Feb 18
Antique collectors and treasure hunters alike are thrilled with the recent announcement that the Great Estate Roadshow has added a stop in Oak Harbor and Seattle on February 13th through February 18. the Great Estate Roadshow is one of the nation’s premier buyers of antique goods, collectibles, gold, and precious metals and visits up to …
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Feb 03
Unlike the other booths packed with history at the Annapolis Antiques Show, Todd Peenstra's space was mostly empty. A long table covered in black cloth and Peenstra, a youthful-looking man in big black glasses, were the main attractions. "I can be your antiques psychiatrist," he told visitors. They brought old coins, their grandmother's sterling silver, …
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Feb 02
Photos by George Pacciello/staff photographerBarbara Larsen, proprietor of Stanton Station Country Store, will be closing the Readington store after 26 years in business. READINGTON TWP. — Barbara Larsen, proprietor of Stanton Station Country Store, has been selling gifts, greeting cards, candles and mostly handcrafted items for more than two dozen years. the store is alongside …
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Jan 06
NASSAU — every day is like Christmas day for Melody Howarth, whose doll hospital in Nassau has nursed back to health untold numbers of historic playthings and other decorative objects. There’s always some surprise emergency waiting for triage on her workbench.but during the actual holiday season, she and her husband festoon their 1830s Federal colonial …
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Jan 05
After getting all hot and heavy leading up to the recession, then turning completely cold shoulder, credit card companies are once again starting to selectively flirt with subprime borrowers. MarketWatch reports that banks have issued a brisk 5.4 million new cards to subprime borrowers, defined here by Equifax as people with credit scores under 660, …
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Jan 01
MARKET ACTIVITY Coin board sales at auction continued to be irregular during the past quarter and not particularly useful in setting values. the economy continues to limp along with no signs of real recovery in sight, and the net result of this is that the many casual buyers of coin boards I have on my …
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Dec 25
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WorthPoint Corporation launched its new iPhone and iPad application today, giving collecting enthusiasts anywhere, anytime access to the ultimate online resource for art, antiques and collectibles. Now they can access WorthPoint® from the palms of their hands to obtain sales records and reference information on virtually any collectible item, as well as locate the …
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Dec 25
Service Club of Manatee County will host The 47th Annual Antiques and Collectibles show and Sale on February 17, 18, and 19 at the Manatee Convention Center in Palmetto. Fifty outstanding vendors will showcase silver, fine china, jewelry, porcelains, glassware, textiles, paintings, furniture, decorative accessories, and more. The show kicks off on Friday, February 17, …
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Dec 15
Once you are ready to work again, simply pull the treadle sewing machine singer and everything is there together and worked on a communal project or on their price ranges between $100 and $500. Nowadays, it is really too high. A better choice is a hobby and then soon after turn it into a small …
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Nov 24
A six-inch square picture by Katarzyna Coleman. Photo: bill Smith. Keiron Pim Fancy buying paintings by Norfolk’s top artists and helping local good causes at the same time? If so, a new charity art sale could be the answer. KEIRON PIM meets gallery owner Ethna Dillon. It is a chance to pick up collectable works …
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