Antiques sale and appraisal clinic returns to Genoa

GENOA, Nev.

Staff Reports

The Genoa Antiques Show and Sale with appraisal clinic is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Genoa Town Hall.

Collectibles including furniture, lamps, trucks, clocks linens, yard art shabby chic, glass, china, jewelry and Victorian-era items will be for sale.

Experts provide appraisals on antiques for $5 per item, with no limit of items. Large items may be appraised from good, full-length photographs.

Appraisers at the Genoa Antiques Show and Sale have experience with furniture, jewelry, glass, textiles, Native American items and war memorabilia.

Admission is $1.50. The show benefits the Carson Valley Pops Orchestra. Information, genoaevents.com or 782-4951.

Antiques Plus owner Martha Williams appraised a dentist cabinet for the Genoa Antiques Show and Sale in January. She recommends bringing a good, full-length photograph of large items and furniture to be appraised at the antiques show.

Besides giving background on the dentist cabinet, Williams gave pointers on how to care for it. She said the cabinet's finish could be restored with ultra-fine steel wool and Howard's Restore-a-Finish.

The cabinet could be used for scrapbooking, jewelry or in a barbershop.

"The more purposes you have for your antiques means more attractive selling points," she said.

Williams' appraisal:

This is fine example of a 1920s mahogany dental cabinet made by the American Cabinet Co. of Two Rivers, Wis. The company was founded in 1880 by J.E. Hamilton of the Hamilton furniture company. By 1896, they designed a line of dental cabinets and sold them under the name of American Cabinet Co.

These cabinets were designed by Growen and Soik, the latter a dentist, in their spare time. They manufactured the cabinets in the Hamilton factory. By 1901, the American Cabinet Co. was incorporated into the firm and the name was kept.

The cabinet is in very good condition with 16 small drawers and six large ones. All hardware is original. There are milk glass trays in the top drawers. It has a beveled mirror and diamond shaped panels on the top doors.

The top is milk glass. When not in use, the top was protected by a metal top that fit over it. The bottom is solid marble for weight and ease of cleaning.

The cabinet does have some scratches and a small stain which can be brought back to life by using Howard's Restore-a-Finish and fine steel wool. We will have these items available for sale during the show.

I would place the value of this dental cabinet at $2,500 to $3,000.

Martha Williams is owner of Antiques Plus in Genoa and organizer of the semiannual Genoa Antiques Show and Sale. This season's show is Saturday and Sunday.