I-95 Antiques by Cecilia Steel

Compliments of:

Your guide to 1,500 miles of antiques & collectibles

Alexandria, VA to Miami, FL corridor

Ant iqu es

Vol. 4, Issue 2 â&#x20AC;˘ Winter - Spring 2012

Charleston, SC to Asheville, NC

Photos by JORGE RUIZ

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

New Year and a new way of thinking

About us

Published QUARTERly by Interstate Antiques LLC 255 East Washington Street Walterboro, SC 29488 I95antiques@gmail.com 843-549-2300 Subscription Rates: 1 year: $15 Contact Us: David Evans, executive editor 843-599-1365 bachelorhill@gmail.com Cecilia Steel, design editor 804-614-3402 ceciliasteel@gmail.com Circulation: To become a vendor or to restock, call Tonya Strickland, 843-549-2300 Advertising: We have ad sizes and billing options for all budgets. Call today! David Evans, 843-599-1365 Carol Marks, I-26 Advertising Rep. 828-552-9112 editorial content: We’d love to hear your story ideas. David Evans, 843-599-1365 see a photo you like? Order a copy of any staff photograph (framing options also available). Jorge Ruiz, photo editor 843-599-1366 Deadlines: Advertising is due by the 5th of the month preceding publication. Editorial content is due by the 1st of the month preceding publication.

s I watched 2011 come to an end I couldn’t help but hold my breath...for me this past year was a real roller coaster.

cards inside the paper. To be sure that the paper gets picked up they leave copies all over their shop. (This idea I am implementing today).

As business came and went without reason, as friends along my “paper route” closed up shop, as the predictions and definitions of what we are going thru changed with every newscast. I got to the point where I was afraid to check in on some places and I hated to listen to the news.

I am leaner now (inventory wise... stress fat is belly fat and I have been under a lot of stress). I am going thru my stockroom and working on those projects that I put off when things were really busy. I just had a pair of tables redone that had been sitting around for 2 years and they sold the day after I put them on the floor.

With every low came another high, an unheard of great weekend out of nowhere, and another new place popping up. Some small shops that opened with low expectations and had land office sales like Eden here in Walterboro, some were big boys like Palmetto Peddlers in Florence that opened to great fan fair with Mark Walberg from Antiques Roadshow or Wildwood Antique Mall in Ocala, Florida that opened its second big mall, this one in Titusville, Florida or Carolina Country Peddler Mall in Lumberton, North Carolina.

I am selling at tighter margins, pricing things lower to get the customers attention and discounting less. I am offering more services like delivery and gift-wrapping and we have always offered storage of purchases to seasonal shoppers and snow birds.

These big shops join the ranks of West End Antiques in Richmond, Virginia and Needful Things in Hendersonville, North Carolina with 100+ dealers under one roof. This past year has been all about new ways of thinking, I am asked all

Photo by JORGE RUIZ

the time about my business and the one constant I tell people is everything you thought you knew doesn’t matter anymore. The things I bought without hesitation 3 or 5 years ago I wouldn’t touch with a stick now… The stuff I dabbled in years ago for fun and fluff are my mainstays. My marketing now casts a wider net than ever and I am being more creative, always trying to set myself apart.

I promised myself to get back to thank you notes... it’s such a nice touch but it takes discipline, so does Facebook, but I always forget to do that.

I know of more than a couple of shops that have alerted their local papers when they have been featured in our paper. Your local press are always interested in story ideas just like we are.. got a cool idea or hard to find something let me know I would love to do a story about it. These are the things that any shop or mall dealer can do to keep you on top of your game.

May your new year bring you great In speaking to John Littlefield at ideas, great customers, and great shopSouthern Pickers, he is all about ping. creating a brand. They are working on making sure their identity is so consistent that their customers think Southern Pickers first when looking to buy or sell. Jimmy Allen, co owner of Southern Pickers, had a wonderful story in the New York Times a few years back and they are reprinting that as a handout. Also, I loved that they took the idea David Evans, of stamping their location on the executive editor cover of the paper to the next level by inserting their 4x6 business

Mount Vernon Antique Center Antiques and collectibles

V I R G I N I A

8101 Richmond Highway Alexandria VA

703-619-5100

www.mtvantiques.com hours: Mon. - Sat 11am - 7pm closed Tuesday Sunday 12 - 5pm

EXIT

43A

Dealer

Discover the secret source of many collectors, dealers, decorators and shoppers with “good eyes” and great taste

Kenworthy Antiques Specializing in English and European antiques clocks books oils silver, Dog, Horse and Sporting Prints Located in West End Antiques Mall 2004 Staples Mill Rd. Richmond, VA 23230 Mon-Sat 10 – 6 Sun 12– 6 EXIT

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

The Dogs of Bachelor Hill By Stephanie Jadrnicek Contributor

-95 Antiques has featured pets from Washington, D.C. to Florida. But two crucial canines have been overlooked for too long. Providing unconditional loyalty, love and affection to David Evans, publisher of I-95 Antiques, Bob and Homer are the backbone of this publication.

Customers who notice Bob and Homer behind the counter are usually curious about their names. Bob was originally named Spanky, but Evans and Ruiz didn’t think the name suited the dog. So for days they considered various names.

Part Corgi, part Cavalier King Charles Spaniel – Bob is the perfect shop dog. Ever since Evans and co-owner Jorge Ruiz brought Bob into their store, Bachelor Hill Antiques in Walterboro, S.C., Bob has taken his work very seriously.

Years earlier the co-owners had hired a tree service called ‘What About Bob’ and the name of this business had become a running joke. When important decisions were on the table, Ruiz often suggested ‘What About Bob?’ as comic relief. But when Ruiz proposed it this time, it took.

“The funny thing about Bob is that most people come and go without even knowing Bob’s there unless they happen to linger around the counter,” said Evans. “He sits on his chair behind the counter and doesn’t make much noise. He’s a perfect ‘low key’ shop dog, he’s just happy to be here with us.” If Bob is incognito, Homer’s the exact opposite. Weighing in at 148 pounds, this English Labrador Retriever is hard to miss. Just like Bob, Homer was adopted from the local animal shelter, so Evans isn’t absolutely sure of his breed. “Often we think he’s mixed with something else, perhaps he’s part Labrador Retriever and part moose,” jokes Evans. The counter at Bachelor Hill Antiques was originally built for Bob. A cubby beneath the computer houses Bob’s bed and is designed with a custom ventilation system facing the front door so the little dog can smell who’s coming and going. Built with one smallish dog in mind, the counter feels quite cumbersome since Homer’s adoption. Evans and Ruiz toyed with the idea of leaving Homer at

EXIT

“The only noise I ever hear out of those two is when someone comes in with a dog and they hear me talking to the dog. They get all worked up. They’re not bothered unless I interact with the dog,” Evans said.

Bob and Homer oversee operations at Bachelor Hill Antiques. Photo by JORGE RUIZ

home, but couldn’t bear separating the two dogs. “So I spend a fair amount of time straddling dogs, stepping over dogs or getting kicked out from behind the counter by the dogs,” said Evans. “There’s plenty of room for the two of them, just not enough room for me.” But Evans can’t really complain, because Homer and Bob are simply doing their job. They know when it’s time to go to work and gladly load into the car. When they arrive downtown, Evans and Ruiz don’t fasten leashes to the dogs. Bob and Homer walk freely to the shop’s door and await their masters’ keys. Once inside the shop, the two dogs assume their daily posts behind

the counter. Evans attributes the dogs’ amiable personalities to their rough backgrounds. “Although dog scholars will tell you a dog can’t remember, I think there are a lot of people who will attest to the fact that rescue dogs have more appreciation because they know what it’s like to be in a bad situation,” Evans said. One thing’s for sure, Bob and Homer aim to please. Just like humans though, these two canines share a common weakness - jealousy. Since Bachelor Hill Antiques is pet-friendly, other animals make their way into the shop occasionally. Bob and Homer pay no mind to these animals, unless their owners do.

“At first we laughed, but then we thought about it. If we had a donkey at home named Walter, and a cat named Dipstick, why wouldn’t Bob be a perfect name for the dog?” said Evans. Homer also underwent an identity change as well after coming home from the shelter. Evans and Ruiz though it inappropriate to call a 100 pound dog Toto, and for a while they considered the name Duke. “But when we thought about a big, yellow animal that slobbers whenever you bring him food, our minds immediately flashed to the television show ‘The Simpsons,’ said Evans. “And Homer seemed like the perfect name.”

KNOW A SHOP PET? Do you know of an interesting pet at an antiques shop near I-95? Tell us about it at I95antiques@gmail.com

S O U T H C A R O L I N A

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

Washington, D.C.

Classic Cottage 104 Art and Antiques

I-95 ANTIQUES: VIRGINIA

EXIT

Alexandria Manassas 163 160

Tues-Fri 10 to 5 Sat 10-3 Sun by chance closed Mon

ck no ari ah pp Ra

152

104 Milford St Bowling Green, VA

ver Ri

We feature antiques, collectibles, artwork by local artists, beading supplies and one-of-a-kind gifts

MARYLAND

156

143

804-633-0032

Pa tux ent

140

We also offer art and beading classes

Riv er

Rapidan River 133 130 Fredericksburg

Pot o Riv mac er

126

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday noon to 6 p.m.

Massaponax 118

Lake Anna

804-798-0202

Doswell

112 N. Main Street Bowling Green, VA

“Where the past and the present come together.” Dean & Susan Durrett, owners

427 England Street Ashland, Va. 23005

104

Antiques & Collectibles

Bowling Green

110

Stone Creek

EXIT

Ra pp a Rivhann er ock

Ashland 92

Hanover

89 86

804-633-0036 104

Ma ttap oni

Riv er

295

EXIT

Hickory Creek Antique Mall

Mechanicsville

Richmond

67 288

104 Lak e Ch esdi n

and the Stonewall Jackson Shrine

I-95 Exit 104

Chester

EXIT

Colonial Heights

Petersburg

41 37

Carson 85

Caroline County

Stony Creek

20 17 13

EXIT 95

41A

11 Rest area

M A P

r ive rR ate ckw Bla

iver

James River

er Riv ay ttow No

V I R G I N I A

Hopewell

54 52

Tourism Information

23724 Rogers Clark Boulevard Ruther Glen, VA 22546 804.633.3490 Not towwww.visitcaroline.com ay R

r ve Ri rk Yo

Ap po ma Caroline County, experience tto xR 7 delightful antiquing expereinces iv in the home of Secretariat, er

5 miles

Emporia

Franklin

8 4

Skippers 95

Dahlia

NORTH CAROLINA

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

I-95 ANTIQUES: VIRGINIA DIRECTORY Exit 177 A-B

Exit 104

Mount Vernon Antique Center 8101 Richmond Hwy. Alexandria, VA 22309 703-619-5100 Mon.-Sat. 11am-7pm, closed Tues. Sun. 12 - 5pm Charles Rhodes 1305 King St. Alexandria, VA 22314 703-535-5560 Gilding and restoration

Classic Cottage 104 Milford St. Bowling Green, VA 22427 804-633-0032

EXIT 92

Christopher H. Jones 210 N. Lee St. Alexandria, VA 22309 703-519-8727

Hickory Creek Antique Mall 427 England St. Ashland, VA 23005 804-798-0202 Open 7 days

Trojan Antiques 1100 King St. Alexandria, VA 22314 703-549-9766

Two Frogs on a Bike 804-537-5213

Verdigris Antiques & Interiors 1215 King St. Alexandria, VA 22314 703-518-5301 Imperfections Antiques and Great Stuff 1210 King St. Alexandria, VA 22314 703-837-1670 Henry Street Antiques 115 South Henry St. Alexandria, VA 22314 703-683-5545

Stone Creek Antiques 112 N. Main St. Bowling Green, VA 22427 804-633-0036 Tues.-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Class and Trash 804-798-0567

EXIT 79 West End Antiques Mall 2004 Staples Mill Road Richmond, VA 23230 804-359-8842 or 804-359-1600

EXIT 52 American Hurrah! Antiques 406 N. Market St Petersburg, VA 23803 804-861-9659

Kenworthy Antiques 2004 Staples Mill Road Richmond, VA 23230 804-359-8842

Oak Antique Mall 400 N. Sycamore St. Petersburg, VA 23803 804-861-6111

Heritage Antiques & Collectibles Mall 7521 Staples Mills Rd Richmond, VA 23228 804-262-0284 Over 100 Vendors !

