Category: Family Fun

Treasure Hunt 26/02/19

Hey, Donna,

Do you know if my New England Patriots shirt could have value? I got it in the 1980s. I never used it and it’s in great condition. Any help would be appreciated.

Donald

Dear Donald,

Any kind of sports memorabilia is collectible to me.

Your New England Patriots shirt being from the ’80s I would think would be fun for a collector, even though shirts were mass-produced and still are. Ones in unused good condition would definitely have a value. The values would depend on makers, teams, age and always condition.

Sports items in general can reach some substantial money in the collectors market. Rarer and antique items can run in the thousands. Your shirt is in the $60 range. Be interesting to know what you paid for it then.

I hope this was helpful Donald and thanks for sharing.

Kiddie Pool 26/02/12

Family fun for whenever

Winter fun!

• The Wilton NH Main Street Association will hold its Winter Fest on Saturday, Feb. 14, with ice carving in Main Street Park from 1 to 4 p.m.; a campfire with s’mores and hot cocoa from noon to 4:30 p.m.; a winter market at Wilton Town Hall, and a chili cookoff potluck from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Wilton Community Center, all according to a post on the Association’s Facebook page.

• The Squam Lakes Association Winterfest will take place Saturday, Feb. 14, from noon to 3 p.m. at 534 Route 3 in Holderness, according to squamlakes.org. The day will include a chili cookoff, winter mini golf, sledding, ice skating, a campfire with hot cocoa and s’mores, a Squam Lakes Natural Science Center Discovery Table and more, according to the website.

• And speaking of the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, 23 Science Center Road in Holderness, this weekend’s Wild Winter Walk takes place Sunday, Feb. 15, with 90-minute sessions at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.The walks are geared to ages 6 and up; see nhnature.org to register.

Valentine fun

• Bookery, 844 Elm St. in Manchester, will hold a Valentine’s Day themed storytime and craft for the book The Day It Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 11:30 a.m. Reserve a spot at bookerymht.com.

• Valentine’s Day — Saturday, Feb. 14 — is also Second Saturday at the Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St. in Manchester, when admission is free for New Hampshire residents. This Saturday, the Creative Studio artmaking activity will feature heart collages and runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to the Currier’s In Focus newsletter. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. See currier.org.

On the court

• It’s another weekend of SNHU Penmen basketball with the women’s team playing Adelphi University at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Stan Spiro Field House at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. The men’s team will take on Adelphi at 3:30 p.m. Both teams will take on Franklin Pierce University in games on Wednesday, Feb. 18 — women at 5:30 p.m. and men at 7:30 p.m. See snhupenmen.com.

Treasure Hunt 26/02/12

Donna,

My father owned a restaurant years and years ago, and we found these plates from Syracuse China, 11 of them with this pattern on them. I’m wondering if they’re worth anything. Thank you.

Bob

Dear Bob,

Your Syracuse China plates stamped with the Cornell University coat of arms were used for some event or for the school itself.

Diner china, restaurant ware, can be very collectible, depending on the company and what it represents. Examples would be Howard Johnson’s, ships, military, etc. Condition is very important. Most collectors want them old but in new condition.

Syracuse China was around from the late 1800s through the 1960s. They made lots and lots of different industrial china.

The pricing on plates like yours again depends on what they say and condition. I did find some similar to yours in the range of $40 each. That would be you finding a collector of Cornell University items. I think if it were just for Syracuse China then the value would be in the $15 range each. Again the condition of each plate matters in giving them value.

I hope this was helpful, Robert, and you find a new home for the plates. Thank you for sharing.

Treasure Hunt 26/02/05

Hi, Donna,

I enjoy reading your column in the Hippo and was wondering if you could identify this tool I “inherited” from my father. He thought it might have been used to help fuse to sheets when putting up tin ceilings.

Thanks.

Larry

Dear Larry,

Your dad was right! It is a copper-tipped soldering tool from the early 1900s. They were used for soldering but I’m not sure it was on tin ceilings. More like radiators, heavy metal repairs, etc. and possibly tin ceilings as your dad said.

