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Lightner Museum Houses Countless Collections

The title a bit misguided because of course each and every collection is carefully cataloged and counted.

It was just that there were so many collections.

After going through the museum you felt as if you wanted to get home and start purging stuff. Look around and eliminate the collections in your house.

Lightner Museum in St. Augustine Florida had that effect on my friend Joanne and me.

My favorite collection was the Leonard H. Baer Toaster Collection.

Their website lists the collections.

From typewriters to Tiffany,
Otto Lightner’s collection of fine
and decorative art from the 19th century
is impressive and extensive.

The Museum’s eclectic collection
ranges from a mummy, shrunken heads,
human hair art, cigar labels, buttons,
salt and pepper shakers, to Tiffany glass,
cut glass, porcelain, fine art paintings,
furniture and sculpture all housed
throughout the four floors of
the original Alcazar Hotel.

Dressing Downton Changing Fashion for Changing Times October 4, 2017 – January 7, 2018

Yes, that’s the cafe in the old swimming pool.

February 21, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Antiques, PhotographyTags: antique cameras, antiques, architecture, buttons, canes, cigar box art, collections, embroidery, Lightner Museum, military medals, photography, photography equipment, postaday, St. Augustine FL, stained glass, Tiffany, toasters, travel, vintage 9 Comments

Sea Glass -Guest Blog

Remember Joanne sent the beach glass yarn the other day? She contributed the Nova Scotia posts this past week, the Loonies and Toonies Store in Lunenburg.

She wrote and mailed some photos below after I asked her about the glass she finds on the beach in Florida.

Joanne says –

1. I walk the beach almost every day, and I’m always on the lookout for sea glass – this was a lucky day because often there is none to be found. Most common colors are clear, green, and brown. Least common colors are cobalt blue, red and purple.

2. Here’s my collection of shells and sea glass. The tiny colorful glass in the lower right hand shell on the table comes from a beach in Spain (collected by my sister). And the tiny glass in the upper right hand shell on the table comes from a beach in Nova Scotia. All the rest from the beach here on the Atlantic Ocean side of Florida.

3. My friend Celia separates her sea glass treasures by color and displays them on her kitchen counter.

4. Since Hurricane Matthew, Celia and I find lots of large shards of glass, bottles, and lightbulbs among the debris on the beach. Celia collects this for a future art project she calls “Hurricane Glass”.

Link below to Jessica Blaney’s ETSY Shop below if you need handcrafted sea glass jewelry

Sea Glass Jewelry Created ByBlaney in Cornwall UK

October 30, 2016May 10, 2017 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: art, Atlantic Ocean, beach, beach glass, ByBlaney, collections, Florida, friendship, guest blog, handcraft, Jessica Blaney, jewelry, jewelry maker, photography, postaday, sea glass, sea glass jewelry 11 Comments

Do You Have Magnets on Your Fridge?

Maybe you have a stainless steel refrigerator or a fancy glass door- not sure where this practice originated. One time I photographed a fridge in a junkyard snd the door still had magnets stuck on it!

Some people collect them from places they visit. Send photos if you wish.

October 7, 2015 by Ruth Categories: Art, PhotographyTags: collections, family, humor, kitchen, magnets, photography, postaday, refrigerator, travel 6 Comments

Donna’s Grandmother Anna b. 1884 Crocheted a Doll’s Dress and Donna Crocheted a July 4th Doll

Today after school I went to visit my friend Donna. She had commented that she had a doll collection when she saw the post of Barbara’s dolls last week. I asked her if I could come over and photograph her collection.

Here’s a painting of her Grandmother – Anna Kugler, born in Germany est. 1884 according to the 1940 census I was able to find. The artist is Donna’s Uncle Francis, Anna’s son. There are two more paintings he painted. The snowy back yard with the bird feeder is Donna’s parents backyard.

1940 Census found online.

No identification of who this might be

Donna’s Parents Backyard

Painted by Francis Kugler

Donna’s Aunt , Sister Evarista, created this nun doll c. 1950. The clothes are made from an acutal whipple and habit from the Order of St. Joseph.

Uncle Charles Goodall, Donna’s father’s brother, brought back the Koala bear from Australia in WW II.

Bride Doll used at showers for decoration

January 27, 2015January 27, 2015 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: bride doll, childhood, collections, crochet, doll, doll collection, grandmother, Koala Bear, nun doll, Order of St Joseph, photography, postaday, WWII 10 Comments

No Particular Holiday

Yard art. Lawn art. Home decor.

Some people really enjoy their collections. Sometimes the neighbors don’t.

I’ll return closer to Christmas and see if there are any additions to the ornaments.

November 20, 2014 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: collections, decoration, design, home decor, lawn art, photography, Pittsburgh Photography, postaday, Yard Art 17 Comments

Antique Emporium in Beaver Falls, PA

Upon entering the Antique Emporium, a lovely woman invited me to have cool water, offered me a glass of wine, the use of the facilities AND there was a basket of free tomatoes.

Obviously I was a a first-timer. “You are welcome to take photographs. ” she said. That was all I needed.

There are three floors and over 75 Dealers’ Booths of everything you can think of- and then some more things you didn’t know existed in the world.

The “like items” are categorized and displayed together, so if you are into political buttons, license plates, or milk bottle collections you don’t have to dig through other stuff. It is so organized and tidy.

