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Antique Stores, Boutiques & Consignment Shoppes

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AntiqueMaps Maps & & Antique Antique Prints Anitque Prints Autographs Autographs & & Documents Documents Leather-Bound & Rare RareBooks Books Leather-BoundBook Book Sets Sets & Original Drawings Paintings Original Drawingsand & Paintings Sculptures Sculptures & & Statues Statues

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Fabulous Places to Shop Kernersville

Eclection Fabulous Finds Let’s Shoppe My Secret Corner Consignment Nook & Cranny Paperback Exchange Smith & Company

Winston-Salem West End Collage Yours Truly

Winston-Salem

Cinnamon Girl Vintage CA$H N GO PAWN etc. Consignment Shoppe Gypsy Scholar Jeff’s Shared Treasure Laster’s Fine Art & Antiques Lexwin Baptist Lost in Time Antique Mall Mimi’s Fine Consigns NC Art & Antique Mall Papa Mac Antiques This n’ That Treasure Consignment & Vendor Mall

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Mimi’s Fine Consigns 3061 Trenwest Drive • Suite C 336.761.8799

Shop Mimi’s for...new fashion and savings!

Consign with Mimi’s for...your clothing & home decor. store hours: Monday-Saturday 10 am-5 pm consignment hours: Monday-Thursday 10:30 am-4 pm Saturday 10:30 am-2:30 pm

Over 3500 square feet of shopping Over 3500 square feet of shopping space space with antiques, new and filled withfilled antiques, new and vintage home vintage home décor, crafts and décor, crafts and collectibles, sterling silver collectibles, and and costume jewelry,sterling pottery, silver Terra Bella costume jewelry,Swan pottery, Bella Paints and Finishes, CreekTerra Candles, Swan Creek newPaints and likeand newFinishes, women’s clothing.

Candles, new and like new women’s clothing.

The Nook & Cranny West Mountain St. The 320 Nook & Cranny (Across the street from the Kernersville Post Office.)

(Across the street from the Kernersville Kernersville, NC Post Office.)

320 West Mountain St. Kernersville, NC

(336) 904-0011 (336) 904-0011 MON-FRI 10-6 10-6 MON-FRI

Jeff’s Shared Treasures Vintage Consignment & Resale Boutique

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK 2608 New Walkertown Road Winston-Salem, NC 27101

facebook.com/jeffssharedtreasures http://stores.ebay.com/jeffssharedtreasures

SAT 10-4 10-4 SAT

Open Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 3 pm New Consignors every week!!

Donations welcome.

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!!!!

VISIT OUR EBAY STORE!!!

(336) 703-1778 Come in for special finds!

Furniture on Saturdays!

Antiques Mirrors Artwork & Jewelry Hats & Shoes Much More

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the art of recycling

434 West End Blvd.

Winston-Salem, NC 27101

(336) 725-8900

Unique resale shop located in historic West End Eclectic, vintage, repurposed, architectural and upcycled finds Furniture • Jewelry • Home Decor • Clothing Retailer of: Faux Real Mineral Paint (newest and best paint on the market), American Paint Co. chalk/clay paint Custom orders for painting and Classes available OPEN: Wed. - Sat. 10AM-5PM

GYPSY SCHOLAR located at

Art & Antique Mall

1590 Peters Creek Parkway

Winston-Salem, NC

brass autographs japanese eagles lamps mirrors nautical bells prints

Smith & Co. Consignment 1515 Union Cross Road Kernersville, NC 27284

Present this ad to receive 25 % off 1 original priced clothing or accessory item.

336-497-5290 TUES. & WED. 10 - 6 THURS. 10 - 7 FRI. & SAT. 10- 5

MEN’S & WOMEN’S CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES,HOME DECOR, HOUSEWARES, AND FURNITURE

CONSIGNMENT RECEIVED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. WEBSITE: smithandcompanyconsignment.com EMAIL: smithandcoconsignment@gmail.com

CONSIGNORS: Winter clearance galore..Spring consigning begins February 1st...Bring it in!

