| RC2 Reports Lower than Expected 2006 Fourth Quarter and Year-End ...
OAK BROOK, Ill.--RC2 Corporation today announced lower than expected preliminary net sales. Net sales from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2006, which excludes the trading card and sports collectibles business which was sold on November 1, 2006, were flat to slightly down versus the prior year fourth quarter net sales from continuing operations of approximately $154 million. Net sales from continuing operations for the 2006 year increased approximately 5% compared with the prior year net sales from continuing operations of approximately $493 million. As previously announced, the increased cost of zinc, which is a key component in die-cast products, is expected to result in lower profit margins during the fourth quarter of 2006 compared with the fourth quarter of 2005.
Room jewelry
Antique brasses on valuable old tables, secretaries, buffets and breakfronts are not to be trifled with or their antique value might drop dramatically. Ever witness the heartbreak of hopefuls appearing on "Antiques Roadshow" when they're told that their furniture would have been worth $50,000, except for the lame hardware replacing the originals? So don't go replacing any drawer pulls, hinges, cabinet doorknobs, locks or latches on family heirlooms or furniture purchased at auction. A new chest of drawers might benefit from a hardware upgrade or style switch, or most any piece from a flea market or yard sale. And isn't it just too easy and fun to switch out the hardware on lesser items around the house, such as drawer knobs on a bedroom chest from childhood, or a piece of unfinished furniture you've nicely painted that's ready for some jewelry do-dahs on the drawers or doors? Bona Decorative Hardware in Oakley always offered me plenty of choices for ceramic knobs of all colors, sizes and shapes - button-flat or spherical - and multiple metal selections - copper, brass, chrome, black iron, bronze-colored...
Snomobilers invited to step back in time
OWLS HEAD-The Owls Head Transportation Museum will hold its first ever Antique & Vintage Snowmobile Festival Saturday, Feb. 10. Snowmobile owners from around the state will bring their old machines and will join antique snowplow trucks and snow-blowers for a parade around the museum's exhibit area at noon.
Exhibitors will receive free admission to the event.
The public is also invited to bring and display modern snowmobiles in the museum's main parking lot. Maine Snowmobile Association and Snowmobile Club members are invited to attend and will receive a reduced admission rate of $5 per person. A special family rate of $15 for parents and children is also being offered for the day.
Besides the noontime parade, other scheduled activities include dogsled demonstrations, rides in the museum's 1926 Model T Ford snowmobile, children's activities, snowmobile movies in the auditorium, and a presentation by Mark Kingsbury of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
Today: 2/6/2007
Art and antiques: In addition to special exhibitions and exhibits by 100 international dealers, in-booth seminars will cover leather-bound books, 18th century English style, art of pure bred dogs, 18th century French furniture and the life of Louis C. Tiffany from noon to 7 p.m. at the Palm Beach Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Admission: $25; $10, ages 12-18; free, younger than 12. Call 209-1338. Vocal praise: Virginia Zeani Rossi Lemeni will talk about "The Glory of the Human Voice" at 2:30 p.m. at The Society of the Four Arts' Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium, 3 Four Arts Plaza. Tickets: $25. Call 655-7226. Evening concert: Pianist Pedja Muzijevic will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Flagler Museum, Cocoanut Row and Whitehall Way. Tickets: $60.
First 2007 Wheaton event
MILLVILLE -- WheatonArts will hold the first major event of its 2007 season, the Mid-Winter Antiques and Collectibles Show, on Feb. 3 and 4. Dealers will be set up in the Event Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday, with pieces ranging from jewelry, artworks and ceramics to small furniture, linens and household collectibles. There also will be books, toys, pictures, postcards and tools. A panel of dealers will offer verbal identifications on Sunday, from 1 to 3 p.m. An early buying preview is offered to WheatonArts members on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. Admission is $9 for adults, $8 for senior citizens and $6 for students. Children 5 and under are admitted free. All other features of WheatonArts , including the Downe Jersey Folklife Center, the Glass Studio in the T.C.
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