Classified Ads

The rates for classified ads are $1.00 per word. For 25 words or fewer, the cost is $25.00 minimum charge. Photographs or illustrations are $10.00 extra. (They may be furnished in any size, but will not exceed 1½" in publication.) Count all words, numbers, and standard abbreviations (etc., St., Ave., state abbreviations, ppd., Dept., ZIP, and so on) of text and address. Payment in advance, please, for classifieds. Tear sheets of classifieds are not sent. MAINE ANTIQUE DIGEST, P.O. Box 1429, Waldoboro, Maine 04572. mad@maineantiquedigest.com

SERVICES

FINE ART FRAMING. 25 years framing quality artwork for collectors, artists, dealers, galleries, designers. Oyster House Studio & Frame, 25 Friendship Street, Waldoboro, ME 04572. Eric Michelsen, Yvette Bouchard, Smith ‘66. (207) 832-4446, <oysterhousestudio@myfairpoint.net>.

OPPORTUNITIES

INTERNATIONAL APPRAISERS GUILD seeks people interested in professional appraising. Home Study Course. Accredited appraisers can earn $80-$400/hour. Career/part time. (303) 455-1717. Web site: www.wetrainappraisers.com

FOR SALE

FIREPLACE SURROUNDS, King of Prussia marble, similar to that used in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Also King of Prussia marble mantels and 24” x 54” table tops. (215) 923-3714, <ssadtler@juno.com>.

ANTIQUE PEWTER CUPBOARD AND CLOCKS. Country pine pewter cupboard with two shelves: 71.5" x 56" x 19.5", $600; William Gilbert time & strike gingerbread clock, $200; Waterbury time & strike oak gingerbread clock, $225; and German two-weight Black Forest cuckoo wall clock, circa 1870, $400. Call (508) 279-1201 for information.

WANTED

ALL BRONZE AND BRASS CANNON - of every description: Lyle, USLSS, Life Saving, Signal, Salute, Yacht cannon by Naval Co., Brown, Strong, Lavigne, Civil War parade, Indian Wars, Spanish-American.TOP CASH DOLLAR PAID - for RHA collection. E-mail <info@cannoncollector.com>. Phone (215) 651-3478.

ANTIQUE OCCUPATIONAL SHAVING MUGS. One or collection. I collect. Ken, (724) 586-7271. E-mail <kenjantiques@zoominternet.net>. “As is” mugs also considered.

ANTIQUE SURVEYING AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS. Compasses, quadrants, sextants, transits. Especially instruments and related ephemera by early American makers. Please call Steve (978) 744-4683 or e-mail <nsbuczko@verizon.net>.

SEMINOLE INDIAN ITEMS: clothing, beadwork, weapons, photographs, silverwork, bandolier bags, etc. Keith Reeves, Box 1210, Winter Park, FL 32790. E-mail: <ISKR5@aol.com>. (407) 647-1706.

ANTIQUE SCRIMSHAW from the 19th century, including teeth, crimpers, boxes, tools, swifts, clock towers, etc. Please, please antique pieces only. Contact John Rinaldi, Box 765, Kennebunkport, ME 04046. (207) 967-3218, Fax (207) 967-2918. john@jfrinaldi.com or www.johnrinaldinautical.com

AUTOGRAPHS, banners, political pins, leathers, baseball cards, silks, pennants, baseball pins, sports memorabilia wanted. Highest prices paid. Stan Block, 128 Cynthia Road, Newton, MA 02159.

ANTIQUE WHALE TOOTH SCRIMSHAW (19th century). Also buying whalebone and ivory canes, crimpers, swifts, busks, etc. Antique pieces only please. Contact: Gregg Hurwitz, (818) 314-5575 or e-mail bluewave3@earthlink.net, see Web site www.antiquescrimshaw.net

HIGH-QUALITY METAL BOOKENDS, especially Austrian bronze, bronze/ivory, French bronze, and Deco. Louis Kuritzky, 4510 NW 17th Place, Gainesville, FL 32605. <lkuritzky@aol.com>. (352) 895-3213 (cell).

BUYING OLD PHOTOS. Albums, dags, CDV’s, tintypes, snapshots, nudes, travel, sports, military, municipal, postcards, photography books, etc. (401) 421-2628 or <jcvp@cox.net>.

ANTIQUE YACHT CANNON and signal cannon by makers such as Brown, Naval Company, Lavigne, and Strong. Please call Steve (978) 744-4683 or e-mail at nsbuczko@verizon.net

MOVIE POSTERS WANTED. Lobby cards, 1-sheets, window cards, glass slides. Highest prices paid. Dwight Cleveland, P.O. Box 10922, Chicago, IL 60610-0922. (773) 525-9152. Fax (773) 525-2969. E-mail: posterboss@aol.com