Penniston’s Alley Antiques 102 W. Old St. Petersburg, VA 23803 804-722-0135

EXIT 61 Forest Hill Antiques 6800 Forest Hill Ave Richmond, VA 32225 804-320-7344

Blue Willow Tea Room 104 W. Old St. Petersburg, VA 23803 Rivers Edge Interiors 16 West Bank St. Petersburg, VA 23803 804-722-0505

EXIT 58

EXIT 83A Antique Village 10203 Chamberlayne Road Mechanicsville, VA 804-746-8914 Opens at 9 a.m.; Closed Wed. Through the Garden Gate 10351 Chamberlayne Rd Mechanicsville, VA 23116 804-746-5778

EXITS 8 or 11

Hamiltons Civil War Relic Shop 263 E. Broadway Hopewell, VA 23860 804-704-4129

Southern Accents Antiques 323 Halifax St. Emporia, VA 23847 434-594-7761

Poe’s Antiques & Auctions 226 E. Broadway Hopewell, VA 23860 804-458-0227

Originals by Randi 347 Halifax St. Emporia, VA 23847

West End Antiques Mall

Celebrating our 20th year!

announcing arrival of new container from england 24-hour holds

•

72 hour returns

•

delivery • 804-359-1600

on 95 heading north, exit #79, then 1.6 miles west to exit #185, (staples mill rd., east) continue 1.2 miles. we’re in crossroads shopping center behind holiday inn EXIT

on 95 heading south, exit #79 1.3 miles west to exit # 185, (staples mill rd., east) continue 1.2 miles. we’re in crossroads shopping center behind holiday inn

www.westendantiquemall.com

monday-saturday 10–6

sunday 12-6

V I R G I N I A

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

Vintage valentines are always in season By LIBBY HOLLOWAY Contributor

ebruary could easily be a dull month for me if it weren’t full of family birthdays. I confess I remember which days I should send cards, but remembering which person goes with which day is sometimes an ordeal. The day I know which cards to send is Feb. 14. I enjoy selecting silly cards for my valentines: my husband, two sons, my Mom and a sister who gets mysterious cards throughout the year from her “cat.” I not only thank greeting card companies for the fun I have on that day but also those romantic Victorians who made the sending of cards so popular. Greetings of love sent on St. Valentine’s Day became custom long before greeting cards were created. Early valentines were handmade and often included scraps of materials such as fabric, lace, pressed flowers, ribbon and feathers. The first printed cards appeared in America in the mid-19th century. Mechanization of printing and die cutting made relatively elaborate Valentines possible. As these processes became more sophisticated, more cards were printed, and the valentines became more affordable. Soon the middle class could join in the fun of selecting and sending store-bought cards to their sweeties. As with anything created during the late Victorian era, more seems to be better. Great examples are these two-fold valentines, which include the new techniques of die cut, embossing and gilt paper (done by those thrilling machines the Victorians also had a romance with). The more three-dimensional layers, curves and gold, the more you were honored by the card’s sender. And what woman could resist a honeycomb paper ball or heart included in the design? The Victorians also used linked certain emotions with particular flowers. Many

N O R T H C A R O L I N A

valentines display blue forget-me-nots, baby’s breath, ivy and red roses for passion. Other innovations included cards with multiple parts. This card would be placed in the envelope so, as the recipient pulled the ribbon loop at the top, the sections would be revealed slowly. Victorian cards retaining all their parts in good condition and with bright, clear colors are particularly collectible. Many of these sell in the $20 to $100 range. In the early 20th century, many industrial innovations helped us win wars, but allowances were still made for our romantic side. Flat valentines with moveable parts were all the rage in the teens and 20s. Colorful pictures with cute sayings were the mode. Victorian doves and lace gave way to baby animals and cheerful scenes. As the 20th century progressed, technology was shown less in the card’s creation but more evident in the themes. Rather than embossed and gilt classical themes, simpler valentines featuring modern innovations such as automobiles, steamships, telephones and rocketships appear. By the 50s, the simple puns we still see on classroom-type greetings were introduced. Collecting valentines can be a fun hobby. Pieces can be found at very reasonable prices. Remember, condition is very important to value, and as with anything else, get the best you can afford. I confess I have been less concerned with condition if the theme is totally irresistible to me. I’m a sucker for anything with sailboats or canoes. I have a friend who loves anything with space travel or aliens. Even if you don’t usually collect paper ephemera, I would encourage you to find a piece or two that can become a part of your collection (thus my boats). I promise you will grow to love them. Besides, St. Valentine’s Day cards are much easier to store than my other collection of single chairs in all shapes and sizes.

Interstate 95 Antiques â&#x20AC;˘ Winter - Spring 2012

Clockwise from the top left these cards show the evolution of Valentines from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. Cards from the Victorian era featured ornately decorated classical themes. Victorian doves and lace gave way to baby animals, cheerful scenes, and clever sayings.

photos by JORGE RUIZ

Reidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Country Sampler Antiques & Collectables Three Buildings Three Floors Three Times the Fun!!! 109 N Raiford St. Selma NC 27576

(919) 965-7299 reidsantiqueselma@yahoo.com

EXIT

N O R T H C A R O L I N A

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

I-95 ANTIQUES: NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA

10 miles

Rest area

Emporia 8

John H. Kerr Res. Lake Gaston

Hyco Lake

180 Roanoke Rapids 173 171

176 Weldon

168 Oxford

Henderson

Halifax

160 85

154 150

r ive rR Ta

40 85

EXIT

Fis hin gR ive r

145 141 138

Nashville

Rocky Mount

131 127

121

119

Raleigh

116

Wilson

107

Selma

Smithfield 40

264

Ne use Riv er

Benson 79

Goldsboro

Dunn 73 95

Godwin

Wade 61 58 Fayetteville

55 52 49 46

33 31

sef

Little Singletary U Lake Horseshoe Lake

Somet

hing f o ever yo r ne!

un ul j

r ive hR ut So

25 Pembroke

14 7 2 95

Dillon

White Lake

22 20 Lumberton

EXIT

Black Lake

r ive kR ac Bl

M A P

er mb Lu iver R

C A R O L I N A

er mb Lu iver R

N O R T H

Hope Mills

Ca pe Fe ar Ri ver

carolinacountrypeddlersmall.com 3540 E. Elizabethtown Road • Lumberton, NC • 28358

SOUTH CAROLINA

Lake Waccamaw Wilmington

Atlantic Ocean

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

I-95 ANTIQUES: NORTH CAROLINA DIRECTORY EXIT 173

Marcia Stancil Antiques 252-399-2093

Pepper’s Antiques 106 Julian Allsbrook Hwy Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870 252-537-8875

Bobby Langston Antiques 800-762-1974 Artifacts 206 Tarboro St. SW Wilson, NC 252-299-2468

EXIT 168 Now and Yesteryears 252-583-1000

Boone’s Antiques Inc 2014 Hwy. 301 S Wilson, NC 27893 252-237-1508 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday Boykin Antiques And Appraisals Inc 2013 Hwy 301 S Wilson, NC 27893 252-237-1700 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday Fulford’s Antiques Inc 2001 Hwy. 301 S Wilson, NC 27893 252-243-5581 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday (Closed Saturdays during the summer)

Cotton Exchange 226 Donaldson St. Fayetteville, NC 29301 910-486-4747

Exit 73

Reids Country Sampler 109 N. Raiford St. Selma, NC 27576 919-965-7299 reidcd@bellsouth.net

Almost Antique 406 W. Broad St. Dunn, NC 910-892-5678

Selma Cotton Mill 1105 West Anderson St. Selma, NC 27576 919-202-0794 Thurs. 1-5 p.m., Fri.-Sun. 10-5

EXIT 56 David R. Walters Antiques 1110 Hay Street Olde Haymount Fayetteville NC,28305 910-483-5832

T & S Treasures 115 Raiford St Selma, NC 27576 919-280-9179

exit 52

Railroad Street Antiques 107 E Railroad St. Selma, NC 27576 919-965-9659 Mon-Fri: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Antiques & Uniques on Main

His ’n’ Hers Antiques 126 South Raiford St. Selma, NC 27576 919-202-8007

TWM’s Antique Mall 919-965-6699 G&L Public Auction 919-631-0803

AntiqueWish 110 W. Anderson St. Selma, NC 27576 www.antique-wish-online.com

EXIT 121

White Trash & Colorful Accessories 223 Franklin St. Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-482-0005

EXIT 97

EXIT 98

Hidden Treasures 15 South King St. Halifax, NC 27839 252-583-1933

Treasury Antiques 102 S Railroad St. Selma, NC 27576 919-965-5335

Dianes Vintage Market 242 Hay Street Fayetteville, NC. 28301 910-867-2000

The Livery 117 Maxwell St. Fayetteville, NC 29301 910-822-8200

EXIT 41 The Mill 3700 S. Main St. Hope Mills, NC 28348 910-425-4155 Antiques & Uniques on Main Street 3790 S. Main St. Hope Mills, NC 28348 910-424-1728

Exit 22 Somewhere in Time Antiques 4420 Kahn Dr. Lumberton, NC 28358 910-671-8666

Exit 20 Carolina Country Peddlers Mall 3540 E. Elizabethtown Rd. Lumberton, NC. 28358 910-674-4170

Readers’ Choice Award winners

2010 3790 South Main Street

Open Mon. — Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hope Mills, NC

(910) 424-1728

EXIT

The Mill themillantiques@embarqmail.com

Antiques, collectibles, gifts and clock repair

Cups, saucers and tea pots EXIT

3700 South Main Street Hope Mills, N.C. Store: (910) 425-4155

EXIT

N O R T H C A R O L I N A

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

SHOW REPORT

B’s show report By BIRGITTA WADE

purchases which included several pieces of said furniture early on in photos special to I-95 Antiques the day. He was pleased with his haul, much of which came from s the year drew to a close, we a North Carolina dealer in one of sensed cautious optimism the Big Top tents. Don Schweikert on the antique show circuit. brought his usual assortment of Most events seemed to have record quality Americana, and had a strong attendance, and overall, dealers apopening day which sadly ended Fripeared pleased with sales. Not back day afternoon when he had to leave to the “old days” mind you, which due to a family emergency. Don -- sorry to say -- may never return as has been a permanent dealer in the old timers knew them. But, not bad. Big Top for many years, and never A good sign is always when dealers misses a show and has a dedicated themselves shop a show, and we following. recorded more packages carried out This fall, it surely helped to have of booths by exhibitors. After all, a big tent where customers could the “live to shop” was never truer be out of the downpour and shop than of a hard core antique dealer! dry merchandise while remaining And when they sell, they buy. reasonably dry themselves. Linda Emory of Graham, NC sets up in a huge 50x50 tent, filled to the brim with everything from textiles, bronze chandeliers, tole trays, rows of glassware, more rows on pottery, frames and arts work -- there isn‘t much in the general line you couldn‘t find here. It takes the better part of a day to empty the large moving van and who knows how many trailers and set it all up; fortunately much less to pack up what remains. Linda shops relentlessly between Liberty shows, and it’s no wonder it takes a dozen of the family to cope with it all. That’s one booth in which we and many others all make piles and keep coming back to add to them. Contributor

Fascinating ferris wheel under the Big Top at Liberty -- without electricity, this NC dealer wasn’t able to play the tune that went with it. If you like big, this piece was for you -- really amazing.

