tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58266790135209033952024-03-13T12:21:28.728-07:00Duff Tweed CarvingsDuffield Tweed, born in Canada, was an original animator for Walt Disney Studios where he worked on Alice in Wonderland, Song of the South, Cinderella and Lady and the Tramp. Representing Disney Studios on a national TV tour made him an unofficial good will ambassador for Disney. Wood carving clients included: H.L. Hunt, Gene Autrey, Ernest Breech, chairman of the board for Ford Motor Co, and many well-known people over the entire United States.
Contact Info: DuffTweedCarvings@gmail.com.Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-48755633734246395352018-02-01T18:47:00.000-08:002018-02-01T18:52:34.284-08:00Full Color Duff Tweed Illustrations - A Real Treat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am so overdue to post this and several additional super cool Duffy finds. Feels like I worked a 60 hour week in 4 days, but I couldn't let you down any longer. Several Facebook friends have been pushing for this, so here it is...just for you.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back in early October 2017, I came across four very unique illustrations all done by our good friend Duff Tweed. Funny to say that, as we never met, but through his art I feel an affinity to him. For the past couple of years, I've only been acquiring art by Duff that I do not already own. I pass on many pieces come across to a fellow collector friend in Simi Valley, CA. He has been collecting longer than I, so I like to help him build up his collection as well. When I started collecting Mr. Tweed's work, I literally bought everything that became available. Fast forward to today; I simply cannot do that any longer. No time, money is tight (for almost everyone) and putting a child through school and college drains the purse strings. No, I don't carry around a purse. :-)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I came upon these four unique illustrations in color and not Duff's typical pencil drawings, I'll admit I went Duffy crazy! The gentleman (Max) I picked these up from had them as a result of losing his brother. So the acquisition was bittersweet. Something many of you do not know is I am also a hands on energy healer and a medium. So upon learning of Max's loss, I offered to share my gifts in the hopes of alleviating some of his pain, but coming from a stranger I think the offer was too much and possibly out of left field. Max however was very kind throughout the process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Below is our exchange:</span><br />
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interested in the four illustrations you have by Duff Tweed. I own a few
already with several carvings by Duff. I'm making an offer of $X each, but
will purchase all 4 for $X total. I've been buying his carvings and
illustrations for years. I collect for the pure love of his wood carvings. Thought these
would be nice to add to the collection. I will wait to receive your reply.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Max replied quite quickly: </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I
will accept your offer. I'd rather they go as a lot and to someone who has an
affinity for Duff. You see these belonged to my brother and he loved them so I
think he'd rather they stay together than get broken up individually. What I
will do is create a new listing for all four for $X and I thank you for your
business and also for taking the time to write what you did; it made it easy
for me to pass them along to someone who will appreciate them.</span></span><br />
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Max</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span> </span></span><br />
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with them was like parting with a piece of his brother, so I'm sending a
huge shout out and thank you to Max! Thank you Max, a part of your
brother now lives with me!</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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these pieces back in the 1940's, way before I was born. As you will see in the
captions, each picture was of a famous person. Remember, Duff was from
Canada so these are personalities from our northern neighbors. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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two cents in for each illustration. I simply love them and think they're
super cool. Duff, where ever you are in this great universe; we all thank
you for your dedication, artistic flare and sense of humor!</span></div>
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owners of Duff's carvings to share with you but saving them for a future post.
Alright, let's get real, they're from last year and I need to get my lazy butt
to write them too.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">LOL</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wishing you each love in your hearts, food in your bellies and ease in your lives!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All the best!</span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-75469417145997393732017-07-16T22:45:00.000-07:002017-07-22T15:55:52.737-07:00Is there a Doctor in the House? The Nurse Who Knew Duff Tweed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We're baaaaack. Yep, it's feast or famine here at Duff Tweed Carvings and today is the feast. Eat up!...the Duffy eye candy!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After having not written for six months this is now our third blog entry today. Shortly after posting Jay's Disney illustrations in the first post of the day, we received another amazing Duffy pencil drawing. I say there are no coincidences in life, so something is building here...excitement. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tonight Lisa was kind enough to share her Duff Tweed illustration of her mother which is signed by none other than the guy who keeps giving, Duffield Tweed. Now, for all I know, Lisa's mother ran the hospital, but we liked The Nurse Who Knew Duff Tweed, as it has a warm feel to it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lisa shared the following along with the pencil drawing:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I found your blog when I started doing some research on a pencil drawing of my mother by the artist Duff Tweed. I am wondering if you could possibly verify the Duff Tweed carvings artist is the same person who drew my mother. The drawing (attached) is on the back of a patient form from the St. Joseph Hospital in Burbank, CA, sometime in the late 1940's or 1950's. The hospital is across the street from Disney Studio's and Walt Disney used to visit the children at the hospital. Just knowing the history adds to my treasure box of precious items that belonged to my parents. Thank you so much for taking time to look at this.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Sincerely,</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I then replied and Lisa replied once again allowing me to share this with you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>What a quick reply! Thank you so much for clarifying that for me. I don't plan to sell it, I just wanted to know who the artist was. My mom worked at St. Joseph Hospital for many years and met so many people from the Walt Disney Studio. I would be honored if you posted the story about my mom's drawing. Let me know when it's posted, I'm going to share it on FB, and maybe fit it into my blog. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Sincerely,</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thank you Lisa, we all truly appreciate your sentiment and that you cared enough to share.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now without further adieu, "Lisa's Mom" or "The Nurse Who Knew Duff Tweed" as illustrated by Duff Tweed from around 50 years ago:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">So, for Lisa's questions, I verified this is an authentic Duff Tweed pencil drawing after having seen enough to recognize his signature and style. This drawing does look different, but Duff drew with emotion, and depending on the subject matter and time in his life, each drawing shows a different level of focus and detail. It's his work. He always paid the most attention to detail in the eyes; for his illustrations and carvings.</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">UPDATE: It appears Lisa is quite the blogger in her own right! Check out her blog for the accurate story of her Mom's employment past including a photo of her. I think Duff captured her likeness quite well. What do you think? Click here:</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://itsallcalifornia.com/duff-tweed-disney-animator/&source=gmail&ust=1500850232230000&usg=AFQjCNFvnXABr66yx8UTo4f2rL_VF11HGg" href="http://itsallcalifornia.com/duff-tweed-disney-animator/" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">http://itsallcalifornia.com/<wbr></wbr>duff-tweed-disney-animator/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">Making a tremendous Shout Out to Lisa for sharing a part of her life and one of her most precious prized possessions with all of us. Thank you Lisa!!!</span></span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-36173512080239799602017-07-16T17:27:00.001-07:002017-07-16T17:40:13.884-07:00Ebay is Loaded with Wood Carvings by Duff Tweed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello again...said I'd be back soon, but this a record for me...LOL Just feel like I haven't shared enough with the loyal Duffy fans out there so I'm serving up another post immediately. Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have noticed for quite some time that the number of Duff Tweed carvings listed on Ebay has greatly increased. One used to visit and see three, maybe four of his pieces at most. Today there are NINE listings for Duffy carvings and one is a set of three golfers on one single frame. Since it's golf season (when is it not? *smile*), I decided to start with the three golfer carvings. Following them are four hobos, Double Jigger Jack Grant and a Boatman with a life preserver. If you are interested in getting your Duffy collection started or simply want to add to your existing collection, this would be a great time to do so. Check out Ebay!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this golfer! Reminds me of my 88 year old friend/instructor who passed on a few years back. Miss you Warren! Ebay asking $230.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This golfer is awesome. Dig his stogie and long socks. Ebay asking $215.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awesome trio of carved golfers. Have seen this set before, but it's more rare than most of the other golf sets from Duff. Ebay asking $500.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now it's hobo time. Duff often took a similar carving and in some cases gave it a name and in others simply wrote "Duff Tweed". Two of these were titles The Low Bidder while the other two fall into the no title category:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last but not least, protector of those on the water is Duff Tweed's Man with a Life Preserver. I am sure Duff gave him an actual name, but we have yet to find someone who knows what it is. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, I truly hope you enjoyed the Ebay review of Duff Tweed carvings available there.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wishing you each a safe and happy remainder of your July 2017. Hoping to be back in a few to share more Duffy tales.</span><br />
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-21924891638897002452017-07-16T16:21:00.001-07:002017-07-16T18:20:15.941-07:00Jay Jackson's Duff Tweed Illustrations from the 1960's<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">It's time to share one of Duff's drawings with you. The owner of these, Jay, wrote to me in December of 2016, but only just realized today that he had not clicked "send" on his reply to me, so he just replied today. Thank you Jay!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Here is Jay’s story as it was shared with me:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was going through my Dad’s estate and among
the multiple of collectibles he had, I found a Duff Tweed drawing that my dad
had placed in a 1967 Dodger Yearbook.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am guessing it was drawn for me on a piece of
lined notebook paper... not signed but printed his name “Duff Tweed was
here. Big. Deal.” and then had his phone #.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My dad owned a packaging company in Sun Valley
from 1957 till 2006, and may have met Duff through the business, but my best
guess is that they probably met through the Dodger’s Stadium Club and the
multiple “safari’s” they had going to spring training.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I saw your blog and figured I would reach out
and see if you thought it had any value and if you are not interested, maybe
give me an idea if it would have any value other than sentimental.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can send you a scan of it if you would like.
