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Newsletter Excerpts
From the January 2012 Edition
President’s Message
by Bev Kadrmas
Happy New Year to
all of you and on behalf of our board, we wish you good health, safety,
prosperity, abundance and wisdom in 2012. Most of all, we wish you that you
all find wonderful treasures in this coming year for your collections, or
good prices if you are selling collections. North Dakota economy is booming
in the western part of the State and we have a lot of jobs, however, rent,
food, wages, traffic and crime have also gone up, so there is always the
good side and bad side to all things in life. Our western towns are
changing and it sometimes is a very hard adjustment.
Convention is being planned for Fargo, so be sure to fill
out the forms for attendance in this issue and make your plans for June
convention as it is always great fun. If any of you wish to help with the
convention, please contact Don and Rose Goerger as help is always needed
before and during the convention.
At year end, it is a good time to reflect on the past year,
and we have lost some members by death in the past year and want to take a
moment to reflect on them. I also wish to thank Freddie Hunter for doing
our internal audit, Road Show Hosts-Quent Christman, Arley Olson and Bob
Barr; Membership chair-Patricia Schimke; Webmaster-Linda Bakken; Newsletter
Editor-Deanna K. Reynolds; Commemoratives-Bonnie Olson; Ted & Neda Holberg-for
doing the commemoratives; Ken Metzen, merchandise; and all of the board,
officers and members whom volunteer their time on behalf of our club. THANK
YOU!
1099’s and sales taxes are being done so that we can comply
with the deadlines in January. Dues are now due for 2012, however, please
read the article from Pat as some of you may have prepaid.
Until next newsletter, good luck treasure hunting! Bev
Kadrmas, President
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2012 NDPCS Convention
With your convenience in mind, we have tried to simplify the
registration form for you, so please look closely. A lot of information is
crammed into a one page form. If you have any questions, PLEASE feel free
to contact Rose or myself.
We have made several major changes this year. The " Show and
Sale ", previously held on Sunday afternoon will be held on Friday evening,
immediately after the road show presentation. We have also eliminated the
"Pottery Contest" and have added a "Silent Auction" which will be held just
before the Banquet on Saturday evening. Information and the submittal form
is explained elsewhere in this newsletter. Also we are including a free
breakfast on Sunday morning, before and during the business meeting
consisting of coffee, juice, muffins or rolls.
The old sales tax issue has been modified again.. Tara has
been doing a little work on this and now all you have to do, (if you don't
presently have a tax #) is to fill out a onetime form at the sale. We hope
this will make things simpler and less of a burden on those of you that now
want to have a table.
A note on the auction, Mr. Harlan Deike from Wahpeton will be
doing our auction this year. He will be providing the services for the
customary commission of 12% with 40% of that going to NDPCS and 60% to the
auctioneer.
RoseAnn and I are always available on our cell phones to
answer any questions. You can reach Rose at 701-238-3896 and myself, at
701-238-1602 WE also would like to extend an invitation to attend an open
house at Bonanzaville and our house on Friday between 1 and 4 PM.
WE will see you in Fargo June 8, 9, & 10, 2012.
Don And RoseAnn
Goerger (Convention chairpersons)
Click here for more information on
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Dickota with Nemadji Type Glaze
by Arley Olson
There have been a few pieces of pottery listed on E-bay as
swirled Dickota or multicolored Dickota that have been altered. The item is
incised Dickota but the surface color is produced by the Nemadji method of
dipping. This is done by putting different colored paint on the surface of
the water in a tub. Then they would blow on the water to open up a clear
area in the center of the tub. Now they would lower the item into the tub
through the clear and let the colors move back to the center. Then they
would twist it slightly as they pulled it out of the tub.
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At the Dickota plant this method was not used and this
makes these items altered even though the basic item is Dickota. When
Dickota closed, Arnold Kesting, a local trucker that hauled clay for
them, was allowed to take the left over inventory of pottery a lot of
which was bisque. Arnold gave these to friends and relatives who lived
in the area of the Nemadji plant. It is possible that some of these
bisque items were taken to Nemadji and dipped. It was also popular for
crafters in the 50’s to use this method to decorate items.
By looking at the photos or the item carefully, you can
tell the difference between the dipped and the multicolored clay. The
item in the photo is listed as
43A-small water glass-3"
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Bird Not 3TS
by Arley Olson & Bob Barr
After several years of searching by Bob Barr and the Olson’s,
Bob found a listing on E-bay of a brown bird that matches the blue bird that
has been photographed, listed and sold as 3TS. We have found out that
several society members have purchased these items that were listed as 3TS.
As you can see, the mark is hard to interpret and some people might think it
is 3TS. As we know 3TS only used the triangular/shield as their mark and
they did not do any molded items, only wheel thrown items.
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These items are Strawberry Hill Pottery produced in
Kaministiquia on Strawberry Hill near the Strawberry Creek in Thunder
Bay, Ontario, Canada. The Mill produced pottery of wildlife that was
native to Northern Ontario and surrounding area. In a listing for sale
it was referred to as vintage 70’s handcrafted ceramics, although we
could not find any information about the operation or production dates.
By going to on-line auctions you can find listings of Strawberry Hill
Pottery. Some of the items they made are various birds including the one
here, owls, rabbits, chipmunks, beavers, large pigeons, loons, snails,
mice and mushrooms. The mark appears to be a (S H B)
but most of the time not as easy to see as this one.
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Announcing
the Gerald & Coleen Roth
North Dakota Pottery Collection Auction
Thursday, June 7, 2012, 10 AM
Preview Wednesday Evening
(just prior to the NDPCS Annual Convention)
Best Western Doublewood Inn, Fargo, ND
This sale will
feature Rosemeade (400 + pieces), Dickota (125 pieces), WPA (80 pieces),
Pine Ridge (40 pieces), UND (20 pieces), Messer (15 pieces), Little Heart,
Rushmore, NDPCS Commemoratives, and several rare pieces of Red Wing
including a 5 Gallon Salt Glaze Hand Decorated Jug and a New Leipzig, ND
advertising crock.
The auction
catalog should be available on-line at
www.northstarauction.com by early
February or by calling 701-667-2935. A block of rooms has been reserved at
the Doublewood Inn for June 6 and 7 at a special rate of $95. Make your
reservations by calling 800-433-3235 and refer to the North Star
Auction/Roth Pottery Auction (that rate only guaranteed until May 6 so
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NEWSLETTER DEADLINES:
The goal is to for you to receive the quarterly newsletter by the 1st of the
month. If you have not received your copy by the 15th, please
contact the
editor. All ads and submissions need to be received by the 25th of December,
March, June and September.
Please submit newsletter information and/or ads
with payment to
Deanna Reynolds, 10003 County Rd 15 W, Minot, ND 58703
NDPCS ADVERTISING RATES
Business Card $8.00 per issue
Word Ads $ .15 per word (a word is five letters or spaces)
Graphic Ads Must be camera ready
1/4booklet page $8.00
1/2booklet page $12.50
Full page $20.00
All transactions are between buyer and seller.
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