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REAL ESTATE

LONGMEADOW MA - $925,000 Unique opportunity to own and live in a piece of history! Built in 1794 for General Alexander Field, this 4,524 SF, 6 bedroom Antique Georgian sits on 2+ acres and includes a 3 car garage/Carriage House with 2 bedroom apartment! Not only does this home boast spectacular original features, it has stories to tell with its hidden staircase and history as part of the Underground Railroad. Detailed architectural drawings are preserved in the Library of Congress. Call Suzanne White, William Raveis R.E. (413) 530-7363 to learn more!

SERVICES

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].

FOR SALE

COLLECTIBLES IN CHILLICOTHE MISSOURI. Attention dealers: apartment full of antiques and antique furniture. A large collection of carnival glass large and small pieces; 2013 black Holiday Barbie; several antique pictures; 58 old comics 10¢, 12¢, 15¢, 25¢, and up; old ET alarm clock; Paramount Pictures studio lots; valuable Norman Rockwell plates with authenticity papers; very old Beanie Babies; numerous other items. Call Carolyn Anderson (660) 707-0053.

1919 POPCORN MACHINE with peanut roaster, “Holcomb & Hoke” model 3E (all electric). Mahogany case retains original finish and was professionally restored, nickel-plated mechanism is all original and complete, illuminated glass signs on the top are original and undamaged, overall dimensions are 81" H x 55" W x 26" D. This machine is a mechanical marvel in good condition and located in Pennsylvania. $8500, call anytime (610) 940-2668.

SHIP PORTRAITS (PAINTINGS, PRINTS). Collecting and Studying Ship Portraits. Flags, signal codes, research, sources. $75 payable James Shuttleworth, 2625 Pepperdale, Rowland Heights, CA 91748.

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]).

WANTED

SALESMAN SAMPLES, unusual mechanical devices, agricultural chromolithographs. Send pictures to [email protected] (620) 367-8257. PO Box 131, Goessel, KS 67053.

COLLECTOR SEEKING U.S. stamp collections from estates or antiques dealers. I will pay more than a dealer as I am not a reseller. Contact Ben at (978) 578-8882 or [email protected].

WPA 1930s/40s AMERICAN ART from entire estates to single works, we seek paintings, sculptures, and drawings. Also works from the 1939 New York World’s Fair. [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). 

ALASKA: Old photos, books, paintings, stereoviews, postcards, ephemera. Anything old Alaska-Yukon-Klondike. Wood, Box 210492, Auke Bay, AK 99821, [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.

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 jeklopfer@hotmail. com. (860) 763-2675. Educational website: (https://nutmeggraters.com).

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 July 2024 issue of Maine Antique Digest. © 2024 Maine Antique Digest