Q-I`m interested in collecting Dracula items, including toys, figures, books and movie memorabilia. How can I find such items, and are there any collectors I can contact?
A-Contact the Count Dracula Fan Club, in care of M. Jeanne Youngson, 29 Washington Square West, New York, N.Y. 10011 (phone 212-982-6754). Also contact the Count Dracula Society, in care of club president Donald A. Reed, 334 W. 54th St., Los Angeles, Calif. 90037 (phone 213-752-5811).
Dracula & Co. publishes the Nocturnal News, Box 213, Metairie, La. 70004
(phone 504-734-8414). Enclose an addressed, stamped envelope for information. Also write to the Dark Shadows Fan Club (honoring the `60s television show featuring actor Jonathan Frid as vampire Barnabas Collins) in care of Louis Wendruck, Box 90A04, West Hollywood, Calif. 90069 (phone 213-650-5112); enclose an addressed, stamped envelope.
Metro Golden Memories, 5425 W. Addison St., Chicago, Ill. 60641 (phone 312-736-4133), offers the 1992 Movies on Video Show Biz Books Catalog ($1), which lists various vampire videos and books for sale. Also, write to Hake`s Americana Collectibles, Box 1444, York, Pa. 17405, regarding Dracula-related toys and figures. Quarterly bid catalogs are available for $20 a year, or send $5 for a single catalog.
Q-I have two fancy embroidered Western shirts that belonged to my husband, who worked for a rodeo. Would such shirts have any value?
A-If the shirts date from late `30s to the `50s, are of durable gabardine, have long sleeves, slash pockets, snap closures (sometimes of pearl), are decorated with piping, leather trim, colorful appliques or embroidered flowers, fruit or cowboy motifs, write to Susan Wunderlich (who`ll pay from $50 to $75 each for such shirts in fine condition, or considerably more if they belonged to a celebrity or movie star), in care of Mongerson Wunderlich Western, 701 N. Wells St., Chicago, Ill. 60610 (phone
800-275-1292). Enclose a description of the shirt, a drawing of the label and a statement of the shirt`s condition.
Such shirts, along with other Western items, can be found in ”Box-Office Buckaroos-The Cowboy Hero from the Wild West Show to the Silver Screen,” by Robert Heide and John Gilman ($22.45 postpaid from Abbeville Press, 488 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022; phone 800-227-7210).
Q-Where can I find primitive-type paintings?
A-A folk artist who specializes in quilt-related paintings and primitive townsfolk scenes is Marjorie Fitzpatrick, 410 Greenway Circle, Tyler, Texas 75701 (phone 903-597-5573). Enclose $1.50 for a color photo of her work. Folk paintings can be made to order.
Q-Where can I find antique beer steins shaped like animals and characters?
A-Write to Andre Ammelounx in care of Stein Auction Co., Box 136, Palatine, Ill. 60078 (phone 708-991-5927). Enclose $10 for a postpaid copy of his Stein Mail Bid Auction Catalog picturing 415 steins, including character, Mettlach and regimental, along with related stein items that one can bid for by mail until Feb. 23. Steins are described and priced in ”The Beer Stein Book,” by Gary Kirsner and Jim Gruhl (available for $41.95 postpaid from Glentiques Ltd., Box 8807, 1940 Augusta Ter., Coral Springs, Fla. 33075; phone 305-344-9856).
Q-I have a 1959 ”The Hound of the Baskervilles” movie poster. What is its value?
A-Write to dealer Ken Kapson, Box 14803, Chicago, Ill. 60614. Enclose a description and size of the poster and any small wording it may have, along with an addressed, stamped envelope for reply. According to the ”Official Identification and Price Guide to Posters,” by Tony Fusco (available for $14.95 postpaid from the House of Collectibles, 201 E. 50th St., New York, N.Y. 10022; phone 800-733-3000), a ”Hound of the Baskervilles” movie poster dated 1939 in fine condition described as ”a half-sheet with silhouette artwork from the Sherlock Holmes horror/adventure starring Basil Rathbone”
brought $3,750 at auction. Carefully check your poster for date, size and artwork, or send a photo of it to Kapson. A half-sheet movie poster measures 22 by 28 inches.
Q-I have a collection of 54 egg cups. How can I find out more about them? A-Subscribe to the quarterly Egg Cup Collectors` Corner newsletter. It is available for $15 a year, or $5 for a sample issue, from Joan George, 67 Stevens Ave., Old Bridge, N.J. 08857.
Notes: The Antique and Modern Doll and Teddy Bear Show will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Holiday Inn O`Hare Kennedy, 5440 N. River Rd. in Rosemont (phone 312-594-1540). Admission is $4.
The Antique Toy Collectors Swap Meet will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. next Sunday at the Sheraton-North Shore Inn, 933 Skokie Blvd. in Northbrook (phone 708-432-1795). Admission is $3.
Record Collectors Show runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. next Sunday at the Alsip Holiday Inn, 5000 W. 127th St. in Alsip (phone 312-585-6254). Admission is $2.50.
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Because of the volume of responses, when writing sources listed in this column, you must enclose an addressed, stamped envelope for replies. Anita Gold can be reached by writing Anita Gold, the Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60611. But the mail volume precludes a personal response. In case of schedule changes, phone first before attending listed shows.
