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935-3268.
Antiques
W
hen big city antique dealers in Boston and New York want to find
merchandise for their clientele, where do they look? Why, Maine of
course.
For collectors who have discovered this secret, the main drags and
byways of Maine hold good hunting. From flea markets and yard sales to
formal shops, Maine literally brims with quality antiques and collect-
ibles.
From Maine's “Antique Mile,” US 1 through Searsport on the coast (the
area bristles with shops and flea markets) to the back roads of Aroostook
County, there is a lifetime of exploring. Does that dusty box of books in
what appeared to be a junk store really harbor an autographed first edi-
tion of Truman Capote's
In Cold Blood
? Does that dealer realize that rea-
sonably priced old print of a winter scene in the country is a Currier and
Ives original? Come early; stay late; bring money and be prepared to hag-
gle with some of the cagiest characters around.
The official chronicle of antiques, in fact the Bible of
antiquing in the state, is the monthly
Maine Antiques
Digest
, published in Waldoboro. It is a 400-page news-
paper chock full of the latest news and advertisements
on auctions, estate sales and shows.
Shops and dealers mentioned in this guide are official members of the
Maine Antique Dealers Association (MADA).
A copy of MADA's guide to their membership is available by sending a
stamped, self-addressed envelope to Nancy Prince, Secretary, MADA,
PO Box 604, North Turner, Maine 04266.
224-7823.