Easily Accessible From Winston-Salem, High Point, And Greensboro. Conveniently Located Off Of Interstate 40 Union Cross Road Exit # 201 InThe Union Station Shopping Center Right Beside Blue Naples Pizza!

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The Great Ukelin Rip-Off and the Ukelin’s Demise

Ukelins and Violin-Ukes were once peddled door-to-door to by traveling Oscar Schmidt and Marxochime salesmen. As Harry West of Granite Quarry, N.C. puts it: “the countryside was literally saturated with them.”

The salesmen would begin by playing tunes on the instrument (one hymn, one patriotic song and part of an old favorite). He claimed you could learn to play the instrument in a day and it was perfect for the beginner. The instruments were offered for half the price listed inside, the rural folk being told that they should buy now, as the listed price is half what they would go for in the music stores. However, they were ever offered in music stores.

This explains the mystery of why ukelins often still sell for around $35, as the price printed on the decal in the sound hole is an artificially inflated price for a marketing gimmick.

Using the Marx slogan “Anyone Can Play”, Violin-ukes were sold directly to Marxochime Colony salesmen as Henry C. Marx recalls: “Marx instruments were purchased direct from our factory for cash by salesmen and then resold all over the country. The average price to salesmen was $3.00 per instrument and the average retail price per instrument was $12.95.

This was during the depression and as the economy improved, the prices to salesmen went up, resulting in higher retail prices to individuals.”

Keith Davis, a Michigan musical instrument dealer, wrote in about two of his older clients’ memories of a local ukelin salesman: “They were made here in Michigan, Troy to be exact by the Marx Music company. They were sold off the trains by a short, fat man. He would jump off at every stop, run to the feed store, bar or hotel, sit down and play up a storm, sell two instruments for $15 each run back to the train before it left. When he ran out he would ride back to Troy and load up.

Also ukelins were sold on an installment plan. The ukelin salesman was able to make a sale only after pointing out the availability of a time-purchase plan whereby the Oscar Schmidt factory itself, back in New Jersey, would bill the purchaser for the instrument. This system proved costly for both the buyer and the factory, which had to deal with numerous returned instruments and many purchasers who neglected to send their monthly payments. Naturally, the salesman’s commission (the down payment) was paid in full.

The ukelin salesman would leave the instrument (with a time-payment booklet) and leave the area; and if the buyer learned any tunes at all it was usually only one or two which were quickly forgotten and the ukelin was relegated to a closet or attic where it stayed for 30 years.

This practice continued until 1964, when Glen Peterson (1922-1989), then president of Oscar Schmidt, halted production after learning of his company’s unethical behavior. “...production was stopped by me in 1964...I assumed control of this company in 1963. As you know I am Oscar’s [Schmidt] only surviving male relation. I stopped making Ukelins because I learned that some salesmen were absolutely ripping people off. That didn’t set well with me. My decision was not based on the premise that the Ukelin had run its course. The facts are that we were making about 100 Ukelins a week, but I would receive letters that started out, ‘...

The other day some salesman came by and sold my wife a junk musical instrument which I am returning to you.’ I checked into the whole thing. I didn’t like what I learned. So I just stopped shipping Ukelins. That put an end to the Great Ukelin Ripoff. And, there was no true demand for Ukelins in music stores, so I terminated all production of the Ukelin as well.” source:ukelin.com

KNOW THE HISTORY

Ukelin

Recently I spotted a ukelin at the Gypsy Scholar Booth at the NC Art and Antiques Mall and I just had ro research this curious little instrument. The ukelin is described as a cross between a Hawaiian ukulele and a violin, according to several sites. A decal on the body shows the note the string should be tuned to and the numbers represent a system of notation, ukelin.com said. It also mentioned a decal around the sound hole.

The instrument at auction apparently had been sold by a company called Oscar SchmidtInternational Corporation of Jersey City, NJ. The ukelin goes back to 1926 when a patent was issued to a Paul F. Richter, who handed it off to the Phonoharp Company, according to the Smithsonian Institution website. That company merged with Oscar Schmidt, which distributed the instrument itself and through several subsidiaries.

