People begin to sign up for their appraisal, purchase museum merchandise as well as 50/50 raffle tickets.
The antique appraisal held at the museum was a great success. All proceeds went to support the museum. The appraisal bus from Thomaston Place Auction Galleries arrived on a beautiful warm if not hot Down East summer day. There was a large turnout of people waiting with their items to be appraised. During the day, people really enjoyed hearing about the history of the various items. The auctioneer, John Bottero had a wealth of knowledge about the various items and said he would stay until the last item was take care of. In fact, the bus didn't roll out until after 7 that night. We're sure there were lots of people with pink sun burned skin after the day ended.
Be sure to visit the Thomaston Place Auction Galleries web site at www.thomastonauction.com.
The auction may have ended but you can still help the museum by donating an item to the museum through the Thomaston Place.
Maintaining a year-round cash flow can be a challenge for most not-for-profits. That is why Thomaston Place Auction Galleries created Gifts for Good™. This program can help the Milbridge Historical Society to receive ongoing income via antique donations.
Here’s how it works. At any time, people can donate qualified antiques or works of art to the museum. The organization generates an ownership transfer and then consigns these items to Thomaston Place. Thomaston Place then will offer the donated item at one of their regular, internationally promoted sales.
These consignments would be at a significantly reduced commission rate, so when the items are sold, a greater proportion of the proceeds will go back to the Museum. These donated objects can be consigned at any time throughout the year. For more information or to donate an item to the Museum for future consignment call the museum or email us at info@milbridgehistoricalsociety.org
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People begin to sign up for their appraisal, purchase museum merchandise as well as 50/50 raffle tickets. |
| Food and beverages were available. Water on this hot day was a big seller! | |
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The Thomaston Place Antiques Auction Gallery van arrived and was ready to go. They didn't stop until the last item had been appraised. They finally got to go home after 7PM! |
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| Some of the crowds that were hearing the history and information about the various items while waiting for their personal appraisal. | |
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Appraiser John Bottero telling crowd about item. |
| More items waiting to be appraised. | |
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Some of the typical items that were appraised. Here a Wedgewood cup and saucer, gold ring and $3 dollar gold coins. |
| John Bottero telling the crowd about an items origins and history. | |
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An antique cast iron train. |
| Appraiser John Bottero telling the crowd about the cast iron train set. | |
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The lucky 50/50 raffle winner counts her winnings as organizers Ellen Strout and Paula Gillen look on. The museum and the lucky winner split the $186 pot. |