Okay the holidays are over and it's time to get back to work. The fist show of 2011 is this weekend in Round Top, Texas at the Big Red Barn. We'll see if the economy is really coming back and people are ready to let go of their hard-earned money and buy a great vintage piece or pretty piece of linen to brighten their day.
It used to be that the only shows at Round Top were the REALLY BIG SHOWS in the Spring and Fall which draws thousands of people from all over and lasts a couple of weeks. Now Susan Franks, the promoter and owner of the Original Round Top Antique Fair (not to be confused with imitators and tailgaters), decided to get more use out of her facility and hold a Winter and Summer Antique Show. This has become a really good show and I highly recommend. Many of the Barn Dealers (those high price guys who inhabit the Red Barn in the Spring and Fall) and the Marburger Dealers (those tailgaters that has become a really big deal!) and us lowly Tent Dealers (those deemed not quite up to snuff to be in the Barn) are all joined together in one venue.
We've been getting ready since the New Year began. We attended one auction and spent way too much money but it was really hard to resist since it was the estate of a long-time antique dealer so there was alot of good merchandise. I think we got some interesting items that we are bringing to the show - a folkart weathervane, an Icart print, two Aladdin boudoir lamps, a couple of great sewing drawer sets, a WWI bayonet, some old railroad oilers, a great pair of theater seats and an fabulous Coca Cola sign.
It used to be that the only shows at Round Top were the REALLY BIG SHOWS in the Spring and Fall which draws thousands of people from all over and lasts a couple of weeks. Now Susan Franks, the promoter and owner of the Original Round Top Antique Fair (not to be confused with imitators and tailgaters), decided to get more use out of her facility and hold a Winter and Summer Antique Show. This has become a really good show and I highly recommend. Many of the Barn Dealers (those high price guys who inhabit the Red Barn in the Spring and Fall) and the Marburger Dealers (those tailgaters that has become a really big deal!) and us lowly Tent Dealers (those deemed not quite up to snuff to be in the Barn) are all joined together in one venue.
We've been getting ready since the New Year began. We attended one auction and spent way too much money but it was really hard to resist since it was the estate of a long-time antique dealer so there was alot of good merchandise. I think we got some interesting items that we are bringing to the show - a folkart weathervane, an Icart print, two Aladdin boudoir lamps, a couple of great sewing drawer sets, a WWI bayonet, some old railroad oilers, a great pair of theater seats and an fabulous Coca Cola sign.
Come by and say hi. We'll be there Saturday and Sunday. I promise you'll have fun!
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