Antiques are reminders of old and forgotten ways of life; CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions. Celro-Kola bottle: circa 1910: $35. Old Man River whiskey shot glass: aluminum, collapsible, embossed with black man playing banjo: $45. Pewter beaker: English, tulip-shaped, incised rim, circular foot, 4 inches, circa 1825: $110. Magilla Gorilla pull toy: vinyl figure sits on yellow plastic wagon, red wheels: $125. Napkin ring: silver-plate, lion resting on base, ring on back: $150. Royrcroft bookends: hammered copper, repousse flowers, orb mark, 81 2 x 53 4 inches: $210. Chanel belt: gilt metal, with green and carnelian stones, 1980s: $230. Victorian parlor table: walnut with burl veneer, white marble top, paper label, James Moriarty & Bro., Ohio, 22 x 30 inches: $325. Coverlet: pieced and appliqued, cotton, quilted, red, white, blue and yellow, bars pattern, six American flags with five white stars, 1920, 84 x 771 4 inches: $800. International Time Recorder clock: oak with metal highlights, Endicott, N.Y., patented May 19, 1908, bell rings when you check in, key wind, 481 2 x 701 2 inches: $1,100.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | September 15, 1996| | Copyright

Antiques are not just beautiful objects to be admired. They often tell part of the story of how life was lived in the past.

The sugar chest a large wooden box, sometimes on a floor- standing base was a popular furniture form in the southern United States in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was an attractive piece of furniture often displayed in the dining room.

Fancy desserts, which took time to make and used expensive ingredients, were featured at dinner parties. They gave added prestige to the party giver. Desserts were sweet, and sugar was the best and most expensive sweetener. It ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Purine derivative excretion in dairy cows: Endogenous excretion and the effect of exogenous nucleic acid supply
Magazine article from: Journal of Dairy Science ; ...the partitioning of excreted purine derivatives between urine and...urinary recovery of infused purines. The magnitude of the endogenous...urinary recovery of absorbed purine bases (PB) has been reported...between duodenal and urinary purines may be modified if the excretion...
Purine biosynthesis. Big in cell division, even bigger in nitrogen assimilation
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology ; ...are the precursors for purine alkaloids, and for the...essential functions for purines, salvage pathways, which retrieve the purine ring after nucleic acid...requirement to synthesize new purines in differentiated cells...novo synthesis of the purine ring is required and...
Hereditary disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism: Identification of their biochemical phenotypes in the clinical laboratory
Magazine article from: Mayo Clinic Proceedings ; ...postulated for many purines and pyrimidines. Some purines have been introduced...features unique to purine and pyrimidine metabolism...extensive turnover of purines and pyrimidines occurs...genetic disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism...
Drosophila melanogaster Prat, a Purine de Novo Synthesis Gene, Has a Pleiotropic Maternal-Effect Phenotype
Magazine article from: Genetics ; ...examine the effects of decreased purine de novo synthesis during oogenesis...development. In addition to the purine syndrome previously characterized...RNAenriched diet as a source of purines. Our results suggest that purine de novo synthesis is a limiting...
Sprint training reduces urinary purine loss following intense exercise in humans.
Magazine article from: Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism ; ...urinary excretion of purines (inosine + Hx + uric...reduces the total urinary purine excretion after a 30...la perte urinaire de purines endogenes chez sept hommes...The magnitude of purine loss can be between 5...reported that the plasma purines are excreted in the urine...
Methylated Purines in Urinary Stones
Magazine article from: Clinical Chemistry ; ...The main methylated purine in the stones was 1...Conclusions: Urinary purines at concentrations below...The amount of each purine depends on its average...for separation of 16 purines, including 10 methyl...results of analysis of purine derivatives in urinary...
Comprehensive Detection of Disorders of Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism by HPLC with Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Magazine article from: Clinical Chemistry ; ...detection of 13 defects in purine and pyrimidine metabolism...for Clinical Chemistry Purines and pyrimidines serve...urinary excretion of purines or pyrimidines. The...excretion of all relevant purines and pyrimidines, permitting...each of the disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism...
Early cellular responses of purine nucleoside-mediated protection of hypoxia-induced injuries of neuronal PC12 cells.
Magazine article from: American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology ; ...investigate the effect of adenosine and its purine nucleoside relatives, inosine and guanosine...protein kinases 1/2 (p42/44 MAPK) in purine-mediated rescue. In this study we were...and likewise also affected the rescue by purine nucleosides. Nerve growth factor (NGF...
Functional characterization of a maize purine transporter by expression in Aspergullus nidulans
Magazine article from: Plant Cell ; ...specific for the oxidized purines xanthine and uric acid...inhibit LPE1-mediated purine transport. This work...as a transporter for purine-related compounds...studies also showed that purines, phytohormones (zeatin...indicating that several purine-related compounds also...
Repligen Licenses Patent Rights for Treatment of Mitochondrial Disorders And Purine Autism from University of California, San Diego.
PR Newswire ; ...diagnosed with autism who have abnormal purine metabolism," continued Dr. Herlihy...therapies for mitochondrial disease. Purine Autism Purines are key building blocks for the...of other cellular processes. "Purine autism" was first characterized...

Find more facts and information related to the article "Antiques are reminders of old and forgotten ways ..."