September finished with the semiannual outdoor show at Liberty, NC. Rain threatened on set-up day, but it looked like it might just hold off for the critical opening morning hours on Friday Alas, not so. It rained. And rained some more, and then it really rained. By Saturday afternoon, the green farm field where tents are erected twice a year was nothing but ruts and quagmires and a lot of bare slippery red clay. As a result, no customer vehicles were allowed to drive into the show area. So? So those who had brought large items, including most furniture, felt the ill effects of the steady rain more than others. If you couldn’t drive in to pick up that big heavy piece, the appeal of a large cupboard or cast iron lamp post which would have to be carried out to the main road and then driven home in the rain made many shoppers look at small, easily carried items. The Liberty crowd is a hardy one, no question. This is a show that attracts customers not just from the central North Carolina area, but adjoining states. And they come to shop, forming a line to enter well before the whistle goes off at 8 a.m. on Friday. Granted, that line and overall attendance were not as strong as when the sun shines, but there was no mistaking the general enthusiasm, on which the elements didn’t seem to put a damper. David Kinnard from Lowcountry Antiques in Walterboro was an early bird, and managed to load his

ABOVE: This was early on Friday, before the crowd got across the field at Renninger’s. Later in the day, you could barely drive a vehicle on the roads. LEFT: We always head to the booth of Mike Curillo as soon as we get to Renninger’s in Mount Dora. You just never know what Mike has brought this time, from boxes of oil burners, to stacks of wire baskets, a Howard Johnson advertising sign, midcentury modern mannequins, and chandeliers from Texas Roadhouse. This New Yorker is set up right by the back gate, and as you can see, these intent ladies are working through some sewing items.

scarves, Aladdin lamps, andirons and fire screens, china and pottery, artwork, concrete tree surrounds, Mission book cases, duck decoys, wire baskets, quilts, garden benches, braided rugs, pantry boxes, architectural pieces, and everything else imaginable. Lots of shopping Heavens to Betsy Antiques from took place, lots of enthusiasm was Knoxville, TN was well pleased with evident, and many dealers had the show -- a relative newcomer to a hard time keeping up with the Liberty, this dealer says he is learn- customers waiting in line to pay. It ing what this show’s shoppers want. takes at least two days to properly This year, it included antique hand cover the grounds, and that doesn’t tinted prints of flora and fauna -even count the “flea market” section not what you might think would be at the entrance. Again, we didn’t wise to bring to an outdoor show, make it up there -- but next year for but all the engravings and lithosure! Renninger’s in Mt. Dora is held graphs survived unharmed. As far again the third weekend in January as we know, this is the only booth and February and is not a long dehere with a consistent selection of tour from I-95, well worth the extra this type of artwork. hour’s drive.

November marks yet another semi annual event -- the Antiques Spectacular at Charlotte, NC. We, and perhaps you also, call it “Metrolina Extrav” but it is officially “The International Collectibles & Antique Show.” The promoters have spent considerable effort giving the sprawling facility a face lift, and November saw a stronger turnout both of dealers and shoppers with more tents set up in the parking lots to accommodate the additional exhibitors. Veteran dealers were reportedly pleased with the upswing here this time, so mark your calendar for the spring spectacular, and don’t forget the monthly show takes place the first weekend of every month. November is a rash of back-toback shows in the south, starting with Charlotte, moving to Atlanta, and finishing in Mt. Dora, FL. Is everyone sold out by the time Renninger’s rolls around north of Orlando? No indeed. Beautiful weather graced the show, and Friday was truly packed with shoppers who were finding treasures like Hermes

October was an odd month in Atlanta. Lots of reasons -- the second weekend was actually the 6th through the 9th, which confused not only shoppers who automatically think mid-month, but also dealers, some of whom had the wrong week penciled in. Some dealers were in Fishersville, VA, and others

were resting after the fall marathon in Round Top, Texas. October should have been a great show, considering cooler fall weather had set in, but with that came college football -- Georgians do take their gridiron heroes seriously. And there were fall festivals going on as well, plus Southern Living magazine was sponsoring a fair at Stone Mountain the following weekend. Perhaps shoppers were saving their funds for a new venue rather than the monthly Scott show. November, on the other hand, performed well. Overall, there was a lot of buying this month, and most dealers seemed well pleased. And guess what? December, usually a dud here, was actually quite strong -- many dealers tend to roll over and not go since sales tend to be weak for anything but baubles and Christmas ornaments. But those who did set up were pleasantly surprised, and many reported their best Scott December in a long time. Price didn’t seem to matter as much; but quality and rarity did. A great sign for the coming year, and a wonderful way to end the old year on a positive note.

Howard is the man ... the catalog man, that is. A permanent dealer at Scott’s in Atlanta, Burchuk comes from St. Petersburg, FL with boxes and boxes of auction catalogs -- mostly Christie’s and Sotheby’s. Hot sellers right now are Oriental art, and jewelry.

SHOW SNIPPETS * Fishersville, VA started like gang busters on the second Friday of October, and then quit. Many dealers, although very pleased with their initial activity, said they could just as well have packed out before the week end. No rhyme or reason for this that anyone could fathom. * DC Big Flea in Chantilly, VA -- Very active show, lots of trading, lots of attendance, plenty of buying the first week end in November.

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

Breaks don’t have to break your heart By LIBBY HOLLOWAY

A good restorer is an important ally to all owners of delicate treasures, pricey or not.

Contributor

was looking at the pieces of my grandmother’s beloved teapot on the floor and then at my beloved 5- and 9-year-old sons’ faces. Back and forth I looked — teapot, children, teapot, children.

live arts such as drama, painting, sculpting and public speaking in the future. I was excited to find someone who still considers public speaking an art form.

The boys grew pale beneath their silver-colored plastic gladiator helmets, their plastic swords drooping. I remembered my grandmother’s hands brewing tea in that same pot and serving it to me when I was sad or sick during my own childhood. Which did I love more? On that day, I wasn’t sure. But since those boys are now 15 and 19 and the teapot shards are in the trash, I guess the question is answered. I just wish I new the crew at Palm Beach Restoration Services sooner, and I wouldn’t have had to worry. That teapot wasn’t valuable in dollars and cents. It was an old Japanese import like so many in flea market stalls today. The memories associated with it were what mattered to me. Often, fragile items are broken in the course of everyday life or in a major event like a move. Many of those items are important only to the owner but some do have largemarket value. A good restorer is an important ally to all owners of delicate treasures, pricey or not. Palm Beach Restoration Studio

does museum-quality restorations on most types of antiques and collectibles. Where a poor restoration can hurt the value of an item — sometimes more than not repairing it at all — a very good one will restore value almost to the level before the damage occurred. Many times, a professional cannot spot a well-done repair unless aided by black light or strong magnification. These types of repair jobs are obviously more complicated than smearing a little glue around the break. Owner Steve Allred specializes in the repair of high-end porcelains and glass but has many others in the studio who perform similar miracles on other items such as stemware, paintings, furniture, ivory and mirrors. Today, he was estimating the repair of Tiffany stained-glass

Broadstone Manor EXIT

122

Antiques & Interiors 204 & 208 Broad Street Sumter, SC 29150 [803] 778-1890

Specializing in select antiques & interior decor

The studio also provides a consumer information hotline. This service can help callers (561-5140025) or e-mailers (luvplmbch@aol. com) with help on do-it-yourself projects or finding values of their windows. The shop is also curitems. Allred and his staff don’t rently restoring a piece of ancient charge for these tips but ask for Roman glass. I have to admit I was your patience, as the paying clients impressed. In fact, Allred impressed have to be first in line. If you are a me in a lot of ways. Not only is he paying client, this is good news. For a master craftsman, but also he is the freebie seekers and DIY types, knowledgeable about a wide variety patience is repaid with information of subjects. And he is interested in and help from professionals who passing on that knowledge to other love to share. people, particularly young people. Palm Beach Restoration Studio The studio will soon have more is located at 540 Northwood Road than 12,000 square feet of workin West Palm Beach, Fla. The hisspace, where the specialists and toric Northwoods Village area is experts in each field can host work- up and coming as a destination for shops. The possible topics include trendy shoppers and diners. Allred repairs of different types of pieces, explained some of the attractions lessons on packing, shipping and in the area. I was ready to pack my storage of antiques and classes to bags before he finished. The Studio help consumers avoid fakes and also has a presence at the Scott frauds. The roster of classes will Antique Market in Atlanta and may expand along with the building to be a vendor at the Metrolina Interinclude many other topics of international Collectibles and Antiques est to collectors. They plan to have Show in Charlotte soon.

Worldwide Antiquities

The Southern Cross 202 Broad Street Sumter, S.C. 29150

(803) 774-3475 ~ CannOfSiam.com Exit #135 (378W) or #122 (521N)

10 AM to 5 PM WED. – SAT.

A MUSEUM where EVERYTHING’s for SALE

See, feel, hear, touch hiStory:

Wednesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Over 6,000 square feet of unique, quality merchandise featuring antiques, art, mirrors, lamps, silk plants, fabric, pillows, frames, new furniture and one-of-a-kind decorating accessories. Located in Sumter’s historic Antique Row

DinoSaurS, MeteoriteS, u.S. & confeDerate, Money & WeightS froM the 6 inhabiteD continentS iMMerSe youSelf in the natural anD Man MaDe artS of all ageS: european, african, aSian, hiSpanic, native aMerican, chriStian EXIT Buddhist – islamic Jewelry, 122 SeaShellS, SculptureS

SuMter’S “believe it or not” croSby, StillS anD naSh put it beSt: “When you see the Southern Cross for the 1st time. You understand why you came this way.”

