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SERVICES
CHAIR AND ROCKER CANING OF ALL KINDS. Wicker and rattan restoration. Over 40 years’ experience. Duke Dufresne, Statham, Georgia. H: (770) 725-2554 C: (706) 340-5523. dufresne. [email protected].
FINE ART SERVICES. Conservation and restoration of paintings and painted objects. Free consultation, exceptional service. Elizabeth Caton Pardoe, BFA, member AIC. Warren, ME. (207) 273-1375, <[email protected]>.
NATIONWIDE FURNITURE RESTORATION SERVICES. Over 28 years experience working on European and American furniture and related items including clock cases, wooden folk art ? gures, tea caddies and boxes. Serving the trade and private collectors nationwide. Anthony Cardona (925) 765-0479, based in SF Bay area. Past and current work at (cardonarestoration.com) Follow on Instagram @cardonarestoration.
FOR SALE
RARE NEWSPAPERS – The New Collectible! Authentic originals, all historic events, 1600s-20th Century. Revolutionary War, Civil War, Old West, Harper’s Weekly, (www.RareNewspapers.com) (570) 326-1045 ([email protected]).
STEAMSHIP LINER 1907 Massa-chusetts ship bell. Ship was com-missioned in Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1907. $6950. African light-ning bell, $3950. (859) 983-3911, [email protected].
WANTED
COLLECTOR SEEKING OIL PAINTINGS on board from Haiti & Jamaica. (760) 497-2007, [email protected].
MATCH SAFES WANTED One or a collection. Highest prices paid. Contact Mr. Vesta, PO Box 227, Riverdale, NJ 07457 (856) 981-2955, [email protected].
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ITEMS. Collector will buy buttons, ribbons, posters, canes, hats, china/glass, candidate flags/bandannas, etc. Also suffrage (votes for women) advertising, prohibition items. Call Bob (978) 346-8150.
COLLECTOR SEEKING OIL PAINTINGS on board from Haiti & Jamaica. (760) 497-2007, [email protected].
GAY & LGBTQ+ ITEMS WANTED: Gay-themed artworks, artistic male nudes, photography, posters, gay nightlife ephemera, antiquarian, Stonewall and AIDS era. [email protected] (401) 450-9052 (www. Vallots.com).
WANTED: ANTIQUE GARDEN ORNAMENT Cast-iron urns, bird baths, benches and chairs, hitching posts, sundials, finials, cast-iron jockeys, etc. Contact: Aileen Minor, Box 410, Centreville, MD 21617, (410) 758-1489, [email protected].
ALASKA: Old photos, books, paintings, stereoviews, postcards, ephemera. Anything old Alaska-Yukon-Klondike. Wood, Box 22165, Juneau, AK 98802, [email protected], (907) 789-8450.
KNIVES AND AXES by Ruana, Scagel, and Marbles, MSA. Gordon White, PO Box 181, Cuthbert, GA 39840. (229) 732-6982.
AUTOGRAPHS, banners, political pins, leathers, baseball cards, silks, pennants, baseball pins, sports memorabilia wanted. Highest prices paid. Stan Block, 128 Cynthia Road, Newton, MA 02159.
MIKADO BANK-WANTED IN ANY CONDITION. Banks, bell toys, and tin toys, mechanical and still, cast-iron and tin. Wanted in any condition. Collector and broker. Dr. “Z,” (248) 561-2314 EST, 1350 Kirts #160, Troy, MI 48084-4800.
WANTED: OLD MOTORCYCLES American, Japanese, British: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s. Any condition, running or not, especially projects for restoration. Website: (www.wantedoldmotorcycles.com) Phone: 1-800-220-9683 Email: [email protected].
KLOPFER COLLECTION SEEKING RARE NUTMEG GRATERS. Include price & photo to NutmegGraters.com; (860) 763-2675 / <jeklopfer@hotmail. com>. Educational website: (www.NutmegGraters.com/index.html).
ANTIQUE SCRIMSHAW from the 19th century, including teeth, crimpers, boxes, tools, swifts, clock towers, etc. Please, please antique pieces only. Contact John Rinaldi, Box 765, Kennebunkport, ME 04046. (207) 967-3218, Fax (207) 967-2918, <[email protected]>, (www.johnrinaldinautical.com).
19th C. WHALEMAN SCRIMSHAW Whale teeth, pie crimpers, boxes, swifts, harpoons, tools, etc. Contact: Rafael Osona, PO Box 2607, Nantucket, MA. 02584, (508) 228-3942. <[email protected]>, (www.rafaelosonaauction.com), Lic. 366.
NANTUCKET ART, BASKETS AND ARTIFACTS Anne Congdon, Frank Swift Chase, Wendall Macy, George Inness, Eastman Johnson, Hayley Lever, John Austin, Ralph Cahoon, James Walter Folger, Andrew Shunney. For comprehensive list, visit (www.rafaelosonaauction.com). Contact: Rafael Osona, (508) 228-3942 <[email protected]>, Lic. 366.
MOVIE POSTERS WANTED. Lobby cards, 1-sheets, window cards, glass slides. Highest prices paid. Dwight Cleveland, PO Box 10922, Chicago, IL 60610-0922. (773) 525-9152. Fax (773) 525-2969. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
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Originally published in the January 2024 issue of Maine Antique Digest. © 2024 Maine Antique Digest