I found them all over the place in prices. It seems they are desirable for decorative reasons now. Most, and I mean 90 percent of them, were in the range of $25. Ones signed by the maker bring a little more.

I hope this was helpful, Larry, and thanks for sharing with us.

Kiddie Pool 26/02/05

Family fun for whenever

Valentine’s fun

  • The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, 6 Washington St. in Dover, childrens-museum.org, will hold a Valentine’s Dance party featuring special musical guest Mr. Aaron on Sunday, Feb. 8, from 1 to 3 p.m. Mr. Aaron will perform between 2 and 2:30 p.m.; the day will also feature Valentine’s crafts, the website said. See the website for tickets, which cost $18 per person.
  • The Educational Farm at Joppa Hill, 174 Joppa Hill Road in Bedford, will hold a Valentine’s Day Birdseed Hanger craftmaking event on Thursday, Feb. 12, from 11 a.m. to noon, according to jhef.org/events-at-the-farm, where you can reserve a spot for $15 per child. The event will feature a story about animals in winter, a walk on the story patch, a visit to farm birds and making the birdseed hanger, the website said.

Stellar!

  • The Friday, Feb. 6, Super Stellar Friday program at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discover Center in Concord is all about “Stellar Spectroscopy & Exoplanet Observation,” according to starhop.com. “Join us in the planetarium theater as we take a guided tour through how we use telescopes like the James Webb to learn more about stars too far to visit or take detailed pictures. Learn about the traces left in starlight and what they mean for a star’s formation and potential for habitable worlds, as well as the importance of events in our universe leading up to our own lives on Earth,” the website said. Doors open for the Friday night programming at 6:30 p.m., the presentation starts at 7 p.m. and a sky viewing with New Hampshire Astronomical Society begins at 9 p.m., weather permitting, the website said. A planetarium show, for an additional $7 per person, takes place at 8 p.m. See the website for tickets to the event.

Pink Day

Southern New Hampshire University’s women’s basketball team will celebrate Penmen Pink Day — “Fill the gym with love for breast cancer fighters and survivors” according to a post on the NH Hoop Skills Facebook page — on Saturday, Feb. 7, with a vendor fair starting at 12:30 p.m. before the game against Southern Connecticut State University at 1:30 p.m., according to snhupenmen.com. The men’s game, also against Southern Connecticut, will start at 3:30 p.m., the website said. The games take place at the Stan Spiro Field House on the SNHU campus in north Manchester.

Kiddie Pool 26/01/29

Family fun for whenever

The hills are alive

• The Gilbert H. Hood Drama Club will present The Sound of Music youth edition on Friday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 31, at 4 p.m. at Stockbridge Theatre, 44 N. Main St. in Derry, according to stockbridgetheatre.com. Tickets cost $13.

Walk in winter

• Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, 23 Science Center Road in Holderness, nhnature.org, holds Wild Winter Walks on some Saturdays and Sundays through March, according to the website. “Join one of our naturalists for a guided walk along the live animal exhibit trail to see our animal ambassadors sporting their winter coats,” the website said. The walks are geared toward ages 6 and up and attendees are reminded to “dress in warm layers,” the website said. Upcoming dates are Sunday, Feb. 1; Saturday, Feb. 7; Sunday, Feb. 15; Saturday, Feb. 21; Saturday, Feb. 28; Saturday, March 7, and Sunday, March 15, with walks slated for 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 2:30 p.m. on those days. Register online.

Celebrating Christa

• The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord is continuing its program “Reach for the Stars: Celebrating Christa McAuliffe” through Sunday, Feb. 1, according to the Center’s website, starhop.com. “Join us as we honor the legacy of Christa McAuliffe and the STS-51L Challenger crew. Together, we remember their lives, their courage, and their enduring impact on education and space exploration,” the website said.On Saturday, Jan. 31, the center will host “Challenger: Soaring with Christa McAuliffe,” described on the website: “Journey through Christa’s life in this multi-media immersive living history performance, suitable for all ages.” Doors open at 5 p.m. Go online to purchase tickets for Jan. 31 or to purchase admission tickets for the week-long programming and reserve planetarium tickets.

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