Brimfield « Killer Stuff And Tons Of Money by Maureen Stanton

Mad dog, Union soldier, Wedgwood:

The paperback edition of Killer Stuff and Tons of Money was released on May 29, 2012, with a fantastic new cover design and even a more user-friendly subtitle: “An Insider’s Look at the World of Flea Markets, Antiques and Collecting.”

The paperback cover features a mid-19th century Staffordshire porcelain hound dog figurine (especially cool [...]

Me, Jake and Elwood Blues

My sister, Sue, took this photo of me at the Brimfield Flea market in Brimfield, Massachusetts in May 2011. These figures of the Blues Brothers were for sale in the booth of Jimmy D’s Antiques Plus. (I think these statues would qualify as the “plus.”) The price tag dangling from the hat of Jake Blues [...]

Roseville gaffe

I like when it rains on summer days and there’s no pressure to work on the yard or house, or even to organize myself to go to the beach. I spent this rainy Sunday at the Fort Andross indoor flea market in Brunswick, Maine, which is right next door to the more upscale Cabot Mills Antiques group [...]