More or less I was just reaching out initially to gauge interest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Tweed!</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-12117942234816183822017-01-04T11:50:00.000-08:002017-01-04T11:50:01.050-08:00Andrew's Slaughterhouse Four - Happy New Year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Welcome back to one of several overdue blog posts. We're starting with the most recent seen and will work our ways back. Before we get started, wanted to wish each of you a Happy New Year full of promise and hope. Stay positive and focused this year. May it be a great year for all!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had the wonderful pleasure of meeting a Facebook friend, Andrew, in person at the end of 2016. We became friends on Facebook as he found our Duff Tweed profile there. We have enjoyed seeing heart warming posts about him and his family. He always seemed like such a loving person and when he contacted me to sell his Slaughterhouse Four set of carvings, I couldn't resist the opportunity to meet. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our original intention was to sell the set to a fellow collector and friend, but there was something special about this particular set, so even though funds have been tight, we extended ourselves to add this particular set to the Duff Tweed Carvings collection. Happy Holidays to us....LOL. :-)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Andrew had seen the set of four carvings hanging in his grandmother's house for years, as far back as he can remember. Once she passed on, he, like many of our collectors and owners inherited the set of four. We were once under the impression that the Slaughterhouse Four was a very limited set of carvings, but as time marches on we have uncovered several surprise sets.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What we found of particular interest was a sort of serial number etched into the top of each frame in this set. In all our days of collecting and reviewing Duff Tweed's individual carvings, we have never seen such numbers. They look to be original and authentic serial numbers carved by Duff himself. What also caught our attention was the hard wood back grounds (only seen from a rear view) on which the carvings were placed, as opposed to the normal material used as support behind the linen back grounds typically seen with these carvings. The wood carvings also appeared to be slightly lighter in color than many of the previous Slaughterhouse Four sets displayed in this blog. Additionally, they each come on the wormwood frames Duff used on several of the Slaughterhouse Four sets. One of the carvings displays Duff's signature with an explanation of the four carvings where he shows his appreciation to the buyers of his art. We have included that description in several past blog entries related to the Slaughterhouse Four, if you wish to go back and read it. Just a lot of character in this set of four!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Please enjoy viewing this beautiful version of the Slaughterhouse Four recently obtained from Andrew here in Southern California.</span><br />
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-36055723978141527392016-08-09T17:49:00.000-07:002016-08-09T17:49:29.489-07:00Duff Tweed Golfs with Lee Trevino and Evel Knievel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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father got from Duff. One is the Low Bidder that is signed. The other is the
Wall Street journal.</span> I forgot to mention that my father and Duff were personal
friends when we lived in Los Angeles. I would rather them go to someone who appreciates
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and had projects all over. While living in Glendale California in the 70's he
met Duff Tweed. Since my father is no longer living I cannot give his story. I
believe he met him through Lee Trevino who was our neighbor. If it was not Lee
it was Jerry Lewis who dad bought his 42 foot cabin cruiser from in San Diego.
Duff and my dad became fast friends and spent many hours socializing at our
home and his. Since my father was a bidder he gave him the low bidder as a gift
when we left LA. As you can see he put his address and phone number on the
back. This has been with our family since that day.</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">"</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Cyndie kindly went on to explain that her father used to golf with Duff Tweed, Lee Trevino and Evel Knievel. What a foursome that must have made! Would have loved to have tagged along with them. You can sense the greatness in Cyndie as well when speaking with her. Her father passed along his special qualities to her; she was a joy to communicate with. Past collectors who have contacted us have also shared the fact that Duff mixed with a lot of the affluent people and well known actors of his time. Mr. Tweed was pretty well known in his own right, too.</span></span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-78511270764215390772016-02-29T13:17:00.000-08:002016-02-29T13:17:38.085-08:00Two Wall Street Hobo's Who Have Been Together Since The 1960's<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">"These two pieces were purchased by my father from Duff Tweed when he came into his business in Long Beach in the mid 1960's. They hung in his office until he passed and I grabbed them. I am curious as to the value even though they are sentimental and I have no intention of selling them.</span><br />
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-17990597688003780652015-04-19T22:57:00.001-07:002015-04-19T22:57:27.818-07:00Seven Sets of Duff Tweed Carvings for Sale on Ebay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">When it rains, it pours! And we know you folks in the eastern United States and Canada had plenty of rain and snow this year. As you thaw out and warm up, Spring has sprung and so have the number of Duff Tweed auctions on Ebay. There are a total of seven different listings for carvings created by Duff Tweed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;">As promised
in our last post, we do have something very special to share with you today. You
took the bait; hook, line and sinker!
You will not be disappointed or want to throw this one back. OK,
sorry…making too many “fishy” references.
I’ll hold off on the doggie comments too! Hehehe.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Recently,
we were contacted by Ken Curtiss of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Fountain
Valley</st1:place></st1:city> who acquired this amazing Duff Tweed duo carving
from his father’s estate. Curt Curtiss,
Ken’s Dad, used to write for the California Crusader, a local <st1:place w:st="on">Southern
California</st1:place> publication. The
paper’s credo is<span style="background: white;">: <b><i>“Reporting the news about diverse
communities in a balanced manner with a focus on positive events. The term
“CRUSADER” connotes the “zeal and enthusiasm” applied in keeping the community
informed, while “making a difference” in the media.</i>” </b>Ken promised to get us some additional information on his Dad and The California Crusader which we will happily add to this post.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #38761d; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">How refreshing for a publication to actually report and exist on
positive, uplifting news. That is
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<span style="background: white; color: #38761d; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">When I met Ken today, you could feel the positive attitude the man
exuded which no doubt was a family trait passed down to him by his father. So often we meet the children who have
received these wonderful carvings from their parents or grandparents. Their senior relatives lived in a time when
life was very different. In today’s
world we rush from point “a” to point “b”, not remembering how we arrived at
our final destination or taking the time to smell the flowers on our journey.
