The Collectors Newsletter #1138--October 12, 2018

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1. Start a store now or place a Classified Ad! 2. Special Offers from TIAS.com sellers 3. Less than 3 months until Christmas! 4. Do you know what day it is? 5. Pinterest: New board added!
6. Follow TIAS on Twitter and Instagram! 7. Send us your story about collecting
and be eligible for a free gift 8. Identification assistance and Facebook updates 9. Newly listed items
10. Vintage Recipes
11. New On line Merchants
12. Did you know?
13. Helpful Resources For Collectors
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1. Start a store on TIAS.com or place a Classified Ad! Start today - it's easy to open your very own online antique shop with TIAS.com! There are no setup or
listing fees, and we'll even help you with a custom logo and banner at no charge! For more information, take a look at http://www.MakeAShop.com and you can start building your store at TIAS.com today. If you have questions, email us at support@tias.com.

If you don't have enough inventory for a store, and have only one or two items,
or a set of something to sell, you can take out a Classified Ad. Please visit:
https://www.tias.com/classifieds.

Click on the Sell Now button at the top of the page to get started. If you have any questions, email support@tias.com. Here are some examples of recently published Classifieds:

Antique Crystal Lamp
https://www.tias.com/classifieds/id/82

Lladro Figurine
https://www.tias.com/classifieds/id/83

Greek paper money
https://www.tias.com/classifieds/id/80
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2. Special Offers from TIAS.com sellers

Every day we publish "press releases" from our sellers who are offering special
sales, discounts on shipping, promoting special items, etc. Visit http://www.tias.com/special-offers to see the latest. Hovering over the image displays the message from that particular store. Come see what you can find!

Here are a few of the most recent press releases:

Joann's Junque
http://www.tias.com/stores/jjt
Added several silver strike gaming tokens that are .999 fine silver with a brass outer ring. They are uncirculated and enclosed in plastic protectors. This one is dated 1999.

A Date In Time
http://www.tias.com/stores/adateintime
Pre-Holiday Sale at A Date In Time! Save 20% on all orders. Specializing in Vintage Magazines, Sheet Music, Pin Ups and More. International orders welcome. Credit Cards through Paypal.

More Than McCoy
http://www.tias.com/stores/morethanmccoy
Clearance Sales & New Inventory includes: Art Pottery; McCoy; Limoges; Teacups;
Toothpick Holders; Paperweights; Victoriana; China; Linens; Spice Sets; Bookends; Art; Ironstone; Graniteware; Doorstops; Kitchen Collectibles; etc.

Midwest Emporium
http://www.tias.com/stores/mwe
Recently Added: Bell Milk Glass Light Shade w/ Yellow Band. Lighting Replacement Lampshade for Antique, Vintage or Contemporary Pendant, Chandelier,
Wall Light or Ceiling Fan Light Fixtures.

Remember, when you buy from TIAS.com you are supporting small independent merchants who sincerely appreciate your business. Your online purchase is also backed by the TIAS.com Trusted Merchant Guarantee.

Visit http://www.tias.com and use our search to shop, or shop by categories, listed on the far left of the page.

To view the most recently added items by all TIAS Merchants, please visit: http://www.tias.com/newly-listed-antiques

3. Less than 3 months until Christmas!

Everyone at TIAS believes it's never too early to shop for Christmas! With less than 3 months to go, start your shopping now! Most of the items that are for sale by the various dealers at TIAS.com are one-of-a-kind items. When they
are gone, they are gone! Don't lose out on that special item for those on your
list!
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4. Do you know what day it is?

Just to show you how versatile the inventory presented by our hundreds of sellers can be, we've been researching little-known national and world-wide "holidays" that most people aren't familiar with and matching them up with items for sale on TIAS.com.

Today is Cookbook Launch Day
The I Ran Away With The Circus Cookbook https://www.tias.com/the-i-ran-away-with-the-circus-cookbook-
677467.html [wraps]

Visit us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques to read about some of the interesting and sometimes amusing "holidays"! You don't need to have a Facebook account to view that page!

