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Page 30        The Antique Shoppe       August, 2019
         What’s Selling on eBay?




                                  by Deborah Abernethy & Mike McLeod


                                    Antique George Jones Majolica Waterlily Blossom
                                   Tall Cheese Dome, 1858. $5,3128 (31 bids, 6 bidders)
                                   Overall, it measures 14 inches tall. The bottom plate
                                   measures 11 inches in diameter. Absolutely no chips   Antique 1957 Diner, Stainless, 50’ x 16’,   which would be real estate. A diner on a
                                   or cracks. Some glazing pops and a bit of crazing.   seats 50, excellent condition, movable.   plot of land as a thriving business would
                                   DBA: The most valuable of the majolica lines are    $70,400 (76 bids, 9 bidders)    be the most expensive. A closed diner on
                                   Minton, George Jones and Wedgwood.  And the      The former Crossroads Diner was built   a parcel of land would cost less. A diner
                                   cheese dome is one of the more valuable objects in   in 1957 by the Campora Dining Car Co.,   that must be relocated can cost a lot of
                                   the majolica lines. The price is at the high end for this   Kearny, NJ. This short-lived company   money just to move. While this looks like
                                   object but not record setting.                 was started by Jerry Campora, a former   a tremendous buy, the land and the cost
                                   (Photo courtesy of eBay seller henschicksandhatpins
                                                                                  shop supervisor at Kullman Diners and   of moving this must be considered.
                                                                                  brother in law to Ralph Musi, owner   (Photo courtesy of eBay seller rgsales2.)
                                        COMING SOON                               of the Musi Dining Car Company of       Antique Post & Co. National Bell
                                                                                  Carteret, NJ. The Crossroads Diner may
                                             Our 53rd Issue!                      be the only diner built by the company.   Telephone Charles Williams Jr. Ringer
                                                                                  Despite its 62 years, the exterior exhibits   Box. $9,999 (19 bids, 13 bidders)
                                Antiques & Art Around Florida is considered       no major damage to the stainless steel   The National Bell Telephone Co. only
                                   to be the “Bible to Florida Antiquing”.        panels and trim. The interior has been   existed from March 1879 to May 1880.
                                  The new issue promises to bring exciting        well maintained with original Formica   This auction is for a patented 1880, Post
                                  new articles and features that keep our         ceilings & surfaces and terrazzo floors.  & Vo. National Bell Telephone Ringer
                                     readers returning year after year!           The steel frame undercarriage exhibits   Box. The back measures 6 1/4 in. wide
                                                                                  very little-no corrosion. Included in the  by 11 3/4 in. tall, and the box measures
                        YOU’LL FLIP                                               purchase is the intact back bar equipment,  5 3/8 in. wide by 9 5/8 in. tall by 4 3/8 in.
                         OVER OUR                                                 original cashier booth & waitress station  On the Birdseye maple front is a brass
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                           EDITION                                                and exterior neon tube lighting. The diner   label that says, “Direct Magnetic Bell,
                                                                                  is in “as is, where is” condition and must   Manuf’d for National Bell Telephone by
                                                                                  be removed from the property ASAP.   Post & Co. Cinn O.” There also is a list
                      ANTIQUES & ART AROUND FLORIDA                                 DBA:  Here is the quandary: I could   of patented dates from 1879 to 1880 and
                                                                                                                       a serial number 2643.
                         352-475-1336 • WWW.AARF.COM                              not find a diner being sold as personal                     Continued >
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