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Why You Should Buy Car Floor Mats?

Why You Should Buy Car Floor MatsIf you want to add a complete value for money accessory to your car, adding car floor mats is an ideal option for you. This is not only because these vehicle mats would pay off in endless ways over the years but also because they promote improved cleanliness and facilitate great comfort besides enhancing appeal and resale value of your car.

The list of advantages associated with car floor mats does not end here. These floor mats would help in reducing the amount of dirt tracked onto your home that would mean less cleaning inside and less of wear and tear on the car carpet and floor. Moreover, car mats also prevent car body from getting damaged and dirty by offering great protection against mud, sand, dirt, gravel, accidental spillage, and pits and cracks caused by water and debris.

If that was not all to impress you, addition of car floor mats to the interior of your car can give it a coordinated look. Furthermore, these mats can be easily cleaned or replaced and come at affordable pricing. In short, car floor mats make great car accessories so that you can enjoy drive home or to the office or on a weekend trip.

Tribute to world famous English contralto Constance

Tribute to world famous English contralto ConstanceA vast archive of personal documents surfaced in a Midlands property, the documents once belonged to the world famous English contralto Constance Shacklock.

Constance Shacklock OBE (1913-1999), the Opera singer, joined the New Coven Garden Opera Company in 1946 and was awarded an OBE in 1971.

From Worldcollectorsnet.com:

The opera singer Constance Shacklock OBE (1913-1999) joined the New Coven Garden Opera Company in 1946. Her most famous role was being cast as Brangane in Tristram and Isolde in 1948 alongside the Norwegian soprano Kirsten Flagstad. In the mid 1950’s she left the operatic stage to take up a six year role as Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music at the Palace Theatre in London. After retiring from singing, Shacklock went on to teach singing at the Royal Academy of Music. Students under her supervision included Kathryn Harries and Victoria Burmester. She was awarded an OBE in 1971.

A routine call to a property in-between Lichfield and Sutton resulted in the discovery of the vast archive of Shacklock’s own personal paperwork and photographs dating back to the start of her hugely successful career in the 1940’s. It had been inherited by the vendor whose aunt was a very close friend of Shacklock’s who had in turn been given the archive to her on Shacklock’s death in 1999.

The collection came up for public auction at Richard Winterton’s Fine Art & Collectors Sale on 18th August at the Lichfield Auction Centre.

Legendary flowing hair silver dollar sold

Legendary flowing hair silver dollar soldOne of the world’s pre-eminent numismatic auctioneers, Bowers and Merena Auctions, recently hosted its Boston Rarities Sale on Saturday, Aug. 7 at Park Plaza Hotel and Towers in Boston, Massachusetts.

In the sale, the featured coin, a rare 1794 Silver Dollar, was sold for $1,207,500.

From Worldcollectorsnet.com:

“There has been great anticipation within the industry for our auction of the condition census #4 1794 Silver Dollar,” said Greg Roberts, CEO of Bowers and Merena. “We started to see bidding activity about two weeks before the live action began with multiple bidders moving the coin from its opening bid to $750,000 where the lot opened on the live auction floor. It then quickly moved up $300,000 at increments of $50,000. When the bid hit $1 million on Saturday, the gasp from the crowd was riveting, and with two of the four bidders live in the room, the intensity was overwhelming.”

The seller of the rare coin, Martin Logies, author of the book The Flowing Hair Silver Dollars of 1794 and director and curator of CCEF, recently purchased the Neil/Carter/Contursi 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar for $7.85 million in a private transaction brokered by Spectrum Group International, Bower and Merena Auctions’ parent company. The sale marked a new world record price and the coin is currently being showcased by CCEF, a teaching organization, and is being shared with a wider national audience.

The silver dollar first struck in 1794 and only 140 surviving examples of the 1794 silver dollar coin are estimated throughout the world.

All about Metal Head Dolls

All about Metal Head DollsMore and more collectors of antiques and collectibles are expressing interest to buy metal head or tin head dolls and this is evident from the fact that these dolls, which once took a backseat in the world of collecting dolls, are now recognized by one and all as unique and valuable collectibles.

Most of these dolls are made of a wide array of metals, including silver, aluminum, tin, and brass.

