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Antique collecting
How to have fun without getting stung
BY HARRIETT DAVIDSON
“Anything very old.”
That’s how the dictionary
defines an “antique.” But to
many people, antiques are
much more than that. They are
special objects to be sought out,
collected, treasured. They
sometimes cost large amounts
of money, and some feel they
are worth traveling to the ends
of the earth to obtain.
Why all this feeling for
inanimate objects? Perhaps
just because they are from an
earlier time, a bygone day. Or
perhaps because they are
valuable and, to some, a sign of
prestige. Or maybe the sheer
fun of collecting them lures
people to become interested
Whatever the reason,
collecting old objects is a
popular practice, and although
you may think it common only
among mansion and Rolls
Royce owners, all sorts of
people get involved.
The first step in collecting,
according to antique expert
Jimmy tAack makes
meaningful music
A REVIEW BY
HARRIETT DAVIDSON
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for conveying many messages
through his songs. Jimmie
Mack’s lyrics can be compared
to those of Jackson Brown.
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listener, and many are sad and
unsettling.
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album begins side one. “Ain’t
Gonna Make It,” which
features Mack on the guitar
is an effective study of someone
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Bernice Ozburn of Carrollton, is
to start simple. “Start with
something small. I began by
collecting old plates. Then I
worked up to china, then to a
few pieces of furniture, and
finally the larger pieces of
furniture.”
The smaller objects are less
expensive and easier to find.
Mrs. Ozburn, who was a con
sultant for the Tifton Agrirama,
a museum for antiques,
recommends china, small
tables and chairs, and dolls.
“Antique dolls are the most
commonly collected item.
Almost every collector has a
few,” says Mrs. Ozburn.
After you decide what kind of
object you want to collect,
where you can find what you’re
looking for becomes important.
“The best places would be the
antique flea markets,” says
Mrs. Ozburn.
These flea markets have a
variety of items on display and
you may have the chance to
bargain for what you want.
about to give up. Sings Mack,
“Drank a bottle of wine alone -
and by myself to boot - Fell
down 20 steps and landed - in a
wino’s suit... Ain’t gonna make
it.”
“On the Corner,” the title cut,
follows. Again Mack’s skillful
guitar playing is highlighted,
along with Greg Deepe on the
keyboards.
Other standout tracks include
“On the Ice” and “Subway.”
The latter is a very descriptive,
fast-moving piece about riding
“beneath the streets.” Even if
you’ve never ridden a subway,
after listening you’ll feel as
though you have.
Jimmie Mack is backed by
three fine musicians: Tom
Morrongiello, guitar; Greg
Deepe, keyboards; and John
Gianoulis, drums. Mack keeps
his songs fairly simple,
avoiding the repetitive choruses
found so often in today’s music.
“On the Corner” is not a great
album, but it is a good one, and
certainly worth taking time to
listen to.
Album supplied for review by
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But knowing what you want
and where to buy it isn’t all you
need to know. You must be able
to spot the true antique. Mrs.
Ozburn attributes much of her
knowledge of antiques to books.
“Books are the best source,”
she says. “I have 110 books on
antiques. Of course you learn by
trial and error, too. Once you
get stung, you become very
careful.”
She has some tips to keep the
beginner from “getting stung.”
For furniture, she recommends
studying the finish and con
struction and “seeing how the
pieces are joined together.”
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There are also things you can
collect that don’t require any
knowledge of antiques. You can
put away just about any item
found today, and in the future
you will have a very valuable
object. For example, if your
grandfather kept the operator
manual for his car, it may be
worth $25 today. Old issues of
“The Saturday Evening Post”
bring $lB, and watches with the
Lone Ranger emblem inside go
for SBS. And as the years pass,
their value goes up.
“Antiques are a very good
investment, if they are bought
at a good price to begin with,”
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says Mrs. Ozburn. “Antiques
have, in the last three years,
doubled in price.”
Aside from the money aspect
of collecting antiques, there is
the joy you get from building
your collection. Also, clubs are
formed on the basis of a com
mon interest in a certain type of
antique; antique car clubs and
doll collectors clubs are some
examples.
Some people see collecting
antiques as a way to keep at
least a bit of the past from
slipping away completely. It is
a way of saving a little of the
past for the future.
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