They were made until the 1960s, and were apparently sold door to door to people who knew little about music, according to the Smithsonian site. They apparently were also sold by mail order through Sears, and buyers with no music talent grew frustrated trying to play them.

The instrument is played on a table with the larger end near the performer, according to the Smithsonian site. The right hand plays the melody with a violin bow and the left hand plays the chords with the fingers or a pick.

But what does it sound like? This is what ukelin.com had to say: “The ukelin is a satisfying instrument to play, haunting to listen to, and a demon to tune.

Strike a ukelin string with a bow and immediately you’re transported. Each eerie note lingers in the air. The resonance suggests cathedral-like vast spaces. Strings respond sympathetically, glistening highs and sonorous lows. The primitive bow on the metal strings sound familiar yet distant in time.�

New & Used Clothing Household Goods Greensboro Location 3608 W. Wendover Ave. (336) 315-1235

Carolina Thrift, Inc. SECOND-HAND PRICES! First-Rate Selection!

Monday thru Saturday 8am-8pm Sunday 10am-6pm

High Point Location 2645 N. Main St. (336) 885-4488

Paperback Exchange Used Books

16 years in business Downtown K’ville at 216 N Cherry St Hours: Tues - Sat 10-5 336-992-BOOK (2665) Trading for credit and selling at 50%. New and old.

Guaranteed return for 25% store credit.

70,000 books on site!

6 Acts of Kindness for Valentines Day Collect coins leading up to Valentines Day in a jar decorated with hearts, and deliver them to a local charity on Valentines Day. Participate in an Act of Kindness for someone you do not know… like sending a note of appreciation to an author you admire or contributing a few dollars towards expenses after a sudden tragedy.

Send Valentines to a family experiencing hardship such as this one.

Create Valentines to deliver to a home for the elderly or a homeless shelter.

Choose another family and find one way to show love to them – maybe by helping with gardening, babysitting for the evening, or taking over a meal.

Ask your Valentine what their favorite charity is, and donate the same amount of money that you would have spent on a gift or a fancy dinner.

We can make a positive difference on this day dedicated to sharing love, if we just look outwards versus focusing inwards. Let’s use this Valentine’s Day to spread love and kindness beyond our own homes.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Lost in Time Antique Mall

336.725.5829

20,000 Sq. Ft. of Antiques & Collectibles WE BUY ANTIQUES! Hours: MONDAY-SATURDAY 10AM-6PM SUNDAY 12PM-6PM facebook.com/LostInTimeAntiqueMall 2105 Peters Creek Parkway Winston-Salem, NC 27127 Located beside Marketplace Mall

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My Secret Corner Consignments 4349 Kernersville Rd • Kernersville, NC 27284

336-788-5526

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Hours:

Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm Closing at 6 pm after Day Light Savings Time

Roughly 15 different consigners selling: furniture, home decor, clothes, jewelry, glassware, etc.

Come & visit us at the intersection of

Sedge Garden & Kernersville Roads!

MAKE IT! Hat Rack

What you need: – Three 1/2″ x 36″ round dowels – Hot glue gun – Jute *Optional – S-hooks How to make it:

-Gather your dowels together and space the bottom out into a triangle – the space between each of the dowels should be even.

-Lean them all together and cross them about 1/4 of the way down. If you have a helper around, have them hold them together at this point. If not, use a dab of hot glue in the center of the three dowels to hold them together while you tie them.

-Tie the jute around one of the dowels and trim off the end. Use a small dab of hot glue to secure the knot down in the center to the dowels.

-Begin weaving the jute tightly around and in between each of the dowels until it feels secure.

-Now wrap tightly around all three dowels right where they cross. Finish by tying the jute around one of the dowels and hot glueing the end up into the middle of the dowels as you did at the beginning.

You can easily customize this by adding s-hooks or additional dowels for extra hooks or try dipping the ends in some paint for some extra character.

Special thank you to sayyes.com.

THIS N THAT MART AT MARKETPLACE MALL 2101 Peters Creek Parkway Winston-Salem, NC

Come shop with us 7 days a week.

