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Our Day With the Gordon Henderson Family at the Rose Bowl Flea Market: A Rusty Key and a Flammable Ashtray
On Sunday, 2/10/13, we chaperoned the Gordon Henderson Family to the Rose Bowl Flea Market. Gordon had advertised on Public Radio Station KPCC, 89.3, for a chaperone and ultimately chose me! My mission was to keep them from buying anything “large and dumb”. Last time they went, they came home with a big blue sofa. The weather was great, the crowds were out, and we roamed among the very diverse offerings of the Flea Market. They admired a large model ship, shown in the adjacent photo, but decided against it. We found a dealer who had a lot of very interesting really old items. Gordon’s daughter purchased a rusty skeleton key, which he tells me she is wearing on a string around her neck. What a great idea! Adjacent to a booth with lots … Read entire article »
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Our Day With the Gordon Henderson Family at the Rose Bowl Flea Market: A Rusty Key and a Flammable Ashtray
On Sunday, 2/10/13, we chaperoned the Gordon Henderson Family to the Rose Bowl Flea Market. Gordon had advertised on Public Radio Station KPCC, 89.3, for a chaperone and ultimately chose me! My … Read more »
Pam Johnson Chaperones Gordon Henderson Family at Rose Bowl Flea Market
Gordon Henderson, contributor to KPCC Offramp put out a radio call for HELP! His wife regularly attends the Rose Bowl Flea Market and brings home big, ugly stuff they don’t need. … Read more »
Babe Ruth Comes to the Goebel Senior Center Antiques Bazaar!
Two lovely ladies brought a treasured collection to the Antique Evaluations at the Goebel Senior Center Antiques … Read more »
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Antique French Style Settee – Blue Velvet Settee
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Pam Johnson Chaperones Gordon Henderson Family at Rose Bowl Flea Market
Gordon Henderson, contributor to KPCC Offramp put out a radio call for HELP! His wife regularly attends the Rose Bowl Flea Market and brings home big, ugly stuff they don’t need. … Read entire article »
Babe Ruth Comes to the Goebel Senior Center Antiques Bazaar!
Two lovely ladies brought a treasured collection to the Antique Evaluations at the Goebel Senior Center Antiques Bazaar on Sunday, January 27, 2013. Their father, Clarence, worked as a teenager at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he had the opportunity to meet many celebrities. Fortunately for these ladies, one of them was Babe Ruth! They have a photograph of The … Read entire article »
Christmas at Belle Antiques!
The Holiday Season is here and Belle Antiques is ready to help you with gifts and decorations! We are packed with glass, silver, china, linens and the unique and interesting items that you always find here. It’s been quite cold and we always have coffee and hot cider to warm you up. We are happy to help you find what you need or … Read entire article »
Atttend an Antique Class
Pam Johnson will be teaching an Antique Class, including Buying Antiques, beginning Friday, September 14, at 1:00 p.m., for 6 Fridays, at the Goebel Senior Center in Thousand Oaks, California. The series of classes is $30 per person and is open to ages 18+. The class will be tailored to the interests of the students with areas of study to be … Read entire article »
NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY, RUGS AND KACHINAS……OH MY!
Often I am asked to go to people’s homes to do antique evaluations. Rarely .do I have an experience like the one I had one evening this week! Last Saturday, a very nice gentleman came into my store and asked me to evaluate a piece of Chinese cloisonne, which I did, and he said that he had a house full of … Read entire article »
Antique Evaluations, Sunday, March 18, 2012
We had a great day of Antique Evalutions on Sunday, March 18, 2012, despite rain, wind, March Madness and the L.A. Marathon. We saw many wonderful items today, including: Our consignor, Mi Sun Cho, brought in a fabulous set of antique Italian silver filigree floral jewelry, including a necklace, earrings, bracelet and brooch, that came down to her in her family. We … Read entire article »
VICTORIAN SILVER PLATE
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WHAT IS VASELINE GLASS? PART 3 – PRESSED GLASS
When you ask “What is vaseline glass?”, most people probably think of the oldest and most popular type of vaseline glass or uranium glass – pressed glass. The earliest American vaseline glass was EAPG – Early American Pressed Glass. It was generally made in table sets (sugar, cream, butter, spooner) and was in a recognized pattern whose name often described its appearance (button … Read entire article »
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Vaseline Glass Stemware, Iced Teas or Waters, Set of 3, Needle Etched In answering the question, “what is vaseline glass”, we need to look at the different types of glass that was infused with uranium dioxide to create fluorescence under ultraviolet light. As pictured here, vaseline glass was often blown into a huge variety of beautiful shapes in stemware and other tableware, … Read entire article »

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