(Photo caption: George A. “Frolic” Weymouth, chairman of the board of the Brandywine Conservancy, checks out an antique dish during the annual Antiques Show at the Brandywine River Museum.)
By Rich Schwartzman
It’s been going strong for 41 years and the annual Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show is still going strong. Hundreds of people visited the museum for the preview party on Friday and many more came during the Memorial Day weekend.
Among the 42 dealers, five were brand new to the show while another has been displaying wares for 35 years.
Thomas Brown Antiques from McMurray, Pa and James Price from Carlisle were two of the new dealers.
Darlene Brown, of Thomas Brown Antiques, said her shop got in after hearing about a cancellation. However, she had been to the event as a visitor before.
“It’s a nice mixture, not top heavy. There’s something for everybody,” she said.
Jim Price, another first timer, has been in business for 43 years. He said he’s displayed at other shows in the area, Wilmington and Chester County, and was interested to get into the BRM event, especially after his wife attended an art exhibit at the museum.
“She said it was a lovely setting,” Price said.
On the other end of the spectrum was the shop of Hanes and Ruskin, from Olde Lyme, Conn. They’ve been displaying at the event for more than three decades.
Lee Hanes said it’s never a bad show.
“There’s nothing I don’t like. It’s a great facility and the committee is the best. They can’t do enough for exhibitors. They feed us and throw us parties.”
Hanes added that the customers are knowledgeable and willing to spend.
He’s never lost money at the event, he said, even during the economic slowdown of the last few years.
The event generates revenue for the Museum Art Collection Fund. Money raised comes from booth rentals (depending on size and location), ads in the Antiques Show Catalogue, sponsorships, museum admissions and tickets to the opening night preview.
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