| One of the biggest and largest collections of antiques | | | | invention was that the flies would go in to eat, fly |
| are owned by one of the most popular restaurants in | | | | up, and become trapped inside the cage. However, |
| America and are displayed for easy viewing of their | | | | this particular fly trap was not a success, because for |
| customers. Each location offers a different variety of | | | | one it was not advertised so no one had even heard |
| antiques with antique pictures being the mainstream | | | | of it. Another reason was because at the time there |
| of their entire collection. | | | | were other popular fly traps on the market. |
| Many collectors enjoy catching a glimpse of these | | | | Another popular item that is no longer being |
| antiques and so many collectors and owners of these | | | | manufactured is plug tobacco cutters. Before chewing |
| and other old country stores will use shadow boxes | | | | tobacco and snuff came along plug tobacco was |
| to display their collection. When using a shadow box | | | | extremely popular, which came in big bricks where |
| be sure to display your collection with other items or | | | | individuals could buy an inch or two at a time. The |
| products for the best possible view. For instance, if | | | | cutters were produced to make the cutting these big |
| your shadow box focuses on a pair of shoes made in | | | | bricks easier. A rounded area would house the blade |
| the 1920s, then you should consider including | | | | and a lever made the blade move back and forth, |
| products that were used to clean shoes or help | | | | then on the base ruler marks were etched to aid |
| maintain their appearance from that era. Shadow | | | | with cutting precise amounts. These devises were |
| boxes do not have to expensive nor fancy, in fact | | | | supplied free of charge by the companies that sold |
| they can simply be old wooden boxes or crates. | | | | tobacco. These cutters were extremely popular |
| When displaying antique photographs it impresses the | | | | between the 1800s and the 1940s, plus they came in |
| viewer more if there is a brief description included | | | | a variety of styles and shapes. |
| within the frame. These photographs can be divided | | | | Other antiques that individuals may find of interest |
| into a variety of categories that would include | | | | include a variety of cheese cutters, irons, rolling pins, |
| women, men, states, military, etc. Pictures between | | | | shoes, fishing rods, and other various items. Cheese |
| the era of the 1800s and the 1950s are extremely | | | | cutters were built out of iron or wood and then at |
| popular, which can be located at an array of estate | | | | the base the blade would be turned up to where the |
| sales or auctions. | | | | blade could be brought down to make a clean cut. |
| Other antiques include such items as the a Curry Fly | | | | These were manufactured by a variety of scale |
| trap that was manufactured in Tulsa, Oklahoma in | | | | companies, who also created a variety of different |
| 1916. This was a triangular cage made of galvanized | | | | scales. Old counter scales can date back unto the |
| steel, which was covered with screen and on the | | | | early 1800s and could basically weigh anything from |
| bottom was a food tray. The main idea behind this | | | | meat to produce to grain. |