Personal connections are created and maintained from thousands of miles
away. Duff’s carvings take us back to a
simpler time, a time when one could just sit and think, or relax while doing
something as simple as fishing. I have
come to realize that my personal appreciation for Mr. Tweed’s work is not only
in the characters he creates, but the joy they express in doing the simple
things in life. Simplifying one’s life
is the key to increased happiness and joy.
That is what Duffield Tweed’s work does for me. Hope it does the same for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvings collection. We have
affectionately named this carving Duffy and Man’s Best Friend. Unfortunately, we have no idea what Duff
actually named these two, but until we receive information telling us
otherwise, we’ll name the Fisherman, Duffy. Want to include Duff whenever
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">Then you see a dog, “man’s best friend”, seated next to our Duffy
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carving with you. We keep having never
before seen carvings “popping out of the woodwork”. Each time we believe we have uncovered every
character Duff Tweed carved, we are pleasantly surprised to find another unique
gem carved by the man, the myth, the legend!</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-15306793997620086852014-10-11T18:01:00.001-07:002014-10-17T10:00:00.228-07:00The Happy Golfer is actually The Weekend Warrior - Duff Tweed Goes Golfing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Warrior!</span><span style="color: #783f04;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #660000;">Have I ever
mentioned how much I love golf? If I
haven’t, I should have mentioned it over 40 posts ago; typically shoot in the
low eighties and hoping to get down to the seventies consistently in the near future. I forget
about the world and just golf! It's wonderful, and it was
my obsession for collecting golf memorabilia that had me stumble onto Duff
Tweed’s work. My first carving ever
acquired was a trio of golfers all affixed to one single frame. Each carving had been rubbed lightly with wax
which gave them a shine and helped maintain their true original colors for
decades to come. I obtained the set from a gentleman representing the estate of
world renowned golfer, Ben Crenshaw. I have been collecting Mr. Tweeds work ever since. In any event, I just learned that a particular carving I have been calling “The Happy
Golfer” is in fact more appropriately named the “Weekend Warrior”. This makes perfect sense as Duff also carved
a similar looking golfer who is hands down the real Happy Golfer. </span><span style="color: #783f04;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Carvings already owns the “Weekend Warrior”, but thought we would share with
you the fact that it is on Ebay right now with a starting bid of $49.99/ Buy It
Now price of $99.99, plus delivery with the items location in Northbrook,
Illinois.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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is fully in tact and even the golf club appears to be unbroken. Most often the face of the golf iron has been
broken off from the shaft of the club.
This one is completely in tact. We cannot tell if it is the original or a replaced golf club head. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: x-large;">We also
appreciated that this piece is part of Duff’s limited edition run, which he
appears to have done for many of his pieces.
The difference from his regular carvings is the limited edition version
have a boxier more protective looking frame and are marked by the limited
edition brass plate affixed to each limited edition carving.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial;">We’ll come back and show the bidding and final sale price upon closing of the Ebay auction.</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial;">UPDATE 10-17-14: The carving did not sell on Ebay and the seller has not relisted it.</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial;">This was actually an exciting post to write because we uncovered another correct name for yet another one of Duff’s whimsical characters.</span></span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-40671491701422907712014-10-07T19:50:00.000-07:002014-10-07T19:50:36.747-07:00Will the Real Duff Tweed Step Forward? - Damn I'm Good Tennis Player<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dear Duffy collectors and followers:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We recently had the honor of hearing from Melinda, owner of this wonderful Tennis Player carved by Duff Tweed. It is titled "Damn, I'm Good" and is limited edition number seven of one hundred. Melinda contacted us inquiring about it's authenticity. It's definitely Duff's work! We enjoyed her note as she thought we were Duff Tweed. Several people have contacted us with the same thought, but unfortunately Mr. Tweed passed away in the late 1980's.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My name is Melinda and I am the fortunate owner of one of your wonderful carvings, "Damn I'm Good! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My mother purchased it when we attended one of the Disney for Cal Arts Institute fundraisers at Walt Disney's daughter's home in Hancock Park many years ago. She gave it to me shortly before she passed away a few years ago (at 92!) and I have been enjoying it ever since. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The piece has a small brass plaque at the bottom of the wooden frame that says, "Damn, I'm Good" and another line that says, A Duff Tweed Limited Edition - 7 of 100. There is also a typewritten bio on Duff taped to the back of the frame.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I went online to read about your other pieces and noticed that they all seem to be signed by you - Duff Tweed Pasadena. Mine is not signed and I am concerned that it's authenticity might be questioned in the future.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I know it is a legitimate piece because of where she purchased it. If you were in attendance, she probably met you at the event since many of the artists also attended to represent their art.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you have a few moments, could you please email me back and let me know what you think I should do. I live nearby in ???????? if you would consider meeting with me to look at the piece.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Many thanks,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My family acquired this playful wood carving when we
attended an art auction at the home of Sharon Disney Lund in Hancock Park, Los
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creating a private university in Valencia, outside of Los Angeles, for students
of the visual and performing arts. It
became a reality in 1961 with the merger of Chouinard Art Institute and L.A.
Conservancy of Music, both existing institutions and both experiencing
financial difficulties. Thus, The California
Institute for the Arts, “Cal Arts” was formed.
Many of the Disney artists had been students or instructors at the
Chouinard Art Institute and that gave the family an idea of how to raise funds
to support the school.</span></div>
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quite famous by then for their private works) to create and donate a piece of
their art, (paintings, sculptures, etc) to be displayed at a private invitation
only evening at the home and grounds of Sharon Disney Lund, Walt’s daughter. </span></div>
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Ellenshaw, a renowned Disney artist, from a private art gallery in Beverly
Hills, they were invited to attend. The
cost per person was $25.00! That
included fabulous catered food and access to most of the home and grounds. The interior walls of the home where covered
by linen temporary walls which held the paintings, as well as the backyard
gardens, where temporary linen walls were erected to display the art. Sculptures and other unique art (one by Mary
Blair who created the characters for It’s a Small World at Disneyland), were
displayed all around the pool and tennis court area.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These were memorable evenings and one of the nicest things
was that the artists were also in attendance to discuss their art. Each year,
two artists were selected to create a painting for sale and Disney had limited
edition replicas made for each attendee.
