P.O. BOX 549
100 Church Street
Barton, VT 05822
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Keep our library strong for another
100 years!!
The Barton Library is100years old!
We’re seeking100donations
Atleast100years old
As well as many other desirable items
for our
Centennial Auction
July 14, 2015 - 6pm - (Previews @ 5pm)
We need your help! Well-known favorite, Reg Lussier, will be our auctioneer. With his expert guidance, we’re asking our community members and area businesses to consider donating antiques and/or quality vintage and contemporary items to be auctioned. We also hope for gift certificates, services, etc. Be creative!
Volunteers are ready to collect and inventory donations immediately. A specific inventory will help us advertise the auction. Items should be in good repair but we can consider some things with minor repair problems. For an evaluation or to arrange for a donation to be picked up, please call Catherine McMaster at 525-7048.
If you have no goods or services to donate but would like to help make this auction a success, checks can be made out to Barton Public Library. At your request, a receipt will be mailed for tax purposes. If your item or check is donated in honor of or in memory of someone, please include your name and address and the name of the person to be remembered.
AND WE THANK YOU!
Below are suggestions – guidelines – including but not limited to the following items:
PLEASE – NO SKIS OR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT!
Good used furniture
Quilts, linens, doilies, samplers, tapestries
Civil War memorabilia, militaria, swords
Old letters
Tools, farm implements
Pictures – oil, watercolor, prints
Postcards
Photos of the area
Books – very old, 1st editions, manuscripts
Stamp collections
Coins or paper money
Glassware, dish sets, crystal,
Sterling silver, coin silver, pewter bronze
Collectibles: (Tiffany, Lalique, Hummel,
Wedgewood, Waterford, Shelley, Ainsley, Roseville, Weller, cut glass, art glass, Fenton, etc.)
Jewelry – rings, earrings, necklaces, pins
Kitchen utensils, cookware, spatterware
Vintage scales
Oriental carpets, braided rugs
Documents, deeds, stock certificates
Signs, movie posters
Clocks
Vanity and shaving items
Paperweights
Coin operated banks
Local interest items from local factories or stores
Turn of the previous century toys – tinware, dolls, metal trucks, trains, etc.
Vintage clothing, hats, parasols, fans
Religious items – rosaries, pictures, glassware, statues
Vintage holiday collectibles – Christmas ornaments, figures, Easter or Halloween
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P.O. BOX 549
100 Church Street
Barton, VT 05822
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