5. Be sure to visit our boards on Pinterest! https://www.pinterest.com/TIASAntiques/

TIAS.com added a new board featuring Music Boxes! You can view
it here:
https://www.pinterest.com/TIASAntiques/music-boxes/

Visit our board for examples of the October Birthstone: Opals https://www.pinterest.com/TIASAntiques/october-birthstone-opals/

Feel free to stop by and check out all of our boards and while you're there, please "follow" us! We update these boards daily.

6. TIAS.com is on Twitter!

Click here and be sure to follow us! https://twitter.com/TIASdotCOM

We've also started an Instagram page, so please be sure to follow us there too!
http://instagram.com/tiasdotcom We recently added quite a number of really unique items there! We now have a Instagram button at the top of the page at http://www.tias.com, along with the Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest buttons. --------------------------

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7. Share your story about collecting and be eligible for a free gift!

Do you have an interesting story to tell? Send your story to newsletter@tias.com and we may publish it here. If we use your story, we'll send you a handy-dandy TIAS pocket tape measure & magnifier. https://www.facebook.com/pg/TIASAntiques/videos/?ref=page_internal

Please be sure to include your name and postal mailing address when sending in your story. (Valid for US addresses only)

Here is a reprint from a previous edition of The Collectors Newsletter:

For many years I "collected" old books. At one time in had become quite an addiction. I answered an ad in our local newspaper for a set of books which I had been looking for. When I went to purchase the book set I learned that the entire contents of the house were going to be sold by way of an estate sale. There was a whole wall of shelves filled with books! I asked the woman in charge if she would give me a price on buying all of the books. She declined to do so saying that the estate sale was going to be for a full week and they would probably do well with the books. She had even had an appraiser come in to price each book. I did purchase a small table while I was there and made arrangements to return on the last day of the sale to pick it up. When I returned to pick up the table, the lady asked if I was still interested in the "wall of books". I told her I did not think so as they had been picked over for a week and most of the better ones were probably gone. However, she made me an offer I could not refuse, everything on the wall of shelves for fifty dollars. It took me two trips in a small pick-up to bring the boxes home. The
were left in a spare room for about six months before I took the time to sort through them. Box by box, book by book, some old newspapers, a small box of dress patterns, etc. I opened the box of dress patterns and pulled some out to
see if they might be real old, they were not so I sat them aside to take to the
goodwill store along with some of the books. About ten minutes later something
flashed through my mind, I remembered the lady from the estate sale had told me
the estate had belonged to a single man who had never been married. Why, I wondered would a single man have had a box of dress patterns mixed in with his books and newspapers? I retrieved the patterns and started looking a little closer. The dress patterns in the bottom of the box were shaped a little different from all the others. Upon unfolding the last four or five patterns I
found odd twenty and ten dollar bills totaling over 2,400.00 dollars! This box
had been overlooked by an appraiser, hundreds of people looking at the books for a week and now, almost thrown out. What made me take a second look? I thing the old gentleman wanted me to find his hidden treasure before it was lost forever!

8. Identification assistance and Facebook updates

If you need help identifying an object, send in-focus images to support@tias.com (no appraisals) Please include description including size, material and any markings and we'll post it to our Facebook page for help.

Remember that you can check out our Facebook page for some interesting updates.
Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques

You don't need a Facebook account to visit our page. If you do have a Facebook account please "Like" us!

Also, everyday we post a "This Date In History" story on our Facebook page, along with an item for sale on http://www.tias.com that relates to the event. We're also highlighting one item each day that we find particularly interesting
- something that's very unusual! Check it out!

9. Newly listed items for your online shopping pleasure. Stop by and check out today's fresh inventory at: TIAS.com - http://www.tias.com/showcase CollectorOnline - http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=7 AntiqueArts - http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=3 Earthling - http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=6
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10. Vintage Recipes

Email recipes@tias.com if you would like to submit a recipe.

As with collectibles, people also have very strong feelings about foods from their past. Sometimes these special recipes get lost. This section is to help
people who are looking for lost recipes from their past. If you submit a request, please include the geographical region where you tasted the recipe. If you have a vintage recipe request send it to recipes@tias.com and we might just publish it here.

