Vintage match safes and Skywater furniture relics revived
Early matches spurred risk and storage solutions with 1840s match safes for pocket or table use and ridged striking surfaces. Skywater furniture, designed in the 1940s by Elizabeth Scheu and Winston Close, inspired a two room cabin on the St. Croix River with birch plywood pieces sold by Minnesota Historical Society.
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Skywater
Minneapolis
Elizabeth Scheu
Winston Close
St. Croix River
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Schell
Close
Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul
Apply Dimension for crabgrass control through May
The guidance explains using Dimension based products for crabgrass prevention with pre and post emergence effects, scalable through May. It notes when to apply for cool and warm season lawns, how to judge timing by leaf growth, and that no repeat application is needed if rates are correct. It also lists other summer annuals controlled and provides contact details for the Kansas State University Douglas County Master Gardener Hotline.
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Puritan
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Sears
Griswold Manufacturing Co
Erie
Favorite Stove & Range Co
Piqua
Ohio
Griswold
Favorite
Addi
Master Gardeners to Host 1999 Area Garden Tour
The Douglas County Master Gardeners sponsored by K State Research and Extension announce a June 5 and 6 garden tour honoring retiring Extension Director Dennis D. Bejot. A June 4 reception at Deal Six Auditorium will run 5 to 8 p.m. This event features 11 private gardens across eight sites plus demonstration gardens and exhibits. Tickets are 8 in advance, 10 at the door, with proceeds aiding horticulture education and the arboretum restoration. information at 843-7058.
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Kstate Research and Extension
Douglas County
Deanne Lenhart
K-State Research and Extension
Dennis D. Bejot
Bejot
Extension Center
Deal Six
Harper
Fairgrounds
Garden open day at Back in Thyme Gardens
Back in Thyme Gardens owned by Richard and Nancy Smith hosts a spring Open Garden day on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The display garden features antique roses iris herbs and native plants at 24874 Linwood Rd northeast of Lawrence in Leavenworth County.
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Thyme Gardens
Richard and
Nancy Smith
Yesteryear
Leavenworth
Thyme
Linwood Rd
Lawrence
Teepee Junction
Linwood Road
Current prices at antique shows and related venues
Current prices are recorded from antique shows, flea markets, sales and auctions across the United States. Prices vary by location due to local economic conditions. Items listed include a Crocker Cookbook dinner for two 1958 edition at $3, Cambridge plate $30, Higbee candy dish $40, Coca Cola marker $100, Dream Of Jeannie game $135, crewel stocking $225, Kelva humidor $375, gilt cigars marker $375, Golden Rule grinder $440, Florence Knoll credenza $805, Chad Valley pirate doll $1,210.
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Unites States
Crocker
Jeannie
Milton Bradley
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Kovels
Lawrence Journal-World
King Features Syndicate
E. 45Th St
New York
Duke University
Wedgwood
Etruria
England
Jones McDuffee & Stratton Co
Boston
Josi
Ah Wedgwood & Sons
Jones, McDuffee and Stratton
Boston Company
U.S
Kovel
Beachwood
Cowes Sylphore Inc. Phore
Gene Harris
Iowa
Journal-World
Youth Services Center
Www
Kansashealth.org
Florence Knoll
Chad Valley
Ae Antists
Me Reed
Sunflower
Wakarusa
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