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4-COLOR PANEL „ PACK , NOW ONLY Whirlpool Whirlpool POTS&RfcNS Basket • Exclusive EASY ROLLERS" Installation Wheels • Plus Much More! NOW ONLY PANEL PACK NOW ONLY LEE & RAY ELECTRIC , 1005 N. FRONT, McHENRY ( 8 1 5 ^ 3 8 5 - 0 8 8 2 ROSS FORD TRACTOR L O C A T E D I N McHENRY, ILLINOIS 1801 RT. 120 MILE tASTOF town 344-0822 PAGE 4 -PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1982 Now Is The Time For Sittings For Thot Very Special CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT SITTING DEADLINE NOV.27th FOR GUARANTEED CHRISTMAS DELIVERY Coll Todoy 385-0093 PHOTOGRAPHY BY NIES McHenry This year, set the scene for an old-fashioned Yule celebration • 'Deck the halls with boughs of holly ..." the lines of such a Christmas clas­ sic evoke feeiings of nostalgia -- sleighs gliding through a snowy night; bundled-up chil­ dren caroling under a starry sky. Over the last 10 years, a wave of nostalgia has swept the country. Be it old clothes, postcards, furniture, portraits or innumerable other items, we seem to have developed a remembrance for things past. We've come to associate that past with quality, charm and a generally wholesome approach to life. The holidays, and Christ­ mas in particular, beckon us to a time of simple, honest val­ ues and a longing for things Whirlpool Model SHU 4004 with Exclusive-ln-The-Door Silverware Basket • Exclusive-ln-The-Door Silverware Basket provides more interior loading space., easy to remove for loading/ unloading. • 3 Automatic Cycles • Energy-Saving Air Dry Option • Plus More! Whirlpool Model SHU 7005 with Patented Upper Rack Adjustments • Patented Upper Rack Adjustments allow the upper rack to raise or lower to accommodate awkwardly sized items • HiTemp Washing Option • 4 Automatic Cycles including POTS & PANS • Exclusive In-The-Door Silverware Basket • Exclusive EASY ROLLERS* Installation Wheels -Tmk traditional. The more fast- paced our society becomes, the greater our yearning for that old-fashioned Christmas. Gorham offers you some marvelous gift suggestions if you are among the countless people interested in capturing the ambience of Christmas past. Setting the tone starts, of course, with the tree: center­ piece of your old-fashioned holiday. Friends and relatives will be charmed by the Gorham collection of adorable Victorian wooden ornaments adorning the tree. The six toy soldiers and six rocking horses, beautifully carved and painted, are truly reminiscent of the past. An assortmenLof each set retails for $15.00; individual orna­ ments are priced at $2.50. the look of a turn-of-the- century tree will be vividly- realized by adding lovely por­ celain doll ornaments from Gorham. Each of the dolls is dressed in meticulously detailed 19th century garb and has a suggested retail price of $10.00. The wooden soldiers, rock­ ing horses and china doll orna­ ments also make excellent stuffers for all those stockings hung by the chimney with care. And the quality and FOR THAT NOSTALGIC CHRISTMAS MOTIF: Sterlmg silver »nowfl*kr (annual edition 1982), wooden toy soldier and roc kin ft horse ornaments, china doll ornament, wood drum musicals, Norman RockweD Christmas plate (1982), Currier & Ives Christmas bell, revolving wooden musiral. and "Homecoming"' grog cup -- all from Gorham. beauty of the dolls will make them a welcomed addition to any doll collection. In keeping with the time- honored craftsmanship re­ flected in the wooden hanging ornaments. Gorham offers handsomely carved antique wooden drum musicals and re­ volving wooden musicals. Like the toys that delighted tots in the 19th century. these collections include four drum musicals, retailing for $16.00 each and four revolving musi­ cals retailing for $26.50 each. Whether displayed under the tree, used as accent pieces for your Christmas buffet or given as gifts, these tuneful Victorian musicals will fasci­ nate children and adults alike. High on the mantle, looking down upon the brimming-full stockings and surrounded by holly and pine cones, the 1982 Annual Gorham Norman Rockwell Christmas plate. "The Jolly Coachman." with its portrayal of a Dickens-style character, continues the nos­ talgic motif in a warm and vibrant manner. This exqui­ sitely detailed plate has a sug­ gested retail price of $29.50 And the delicate charm of t h e C u r r i e r & I v e s b e l l "Christmas Visiting" rings in your traditional holiday gather­ ing. It carries a suggested retail price of $26.50. The nostalgic mood is set. One final touch -- you begin your own tradition by adding the 1982 Gorham Sterling Sil­ ver Snowflake to your lovely tree. At a suggested retail price of $50.00. it ties the past to the present. It's time for a toast. You serve traditional grog, piping hot to your guests. The grog cups, in the Homecoming pat­ tern from Gorham. have a suggested retail price of $20.00 each. FOR KIDS OR COLLECTORS ON YOUR CHRISIMAS LIST! •DIECAST METAL •FARM SETS •DEALER SETS •TRACTORS •VARIOUS SCALES AVAILABLE GREAT FOR A "ST0CKIN0 L STUFFER" 1 /64 Scale SPECIAL (INCLUDES TAX)