Showing posts with label library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label library. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Great resource found

As I was searching my library's catalog I had to go to the statewide catalog and there I found a book I wanted but it was listed as an electronic resource--what was this? I found it was part of the Hathi Trust digital library collection (also partnered with Google) of digitized books etc. Found the book I wanted and was able to create a login and setup my "collections". For old books about antique categories I found several with full view of text and pictures. WOW! I don't need to buy these just return to collection whenever I want. Also found some titles for those doing genealogy and found a few books published by relatives.

This chaise was a quick seller at full price--I was at booth the day the buyer came to pickup and assisted to load it into his SUV! I knew it would fit because I carted it in mine.

Booth had a great December, January OK--but the snowstorms don't help with visitors/purchasers.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Fall in love with antiques




I wish more traffic was coming to the antique outlet. A 25% sale earlier this month was 90% of sales and that was all small items. I'm happy to have moved something and have some room for more. What sold? A golden yellow Lipton teapot with lid intact, a decorating book, a framed needlepoint design,, a chalkware sailing ship, a bait canteen and a neat china fish figurine along with a silver plated etched fish lid for perhaps a kippers server--these 3 went to the same person! A 1971 Indy car shape bottle/decanter. A tied together packet of old and new Antiques magazines. Just weird small stuff. I wish the portmierion coffee sets would go and free up that space.
Off on vacation to the Northwest next week. Hopefully time to visit some malls and find a good buy, but schedule is pretty tight with must see museums such as Museum of Glass in Tacoma!

Have you gotten carded at your LIBRARY?