The Collectors Newsletter #1111 December 8, 2017

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1. Holiday gifts!
2. Special Offers from TIAS.com sellers 3. Open your own online store or place a Classified Ad! 4. Supporting small independent merchants 5. Do you know what day it is?
6. Pinterest: Visit the huge variety of boards we have posted! 7. Follow TIAS on Twitter and Instagram! 8. Share your story about collecting and be eligible for a free
gift
9. Identification assistance and Facebook updates 10. Newly listed items
11. Vintage Recipes
12. New On line Merchants
13. Did you know?
14. Helpful Resources For Collectors
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1. Holiday gifts!

It's definitely time to shop online for the upcoming holidays! Our dealers are loading up their stores with goodies for the holidays! They offer all kinds of
antiques and collectibles, making shopping easier than ever. Vintage holiday decorations are a must these days! Visit http://www.tias.com and use our search to shop, or shop by categories, listed on the far left of the page.

2. Special Offers from TIAS.com sellers

Every day we publish "press releases" from our sellers who are offering special
sales, discounts on shipping, promoting special items, etc. Visit http://www.tias.com/special-offers to see the latest. Hovering over the image displays the message from that particular store. Come see what you can find!

Here are a few of the most recent press releases:

The Good Ole' Days
http://www.tias.com/stores/tgod
Time to get serious about gifts for Christmas. Toy Sale: 30% off all toys and
dolls.

Midwest Emporium
http://www.tias.com/stores/mwe
Restocked: Elegant Green Moonstone Florentine Vase Aladdin Oil Lamp. Grecian Urn Shape with elegant raised floral drape and ribbed base made in gorgeous Jade glass, Solid Brass Parts.

Allie's Vintage Alley
http://www.tias.com/stores/alliesvintage
Choctaw Native American Indian Necklace, Fenton Art Glass Cobalt Blue Pitcher &
Rose Ashtray Set Jeannette Glass 4 Part Dish.

Joann's Junque
http://www.tias.com/stores/jjt
Surprise someone special for the Holidays with a newly added King Kong Silver Las Vegas circa 1996 casino strike. It might be a lucky strike for them. Christmas is soon.

BG's Classic Art Pottery & Ceramics http://www.tias.com/stores/bgspottery
Check out our porcelain and pottery contemporary and vintage beer mugs and steins. They make great gifts for the collector and/or beer drinker.

VintageVintageAlways
http://www.tias.com/stores/trainerjohn
Many Great Trios Vintage Masons Ironstone England Chartreuse Salad Plate & Cup & Saucer Trio featuring gilt highlighting

3. Open your own online store or place a Classified Ad! Start today - it's easy
to open your very own online antique shop with TIAS.com! There are no setup or
listing fees, and we'll even help you with a custom logo and banner at no charge! For more information, take a look at http://www.MakeAShop.com and you can start building your store at TIAS.com today. If you have questions, email us at support@tias.com.

If you don't have enough inventory for a store, and have only one or two items,
or a set of something to sell, you can take out a Classified Ad. Please visit:
https://www.tias.com/classifieds. Click on the Sell Now button at the top of the page to get started. If you have any questions, email support@tias.com. --------------------------

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4. Supporting small independent merchants

Remember, when you buy from TIAS.com you are supporting small independent merchants who sincerely appreciate your business. Your online purchase is also backed by the TIAS.com Trusted Merchant Guarantee.

Visit http://www.tias.com and use our search to shop, or shop by categories, listed on the far left of the page.

To view the most recently added items by all TIAS Merchants, please visit: http://www.tias.com/newly-listed-antiques

5. Do you know what day it is?

Just to show you how versatile the inventory presented by our hundreds of sellers can be, we've been researching little-known national and world-wide "holidays" that most people aren't familiar with and matching them up with items for sale on TIAS.com.

Today is National Brownie Day
Brownie Ice Cream Sandwich Glassine Bag http://www.tias.com/brownie-ice-cream-sandwich-glassine-bag
-734033.html [wraps]

Visit us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques to read about some of the interesting and sometimes amusing "holidays"! You don't need to have a Facebook account to view that page!

