Happy New Year! We hope you enjoyed the holiday season. With Martin Luther King Jr. Day coming up later this month, it’s never too early to start thinking about the next holiday. If you are looking for way to make…
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December 2019
December 1, 2019 Looking for a traditional Victorian Christmas, but don’t know where to start? Check out the following website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/victorianchristmas/activities.shtml. There you’ll find directions for 25 activities to do at home to make your own Victorian Christmas. What fun! …
November 2019
November 1, 2019 Now that Halloween is over, it’s time to start thinking about the holidays—unless you’re Costco, which seems to put Christmas items out beginning in July. In any case, for those of us who are a little more…
October 2019
October 1, 2019 Did you make it out for the Bluemont Fair this year? Even if you visited the store that recently, we have several more recent acquisitions that may be of interest. The first is a gorgeous mahogany Empire…
September 2019
September 1, 2019 Now that it’s September, it’s Bluemont Fair time! This year’s Fair, the 50th, will be on the 21st-22nd, from 10 until 5 each day. Admission is $7, but children 9 and under are free. Boulder Crest Retreat…
August 2019
33747 Snickersville Turnpike, Suite 101 Bluemont, VA 20135 540-554-4545 www.irongateantiques.com August 1, 2019 Like Craftsman style furniture? Then you may appreciate this month’s featured recent acquisition shown below, a table made by L. & J.G. Stickley, which used that mark…
July 2019
This month’s featured recent acquisition is the child’s rocker shown below. While the seat has been replaced, the chair dates from about 1900 and was manufactured by L.J. Colony of Keene, NH. At that time Keene was known as the…
June 2019
June 1, 2019 It’s time again for the Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour, which takes place today and tomorrow from 10 until 5. See www.wlast.org for maps and details of the artists participating. This free event provides the opportunity to…
May 2019
Looking for something fun to do in Western Loudoun? Start the month with a Derby Party on the 4th at Bluemont’s Audley Farm. Or, what about a Mother’s Day Tea on May 12th at Georges Mill Farm in Lovettsville? There…
April 2019
As a follow up from last month’s newsletter, what do you think: did March go out like a lamb? Saturday was certainly nice . . . This month we’re featuring our recent acquisitions, which include the items shown below. More…