Scheduled Features For 2010
Harry L. Rinker
Harry L. Rinker is an icon in the arena of antiques and collectibles. He will be available both days of the show for free appraisals and is well-known for his nationally syndicated antiques and collectibles radio call-in show, Whatcha Got? that airs on Sunday morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM Eastern Time.
Rinker specializes in providing appraisal, consulting, editorial, educational, media, personal appearance, research, and writing services in the antiques and collectibles field.
Harry is a frequent television and radio guest. His television credits include Oprah, Home Matters, Martha Stewart Living, Inside Edition, Wall Street Journal Report, the NBC-TV Today show, the ABC-TV Good Morning America show, the CBS This Morning Show and Sunday Morning, CNBC-TV Market Rap, and MPT Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser, along with many regional and local talk shows. “Rinker on Collectibles,” a weekly syndicated column, appears in trade papers and daily periodicals from coast to coast. For more about Harry visit www.harryrinker.com
The Blue Mountain Antique Gas & Steam Engine Association
The popular old-time engine organization is based in Bangor, PA. They will be displaying early 20th Century engines and farm equipment. “We love to talk about them,” Blue Mountain’s Alan Ruschman remarked, noting that club members plan to bring gas engines that date mostly from 1900 to 1940 and will be on hand to demonstrate the workings of the machines. The group was formed in 1971 by people who had a common interest in restoring and preserving antique agricultural machinery and industrial equipment in order to educate about the past and instill appreciation for the future. This is an enjoyable show that has received much acclaim. For more information about the Blue Mountain Antiques Gas & Steam Engine Association visit their website www.jacktown.com
Michael Hartnett
“Broken Things Fixed” Art Conservator, Michael Hartnett, will be at the show both days to receive broken or damaged ceramic items for repair and to discuss the care and conservation of antiques and collectibles. Dubbed the “Art Doctor” in an article that appeared in The Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s largest newspaper, Hartnett has restored more than 8,000 objects since 1980. He maintains a conservation studio in Stanhope, NJ. While he specializes in the restoration of ceramics, he also works in a glass and other mediums in a variety of decorative and functional forms. Hartnett has restored objects from a wide variety of makers from Europe and Asia to American art pottery, antiques and collectibles. His work for the Rockefeller family is displayed at the Museum of the City of New York. He is a gifted speaker and has given lectures and presentations for AARP and many historical and cultural organizations and art associations. This is a rare opportunity to see a master at work. www.hartnettartstudio.com
Cloggers
The Lehigh Valley Cloggers was founded in 1990 for the specific purpose of promoting the American Step Dance known as "clogging." Clogging is an American folk dance that has its origins in the southern Appalachian mountains of the United States of America. It is lively and energetic and goes to the heart of American folk dancing. Clogging has enjoyed a resurgence of popularity since its revival in the late 1970's and early 1980's. Members range in age from 5 to 76. The group performs to a variety of music including traditional bluegrass, Irish, polka, modern country, and pop. The Lehigh Valley Cloggers is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. The group is always received with tremendous enthusiasm and promises to be a high point of entertainment at this year’s show. www.lehighvalleycloggers.com
Bob Garay
Bob Garay is considered by many the definitive authority on the history, restoration, and use of antique tools. As president of CRAFTS, the New Jersey antique tool club with over 450 members, he has written many articles for the Tool Shed, a popular publication of CRAFTS. Garay served as a consultant for the History Channel’s “The Toolbox,” an educational series on the history of tools, and was recently a featured guest on WNTI radio show “Value This” with Brian & Leon. His extensive collection of antique tools and in depth knowledge on the subject has created a demand for his presentations of their history and use. A display of rare and unique tools will be a major part of Bob Garay’s lecture. http://www.craftsofnj.org
Lisa Wilkins and Chuck Winch