S O U T H C A R O L I N A

Interstate 95 Antiques â&#x20AC;˘ Winter - Spring 2012

Lake Wylie

Rock Hill

NORTH CAROLINA

I-95 ANTIQUES: SOUTH CAROLINA

Lancaster

193 190

Lake Wateree

Dillon

170

Darlington

169 164

20 26

160 157

Lake Murray

153 150

Columbia

146

EXIT

141 Sumter 132 95

122

119

Manning 115 95

108 Elloree Orangeburg

102 98 Santee 97 93

Lake Marion

Lake Moultrie

Walterboro

77 St. George

Welcome center

1273 Sniders Hwy.

I-95 Exit 53

843-538-4353

www.walterborosc.org

Lodge

S O U T H C A O L I N A

Walterboro Charleston

Lodge 33 28 22 Ridgeland

Rest area

Beaufort 95

10 miles

GEORGIA

8 Hardeeville

Bluffton

109

M A P

Hilton Head Island

Atlantic Ocean

Florence

181 Latta

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

I-95 ANTIQUES: SOUTH CAROLINA DIRECTORY EXIT 181 Treasures From the Attic Clocks and Clock Repair 843-752-5625

EXIT 160A Palmetto Peddlers 2295 Hoffmeyer Road, Florence, SC 843-665-8663 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 1:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Sun.

EXIT 160 Vintage Vogue 130 S. Irby St., Florence, SC 29501 843-601-1249 Wed.-Fri. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appt. Thieves Market Antiques 843-664-8103

Exit 157 Carolina Collectibles 2523 W. Palmetto St. Florence, SC 29501 843-679-0901 5 Miles on left 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., M-S; 1:30-5 pm Sun.

exit 122 The Southern Cross 202 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29150 803-774-3475

Estate Antiques & Accessories 210 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29150 803-773-4214 Broadstone Manor 204 & 208 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29150 803-778-1890 The Antique Carriage 85 W. Wesmark Blvd. Sumter, SC 29150 803-469-4894 Main Street Antiques 36 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29150 803-774-9990

EXIT 98 Elloree Square Antique Mall 2724 Cleveland St. Elloree, SC 29407 803-897-3353 Old Mill House 2721 Cleveland St. Elloree, SC 29407 803-897-3314 The Antique Box 2723 Cleveland St. Elloree, SC 29407 803-897-2277 Ingrid’s Antiques 1584 Village Square Blvd. Santee, SC 29142 803-854-2917

EXIT 53 Choice Collectibles 329 E. Washington St. Walterboro, SC 29488 843-549-2617 Antiques & Collectibles of Walterboro 220 E. Washington St. Walterboro, SC 29488 843-549-7219 A&K Antiques 228 E. Washington St. Walterboro, SC 29488 843-782-3080

Watercolours Interiors & Antiques 267 E. Washington St. Walterboro, SC 29488 570-850-7648 Washington Street Antiques 324 E. Washington St. Walterboro, SC 29488 843-549-5527

EXIT 5 Damn Yankees Auction House 24022 Whyte Hardee Blvd. (U.S. 17) Hardeeville, SC 843-784-5006 www.damnyankeeauctions.com 1.2 miles off Exit 5; 1.5 miles off Exit 8

Anderson Antiques 246 E. Washington St. Walterboro, SC 29488 843-701-2456 Bachelor Hill Antiques 255 E. Washington St. Walterboro, SC 29488 843-549-1300 Lowcountry Antiques 251 E. Washington St. Walterboro, SC 29488 843-549-2101 Lucas Street Antiques & Collectibles 328 N. Lucas St. Walterboro, SC 29488 843-782-7070 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Sat. Seymour Auctions 1664 Cottageville Hwy. Walterboro, SC 29488 843-538-8081

EXIT 53 or 57

EXIT

160A

S O U T H C A R O L I N A

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

Landrum, SC: The town antique dealers love most. By JIM MARKS Contributor

here’s no way to prove it, of course, because love of community is not quantifiable. But it is observable. And even on the first visit, you can see how much Landrum’s antique dealers love their town, and how that affects the welcome that visitors receive.

Maybe that’s because there are so many dealers right there. In a community with only 2,700 or so souls, there are ten antique dealers, depending on how you count them, among the many interesting specialty shops in this small town. Even the butcher shop sells antiques. So Landrum is clearly an antiques-oriented town. If the first dealer you visit doesn’t have what you’re looking for, he or she will probably suggest who in town will. The community of antique dealers in Landrum seems to view each other as colleagues more than competitors. Kim Karaman, recent owner of Landrum Antiques and & Furniture Company, is one of those who isn’t shy about how she feels. “We love Landrum!” she says. “Landrum is a great destination town. We have great shops and restaurants.” And speaking of restaurants: Last November, Landrum residents voted to allow the service of adult beverages on Sundays. So antique hunters who might like a glass of wine with their entrée, can be welcomed the way they like, any day of the week. Spearheading that effort was Suzanne Strickland, owner of Stone Soup, whose décor reflects the long equestrian tradition in town. The name of the restaurant comes from an old folk tale about people with very little, chipping in to make plenty. “It’s all about working together”, says Suzanne. Voyageurs Antiques is just down the street from Kim’s place. There you’ll generally see a

“It pleases me just as much if they just enjoy the store as if they bought something.” Ed Letiellier, owner Voyageurs Antiques

sandwich board filled with photos of happy customers, because owner Ed Letellier, like his fellow dealers, is so customer oriented. He even says, “It pleases me just as much if they just enjoy the store as if they bought something.” (One of the things visitors might enjoy is a framed piece of art that wisely advises “Don’t skinny dip with snapping turtles”.) Landrum wasn’t officially incorporated until 1912, but its history goes back to preRevolutionary times. Settlers first arrived in the area about 1750, and in 1772, a local blockhouse was designated as the boundary between North and South Carolina. Although the community was originally called Earlesville, after the town’s first postmaster, the name was changed to Landrum in 1878 in recognition of Reverend John Landrum, who had donated land to build a train depot. According to Jon Mathias, who runs Market Antiques with wife Judy, there’s talk of reviving train service, and of turning the old depot into a major attraction for visitors, complete with an antique rail car or engine. Trains started running from Spartanburg to Landrum in 1877, but stopped in 2002. Jon serves on both the Landrum City Council and a group called Landrum Tomorrow, working to encourage the development of facilities and policies to attract visitors and antique shoppers, but without destroying the unspoiled historic character of Landrum’s downtown. Market Antiques, slightly off the beaten track on the way in from I-26, is housed in three of the original buildings in Landrum.

These can be admired by visitors on an evening stroll, or, during summer months, by those taking a carriage tour of the area. If you want to build some period architecture into your home, stop by the Architectural Warehouse, here and in Tryon. Or perhaps your home needs an old gas pump? Then definitely include Carolina Antiques & More on your tour. Our last visit produced vintage kitchen, antique equestrian, and Mickey Mouse items.

There are many beautifully maintained or restored homes with classic period architecture.

Speaking of period architecture, out on the western edge of town, antique shoppers can

visit the aptly named Landrum Eclectics, which opened in 2011. It’s housed in a restored eightroom 1925 home. It’s run by partners Wayne Levister, a lifelong South Carolinian, and Jon Dobson, who arrived in the area from London, by way of California, specifically drawn by this restored home. “I took one look and knew this was it”, Jon says. Every single room as well as the porch and front yard is chock-a-block with stuff! On the way in to see the thousands of eclectic offerings, shoppers will be met by two dogs whose wagging tails are just one more reflection of the welcome visitors get in Landrum.

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

I-26 ANTIQUES: SC & NC DIRECTORY SC EXIT 149 5 Rivers Market 950 Chestnut St. Orangeburg, SC 803-937-1101 tues-sat 10-6

SC EXIT 111

Asheville

33 26

EXIT

Hendersonville

59 85

Tryon

Memeres Attic Senn St W. Columbia, SC 29169 803-315-41645

Landrum

Inman

763 Meeting St. & Antique Mall 763 Meeting St. W. Columbia, SC 29169 803-796-1516

Charlotte

15 19

Spartanburg

NORTH CAROLINA

Greenville

City Market Antiques 705 Gerrais St. Columbia, SC 803-252-1589

SOUTH CAROLINA 85

SC EXIT 85 Midlands Antique Mall 1528 Main St. Little Mountain, SC 803-345-9793

77 26

Newberry

SC EXIT 82

Prosperity

Little Mountain

Town Square Antiques 112 Grace St. Prosperity, SC 803-364-2736

111

Columbia

SC EXIT 76 As Time Goes By Antiques 1304 Main St Newberry, SC 29108 Mon-Sat 10:30-5:30 Antiques on Main 1213 Main St. Newberry, SC. 29108 803-321-2008 Eurolux Antiques 1409 Main St. Newberry, SC 29108 803-276-4001

SC Exit 21 Buncombe Antiques Mall 5000 Wade Hampton Blvd Taylors, SC 864-268-4498 Mon-Sat 10-5:30p

SC Exit 19 South Pine Antique Mall 856 S. Pine St. Spartanburg, SC 864-542-2975

SC EXIT 15 Time & Time Again Antique Mall 1385 State Rd. S-42-581 Inman, SC 864-578-1878 Inman Antique Mall #3 Blackstock Rd (behind Main) Inman, SC 29349 864-472-5732 open every day

EXIT

149

Orangeburg

SC exit 5 Country Peddler Antiques and General Store 305 Depot St Campobello, SC. 864-468-5200

SC exit 1 Market Antiques 110 Thrift Circle Landrum, SC 29356 864-423-3385 Thurs- Fri- Sat- 11-4 Voyageurs Antiques 105 E. Rutherford St. Landrum, SC 29356 864-457-6694 open everyday, until 9 on thurs & fri Landrum Eclectics 601 W. Rutherford St. Landrum, SC 29356 864-457-2314 Closed Wednesday Architectural Warehouse 110 N. Trade Ave. Landrum, SC 29356 864-457-2199 open 7 days

Carolina Antiques & More 108 E. Rutherford St. Landrum SC 29356 864-457-4444 open 7 days Landrum Antique & Furniture Co. 221 E. Rutherford St. Landrum, SC 29356 864-457-4000

NC EXIT 67 Frog And Swan 879 N. Trade St. Scenic Hwy 176N Tryon, NC 28782 828-859-6757 The Antique Store 838 N. Trade St Scenic Hwy 176N Tryon, NC. 28782 828-859-6768

NC EXIT 59 Old Mill Antique Mall 151 Southern Mercerizing Rd. Tryon NC. 28782 828-966-9030

Stained Glass 151 S Mercerizing Rd. Tryon NC. 28782 828-859-5340

NC Exit 49A Needful Things Antique Mall 10 Francis Rd Hendersonville, NC 28792 828-696-8745 Times Shadow Antiques 10 Francis Rd Hendersonville NC. 28792

NC Exit 49B Nana’s Antiques 142 3rd Ave West Hendersonville, NC 28792 828-697-8979

NC Exit 33 Antiquities at Biltmore Village 9B Reed St. behind J. Crew Asheville NC. 828-274-6812

Interstate 95 Antiques â&#x20AC;˘ Winter - Spring 2012

ANTIQUES Come dine and visit our specialty shops, too!

your guide to 200 miles of antiques EXIT

5 I N T E R S T A T E 2 6 A N T I Q U E S

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

Nancy Roth~Joe Ewing Antiques

As Time Goes By

“The Antique Store”

American Country, primitives & decor Silver matching service (large collection in-store)

1304 Main St., Newberry, SC

Hours: Wed.- Sat. 10 - 5 or by appointment

(828) 859-6768

838 N. Trade St. - Scenic Highway 176N Tryon, North Carolina 28782

EXIT

76 (803) 276-4715 Open Mon. - Sat. 10:30 - 5:30

EXIT

At Exit 67 Take Rt. 108 to the fork at the gas station, make a hard right onto 176. We are 1/4 mile on the right.