Right on the main street which is Seventh Avenue

The first time I ever saw JFK cards, like trading cards for baseball

Please pass the salt and pepper.

Railroad Station Roof Tile They interlocked

Not a customer

Check out all these 45s

Matchbox cars

Porcelain Asian doll

Everyone had to take typing when I was in high school.

This is just a sampling of what is available.

A biscuit tin

The Knights and Castle room is for display only, nothing is for sale in this room.

Meet Jim. If you are in need of a pun, the proprietor will help you out.

Here he is holding a business card that says “You’re worth a million to us.”

Violins anyone?

Old Radios

Vintage Cameras

Automotive Collections

Blue and white dishes

Cast Iron Pans

Coca-Cola

See how the LBJ buttons change when you move your angle

Stained glass lamps and wooden spools

Be sure to have a nice chat with Jim. As I said, he’s pretty puny.

July 26, 2014 by Ruth Categories: Antiques, Photography, vintageTags: antiques, castles, collections, JFK, knights, license plates, milk bottles, people at work, photography, political buttons, postaday, railroad, salt and pepper shakers, vintage 17 Comments

I Know Two People Who Collect These Stickers from Fruits and Vegetables

Especially if they are interesting or different. Unique.

I thought these produce stickers’ design would qualify as a keeper. Although I’m not starting a produce sticker collection today, I thought about two people I know who save them.

What do you collect?

Hey ML? Do you still save these from your fruit and veggies?

Here is what I made with the two zucchini and yellow squash.

In a large skillet sautee an onion and a couple of garlic cloves in olive oil, throw in two yellow and two green squash (cut up) then add salt and pepper and red pepper flakes. Add a bit of water and let them cook until soft. Mash up with potato masher. Boil water and cook eggy pasta noodles, drain and toss in squash sauce. Grate fresh cheese on top. I learned to cook this from Anna Fevola of La Cucina Flegrea. See the cooking class post in 2010 (from before the restaurant moved downtown to Market Square) Everything she cooks is delicious!

April 30, 2014 by Ruth Categories: Cooking and Eating, PhotographyTags: collections, fruits, kitchen, pasta, photography, postaday, produce, sticker collection, supper, vegetable, yellow squash, zuchinni 12 Comments

Angels

December 19, 2012December 19, 2012 by Ruth Categories: Photo from My Archives, PhotographyTags: angels, collections, family, music, photography, postaday 8 Comments

Forgot to Post the Pilgrim Trolls, So Ugly They’re Cute?

Trolls have a really bad name these days. The internet troll is the first to come up with a google search. UGH. The word conjures visions of creeps on the internet doing extremely negative things.

But there was a time when the word trolls meant little plastic doll with crazy hair sticking up and beady eyes-

and before that they were written about in Norse Mythology and Scandinavian Folklore.

The trolls of the rubbery type, a protruding belly with navel, glassy eyes and colorful hair were around when I was in grade school in the late 60’s.

Did a search for the origin of the troll dolls and they were created in 1959 by a Danish man, Thomas Dam. They are also called Dam dolls.

Chicago John noticed the Christmas troll, dressed as a caroler, on my Sunday breakfast table. The wikipedia post says that some people collect THOUSANDS of them. No kidding. I have a few of the Christmas ones that have been around for years and I brought them out for the grandkids who had fun with them last summer.

When I was with the family in Virginia over the Thanksgiving Holiday, my son’s in-laws had this pair of Pilgrim Trolls on the mantle. They made me laugh when I saw them.

I did turn these two so they were looking at the camera cause initially they just had eyes for one another. (scroll down)

Sounds like they are having a bit of a comeback these days with a new generation. Any troll collectors out there?

December 5, 2012December 5, 2012 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: 1959, celebration, childhood, collections, Norse Mythology, nostalgia, Scandinavian Folklore, Thanksgiving decoration, Thomas Dam, toys, travel, troll collectors, troll dolls 8 Comments

17 Years in the Making – There are Rules to Follow

1. No styrofoam in the center is allowed. Has to be a rubber band core.

2. You have to find the rubber band or be given a rubber band.

Rubber is heavy. Like a medicine ball. I was surprised by the weight of it.

This ball is so large that the newspaper rubber bands can’t fit around it. A chef donates his escarole rubber bands. Mr. Laszlo Zongor has taught a couple of young people how to start a rubber band ball the correct way.

I believe there are other rules but I can’t remember and he said to not misquote him!!

In Pittsburgh, rubber bands are called gum bands by many!

And yes, I looked it up and there is a guy who claims he has the real deal biggest authentic rubber band ball that he has stretched each band onto, individually. My friend E at work has a ball she started 11 years ago! She said she had started to buy the lettuce, pre washed in a bag and wasn’t getting those nice big fat Romaine bands lately.

I wish I had asked what motivated them to start making the rubber band ball……………….and then the commitment to “growing it”.

And a P.S. from Melinda (his wife) after viewing the post

“I think the last rule you forgot was that the rubber bands cannot be lengthened by tying one to another – each band has to fit entirely around the ball on its own. That’s the challenge at this point: finding bands that are long enough, since most will no longer work. ….Makes it somewhat self-limiting in size!”

Not sure who checks if one is following the rules but wanted to include it, since I forgot!

April 27, 2012April 28, 2012 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Bedford PA, collections, entertainment, gum bands, hobby, Laszlo Zongor, photography, postaday, rubber, rubber band ball, rubber bands, sports, travel 13 Comments

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