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Classic Collection Antiques Mall Still Going Strong After 15 Years
Linnie Ray opened Classic Collection Antiques Mall, located at 833 Butternut in Abilene, Texas fifteen years ago after having her own store. The antiques mall has 40 booths with 27 dealers and 8,000 square feet of antique items. The antiques mall has an open, airy...
Nay Nay’s Cottage Antiques: How I started selling antiques at Round Top Hill Antiques Show
It was a cool, crisp spring morning on March 25, 2010 when Sandra Becker opened her doors to a “first business” of her own, known as “Nay Nay’s Cottage Antiques.” Deciding on the name of her business adventure came easy as her four grandchildren call her “Nay Nay.”...
More Old Signs – How I Started Collecting
I worked for Champion Technologies in Odessa, Texas from 1979 to 2005. A fellow employee I worked with in 2003 said, “If you find me 5 lease signs with logos on them, I will pay you $25 a piece". So I went to some local antiques shops and yard sales and found some of...
Fire Grenades: Antique Firefighter Tools
Back in the 1870s, you would throw a glass bulb full of liquid to douse a fire. These days, fire extinguishers look pretty similar and industrial. However, the fire extinguishers of old were arguably works of art in their own right. These bulbs were made between 1870...
John Wayne Movie Posters
John Wayne is one of America’s most beloved and famous actors. He was prolific on the silver screen, having averaged a pace of 3.5 movies a year. He kept this up for five decades and appeared in 170+ motion pictures. The most sought-out collectibles from his acting...