| De Carlo photos are a favorite with collectors
Yvonne De Carlo, one of Hollywood's legendary beauty queens, died a few weeks ago at the age of 84. Like other talented actresses of her day, De Carlo left behind a variety of images collected by devotees of movie and TV memorabilia. Younger fans mostly know De Carlo for her role as Lily Munster on the 1960s hit horror spoof series ``The Munsters.'' In most of her movies, however, De Carlo was cast as a sultry temptress or exotic dancer. The versatile Canadian-born star went against type when she was selected to play Sephora, the wife of Moses, in the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille epic ``The Ten Commandments.'' Fans rummage through antique shows and shops for movie stills, lobby cards and posters showcasing De Carlo. Movie magazines cost $10 to $40. A 1963 Munsters card game can bring in $100 or more, while a movie program featuring De Carlo and other actors in ``The Ten Commandments'' is worth $35.
Presidential pet museum comes to trendy Maryland capital
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - At first glance, Claire McLean's Presidential Pet Museum appears to be another antique store on Maryland Avenue - full of Richard Nixon bobbleheads and Scottish terrier knick-knacks. But if you look pass the kitsch, listen to McLean's White House pet trivia and add a little imagination, it can be an experience like no other. "Pauline Wayne was the last cow to graze on the lawn of the White House," McLean said in discussing a cowbell that was donated to the pet museum. "She belonged to (William) Howard Taft, one of the fattest presidents. He drank a lot of milk from Pauline." McLean said that she believes the bell once adorned Pauline because the man who donated it wrote that it once belonged in the White House. "Sorry, there's no way of authenticating it, but it could be the cow bell," McLean said pointing to a photograph of the cow on the White House lawn with a bell around its neck.
Where to take a first date
Finding a restaurant for a first date is no easy trick. It goes without saying that the food should be good -- or at least interesting. You want buzzy, but you don't want to have to scream at each other to be heard. You want classy, not cloying. You want fun, not silly. You want relaxed, not overpowering, stylish but not necessarily chic. Here are 10 picks, in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens
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The Cobbs Auctioneers
For this auction we will be selling items from estates in Peterborough(2), Wilton and Hancock, NH; part II of a Rhode Island estate, a Marblehead estate and various other consignors in Massachusetts. Please check our web-site www.thecobbs.com for the highlights, lot listings, and color images. Direc-tions: From the traffic lights at the intersection of routes 202 & 101 in Peterborough, proceed West on route 202 for 1 mile to the old mill complex on the left. Signs will be posted.
Antique Furniture-Cherry Conn QA bonnet top highboy-married; Boston walnut QA highboy base w/ burl veneer drawer fronts, maple W & M turned foot stool; green pt pantry cupboard; fanback windsor side chair; Empire: 2 chest of drawers, card table & gilded 2 part mirror plus others; cobblers bench & box; Rosewood Victorian parlor set w/pierced & carved crest attr to Meeks, 2 part glazed door lawyers secretary, marble top side table & Gents chair; Eastlake bedroom set w/marble tops, cottage chest & 6 leg d/l table; Chinese Chipp mirror as-is plus more.
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