From Associatedcontent.com:

“Minerva” is one of the most common manufacturer’s mark found on the metal head dolls. These dolls were made by various companies and widely distributed in the United States. Buschow & Beck, Alfred Heller, manufactured dolls marked “Diana”. “Juno” was the mark used by Karl Standfuss. Some metal heads are marked only with the size and the country of origin. There are many that are not marked at all.

The metal head doll was marketed as being indestructible. This was a great improvement over the breakable porcelain dolls that were so popular. They would not disintegrate when they were exposed to moisture like the popular composition doll of that time. The main drawback was the metal would more readily absorb the surrounding temperature leaving the doll too hot to handle or too cold to snuggle.

Metal head dolls can be found with bodies made of cloth, leather, or metal bodies. Of these body types the metal-bodied doll is the hardest to find.

Often metal heads, like the popular china doll heads of that time, were sold separately. For this reason it is not uncommon to find the metal head doll on a homemade cloth body. The limbs on these dolls were often made of china, cloth or composition, rarely metal.

The fact that expert minor restoration do not take away from the value of these types of dolls means that they are perfect choice for the collector on a budget.

Success and business oriented Quotations

Success and business oriented QuotationsWhen it comes to reaping and optimizing success, nothing matches the aura of success and business oriented quotations. This is the reason why we have compiled these timeless quotes so that you can enjoy and benefit from them, in no time.

A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships. – Stephen Covey

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department. – Andrew Carnegie

Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight. – Henry R. Luce

Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile. – Gary Ryan Blair

Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body – the producers and consumers themselves. – Herbert Hoover

For a lot of people, the weekly paycheck is “take-home pay” because home is the only place they can afford to go with it. – Charles A. Jaffe

Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best. – Theodore Isaac Rubin

I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me. – John Cleese

I was told to avoid the business all together because of the rejection. People would say to me, ‘Don’t you want to have a normal job and a normal family?’ I guess that would be good advice for some people, but I wanted to act. – Jennifer Aniston

Wisdom Quotations for attaining Success

Wisdom Quotations for attaining SuccessLooking for wisdom quotations for attaining success? Go no far as we have compiled some of the most inspiring quotes that have been compiled from the web so that you do not have to look any further.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. – Confucius

Teamwork is the ability to work as a group toward a common vision, even if that vision becomes extremely blurry. – Author Unknown

One piece of log creates a small fire, adequate to warm you up, add just a few more pieces to blast an immense bonfire, large enough to warm up your entire circle of friends; needless to say that individuality counts but team work dynamites. – Jin Kwon

Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. – Vince Lombardi

One piece of log creates a small fire, adequate to warm you up, add just a few more pieces to blast an immense bonfire, large enough to warm up your entire circle of friends; needless to say that individuality counts but team work dynamites. – Jin Kwon

Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision.  The ability to direct individual accomplishment toward organizational objectives.  It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. – Andrew Carnegie

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success.  You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime. – Babe Ruth

Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it. – Bill Bradley

Kite Collectibles moving with the Wind

Kite <b>Collectibles</b> moving with the WindSome of us may think that kites are just toys or subjects of time pass but there are some who take kites seriously. They not only design some of the most unusual kites but are even more than ready to pay a hefty sum to buy them from the retail market.

The fact that people with a bent for collecting kites may also have the hobby of colleting other kite collectibles like postcards, old images, and advertising pieces is something that surely brings smiles on faces who have always admired kite flying.

From PostBulletin.com:

“I got the idea to wear the tuxedo from my parent, who worked for Byerly’s grocery store giving demos,” he says. “On the store’s 25th anniversary, all the demonstrators wore tuxedos. People do react to the tuxedo in a positive way so I decided I needed one to fly kites in and it was awesome. The only time I don’t wear the tuxedo is when I wear the Uncle Sam costume for special patriotic events.”

Christensen points out that people who enjoy collecting kites might also enjoy collecting other kite collectibles such as old pictures, postcards and advertising pieces depicting kites, and even old kite string. Some of these items, especially the postcards, may sell for up to $85 at online auctions, Christensen says.

“I have some old paper kites from the ’50s,” he says. “I have over 1,000 kites in my collection that vary in size from a half-inch to over 500 square feet, and a dragon that is 450 feet long. I also have a small collection of kite books, kite pictures and a ton of newspaper clippings from my own kite flies.”

We are sure that if flying kites is your cup of tea, this piece of information has found you in good mood. Keep reading the site pages for more updates!

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