6. Be sure to visit our boards on Pinterest! https://www.pinterest.com/TIASAntiques/

We have quite a few holiday related boards. This one is especially popular: https://www.pinterest.com/TIASAntiques/vintage-christmas-
ornaments/ [wraps]

Visit our board for December Birthstones: Tanzanite, Turquoise and Zircon Tanzanite, Turquoise and Zircon are the birthstones for people born during the month of December. Tanzanite exhibits a rich violet-blue color and is found in
Tanzania. https://www.pinterest.com/TIASAntiques/december-birthstone- tanzanite-turquoise-and-zircon/ [wraps]

Feel free to stop by and check out all of our boards and while you're there, please "follow" us! We update these boards daily.
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7. TIAS.com is on Twitter!

Click here and be sure to follow us! https://twitter.com/TIASdotCOM

We've also started an Instagram page, so please be sure to follow us there too!
http://instagram.com/tiasdotcom We recently added quite a number of really unique items there!We now have a Instagram button at the top of the page at http://www.tias.com, along with the Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest buttons.

8. Share your story about collecting and be eligible for a free
gift

Do you have an interesting story to tell? Send your story to newsletter@tias.com and we may publish it here. If we use your story, we'll send you a handy-dandy TIAS pocket tape measure & magnifier https://www.facebook.com/pg/TIASAntiques/videos/?ref=page_
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Please be sure to include your name and postal mailing address. (Valid for US addresses only)

9. Idenfitication assistance and Facebook updates

Remember that you can check out our Facebook page for some interesting updates.
Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques

If you have photos of items you would like to share you can post them there as well. You don't need a Facebook account to visit our page. If you do have a Facebook account please "Like" us!

Also, everyday we post a "This Date In History" story on our Facebook page, along with an item for sale on http://www.tias.com that relates to the event. We're also highlighting one item each day that we find particularly interesting
- something that's very unusual! Check it out!

10. Newly listed items for your online shopping pleasure. Stop by and check out
today's fresh inventory at: TIAS.com - http://www.tias.com/showcase CollectorOnline - http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=7 AntiqueArts - http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=3 Earthling - http://cgi.tias.com/showcase/?groupKey=6
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11. Vintage Recipes

Be sure to check out our vintage recipe archive online at: http://bit.ly/1vDXn6h. Over 1200 wonderful vintage recipes are listed. Email recipes@tias.com if you would like to submit a recipe.

As with collectibles, people also have very strong feelings about foods from their past. Sometimes these special recipes get lost. This section is to help
people who are looking for lost recipes from their past. If you submit a request, please include the geographical region where you tasted the recipe. If you have a vintage recipe request send it to recipes@tias.com and we might just publish it here.

TIAS.com merchants have thousands of cookbooks for sale! You can
see them here: http://www.tias.com/books/cooking/

Be sure to check out our vintage kitchen collectibles section online at: http://www.tias.com/showcase/1/Kitchen_Collectibles/1.html

Cheese Straws

1 (8-oz.) block extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, grated 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons diced pimiento, drained 2 teaspoons half-and-half
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 to 1/4 tsp. ground red pepper (optional) 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Parchment paper

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat Cheddar cheese, next 6 ingredients, and, if desired, red pepper at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until blended. Gradually add flour, beating at low speed just until combined.

2. Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface. Divide dough in half; flatten each half into a square. Roll each square to 1/8-inch thickness (about 12 x 12
inches). Cut into 1/2- x 12-inch strips, using a fluted pastry wheel.

3. Holding 1 dough strip at each end, twist strip until tightly curled. Pinch ends to seal. Repeat with remaining strips, and place 1/2 inch apart on 2 parchment paper-lined baking sheets.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, placing 1 sheet on middle oven rack and 1 sheet on lower oven rack. Rotate pans front to back, and top rack to bottom rack. Bake 10 to 12 more minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool on baking sheets on wire racks 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks, and cool completely.

Carol T--Cullman,AL

Here's a request for a recipe for "Namless Cake". Can anyone help Jeanne?

"I am searching for a recipe for Nameless Cake. My mother made it in the 40's I think. Coffee was used in it if I remember correct or maybe in the frosting.
And nuts. Not sure about chocolate tho I believe it was a dark batter,

Thank you. Jeanne"
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