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♦ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2007
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Have yourself a retro little Christmas
Nostalgia plays a big part
in what kind of things people
want to buy in the antique
store or online. Objects like
&
Jillinda Falen
Antiques
ful memories and having
those items in your home
can give you those “warm
fuzzy” feelings. Sometimes
those “warm fuzzy” memo
ries can override the fact
that those items sure were
ugly or strange! The item
I am talking about today
is those old aluminum
Christmas trees!
If the “space age modern”
50’s, furniture and decorat
ing took an angular, shiny
and clean line look. The
use of aluminum was very
popular. (Remember those
bright colored aluminum
cups and pitcher grandma
had!?) The old fashioned
evergreen Christmas tree
was then considered passe,
or outdated. Everyone
wanted the shiny aluminum
Christmas tree! These trees
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ushered in the whole “arti
ficial Christmas tree craze”.
The tree branches were a
feathery shredded aluminum
branch (wrapped in paper
sleeves which you would
remove) and were inserted
into a silver painted trunk.
Several companies made
the aluminum Christmas
tree including, Evergleam,
Sparkler, Silver Forest and
many others. People would
hang aluminum ornaments
on the trees to also reflect
color and light. Electric
lights were not used on these
trees. Folks were afraid if
the lights shorted out that
the metal tree would shock
you!
The most important part
of the tree was the magic
color wheel. The housing
on the color wheel was usu
ally bullet shaped or a white
metallic flake cone shape and
contained a super big light
bulb up to 1500 watts! You
would set the color wheel
under or behind the tree
depending on what style of
color wheel it was. Some
color wheels were part of
the stand and would revolve
the tree and/or play music.
The color wheel was usu
ally divided into 4 colors;
red, blue yellow and green.
Different models would have
more or less colors but the
effects were the same. The
motor would turn the color
wheel thus reflecting the col
ors off of that shiny alumi
the ones
grandma
used to
have or
use or
things
or toys
that you
remem
ber from
your
child
hood
bring
back
wonder-
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Noon Optimists have new leader
Past President Toni Ballinger, left, presents
Warner Robins Noon Optimist Club gavel to
Rodney Wilson who has been elected to serve
as the new club president for 2007/2008. He is
a principle with SP Design Group Architects
and Engineers. The Noon Optimist Club has
been supporting the youth of Warner Robins
for 56 years. It is the oldest civic club in the city,
having been chartered October 1, 1951. The
club meets every Thursday at Ryan’s. Contact
Wilson at 477-7465 for information on becom
ing a “Friend of Youth”.
COMMUNITY
num tree! Ooooh, Aaaaah!
Some of the color wheels
color sections were made of
a type of cellophane and the
heat from the lamp would
cause the wheel to turn. If
for some reason the color
wheels stopped turning, that
hot lamp would melt the
color panel! This was true of
the hard plastic color wheels
as well.
You are in luck if you have
one of these beauties! They
are very popular again and
sell for between $45-S2OO on
Ebay depending on size and
condition! The color wheels
bring S4O-$75 depending on
style and condition. Having
the original boxes also adds
to the value. Everything
old is new again! It always
amazes me what things
come in and out of style
again. Look for those old
aluminum trees in your
attic or garage, they can be
hidden treasures! Happy
Collecting!
Join me on Saturday Dec.
1 from 8 - 5 at 185 Terrell
Road in Elko for a great
moving/estate sale in one of
the prettiest log homes in
Middle Georgia.
Jillinda Falen is the for
mer owner of Carrie Lynn’s
Antiques and has been buy
ing and selling antiques for
23 years. She is a licensed
Raaltor and estate liquida
tions specialist. You can
contact her via email at
falen@windstream.net.
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Friends and family applaud Bobby Glover.
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Councilman Bobby Glover is surrounded by family, including, from left, front row,
grandchildren Reagyn, Amaris and Vincent Glover; back row, daughter-in-law
Shetanda Glover, wife Lossie Glover, son Eric Glover, Councilman Glover, and sister
in-law Mary Strickland.
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Peggy Davis commends’
Councilman Glover.
Councilman
honored
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