I-95 Antiques | Winter 2013 by Cecilia Steel

Your guide to 1,500 miles of antiques & collectibles

Alexandria, VA to Miami, FL corridor

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Vol. 5, Issue 2 â&#x20AC;˘ Winter 2013

Charleston, SC to Asheville, NC

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About us Published QUARTERly by Interstate Antiques LLC 255 East Washington Street Walterboro, SC 29488 I95antiques@gmail.com 843-549-2300 www.i95antiques.com 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.

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ts January and our first issue of 2013.

We are trying something new this issue by splitting the paper into 2 physical sections so we will have 2 separate covers that correspond to where you pick the paper up. I am very excited about this because it will allow us to grow into other markets and bring all our current folks along for the ride. The papers distributed along I-95 will look the same as always and the papers along I-26 will have their own cover. As we expand to other highways we will be able to do other covers. And bring the Southeast together as one shopping market. This issue has the results of the first ever facebook question, about Mr. Gollywog, and Birgitta’s show report and her interaction with the Market Warriors TV show people. We had big plans to pick on them but they turned out to not be the problem after all. Seems the real problem with all

these reality shows are the people who produce them and the people that edit it all together, might be a better show if they got someone with real experience in the industry to review before they aired. My problem all along has been the bad behavior we see in the negotiation and how my customers are taking their cues from what they see on TV.

I had 2 dealers this past weekend offer half what was on the price tag and not bat an eyelash doing it. I have taken to just ignoring this bad behavior instead of challenging it. We were not going to make a deal anyway so why bother with trying to teach someone who should know better, better manners. With the New Year over, if you are anything like me, at this point you have just stopped doing that resolution thing. Every January, fat and happy from a combination of good holiday sales and

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Christmas cookies, more the latter than the former in the past few years, I convince myself that I am going to eat less and exercise more and that I am quit doing that little something I either really like to do or that thing that is annoying to the people around me. After 50 some years we all can tell that that system has its flaws because I still eat too much and exercise too little and annoy lots and lots of people with all manner of odd behaviors, the worst of which is letting other people know when their behavior annoys me. This year I vow to concentrate on the things that make me happy, My work makes me happy, the shop and this paper, my home makes me

happy and my friends make me happy and those things not really in that order are the things that make me happy. We really hope the paper makes you better equipped to find the shops that make you happy. We are always looking for story ideas and shops we do not know about so if you come across either please keep us in mind. Happy Hunting, Happy Motoring and Happy New Year! Now go forth and be NICE.

David Evans, executive editor

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Landrum’s Eclectic Pooches By Stephanie Jadrnicek

Stop by Landrum Eclectics in Landrum, SC to visit Kona and Buster. Or, if you don’t have time to stop in just toss in some dog biscuits!

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ocals and tourists visit Landrum Eclectics for many different reasons. Some collect old vintage cuff links for $2 a piece. Some invest $5,000 in 80 piece sterling silver Tiffany flatware sets. While others quickly toss dog treats out of their car windows during a drive-by through the parking lot.

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just to catch him and he’d been at the shelter for three months when we brought him home. We knew we had a challenge,” said Dobson.

“We’re not even sure who they are,” said John Dobson, co-owner of Landrum Eclectics. “But they’ll drive slowly through the parking lot and throw treats to Kona and Buster. The dogs love it.” Dobson refers to Kona as a 10 year old Collie rednosed pit Retriever, and to Buster as a four year old black and white Pit Bull-Beagle. Both were rescues from the local animal shelter. Kona was only three months old when Dobson and co-owner Wayne Levister met her. Spring had spawned many puppies, a natural tendency of spring, and when these puppies saw Dobson and Levister enter the room at the animal shelter they all started clamoring for attention. All except for one, that is. “Puppies were yacking away and climbing at the fence,” said Dobson. “But one sat back from the crowd and just watched us. Then she

calmly walked to the other end of the dog run and sat patiently until we reached in to pick her up. It’s as if Kona was waiting for us.”

For Buster’s first 10 months at Landrum Eclectics, he was held prisoner. Not such a bad venue to serve time, though. Located on nearly two acres on the edge of town and boasting a beautiful two-story farmhouse, it’s a pretty plush facility.

Resembling a Golden Retriever puppy, Kona wanted only to please her masters. She transitioned well into a store dog, and seemed to instinctively know where she could and couldn’t go. But Buster was a different story.

But Buster couldn’t freely roam the property for 10 months. Dobson and Levister were friendly yet firm wardens. They walked Buster around the perimeter of the property daily equipped with a leash and harness to establish the dog’s territory.

“Buster was a running, carchasing dog. It took them a month

“We never let him go on the road. After 10 months he responded

well enough to voice commands so that he could come and go as he pleased,” said Dobson. And Buster has been pleased ever since. He thinks everyone who visits Landrum Eclectics has intentionally come to see him. Although some visitors do drop by just to say hello to Buster and Kona, most come to shop. From rustic to refined, a diverse array of items are found at Landrum Eclectics. However, the six vendors all share a common philosophy – buy cheap and sell inexpensively. “Most people like to treat their store like a museum, but that’s not how we operate here,” said Dobson. “We like shopping more than we like selling. And we can’t shop until we sell, so we keep our prices down to keep the inventory moving.” There is one exception – an item that’s been around for almost two years. Buster has claimed this piece of metal outdoor furniture as his own. From this vantage point he can meet nearly all of his canine needs. He can sun himself, get lots of attention as customers enter and exit the store, and most importantly he can see if any drive-bys have dropped off treats. And since Kona’s the queen of everywhere, this is Buster’s one and only spot to shine.

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

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I-95 ANTIQUES: VIRGINIA DIRECTORY Exit 177 A-B Mount Vernon Antique Center 8101 Richmond Hwy. Alexandria, VA 22309 703-619-5100 Mon.-Sat. 11am-7pm, closed Tues. Sun. 12 - 5pm Trojan Antiques 1100 King St. Alexandria, VA 22314 703-549-9766

EXIT 92 Hickory Creek Antique Mall 427 England St. Ashland, VA 23005 804-798-0202 Open 7 days Two Frogs on a Bike 804-537-5213

Kenworthy Antiques 2004 Staples Mill Road Richmond, VA 23230 804-359-8842 Heritage Antiques & Collectibles Mall 7521 Staples Mills Rd Richmond, VA 23228 804-262-0284 Over 100 Vendors !

