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Author Archives: lindasnyder
Art Walk Lewiston Auburn – Friday, May 29
Heritage Collectibles is officially on the map for Art Walk Lewiston Auburn 2015! Come check out our fabulous art by local and other artists! Read all about Art Walk at Art Walk Lewiston Auburn, or check out below (it’s the same … Continue reading
Papa’s Thrift Shop
If you have a garage sale or flea market coming up, and no easy way of disposing of the leftovers, give Papa’s Thrift Shop a call! In 2014, Heritage Collectibles (our antiques & collectibles business, located at 189 Main Street … Continue reading
Posted in Papa's Thrift Shop, Voucher Program
Tagged clothing, desk, dishes, donated, glassware, Papa's, shoes, thrift shop, used, very low income, voucher, wedding dress
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onehundredcatsandamouse – Stolen
Gotta love being in retail…. I turned my back yesterday for just a couple of minutes and someone came into the shop and left with a 2 foot by 3 foot framed poster that I had just gotten at an … Continue reading
Posted in General Information, Miscellaneous
Tagged cat, mouse, onehundredcatsandamouse, poster, stealing, stolen, thief
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Holy Cow… What a Week!
Holy cow, what a week…. Spent the first half of it in Los Angeles with my daughter Jessamyn, where we were setting up our new space with vintage jewelry at the Sherman Oaks Antique Mall. Back to the east coast on … Continue reading
When the Universe Gives You a Sign… Sometimes Ya Just Gotta Run with It
Opening a retail shop was supposed to be at the tail-end of a two-year plan for this business, which we started in August of 2014. We’d test it out, put items in various flea markets and antique shops, try eBay … Continue reading
Posted in General Information
Tagged Americana, antique, antiques, art, boutique, collectible, Heritage Collectibles, kitsch, Maine, vintage, vintage book
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Corpus Mills
Gotta love voice recognition software. I opened a message I’d sent to myself via my iPhone (it was one of those quickies that’s intended to later be added to my To Do List) and was stumped to find the following: … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged antiques, fish, Heritage Collectibles, lunch, Maine, smelts
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Nude Art and Vintage Jewelry
Nude art and vintage jewelry…. !! My husband and I own a small antiques shop (Heritage Collectibles) that has all sorts of antiques – farm implements, kitchen utensils & dishes, lamps, signage, old toys, etc – but we’re concentrating on … Continue reading
UPS vs USPS – What the Heck?
A few days ago I won 3 items at an on-line auction, totaling $40.00. Not a big order, and nothing very heavy of course… I know better than that. So imagine my surprise when I opened my email and the … Continue reading
Posted in General Information
Tagged fees, post office, residential, shipping, UPS, USPS
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Vintage Book – Emily Post’s Etiquette
Subject / Topic: According to EmilyPost.com, “Emily Post was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 27, 1872, and educated by governesses and at private schools in Baltimore and New York. She spent her summers at Bar Harbor, Maine, … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s Era, Books & Literature - All On This Site, Books - Reference
Tagged Emily Post, etiquette, vintage book
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Vintage Book – Three Loves, by A J Cronin
Subject / Topic: From Wikipedia: “Three Loves is a 1932 novel by A.J. Cronin about the loves of Lucy Moore — her husband, her son, and God. Initially published by Gollancz, the story demonstrates how a virtue can become a … Continue reading
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