W BE /Dian Robinson, Antiques A o Appraiser f | i t ‘V s v\~ yA | Wns { P 3 ' _ â€"| [ , 1. . ons | _ n PC3 : TL _ femusâ€"â€" «onniqnse \ un ow > D \ ue | â€" _4z â€" \ : ='." l \%\ C &A A ; / es m reoaeet" 4 Sul I (’ e Junk or treasure? Answer available Feb. 10 > BY TERESA McEACHERN Idiscovered they were the original, firstâ€"edition dolls. I Community Voices Columnist lost a lot of money on that one. | Do you know how much your valuables are worth? T have discovered a painless, cheap, casy way to receive .. [f Me either. an appraisal on some of my antiques. The Chisholm | Ihave inherited a couple of items from my grandmothâ€" _ Women‘s Institute is sponsoring a "Come and Go" antique _ [ â€"__ er that everyone tells me are worth a lot of money. (How appraisal:â€"on Feb, 10 from 1. p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Chisholm I much is a lot?) In fact, they tell me that my butter dish is United Church, 1469 Chiswick Line in Chisholm Township . J so valuable that I shouldn‘t use it. (So, what do I do with it _ (ust outside of Powassan.) : | then? It sits in a cupboard collecting dust.) Dian Robinson, who is accredited as an appraiser 9 ( My 89â€"yearâ€"old motherâ€"inâ€"law has recently moved into thl‘(_)\lgh Ashford Institute of Antiques, will give you an apâ€" the Empire Living Centre. (And she just loves it there.) So _ Pr@isal for $3 per item. (Robinson will not be appraising now there is the task of figuring out what valuables she fing art, and will look at only costume ]e“’t’-l‘fY-? would like to keep, and just how much. everything is P You can‘t beat that! If you‘re w_ur_ned an item could be 2 worth. One would assume that large items, like furniture, _ PiCte of junk that‘s just old, bring it in a paper bag so no are the most valuable. Wrong. Apparently she owns a carâ€" _ °15 but Robinson will see it. & pet that is more valuable than her oak diningâ€"room Set. . If you need someone to help you carry a heavy item, enâ€" How can you know how much everything is worth? It _ 4C him or her to come by mentioning that there are contâ€" | feels embarrassing to go about getting an appraisal on an _ P!‘Mentary refreshments. f f item that may be worth something, or may be a piece of \ If you are looking for something to do on a Saturday afâ€" junk. My mother recently heard a story that someone reâ€" ternoon, V';ISlt()l‘S are welcqme to watch thg joy angl delight ceived an appraisal on a toaster that was worth $1,400. A on people‘s faces as they discover that their junk is actualâ€" toaster! Something that you think is junk could also be 1y valuable. You may discover you own the same valuable worth amint. _ _ _ _ S“nk too. Like a $1,400 toaster. You could even return ho i i rhave 4 h at 9 If you are thinking of selling an older item, I strongly p?“e with a beautiful quiltâ€" they have a quilt draw at 2 recommend you go about the bother of arranging an apâ€" '1“‘ (Fortnore information or divections to the events praisal. P‘Sase call 724â€"2413.) T once owned a Barbie doll and a Skipper doll that my older cousin gave me. I didn‘t have a clue how much they were worth. They weren‘t in "mint‘‘ condition. So, I trusted the collector to offer me a reasonable price for them. Later