Tag: collectibles
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April Showers Bring Long May Hours For Antique Dealers!
It’s only the half-way mark, and yet this month has been exhausting! Last week, we went picking — everyday. It was the annual “garbage week” here in Fargo, and you wouldn’t believe the stuff some people toss out! This is one week that proves one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. (Of course, not all…
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Dealers Make News!
Derek Dahlsad, the hubby half of Fair Oaks Antiques / We Have Your Collectibles, was just featured in today’s Fargo Forum — on the front page, no less! The article features Derek’s Dakota Death Trip blog. The site was inspired by and named after Michael Lesy’s Wisconsin Death Trip, one of my favorite books (and…
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Primitive Antiques Just Brought Into Antiques On Broadway
Some of the other primitive antiques currently in our window space at Antiques On Broadway (along with the antique glass chandelier). Shown here, along with the doll in the rocking chair, a pair of very worn horse hames, an antique seed planter, and a four-piece cobblers shoe last set. (Not visible in this photo is…
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Celebrating Valentine’s Day With Romantic Antiques
Along with our booth space at Exit 55 Antiques we have a shelf in one of the cases near the wrap desk. For the holiday, we filled it with vintage valentines, antique candy boxes, vintage cameras, and a few other bits and bobs… Here are two of the antique mechanical valentines in action! We also…
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December News For Fair Oaks Antiques
A few weeks ago, we changed our window display at Antiques On Broadway (from the back to school theme) to reflect the seasonal changes. Now the window features items to create a vintage and nostalgic holiday season, with a heavy emphasis on the kitchen, cooking, and baking. (Because no matter which holidays you celebrate, food…
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How Now, Old Brown Milk Bottles
Just some of the old brown glass milk bottles we have available for sale. Like beer bottles, these bottles were made of brown or amber glass to protect the contents from the deterioration of sunlight. Glass milk bottles are not too common; and these amber ones are even more rare. They have neat old dairy…
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Halloween & Other Collectibles Articles For October
I’ve been busy with articles again this month, including Collecting Halloween: The history of Halloween postcards and costumes at Collector Perspectives. UPDATE: Article is now here. I’ve also written a four-part series on Sewing Pattern History: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four. Meeting in the middle, there’s also a brief note on antique…
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Flipping-Out Over Vintage Science Charts
One of the rather spectacular items in our Back To School window display at Antiques On Broadway is this vintage set of Science Charts by A. J. Nystrom & Company of Chicago. Consisting of 16 double-sided flip charts (bound in a metal mounting), each page is heavily illustrated with a different science lesson for classroom…
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Preserving The Integrity Of An Old Glass Preserves Bottle
Sometimes I fall in love with things — to the point of obsession, or, as the hubby would say, to the point of stupidity. *wink* Today’s example is an old preserves jar. I knew that whatever was in this old glass jar was not a “good thing,” but somehow the metallic silver tone still sparkled…
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About Antique & Collectible Appraisals
With all the work we do in antiques and collectibles, we are often asked about appraisals. Here’s what we know, and what we do. First of all, it is important to note that there is no such thing as a licensed appraiser in the United States of America. Unlike real estate appraisers, antiques appraisers (also…
