Maxwell Shieff Dress Original 50’s era. Maxwell Shieff was a Hollywood dress designer who counted among his clients such stars as Ginger Rogers, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Rhonda Flemming. He designed all the clothes for Gracie Allen for the “Burns and Allen” show. His evening dresses are extremely rare today and this one is a beauty! Dating to the 1950s. Dress is up for bid on OnlineAuction.com. thanks xoxo
Raining Antiques and Cupcakes!
Love these vintage Louis Vuitton! I can’t decide, I think I’ll take both!! thanks Montana!
Mar 31, 1858 Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen launched the SS New York, a passenger cargo vessel. It was sold to Edward Bates of Liverpool in 1874 and later wrecked near Staten Island.
You can buy this antique trunk on OnlineAuction.com
In a big old box I found these old photos, I scanned them. Then as luck would have it I was driving the back way ( the old highway) by Gold Hill Oregon and saw the sign “The House of Mystery.” My daughter said she would love to see it so I turned around and went back. June 24, 2012. Interesting place that raises a lot of questions!
You should stop by there and give it a look-sie! xoxo
The Oregon Vortex and House of Mystery, located on Sardine Creek in Gold Hill, is one of Oregon’s oldest and most original examples of Roadside Americana. Open to tourists in 1930, the attraction is the earliest documented mystery spot or gravitational hill in the United States—a place where bubble levels, tape measures, yard sticks, balls that roll uphill, and plumb lines are used to demonstrate the phenomena.
The Old Grey Eagle Mining Company outpost and nearly collapsed assay house were re-discovered in 1914 by prospector William McCollugh, who persuaded his friend, engineer and geologist John Litster, to travel to the United States. Born in Alva, Scotland, on April 30, 1886, Litster spent years researching the paranormal phenomena of the 165-foot magnet radius, which is said to bend light, defy gravity, and alter mass.
After Litster’s death on December 4, 1959, his wife Mildred sold the Oregon Vortex to Irene and Ernie Cooper, whose daughter Maria and grandson Mark have continued to keep the attraction open to the public.
Herbert Lundy touted the popularity of the Vortex as early as April 1938 in the Portland Oregonian. John Litster detailed his observations in his “Notes and Data Relative to the Phenomenon at the Area of the House of Mystery in 1944.” James Randi, a reformed magician and illusionist, deconstructed its science in 1998, using photography and math to describe the claims of the Oregon Vortex as optical illusions.
http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/entry/view/oregon_vortex_house_of_mystery_/
Written by:Maureen Flanagan
The painting, which measures 16 1/4 by 13 inches, was until recently an uncataloged work by one of the world`s most thoroughly documented artists. Experts at the Rijksmuseum have informally dubbed the painting “Still Life With Flowers.“
“It`s unbelievable,“ said Leslie Hindman, owner of the 8-year-old auction house, which learned last week that the painting had been judged genuine. “That you could find something like this that`s so rare, it`s amazing.“
Hindman identified the owners as a retired, middle-class couple who do not want their names or address made public.
The couple inherited the work from a relative of the husband who had emigrated from Switzerland after the start of World War II, Hindman said.
The couple have declined to give a reason for wanting to sell the painting, Hindman said. But they were “thrilled“ by its authentication, said Maron Matz, a spokeswoman for the auction house, which has set March 10 for sale of the work.
It is Kuhn who brought the Van Gogh to Hindman’s attention after her son John discovered it while inspecting the Bayside home. (John Kuhn, now a Milwaukee real estate executive, served as a “spotter” for Hindman at the time, discovering hidden treasures.) Sold for 1.4 Million.
http://topstoriesmilwaukee.com/uncategorized/city-attracts-top-auction-gallery/
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