Class and Trash 804-798-0567

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

Billys Dodge City Antiques 12083 S. Washington Hwy Ashland, VA 23005 804-798-9414 multiple shops in one location The Thrill of the Hunt 315 England St. Ashland, VA 23005 804-368-0184

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R & R Antiques 1001 Caroline Street Frederickaburg, Va. 22401 540-371-0685

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Odd Balls Antiques 8030 W. Broad Street Richmond Va. 23294 804-221-6742 mon-sat 10 to 7 sun 12-5

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EXIT 62 Village Antiques & Consignment 4814 Market Square Lane Midlothian, Va. 23112 804-744-4964

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

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Oak Antique Mall 400 N. Sycamore St. Petersburg, VA 23803 804-861-6111 Penniston’s Alley Antiques 102 W. Old St. Petersburg, VA 23803 804-722-0135 Blue Willow Tea Room 104 W. Old St. Petersburg, VA 23803 Rivers Edge Interiors 16 West Bank St. Petersburg, VA 23803 804-722-0505 Uber Art / Antik 20 West Old Street Petersburg, Va. 23803 804-892-4473 Wed-Sun 12 to 5 ish

Hamiltons Civil War Relic Shop 263 E. Broadway Hopewell, VA 23860 804-704-4129 Poe’s Antiques & Auctions 226 E. Broadway Hopewell, VA 23860 804-458-0227

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SHOW REPORT

B’s show report By BIRGITTA WADE Contributor

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onsumer confidence is at its highest level in four years,” says a headline in late November, echoed by financial gurus and editorials all over the printed and virtual media. Hundreds of local antique dealers, shop owners and show exhibitors could have told you that as they emerged from a fall quarter that was stronger overall than they’ve resigned themselves to expect lately. Whoo hoo! Not, mind you, that all of a sudden, sales are booming for everyone who deals in antiques but in general, the mood is overall more optimistic and upbeat right now that we remember for many, many months. Here are autumn reports from the region that tell the story. You’d think the bigger the show, the better the event. But bigger isn’t always better. Small local weekend antique shows performed exceptionally well in the region, notably the Camden, SC Antiques Fair in October, which benefitted the National Steeplechase Museum and Habitat for Humanity. Like the Aiken Antique Show in the spring, when you marry an antique show to a charity or organization, bring in a varied bevy of dealers who are not always local, and throw a preview bash in horse country, it will be good.

and the trade, with the added “Expo Marketplace.” It‘s also known for its twice a year extravaganzas -- although it’s a spring spectacular and a fall extravaganza. So how extravagant was November this year? We saw a definite increase in outside vendors this time. The area between the two long rows of tents close to the entrance was taken up with booth. Some dealers were unable to get out of Hurricane Sandy’s way to make the trip down south but Tom Nagy from Hampton, CT left home early. A show stopper booth up front and center in Building 1, Nagy featured a formal room setting display with stunning oil paintings, the best examples of early American furniture and superb smalls. Leaving early was a smart decision, as Tom sold extremely well during the show. If someone thinks Charlotte can’t deliver for those who sell true antiques, just ask Tom. A good strong gate was reported over the weekend which sported bright cool sunny weather with rain holding off until packout on Sunday. A large percentage of that crowd were younger buyers, often with strollers and children and sometimes grandparents in tow. Those shoppers are usually on the other end of the spectrum with Nagy’s traditionally oriented customer base in today’s antique arena.

And indeed, Camden, which is a relatively new arrival to the show circuit in the Carolinas, delivered this time too. Dealers reported a very strong show, with excellent sales. While there was a wide range of everything from high-end formal furniture to affordable and quirky smalls, lots of high-ticket pieces went out the door, and exhibitors were overall delighted with Camden. Put it on your calendar for next October.

That’s not to say that young people don‘t buy antiques, but they were drawn as if with a giant magnet to industrial and repurposed antiques, along with Asian imported pieces of furniture and pottery. We can’t count how many wire and wood baskets turned into ceiling fixtures flew out at Metrolina in November. A lot! Since these were not inexpensive (read really pricey or $200 a pop) we have to think that those shoppers were indeed feeling more optimistic about the economy as suggested.

Metrolina in Charlotte seems to be struggling with its identity. After a few recent spin offs on the name of the show, it now appears to be back to Metrolina, which is how the event is known both to the public

Are shows that permit new items more successful than those who have stricter rules for what dealers bring to their events? No, not necessarily. One of the most anticipated events during the year

Charlotte, NC’s Metrolina show takes place twice a year. This past November there was an increase in outside vendors (above). Tom Nagy, from Hampton, CT had a show stopper booth up front in Building 1 (right).

is Liberty NC where you will find virtually no imports, no iron rods with butterflies and no dog sweaters. It’s interesting that it’s close to Charlotte with their increasing mix of new offerings, but attract buyers who look for Americana, tools, quilts and coverlets, old advertising, benches, architectural and primitives. September at Liberty was again a highlight of our antique year. Despite intermittent rain on Saturday, the crowd was strong, enthusiastic and in a buying mood. It didn’t start out that way, but picked up momentum before the downpour really hit at the end of the closing day. Customers were buying a lot of furniture this time out, some of it virtually minutes before the show closed, and overall, vendors were quite pleased with the show. But then again, we’re not alone to love Liberty. It’s one of the few shows we attend where there is a long line of customers getting in place well over an hour before the official opening on Friday. It‘s also one of the few, if not the only show, where a promoter is not only visible, but makes a point of stopping to talk to every single dealer in his field. Yup, he really does. Every show. Hundreds of booths, and he doesn’t miss one. That’s one of the reasons you’ll not find a surly dealer at Liberty, and those good feelings and that personal touch spill over to make the show a delight to both shop and sell. Big changes at Scott’s Antique Market in Atlanta this fall, some of which worked well, and some which produced initial resistance and grumbling. Background: For years, buyers have been admitted to the show at the opening of the gates at 6 a.m. on Thursday mornings, or at noon on Wednesday for the outside vendor spaces. Those are

