Q-I have a collection of art deco picture frames that I`d like to find out more about. And where can I find someone to repair or replace broken easel stands?
A-”Picture Perfect: Deco Photo Frames 1926-1946” by Steve Starr has pictures of a wide selection of such highly stylized frames and is available for $33 postpaid from Steve Starr Studios, 2654 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. 60614. Starr can put you in touch with a frame restorer; phone him at 312-525-6530.
Q-Where can I find information on silent motion picture memorabilia?
A-Mulqueen`s Hollywood Collectibles Show is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. next Sunday at the Holiday Inn, 4400 Frontage Rd., Hillside (708-837-0482). Admission is $5; children 6 and under admitted free. Or contact these sources: Studio Collectors Club, Box 1566, Apple Valley, Calif. 92307; Movie Collectors` World, Box 309, Fraser, Mich. 48026;
The Big Reel, Empire Publishing, Route 3, Box 83, Madison, N.C. 27025.
For $25 you can get the monthly Classic Images, devoted to classic films, available from Box 809, Muscatine, Iowa 52761. A collection of silent screen star photos and sheet music is on display in the lobby of the Wellington Theatre, 750 W. Wellington Ave. (312-975-7171). Books on movie collectibles include ”Hollywood Collectibles,” by Dian Zillner, $31.95 postpaid from Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1469 Morstein Rd., West Chester, Pa. 19380, 215-696-1001; and ”Collector`s Guide to Treasures from the Silver Screen” by John Hegenberger, $19.45 postpaid from Wallace-Homestead Book Co., One Chilton Way, Radnor, Pa. 19089-0230, 800-695-1214. A Movies on Video & Show Biz Books Catalog, which includes silent movies and related books, is $1 at Metro Golden Memories, 5425 W. Addison St.; 312-736-4133.
Q-I recently started collecting sugar shakers. How can I find out more about them?
A-”Kitchen Glassware of the Depression Years” by Gene Florence is $21.95 postpaid from Collector Books, Box 3009, Paducah, Ky. 42002-3009;
800-626-5420. Or write to Bob Hendel, a sugar shaker collector, Apt. 12G, 1385 York Ave., New York, N.Y. 10021; 212-772-9070.
Q-Where can I get parts for old cast-iron stoves?
A-For information on stove parts or publications published by the Antique Stove Association, phone its founder, Clifford Boram, at 219-583-6465 between 11 a.m. and 2 a.m.
Q-Where can I find information on ”Dark Shadows” TV show memorabilia?
A-For information on such TV shows as ”Dark Shadows,” ”The Munsters”
and ”The Addams Family,” write to Louis Wendruck, Box 69A04, West Hollywood, Calif. 90069; 213-650-5112.
Q-Where can I find information on a pair of candleholders made by the Hall China Co.?
A-Write to the Hall China Encore, in care of Kim E. Boss, 317 N. Pleasant St., Oberlin, Ohio 44074, enclosing $8 if you want to subscribe to the quarterly HCE newsletter. Or write to Kenn and Margaret Whitmyer, Box 30806, Gahanna, Ohio 43230; 614-471-0928, who wrote the ”Collector`s Encyclopedia of Hall China,” available from them for $21.95 postpaid.
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