Two floors of antiques - “We’ve got everything” Southern Pottery * Jewelry * Furniture * More

All that antique-ing, shopping and browsing in LANDRUM making you hungry and thirsty?

Buncombe Antiques Mall EXIT

Stop in at one of these fine eateries, many of which are now open with refreshments on Sunday. Hare and Hound

Stone Soup

101 East Rutherford Street 864.457.3232

1522 East Rutherford St. 864.457.5255

Monday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 9.pm Open Sunday in 2012, call for hours thehareandhound.com American burgers and pub fare

Open Tuesday - Saturday as follows: Lunch, 11 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. Dinner, 5 p.m.- 9.30 p.m. Please call for Sunday hours Stonesoupoflandrum.com Casual fine dining with an equestrian theme, specialty drinks “What can be accomplished when individuals pull toward a common goal”

Cakes & Confections 4U 103 Rutherford St. 864.457.2223

Tuesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. CakesandConfections4u.com Bakery, coffees, ice cream, chocolates “Every Day Should Be a Sweet Day”

El Chile Rojo

209 East Rutherford Street 864.457.5977 Monday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 9.30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Authentic Mexican “Where fresh is the taste”

Drake House

511 N. Howard Ave. (Rt. 176) 864.457.2533 Lunch Buffet, Mon - Sat 11 - 2.30 Dinner menu, Fri and Sat 7-9pm Upscale Evening Menu, Casual Lunch Buffet, Sunday Brunch

But Wait! There’s more DOWNTOWN...

18,000 Sq. Ft. full of

Worth a trip from anywhere - tens of thousands of items! Exit 21 off I-26, approx. 15 miles South on Route 29 (toward Greer), we are on the left. We welcome you Monday-Saturday from 10a.m. to 5:30p.m. Or visit us online at buncombeantiques.com 5000 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors, SC

(864) 268-4498

Southside Smokehouse

Left at the light at 176 & 14, 1 mi. on right 864.457.4581 Monday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Dine in or take out scratch made barbeque, Cajun creole specialties, handcut steaks, angus burgers, etc.! Full bar with brews & wine

EXIT

Worldwide importers of beautiful and unusual antiques, from surfboards to safes, architecturals to furs, furniture to jewelry, stage costumes to books; a special find for everyone!

Zenzera Coffee & Wine Bar 208 East Rutherford St. 864.457.4554

Zenzera.com A touch of Tuscany in the Upstate Breakfast 8 a.m. (Tu/Wed, 10:30 a.m.) Sunday brunch 10:30 a.m. Daily lunch & dinner specials Full bar plus 60 different wines and 40 beers! Live entertainment Thurs-Saturday

Our traditional downtown has not been lost to development and you will enjoy strolling our wide sidewalks to visit the specialty shops. These include antique/consignments, furniture, gifts, clothing, flowers, Habitat, a real butcher shop, real estate, photography, Foothills Equestrian Nature Center, and more.

105 E. Rutherford St. Landrum, SC Tel: 864/457-6694

e-mail: Voyageurs1211@gmail.com

Open everyday!

Until 9pm Thurs. and Fri Sunday 12pm-5pm “Wow!” “Best antique store ever” “We come back every weekend because you always have different things.”

I N T E R S T A T E 2 6

Lodging and information: CityOfLandrum.com or call the town office at 864.457.3000

EXIT

Please visit our other locations: Antiques on Augusta, Greenville, SC n Screen Door, Asheville, NC

A N T I Q U E S

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

EXIT

49A

George’s Specialty Movers 804 Sand Hill Rd. • Asheville, NC 28806 828.242.7857 Regularly scheduled trips on Eastern Seaboard from DC to FL, to/from Asheville. 28 years experience moving antiques & vintage furniture, etc. Licensed & insured. Call or email for quote. Georgesplace@charter.net

EXIT

I N T E R S T A T E 2 6 A N T I Q U E S

EXIT

49B

EXIT

49A

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

Art Pottery Auction By STEPHANIE JADRNICEK Contributor

hese days, everyone’s looking for a good deal – and auctions are drawing in savvy spenders and curious collectors.

“At auction you can buy anything you need below retail. You get to name your price and if that item ends up bidding for more than your budget you can wait for another. Buying at auction is a great way to furnish homes and offices,” said Fred Skipper, owner of Seymour Auctions in Walterboro, S.C. Seymour Auctions is a 16,000 square foot facility with a 6,000 square foot auction gallery, a covered loading dock and ample parking for buses and RVs. Most of the auction house’s business is derived from estate sales and Skipper has traveled as far as Maine, Florida and Texas to pick up quality merchandise.

Auctions are also webcasted via internet and online, absentee and phone bids are accepted. On Saturday, January 21, Seymour Auctions will host an exclusive Art Pottery Auction. Featuring turn of the century art pottery from manufacturers like Roseville, Rookwood and Weller, the sale will include pieces such as plant stands, umbrella stands, jardinière, vases and lamps – with merchandise values ranging from $50 - $1,500. “The sale will have some very unusual, harder to find items. It consists of pieces from two lifelong collectors in New Jersey and a retired dealer in Walterboro,” said Skipper. “These items haven’t been passed around in the marketplace, they are private collections. The sale should attract dealers as well as new and advanced collectors who are interested in augmenting their inventories and collections.”

Photos courtesy of Seymour Auctions

S O U T H

EXIT

C A R O L I N A

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

Just the words ‘toy soldiers’ can bring a smile to the face of children and adults. Photos by JORGE RUIZ

oy soldiers have been collected since the time of the Pharaohs. First made of wood, stone, clay and metal for the wealthy, it wasn’t until the end of the 18th century that toy figures- or military miniatures- were first massproduced. Made in relatively small numbers by the Paris based firm of Mignot, these figures were charming but expensive, and failed to find a wide market. By the turn of the 20th century, several companies in Europe were producing inexpensive lead toy soldiers which began to catch on with children and adults alike.

About 2- 2 1/4 inches tall, produced by Britain’s, Heyde, Mignot and others, depicting armies of England, America, France, Germany and their opponents. For the first half of the 20th century, the only soldiers available were made of lead or a sawdust and glue mixture called “composition.” But after WWII, some manufacturers looked to plastic as a cheaper and more child-friendly medium.

G E O R G I A

EXIT

109

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

1966 marked a turning point in the history of toy soldiers, International concerns about lead poisoning brought about new laws which banned the manufacture of toys containing lead. William Britain’s the best known producer of 54mm metal figures ceased production of new metal figures.

The New South Architecture – Style of Living “Life Journey of the Lunneys” – Architecture & Exhibit “speaking in one historic voice.”

A 1909 American Queen Anne style bungalow, landau carriage house and “two seater outhouse.” The arts & crafts interior features art glass windows – original chandeliers – long leaf pine woodwork and quarter sawn oak mantel – English fireplace tiles – flat panel wainscot with burlap inserts – a 1866 Chickering & Sons “cocked hat” parlor grand piano is a permanent exhibit.

City of Seneca Sponsored by HAT

Dr. John Martin – Director & Curator 211 W. South 1st Street Seneca, SC 29678 864.882.4811

For a pictorial tour & events schedule visit our web site at: www.LunneyHouseMuseum.org info@LunneyHouseMuseum.org

S O U T H C A R O L I N A

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

22 To S tate sbo ro

I-95 ANTIQUES: GEORGIA

109

SOUTH CAROLINA

Pembroke 104 102

Garden City

301

Savannah

90 87

Hinesville

Richmond Hill

Bull Street

EXIT

341

99A

GEORGIA 67 South Newport

Auctions

Jesup

2819 Bull St., Savannah, Ga. (Behind Maggie’s Antiques) 341 912-443-9353 • www.bullstreetauctions.com 25 301

CHECK84OUR WEBSITE FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF UPCOMING AUCTIONS

49 Darien

We sell estates from South Carolina, Georgia and Florida

Pickup, packing and delivery services available

38 36

Jimmy Allen

(World Famous!)

M A P

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

(912) 289-1060

Outlets Exit 49 Darien Mon-Sat 10a-8p, Sun 11a-6p

Get scanner at hƩp://scan.mobi

G E O R G I A

St. Simons

Southern Picker AUTHENTIC ANTIQUES!

Brunswick

Woodbine

Atlantic Ocean

Kingsland 3

See pictures at ĩ.com/southernpicker or scan with phone

FLORIDA

380 Fernandina Beach

373

Yulee 10 miles

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

I-95 ANTIQUES: GEORGIA DIRECTORY EXIT 109

Cobblestonelane Antiques Etc. 230 W. Bay St. Savannah, GA 31401 912-447-0504

Old Town Antiques 104 North Laurel St. Springfield, GA 31329 912-754-0094

Jere’s Antiques 9 N. Jefferson St. Savannah, GA 31401 912-236-2815 www.jeresantiques.com

One of a Kind Antiques 105 North Laurel St. Springfield, GA 31329 912-754-0042

37th@Abercorn Antiques&Design 201 East 37th St. Savannah, GA 31401 912-233-0064

Motiques 204 North Laurel St. Springfield, GA 31329 912-407-0088

EXIT 99B (I-16 W) 67 Antique Mall 6700 HWY 67 Brooklet, GA 30415 912-839-2167

Antiques Emporium 122 East 38th St Savannah, GA 31401 916-236-8444 open every day! corner of Abercorn & 38th Savannah Antique Mall 912-232-1918

Hodges Antiques 9990 HWY 67 Statesboro, GA 30458 912-839-9090

Arcanum Antiques Interiors 912-236-6000

EXIT 99A (I-16 E)

Back in Time 912-447-8354 Alex Raskin Antiques 441 Bull St. Savannah, GA 31401 912-232-8205

Books on Bay 224 W. Bay St. Lower Savannah, GA 31401 912-663-1445

Fiesta & More 224 W. Bay St. Lower Savannah, GA 31401 912-238-1060

Circa Savannah 912-233-3667 Clipper Trading Company 912-238-3660 Bull Street Auctions 2819 Bull St. Savannah, GA 31401 912-443-9353 7th Heaven Antique Mall 3104 Skidaway Road Savannah, GA 31404 912-355-0835 Pat’s Antiques 4219 Bull St. Savannah, Ga. 31405 912-352-1503 Maggie’s Antiques 2819 Bull St. Savannah, Ga. 31405 912-234-8834

EXIT 49 Broad Street Antiques 912-437-4195 Southern Pickers Antiques 1111 Magnolia Bluff Way SW #565 in the Darien Outlet Center Darien, GA 31305 912-289-1060 Mon-Sat 10-8pm, Sun. 11-6pm

EXIT 36 Oglethorpe Antiques & Interiors 106 Red Fern Village St. Simons Island, GA 31522 912-634-1999 1610 Frederica Antiques 1610 Frederica Road St. Simons Island, GA 31522 912-634-1610 Steed Antiques 100 Sylvan Dr. St. Simons Island, GA 31522 912-634-6820

EXIT 90

Wright Square Antique Mall 14 W. State St. Savannah GA 31401 912-234-7600 Open 7 days a week

The Attic Antiques 912-236-4879

Southern Charm Antiques 250 Bull St. Savannah, GA 912-233-9797 www.southerncharmantiques.com

Back Porch Antiques 30 Oak Level Rd Richmond Hill, GA 31324 912-727-4447 Twice but Nice 18486 Ga. Hwy 144 Richmond Hill, GA 31324 912-727-4008

EXIT

99A

EXIT

99A

ooks on Bay Vintage Books, Antiques & Collectibles

912-663-1445 • booksonbay@aol.com • www.booksonbay.com 224 W. Bay St. Lower, Savannah, Ga. 31401

EXIT

99A

HISTORIC SAVANNAH 122 East 38th Street Savannah, GA 31401

Buy • Sell • Trade Fiestaware • Depression Blue Ridge • Collectibles

(Corner of Abercorn & 38th)

912-236-8444

OPEN EVERY DAY!