How did this impact sellers and buyers? Some sellers were disgruntled when early buying disappeared, as that was a large part of their sales. Others welcomed the change to have more time to unpack undisturbed and be set up when the public entered. . And those who got up too early took the opportunity to return to their digs, take a shower, a nap and have lunch. Without a doubt, those affected most by the change were the food vendors. They missed much of their opening day breakfast and lunch traffic with no real way to make up lost revenue. Sellers, of course, still had their merchandise and often actually did better by waiting for a retail customer than flipping to dealers and decorators. Scott’s is now heavily promoting the opening time as 1 p.m. on Thursdays and hopes to attract buyers who normally would just come on Fridays. With two buildings to cover, it is now harder if not impossible to shop both in the half day Thursday, however and we had some stressed customers who came from out of state -- but they still bought even at 5:59 pm. So? So Thursdays is really not a good day to close your booth EXIT early it seems. At 121 the end of the day, or days in this case, few sellers reported much impact on their bottom lines. We’ll see how this plays out.

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the times exhibitors drive in, unload, and start setting up in waves starting at the far walls and ending in the center. That made for often early selling frenzies as vendors unloaded, but also resulted in slick spots where oil drained, water on the floor when it rained, and people maneuvering through moving and parked vehicles. For the protection of everyone, hours were changed in October, so that set up begins at 5 am inside, vehicles all out by 1 p.m. and the public only permitted to enter at that time.

Other shows: * Fishersville, VA: Shenandoah Valley. Well attended, strong overall sales * Brimfield, MA: “The best fall show ever” according to many reports * Round Top, TX: Strong fall show -- “fabulous.”

252-991-5359

www.wildwoodantiquemall.com

* Renningers, Mt. Dora, FL: Hit and miss for many vendors.

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98 Reid’s Country Sampler Antiques & Collectables Three Buildings Three Floors Three Times the Fun!!! 109 N Raiford St. Selma NC 27576

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OTHER LOCATIONS: Bachelor Hill Antiques, Walterboro, SC TWM Antique Mall, Selma, NC

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Riverside Mill Antique Mall 200 Mill Street Weldon NC. 27890 252-536-3100

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

Farmers Exchange 110 Washington Street Weldon NC. 27890

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

EXIT 168 Now and Yesteryears 252-583-1000 Hidden Treasures 15 South King St. Halifax, NC 27839 252-583-1933

EXIT 121 Wildwood Antique Mall of Wilson 925 Ward Blvd Wilson, NC 27893 252-991-5359 Mon- Sat 10-5:30, Sun 12-5 www.wildwoodantiquemall.com Wally’s Filling Station 3424 Hwy 264 East Wilson, NC. 27893 252-292-1776

Exit 73 Almost Antique 406 W. Broad St. Dunn, NC 910-892-5678

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

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

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

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

Railroad Street Antiques 109 E. Railroad St. Selma, NC 27576 919-965-9659 Mon-Fri: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

White Trash & Colorful Accessories 223 Franklin St. Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-482-0005 Cotton Exchange 226 Donaldson St. Fayetteville, NC 29301 910-486-4747

Trackside Antiques 107 E. Railroad St. Selma, NC 27576 919-202-4878

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

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

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

Exit 17 Riverside Antiques & Things 119 W. 4th Street Lumberton, NC. 28358 910-740-4340 hours tues - sat 10-6pm www.riversideantiques.net

STORE CLOSING SALE stop by for some good deals!

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Mr. Potato Head is Here to Stay By BIRGITTA WADE Contributor

t’s alright never to grow up, isn’t it? You bet -- at least insofar as a sense of playfulness and a creative spirit go. Just ask the hundreds if not thousands of seniors who are avid collectors of one of the prized toys from their childhood, Mr. Potato Head. We asked one of them, a local resident, about his collection. Just how many did he have? Well, that was a month ago, and he must still be counting, since he never got back to us with a number.

You too remember the Potato Heads of course. Regardless of your age, Mr. Potato Head is one of the classic and timeless toys of our time, even though he may have gone through some modifications and updating for today’s market since he was invented and introduced in 1952. That would be 60 years old -- an amazing life span for toys that often are here today, gone tomorrow when the novelty wears off. Mr. Potato Head initially was available as a premium in cereal boxes. For parents who clearly remembered World War II and

food rationing, the idea of wasting vegetables or fruits (yes, anything could be used as long as the pieces with their push pins would go into the “head.”) wasn’t exactly a selling point. But kids loved the funny faces they could make -- and don’t forget those were the days when children still played and used their imagination for something other than a video game. It didn‘t take long for a toy company to latch onto the idea, and so the Mr. PH concept was sold to toy manufacturer Hasbro. The very first kits produced cost 98c. Made of hard plastic, what you got were

really parts -- the potato bin yielded the main component, a renewable resource in 2012 lingo. You needed one raw spud for his body, and then the rest of it was up to you. For those 98c, you got hands, feet, mouth, ears, two pairs of eyes, four noses, three hats, eye glasses, a pipe and pieces of felt to be used for facial hair. Later on, you could order more pieces and parts via an enclosed order form. Perhaps that’s why our collector is still taking inventory -- thousands of itty-bitty pieces. Mr. Potato Head holds the distinction of being the very first toy Mr. Potato Head was invented in 1952 and made is debut in cereal boxes. He then was manufactured by a company called Hasbro. Originally a real spud was used for the head and only the parts were sold.

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter 2013 advertised on television. In the 50s, TV was a huge deal, and everyone wanted what they saw in the commercials on this new gadget. Naturally, the baby boomers of that era are intimately familiar with Mr. Potato Head, and as he evolved and appeared in the several editions of “Toy Story” as recently as a few years ago, today’s generation too know all about this classic toy. But their reactions do vary: Our friend Greg, an antique dealer from New Jersey, said “My nephews age 10, 8 and 6 all have Mr. Potato Head but it is all plastic. When I explained that we used a real potato, they looked at me and one said “That is silly” and another said “That is gross” and the youngest asked, “Can you make one for me?” If you are a parent whose children had their own Mr. Potato Head kits somewhere along the way, those reactions should sound familiar. Personally, we mostly remember the pins on the pieces breaking off before the kids got too far in their creative efforts. Mashed or French fried, the potatoes ended up put to good use, while the remaining now pinless and useless parts were tossed.

