Art Walk Exhibit: The Kilmer Family -- A Binghamton Empire

As part of Binghamton's First Friday Art Walk -- and in celebration of the Broome County Bicentennial -- the Connelly Gallery at 205 State St, Binghamton, NY 13901-2711 The Connelly Gallery will hold an exhibit and sale of personal and business artifacts of Dr. S. Andral Kilmer on Friday, June 2, 2006 from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. (Note the early-bird start). A household name in the Golden Age of Patent Medicine (1880-1920), Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder Cure -- which was 10.5% alcohol -- made the Kilmer family millions. John C. Darrow, "The Swamp Root Man," will be on hand at the opening to lecture and amuse with his Kilmer-themed anecdotes and antics. John C. Darrow, the Swamp Root ManThe exhibit and sale of Kilmer artifacts will continue through June 23, weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and at other times by appointment (Telephone: 607-722-9593).

The Kilmer family "empire" got its start with patent remedies, which included Dr. Kilmer's Female Remedy and his Indian Cough and Consumption Cure, but soon built a Sanitarium and a Cancertorium. The family, which founded The Binghamton Press, and owned baling wire and fence manufacturing plants as well, maintained stables in Binghamton and Virginia, and owned the 1918 Kentucky Derby winner, Exterminator. Dubbed the "The Kilmer Dynasty" by local raconteur and Kilmer historian, John C. Darrow, the family has been a passion of his for over 30 years. Darrow, who runs an antique business with his wife Danette when he's not lecturing on the Kilmers, will display artifacts from his personal collection, and beguile you with his enactment of a 19th century "snake oil salesman." A quick cure for the blahs and the blues is guaranteed. Additional details in the Exhibition Brochure.

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Hotwheels, Matchbox, Trains & Toys Auction: 9 June 2006

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an Auction of Hotwheels, Matchbox, Trains & Toys at the Showplace in Binghamton on Friday, June 9, 2006 at 6:00 p.m.,Auction of Hotwheels, Matchbox, Toys, Trains with a preview at 4:00 p.m. The auction includes over 11,000 Hotwheels from 1975-2004 with accessories, sets and carrying cases; Matchbox, Ertl and other die cast cars; Lionel trains, including O and O27 guage, 95% in original boxes; also plastic kits by Monogram and Erector and Meccano sets. Email for a list of trains. Additional details and photos, a partial list of items, terms and directions are available in the auction brochure (PDF: 81KB).

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Tool Auction: 1 June 2006

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct a Tool Auction at the Showplace in Binghamton on Thursday, June 1, 2006 at 6:00 p.m., with a preview at 5:00 p.m. Tool AuctionSelling without reserve are tools, including Craftsman circular and tables saws, and a 3HP, 220v, 20 gal air compressor (photo); hand tools, including planes, saws and socket sets; yard equipment and tools, including lawnmowers, weedwhackers and a snowblower; and miscellaneous items, including air conditioners, a safe and a Texaco road sign. Selling at 7:00 p.m.: a 13 ft circa 1955 Barker River Marine Model SS sailboat that converts to a row boat. Additional details and photos, a partial list of items, terms and directions are available in the auction brochure (PDF: 321KB).

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August Appraisal Clinic for Newark Valley Historic Society

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct the Sixth Annual Antique Appraisal Clinic on Saturday, August 26, 2006 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Newark Valley Historical Society Fifth Annual Antique Appraisal Clinicthe Herrick Barn on the Newark Valley Historical Society's Bement-Billings Farmstead in Newark Valley, NY 13811. Admission to this entertaining and educational event is free; the appraisal fee is $5.00 per item, with the proceeds going to benefit the Newark Valley Historical Society. Refreshments available. Directions: From a major highway: North from NYS Rte 17 at Owego, via NYS Rte 96, to NYS Rte 38, then North on Rte 38 to Newark Valley (10 miles). From Newark Valley red light, continue north on Rte 38 about one mile to the Farmstead on the left. For additional information, contact Ethel Curkendall by phone (607-642-8313) or email.

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On-Site Estate Auction: 18 May 2006

Estate AuctionBob & Sallie Connelly will auction the contents of the estate at 839 Brotzman Rd, Castle Creek, NY on Thursday, May 18, 2006 at 6:00 p.m., with a preview at 5:00 p.m.  The estate comprises household furniture, including desks, chests, tables, and a patio set; glassware, including bowls, a Stangl bird, and 10 pieces of opalescent hobnail; accessories and miscellaneous, including Currier & Ives prints, 33 & 78 records, clocks, watches, and a stereo system; musical instruments, including a ukuleles, saxophones, a guitar, and a trombone; and appliances and tools, including hatchets, an air conditioner, and yard tools. Additional details and photos, a partial list of items, terms and directions are available in the auction brochure (PDF: 369KB).

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Art Walk Exhibit and Sale: 1939 World's Fair Russian Prints

As part of Binghamton's First Friday Art Walk the Connelly Gallery at 205 State St, Binghamton, NY 13901-2711The Connelly Gallery will hold an exhibit and sale of Vintage 1939 World's Fair Portfolios from the Soviet Union Pavilion on Friday, May 5, 2006 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Opening night visitors will be treated to a wine tasting of select California wines and a special presentation of vintage gifts for Mother's Day. The exhibit and sale of Russian prints will continue through May 26, weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and at other times by appointment (Telephone: 607-722-9593).

The collection of Russian prints in this exhibit consists of four hardbound portfolios -- each approximately 14 X 11 inches -- A Ride Through Moscow by Yuri Ivanovich Pimenov. Click for a slideshow. originally sold at the Pavilion of the Soviet Union at the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, NY. Each portfolio is complete and contains all of the original prints in the set, including authorized copies of works from Leningrad's Russian Museum (Book 1), New Art by post-revolutionary Soviet masters (Book 2), works from the Hermitage (Book 3), and works from Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery. The prints represent a wide range of great Russian masters, including Valentin Serov, Yuri Ivanovich Pimenov, Alexander Alexandrovich Deineka, and Vassily Pukirev. Additional details are available in the Exhibition Brochure and in the slideshow of selected Russian prints.

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