EXIT

99A

Mon-Sat 10-5; Sunday Noon-5

224 W. Bay St. Lower, Savannah, Ga. 31401

912-238-1060

G E O R G I A

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

Jere’s Antiques

Established 1973

35 years of supplying the U.S. trade with quality antiques Jere’s Antiques has been an established family business for over 35 years specializing in the sale of fine antiques and in designing and constructing bespoke furniture. Located in Savannah, Ga., we sell to dealers, decorators, auctions and private clients worldwide. Our 33,000 sq. ft. showroom is stocked with one of the largest and finest collections of rare English and Continental furniture from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries and is complemented with a carefully selected range of decorative items.

G E O R G I A

• Bespoke Furniture • Antiques Gallery • Home Bars • Commercial Bars 9 N. Jefferson St. • Savannah, GA • Mon-Sat 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 912-236-2815 • jeresantiques.com EXIT 99A

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

New Year’s To Do List ...item one! By LIBBY HOLLOWAY Contributor

kay, everyone knock on wood. The East Coast hasn’t suffered a direct hit from a widespread, Katrina-style hurricane in years. Sure, some of us have dealt with wind and flooding, but nothing like the devastation in the Gulf. It’s easy to get complacent about properly insuring our possessions when we don’t feel the danger of hurricane season. Unfortunately, more property is destroyed every year by fire or flood — and not always the type Mother Nature brings — than by hurricane. And we haven’t even mentioned tornados. A couple of years ago, I watched in fascination as a waterspout traveled up a tidal creek right toward my kitchen window. Lucky for me, it dissipated when it hit the bank, or I’d be speaking from personal experience … not to mention what could have happened to me, since I was standing there like a nitwit watching it come right at me! State Farm Insurance agent Kesia Brown says many people insure their homes and then assume that policy is sufficient to cover the contents, too. Brown said most of us have more value in our personal property than we realize, especially if we have been keeping house for a few years.

Brown recommends considering a low-cost, low-deductible personal article policy in addition to your regular homeowner’s plan. It is well worth the small premium. She also cautions all of us to review our homeowners’ policies regularly to make sure they continue to provide adequate coverage as we make changes in our homes. Don’t forget to carry flood insurance, as well, if you are in a coastal or flood-prone area.

the things in that room, items you would replace if it were destroyed. The next step is to take the list to the room and compare what you remembered to the actual contents of the room. Bet you forgot stuff! As observant as I must be professionally, I have forgotten to list items I consider absolute treasures. I am probably more guilty than most of my clients about being under-insured.

the artists’ signatures. Also take the time to make a written inventory just to complete your records. I keep all of this information in a binder with plastic sleeves to stash receipts. I also keep a computer disk with the list, my appraisals and photos in a safety deposit box. You don’t want to leave your only copy of your inventory in the house where the property is. Then, your efforts are a complete waste of time.

It’s always a good idea to have Most insurers want to make clear photographs of the interior of satisfying a claim a positive your home in case you ever have to experience for their clients. You can file an insurance claim. I suggest a make sure the process goes smoothly • Antiques and collectibles “four-corners” approach where you and you are properly indemnified by take photos from each of the four taking a little time to follow these • Sports equipment (particularly corners of a room. Another idea is to suggestions. guns) use video to make a slow circle from Hopefully, you will never need • Fine jewelry the center of the room to provide the proof or the extra insurance, a sweeping look at the items. (Take • Art but I’d rather be safe than sorry. I some outdoor photos of the house know I plan to review my insurance • Electronic equipment and and outdoor living spaces while you this month. I’ve never had a major cameras have the camera out). claim — the flooded basement and a • Oriental rugs After each room is photographed, small kitchen fire I’d rather you not • Silver and gold take close ups of appreciable items. mention to my husband don’t really You can skip the sofa you bought count — but I’ve had plenty of near • Musical Instruments last year, but don’t skip the antique misses. chairs in the living room. Make sure Let’s play one of my favorite After all, with my record, I’d better you take photos of paintings from games. Think about your favorite up my coverage. the front and back and try to record room in your house, the one where you spend most of your time. If you’re thinking about your Libby Holloway is a certified appraiser of antiques and residential bathroom, you may want to pick contents. She is a member of the International Society of your second favorite — porcelain Appraisers where she is currently serving as Secretary of the Board tends to handle disasters pretty well. of Directors. She is also a partner at Antiques and Such in Beaufort, After you’ve pictured your room, SC. Libby can be contacted at www.LibbyHollowayAppraisals.com. open your eyes and make a list of all Here are some types of items to consider insuring on a personal articles policy:

Historic Cocoa Village …a special Antique shopping and dining destination…

EXIT

318

Experience Southern hospitality in the heart of the Space Coast - With over 11 Antique stores, 60 unique shops, Galleries, Restaurants and Professional services… Antique Auctions each week Antique Emporium and Shoppe – 321 631 8377 Some of our fine Antique Stores Antique Emporium & Shop - Florida Ave. 321 631 8337 Antiques & Collectibles Too - 115 Harrison St. 321 631 9924 Miss Bailey’s Curiosity Shoppe – Threadneedle Mall – 321 636 1005 Gould’s Old Time General Store - 307 Delannoy Ave. 321 453 1563 Horsefeathers Antiques & Gifts - 14 Oleander St. 321 638 4054 Stone Street Antiques - 17 Stone Street. 321 609 2686 Past Gas – 308 Willard Street. 321 636 0449 Treasure Hunters Mall – 423 Brevard Avenue. 321 60494499 Once Was Vintage Shop – 607 B Florida Ave. – 321 890 3629 Art & Craft Fairs Spring: 1st weekend in March Summer: 3rd weekend in May Fall: 3rd weekend in October Holiday: 1st weekend in December

321.631.9075 www.facebook.com/HistoricCocoaVillage

EXIT

201

F L O R I D A

26 Valdosta 75

Interstate 95 Antiques â&#x20AC;˘ Winter - Spring 2012

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

GEORGIA

380

Fernandina Beach

373 Callahan

FLORIDA 10

Yulee 95

362

Atlantic Ocean

295

I-95 ANTIQUES: FLORIDA

335 329 323 St. Augustine

318 311 305 298

Palm Coast

289 284 75

Rest area

Holly Hill

273

Lake George

268 265 261 260 256

EXIT

Ocala 373

20 miles

Daytona Beach

New Smyrna Beach

249 244 Mount Dora

Oak Hill

231

Lake Apopka

223 220 215

Orlando

Mims Titusville

212 208 205 202 201 195

Cocoa Village

191 180 176

173

EXIT

St. Petersburg

Grant

373

156 Vero Beach

147 138 131

Fort Pierce

129

126 118 110

EXIT

373

101 96

Lake Okeechobee EXIT

373

EXIT

373

Gulf of Mexico

87 79 77 70 68 64

Fort Myers

Jupiter

West Palm Beach

58 53 46

F L O R I D A M A P

41 39 36

Boca Raton

Fort Lauderdale

22 18 4 1

Miami

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

I-95 ANTIQUES: FLORIDA DIRECTORY EXIT 373 EAST A1A Antiques 463146 State Road 200 Yulee, FL 32097 904-225-1950 The Old Flood Store Antiques 904-225-0902 Trailer Park Collectibles 702 Centre St. Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 904-491-4461 8 Flags Antiques 602 Centre St. Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 904-277-8550 The Pickers Market 201 Alachua St. Fernandina Beach, Fl. 32034 904-432-7048 10-6 mon-sat / 12-5 sunday The Treasure Chest 450028 W SR 200, Callahan, FL 32011 At intersection of SR200/ A1A & US1 Across from the Dollar General 904-879-1780 Mon – Sat 10AM – 7PM The Country Store Antiques 219 S. 8th St. Fernandina, Fl. 32034 904-261-2633 Amelia Island Antiques 5210 First Coast Hwy Amelia Island, Fl. 32034 904-321-1314

EXIT 373 WEST The Treasure Chest 450028 W SR 200, Callahan, FL 32011 At intersection of SR200/ A1A & US1 Across from the Dollar General 904-879-1780 Mon – Sat 10AM – 7PM

Exit 318 The Courtyard Gallery 75 King St. Suite 123 St. Augustine, FL 32084 904-599-8522 courtyardart@gmail.com Churchill & Lacroix Antiques 75 King St. Suite 121 St. Augustine, FL 32084 904-827-9009 CandLAntiques@comcast.net Antique Warehouse 904-826-1524 Uptown Antiques 904-824-9156 SOS Antiques 74 San Marco Ave. St. Augustine, FL 32084 904-823-0008 St. Augustine Antique Emporium Inc. 904-829-0544 A Step Back in Time 904-810-5829

Exit 268 Magnolia House Antiques 1078 Ridgewood Ave. Holly Hill, Fl. 32117 386-252-8086 5 buildings full of treasures Our Old Stuff Antiques 1005 Ridgewood Ave., U.S. 1 Holly Hill, FL 32117 386-238-7207

Exit 249 New Smyrna Antique Mall 419 E. Canal St. New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 386-426-7825

Exit 215 Dusty Rose Antique Mall 1101 S. Washington Ave. U.S. 1 Northbound Titusville, FL 32780 321-269-5526 River Road Mercantile 219 S. Washington Ave. U.S. 1 Northbound Titusville, FL 32780 321-264-7475 Banana Alley Antiques 321-268-4282 Central Garage Antiques 213 S. Washington Ave. Titusville, Fl. 32796 321-264-7475 Wildwood Antique Mall at Sears Town Mall 3550 S. Washington Ave. Titusville, Fl 32780 321-267-3737 open every day