11 a piece of soap, a song on a CD, a pair of boxer shorts, or even a screen protector for your cell phone. These and many more can be found not only through on-line auctions, but also at garage sales, thrift stores and flea markets. The best venue, however, is probably eBay with offerings from around the world. Actually, some of the more prized versions are from overseas -Brits made lots of their own Spud sets, and anything in a foreign language is a boon to collectors. Like many other collectibles, what one collector may pay hundreds of dollars for would surely appear worthless to his neighbors. Best buy recently: 45 heads and 24 quarts of assorted parts, $105. Least expensive: Mr. Potato Head vampire teeth, $1.00 with free shipping. Most expensive: Hasbro 1968 Mr. Potato Head On the Moon play set, sealed package. $349.99. Seller says super rare, and hard to find, so no one can be 100% sure if sets are complete unless they’re factory sealed. So? So we had to know if the buyer did open it to find out for certain what was in there.

We found that buyer in Doyletown, PA, a dedicated Mr. Potato Head fan. Not all parts got ditched though And yes, he did open the sealed box! -- there is an astounding number of Didn’t that reduce the value of his buy? surviving original Mr. Potato Head “I’m sure it devalues it. I’m a collector boxed sets, highly prized by collectors. but I don’t want to collect boxes I can’t Or maybe not that surprising since milopen. I open them and keep them in lions of kits were produced even early mint condition.” Now he’s photographon -- 4 million the very first year! The ing the contents and emailing to collecfollowing sixty years have spawned a tors all over the world. That’s the best mind-boggling number of, not only depart of collecting, isn’t it? Sharing your scendants of Mr. PH himself, who soon finds, connecting with others who are acquired not only a wife and children, just as passionate as you are, and of but also pets, plus countless spin offs course, the hunt that drives us all, be it in the most dizzying directions. Mr. Potato Head from our childhood, or While another classic toy, the Slinky, Gullah sweet grass baskets from right is just a slinky, Mr. Potato Head can here in Low-country. be found as a Christmas ornament,

A POTATO POEM! From eBay UK member daveydampsey on the Antique Discussion Board) Mr. Potato Head and Mrs. Potato Head only had eyes for each other, They got married, and had a little sweet potato, who they called ‘Yam.’ Of course, they wanted the best for Yam. When it was time, they told her about the facts of life. They warned her about going out and getting half-baked, so she wouldn’t get accidentally mashed, and get a bad name for herself like ‘Hot Potato,’ and end up with a bunch of Tater Tots. Yam said not to worry, no Spud would make a rotten potato out of her! But on the other hand she wouldn’t stay home and become a Couch Potato either. She would get plenty of exercise so as not to be skinny like her Shoestring Cousins. When she went off to Europe, Mr. and Mrs. Potato told Yam to watch out for the hard-boiled guys from Ireland and the greasy guys from France called the French Fries. And when she went out West, to watch out for the Indians so she wouldn’t get scalloped. Yam said she would stay on the straight and narrow and wouldn’t associate with those high class Yukon Golds, or the “Frito Lays.” Mr. And Mrs. Potato Head sent Yam to Idaho P.U. (that’s Potato University) so that when she graduated she’d really be in the Chips. But in spite of all they did for her, one-day Yam came home and announced she was going to marry Tom Brokaw. Tom Brokaw! Mr. And Mrs. Potato Head were very upset. They told Yam she couldn’t possibly marry Tom Brokaw because he’s just....... A COMMONTATER

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I-95 ANTIQUES: SOUTH CAROLINA DIRECTORY EXIT 164 Treasure Key Market Old Darlington Post Office 201 Pearl Street Darlington, SC 29532 843-468-5028 10-6pm Mon-Sat, 1-6pm Sunday

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 Carolina Collectibles 628 South Irby street Florence SC 29501 843-679-0901 NEW LOCATION 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 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

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 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

Old Mil House 2721 Cleveland St. Elloree, SC 29407 803-897-3314

Lucas Street Antiques & Collectibles 328 N. Lucas St. Walterboro, SC 29488 843-782-7070 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Sat.

The Antique Box 2723 Cleveland St. Elloree, SC 29407 803-897-2277

Seymour Auctions 1664 Cottageville Hwy. Walterboro, SC 29488 843-538-8081

Ingrid’s Antiques 1584 Village Square Blvd. Santee, SC 29142 803-854-2917

Watercolours Interiors & Antiques 267 E. Washington St. Walterboro, SC 29488 570-850-7648

EXIT 53 Choice Collectibles 329 E. Washington St. Walterboro, SC 29488 843-549-2617

Trinkets & Treasures 340 E. Washington St. Walterboro, SC 29488 843-782-3727 The Southern Lady 523 S Jefferies Blvd Walterboro, SC 29488 843-782-3955

EXIT 8 The Whole Home 10 Barrel Landing Rd Bluffton, SC 29910 843-706-71108

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

Washington Street Antiques 324 E. Washington St. Walterboro, SC 29488 843-549-5527 Anna Marguerit’s Antiques & Garden 336 E. Washington St Walterboro, SC 29488 843-480-6123

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“The Elvis Bar” by Witco features hand carved wood and leopard print, can’t go wrong there!

Clean lines in furniture design and snappy colors in accessories define Mid Century Modern.

Back to the Future in Florida By L.A. DAVIS Contributor

iven that it’s located on the Space Coast of Florida, it comes as no surprise a store specializing in Mid-Century Modern with all of its futuristic styling, should be called Rocket City Retro. What may come as a surprise is that the owners got it so very right.

