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(Issue Story)A Timekeeper and a Remarkable Scientific Instrument
Several months ago I traveled to see a William Claggett clock at Delaney Antique Clocks in West Townsend, Massachusetts. While there I was afforded the opportunity to see a tall-case clock inscribed “Joseph Pope / Boston.” The magnificence before me was overwhelming. The beautiful mahogany case, the brass-fluted columns, and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Charges Filed in Ivory Case
On June 14 Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced the indictments of Yincheng Wu, Grace Hu, and Merces Gallery LLC for illegally selling thousands of dollars’ worth of illegal elephant ivory through online auctions.
Wu, Hu, and Merces Gallery LLC are each charged in a New York State Supreme ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Maine Antiques Dealers Association Show
Coastal Maine Antiques Show, Waldoboro, Maine
The Coastal Maine Antiques Show, the annual summer show presented by the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA), is holding its own. This year it was presented at the Medomak Middle School in Waldoboro, Maine, on August 14. John and Elizabeth DeSimone are the nominal show ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)“Antique Shop Bandit” Arrested
In June detectives with the Albuquerque, New Mexico, Police Department’s Burglary Unit arrested and charged David Johnson, 55, who is on the department’s top ten burglary offender list for serial burglaries throughout the city. Police have dubbed him the “antique shop bandit.”
Businesses targeted include Old Town Antiques, U Neek Findings, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Farnsworth’s Internship Program to Address Lack of Diversity
The Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine, has launched its inaugural Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Institute for Museum Studies internship program. This initiative offers rising undergraduate sophomores and juniors an opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of museum curation, engagement, and operations while creating new pathways for young ... (Read More)
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(Show)Cashiers Squelches Presidential Election Year Jinx
Cashiers Antique Show, Cashiers, North Carolina
Photos by Donna Prunkl
Tropical Storm Debby threatened but did not deter dealers or buyers from attending the 46th annual Cashiers Antique Show, held August 9-11. The storm was at its worst in North Carolina on the show’s setup day but not in the western mountains, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Cited for Antique Revolver in Carry-on Bag
A Middletown, Pennsylvania, man was cited by police June 9 at the Philadelphia International Airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected an antique revolver among the man’s carry-on items at a security checkpoint. The old revolver was sitting among some clothing and was not loaded.
When TSA officers detected the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Annual Show Is an Annual Blowout
The New Hampshire Antiques Show, Manchester, New Hampshire
“It’s all 100% fresh.” That’s how Waynesboro, Virginia, dealer Christopher Evans described his and his wife’s booth shortly before the 67th annual New Hampshire Antiques Show opened to the public in Manchester on Thursday, August 8. That freshness paid off. Evans said, “It ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques in Manchester: The Collector’s Fair 2024
Manchester, New Hampshire
On Wednesday, August 7, at 10 a.m. Karen DiSaia of DiSaia Management opened the doors to Antiques in Manchester: The Collector’s Fair, the large two-day 60-dealer show in the Sullivan Arena on the campus of St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. It’s a glittering and vibrant marketplace, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Going to the Dogs
Beneath the Surface
Back in 2017, in “What We Did on Our Summer Vacation,” we talked about a trip to Dish Camp in Historic Eastfield Village when Andrew was invited to speak on the broad topic of Ohio pottery. Back then, the kids were just six and four, so most of ... (Read More)
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