So, even if you did not act fast enough to buy the original, you were
always assured of two limited edition prints to take home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My mother was not a tennis player, however, she just fell in
love with the “Damn, I’m Good” tennis player wooden carving and bought it. She
said it put a smile on her face. </span></div>
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Disney; however, if he was invited to create a piece for this event, I am sure
he was involved in quite a few other Disney projects on film. These artists
were the cream of the crop who created the magic of the Disney films, since
computer generated backdrops and scenery were not common then.</span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-88709862150027939032014-08-27T14:42:00.000-07:002014-08-28T07:39:17.956-07:00Duff Tweed Carvings Collection - Something Old and Something New<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I shouldn't actually call you duffers as that is a term used for golfers who can't seem to make good contact with the ball. OH, by the way... Duff Tweed was actually a duffer! Maybe that's why he carved so many golfers.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had a wonderful opportunity to pick up five carvings all masterfully carved by Duff Tweed. It's been a couple of months since we were given this opportunity and have decided to share those carvings with you today. We would like to thank Shawn in Fontana, California for making these available to us. Shawn is a super kind lady and it was our pleasure to meet and spend some time with her. The Duff Tweed carvings below were purchased and kept by Shawn's father until his passing. It was then Shawn's mother who decided to sell the carvings and we worked out a fair deal with Shawn.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Two of the carvings are ones we have shared with you in this blog, but were new additions to the Duff Tweed Carvings collection. The last three were already part of the collection, but we picked them up as some were in better condition than the ones we already had. We have not been in the business of buying duplicate carvings which are already a part of the collection. In this manner we allow new collectors to build their Duffy collections. We're all in this love of Duff's work together. The more collectors, the more Mr. Tweed's carvings will increase in demand and value. As we have always said, we collect because we love.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This second carving is obviously well matched with the first above, both depicting the stresses of work in a humorous manner. This carving reminds me of the old saying, "When the boss asks you to jump, you respond "HOW HIGH" while already jumping." Love the action in Duff's "He Wants it When!" carving. Even in a rush, our worker is happy and ready to rise to the occasion. This piece is in excellent condition and makes a great statement, especially in our times of working harder, longer and faster to meet modern deadlines. If this carving was made today, it would most likely be of a person sitting in front of a computer, wildly pressing the keys on a keyboard. Some things change, others never do. Do what makes you happy and you'll smile morning to night. Hope you are laboring in a love that brings you satisfaction and fulfillment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The next three carvings by Duff have all been previously posted in this blog. You may wish to peruse past articles to see some of the other carvings not pictured here for a year or two. Might give you an idea of what you would like to own. They pop up for sale now and then on Ebay or Craig's List, but most people seem to find them at garage/estate sales and then sell them to me for five to ten times what they paid for them. That's fine with us...keep em coming, and thank you.</span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-63391037686631559862014-08-23T16:04:00.000-07:002014-08-23T16:04:13.536-07:00Duff Tweed's Fishing Couple - Never Before Seen<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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maybe you just came back for the hal-i-but?
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Quite some time has passed
since we discovered a new piece carved by Duff Tweed. It’s amazing, but every time we see a fresh
piece, it brings back that feeling of being a new collector. The excitement, the opportunity to grow the
collection and the chance to share it with all of you, just makes the entire
effort worthwhile. Honestly, we did go
out of our way to acquire this piece.
When we first discussed the price with the seller Greg in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Diego</st1:place></st1:city>, we incorrectly
assumed it was the typical 16-18 inch carving and we offered too low a price
for the piece. We were turned down
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">We knew something smelled
fishy here, so after examining the pictures of Duff Tweed’s Fishing Couple
carving we realized it simply had to be larger.
Greg had informed us if he did not sell it locally in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">San Diego</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">California</st1:state></st1:place>;
he would list it on Ebay. So we inquired
about the frame size and the discussions continued. It’s large!
The frame is 40 inches by 25 inches. We agreed on a price and drove down
to <st1:city w:st="on">San Diego</st1:city> from <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:place></st1:city> to meet Greg at 7:30 a.m. to pick
up the piece and had joined it with the Duff Tweed Carving family by 10:30 a.m.
that morning. Only once before did we
make such a crazy, whirlwind trip. That
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nice and interesting guy. He finds
estate pieces in his spare time and sells them locally or on Ebay. He is also quite the handy man and I met him
at a restaurant where he was doing some construction. Greg purchased this Duff Tweed Fishing Couple
carving for $45. We paid him multiple
times more for it and did so happily.
Greg does well! LOL We were fortunate to be able to acquire the
piece as many collectors won’t part with their one of a kinds.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The first thing that catches
your eye is this wonderfully active fisherman standing in the center of the
boat. Love the sea going colors Duff used to paint the man.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">He actually stands in a very similar position
to many of the golfer carvings Duff did over time.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Next we noticed and loved the expression on
what we believe to be the fisherman’s wife’s face.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Who else would go fishing with this guy?</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Take a look at the fish stuck on her hat while
she is completely tangled in fishing line.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">She is not loving it, but she is there to
support her man.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">That’s really why he is
so happy!!!</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">We love the boat in red,
white and blue.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">It is also neat to have
another female carved character as the only other one we have seen is of a
female golfer.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Yes, we fell in love
with the piece and are grateful to have seen it, let alone add it to the Duff
Tweed Carvings collection.</span></b></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-36918507240149541322014-08-23T14:57:00.000-07:002014-08-23T14:57:08.562-07:00A Couple of Summer Sales on Ebay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hello Duff </span><st1:place style="font-family: Arial;" w:st="on">Tweed</st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Enthusiasts!</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Welcome back...we missed you!</span></span></div>
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to report two individual sales that occurred on Ebay in July and August.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">We have had fellow collectors contacting us
and sharing their carvings, but all of them have been previously pictured in
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #660000;">First up we
have our favorite three golfers, probably Duff’s most commonly carved
set. As a result, the set does not bring
in as much as some of the less common carvings.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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particular set of three, dated 1964, is in well maintained condition with
exception of the broken golf club which the seller still had and included in
the sale. The seller kglassgirl had it
listed as a “1969” carving, but it sure looks like 1964 to us. You be the judge.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">r***y
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">u***s (1664) US $100.00 Jul-30-14 13:25 PDT<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">As you can
see the Duffy golf set sold FORE! $102.50 plus shipping and handling which we
estimate to be at least $30 additional.
Hoping a new collector picked it up. Now we're leaving the Country Club to go to the Yacht club.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Let's now go to the Tweeduff Yacht Club *wink * to visit with one of our oldest
and dearest friends which we refer to as the Boatman with a Life
Preserver. How original, eh? We should really come up with proper names
for these characters, but I don’t have the heart to change or distort Duff’s
vision for his characters. (For example,
we know the drunkard Duff carved was affectionately named Double Jigger Jack Grant.) This boat guy screams out “Mortie” to me, but
for all we know, his name is Gonzo or Willie…so with out further pomp and
circumstance, we bring you the Boatman in Blue!
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">The piece
had some nails missing from the back and a few other issues, but the carving
looked to be in OK condition with several nicks in the character.
Remember, these are soft pine wood carvings done over 50 years ago in
most cases. It is amazing how well they
hold up over time. The seller, chazaz2
had this to say about the piece:</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Got this DUFF TWEED, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">PASADENA</st1:place></st1:city><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>framed
carved figure over all measurements are 15-3/4" x 21-3/4" & about
5" thick. What I understand, Duff worked for Disney in the 1960s &
70s. I do not know what this picture was called Boatman?? I found this at an
estate sale in their garage & frame has scratches<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>around it & the burlap back ground
has stains on it & his hat has some chips on rim of it all as shown &
as I<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>found it. The figure is
loose & will leave it that way just needs couple screws, holes are there. I
understand his work is hard to come by so if you have a collection on him &
don't have this one BID."</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">As you can
see, he is dressed in a neatly painted blue shirt and anchor logo.
All the previously seen Boatmen with Life Preservers have white painted
shirts making this guy a bit more collectible.
Duff Tweed Carvings actually placed the original bid of $48.40 in this
auction, but were outbid by a friendly fellow collector and decided to share
the wealth and not counter bid. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">You can’t collect ‘em all,
and we really want you to go out and be a part of the collecting fun! These
carvings are fun to collect, to share and to display. They seem to get more attention in my home
than some of our more contemporary higher priced art. That’s because there is always some sort of
action portrayed in Duff’s works.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">In our next
post, we’re going fishing for Duff Tweeds.
