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All About :The Barcode

7/29/2014

Remember our post on using your five senses to identify if something is truly vintage or an antique?

Well, here's another way to use your eyes:

Symbology -
"A way of identifying the age of some items when antiquing and flea marketing"

One symbol I like to use to tell the age of items is...

the BARCODE.

The barcode is a series of lines in distinct patterns accompanied by binary numbers (two numerals to represent all real numbers) below the lines. The barcode is generally in a rectangular shape.

The barcode began in commercial use on June 26, 1974. The first product scanned was a packet of Wrigley’s “Juicy Fruit” gum bought by Clyde Dawson and scanned by Sharon Buchanan at 8:01 a.m. (A display of this moment of time is on display at Smithsonian Institute).

http://barcodingblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/first-upc-barcode.png

http://angelikaschneider.com/graphic_design.html

Knowing a little bit about the barcode and when it began is a good way to identify the age of an item. Items such as; books, VHS’s, magazines, cards, boxes used for products like coffee or butter, old tins, signs, band aids tins, or patterns, will have a bar code. If these items do not have a bar code they were made prior to 1974 or from another country.

So, what do you know about barcodes?

Leave us a comment and tell us about it! :)

-The GA Gang

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All About : Celadon &“A Single Shard”

6/25/2014

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My introduction to this type of pottery was from a children’s book,
“A Single Shard”.

It was written by Linda Sue Park and won the 2002 Newbery Medal. It is a story of an orphan and his dream to become a potter, set in the 12th century Korea.

In the story, the pottery made by the master potter was “Celadon”. The shard mentioned in the title is a shard of Celadon.

I began to wonder “What does it look like"?

That’s what got me started on this blog post. :)

Not being very familiar with the term “shard”, I decided to look up the definition; “a piece of broken pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig; a pot shred, a fragment of a brittle substance, as of glass or metal, or a small piece or part.”

Celadon is usually a pale green with a hint of blue, a glossy appearance and smooth texture. It can be any shade of that color from a very pale yellow-green or gray green to deepest jade-green color. It has a subtle beauty and elegant simplicity.

Molded(Incised) Celadon

Plain Celadon

Inlaid Celadon

Celadon glazing was perfected during the Koryo dynasty of Korea which dates from 918 to 1392 AD. There are three design types; inlaid, incised(or molded), and plain(called Mu-ju). Celadon in Korean means “green”. It is referred to as “cheong-ja” in Korean. There is also a brown Celadon which is called “bun-cheong” or brown porcelain, as well as white.

These Celadon items are for sale in Grandma's Attic

Celadon is beautiful pottery but the book A Single Shard made it mean so much more to me than just a piece of pottery from Korea. A Single Shard is a very moving story, it will bring Korean Celadon alive for you. Come on in and see these beautiful pieces of pottery and visit your local library to check out A Single Shard, then let me know what you think of it! :)

-The GA Gang

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