4th Annual Kempton Antique Show

Nov 26, 2017 | Antique Show, Featured Post

The fourth annual one-day Kempton Antique Show was staged on Saturday, October 21 at the Community Recreation Center in Kempton, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It opened at 9 a.m. and closed at 4 p.m. on a mild, mostly sunny day. Inside the building in two rooms were 43...

Publishers Message: What We Are Missing?

Nov 26, 2017 | Publisher's Message

Regular readers of this column may remember one from a few years back, written as I traveled by train from Buffalo to New York City. The gist of that column was that the “backside” of many buildings revealed a little of the past because the “modern updates” were...

Fakes I’ve Known by Lew Larason

Nov 26, 2017 | Editorial

Many antiques dealers, whether selling from their own shop, a co-op or at antiques shows, carry a variety of items in order to appeal to a larger number of potential buyers. Some specialize, but many refer to their merchandise as “a general line.” Some dealers try to...

Fakes I’ve Known by Lew Larason

Oct 31, 2017 | Editorial

It always surprises me when I point out something that’s out of place in a piece of furniture belonging to another person that he has never noticed. I was looking at a one-piece cupboard when I saw something wrong. The piece had two paneled doors below and two in the...

Depression Glass Show in Rochester, N.Y.

Oct 27, 2017 | Antique Show, Featured Post

The Depression Glass Club of Greater Rochester (New York) hosted its 40th annual show on Sept. 16-17 at the Rochester Museum & Science Center’s Eisenhart Auditorium. To broaden the reach of the show to patrons interested in antiques, though not specifically...

Publishers Message: Play It Again, Sam

Oct 24, 2017 | Publisher's Message

OK, Humphrey Bogart never said, “Play it again, Sam” in the classic film Casablanca. However, that’s what came to mind when I discovered a unique piece of handwritten music offered for sale in the Ontario Antiques Mall in Canandaigua, New York.  As regular...

Antiques at Kimberton Show – November 18-19, 2017

Oct 22, 2017 | Featured Post

Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kimberton Fire Company, 2276 Kimberton Road, Phoenixville, PA (Located 2 miles south of Phoenixville. Turn off route 113 at blinking light. 70 DEALERS! Admission – $7.00 per person The...