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REAL ESTATE
Longmeadow MA - $925,000 Unique opportunity to own and live in a piece of history! Built in 1794 for Colonel Alexander Field, this 4,524 SF, 6 bedroom Antique Georgian sits on 2+ acres and includes a 3 car garage/Carriage House with 2 bedroom apartment! Not only does this home boast spectacular original features, it has stories to tell with its hidden staircase and history as part of the Underground Railroad. Detailed architectural drawings are preserved in the Library of Congress. Call Suzanne White, William Raveis R.E., 413.530.7363 to learn more!
SERVICES
FINE ART SERVICES. Conservation and restoration of paintings and painted objects. Free consultation, exceptional service. Elizabeth Caton Pardoe, BFA, member AIC. Warren, ME. (207) 273-1375, <[email protected]>.
FOR SALE
290 GRINDING STONES AND 16 LARGE MILL STONES. Great for architectural and house building, formal gardens, construction, side walls, fountains, etc. $42,000. 16 millstones separate, $20,000. (859) 983-3911 or email: [email protected].
RARE NEWSPAPERS – The New Collectible! Authentic originals, all historic events, 1600s-20th Century. Revolutionary War, Civil War, Old West, Harper’s Weekly, (www.RareNewspapers.com) (570) 326-1045 ([email protected]).
WANTED
ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE TAMBOURINES: Unusual maracas, weird shakers, handheld percussion instruments, rattles. Send price and photo to [email protected]. (781) 834-4530, (781) 834-7774, Will Henry.
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ITEMS. Collector will buy buttons, ribbons, posters, canes, hats, china/glass, candidate flags/bandannas, etc. Also suffrage (votes for women) advertising, prohibition items. Call Bob (978) 346-8150.
ALASKA: Old photos, books, paintings, stereoviews, postcards, ephemera. Anything old Alaska-Yukon-Klondike. Wood, Box 22165, Juneau, AK 98802, [email protected], (907) 789-8450.
GOLD-FILLED AND GOLD-PLATED ITEMS. Silver from .999 to .800. No assay or refining charges. Mechanical (non-rusty) wrist and pocket watches. See complete price buying schedule at (www.goldfilledbuyers.com). Established in 1976.
SALESMAN SAMPLES, unusual mechanical devices, agricultural chromolithographs. Send pictures to [email protected] (620) 367-8257. PO Box 131, Goessel, KS 67053.
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.
KNIVES AND AXES by Ruana, Scagel, and Marbles, MSA. Gordon White, PO Box 181, Cuthbert, GA 39840. (229) 732-6982.
MIKADO BANK-WANTED IN ANY CONDITION. Banks, bell toys, and tin toys, mechanical and still, cast-iron and tin. Wanted in any condition. Collector and broker. Dr. “Z,” (248) 561-2314 EST, 1350 Kirts #160, Troy, MI 48084-4800.
WANTED: OLD MOTORCYCLES American, Japanese, British: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s. Any condition, running or not, especially projects for restoration. Website: (www.wantedoldmotorcycles.com) Phone: 1-800-220-9683 Email: [email protected].
KLOPFER COLLECTION SEEKING RARE NUTMEG GRATERS. Include price & photo to NutmegGraters.com; (860) 763-2675 / <jeklopfer@hotmail. com>. Educational website: (www.NutmegGraters.com/index.html).
ANTIQUE SCRIMSHAW from the 19th century, including teeth, crimpers, boxes, tools, swifts, clock towers, etc. Please, please antique pieces only. Contact John Rinaldi, Box 765, Kennebunkport, ME 04046. (207) 967-3218, Fax (207) 967-2918, <[email protected]>, (www.johnrinaldinautical.com).
19th C. WHALEMAN SCRIMSHAW Whale teeth, pie crimpers, boxes, swifts, harpoons, tools, etc. Contact: Rafael Osona, PO Box 2607, Nantucket, MA. 02584, (508) 228-3942. <[email protected]>, (www.rafaelosonaauction.com), Lic. 366.
NANTUCKET ART, BASKETS AND ARTIFACTS Anne Congdon, Frank Swift Chase, Wendall Macy, George Inness, Eastman Johnson, Hayley Lever, John Austin, Ralph Cahoon, James Walter Folger, Andrew Shunney. For comprehensive list, visit (www.rafaelosonaauction.com). Contact: Rafael Osona, (508) 228-3942 <[email protected]>, Lic. 366.
MOVIE POSTERS WANTED. Lobby cards, 1-sheets, window cards, glass slides. Highest prices paid. Dwight Cleveland, PO Box 10922, Chicago, IL 60610-0922. (773) 525-9152. Fax (773) 525-2969. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
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Originally published in the April 2023 issue of Maine Antique Digest. © 2023 Maine Antique Digest