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Show museum devoted to the humble potato A YOUD HARDLY think the potato a monumental topic, but theres a whole museum in devoted to arPennsylvania tifacts and collectibles of the humble tuber. price the jug between and $150 $200. ACCORDING TO THE book (available with separate price guide for $17.45 postpaid from Locust Enterprises, W174 N9422 Devonwood Rd Menomonee Falls, Wis. 53051),, these stoneware potatoes were made as display pieces for the Great Northern Railroad, which used them in its dining cars to Curator Thomas Hughes will consider purchasing any potato-relateitems should you care to write him at the Potato Museum, P.0. Box 420, Wycombe, Pa. 18980. Enclose a description or photos of whatever potato items you wish to sell or donate and an addressed, stamped envelope for a reply. d its baked Idaho promote Potatoes. Because the stoneware potatoes are not marked, they are sometimes thought to be folk art pieces. One of the most fascinating potato collectibles is a stoneware. jug shaped like an Idaho potato, pictured in Red Wing Potters and Their Wares, by Gary and Bonnie Tefft, who Countless of types d d stroyers, potato sorting planters, washers and countless diggers. A rather interesting item was a combination potato masher, steak pounder and ice breaker invented by H.P. Stichter of Pottsville, Pa., who received a patent for the machines, potato , mashers and peelers have been manufactured, such as the Ham-linit- e Peeler, patented July 20, 1920. The Hamlinite Peeler is a device on Nov. 28, 1871. Another device was a double-heademasher that worked on a spring-typ- e plunger principle when pushed up and down. Other potato items include burlap sacks with various potato-relatelogos or company names, as well as bag tags and There are hooked potato tools, such as potato hocks resembling rakes, with bent heads fashioned from four tines attached to long wooden handles. Potato scoops that looked like shovels had heads of wire attached to horizontal steel bands or binding at the bottom that were set into socket plates attached to wooden handles at the other end. There are also wire potato baskets for boiling spuds. Tne peeler is filled with a coarse sandpaperlike substance that acts as a rasp to scrape away the potato skin. If it werent for the embossed name and patent date, one would have a difficult time determining what it is and how it was used. It sold for a pittance when it was new, but today it would have a value of $25 to $30 to collectors of kitchen items. PATENTED PIECES relating to the potato include potato bug cleaners, collectors and de- g little device, 4V2 inches long and 2 Vi inches wide. It resembles an elliptical tin strange-lookin- cookie cutter with a small handle on top and fluted edging. Photo Questions How to safeguard your camera equipment by Tony Spina Knight-Ridde- Q. With all the camera theft that's happening. 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If youre going ' some of the branch in the picture,' by plane, take the camera Along or, even better, get a closeup of the branch with a brilliant tree in full with you as carry-oluggage, because there may be some good color in the background, giving the shots from the air. And if you put it picture some depth with a three- in your baggage, it could get roughed up. Dont leave your camera in your hotel room. If you cant take it with you, it would be much' safer to check it at the desk in, the. hotel. Locking it in a fitted camera case is not a safety measure, as a thief can take off with it much easier than with just the camera. If you feel the desk is not safe, try locking it in your large suitcase. Make a list of the serial numbers and carry them with you in your wallet; in the event of theft, you can immediately report it to the. police. Q. Can you give me some tips on how to photograph leaves in color? 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