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Thursday, April 11, 1935
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An&lysta By
Donna Bis son
Staff Reporter
Antique stores are time machines of
sorts. Once inside, you can be trans
ported through time, visiting colonial
America by the craftsmanship of early
American furniture and getting the
feeling of the 1920s in a group of
paintings.
Like historical museums, antique
stores give you a glimpse of a bygone
era. Unlike museums, antique stores
let you take things hone.
There are numerous reasons why
people choose to buy antiques. They
might use them, buy them as an invest
ment; or they might coMect a particu
lar item, like dolls, spoons or crystal.
Some people buy antiques just because
it gives them the same good feeling as
their grandmother's attic.
Nora Houtsma, who has collected
antiques for abou 10 years, said her
interest in antiques grew out of hg
association with her grandfather's house
and the antique pieces there. Houtsma
is co-owner of the Rogers House, 2145B
St., a historical landmark that serves as
a bed and breakfast inn.
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acter and history behind it," she said.
Whatever might motivate you to
shop for antiques, it is a good idea to
know the market, especially if you find
yourself wanting to spend large sums of
money.
Beginning antique shoppers can edu
cate themselves pretty fast, Houtsma
said. Two tools she suggests are local
antique stores and price books.
"The best guide in the area is to
look at antique stores for a general idea
of prices," Houtsma said.
There are price books published, but
they just give you the actual value of an
item and don't tell you the local price.
You might end up paying a let mere or a
lot less than the listed price, depend
ing on the area, Houtsma said.
Houtsma Siid prices for specialized
items like dolls and dishes tend to be
more stable while furniture prices vary.
Carol Jacobs, who sells Oriental
items at Martin Antiques, 230 N. 7th
St., gave this advice to the novice
antique shopper:
"Corns in and talk." People are wil
ling to share their knowledge and will
also help you find the types of antiques
you are looking for, she said.
A major benefit of buying antiques is
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that you can buy items for the si-Tte, If
not a lower, price than you would pay
for a coirprable item bought new.
At antique stores you can buy good
col: furniture for leas money than new
oak furniture, Jacobs said. The furni
ture may not be 100 years old (which
would qualify it m a genuine antique),
but it would definitely be collectible,
she said.
The crafsmanship found in antiques
is of a quality that either can't be found
in new pieces, or is found only at very
high prices, Houtsma said.
Another advantage to buying putiques
is that they are an investment.
"Pieces you buyif you buy W2ll, will
either retain their va!u3 cr go up in
value," Houtsma said. If you want to
trade or sell later, it's an investment,
she said.
Ifyc u bought a new couch, ym prob
ably wouldn't be able to sell it later for
the same price you bought it, Houtsma
said.
If you want to get good deds and
find bargains, both Jacobs and Hcutsma
suggest going io auctions.
Auctions are announced in the Lin
coln newspaper. Seme auctioneer pro
vide direct mailing to people on their
mailing list.
Subscribing to a county newspaper f
is also a v;y to fa notice cf tho auc
tions In il'J, ma, Houtsma s-:d. Some.
times tha prlca are l etter out cftovn
she o!d. '
At auctions you he ve to make fast
decisions, so it Is necessary to have an !
Idea what the item is worth, Houtsma f
said. Dccice row much you want to
spend J.r.d, hspcmily, you will stop
there when you are bidding, she said.
Thrift stores are F-nothcr source of
bargains which should not be over
looked when shopping for antiques
Houtsma said. '
Rodgsr Jordann, owner of r.umors,
725 S. 11 St., said he buys some cf his
merchandise at thrift stores, cleans?
and repairs It and then sells it in his-
cp.
If jvj shop very long for antiques,
chances are p i will soon be faced with .
the decision cf whether or not to part
with your ncn?y. To buy, cr not to buy?
The ?.:v;cr e:cr.3 to be purely a
matter cf personal choice.
Pait cf the decision of hew much to
pay for an item te hcthcr ycu really1
like it and v .'.i vm it, Houtsma said.
"If it is within your price range and
you like it, you should buy it," Jacobs'
said.
Antiaue shops aboun
d in Lincoln
The type of antique store you enjoy
the most will depend on your needs.
Some stores have a little of everything
for browsers, some stores have a lot of
everything, piled everywhere for brow
sers with a lot of extra time; and some
stores specialize in one category of
antiques for serious collectors or
shoppers with a particular item in
mind.
There are over 39 antique stores in
and ercur.d Lincoln. The following des
criptions list some of the stores in the
genera) downtown area. The first seven
stores are all very close together in the
Kayniarket vicinity, directly north of 0
Street and west of P street:
G Ilnraiisn Hccss Antiques,
Suite 204 Haymarket Junction, 700 P
St.; specializes in pottery, glassware
and china.
O Pioneer Peddler, Suite 206
Haymarket Junction, 700 P St. As the
name implies, this store has a variety of
old plains and prairie-type antiques. It
is combined with Mouse hi the
Ilocse, a store that sells hand made
crafts,
Coffee Mill Antiques, 701 P
St. This store has & little bit of every-
thing, with a large stock of linens ar.d
brass lighting and also some clothes
and glassware.
Frkig oid Ttesl, 7S5 P St., '
is best known for its antique clothing,
but also carries jewelry, sosne furniture
and offers costume rental.
O Lcrscn Fimtiisira end An
tises, 727 R St. This is a large store,
literally piled to the ceiling with fbr.i
ture, cabinets, couches, tables, beds
if it's furniture, chances are they
have it. They also have some decorating
accessories like pictures, lamps and
carpets as well as miscellaneous items!
O Elartia Ar.tiqcs, 230 N 7th'
St. This is an antique cooperative. One;
person owns the building and several
antique dealers market within the'
building. It has an eclectic mixture of
merchandise including jewelry, clothes,!
Oriental items, dolls, art deccratons!
and furniture, the store also sells cof-
fee and baked goods from Maxwell's!
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St., is a small store craramed Ml with
you name-it from cery era and aspect
cf life. They might even have had the
kitchen sink but 1 didn't see it, possi-f
bly because it was covered with other!
relics of the past. There is also a lot of
dust and disorgssizstion, making it I
difficult to shop. This is the type off
place where you feel like ycu might get !
a good bargain if ycu can find it in thef
heap. I
Eockiiig Korea Antiques!
cr.d CkillectiMss, 737 S. 11th St.
This was a neat little store with!
lots ef variety. It hiu a room full of toys, f
a little room with clothes, lots off
jewelry and some glassware. t
Runors, 725 S. 11th St. There
are some items of antique quality in
the store, but owner Rodger Jordann!
prefers to categorise his merchandise
as "nostalgia collectibles," items thatf
will eventeslly become antiques. It 1
could be cdled "Mtch" something!
that was ence mads, is not made any-J
mere and will never be made again, i
Jordsnn said. Items in the store date :
'from 1820s to yesterday, he said. I
Kasifhssn & DIesal Aucti-
cueers, 816 S. 18th St. Though their I
specialty is rdtsiB auctions and sales, j
they do hive a shep with a limited,
amount of msrehsndise, mostly fumi-l
ture.
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Antics, Iec. 710 B St., has a wide
variety and a moderate amount of?
merchandise. 1
His Cosntiy Store, 2156 S.j
7th St. Ptie main item here is glass
ware, with an emphasis en depression j
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St, A sssil store with mainly small
collect!!! items. j
Co&ch House Antiques,!
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