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Show ) IQS Tbc SaJtlake Tribune, I - , Sunday, February 16. 1986 if t t . Antiques ! Build it yourself with patterns r by Anita Cold j Chicago Tribune Writer Three boards can be transformed into this pine hutch 12-fo- ot Q. an electric cigarette lighter. The ashtray has all its parts and is m good condition. How can I find out when it was made, about how many were made and whether it has any value? A. Because of the current resto- by Steve Ellingson THIS ELEGANT PINE HUTCH IS THE PERFECT cabinet for those of us living in homes where display space is at a premium. It stands approximately 5 feet tall and is only 2 V feet wide, yet offers plenty of room on its three tiered shelves. The two drawers are perfect for holding cloth napkins or placemats, while the storage compartment on the bottom will hold your serving pieces. It can be economically built from three pieces of lumber along with some flathead wood screws, sandpaper, p glue and the hardware of your choice. Our plans are so complete, even a novice can successfully build this e project! Just trace the pattern parts onto wood, saw out, and follow the assembly instructions. Exploded diagrams and detailed drawings are also included. step-by-ste- full-siz- To obtain the Welsh Cabinet, Pattern 141, please send For a variety of four hutch patterns, including 141, d and open-face- d plus a buffet as well as both $3.95. glass-fronte- corner styles, order C26, Hutch Packet, $6.95. Prices include postage and prompt handling. Also available is our Patterns for Better Living catalog, picturing over 700 woodworking and handicraft projects $2.95. California residents please add 6 percent sales tax. Send check or money order to Steve Ellingson, co The Salt Lake Tribune, P.O. Box 2383, Van Nuys, CA FH 91409-238- The home workshop The most common nail is the common nail by Larry Eisinger ' 6 4d PENNY PENNY 10 16 PENNY PENNY 20d 30d 40d 50d 60d LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF different nails made for specific types of nails exist but the most widely used nail in purposes home construction and remodeling is the common nail. Drawn from steel with a point at one end and a flat head on the other, common nail sizes range frdm 4 penny to 60 pen-n- Q. Arefigural candy containers made of material other than glass collectible? I have some plastic examples of different shapes. A. Figural candy containers made of clear, milk or mercury glass, lithographed tin, papier ma-chcardboard, plastic, bisque and ceramic are all collectible. Value, of course, depends on shape, age, condition, rarity and desirability. Some collectors believe its a good idea to obtain new examples offered on the market. One recently offered is a charming, American-made, miniature white ceramic Fannie May candy basket with a bow on its handle. It is available at Fannie May outlets for $5. The basket (which has the Fannie May name on it) is representative of the original one in which candy was first sold by H. Teller Archibald, who founded the firm in Chicago around 1915 and opened the first Fannie May retail shop at 11 N. LaSalle St. in 1920. To contact candy container collectors, write the Candy Container Collectors of America, P.O. Box 1088, Washington, Pa. 15301, enclosing an addressed, stamped envelope. A years membership is door-to-do- 8- -, As a reader service, Eisinger Communications, Inc. has published two hardcover books on Carpentry and Plumbing. With hun- - - ration project, there is a tremendous interest in the Statue of Liberty and its memorabilia. On Jan. 2 at a Robert W. Skinner auction of Americana (at Bolton Gallery, Rt. 117, Bolton, Mass. 01740.) a large Currier & Ives print, published in 1885, entitled The Great Bartholdi Statue, Liberty Enlightening the World, was expected to bring $300 to $500 but sold for $1,200. Many old Statue of Liberty-relate- d pieces were on display at Christies, 502 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. Images of Liberty: Models and Reductions of the Statue of Liberty, is $18 postpaid or $15 at the exhibition. Proceeds will benefit the Statue of Liberty-Elli- s Island Foundation. The catalog was prepared by the coordinator of the show, Edward L. Kallop Jr., a leading authority on the Statue of Liberty, and to whom you may write in care of Christies. Please enclose a photo of the piece and an addressed, stamped e, Incidentally, the sign for penny is the letter d and how this designation evolved is ques- tionable. Some researchers conclude the penny designation was conceived in England centuries ago when 100 nails cost nails cost tenpence, sixpence, 100 etc. But a more plausible explanation relates nails weight weight to size, with 1000 just about 10 pounds. In home remodeling you should be able to identify the most widely used nails. Of the 14 different size common nails illustrated, you will probably have occasion to use only four 10- - and sizes, the 6- -, The nail is probably the most widely used because it is the choice for nailing subflooring and toenailing studs to base or ceiling plates. Note in the illustration that each stud requires two nails on each side driven at an angle. The nail just a half-inc- h longer than the 8d cousin, is used for end nailing partitions when they are built on the floor and tilted up in place. Much easier than toenailing each stud in the vertical position! I have a standing ashtray with the figure of the Statue of Liberty as the post between the base and the top. The torch lights up and the piece also has $15. dreds of photos and drawings, these books will help you do a better job. If you are not completely satisfied, your money will be refunded. Each book is priced at $3.95, plus 70 cents shipping. Send $4.65 for each book to Home Workshop, co The Salt Lake Tribune, Box Staten Island, N.Y. 10314. Make check payable to Eisinger Communications, Inc. Also available for $3 plus a large is an eight-pag- e stamped envelope illustrated brochure on Home Telephone Installation Tips. 158, (Readers can write to Anita Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michigan A ve., Chicago 60611. Selected questions will appear in her column. The volume of mail makes individual replies Gold, l I j j j S |
