Roller Coasters and Amusement Parks = Summer Fun - Reading, That Is!

Summer's in full swing, and that means it time to have some fun. I used to enjoy roller coasters and amusement parks, but these days I'd much rather read about them.

Here's a link to Arcadia Publishing's list of boooks about U.S. amusement parks history, illustrated with lots of wonderful vintage photos and postcards. Use their search function to find your favorites.

Arcadia's website is now using Google's "search inside the book" function -- so you can get a great preview before you buy.

Here's the cover of their Orange County, CA book - Early Amusement Parks of Orange County - what a great carousel photo. Followed with a pic of the Balboa Fun Zone - a place that holds special memories for me. My better half used to sell frozen bananas there!

And they have one book all about vintage roller coasters -- The Golden Age of Roller Coasters with the best old photos! Here's a tiny taste -- there are dozens more amazing photos:

Have fun!

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Collecting Vintage Glass Candy Containers -- Auction Report

Winking Cat Candy Container Sets Record Price at Auction

The Old Barn Auction house, in Findlay Ohio, recently had one of their regular Candy Container auctions. The report is in this week's edition of the Antique Week tradepaper.

The top seller was a rare Winking Cat with original paint, and it sold for $8250.00 -- wow! I'd say the price is because of scarcity, condition, of course, but also because of THEME - it has the candy container and toy factor, as well as the Halloween and Cat cross-over collectibility factor.

The AW article shows several other rare candy containers, with realized prices. You can still see (but for how long, I don't know) the entire Old Barn Candy Container auction catalog online.

They had several I would love to get some day, to add to my Easter collection. Here's my wish-list pic.

If you want to know more about collecting vintage glass candy containers, go to the Candy Containers Collectors of America great website. Lots of pix and info, and even pix of repros so you know what to watch out for. View their great Candy Container Scrapbook to see some really cute candy containers.

And to learn even more, see lots more pix, and track eBay auctions and prices for Candy Containers, be sure to go to Collector's Weekly's Candy Container resource page -- you can also subscribe to their Candy Container newlsetter. Here's an idea of what their page looks like.

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Just released my new e-book - Start 2 Blog Now

I have written my first e-Book -- titled START 2 BLOG NOW by Marianne Dow -- and have set up another blog with the same name to sell the book, and support the new-bloggers.

You can check out the blog, and read all about my book, at start2blognow.com

I am so happy to have this e-book finally ready to unveil -- just in time for Independence Day! This holiday weekend is the perfect time for anyone -- you? -- to start your new blog!

I have written the manual that will take you step by step through the entire process of setting up your first blog. It's 115 pages, with screen shot illustrations and detailed instructions.

Please have a look at the page. It will tell you so much more. And feel free to email me with any questions.

Then click on the page if you've decided that it's time for you to START 2 BLOG NOW!

I can't wait to see everyone's new blogs!

And please tell your friends about this -- thanks!

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What I'm Doing This Summer

This post is titled "What I'm Doing This Summer". And the pix will explain it even better -- this is just PART of the mess in my garage and storage room.

So I am going to spend the next few weeks sorting, and pricing for one heck of a big garage sale!

I'm telling the world now -- I've been putting it off for 2 years. This time it gets done!






I'll post some pix later when it's close to being done. Meanwhile, if you don't see me much here, you'll know why!

Have a great summer!

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Captain Nathan Harlan’s first edition Volume 1 of The Federalist Papers sold for a staggering $80,000 hammer price in Heritage auction

I'm a big fan of heritage Auctions, and just wanted to chime in and tell them that I thought they did a pretty nice thing recently.

One of our U.S. soldiers consigned an important historic document to Heritage, and Heritage honored his serving us all in the military by waiving the 20% seller's fee.

Read more about U.S. Captain Harlan, and his consignment of The Federalist Papers which sold for a staggering $80,000 hammer price on Heritage's blog.

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