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May 2023

May 1, 2023 Happy May Day! This month’s featured item is a triple decker Birge, Mallory & Co. clock. John Birge was a veteran of the War of 1812, who worked as a businessman in Bristol, Connecticut beginning in 1815.…

April 2023

April 1, 2023 Below are before and after photos of a walnut salesman’s sample table. If you aren’t familiar with salesmen’s samples, they are scaled-down versions of commercial products used to show potential customers their features and have the advantage…

March 2023

March 1, 2023 We forgot about a newsletter last month. Sorry! This month’s featured item is still in pieces—it’s a chair in a bucket. See photo below If you are wondering what it takes to get from this to a…

January 2023

January 1, 2023 Happy New Year! We hope you enjoyed the holidays and the surprisingly warm weather—while it lasts . . . This month’s featured item is an art deco bar restored for a restaurant that will soon be opening…

December 2022

December 1, 2022 To celebrate the holidays, we’re having a clock sale! To get 20% off any of the clocks we have in stock, just ask Bob what time it is. 😊 We even have a recent clock acquisition to…

November 2022

This month’s featured recent acquisition is a pair of Maddox side tables. The Maddox Furniture Company was founded in the late 1800’s by William Maddox and several other members of his family near Jamestown, NY. Though they were known for…

October 2022

October 1, 2022 If you made it to the store recently, perhaps during the Bluemont Fair, you may have seen the set of six chairs with caned seats shown below. These have all recently been re-caned, so if properly maintained,…

September 2022

September 1, 2022 Fall is in the air! With fall comes apple picking and with apples comes bobbing for apples—though it’s been a while since we’ve tried that. Interestingly, that tradition was originally a British courting ritual with each apple…

August 2022

Did you know that today is the start of Happiness Happens Month? It’s a whole month to celebrate things that make you happy. Because happiness is unlimited and contagious, sharing your happiness is a way to bring joy to others.…

July 2022

July 2, 2022 We’re ALMOST back on track with our newsletters ( ) and appreciate your patience as we went on vacation. An antique store we visited in Sarria, Spain had a couple gorgeous clocks, so this newsletter will focus…