Exit 201

Exit 173 Grant Antique Mall 5900 U.S. 1 South Building Grant, FL 32949 321-726-6778 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday Indian River Trading 9300 U.S. 1 Micco, FL 32976 772-664-1020 Antiques,Art,Junk & Funk Fisher’s Place 5900 U.S. 1 Grant, FL 32949 321-676-8727 “Mantiques” & Collectibles Buried Treasure 1545 U.S. 1 Grant, FL 32949 772-388-6512

Exit 147 Eclectus Antiques 1056 20th Place Vero Beach, FL 772-567-4962 Estate Sales of Vero Beach 1642 Old Dixie Hwy Vero Beach, Fl. 32967 772-563-0019 10-5 mon-sat / 10-4 sunday

Miss Baileys Curiosity Shoppe 404D Brevard Ave. Cocoa Village, FL 321-636-1005

Rennick Galleries 15 Royal Palm Point Vero Beach, FL 772-567-7408

Treasure Hunters Mall 423 Brevard Ave. Cocoa Village, FL 321-609-4499

House of Charm Antiques 4400 U.S. 1 Vero Beach, FL 32967 772-770-0703

Once Was Vintage Shop 607-B Florida Ave. Cocoa Village, FL 321-890-3629

Treasury Antiques 57 Royal Palm Point Vero Beach, FL 32967 772-778-7739

A Cocoa Antique Mall 234 Willard St. Cocoa Village, FL 321-633-6380

18th Place Auction inc. 1103 18th Place Vero Beach, Fl. 32960 772-528-7516

Antique Emporium of Brevard 625 Florida Ave. Cocoa Village, FL 321-631-8377 Antiques & Collectibles Too 115 Harrison St. Cocoa Village, FL 321-632-9924 Goulds Old Time General Store 307 Delannoy St. Cocoa Village, FL 321-632-2481

Exit 131A The Unique Antique Shop 4559 N. US.Hwy 1 Fort Pierce, Fl. 34946 772-460-3131 Treasure Coast Antique Mall 4343 North U.S. 1 Fort Pierce, Fl. 34946 772-468-2006 mon-sat 10-5 / 12-5 sun

Exit 87A Sims Creek Antique Mall 1695 W. Rivertown Road Jupiter, FL 33458 561-747-6785

exit 70 Etc. 536 Northwood Road West Palm Beach, FL 33407 561-653-0121 Circa Who 531 Northwood Road West Palm Beach, FL 33407 561-655-5224 Palm Beach Restoration Studios 550 Northwood Road West Palm Beach, FL 33407 561-514-0025 All About Details 512 Northwood Road West Palm Beach, FL 33407 561-805-5889 Something Lively 538 Northwood Road West Palm Beach, FL 33407 561-319-3151 Culpepper & Co. 1619 N. Dixie Hwy. West Palm Beach, FL 33407 531-837-8090 Allison’s Architectural Salvage Co. 528 16th St. West Palm Beach, FL 33407 561-655-1022

exit 63 Carousel Antique Center 815 Lake Ave. Lake Worth, FL 33460 561-533-0678

exit 36 Sugar Chest Antique Mall 960 North Federal Hwy. Pompano Beach, FL 33062 954-942-8601

exit 31 Shades Of The Past 954-829-3726

exit 18 Daniels Antiques 2520 SW 30th Ave. Hallandale, FL 33009 954-454-1395

Horse Feathers Antiques 14 Oleander St. Cocoa Village, FL 321-638-4054

Southern Antique Mall 3702 South U.S. 1 Fort Pierce, Fl. 34982 772-467-0791 mon-sat 10-4 / sun. 11-4

Past Gas 308 Willard St. Cocoa Village, FL 321-636-0449

Hidden Treasures 3128 North U.S. 1 Fort Pierce, Fl. 34982 772-460-8399

Stone Street Antiques 17 Stone St. Cocoa Village, FL 321-631-4959

Laura’s Emporium 3957 South U.S. 1 Fort Pierce, Fl. 34982 772-468-0110

What Nots General Store 407 Delannoy St. Cocoa Village, FL 321-636-5051

Pineapple Patti’s 2739 South U.S. 1 Fort Pierce, Fl 34982 772-466-1008

Stone Age Antiques 3236 NW South River Dr. Miami, FL 33142 305-633-5114

Almost Antiques Estate Sales & Cleanouts 333 King St. Cocoa Village, Fl. 32922 321-505-3959

White City Mercantile 1000 W. Midway Rd. Fort Pierce, Fl. 34982 772-461-9003

Worth Galleries 2520 SW 28th Lane Miami, FL 33133 305-285-1330

Nagel Antiques 2540 SW 30th Ave. Hallandale FL 33009 954-455-2410

exit 4B Tyler Galleries 6914 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL 33138 305-759-4242

exit 1

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

ANTIQUING...yeah, there’s an app for that! By BIRGITTA WADE

that” is quite true. And even if you deal in centuries old antiques, you can put the technology of today to hrow that thing out the work seamlessly for you to your window,” snarled the an- advantage. Staying one step ahead tiquing companion when is always good business practice we once again turned on our new and that goes for the antique world smartphone to get directions to the too. Indeed, a smartphone allows nearest antique shop. He was driv- you to do that. ing in stops and spurts, and didn’t Most apps that will make your quite understand that every time life easier as a dealer are even free. he slammed on the brakes, our fingers slid across the touchpad with BUY: Let’s start with eBay, the unintended results. Oops! Halfway granddaddy of them all. The eBay down one street, we should have app allows you to seamlessly do a turned 500 yards behind us. We search, for your widget and comthought briefly that he possibly pare pricing with ended auctions. wanted to throw us right out that Useful if you’re eyeing something window after the smartphone. at a flea market that is out of your While an iPhone can mean “irnormal realm of buying. If there ritating” for some, it really stands are 55 unsold items just like it at for “invaluable.” Since antique half the price, you probably should dealers are a mobile bunch, drivpass. Or if there are only two on ing from show to show, exploring eBay, and both sold for $175-200 antique shops and malls in new and the dealer wants $40, you just places, looking for estate sales, snagged yourself a deal. We’re not trying to find a motel on a road suggesting that you look everytrip, what could be better than thing up of course -- your experian iPhone? It’s a new age, where ence will most often guide you the your old briefcase is the piece that best. should be tossed out that very You can also bid right from your window -- a smartphone can now phone on eBay auctions. The app replace everything you used to lug will let you know when you’re outaround. Yes, everything. Read on. bid, it will remind you that an item Part of the smartphone lingo is is ending, and will notify you if you getting an “app.” That would be an were successful -- all by playing application, specially designed for a sound even when you‘re doing a phone, making navigating much something else. simpler for many tasks than going Other sites that permit you to a website. “There’s an app for to browse and bid are Artfact,

Contributor

“T

Liveauctioneers, both of which have apps, and Proxibid, which you access through a webpage. A bar code reader is very useful -- scan a book’s ISBN and it will tell you on line and off line prices. Works instantly for any bar code, just in case something collectible has one. We use ShopSavvy, free. We have used a Yardsalefinder (free) when traveling, or even at home. Another innovative tool, which comes complete with directions so you can map out a day’s hunting. Through Google places, you can find antique shops, thrift shops and auctions, using your current location, or one you specify. SELL: You can list something for sale on eBay or Craigslist or your own website on the move too. Useful if you’re on the road, and want to have something ticking while you’re shopping to generate income while you’re spending it. Since smartphones come with cameras that are often even better than your digital at home, it’s very simple to snap one or more photos, list it, sell it, and get paid in a matter of hours. TOOLS: One of the smartest apps is a credit card reader. You may only do a few shows a year, and taking credit cards was just too pricey for your volume. We use “the square” which allows not

only MC and VISA, but also accepts American Express and Discover, for a flat fee of 2.75%. Free app, including the reader, there are no maintenance or equipment fees. A great deal, and one you can use quickly without making phone calls or authorizing, even when you’re in the middle of a corn field. The app can add sales tax, and will send an email or text message to the buyer with a receipt as you complete the transaction. Payments are usually posted to your bank account in about 3 days. Sometimes, taking a card can mean the difference between a sale, and a no sale. Some banks permit you to make a check deposit by photographing front and backs of customer‘s check, perfect if you’re somewhere your bank has no branches and you want to add funds to your bank account. PayPal, the payment processor for eBay, also permits photographed deposits at no charge, which usually clear in about 5 days. If you do shows or have a shop, some of your customers may already use their own smartphones to photograph something in your booth, and send to a client, a spouse or a friend. If they don’t have that capability, you can offer to snap a shot, and forward to someone’s email. Or they can have someone email a photo to your phone to see if that chandelier will look right in their dining room.

OOSA O ur O ld Stuff A ntiqueS

The Mall Where Dealers Shop 1005 Ridgewood Ave., Holly Hill, Fla. 386-238-7207 • Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

www.oldstuffantiques.com

F L O R I D A

EXIT

249

EXIT

268

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

29 You will know who has a smartphone phone, since it seems those who do carry them in one hand all day long. Beware of your customer getting a call while browsing -- they will get distracted and invariably walk away.

cellent if you have trouble with the touchpad (we do).

GPS: All phones come with navigation apps. We added GPS Nav 2, which give you voice directions -- excellent if you’re driving by yourself and it’s dark so you don’t have to try to read on your phone and trying to decide which lane you’re supposed to be in or crank your neck to read street signs. Free.

DIDN’T WORK: ArtMatch says it will match any painting or print that you photograph with their database. Sounds cool, huh? However, a mountain landscape with goats yielded several “matches” with Buddah figures, a Leger abstract gave us “The Rape of the Sabine Women.” Don’t bother yet.

OTHER: GasBuddy to find the lowest gas price on your route. Find a motel. Find a place to eat. Watch a movie (Netflix) if your motel has minimal channel selection. Read a book (yes, you can actually read -- the iPhone is truly retina friendly). Another free general app is Vlingo which adds voice commands for search, email, call, text, maps and social. It will compose an email but you’re best off keeping it simple with a first grader’s vocabulary. Ex-

If you’ve found an app for us antiquers that we missed in the great outpouring of tools, we’d love to hear about it. Send an email to i95birgitta@gmail.com so we can share. And in keeping with staying in the forefront of technology, head over to I95antiques.com to see the whole magazine on our website. Plus, we’re also working on a mobile app for directions from shop to shop, so stay tuned!

Photograph business cards you pick up along the way, which adds them to your contacts before you forget just why you have that card. Cardmunch is free, and puts everything on the proper line, as in email, SHIPPING: With a FedEx app, website, name of the store, you can generate a bar code for phone number etc. Get the app your package on your phone, for a magnifying glass with take it to a FedEx office to have flashlight -- great when you’re it scanned, and ship without looking for sterling marks on having to print a label. USPS al- flatware etc. Maglight is free, lows you to calculate the price, and uses your camera’s flash but not generate a label yet, and for illumination. Flashlight, nor does UPS. With all, you can also free, is terrific before dayget directions to your closest light at a flea market or show location. too.

photo by JORGE RUIZ

EXIT

173

F L O R I D A

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

224 W. Bay St. Savannah, GA 912-238-1060 Mon - Sun: 10am - 5pm

Fiesta & More

by ZACH VAN HART Contributor photos by JORGE RUIZ

iesta and More focuses on its namesake: fiesta dinnerware, the art deco line of pottery created in the 1930s. Owned by Frank Dow since 1975, Fiesta and More carries thousands of bowls, plates and platters in the original 11 colors. Although he also carries depression glassware and other dinnerware, Dow loves his Fiesta collection.

