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Spectacular deals can be found at vintage market

by | Oct 27, 2021 | Mid-American, Vintage

November 2021

The Antique Spectacular Vintage Market Quad Cities returns to the QCCA Expo Center in Rock Island, Nov. 5-7.

More than 70 vendors will descend on the venue to sell fine antiques and vintage collectibles. Items for sale include furniture, art, American Indian items, china, postcards, primitives, silverware, glassware, coins, rugs and textiles.

“With the Antique Spectacular, there is always something to interest every collector, whether they have a new interest in vintage and repurposed for decorating their home or have been collecting antiques for years,” according to the state’s tourism website, enjoyillinois.com. “The list of amazing vintage items is endless and all under one roof for the convenience to shop all weekend, for a timeless vintage treasure, that is new to you.”

For more information, visit www.antiquespectacular.com.

Antique Spectacular

Antique perfume bottles and glassware are among the items that await shoppers at the Antique Spectacular Vintage Market, Nov. 5-7 at the QCCA Expo Center in Rock Island, IL. (photo courtesy of enjoyillinois.com)

Omaha Antiques Show returns to Council Bluffs

Omaha Antiques Show returns to Council Bluffs

by | Oct 1, 2021 | Mid-American, Vintage

October 2021

Collectors of antiques and vintage items will flock to Council Bluffs in late October for the annual Omaha Antique Show, Oct. 29-30 at The Grass Wagon.

Dealers from five states will be on site selling primitives, maps, Asian artifacts, holiday collectibles, posters, jewelry, postcards, toys and Western items; no crafts will be sold at the event.
“The dealers are most enthusiastic about the opportunity to sell to their loyal customers and collectors new to antiques,” organizer Sally Thompson says.

The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 29, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 30th. Admission is $6 for adults and $2 for students. Parking is available behind The Grass Wagon.
For more information, call 913-488-3306 or e-mail granitemom@aol.com.

Stop by the Omaha Antique Show in Council Bluffs, IA, on Oct. 29-30 for a variety of high-quality antiques. (Photo courtesy of Omaha Antique Show)

Stop by the Omaha Antique Show in Council Bluffs, IA, on Oct. 29-30 for a variety of high-quality antiques. (Photo courtesy of Omaha Antique Show)

All Hallows’ event sure to serve up spooky good time

All Hallows’ event sure to serve up spooky good time

by | Oct 1, 2021 | Mid-American, Vintage

October 2021

History will come alive – along with a few ghouls and zombies – at Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer’s All Hallows’ event, Oct. 8-9 in Grand Island.

Visitors will start their evening with frightful scenes in the museum’s family arbor, where kids will receive a bag full of candy and coupons from local businesses. Then, it’s off to Railroad Town, an historic town on the museum’s grounds, which recreates the lives of everyday citizens in 1891, including farmers, blacksmiths and tinsmiths. Catch a ghost story or two in front of the Lesher House, and then participate in a costume parade as it winds its way through Railroad Town.
The museum is promoting the event as suitable for younger children.

Stuhr Musuem is located at 3133 W. U.S. Highway 34. For more information, call 308-385-5316 or visit www.stuhrmuseum.org.

Items similar to this Pickard cider pitcher will be up for bids at an online auction Oct. 9. (Photo courtesy of eBay)

You never know what manner of costumed character you’ll find at the annual Stuhr Museum All Hallows celebration in Grand Island. (Photo courtesy of Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer)

Auction will offer hand-painted porcelain pieces

Auction will offer hand-painted porcelain pieces

by | Oct 1, 2021 | Mid-American, Vintage

October 2021

Woody Auction LLC, based out of Douglass, will once again meet bidders in cyberspace when it hosts its Pickard and Hand-Painted Porcelain online auction on Oct. 9.

The pieces up for bids have been chosen from the collection of Hosea and the late Lily Harkness and include vases, bowls, platters, and pitchers.

Pickard China was founded in 1894 in Wisconsin by businessman Wilder Austin Pickard; the business moved to Chicago in 1897 and specialized in hand-decorated tea sets. Today, Pickard Inc. continues to operate as a family-owned business, with many older pieces up for auction being valued at several hundred dollars apiece.

To register for the auction, visit www.liveauctioneers.com/woody-auction-llc. Absentee bids are due by noon on Oct. 7, while early bidding begins on Oct. 8. For more information, call 316-470-2694 or email info@woodyauction.com.

Items similar to this Pickard cider pitcher will be up for bids at an online auction Oct. 9. (Photo courtesy of eBay)

Items similar to this Pickard cider pitcher will be up for bids at an online auction Oct. 9. (Photo courtesy of eBay)

Get ready for fruit and family fun at Versailles Apple Festival

Get ready for fruit and family fun at Versailles Apple Festival

by | Oct 1, 2021 | Vintage

October 2021

One festival in the town of Versailles has as its centerpiece that most simple of autumn fruits – the apple.

Designed to celebrate the fall apple harvest, the Versailles Olde Tyme Apple Festival will offer fun for the entire family, Oct. 2-3.
Included in the weekend’s festivities is a classic car show, quilt show, arts and crafts booths, auction, fiddler’s contest, golf tournament, and live music. And what would an apple festival be without crisp, red, sweet apples? Get your taste buds ready for an apple pie baking contest, one of the highlights of the event.

Dress your little ones in their Sunday finest for the Apple Dumplin’, Apple Darlin’ and Baby Dumpling Contests. Contestants must be 3 to 4 years of age as of the day of the contest; entry fees are $10 per child, and each child will be interviewed by a panel of judges. Only the first 15 girls entered in the contest, as well as the first 15 boys, will be interviewed. Contest winners will be announced before the conclusion of the festival.

For more information, visit www.versaillesapplefestival.org. The event is sponsored by the Versailles Chamber of Commerce.

The winners of the Apple Dumplin’ and Apple Darlin’ Contest pose at the 2019 Versailles Olde Tyme Apple Festival. This year’s contest is open to children between 3 and 4 years old. (Photo courtesy of The Versailles Chamber of Commerce)

Steam engines rev up for Old Trusty

Steam engines rev up for Old Trusty

by | Sep 23, 2021 | Vintage

September 2021

Event marks Santa Fe Trail’s 200th anniversary

The 39th annual Old Trusty Antique Engines and Collectors Show is right around the corner, bringing with it a variety of antique machinery to see in action.

This year’s show will take place Sept. 11-12 on the fairgrounds in Clay Center, where visitors can marvel at steam and gas engines, antique cars and trucks, draft horses, tractor pulls, antique tractors, and more than 225 antique, flea market and craft vendors.
While on the fairgrounds, kick up your feet to the sounds of the Bobbie Layne Big Band and The Calhouns, who will provide live musical entertainment.

For more information, call 402-726-2487 or visit the website www.oldtrusty.org.

The 39th annual Old Trusty Antique Engines and Collectors Show will include a variety of antique farming vehicles on display. The show will take place Sept. 11-12 in Clay Center, NE. (Image courtesy of Facebook)

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