Lisa Wilkins and Chuck Winch are Civil War musicians who dress in period attire as they sing and perform on period musical instruments or authentic reproductions for their historical performances. Their music comes from the heart of the American experience and brings reality to a life that is gone but never forgotten. A concert with Lisa and Chuck is a step back in time, a look at how people in the Civil War era spent their day and raised their voices in song, both reflecting and defying the sorrow of the times. Considered a musical documentary, their shows are both entertaining and informative. Lisa goes so far as to play the “rhythm bones,” a lost folk art musical instrument comprised of animal bones that create a rolling rhythm. Rhythm bone was popular during the Civil War with men, but never with women, at least not while the men were around. Wilkins and Winch have two CD albums, “No Glory Here Today” and “No Longer Gray or Blue.” Audiences leave the performance feeling that they have, at least for a little while, lived the history that they have before only read about in history books. Visit www.plumrunmusic.com
Wade Nulton
Wade Nulton is a second generation crystal and glass repair expert. Wade will do on-site repairs on Waterford Crystal, Lalique, Baccarat, Steuben, Depression Glass, Marbles, Paperweights, Moser and Swarovski Crystal. He can repair a stem on a broken wine glass, remove chips from the rim of a glass, and works on any number of articles. As a master of his craft, he can also drill holes in glass, grind, polish and modify an existing piece of glass to suit a particular need. He is often commissioned by designers to utilize existing glasses, bowls and other such items to turn them into unique lampshades and other items of artistic distinction. www.wademnulton.com
Collectible Cards
David Lowe is a 20 year veteran in the field of Baseball Tobacco and Chewing Gum Card collecting. His vast collection of 250,000 American and European cards covers virtually every conceivable subject category. He has both complete sets and individual cards dating as early as 1887 up to when cards ceased to be made in 1939. He also has complete sets of modern day baseball trading cards. David will be sharing his extensive knowledge and collection with a fascinating lecture on the “History of Tobacco Cards” that will cover everything a collector needs to know with topics that include, The Do’s and Don’ts of Collecting, How to Acquire a “Smart” Collection, and How to Tell a Fraud from a Genuine Card. David has a wide selection of unique examples to share with his audience. This is a rare opportunity to learn from an expert in this fascinating and often misunderstood area of collecting and to see “up close and personal” rare cards that may never be seen again.
John Simone - Old Time Watch and Clock Shop
John Simone from the Old Time Watch and Clock Shop is a second generation expert in the restoration and repair of vintage timepieces. With over 60 years of family experience, a Master Class Certification and a certification from the NAWCC School of Horology, John will be accepting clocks and watches for repair. He will be displaying vintage clocks and watches and lecturing on the finer points of collecting. www.oldtimewatchshop.com
American Color Woolens
Rug hooking veterans “Two Old Crows” and “Blue Tulip” are teaming up to present and demonstrate rug hooking and related items. They have created a line of custom designed and milled woolens that personifies the word “finery” for even the most discriminating. www.twooldcrowsnj.com and www.thebluetulipwoolery.com
Brad Sears Fine Woodworking
Brad is an exceptional woodturner and demonstrator specializing in environmentally
friendly single and multi-axis lidded boxes, hollow forms, wooden bowls, carved
horns, and other lathe-turned work made from local trees lost to storms or
destined for the woodpile. He is a member of the American Association of Woodturners,
the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, the Pocono Arts Council, and the Lehigh
Valley Woodturners. http://www.turningarts.com
Magic Metal Blacksmithing
Ivan Raupp’s work is legendary. Those who have seen his work will tell you that he is “in a class by himself.” Raupp works on a Buffalo forge over an open fire and is dedicated to preserving the ancient art of blacksmithing. As an anthropologist his depth of knowledge of the history of blacksmithing is impressive. He will be lecturing and demonstrating while creating artistic hand-wrought designs in hooks, forks, skewers, and many other forms. His designs are imaginative but remain true to period traditions of the craft. The beauty of Raupp’s work is that it is not only “old world” but also translates into practical designs for today’s modern lifestyle.
http://hstrial-MagicMetals.homestead.com