“I like to buy it more than I like to sell it,” said Dow, who at 86, still works four days a week and travels to Lagrange, Ind., for Fiesta auctions. With what he calls the largest fiesta collection on the east coast, he’s an authority figure on the dinnerware. “Some places don’t know what they have, or they think they have more than they have,” said Dow. “To my knowledge, there’s no repaired pieces in here.”

Since 1975, Frank Dow at Fiesta and More has specialized in the shop’s namesake. Inventory boasts thousands of bowls, plates and platters in the art deco pottery company’s original 11 colors. He also sells depression glass and other dinnerware.

Books on Bay Dow sells his personal favorite, “fiesta red” — which is really orange — more than any other color, but no matter your preference, it can be found here. Behind Fiesta and More but in the same building is Books on Bay, which opened in 2008 and houses one of the oldest book collections in the city. Owned by Betsy Hoit-Thetford, who teaches English at several colleges in

224 W. Bay St. Savannah, GA 912-663-1445 Mon - Sun: 10am - 5pm

Savannah, Books on Bay possesses classic titles like the Hardy Boys, older prints of classics like Don Quixote, lesser-known authors like Zane Grey, and local interests, which of course means the Civil War and Southern history. A 1687 copy of King James II’s coronation showcases some of the book’s age, but newer copies of Westerns, religion and “As Seen on TV” also grace the shelves.

Books on Bay boasts one of the largest collection of old books in Savannah — an inventory you’d expect from its owner, an English professor. Expect to browse through modern titles, too.

EXIT

131A

F L O R I D A

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

Moving On From Space Shuttles to Antiques New Wildwood Antique Mall Enhances Titusville, Fl.

by L.A. DAVIS Contributor

Antique Mall, near I-75, is very successful and the Searstown owners wanted a repeat performance in Titusville.

or decades Titusville, Fl. would periodically swell by thousands and thousands of visitors who came for prime viewing of space shuttle shots from the launch pad just across the Indian River at Kennedy Space Center. Now tourists and locals alike, particularly those from the I-95 corridor, are flocking to another Titusville attraction -- the brand new Wildwood Antique Mall which offers a huge variety of items from jewelry and art to furniture, tools, dolls, and pieces evocative of the 1950s.

Pesco scouted other areas but decided that the Titusville location had everything he was looking for including high ceilings, bright lighting, space for wide aisles and proximity to I-95, where billboards could direct traffic to the antique mall. The Wildwood Antique Mall has 18,000 square feet of space and 110 spaces, most of which already have been rented, Olender said. And Pesco’s formula seems to be working in overdrive. People are coming in to look at and buy not only the jewelry, fine antiques and mid-century modern furniture but also the Highwaymen paintings, the porcelain, the silver, the Florida collectibles, tin litho toys, tools, primitives and cottage furniture.

Wildwood, which opened in November 2011, is a prime example of how antique malls and shops can renew commercial space and enhance downtown business areas. As the space shuttle program closed, Titusville residents anticipated a slowdown in their economy but one bright spot has been the proliferation of antique malls and shops as well as a plethora of trendy re-sale shops. Titusville, just a half-hour east of Orlando and an hour south of Daytona, is becoming an antiquing destination -- with Wildwood Antique Mall the most recent addition to the mix.

Photos courtesy of Wildwood Antique Mall

Conveniently, the new antique mall sits at the west end of the Searstown Mall, 3550 S. Washington Ave. (U.S. 1) in Titusville – approximately 10 minutes from I-95.

Wildwood Antique Mall in Titusville is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Wildwood’s owner, Manny Pesco, was offered the opportunity to start an antique mall by the owners of Searstown, said Lisa Olender, who co-manages the antique mall with her husband Henry,

For more information about items for sale, or to rent a space, call 321-267-3737.

“They also own a shopping center in Wildwood in Sumter County where the first Wildwood Antique Mall is located,” said Olender, noting that the original Wildwood

WILDWOOD, FL

364 SHOPPING CENTER DR. (HWY 301)

100 + Vendors 20,000 sq. ft. Mon-Sat 10-5:30 Sunday 12-5

1 Mile from Florida Turnpike 4 Miles from I-75 EXIT 329

352-330-2800

wildwoodantiquemall@embarqmail.com

WILDWOOD TITUSVILLE, FL

At the Searstown Mall 3550 S. Washington Ave.

50 Vendors 18,000 sq. ft. Mon-Sat 10-5:30 Sun 12-5

4 miles from I-95 on U.S. 1

EXIT

215

“We’ve had a lot of traffic, especially a lot of repeat traffic,” Olender said. “A lot of people are coming from the billboards on I-95, which directs them right to our antique mall. People walk in the door and go ‘oh my’ and ‘I love this.’ Then they ask when did we get here.”

Vendor Benefits n No long term lease n No credit card fees n Clean, modern facility n Competitive sq. ft. charge n Pleasant, knowledgeable staff n Maximum parking n Case & shelf programs available

Our Vendors strive to bring you the largest selection of Antiques and Collectibles at affordable prices.

ANTIQUE MALL 2 Locations Open 7 Days

321-267-3737

F L O R I D A

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter - Spring 2012

•SHOPS• Driving Tips & Di THIS! rections ★Chatsworth Art & AntiquesDOWNLOAD 1

54 N. Lexington Aven ue Asheville, NC 2880 1 828-252-6004 Open 11-5 TuesdaySaturday This single owner shop carries a general line of 18th to early 20th entury antiques inclu ding paintings, prin ts, silver, glass, ceram welr y and other smal ics, ls. Come visit us and see. We have the erfect piece for you.

• FYI: South of Downtown, Biltmore Ave. changes names BiltmoreVillage, beco at ming Hendersonvill e Road. So within the Village you could see either name. North of Downtown, Biltm becomes Broadway ore at Pack Square, then Merrimon Ave. at the intersection. Merrimo 240 n heads into North Ashe Downtown is at the Civic Center when there ville. Best parking free, then 50 cents an ’s no event. First hour hour. Shops outside Downtown have good free parking by their doors. • Lexington Park , Chatsworth: Just a few steps from the Civi Center lot on Rankin. c Walk around the corn er to Walnut for Lexington Park Anti ques, then continue down the hill 1/2 bloc N.Lexington for Cha k to tsworth Art & Anti ques. • Village Antiques : Heading south from Downtown on Biltm Ave., past Mission Hos ore pital, you’ll see a MA C the right. Park in lot north of building. Villa Computer sign on ge Antiques is a few steps south. • Antique Tob acco Barn, Uniquitie s: At traffic light near turn left off Biltmore Wendy’s, onto Bryson St./Swann You’ll see The Antique anoa Tobacco Barn first, then River Road. out. Both are on the Uniquities farther left. • Antiques at Riverview Station: Turn right off Biltm Meadow Road just ore on before Citi-Stop. Go past the Northern RR Roundhouse, then through the traffic light towards the Rive Arts District. Antiques r at Riverview Station building on the righ is in the first brick t. • Antiquities, Estate Jewelry, Swee ten Creek Antiques left on Brook St. at the : Turn light at McDonald’s in (Brook St./ Sweeten Creek Road is actually Biltmore Village. one road that changes names). A very shor t distance, watch on the left for what look a driveway at a parking s like lot between J Crew and Fig restaurant. This is Reed St. Just over the tracks is Antiquiti es on the left. Before tracks, Estate Jewelry the is in the building on the right, up the stair past Fig. Sweeten Cree s k Antiques is about a mile further along Sweeten Creek Road . You can’t miss the yello painted with red flow w building on the left ers and chickens! • HEIRLOOM S: Just a short way from Biltmore Village. Take Hendersonville Rd. to I-40 west. In three miles, take Exit 47 for Rt.191/Farmers Mar ket. Follow signs past Farm miles on 191 to Biltm ore Square Mall on left. ers Market two the left inside the main HEIRLOOMS is to mall entrance.

Scan here or go to www.antiqueshopsinasheville.com

★Lexington Park Antiques

W. Walnut St. 82) 253-3070 pen 10 a.m. -6 p.m . Monday thru Satu rday year round; addi ndays 1 p.m. - 6 p.m ng ., June-December. wntown Asheville’s largest and oldest (21 years) antiques and ectibles mall. 26,000 sq. ft. with 70+ deal ers. sware, pottery, jewe lry, vintage movie post Artwork, folk art, ers, vintage clothing, iture and much mor e. Accept Visa, Disc over and MasterCard.

★Village Antiques at Biltmore

Biltmore Ave Ashevill e NC 28803 252-5090 day-Saturday 10 am to 5:30 pm villageantiquesonline. com ore than 20 years Villa ge Antiques at Biltm ore nation antique shop in Asheville, NC. Our has been unique ions appeal to desig ners, collectors, deco rators of fine e furniture and art. We regularly import from England, and other parts of Euro pe. Our shop, near the Biltmore and Biltmore Estate, has over 25,000 squa re feet of s, fine art, and deco rative zed collections of Sout arts. We also maintain hern Furniture, pott ery, folk art and art. Village Antiques also acquires estates and collections.

2012

(and not so little)

Antique Shops Asheville In

Locator Map and Dr iving

Directions

Buying? Want to go antique-ing in Asheville? Get a copy of our flyer, seen here.

Selling? Marks Media, publisher of The Best Little (and not so ntique Tobacco Ba rn nanoa River Road e, NC 28805 little) Antique Shops in Asheville, 82-1006 www.atba rn.com year! December, open Mon Enjoy you will create a rprofessionally visits at the shops wh -Thurs 10 a.m. - 6 p.m ., 9 a.m. - 6 pm, Sun. ose wonderful 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. owners made this inf & February, open Fri ormation possible. & Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m ., . - 6 p.m. designedpleand flyer orAnd ase shoproduced w them this flyer as the way you in a historic tobacco found them, so they’ll barn gives you a huge 70,000 sq. ping , 72+ dealers in kno w it works! rack card for you, that attracts one location provide the largest f antiques and vinta ge items in North Caro © 2011-2012, Marks lina. Come our or a day with us. Media, LLC, publisher s, distributors, designers, writers! To order morMarks, customers. Call Carol e copies or discuss your marketing needs, call (828) 552-9112 (828) 552-9112, or email me at carol.marksmedia@gmail.com •

September 2011 – Augu st

The best little

Compliments of

18th Place Auction Inc.

1103 18th Place, Vero Beach, FL 32960

www.auction18.com

772.492.8555 office

Now accepting full and partial estate consignments.

Specializing in all types of auctions: n Estate and Charity n Art, Antique and Collectable n Real Estate – Condos, Land and Commercial

S P E C I A L E V E N T S

n Business Liquidations and Excess Inventory n Divorce Liquidation n Auto and Boat

SOLD Nathan Guilford Auctioneer nathan@auction18.com 772.528.7516 cell

Lic #AB3123,AU4162,BK3244513 - The Lafferty Group Real Estate & Consulting, Inc. 939 17th St, Vero Beach, FL 32960 (772)562-9700