You won’t want to miss this one!
We’ll be sharing with you a never before seen carving by the Captain of
the blog, Duffield Tweed. Talk about
action, this one is full of it. You’re
going to love it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Be back
real soon!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-35218416869324260722014-06-03T12:25:00.000-07:002014-06-03T12:25:05.792-07:00Demand for Duff Tweed Carvings Increases - Ebay Sale June 3, 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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witnessed an Ebay sale of three golfer carvings on one single frame by our
favorite carver, Duff Tweed.</span></div>
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sale price was $128.50 plus $24 shipping and handling for a total of
$152.50. That equates to over $50 per
carving for golfer carvings available in abundance as these golfers were Duff’s
most common carvings. We own multiple
sets of the same golfers.</span></div>
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was the Donald Duck illustration drawn by Mr. Tweed on the back of the
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">P.S. We have had several readers email us inquiring about the colors we use in our posts. We most often use the same colors that Duff utilized in painting his carvings... a little tidbit of info. for you curious readers. Thank you for writing and noticing. :-)</span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-41040765455453334232014-02-24T11:52:00.000-08:002014-02-24T11:52:52.624-08:00Starting off the New Year right!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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this post “Starting off the New Year right!” because we just received a set of pictures
from a collector who contacted us in late 2012 who also purchased this
piece in late 2012. He decided
to start off the new year right and follow up with pictures of his duffy
find. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>I emailed
you about a year ago about a Duff Tweed wood carving I found at a yard sale.
I've always been meaning to email you but I've been very busy lately so I
apologize for that. I just wanted to share some of the pictures of the
"Wall Street Hobo leaning on a post" carving that I have.</i></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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carving is inside a 3D box type frame. The wood carving is in excellent
condition. The only damage that I see is a tear on the paper to the lower
left and a small water stain on the paper above the head on the right. The
newspaper has the year 1973 so I'm guessing that's the year it was made. I looked
at the back but I didn't see anything. If you would like to see more pictures
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in my previous email, I bought this wood carving at a yard sale a friend of
mine was having. I was helping them clean up when I came across this piece.
Being a finance major and a small currency/stock trader, it immediately caught
my attention. I asked her about it and she said it belonged to her father. He
said he got it a while back from a client when he did some work on their house.
I asked how much they were selling it and they said "$8." So I bought
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">If you put
this up on the blog can you put me as anonymous. I live in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">West Covina</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">CA</st1:state></st1:place>.
I'd just rather keep my name out of it. Thank you!</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Well, Thank you once again Mr.
Anonymous! . . . we thank you for taking your time to share your story and such
neat pictures of your Duff Tweed carving.
Love the paint job on him, especially those patches; just spectacular. Even though it is not original, really like the frame work too. Great find, and for $8 it may be the best
deal you ever come across, but we doubt that considering your line of work. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(Stock Market growth over 30% in 2013.) </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">So glad to know we have another collector of Duff's work out there. It is by popularizing Duff Tweed's carvings that we increase awareness and yes, values of his work. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">All the best! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-49100000418368443042013-12-18T14:24:00.002-08:002013-12-18T14:24:55.990-08:00ORIGINAL DUFF TWEED DRAWING OF JOHN EAGLES, HEAD MAITRE'D OF THE FAMOUS MOUNT ROYAL HOTEL'S KON TIKI RESTAURANT IN MONTREAL, CANADA<div class="MsoNormal">
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a very busy holiday season. Before we
get started, we’re wishing each of you a wonderful and safe holiday. Be well, be warm and be happy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of this blog, you know we tend to get a little excited over acquisitions of
Duff Tweed’s carvings. *wink* Heck, the
entire blog is dedicated to his carvings!
With that in mind, you can imagine how excited we would be to obtain an
actual drawing or illustration done by the man himself! Quite a few of Duff’s carvings have
illustrations on the back frame, typically of the Disney characters Goofy or Donald Duck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;">What we
have to share with you today is a drawing done by Duff Tweed prior to his
employ with the Disney company. This
piece was available on Ebay and we worked out a deal with the seller to obtain it. We paid significantly more
than we do for a carving, but this is the first drawing we have from Duff and
are proudly adding it to the collection.
We feel lucky and privileged to be able to share this piece with you
today. It is undoubtedly the oldest piece we have from Duffield Tweed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Nancy, in her own words. First is the
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DUFF TWEED DRAWING OF JOHN EAGLES, HEAD MAITRE'D OF THE FAMOUS MOUNT ROYAL
HOTEL's KON TIKI RESTAURANT IN MONTREAL, CANADA</span></u></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><u><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></u></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 13.5pt;">FROM
BEFORE HE WORKED WITH WALT DISNEY AS AN ANIMATOR, DUFF TWEED WORKED FOR THE <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">MONTREAL</st1:city></st1:place> GAZETTE.</span></u></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 13.5pt;">THE
MOUNT ROYAL HOTEL WAS WHERE ALL THE <st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region>
CELEBRETIES STAYED AND ITS MAITRE'D WORKED WITH THE FAMOUS AND HELPED OUT ITS
GUESTS AND THE RESTAURANT'S CUSTOMERS, ONE OF WHOM WAS DUFF <st1:place w:st="on">TWEED</st1:place>.</span></u></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 13.5pt;">HE
DREW THIS PORTRAIT OF JOHN EAGLES FOR AN ARTICLE ON HIM FOR THE GAZETTE. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">MONTREAL</st1:city></st1:place> WAS QUITE HOPPING
IN THE 30'S.</span></u></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><i><u><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 13.5pt;">"To
John in appreciation of many favors. Sincerely Duff <st1:place w:st="on">Tweed</st1:place>"</span></u></i></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #006535; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt;">John Eagles was the father of my Mom's first cousin (I knew her
as Aunt Lucy). I found this when she died 10 years ago. Through
stories that Lucy told me and from Mom talking about the article, I realized
that this was connected with the Walt Disney animator of the 1950's.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: blue;">I have
seen your blog and appreciate your enthusiasm for Duff <st1:place w:st="on">Tweed</st1:place>'s
carvings. This portrait is a one-of-a-kind discovery for us here in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Montreal</st1:city></st1:place>. And there has
been quite a bit of interest lately in <st1:city w:st="on">Montreal</st1:city>'s
connection with <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">New York</st1:state></st1:place>
in the 20's and the 30's. The <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Montreal</st1:place></st1:city>
Gazette just ran a story about our nightclubs back then.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">My buy-it-now price would be $???. </span><span style="color: red;">(Nope, not sharing that. *LOL*)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;">We were extremely interested and jumped on the opportunity to add it to
the collection. Thank you <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Nancy</st1:place></st1:city> so much for your
listing of the piece, for working with us to make it a reality and for your
patience throughout the process. Nancy is a special person, and we mean that in the best sense!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;">Now, direct
from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Montreal</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place> . . .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;">Duff
Tweed’s thank you to John Eagles of MOUNT ROYAL HOTEL'S KON TIKI RESTAURANT in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Montreal</st1:place></st1:city>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fantastic piece. We love the old feel
and look of the drawing. It’s obviously
a period piece from around the 30’s and truly depicts caricature drawings from that time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;">Making a
huge SHOUT OUT TO NANCY for allowing us to share this piece with the
world. We are equally grateful for being
able to add this beautiful piece to the Duff Tweed carvings collection.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for visiting our Duffy corner of the world and hope you will come back soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;">Wishing you
health, happiness and prosperity now and for the coming year! We're just full of positivity today! :-) Thanks again Nancy!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-44585655432764546712013-11-17T10:01:00.001-08:002013-11-17T10:06:03.462-08:00Robin of Pittsburgh is gifted: Early Set of Slaughterhouse Four and Seated Guitarist Lamp<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome back and it’s great
to be back here sharing some great Duffy carvings. Hope all of you had a wonderful remainder of
your summer. Winter is quickly
approaching (here for some of you already) and with it, we are seeing a lot of Duff Tweed activity.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">This entry is solely
dedicated to Robin in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Pittsburgh</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">PA.</st1:state></st1:place> Robin is a true collector of Duff Tweed
carvings. What does that mean? Well, many folks inherit carvings that were
simply passed down to them. They accept
them passively from the preceding generation of family or friends. Robin actually loved these carvings and lamp
for years and finally was able to obtain them through her in-laws by expressing
her love of Duff’s work. We actually
think she saved them from being discarded and can’t wait for you to see them
below, for we think they are fantastic too!
