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Page 34 The Antique Shoppe April, 2017 Q. When cleaning out my late grandmother’s
Questions & Answers estate I found five, folded Chinese paper lanterns.

When I lifted them by a wire handle, they unfolded
revealing beautiful, hand painted floral designs.
by Anne Gilbert Inside are tiny metal candle holders. The lanterns
are in colorful yellows, pink, green, blue. On
the bottom are silk tassels. Inside the cardboard
Do you have an antique item and need more information? For a personal reply, send a photo,
history, size, any signatures with self-addressed, stamped envelope and $25 to: Ann Gilbert- bottom is printed “China.” When open they are 9”
Strawbridge, 1811 Renaissance Commons Blvd., Boynton Bch, FL 33263 long. No damage. Any idea of age and value?
—B.J., Dallas, TX
Q. I bought this adorable, pottery bunny figurine that I think is a A. You are just in time for the Chinese, February Festival of Lights.
paperweight. It is around three inches high and in good condition. No
chips. On the bottom it is marked 6160 and what look like flames Historically, paper lanterns originated in the Han dynasty, (225 AD)
surrounding reversed initials RP. Who made it, age and value? I paid used as lamps, till the invention of electric lights. They became popular
$10. decorations in America in the early 20th century. A good example was
—T.C., Lancaster, PA the 1955 movie “Picnic” showed their use. There are collectors who
would pay $50 or more, each.
A. Your bunny paperweight was made by Rookwood Pottery.
The clue to the age is the number of flames surrounding Q. My late grandmother is remembered in our family for the wonderful
the reversed RP (standing for Rookwood Pottery.) meals she prepared. She credited them to her ever growing cookbook
It was made in the 1930s. It is one of the many collection dating back to the 1920s. Included in the collection were
paper booklets and pamphlets with recipes and
types of figurines made by the Company, and
reproduced over the years. menus, often created by food companies. Any idea
The pottery was established about this paper menu booklet published in the
in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1879 by 1920s by “Woman’s World Magazine Co.,Inc.,
Maria Longworth. It produced Chicago, Ill”? —D. C., Wilmette, Illinois
not only museum quality pieces A. Your pamphlet offers a history of what was new
but an assembly line technique and popular at the time. For instance, in the 1930s,
for inexpensive mass made pieces no luncheon was complete without Jello. The next
such as yours. The good news is your generation found the recipes out of fashion and
vintage paperweight can sell in a retail usually trashed the pamphlets and booklets. These
setting for over $200. days collectors love them. Yours, even with condition issues could sell to
a collector for $50.00 or more.

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