Antiques sometimes remind us that Grandma's home remedies are still the best.
In 2004 the FDA approved the use of leeches by doctors. Beginning in 200 B.C., medical doctors used leeches to cure a fever. They thought the red color of the face and the fever was caused by too much blood.
The leech bite injects an anticoagulant so the blood flows more freely. In the 18th and 19th centuries, leeches were kept at the apothecary shop in attractive pottery urns with lids. The use of leeches was very popular in the 1860s, then lost favor. But now the animals are used to help heal skin grafts, to treat blocked veins and to aid in surgeries that require the removal of pooled blood under the skin. Today you can buy medical leeches for about $8 each, but they cannot be returned. Antique leech jars cost much more.
Q: I inherited my grandmother's Victorian upright piano. She was born in 1902. I remember her telling me that her father brought the piano up the driveway on his horse-drawn wagon when she was 13 or 14 years old. Inside the piano it says "A.M. McPhail Piano Co." and it's stamped with the number 21072. Can give me any information?
A: The A.M. McPhail Piano Co. was founded in Boston by Andrew M. McPhail in 1837. The serial number inside your piano indicates that it was made in 1897. The trade name was bought by Kohler & Campbell in about 1891 and pianos with the McPhail name were made until the late 1950s. People who want to buy a piano look for an instrument in good, playable condition. The age of the piano may be a drawback, but some people want an upright because it takes up less space or because they want to decorate their home with Victorian furniture.
Stain Tip
Try this to remove stains from inside a glass decanter. Put warm water, 1/2 teaspoon of liquid detergent and some uncooked rice grains into the decanter. Shake well, then rinse.
Recent Prices
Prices are recorded from shows, flea markets, and sales nationwide but can vary locally.
>>Gene Autry Cowboy songbook No. 2, 28 songs, Gene and Champion on cover, M.M. Cole Co., Chicago, $25.
>>Niagara Falls souvenir powder jar, metal lid with picture of Canadian Falls at night, molded glass in ribbed pattern with four panels of flowers, 1930s, 3 1/2 by 2 inches, $45.
>> General Electric radio, Model 401, ivory plastic, AC/DC, 117 volts, 1 watt, Super-Heterodyne, 1950, 6 x 7 inches, $60.
>>Jadeite measuring cup, green glass, pouring spout, handle, 1950s, 7 inches, $85.
>>Donald Duck cookie jar, blue sailor's suit with matching blue cap and red bowtie, yellow beak and feet, pink tongue, American Bisque, 1950s, 12-1/2 inches, $250.
>>Kissin' Thumbelina doll, pull cord, head moves around, soft vinyl, blue sleep eyes, brown hair, white christening outfit, Ideal, 1970, 10 inches, $255.
>>Terry Kovel can be contacted through kovels.com.
Source: http://www.courant.com/features/home/antiques/hc-kovel-antiques-20111007,0,2562964.story
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