November, 2007

New Items at In Due Time

Recently cleaned and in perfect working order, these 2 clocks are from the late 1800′s to the early 1900′s. One is a large German kitchen clock and the other is a Sessions Clock. They keep perfect time and have lovely voices as they chime away.

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What do you collect?

Collecting doesn’t have to be expensive!

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The Holidays at In Due Time

Jim took this photo of the front of the store today – we are getting ready for the holidays!

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Dreamworks Furniture Customer Testimonial

Laura in Georgia purchased a DreamWorks heart pine table on 11-20-07: She wrote: Don, It looks fabulous!!!!We are so pleased. We sat out ont he patio last night for hours, just admiring it. We plan on having Thanksgiving Dinner on it tomorrow,(Steve said even if it rains). I will send you a picture so that [...]

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Love Your Customers and They Will Love You Back!

In my physical shop I have always kept a Customer of the Month program. Send out a letter to your favorite customer. This title can be determined any way you like! Easiest to get along with, most fun, spends the most money, comes in and buys a little, LOTS of times, shares my political ideas……. [...]

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I Finally Found a Support Group for Fabric Junkies

I don’t really know how this addiction began. My mother taught me how to sew at a tender age. Lots of us learned to sew, but not all are fabric junkies. Oh, Lord, why me?! To be a fabric junkie you have to love to feel, the smell, the look, the POTENTIAL of fabric! A [...]

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Pssst….. Hey Buddy, Wanna Buy an Entire Estate?

This estate contained 76 boxes of we-don’t-know-what! We have done this kind of thing before and it can be the good, the bad and the ugly. One box full of treasure after treasure! The next box full of slightly rusted rolls of steel wool! We will start unwrapping these boxes and put them in In [...]

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Cleaning Hammered Aluminum

If you run an antique shop, you can learn a great deal. A good working knowledge of furniture styles and kinds of wood would be helpful. Looking at a piece of pottery and knowing what decade it was made could be an asset, too. There is as much information out there, as you would like [...]

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1906 Savannah & Statesboro Railway Co. Pass, A++ Condition

Great find! Savannah & Statesboro Railway Co. Number 137 valid until December 31st, 1906. Super condition! These folks saved EVERYTHING. Can’t wait to see what’s next! As always, if you would like more or different photos, just ask. Note: I need to point out that I don’t take checks – haven’t for years, yet I [...]

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