Book: Wintersville Citizen

              VOL 2 NO. 18                                        THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1964- TWELVE PAGES                                      $5.00 per year 10


DONALD


DUNLOPE,


COLLECTOR!


  Donald Dunlope has spent
  the last fifteen years of his
  life restoring the worn, the
  old, the curious and the in-
  teresting to fresh  beauty!
  His avocation, stemming from
  "actual need" in the beginn-
  ing, has now become a way
  of life, a source of refresh-
  ment of spirit and personal
satisfaction. He little dreamed
fifteen years ago that one day
his hobby would result in an
enviable collection of Amer-
icana!
  It was in 1949 that the
  Dunlopes began their search
  for "interesting pieces" to
  warm the bare rooms of the
  old farmhouse   which   was
  henceforth to serve as their
  home and place of business.
  Today the Dunlope Funeral
  Home, located on Fernwood
  Road in Wintersville, glows
  with the beautvy of old furni-
ture lovingly restored, ori-
inal   art treasures, brass,
china and silver.� Around a
nucleous of family  pieces
Don and Glenda Dunlope have
assembled  a collection  of
treasures   rooted  in local
history.
  Pictured here is the old
  mahogany framed sofa, circa
  1861, which came from Blanche
  Barnes' home in Annopolis.
  Upholstered in gold antique
  velvet it seems as lovely as
  it must have been when pre-
  sented as a wedding present
  to Blanche Barnes' parents
  so long ago. Above the sofa
  are original -photographs of
  Mrs. Dunlope's grandparents,
taken in 1875 in Filson's
Studios in North 5th Street,
in Steubenville. The lamps
flanking the sofa were con-
trived from   figurines which
were treasured family pieces.
The original, marble topped
tea table stands invitingly
near.
  Pictured also is a comrner of
  the Dunlope's private apart-
  ment. Notable in the picture
  is the handsome 16th Century
  copper Samovar reposing on
  the Victorian rosewood table.
  Above the desk is a recent
  acquisition, a still-life water
  color painted by Marian Myers.
  The swan chair is a painted
  piece from   France   which


according  to, Mr. Dunlope,
was   "a   complete   wreck"
before restoration.
  Nearby   stands  a unique
curly maple breakfront with
Glenda Dunlope's vast collec-
tion of Royal Doulton and
Hummel     Figurines.  This
extraordinarily large   piece
of furniture required a major
operation to install in the
upstairs apartment! But re-
moving windows, 'et cetera,
never daunts a true collector!
The large, Indian copper tray
pictured on the lower left
hand   shelf has a curious
history. As many of you know,
Indian women wear beautiful
saris often   heavily  woven
with pure gold. In this way


       By EVE SEITER

 gold is safely banked! When
 the gold is urgently needed
 the saris are placed upon a
 copper tray and burned! When
 theclothhas gone up in smoke,
 the residue of gold remains
 athand  upon   the tray! The
 Dunlope tray actually bulges
 in the center from the heat of
 such burning.
 An old fashioned What-Not
 holds a collection of Shakes-
 pearian characters. This is
 singularly appropriate since
 Glenda    Dunlope,   teaches
 Shakespeare  as  well     as
 English in the Wintersville
 High   School. The bust of
 Shakespeare on the top shelf
 comes from the collection in
 the famed Ball home in Muncie,
 Indiana.
 No family is quite complete
 without a pet and the Dunlope
 home is no exception. Clancy
 Patrick, an eleven year old
 Irish Setter, is as hospitable
 as his owners. He is pictured
here in a typical gesture of
welcome. The portrait above
is a drawing of Clancy made
by  the     nationally  famed
architect, Hetter.
  Many family treasures en-
  hance the adjoining dining
  room. Grey walls are a per-
  fect foil for a collection of
  blueRoyal Copenhagen plates.
  The tall, Crystal candelabra
  on the Buffet belonged to
  Don ald Dunlope's grandmother,
  Lyda  Atkinson  Stark. The
  charming old tea service is
  also a treasured heirloom.
  The large downstairs drawing
  rooms of the Funeral Home
  house piece after piece from
  the homes of long established
  families of the Wintersville
  Area.  The   marble topped
  sideboard belonged to the
  Sherman Floyd family. The
  lovely pastel hanging above
  it was   done  by   Blanche
  Barnes, who was in her 80's
  when she died a year ago.
  A small three legged chair,
  upholstered in lipstick red
  velvet, came from the Starkey
  homestead of Bantam Ridge.
  All the floor and table lamps
  in the household are originals
  converted to electricity. One
  charming mauve lamp high-


