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Only the best of Americana catches the attention of Mable Lomas, the 82- year-old proprietor of Anderson's Antiques, in Hopkinton, N.H. She is said to be the most respected dealer in the state, and her rules are stern: "No oak. No kitchen stuff. No collectibles." Mrs. Lomas has attended Withington's auctions almost since his first, in 1949, and like other dealers, she credits him with putting on the best show around and with being fair. He will not offer pieces with reserve, or minimum, prices, for instance, and does not accept phone-in bids. Does Withington guarantee...
...Filled My Soul. Charlie Hinch had a rough start on The Oak Grove and said out loud, "I need a drink of whiskey." He got the feel of it at last, but when he came to Brahm's Lullaby, he froze. "Marge!" he begged, and she appeared from the kitchen and placed his hands. "You've got it now," she said. "You sure?" he asked, and then played it fine. Albert Tesch, the town plumber, came in on the organ next and offered a sweet Carolina Moon and If I Loved You. Then in the course of an hour...
Later there were drinks all around in the kitchen, and covered dishes (the Swedish meatballs were most favorably remarked upon). Still later, some people got false courage and made for the instruments, and some old standards like Harbor Lights and Stormy Weather took a hard beating. The party petered out about 2 in the morning. Just before closing shop Marge said same time, same place next year, provided she is up to it. A ranch-woman volunteered at that point that, no question, Marge will be up to it. "I'll tell you how young she is," the woman said...
...Clover Colony, a perfectly restored Pullman. Thorpe had a couple of whiskey sours while watching the Delaware Water Gap recede from the car's veranda. "It was a soul-stirring sight," he says. The next year he bought the Hampton Roads, a car with two staterooms, observation room, kitchen pantry and crew's quarters. He sold it last year, but missed it so much that he bought another much like it, and now owns five other cars, including a Union Pacific diner. Given ten days' notice, Amtrak is happy to move a private varnish almost anywhere on its tracks...
...years. Haines' car is a bargain compared with the Caritas, a 1948 Pullman bought for $10,000 three years ago by Clark Johnson, a Denver physicist. Some $280,000 later, the Caritas is an art-deco beauty, its 14 roomettes ripped out and replaced with a lounge, dining room, kitchen, master bedroom and an open-air platform. Richard Horstmann, 50, a political consultant from Syracuse, admits, "I can't afford this," meaning the Black Diamond, which was the private car of the Lehigh Valley Line's board chairman when Horstmann first saw it as a boy of twelve. The better...