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story, please take some time in reviewing her set of the Slaughterhouse
Four. Each carving is on a separate
frame. Note how different these frames
are than most of the ones displayed in this blog. Then look at the backs of each carving where
Duff wrote a small description of each character he carved. We believe these to be a very early set of
the Slaughterhouse Four. The double
colored wood/stain, the different facial expression of some of the band members
and the hand written description placed directly on the wood backs, make this a
special set indeed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Slaughterhouse Four compilation of photos, we have a seated guitarist lamp also
carved by Duff Tweed. We have only seen
one other seated guitarist lamp and our fellow collector friend over in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Simi Valley</st1:place></st1:city> obtained that
same piece over 20 years ago. So we know
there are at least two of them out there. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Collecting Duff Tweed carvings is like going on a treasure hunt. When you find a new piece or that he carved
more than one of a particular carving, you get that same excited feeling you
got the first day you discovered Duff and his work. How many things in life make you feel this
way? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">My 80+ year old in-laws were downsizing and getting rid of many
things. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">I had long coveted these carvings and some of their furniture
that seemed to match. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">So they gave them to me with their downsizing and I started to
research them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I came across your blog and was thrilled to find out their
history. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">It appears that I received a set of the Slaughterhouse Four, all
apparently hand signed by Duff Tweed. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">I also have a carved lamp that is in excellent condition.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">My mother-in-law said she received them from her father-in-law,
Paul T., who was a toy salesman in the 50s, 60, and 70s. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">I'm guessing they were obtained in the 50s. Don't know any
other history than this.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">But I think
they are so cool and wanted to share.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">If you want to, I'm happy to talk about them if you have more
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">My cell is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>555-555-5555.
<b>(Sorry, have to protect my fellow
collectors so we used that old movie telephone number)</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Robin T.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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proudly present Robin’s Slaughterhouse Four . . . <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-28346100999464606782013-07-18T21:35:00.000-07:002013-07-18T21:35:23.141-07:00Duff Tweed's Stocky Golfer Purchased on Ebay for $10<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>July 2013 is shaping up to be one of the biggest months we have had related to Duff Tweed carvings discovered, purchased and shared. We thank all of you who have shared and shown interest in the carvings discussed. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>We even had two different Facebook comments from FB friends, one asking how many Slaughterhouse Four sets of the four carvings actually exist. We guessed that the number may be close to 15 sets in total. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Folks, that is a 100% guess, but it does come with a bit of knowledge. We own three full sets plus one individual unframed member dated 1960 on the back. (THAT'S 3) There are at least three other people who own the set of four all on one frame, then there's the set my friend in Simi Valley purchased from the Roy Rogers museum (signed by Duff to Roy, HOW cool!) (THAT'S 7) and finally a set shared with me of all four on individual frames which were two tone in color and very beautifully waxed finished. (THAT'S 8) Now, we realize there are quite a few people who have researched Duff Tweeds work, but the single most common comment we receive is that the owner of the carvings researched them years ago and found nothing. Then on a whim they decided to try it again and WHAM, they now find five to six full search pages on the internet covering Duff Tweed and his carvings. There are one or two blogs that display some of his illustrations when Duff was with Disney. With that said, we are sure there are quite a few other owners of Duff Tweed carvings that simply have not started or revisited their search. We'll be here when they do!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Let's get to the topic of this post already! The Stocky golfer, or as the seller on Ebay listed him "Old Mean Golfer" is not a carving. He is a chalkware or resin copy of Duff's carving. We own the carving several times over in wood as well as in this chalkware/resin material. He is rather heavy and seems to always be painted in the same yellow, green and orange colors. This makes us believe they were all made by one company/manufacturer and definitely had Duff''s approval as mentioned in a previous post in this blog. </span> </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Being a collector, buyer, researcher and ever so often reseller of Duff Tweed carvings, we are tickled when we actually find such a great deal. Normally we pay the highest price in the market for these carvings, but it has allowed us to amass a well rounded collection of Duff's work that truly displays his interest in the Depression era (Hobo's and Drunkards), multiple sports and leisure activities, Western characters, and musicians. Our research has found a fully carved seated guitarist lamp and a full carved figure of an old man balancing two buckets of water over his back on a long stick (one on each end). We still do not know if Duff commissioned a company to make these or he simply hired someone to make the copies and he then sold them. If you know, we'd love to hear from you.</b></span><br />
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-50345057119873608132013-07-12T19:36:00.000-07:002013-07-12T19:36:13.201-07:00The Low Bidder Wins Duff Tweed's "The Low Bidder" - Say Whaaaat?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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the same day!</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">It’s feast or famine when
it comes to Duff Tweed and the collectors of his carvings.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Months of nothing and BAM, three posts in a
day!</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Our minds must all be on the same
wave length!!!</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Going to get a little
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phone with a friend who wished us to seek out a specific Duff Tweed carving already in our collection. I have always
told this friend (Mark) that if he wants something, he has to put it out into
the universe. So he calls me and makes
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and hard to find book called <i><u>The Game of
Life and How to Play It</u></i>. When read
it discusses the power of the spoken word.
Some may see it as religious in nature, but we read the book in a purely
practical manner acknowledging a higher
force, but not attempting to name that force.
The practice works and does so extremely well, so, just be careful what
you ask for! I used the practice to get
parking spots when I was in sales or make little miracles happen, but nothing
greedy or harmful to others. Part of the
realization of miracles is being aware that they are happening and not letting
them blindly pass you by. My sister-in-law Sheryl actually located the book at the same exact time I had been looking for it,
unbeknownst to either of us. My wife Andrea happened to be speaking with her that day and learned her sister had spent
hours in the library copying this book as they would not loan the book out of
the library. There is a great deal of
unexplained phenomena around how I came to find this book and the teachings
within. Enough said. . .now to make sense of all of this.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b>Once in the past my friend
Mark “put out his request” to the universe for a specific Duff Tweed carving of
a Beer Drinking Fisherman. The very next
day I was contacted by a seller with that exact carving and several
others. Mark now owns that very cool
carving. Duff Tweed Carvings owns a
carving of it as well. We have only seen
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again. He says to me, “Where is my Duff Tweed
carving?” I laughed and replied, “You have to put
it out into the universe if you really want it.” So he did and we said good bye and hung up
the phone. About one hour later I was
contacted by Patrice and she shared the exact Duff Tweed carving Mark “requested”. Now, this is not to say Patrice will sell her
carving to Mark, but you have to marvel at how quickly the piece he sought out
revealed itself. You can tell me this is
wild coincidence once, but not twice.