"White Chocolate Cake"

INGREDIENTS
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 (1 ounce) squares white chocolate, chopped 1/2 cup hot water
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
1 cup buttermilk

Frosting
6 (1 ounce) squares white chocolate, chopped 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 cup milk
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the 2 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In small saucepan, melt 6 ounces white chocolate and hot water over low heat. Stir until smooth, and allow to cool to room temperature. In a large bowl, cream 1 cup butter and 1 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well with
each addition. Stir in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk. Mix in melted
white chocolate and 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
Pour batter into two 9 inch round cake pans. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
To make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine 6 ounces white chocolate, 2 1/2 tablespoons flour and 1 cup milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is very thick. Cool completely. In large bowl, cream 1 cup butter, 1 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat until light and fluffy. Gradually add cooled white chocolate mixture. Beat at high speed until it is the consistency of whipped cream. Spread between layers, on top and sides of cake.


TIAS.com merchants have thousands of cookbooks for sale! You can
see them here: http://www.tias.com/books/cooking/

Be sure to check out our vintage kitchen collectibles section online at: http://www.tias.com/showcase/1/Kitchen_Collectibles/1.html --------------------------

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11. New Online Merchants
Be sure to check out all of the fresh inventory offered by these new merchants that just opened a store at TIAS.com. and please don't forget the rest of our merchants. Your support goes a long way in helping our merchants. You can see
them all here: http://www.tias.com/new-merchants

Antiques & Collectibles by Joanne
https://www.tias.com/stores/joanner/
"Antiques & Collectibles by Joanne" brings over 40 years of experience to the world of collecting. Please come in and experience an enjoyable journey through the mists of time and peruse our diversified and interesting assortment
of memorabilia.

Peacock Farm Collectibles
https://www.tias.com/stores/peacockfarm/
Welcome to Peacock Farm Collectibles. I have been a dealer since 2005 with a high degree of knowledge in Limoges, RS Prussia, Royal Doulton, Moorcroft, antique linens, one of a kind artist bears, Steiff bears, Nippon and vintage clothing.

Ye Olde Potluck Shoppe
https://www.tias.com/stores/pinkybears/
Welcome to my Store. I have been a dealer for 30 years going to many Antique markets. As the name implies my shop is a Potluck of inventory. I guarantee your satisfaction with a 7-day money back guarantee and we accept Visa & Mastercard thru Paypal.

PLM Memorabilia + Relics
https://www.tias.com/stores/plmckenry/
Welcome to the PLM store. A great place for interesting memorabilia and relics.
Most items are shipped FREE, usually within 24 hours of receiving payment. Guaranteed fast and reliable service.

Mae's Antiques & Collectibles
https://www.tias.com/stores/maes
Welcome to Mae's Antiques and Collectibles. My inventory includes glass, porcelain, pottery, jewelry, art, books, vintage comic books, metalware, paintings and vintage clothes. My prices include the cost of shipping and handling. We accept credit cards through PayPal.
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12. Did you know . . . . this about TIAS.com?

You can shop by category! On the left side of any screen on TIAS.com (including
the individual stores), you'll find a list
of Categories.

TIAS.com has an "Advanced Search" feature to help narrow down your search results. Just use the SEARCH box at the top of any TIAS.com page, you'll see a link to "Advanced search", or bookmark this link for easy access: http://www.tias.com/search.php

TIAS.com has a page available so that you can send emailed vintage postcard messages to friends and family. Take a look at our selection here: http://www.tias.com/cards/

TIAS.com provides a directory which lists over 2300 clubs related to Antiques and Collectibles? You can search by name, website name, type or description, as
well as alphabetically. Take a look here: http://bit.ly/1BN65Sl If you head up an antiques and collectibles club, feel free to register it today!

13. Helpful Resources:
a) Find an antiques or collectibles club. Nearly 2000 different clubs listed. Take a look at:
http://www.tias.com/cgi-bin/clubs.cgi
b) What's it worth? Try Kovels' online price guide to over 600,000 antiques and
collectibles. It can be found online at http://www.kovels.com
c) Sell Antiques & Collectibles online with us at: http://www.MakeAShop.com
d) Here's a link to the page where you can research backstamps/marks on the back of your item. http://www.kovels.com/marks/pottery-porcelain-marks.html

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Please note that stories and recipes from readers are not checked for accuracy.
They may be edited prior to publication. For questions or comments, you can reach us at support@TIAS.com
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