Located in a circa-1952 building, the store has Florida’s favorite flooring from the ‘50s and ‘60s – terrazzo—which sets an appropriate stage for all of the fabulous pieces that sit on it.

as Paul McCobb, Adrian Pearsall and Herman Miller as well as Ray and Charles Eames are topped off with glassware from the likes of Blenko, Viking and Carlo Moretti. The chandeliers alone are worth the visit with a beautiful icicle looking glass chandelier by Camer topping the must-see list. Then there are those hallmarks of midcentury lighting the round white lights that look like big paper puzzles but actually are plastic by Le Klint.

Although there isn’t much kitsch in their store, there is one such piece that draws the eye to the back where it is somewhat separated from the likes of Eames. That piece is a rather gaudy bar by Witco with carved wood and leopard print material running vertically down the front.

“What I love about this business is most everything we sell is made in America..”

Both Nicole and Billy know what their customers like because they initially were collectors themselves.

Nicole Meyers, owner “When we were looking for a Rocket City Retro place we knew the outside and inside elements needed to match the inventory we were going to fill It’s an enticing mélange of it with,” said Nicole Meyers who 1950s sensibilities. owns the shop with her husband “We’re Mid-Century Modern Billy. with an emphasis on Tropical Having achieved success in find- Moderne,” Meyers said. “Our ing the right location, the couple pieces are less kitschy and more proceeded to load the store with design focused. They would suit pieces that would tempt the Midany Palm Beach or SoBe (South Century Modern collector. FurniBeach) penthouse.” ture pieces from such designers

“We call it the Elvis bar,” Meyers said referencing the exuberant style used by the famous singer when decorating his mid-century era mansion.

“I fell in love with Mid-Century Modern at a very early age,” Meyers said. “My grandmother had a houseful of Danish Modern and I loved being at her house. Once I made that connection, I was addicted. Luckily, Billy loves it too. We started collecting Mid-Century Modern about 20 years ago and we were happy collectors for many years.” Originally from Ft. Lauderdale, Nicole Meyers moved to the Space Coast (named for its proximity

to Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center) after college. She took a dream job with the famous Ron Jon Surf Shop in Cocoa Beach, which is best known for its I-95 billboards declaring it the largest surf shop in the world. “I was a buyer and product development manager there,” she said, noting that along the way she met and married Billy, a firemedic and also a Florida native.

When she grew tired of corporate life, Nicole Meyers knew just what she wanted to do. And, she had all that retail experience. So Rocket City Retro was born. “What I love about this business is most everything we sell is made in America with the exception of a few Italian and Danish pieces,” Meyers said. Having been in business for two years now the couple said they are achieving amazing success. Not only do they have a brickand-mortar store but they also do a lot of selling online. “Our web presence is very simple,” Meyers said. “We’re on Facebook and Pinterest and we utilize Craigslist every opportunity we can.” As for plans for the future, Meyers said she and Billy “would like to have a greater web presence. But I can’t complain because we’re shipping worldwide now.” To find the store on Facebook go to Rocket-CityRetro-MCM-furniture-design and “it will pop up,” Meyers said. FAR LEFT: chair by Adrian Pearsall LEFT: Amorphous glass shapes are the perfect compliment Photos by NICOLE MEYERS

ROCKET CITY RETRO is located at 9 Rosa L. Jones Place Cocoa Village, Florida about 15 miles south of Kennedy Space Center and about five miles east of I-95. For more information call 321-446-0129

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Where Antiques Get a Makeover By STEPHANIE JADRNICEK Contributor

ne man’s trash is another man’s treasure. No one knows this better than Lauro Torres, owner of The Antique Restoration Place in West Palm Beach, FL. An expert in the restoration and conservation of antiques, art and collectibles, Torres repairs a variety of materials – from alabaster and bronze to ivory and Tiffany.

is too high for the value of the piece. However, when it comes to sentimental value Torres said amount really doesn’t matter.

Lauro Torres is an expert in the restoration and conservation of antiques, art, and collectibles. He owns The Antique Restoration Place in West Palm Beach, FL.

The most rewarding piece Torres has ever restored was a carousel horse that a grandfather wanted to gift to his grandchild. After seeing evidence of Torres’ skillful work at a show in Charlotte, N.C., the grandfather remembered seeing the carousel horse broken into pieces in a box when he was a little boy.

“Any piece can be repaired. Some people think if they don’t have every piece that it cannot be repaired, but this simply is not true,” said Torres. “Not everyone can find all the pieces and it’s very common to have to rebuild or make new pieces.” Torres has carved new pieces out of ivory, wood and alabaster – just to name a few. He also uses techniques such as casting and molding to replace missing pieces. Growing up in Santa Domingo in the Dominican Republic, Torres developed an interest in antiques at an early age. Museums became his sanctuary and before long he was volunteering his time cleaning and repairing Pre-Columbian pieces. As a young adult Torres worked for a ceramic porcelain company, creating and repairing decorative pieces and later studied graphic art, advertisement, illustration and page design in college. While living in Miami, Fla. he returned to restoration work, concentrating on religious images and pottery. He then fully immersed himself while residing in New England, restoring antiques for 16 years. “Because of the amount of years I have been working in this field I have a good idea of what I can do,” said Torres. “To assess a piece I first have to determine how stable it is and its damages. Then I determine the amount of time it will take and whether or not I will have to make new pieces.” Sometimes the cost of repair

“When it arrived from New York it was in very poor condition. The first step was stabilization then I adjusted most of the pieces,” said Torres. “I found out about the original colors on the horse underneath the existing paint and I was able to match the original colors.” Sometimes the restoration process takes a few weeks, sometimes a few months and sometimes even an entire year. Acquiring the proper materials for the project is a process within itself.

Then there’s the time involved to allow the materials to cure and dry properly. Torres usually has many projects going at the same time. While one is drying and curing, he’s working on another. Torres’ successes range from sealing cracks and hairline fractures to completely rebuilding a piece from tiny fragments. He also offers services such as glass and crystal grinding and polishing. In assessing pieces, Torres can usually give estimates based on pictures.