lights an original seascape
done   by   Donald   Dunlope
himself! Mr. Dunlope admits
to "a littel talent" but assures
one that "it was my Father
who was the artist." Hanging
above the fireplace is another
original but not-too-original
work done by Mr. Dunlope!
You will note that it is a
scene of Napoleon Square in
Paris, France. Actually it
was a Lucien LeLong ad-
vertisement which had sucli
appeal for Don Dunlope that
he touched it up and framed
it. The frame is from the old
Stark homestead in the Country -
Club   Estates. The picture
stirred nostalgia within Mr.
Dunlope. for he was quartered
nearby   during his   wartime
service with the 79th Division


of the Cross of Lorraine.
  A few of the brasses have
wartime association, too. One
unusual five branch candel-
abra came trom Germany. The
mythical Griffin supports the
candelabra which once served
as the only light Von Dunlope
had as he made out detailed
written wartime reports.
  Two other exquisite candel-
abra originated in France.
They are brass, washed in
gold, seven branch candel-
abra entwined with grapes,
grape leaves and sheaves of
wheat.
In a corner of a foyer are
two original paintings, one a
gift done by a prisoner of
war; the other the work of a
young student, Robert June,
of Follansbee.
  This writer's eye was taken
by a handsome old cherry
Grandfather clock. It was the
generous  gift  of  Donald
Dunlope's first Sunday School
teacher,  Leland   Coates.
Mr. Coates found the treasured
clock toQ tall to use in his
Florida home when he retired
and so presented it to one
who values the old.
  Clancy  pressed close as
this -writer took  reluctant
leave of such loveliness. We
stood in the paneled room
which serves Don Dunlope
as office. Clancy must feel
completely   athome   in the
office where dogs create the
humorous     motif!  Plates
featuring dogs line a plate
rail, paintings of dogs adorn
the wall, the desk chair arms
reveal themselves as heads
of dogs and one large, life-
like, ceramic piece depicts
English Setter retrieving a
bird.
  Donald Dunlope hasn't had
a vacation since 1949. When
he is weary he refinishes
a piece of furniture or polishes
brass. One brass What-Not
required   three  months   to
polish by hand! 43 separate
pieces were hand burnished!
He finds relaxation in the
gradual restoration of each
cherished item. Bovee once
wrote, "--beauty seen is part-
lyv in him who sees it," Donald
Dunlope obviously "sees it"
in the old, the worn, the


curious and the interesting.
"Seeing it", he has become
Donald Dunlope, Collector!


        1964 Plates

   Must Be Displayed
   Police Department issues
warning to all owners of no-,.
registered motor vehicles co
be removed from streets and
right of ways in the Village
of Wintersville.


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                                     More photos on page 3

Hendricks-Sullivan Promoted


  After April ist Mr. Harry
Hendricks will be Superinten-
dent of Utilities for Winters-
ville, He will be devoting
full time to the Water De-
partment and  the  sanitary
sewer project,
  Mr. Burke Sullivan Jr. will
replace  Mr. Hendricks  as
Street Commissioner. These
changes were approved by the
Council at the regular meet-
ing on March 24, 1964 after
appointments by the Board of
Public Affairs and Thomas
Albaugh, Mayor.
  Mayor Albaugh presided and
all  officers   and  Council
members were present. Sol-
icitor James McHugh      pre-
sented and Council passed an
ordinance setting up a San-
itary Sewer Districtfor Winters-
ville. Engineer D. T. Mitchell
represented  the     Jenning
Lawrence Engineering Com-
pany-of Columbus, presenting
to Council final plans for the
proposed  sewer' system. It
was announced that the fin-
ancing will be divided between


assessment bonds     and   re-
venue bonds.
  Mr. Murphy of Cincinnati re-
  presented the bonding com-
  pany at: the meeting in regard
  to the bonds necessary for
  the financing of the water
  line extension which is in
  progress in the territory re-
  cently annexed along rt. 43
  and Two Ridges Road.
  Several delegations of cit-
  izens were present. Repre-
  sentatives of areas immediately
  west of the present corporation
  limits were  asking   about
  possibilities of   securing
  sewer and  water services,
  which they were told would
  require annexation to Winters-
ville.
  April Council meetings will
be held o~ April 7th ,and 21st
at 7:30 p.m.
  nssessmint statements, for
properties Qon thek sidewalks
on- East MIain. Street have
been received_ and.are-posted
at the Municipal Building.
Property owners are invited
to check this list.


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