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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 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, PO Box 1429, Waldoboro, ME 04572 or email [email protected].

FOR SALE

SHIP PORTRAITS (PAINTINGS, PRINTS). Collecting and Studying Ship Portraits. Flags, signal codes, research, sources. $75 payable James Shuttleworth, 2625 Pepperdale, Rowland Heights, CA 91748.

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].

FOR SALE: Handcrafted pine adjustable ratchet single- and double-floor lamps. Estate Sale: September 14-15. Antiques-handmade items. Call (610) 297-6740. Pennsylvania.

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].

WANTED

MATCH SAFES WANTED: One or collection. Highest prices paid. Contact Mr. Vesta, PO Box 227, Riverdale, NJ 07457, (856) 981-2955, email: [email protected].

COLLECTOR SEEKING Donald Duck Sled Snow Coaster, model 100, circa 1938, made by Flexible Flyer, Philadelphia, PA. Condition important. (717) 825-7250, [email protected].

FLORIDA PAINTINGS WANTED! Red poinciana trees, beach scenes, sunsets, river scenes, swamp scenes, palm trees, etc.! BUY OR AUCTION, Ron Rennick Auctions, Inc., Vero Beach, FL, call (772) 562-5015.

COLLECTOR SEEKING U.S. stamp collections from estates or antiques dealers. I will pay more than a dealer as I am not a re-seller. Contact Ben at (978) 578-8882 or [email protected].

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.

GAY & LGBTQ+ ITEMS WANTED: Gay-themed artworks, artistic male nudes, photography, posters, gay nightlife ephemera, antiquarian, Stonewall and AIDS era. [email protected] (401) 450-9052 (www.Vallots.com). 

ALASKA: Old photos, books, paintings, stereoviews, postcards, ephemera. Anything old Alaska-Yukon-Klondike. Wood, Box 210492, Auke Bay, AK 99821, [email protected], (907) 789-8450.

KNIVES AND AXES by Ruana, Scagel, and Marbles, MSA. Gordon White, PO Box 181, Cuthbert, GA 39840. (229) 732-6982.

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 [email protected]. (860) 763-2675. Educational website: (https://nutmeggraters.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. Email: [email protected].

WANTED: ANTIQUE GARDEN ORNAMENT Cast-iron urns, bird baths, benches and chairs, hitching posts, sundials, finials, cast-iron jockeys, etc. Contact: Aileen Minor, Box 410, Centreville, MD 21617, (410) 758-1489, [email protected].

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).

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Originally published in the September 2024 issue of Maine Antique Digest. © 2024 Maine Antique Digest