Similar to any repair, antique restoration is a fulfilling process – making a broken piece whole again. However, the most rewarding part of the process for Torres is the moment he returns the item back to its owner. “They are just stunned and amazed! Something they thought was completely lost was actually put back together and done in a way that they can’t see the repair,” said Torres. “Seeing their expression of happiness is one of the main reasons why I still do this type of work.”

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Old Town Antiques 104 North Laurel St. Springfield, GA 31329 912-247-7785

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

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

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

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

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

Past On Antiques 101 N. Laurel St. Springfield, Ga 31329

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

Aunt Tickie’s Antiques & Thrift Shop 102 N. Laurel St. Springfield, Ga 31329 912-414-4347 Whimsical Wonders 107A N. Laurel St Springfield, Ga 31329 912-412-3590

EXIT 99B (I-16 W) 67 Antique Mall 6700 HWY 67 Brooklet, GA 30415 912-839-2167 Hodges Antiques 9990 HWY 67 Statesboro, GA 30458 912-839-9090

Alex Raskin Antiques 441 Bull St. Savannah, GA 31401 912-232-8205 Wright Square Antique Mall 14 W. State St. Savannah GA 31401 912-234-7600 Open 7 days a week Southern Charm Antiques 250 Bull St. Savannah, GA 912-233-9797 www.southerncharmantiques.com Clipper Trading Company 912-238-3660 Circa Savannah 912-233-3667

EXIT 90 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 49 Broad Street Antiques 912-437-4195 Southern Picker 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

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

Bull Street Auctions 2819 Bull St. Savannah, GA 31401 912-443-9353

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

7th Heaven Antique Mall 3104 Skidaway Road Savannah, GA 31404 912-355-0835

Oglethorpe Antiques & Interiors 106 Red Fern Village St. Simons Island, GA 31522 912-634-1999

Pat’s Antiques 4219 Bull St. Savannah, Ga. 31405 912-352-1503

1610 Frederica Antiques 1610 Frederica Road St. Simons Island, GA 31522 912-634-1610

Maggie’s Antiques 2819 Bull St. Savannah, Ga. 31405 912-234-8834

Steed Antiques 100 Sylvan Dr. St. Simons Island, GA 31522 912-634-6820

Savannah Antique Mall 912-232-1918 Arcanum Antiques Interiors 912-236-6000 Back in Time 912-447-8354

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18 these people are carried in song. Their music tracks the unique history of many peoples reshaping each other into one incredibly diverse and complex people -- Americans.

ith New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music we listen to America’s music and hear the story of freedom. It’s the story of people in a New World places they have left behind, and ideas they have brought with them. It is the story of people who were already here, but whose world is remade. The distinct cultural identities of all of

Indian. Yet all the rhythms merge, as do the melodies and harmonies, producing completely new sounds -- new music.

The main beat of the exhibition is the on-going cultural process The music that emerges is that has made America the birthknown by names like blues, coun- place of more music than any try western, folk ballads, and place on earth. The exhibition gospel. The sounds are as sweet provides a fascinating, inspiring, as mountain air, and as sultry as and toe-tapping listen to the a summer night in Mississippi American story of multi-cultural delta country. The instruments exchange. The story is full of vary from fiddle to banjo to acsurprises about familiar songs, cordion to guitar to drum. But a histories of instruments, the roles drum in the hands of an African of religion and technology, and the continuity of musical roots sounds different than one in the hands of a European. And neither from “Yankee Doodle Dandy” to is the drumbeat of an American the latest hip hop CD.

NEW HARMONIES CELEBRATING AMERICAN ROOTS MUSiC

Developed as part of the Museum on Main Street program, this exhibit is designed especially for small museums and rural audiences that lack regular access to traveling exhibitions. Museum on Main Street functions as a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Federation of State Humanities Councils to bring art into the community. Visit www.museumonmainstreet.org for the New Harmonies tour schedule.

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A1A Antiques 463146 State Road 200 Yulee, FL 32097 904-225-1950

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

Antiques and More 463140 State Road 200 Yulee, FL 32097 904-226-0351, 904-210-6191

Coronado Antique & Collectible Mall 1433 S. Dixie Freeway (US1) New Smyrna Beach, FL 386-428-3331

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 Country Store Antiques 219 S. 8th St. Fernandina, FL 32034 904-261-2633

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 www.churchill-lacroix.com open every day 11am to 5 pm SOS Antiques 74 San Marco Ave. St. Augustine, FL 32084 904-823-0008 BOOMA 77 San Marco Ave St. Augustine, FL 32084 207-752-0719 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 Riverside Antiques 150 Tomoka Ave Ormond Beach, FL 32174 386-290-0608t Shamrock Antiques 929 Ridgewood Ave Holly Hill, FL 32117 386-212-0479 Collective Collage beads, jewelry, antiques, & uniques 200 S. Nova Rd. Ormond Beach, FL 32174 386-848-5873

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 www.wildwoodantiquemall.com

Exit 201 Miss Baileys Curiosity Shoppe 404D Brevard Ave. Cocoa Village, FL 321-636-1005 Treasure Hunters Mall 423 Brevard Ave. Cocoa Village, FL 321-609-4499 Once Was Vintage Shop 607-B Florida Ave. Cocoa Village, FL 321-890-3629 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 Horse Feathers Antiques 14 Oleander St. Cocoa Village, FL 321-638-4054 Past Gas 308 Willard St. Cocoa Village, FL 321-636-0449 Stone Street Antiques 17 Stone St. Cocoa Village, FL 321-631-4959 Almost Antiques Estate Sales & Cleanouts 333 King St. Cocoa Village, FL 32922 321-505-3959

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

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

exit 70 Etc. 536 Northwood Road West Palm Beach, FL 33407 561-653-0121

Fisher’s Place 5900 U.S. 1 Grant, FL 32949 321-676-8727 “Mantiques” & Collectibles

Circa Who 531 Northwood Road West Palm Beach, FL 33407 561-655-5224

Buried Treasure 1545 U.S. 1 Grant, FL 32949 772-388-6512

Palm Beach Restoration Studios 550 Northwood Road West Palm Beach, FL 33407 561-514-0025