10 AM-6 PM Lots of bargains for the price conscious shopper. Our vendors offer the following merchandise: Jewelry, housewares, furniture, tv’s, computers, computer accessories, stereos, speakers, projector screens (theater size), clothes (mens, womens & children), toys, handbags, and shoes.

Hair Boutique.

We have anything else you might want.

See our electronics before you buy anywhere else!

THIS N THAT MART 10% discount coupon on purchase with any vendor

LEXWIN BAPTIST THRIFT 25 E. Clemmonsville Road Winston-Salem, NC 27127

clothing, furniture, toys and much more Hours: Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 10-6 Wed. 10-5 Sat. 8-6

Our store mission is to reach the world with the Gospel. All proceeds from the store are used for this purpose.

John 3:16

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Papa Mac Antiques

Gifts of HISTORY

Ephemera, Scripophily, Newspapers, Rare Books, Flags, etc.

1903 Margaret St., Winston-Salem, NC 27103

(336) 331-2586

Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11-5

CLEMMONS PAWN WILL BE MOVING to Cash Now Store in University Plaza

CA$H NN GO PAWN CA$H GO PAWN 7732 North Point Blvd.

Winston-Salem, NC 27106 (Behind Chrysler dealership and McDonalds)

• Jewelry • Electronics • Tools • Power Tools • Saws • Floor Heaters • Much More

Bring this ad for a 10% discount!

This N That Treasures Consignment and Vendor Mall Over 5,000 sq feet of Treasures

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336.377.203

6319 University Parkway in Winston Salem NC 27105 We have quality used furniture, antiques, vintage, collectibles, household and decorative items, outdoor metal yard art plus much more!

Shop, Sip, Breathe Feel Good Shopping over 80 local artisans handmade & vintage wine & coffee bar live music mon-thur 10am - 8pm, fri & sat 10am - midnight 221 N Main St, Historic Downtown Kernersville

336.497.4822

gourmet bites classes private parties

COLD WEATHER SHOPPING When winter hits, it can be tempting to wrap yourself up in a blanket at home and hibernate until spring. Slay this cold weather with the finest gear from local consignment shops and boutiques. You can find an array of cold weather clothing including cozy coats, hats, sweaters and my favorite, boots. Keep warm no matter how low the temperature drops with fabulous fashion finds.

Need a new outfit to hit the slopes or to take the kids sledding?

Find everything you need to survive ridiculously cold weather at your local shops.

OUR PHILOSOPHY Its no mystery. There are hundreds of places to buy ink and toner on the internet. So, what makes Cartridge Superstore different?

336-448-1862 466 Knollwood Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 Hours: Mon-Sat 9:00 am - 6:00 PM FULL LINE OEM AND REPLACEMENT PRINTER CARTRIDGES FOR ALL PRINTER BRANDS HOME AND OFFICE USE

FREE BUSINESS DELIVERY 100% GUARANTEED WWW.CARTRIDGESUPERSTORE.COM

Simply put, the ink & toner business is more than a business to us - its our life! You might say that we eat, sleep, and breathe ink - though we dont recommend you try eating ink at home. We are committed to bringing value to our customers.

We know that ink is more than just ink. It is how you bring your memories to life. It is how you do business every day. We take your ink and toner needs seriously, and it is reflected in the quality of our product and service.

It’s a different store every week.

Mon-Thurs 9-7 | Fri & Sat 9-6

NC Art & Antiques Mall CLEMMONS PAWN WILL BE MOVING to Cash Now Store in University Plaza

CA$H N GO PAWN 7732 North Point Blvd.

Books Winston-Salem, NC 27106 336-721-9904 (Behind Chrysler dealership and McDonalds)

Monday-Sunday 10am-8pm Always something new!

• Jewelry • Electronics • Tools • Power Tools • Saws Vintage & Retro Clothing • Floor Heaters • Much More

Bring this ad for a 10% discount!

Multi vendor Mall...

16 years in business.

Costume Jewelry

Visit our Benefit Room which helps 5 Rescue Groups.

Records

Much More

1590 Peters Creek Parkway • Winston Salem, NC 27103