanger, who selected platinum jewelry for presenter Sigourney Weaver, “For a night as glamorous as the Oscars, I chose brilliant jewelry with megawatt sparkle. Sigourney Weaver’s earrings set in platinum added extra shine making the star stand out on the red carpet, similar to Gal Gadot, Charlize Theron and…

Exin castle kits were manufactured by the Exin Brothers in Barcelona, Spain. The first line of castles debuted in 1968. Now known as the Blue Series, these castle kits came in vertically oriented hexagonal boxes with illustrations of the castles depicted against a blue background. There were four sets of increasing sizes in this series, numbered 0 to 3. More than one type of castle could be built with each set, with four different castles being possible with set 3. Besides all the limestone-colored building blocks, the drawbridges and windows, the castle kit inventory included a few charming figures, such as a ghost and a witch. Of the Blue Series, set 0 had 266 parts, set 1 comprised 305 pieces, set 2 had 601 parts, and set 3 was made…

NEW YORK — In celebration of National Women's History Month in March, Cotton Incorporated is unveiling "Rosie Reborn," a new campaign inspired by the iconic Rosie the Riveter to honor the strides women have made in the workforce over the past 75 years. Using denim from the original 1940s-era "Rosie" jumpsuits, Cotton Incorporated joined forces with designers Emily Current and Meritt Elliott of the womenswear brand, THE GREAT., to reimagine a new line of modern-day jumpsuits for the barrier-breaking Rosies of today. “Cotton is the can-do fiber and embodies the versatility of women in today’s workforce,” says Kim Kitchings, senior vice president of Consumer Marketing at Cotton Incorporated. “Authentic cotton denim has been a uniform of sorts throughout history: the original Rosies during World War II, the rock-and-roll rebellion of…

She was the girl next door. Or more likely, the girl you dreamed about living next door. Freckled faced with an upturned nose, blue eyes, blond hair and with an angel’s voice, the eternally perky Doris Day appeared in 39 films from 1948 to 1968, most often playing the wholesome and virtuous girl just out of reach. She was the rare movie star who was adored by men and women alike. “She was a good girl,” said Norman Jewison who directed the actress in The Thrill of It All (1963) and Send Me No Flowers (1964). “She wasn’t snide. She wasn’t too smart. She brought a kind of an honesty and a freshness. And she was also strangely sexy.” And then in 1968, at age 46, as the movie landscape…