Exit 147 Eclectus Antiques 1924 12th Court 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 Rennick Galleries 15 Royal Palm Point Vero Beach, FL 772-567-7408 House of Charm Antiques 4400 U.S. 1 Vero Beach, FL 32967 772-770-0703 Treasury Antiques 57 Royal Palm Point Vero Beach, FL 32967 772-778-7739 18th Place Auction inc. 1103 18th Place Vero Beach, FL 32960 772-528-7516

Exit 138 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 Vienna Trading Antique Mall 3401 South U.S. 1 Fort Pierce, FL 34982 772-461-1662 open everyday 10-5 Hidden Treasures 3128 North U.S. 1 Fort Pierce, FL 34982 772-460-8399 Laura’s Emporium 3957 South U.S. 1 Fort Pierce, FL 34982 772-468-0110 Pineapple Patti’s 2739 South U.S. 1 Fort Pierce, FL 34982 772-466-1008 White City Mercantile 1000 W. Midway Rd. Fort Pierce, FL 34982 772-461-9003

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 23 Cooper City Antique Mall 9800 Griffin Rd. Cooper City, FL 954-252-0788 open 7 days Fine Lion Antiques 9564 Griffin Rd. Cooper City, FL 954-680-6141

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

exit 1 Stone Age Antiques 3236 NW South River Dr. Miami, FL 33142 305-633-5114 Worth Galleries 2520 SW 28th Lane Miami, FL 33133 305-285-1330

Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter 2013

The Antique Reality By BIRGITTA WADE

The antique reality show, “Market Warriors,” recently filmed an episode at the Liberty show in North Carolina. While the reality of these shows is questionable, we found that at least the interactions between sellers and warriors was authentic and unrehearsed. Watch the episode in March on PBS following Antiques Roadshow.

Accordingly, we spent a few hours watching the show on the network’s website (you can too -- full episodes are available there). diots!” We had just might there be on all those chanSo are we saying “reality” isn’t Over the span of our viewing marawatched “Market Warriors, nels? Ten? Twenty? We guessed a always really real? Well, yes. It thon, the warriors seemed to get a “ a new reality TV show for dozen maybe. Boy, were we wrong seems that some stars actually us antique fans airing right after (and you probably were as well!). don’t drive all over the country, but little less abrasive and insulting in the Antique Roadshow on your Try 40. Forty! We apparently don’t fly into a city and hop into a rented making offers to dealers -- a sore local PBS station. Brief plot: Four watch near enough television, or vehicle heading for barns that have spot for those in the trade who battle bottom feeders offering $40 dealers/decorators scour antique we punch the remote incorrectly. already been thoroughly inventofor a $200 item often enough. Dealshows and markets for undervalried by advance scouts. ReportThe granddaddy of them all is ers didn’t just pick it all up at the ued sleepers that they send to edly, the protagonists genuinely of course “Antiques Roadshow,” dumpster, after all. auction in a “war” to see who can don’t “find” stuff, but selected purloined from BBC many seamake the most profit at the end of sons ago. It is no doubt the most So how did the show actually items are earmarked ahead of time, the auction. Seriously, we never work? In truth, it surprisingly was so that the filming runs smoothly. popular of the genre, and appeals saw dealers who should know betreal enough. Completely unreAnother myth exploded! Hint: Ever to those who are more interested ter buy so stupidly, and worst of hearsed, the interchanges between wonder why there are only ever a in antiques than the personalities all, beat the sellers down so badly sellers and warriors were spontanefew items loaded from each “pick?” of the “stars.” You know how it in their negotiations. Idiots indeed. works: Folks enter a lottery for a Well, that’s why. No wonder things ous and unrehearsed. Otherwise, Reality? Not one we’d like to see in chance to attend one of the shows are left behind! A real picker would how could you account for one the antique business. dealer who when told he looked make a big pile, you know. in cities across the country. EvYou too may have noticed that Now, back to the idiots who pro- like George Clooney was filmed eryone gets to bring two items for saying he hadn’t taken a shower in “reality shows” have invaded even evaluation by a bevy of experts and pelled us into this story. When we three days. Bet his wife wasn’t real the antique realm. Pawn shops, the most interesting get filmed. But learned that a crew from “Market happy with that response! “Maybe barn and basement pickers, storage all who attend get a crack at a noWarriors” would be heading to they’ll cut that out.” Well, we’ll see unit wars, estate sales, flea market cost appraisal of their treasures. Liberty here in the Carolinas in in March when the show airs! shoppers -- every season there September, it was an invite to a It’s an all day event, and so wildly seems to be a new one premiering. popular, the scalped free tickets Even though there were report“behind the scenes” look. Besides, So? So the world of old and someedly program staff cruising the we were aiming to get at least one can generate hundreds of dollars times valuable items that show up show on Friday we didn’t see “idiot” rant off within earshot of on internet auction sites (need we in the hunt must be generating the say illegally?). Along with that any of them, and didn’t hear of someone from the Warrior crew.

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Interstate 95 Antiques • Winter 2013 any dealers actually being approached. If there were, it was possibly for the segments that featured a special vendor for a quiz of the warriors‘ knowledge about antiques. Which prompts the question about how much the protagonists really know about antiques at all. Based on their purchases, reality seems to range from a lot to not all that much -- but learning. Warriors are limited to just a couple of purchases each within a certain time frame. Each show has a theme, and for Liberty it was appropriately Americana. Most booths here had at least something that would fall into that general realm, so a great choice. And certainly much better than sending the foursome to Canton, TX for Mission furniture! Or Pasadena, CA to buy Native American items. Strike one for the earlier episodes. Strike two for timing: Liberty started on Friday morning at 8 a.m. The crew arrived mid-morning a day later, missing many of the things that they could have made money on even at auction. Strike three for overall premise: Buying at an antique show in a very limited time with a very limited focus is a Herculean task even for the most seasoned and savvy picker. Sending those purchases to public auction and making a profit is even trickier. You’d think mid century modern would soar at a California auction. Not so. What did the best in one of the auctions was primitive boxes and a painted chest. And art pottery should do well in Ohio, right? Nope. What has

