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(Fragment)New Portland, Maine, Antiques Show Postponed until 2017
The Maine Antiques Exposition, a new antiques show that had been scheduled by John and Elizabeth DeSimone of Goosefare Antiques & Promotions for October 15 and 16 at Thompson’s Point Events Center in Portland, Maine, has been postponed for a year.
The events center has experienced construction delays and will not ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Eastfield Village Marches On
East Nassau, New York
With two years gone since the untimely loss of Don Carpentier, the founder and director of Eastfield Village, 2016 saw a full roster of workshops and conferences at the village. These are the oldest historic preservation workshops in existence, offering hands-on instruction in tinsmithing, blacksmithing, masonry, and, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)MADA Presents Check to Maine Maritime Museum
On October 12, 2016, the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) presented the Maine Maritime Museum (MMM) in Bath, Maine, with a $1500 grant for its upcoming permanent exhibit Into the Lantern: A Lighthouse Experience. The museum has a fundraising goal of $980,000 for the one-of-a-kind exhibit, which is set to ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Lost in Translation
The Young Collector
You know how when you say a normal word like “apostrophe,” “tailgate,” or “dentistry” over and over that after a while it becomes divorced from its meaning and begins to sound like complete nonsense? Yeah, well, funny thing, but that happens after you read auction catalogs or sales ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Collector, His Companies, and Two Shippers Indicted for Tax Fraud
Real estate developer and collector Michael Shvo, 43, his companies, Shvo Art Ltd. and Seren LLC, and two shipping companies and their principals were indicted on September 8 in New York City for participating in a scheme to evade the payment of more than $1 million in state and local ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received, October 2016
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or online orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or a mail-order house is the place to look.
A Bibliography of Maine Imprints, 1785-1820 by Glenn B. Skillin, with a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)NASA Seizes Artifact Sent to It for Verification
In October 2014 two objects related to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) were put up for bid in an online auction held by Gaston & Sheehan Auctioneers. A flown, zipped lunar sample return bag with lunar dust had a beginning bid of $20,000. A gray Apollo-era mesh cushion, ... (Read More)
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(Show)The ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show
Deerfield, Massachusetts
Polished and unpretentious, the ADA/ Historic Deerfield Antiques Show on October 8 and 9, 2016, in Deer-field, Massachusetts, compelled visitors to swarm the place at opening, and many sales were consummated within minutes. A few took a little longer, but not much. Day one was fine weather, and long ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Vaseline Grape Leaves Tricornered Bowl, the Only One Known, Brings $13,500
Jim Wroda Auction Service, Mount Hope, Ohio
Photos courtesy Jim Wroda Auction Service
Purchased more than two decades ago in New Jersey, a vaseline Grape Leaves tricornered bowl made its five-figure debut in the world of carnival glass on October 8, 2016, at the Millersburg Glass Association’s annual auction, held this time ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Home and Business Security
Computer Column #334
Protecting our computers from malware has been discussed in this column. This month the emphasis will be reversed. Computers, other digital devices, and the Internet can protect us and our antiques businesses from criminals.
Dome and bullet-style security cameras.
Security Cameras
Security or surveillance cameras are everywhere. News reports tell us ... (Read More)
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