Port Perry Antique 23rd annual Antique, Vintage & Collectible Show

Coverage by Robin McMullen

Port Perry High School hosted the 23rd annual Antique, Vintage and Collectible show on Oct 14 and 15. This show is sponsored by the Port Perry music department and money raised helps support multiple music activities for the music students at the school. The students are an integral part of the show in that they help vendors set up and take down their booths, as well as supply light lunches and snacks for the people attending this event.

This year saw ten new dealers bring a variety of collectibles including vintage radios, jewelry, electronic games, posters, records and coins. It seems that gone are the days when a show could draw a large crowd of buyers with strictly antiques being offered. Buyers are now seeking a much wider field of items.

40 dealers set up booths of various sizes and offered a huge assortment of merchandise at very reasonable prices. It seemed that the first wave of people through the show were dealers from a fifty mile radius of Port Perry. Feedback from the vendors at the end of the show was, on the whole, very positive regarding their sales. Several of them exclaimed they sold better this year than any other year doing this show. The patrons were definitely in a buying mood. It seems that the Port Perry area has people who appreciate antiques and collectibles, and were delighted to take home pieces that caught their eye.

The attendance was up about 200 people from 2016 and hopefully this trend will carry over to other antique shows in various locations in Ontario.

It was mentioned by a veteran dealer during the show that he had a customer complain that his booth was too crowded with other customers and could he please do something about it! I am not sure what he did about it, but, oh, that all vendors should have such problems!

Hats off to the dealers participating in this show. They brought a multitude of unique and collectible items that obviously appealed to the buying public. It is hoped that our new younger dealers will have great success and continue to participate in future shows in Ontario. It is these individuals who will be setting the trend for buyers in the 20 to 40 year age group in the future

Dan Miles of Back to the Future was a new dealer this year with some very unique items in his booth. This 007 movie poster picture table was priced at $175. The Back to the Future table in the background was priced at $120

I Remember Antiques and Collectibles Lindsay ON, offered this pair of early kits, put together to make up of two western cowboys (gun fighters). These were the precursor to the plastic model planes, and boat kits, so popular in the 1950 and 1960’s and are still popular with model makers. $ 69. each One sold. Toy gun $28

Eva’s Treasures Port Perry ON offered and sold this collectible butterfly lamp. The asking price was $160

Bob Sonier Antiques Precott On offered these Beswick figurines of barn owls. Larger one (a decanter) priced at $89 and the other at $49

Offered by Name in a Box is this Pac Man electronic game in excellent working condition. It sold on open day for $1200. The vintage Nintendo game was priced at $90.

Ron Armstrong Lindsay On, had this charming advertisement litho for Clark’s spool cotton. It sold within the first half hour of the show to another dealer.

Robert Fedosenko of Victoria Street Antique London On offered these two pieces of early glass. The rare green Fenton carnival glass “Holly” pattern was $395.00 The Bohemian Art Glass by Pauline Koenig of the Loetz era was $165

Colin Campbell of Riverside Antiques Lindsay ON offered this wooden model of the Titanic. It was priced at $225

Found in Reid’s Antique Stouffville ON was this small advertisement tray for Happy Thoughts wood stoves. It sold at the show.

In the booth of Joe Olliver Antiques Lindsay, ON,was a pair of Royal Doulton figurines depicting RCMP original uniform up to 1973 and the more modern uniform post 1973. Full provenance came with the two. $ 600 for pair

This Keystone USA Toy airplane was found in the booth of Caviar & Cobwebs Garage Sale, Port Perry ON. It had been repainted, but even so, it was still a striking antique toy. It was priced at $300.

Found in the booth of White Pine Antiques, Lindsay ON was this striking statue on what might be a marble base. Little information could be had regarding its vintage or maker. The price was $1400.

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Annemarie Knopp says:

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I am interested in getting a table. I have collectible dolls from several countries. How much would a space with an 8 ft table cost?
Is there availability?

Annemarie

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  You’ll need to contact the show organizers directly, here. – 705-786-7488

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