23 done well? Actually, not much yet. Strike four: Most viewers would agree that the auction action so far has been overall pretty lackluster and flat. Not much enthusiasm for the items offered up on the part of the auctioneers here -- at least as shown on the program. Some venue changes are apparently in the works -- Liberty purchases are going to a regional auction house in the southeast. So are they idiots? Well, perhaps we were a bit harsh. In person, the characters are actually quite likeable, the producer seemed eager to hear comments on the show from the dealers at Liberty and negotiating tactics seemed a tad gentler when we watched it take place in real time. They really do stroll around and look for things on their own without a crew in tow. Nothing is staged that we saw. And we didn’t throw Miller Gaffney, the participant who garners the “most annoying” award from bloggers and on antique forums out of our booth. The Liberty segment airs in March on your local PBS station. We’ll be curious if the cast iron bulldog doorstop does more than the $60 paid, and what a barn (we presume not a really huge one) purchased by the dealer who bought a potty chair at one show might bring. As Market Warriors is apparently here to stay for a while, it may grow on you too. Just remember not to take lessons from the show in how to buy or how to interact with dealers at the next antique show you attend.

List of Reality Shows: ALL STAR DEALERS, Discovery, Tuesdays 8p/7c AMERICA’S LOST TREASURES, National Geographic, Wednesdays 9/8c AMERICAN DIGGER, SPIKE, Episodes: Spike.com AMERICAN PICKERS, HISTORY, Mondays 9p/8c AMERICAN RESTORATION, HISTORY, Fridays 10p/9c ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, PBS, Mondays 8p/7c ANTIQUES ROADSHOW UK, BBC, day varies 11 p.m. (reruns) AUCTIONEER$, TLC, episodes on tlc.com AUCTION HUNTERS, Spike-TV, Tuesdays 10p/9c AUCTION KINGS, Discovery, Tuesdays 9p/8c AUCTION PACKED, National Geographic, Tuesdays, 8p/7c ANTIQUE WARRIORS, In production, Network TBD BAGGAGE BATTLES, Travel Channel, Wednesdays, 10p/9c BID AMERICA, MAV TV, Dish Network Channel 361, schedule BORN DEALERS, Planet Green, Saturdays 10 pm/9c CAJUN PAWN STARS, HISTORY, Wednesdays 9/8c CANADIAN PICKERS, HISTORY, Mondays 9 p/8c CASH & CARI, HGTV, Sundays, 7:30p/6:30c CASH IN THE ATTIC, HGTV, Mondays 9p/8c COMIC BOOK MEN, AMC, returns Oct. 14, 2012 DIRTY MONEY, Discovery, Episodes at discovery.com FASHION HUNTERS, Bravo, Tuesdays 1:30/9:30c FOUR ROOMS, UK’s Channel 4, Check listings HARDCORE PAWN, Tru TV, Tuesdays 9/8c HISTORY DETECTIVES, PBS, Tuesdays 8/7c HOLLYWOOD TREASURE, Syfy, Tuesdays 10p/9c IT’S WORTH WHAT?!, NBC, Tuesdays, 8p/7c JUNK GYPSIES, HGTV, Premiers May 5, 2013 7p/6c MARKET WARRIORS, PBS, Mondays 10/9c MY COLLECTION OBSESSION, TLC, Sundays 10p/9c NATURAL BORN DEALERS, Discovery, Episodes at Discovery.ca PAWN STARS, HISTORY, Mondays 10p/9c PICKED OFF, HISTORY, Wednesdays 10p/9c PICKER SISTERS, Lifetime, Episodes at mylifetime.com SECRET DEALERS, ITV, Check cable/satellite listings STORAGE WARS, A&E, A&E, Tuesdays 10p/9c STORAGE WARS: TEXAS, A&E, Debuts Aug. 15 9/8c TOY HUNTER, Travel Channel, Debuts 10 p/9c Aug. 15 (regular time slot 9p/8c beginning Aug. 22) ODDITIES, Science, Saturdays 8p/7c ODDITIES: SAN FRANCISCO, Science, Saturdays 9p/8c In Development: THRIFT WARS, Oxygen Network & FLEA MARKET WARS, Network TBD

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH: Coronado Antiques and Collectibles Mall Seeking Vendors for Mall Slated to Open in February By L.A. DAVIS Contributor

With so much success behind them Joyce and Bob Dewar really had no choice when they decided to open an antique mall in East Central Florida. The timing was incredibly right, said Joyce Dewar.

“Bob was in the submarine service and loves all aspects of military collecting,” Dewar said. “He is an accredited appraiser and when he was affiliated with the International Society of Appraisers he was their main military and gun appraiser for the Florida area.

The Coronado Antiques and Collectibles Mall will open at 1433 S. Dixie Freeway (U.S. 1) in New Smyrna Beach.

He also loves fine oriental pieces. Those are our main things but we also sell fine art and furniture.”

“We’re shooting for mid-February and we are now accepting vendor reservations,” Dewar said, noting that they currently are waiting on a large shipment of glass showcases.

The shows were successful and fit in with the very busy schedule the newly “retired” couple had. They not only help out caring for their grandson, but Joyce also went through a bout of colon cancer from which she has now recovered.

“We had the same name on an antique shop at 512 Canal Street for 15 years,” Dewar said. “We sold our building at the height of the real estate boom and thought we were going to retire. But, we started doing shows. We were going from here to Chattanooga, Tenn., to Miami and Orlando, Fl., and to Atlanta, Ga.” Although they sell a bit of everything, Dewar said they mostly took oriental and military pieces to the shows because they are

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her husband’s specialty.

Recently finding themselves with more time on their hands, Bob and Joyce decided to open the antique mall using their former name because of its proven success. Shoppers coming to Coronado Antiques and Collectibles Mall can expect to find between 50 and 75 vendors once the antique mall is open. Two special vendors already have reserved

spaces: a fine art dealer and appraiser as well as a vintage jewelry vendor and appraiser, Dewar said. “Our number of vendors will depend on how many spaces each vendor rents,” she said. “Our spaces will be ten by ten

feet or larger and then we will have large glass showcases, as well.” For more information about the new antique mall call 386428-3331, 386-451-9591 or email coromall@gmail.com.