And further, it has worked for me personally for over 15 years on a
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actually won this Duffy carving in a silent auction and she was the low bidder, thus
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<b><span style="color: #00349e; font-family: Arial;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">I recently came across a Duff <st1:place w:st="on">Tweed</st1:place>
carving that I bought at a silent auction a few years ago. It was a
charitable event for breast cancer and although I had never heard of Duff <st1:place w:st="on">Tweed</st1:place>, I thought it was a unique piece. Obviously,
no one else was as impressed as I was because there were no other bids on it
and I won the auction for $35. The friends I attended with asked where I
would possibly hang something that ugly (apologies to Mr. Tweed) and even
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<b><span style="color: #00349e; font-family: Arial;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Well, I came across it<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="aqj">yesterday</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>while
cleaning my spare closet and decided to Google the name to see if anyone else
was familiar with his work. That was how I found your blog page and was
surprised to see that DT had carved some other pieces called ‘The Low Bidder’
(although, as you can see from the attached pictures, mine is a little
different.) Anyway, I cleared a space on the wall in my den and hung it
up. Guess what? I still like it!<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></b></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-7139910325312217212013-07-12T13:15:00.001-07:002013-07-12T13:15:52.370-07:00“Glendale Greg’s” Duffy Collection – Two Cowboys and Double Jigger Jack Grant<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">We’re baaaack. . . and
sooner than expected! We’re so excited to get this story out because it
includes two rare Duff Tweed carvings. In
our search for Duffy excellence, we have come across cowboy carvings in the
form of The Slaughterhouse Four (multiple sets), Two Cow hands with a Kicking Cow, a Seated
Guitarist Lamp and a Single Gunslinger. All
may be seen here in previous blog entries.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">We’re making a huge “shout
out” to Greg who we have affectionately named “Glendale Greg” for sharing his
collection with the world. Greg, thank
you for taking the time to share your Duffy story with us and the world. We definitely appreciate it! Before we share Glendale Greg’s collection,
here is Greg’s story in his own words: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">“I'm really glad I found this site. I
always wondered about Duff <st1:place w:st="on">Tweed</st1:place> and these
carvings. My father worked for and
eventually co-owned a car dealership in downtown LA through the 1970's into the
early 80's. He had these I believe in the cafeteria at work. When they
sold the business my dad ended up with these Duff Tweeds. No one in my family
wanted them, so I took them recently because I always thought they were cool.<br />
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Glendale, CA”</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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pictures of a cowboy only seen once before and a second cowboy not previously
pictured at Duff Tweed Carvings. The
third carving is of our old familiar friend, Double Jigger Jack Grant. The carvings look a bit dusty, but in perfect
condition. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Below pictured first is the
carving we named The Gunslinger. We had
received a note a couple of years ago telling us that this carving is actually
modeled after Roy Rogers. As a matter of
fact, Mr. Rogers (“Won’t you be my neighbor?”- No, not that Mr. Rogers!) commissioned Duff years ago to make him a set
of the Slaughterhouse Four. That set is
now owned by a fellow collector here in <st1:place w:st="on">Southern
California</st1:place> (see previous blog entry). We’re not sure if the piece below is actually
modeled after <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Roy</st1:place></st1:city>,
but there are some similarities. For fun, we threw in a picture of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Roy</st1:place></st1:city> side by side with the Gunslinger. We LOVE this carving!!!</span></span></span></div>
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new to our virgin eyes. Never before
have we seen or pictured this carving.
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Rogers, but none looked as mean as this guy below. Great carving! Would love to add it to the collection in the
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with everyone’s friend, Double Jigger Jack Grant.</span> Jack has been carved in multiples and painted
in several different color schemes. <span style="color: #660000;">We have most often seen him in the same
Black and Red jacket he is wearing below.</span> Sauced as usual on his favorite hootch, Old Mule! Hehehe.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">W</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">e hope you truly
enjoyed your visit.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">We will do all we
can to not let too much time pass until our next Duffy tale.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">One more shout out to the man, Glendale
Greg!</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Thank you so very much Greg. You have some special carvings by D.T.!</span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-67115509562469176142013-07-12T12:59:00.000-07:002013-07-12T12:59:18.916-07:00Recent Sale of Duff Tweed Carving on Ebay - June 13, 2013 - The Happy Golfer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">We’re so glad to be back
with fresh information to share with you about recent sales of Duff Tweed
carvings. There has not been a great
deal of activity recently with Duff’s work online. There is a set of three
golfers on one frame up for sale for $250.
That piece has been on Ebay for months! We have picked up a few pieces locally and
still seem to be the highest paying collectors for Duff’s work. With that
thought in mind, we’re sharing the latest sale on Ebay which occurred on June
13, 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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this smiling fellow pictured at the bottom of this entry; The Happy Golfer. In the past, we have shared pictures and stories of
previous Happy Golfer carvings, but this one is being discussed for a different
reason. </span></span></div>
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for this carving. For the past 5 years, I and a
friend have done most/all the bidding with the occasional third bidder offering
next to nothing in value. However, this
single carving sold for $54 plus $15 shipping and handling. The piece has scrapes in the mid section as
well as scrapes to the frame, but is in overall very good condition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="http://myworld.ebay.com/tazmanianjoe/" title=" z***m"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">x***6</span></a><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;"><b>DUFF <st1:place w:st="on">TWEED</st1:place> CARVING – THE
HAPPY GOLFER - EBAY</b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, $54 may not seem like a
lot for the carving and in our estimate it is not. However, we have been seeing maximum offers
of $43 to $47 for a set of <u>three</u> golfer carvings, so the $54 sale price for a
single golfer carving is significant in that it displays a large percentage
growth in the sale price of recent Duff Tweed carvings. Another contributing factor to the higher
sale price is the increased interest from existing and new Duff Tweed Carving
collectors. Just before uploading this
blog entry we took a look at the blog statistics and see it now has around 9,500 page views primarily in <st1:place w:st="on">North America</st1:place>. Not bad for a rather obscure collection of
work. Duff's carvings speak for themselves.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">OK, here’s what you really
wanted to see . . . DUFF TWEED’S The Happy Golfer!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nice to see an individual
carving with small damage to the carving and frame sell for $50+. Let’s hope this is a sign for rising demand
for Duff Tweed carvings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Keep those Duffy tales
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the best!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Duff
<st1:place w:st="on">Tweed</st1:place>. . . Through The Generations: Three Great Carvings<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello
all. So glad to have a nice reason to post, and this is a good one. Often we are contacted by persons who have
inherited their Duff Tweed carvings from parents or relatives. Each story shares the enjoyment the people
get from owning and displaying Duff’s work.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">I
was contacted by Debbie back in December of 2012. She had just Google searched “Duff Tweed” and
found our blog and the many posts we have made these past few years. We continue to get the same type of feedback
from other people who have inherited Duff Tweed carvings. Each can recount how their mother, or father,
or cousin had them hanging in their office or home. More importantly, they were the pride and joy
of the room, and in some cases, the home.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">When
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">My father died in
1979. As long as I can remember behind his office desk were three Duff Tweeds,
hobo's with Wall Street Journal Backgrounds. When he was dying he said, don't
let anyone get the Duff <st1:place w:st="on">Tweed</st1:place>'s (meaning
people who worked for him). I still have all three. The dates on the Wall
Street Journals are from 1973. My father must have bought them from him
personally as they were always the only personal items I ever remember him
caring about, he always talked about how Duff worked at Disney. For years I
tried to find out about Duff and never could seem to find anything, until today
for some reason I googled his name!</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">We
normally post the pictures of Duff's carvings first, then say thanks, but today we’re switching
things up. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: cyan; font-size: x-large;">Here is a huge shout out to
Debbie for sharing such a personal moment in her and her Dad's life with all of us in Duff Tweedland.
