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The Vermont Pickers Market
by Clayton Pennington

Ludlow, Vermont When Antiques in Vermont, the final show of Vermont Antiques Week, folded last year after losing its venue, promoters Kris Johnson and Steve Sherhag saw an opportunity. The Vermont Pickers Market show was born. To create the show, the pair used a page out of promoter Frank Gaglio's show playbook-utilize ... (Read More)

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The Weston Antiques Show
by Clayton Pennington

Weston, Vermont For the 56th time, the Weston Antiques Show opened its doors to dealers and collectors. The show, held September 29 and 30 with a gala preview on Thursday evening, September 28, was the kickoff for Antiques Week in Vermont, a slate of five shows in four days. The Weston Playhouse, ... (Read More)

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Sales Success on the Fields of Liberty
by Pete Prunkl

Liberty Antiques Festival, Liberty, North Carolina Commenting on what attracts customers to vendors at the Liberty Antiques Festival is always risky. What appears to be a key to sales success may be confined to a specific time and place. Chance and good luck also play a role in everyday living and ... (Read More)

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Stratton's Swan Song
by Clayton Pennington

Antiques at Stratton Mountain, Stratton, Vermont If all goes according to plan, the Antiques at Stratton Mountain antiques show will cease to exist next year. Its slot in Antiques Week in Vermont will be replaced by the annual show produced by the Vermont Antiques Dealers' Association (VADA), likely to be held ... (Read More)

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Woodburys and Wood Planes at Moore Auction
by Mark Sisco

Hap Moore Antiques Auctions, York, Maine For the cornerstone of his September 30 auction in York, Maine, Hap Moore landed a 77-lot collection of antique tools from the estate of a Wells, Maine, collector, headed by a pair of wooden planes by two of the earliest known American makers. A molding plane ... (Read More)

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Original Round Top Antiques Fair Celebrates 50 Years
by Don Johnson

Round Top, Texas The Big Red Barn Event Center, home of the Original Round Top Antiques Fair, stands on a hill about five miles north of the town of Round Top, Texas, and half a century removed from the small antiques show that started a phenomenon in the middle of practically ... (Read More)

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The Ludlow Antiques Show
by Clayton Pennington

Ludlow Antiques Show, Ludlow, Vermont The third antiques show to open during Vermont Antiques Week was the Ludlow Antiques Show, held in the Ludlow Community Center September 29 and 30. Of all the shows held during the week, it's the most low key. There are no walls, carpeted aisles, or five-figure ... (Read More)

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The Okemo Show
by Clayton Pennington

Okemo Antiques Show, Ludlow, Vermont The 2017 Okemo Antiques Show, held at the Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, Vermont, was the second of the Vermont Antiques Week shows to open, beginning with a preview from 2 to 6 p.m. on Friday, September 29. The show continued on Saturday, September 30, from ... (Read More)

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Family Archive of Pioneer Missionary Correspondence Tops Star-Spangled Printed and Manuscript Americ
by Jeanne Schinto

Swann Galleries, New York City Photos courtesy Swann Galleries A ... (Read More)

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Brimfield: Yesterday & Today
by Jeanne Schinto

Brimfield, Massachusetts I sometimes play a trick on myself when I wake up too early and want more sleep. I imagine I'm lying in my sleeping bag in our old Volkswagen Vanagon at Brimfield and it's time to get up and get ready for the opening of the field where we're ... (Read More)
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