The semi-annual Antique & Collectible Show returns to the Puyallup Fairgrounds on Nov. 10 & 11. 300 exhibitors filling 400 booths will offer items ranging from salt & pepper shakers to jukeboxes all from the 1880s to the 1970s. Collecting, decorating and wearing vintage has never been more popular, particularly with the emphasis on recycling and repurposing. All it takes is your imagination; the ingredients are at the show for making your personal design statement or the chance to surround yourself… Show more with things that you grew up with (or that your mother threw away).
Samples include Pez dispensers, turn of the century estate jewelry, furniture, vintage watches, Parrish prints, pharmacy items, pottery, kitchenware, vintage clothing, postcards, old cookbooks, vintage military stuff, toys from the 1880s to the 1960s and 70s, vintage lighting, lamps, old tools, advertising, glass, silver, china, Western Americana, firearms, dolls and ???.
Typically at a show like this, prices aren’t fixed. If you see something you can’t live without, asking the dealer for ‘their best price’ is acceptable. The exhibitors work hard to bring an interesting selection of one-of-a-kind things and in this business, finding it is half the battle whether you’re the dealer or the buyer. It’s also half the fun.
The show also offers an Evaluation and Identification ‘clinic’, staffed by experts. For $5 per object you bring your family treasure in and they’ll not only tell you what it’s worth, but all about how it was made, where it came from and how it fit into society during its time.
Special display: Remember “Ding-Dong, Avon Calling” ? You’ll see demonstrator sales kits, samples, and catalogs that the iconic Avon representative would carry as she made her door to door neighborhood visits. From CPC’s first printed advertisement in the March 1906 issue of Good Housekeeping, to the present, you’ll see a magazine ad from every decade to form a historical timeline. Along with the ads, you’ll also see the products depicted in the ad.
“Avon…The Company for Women” was founded as The California Perfume Company (CPC) in 1886, changing its name to Avon in 1939. Many perfumes, powders, toilet waters, lotions, etc, have been manufactured by the CPC and Avon over the years. This dieplay a sampling of bottles, tins, jars, boxes, etc, covering the years 1890’s through the 1960’s. Some fragrances you will recognize, others probably not. Besides items that you would expect (perfumes, colognes, etc), a large line of kitchen items was available between the 1890’s through the 1950’s.
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