AND for sharing the three very cool Duff Tweed carvings pictured below. </span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">One you have never seen before and another is
painted unlike any other we have shown in this blog. We have posted them below with no commentary. We want Debbie's words to speak for the pieces!</span></span></span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-32852746869631028442012-10-14T13:36:00.000-07:002012-12-18T20:12:57.949-08:00Unique Caricature by Duff Tweed – Pre-Walt Disney Experience in Canada<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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covering a one of a kind caricature drawn by the one and only, Duff Tweed. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Today, we were contacted by Dwight in <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on">Canada</st1:country> who was
kind enough to share his story and actual pictures of the unique caricature
done by Duff Tweed. This piece pre-dates
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Today, Dwight and his son in <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on">Canada</st1:country> were discussing Dwight’s father. His son had asked him what his grandfather
did in “wide-open” <st1:city w:st="on">Montreal</st1:city>
back in the 1940’s and 50’s. Dwight
explained the story to his son which we will share below It’s these kind of stories that make writing
this blog so rewarding. Truly a gift from
Dwight to all of you. Enjoy!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Hi!</b></span></span></i><i><span style="color: blue;"><b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I was just telling my son about his grandfather,
my dad, and his early years in a 'wide-open' <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Montreal</st1:place></st1:city>. I showed my son a caricature of my
dad that Duff Tweed did in one of the <st1:city w:st="on">Montreal</st1:city>
nightclubs - undoubtedly before Duff went to <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:state>.</span><br />
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</b></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>I am wondering if you would be interested in
seeing it?</b></span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></div>
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yes, we certainly were interested and here is what Dwight shared</span></span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">:</span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>My dad was the eldest son born to an immigrant
family from <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Latvia</st1:place></st1:country>.
His dad was in the 'rag and bone trade' - that is, Grandfather drove a horse
and cart around the wealthy neighborhoods of the city and 'recycled' discarded
furniture and scrap metal that he found. He died when my dad was around 16
years old - leaving Dad as the principal breadwinner for his mother and 4
younger siblings. Dad, a very promising student, left high school and found
work as a 'chalk boy' for a large bookmaking operation - writing up the odds
and results on a blackboard - just like in the movie, The Sting. He rose to
become quite a popular and successful figure in the wide open <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Montreal</st1:place></st1:city> scene of the 40's and 50's.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Dad knew Duff from the nightclub scene where
Duff would do caricatures of the people that were a part of that era that
Mordecai Richler has written about. Many of the actual characters from The
Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz were well known to my family. In fact, Dad used
to refer to Richler as 'that kid who followed us around and scribbled notes'
about the comings and goings of the older boys.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>This caricature by Duff shows my smiling and
confident dad in tails, with a cocktail in hand.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>I was telling this story to my son today over
breakfast when he asked me what his grandfather, who he never met, did for a
living. When I showed him the caricature, my son decided to 'Google' Duff
Tweed. Little did we know that Duff must have moved out to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">California</st1:state></st1:place> only to become part of Disney
legend.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Its a thrill to share this with you. I had to
angle the picture due to reflection from the glass - and also did a closeup of
the signature.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Best,<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>What a great story rich in color and history. We feel privileged to share it with
you. Now for the eye candy! Without any further delay here is Dwight’s
Fathers Caricature drawn and signed by Duff Tweed:</b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caricature of Dwight's Dad - by Duff Tweed circa 1940-50.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>What a fantastic piece of Duffy history! </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>UPDATE, December 18, 2012: Dwight just sent us this beautiful computer scan of the same caricature. Now you can really see it clearly. Thank you once again Dwight! This is awesome!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>We’re making a huge “SHOUT OUT” to Dwight and
his son for sharing this truly unique piece of Duff Tweed’s history. Thank you!!!!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>We were previously made aware that Duff had worked in a
bomb making factory in <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on">Canada</st1:country> as a bomb checker years before joining Walt Disney Studios.
Back then when he had to report something, he was known for illustrating
the issue as opposed to writing words to describe that same issue. We now know, thanks to Dwight and family,
that Duff also did caricatures of local neighbors and friends. Thank you Dwight for sharing this truly
special story and caricature! It will
live here for all the world to see!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Readers, if you’re family came from <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on">Canada</st1:country> or you
still live there, go ask your older relatives about Duff Tweed. You may just have a treasure sitting in
Grandpa’s or Grandma’s attic.</b></span></div>
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stay happy and come back soon!</b></span></div>
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Duff Tweed Carvingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719491361520551493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826679013520903395.post-10247546884994589392012-08-25T16:06:00.004-07:002012-08-25T16:07:57.429-07:00Duff Tweed's Our Fearless Leader from Reuben<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Hello and welcome back to Tweedom online! :-) Hope you are had a wonderful summer. Time certainly is flying by. What's new? Not a lot here, but we have one neat carving to share with you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">We recently heard from Reuben H. who after seeing one of our more recent posts was kind enough to share his Duff Tweed carving with us. We replied to Reuben asking if he would like to share his Duffy story as to how he came to own his "Our Fearless Leader" carving.. We have not heard back yet, but if we do, we will edit this post to include his story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">The timing is wonderful for this as our fearless leader, Barack Obama could probably use a swig or two of the hootch! Truly crazy times we're living in as we at Duff Tweed Carvings applaud President Obama's efforts in attempting to bring this country back to its previous greatness. Very tough to do when a Republican majority house and senate vote down every good bill put forth to them, or slip in horrific riders that only serve to strengthen the money and power controlled by the richest 1% of our nation. You are about to see the largest smear campaign against a President in the history of the U.S.. Republican billionaire controlled Romney or more commonly referred to as Rmoney has over a billion dollar advertising war chest to spend between now and November 6, 2012. Sheldon Adelson promised another billion to assure his win so Romney can "pardon" him for Adelson's illegal acts including money laundering . Today, it's all about how much money you have and how much control you can buy with it! Sorry for going off as you are here to read about Duff's carvings. I apologize for taking advantage of my small, yet consistently followed pulpit. Want to laugh? See picture below of Rmoney:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">When we see all these carvings of drunks, it makes me wonder how much Duff drank. He did many carvings of golfers for which we are aware of 17 unique golf carvings and we know Duff was a lover of golf. We also know from a previous neighbor of Mr. Tweed that Duff enjoyed carving and sipping his gin in the warm Southern California evenings. We know of at least 8-10 carvings by Duff that portray characters drinking or are simply sauced! So, what does this tell us? Duff golfed twice as much as he drank! *laugh* In the 1950's and 60's men drank, not boys, but men! Nowadays, men have ulcers and boys go "clubbing". *hehehe* There is something about times gone by that seems more real, more substantive. Also, we don't trust a guy who doesn't have a vice. He's hiding something.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Want to give a big SHOUT OUT to Reuben H. for taking the time to share his wonderful Duff Tweed carving with the world. Reuben, we would love to hear more from you and add it to this blog entry. Thank you once again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Wishing everyone a wonderful last week of summer and positive vibes for a great remainder of the year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">All the best!</span><br />
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