Tuesday, March 12, 2013
“The weirdest thing anyone ever donated was an old vicar coffin, complete with a life-size china doll inside," says manager Barbara Galitzin.
Kensington’s Antique Row houses more than 80 shops, selling a variety of artwork, furniture, china, textiles, and gifts. Only one store, however, doubles as a not-for-profit agency. The Prevention of Blindness Antique Shop, located on Howard Avenue in the heart of Antique Row, sells a wide variety of items, ranging from clothes to jewelry to VHS cassettes. Surrounded by other stores all selling similar items, The Prevention of Blindness stands out because everything it sells has been donated, and all proceeds go directly to the Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington. Manager Barbara Galitzin, who has worked for the organization for 16 years, including the last eight at the Kensington store, is the only employee to …
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
An antique shop's mascot is decked out in green, yellow and purple beads for Mardi Gras.
"Gigi" is the mascot for Goldsborough Glynn Antique in Kensington, and she's showing her Mardi Gras spirit this week. Do you have photos of life around Kensington that you'd like to share? Send them to esther.french@patch.com.
Monday, November 21, 2011
The satinwood desk is available at Hollis & Knight.
As everyone in Kensington knows, Antique Row is one of the community’s points of pride. Howard Avenue and its side streets are lined with shops specializing in antique furniture, rugs, vintage toys, used books and more. This large presence in the community sparked our feature, Antique of the Week, where we will showcase a different item or curiosity each week to bring attention to pieces from the past. This week, we’re featuring a vintage satinwood lady’s writing desk from the late 19th century, available at Hollis & Knight. Detailed with fanned marquetry design, this desk harkens back to a quieter era in Britain. This vintage Edwardian writing desk has side drawers and a green leather writing surface. It's 40 inches tall (29.5 second …
Monday, November 14, 2011
The circa-1900 painting depicts a medicine man.
As everyone in Kensington knows, Antique Row is one of the community’s points of pride. Howard Avenue and its side streets are lined with shops specializing in antique furniture, rugs, vintage toys, used books and more. This large presence in the community sparked our feature, Antique of the Week, where we will showcase a different item or curiosity each week to bring attention to pieces from the past. This week, we’re featuring a painting by Edward Kennedy. Isabelle Sanchez Tentenier, the manager of L’Enfant Modern & Antiques, recounted a fascinating story of this piece. She said that Kennedy was originally from Chicago, and he had spent many years living with the Native Americans in Arizona and New Mexico. He did many oil paintings of …
Monday, September 26, 2011
This circa-1850 container is available at Flotsam & Jetsam.
As everyone in Kensington knows, Antique Row is one of the community’s points of pride. Howard Avenue and its side streets are lined with shops specializing in antique furniture, rugs, vintage toys, used books and more. This large presence in the community sparked our feature, Antique of the Week, where we will showcase a different item or curiosity each week to bring attention to pieces from the past. This week, we’re featuring a vinaigrette circa 1850. Stacy Newton, the proprietor of Flotsam & Jetsam, said women carried vinaigrettes on their dresses, and they would take a sniff to relieve themselves of the foul smell wafting in the streets before a proper sewage system was available. Newton said this ivory-cast vinaigrette is from the …
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
This alligator-skin bag is on sale at the Hope Chest.
As everyone in Kensington knows, Antique Row is one of the community’s points of pride. Howard Avenue and its side streets are lined with shops specializing in antique furniture, rugs, vintage toys, used books and more. This large presence in the community sparked our feature, Antique of the Week, where we will showcase a different item or curiosity each week to bring attention to pieces from the past. This week, we’re featuring a vintage Lucille de Paris bag available at the Hope Chest. Kate Taylor-Fine, the store's proprietor, said she's excited about the new merchandise she has added to her linen collection at her new location, next door to her former address. This Lucille de Paris bag is made of alligator and is in excellent …
Monday, August 22, 2011
The chest, circa 1803, is available at the Great British Pine Mine.
As everyone in Kensington knows, Antique Row is one of the community’s points of pride. Howard Avenue and its side streets are lined with shops specializing in antique furniture, rugs, vintage toys, used books and more. This large presence in the community sparked our feature, Antique of the Week, where we will showcase a different item or curiosity each week to bring attention to pieces from the past. This week, we’re featuring a Hungarian dowry chest, dated 1803. A dowry chest was given as a gift by the village to the young bride, said Linda Sutherland, one of the proprietors of The Great British Pine Mine. She said that the initials of the bride and groom are inscribed on the trunk as well as the year of their marriage. The trunk was …
Monday, August 1, 2011
This vintage sign is available at Antique Market 3.
As everyone in Kensington knows, Antique Row is one of the community’s points of pride. Howard Avenue and its side streets are lined with shops specializing in antique furniture, rugs, vintage toys, used books and more. This large presence in the community sparked our feature, Antique of the Week, where we will showcase a different item or curiosity each week to bring attention to pieces from the past. This week, we’re featuring a Hobby Horse Inn sign. Marsha Levin, one of the proprietors at Antique Market 3, believes it is originally from England, where hobby horse festivals were common. In “Hobby Horses and Associated Rites,” Russell Williams discusses two hobby horse festivals that still occur in England. They were also known as a …
Monday, July 25, 2011
The oil-on-board work is available at History For Sale.
As everyone in Kensington knows, Antique Row is one of the community’s points of pride. Howard Avenue and its side streets are lined with shops specializing in antique furniture, rugs, vintage toys, used books and more. This large presence in the community sparked our feature, Antique of the Week, where we will showcase a different item or curiosity each week to bring attention to pieces from the past. This week, we are featuring “Chickens I,” an original oil painting on board by A.F. Tait. Known for painting animals, Arthur Fitzwilliam Taitwas an English artist who had immigrated to New York in 1850, and he divided his time between New York City and the Adirondack Mountains. This particular painting was completed near the end of the …
Monday, July 18, 2011
Edison signed this certificate for 2,000 shares of his cement company.
As everyone in Kensington knows, Antique Row is one of the community’s points of pride. Howard Avenue and its side streets are lined with shops specializing in antique furniture, rugs, vintage toys, used books and more. This large presence in the community sparked our feature, Antique of the Week, where we will showcase a different item or curiosity each week to bring attention to pieces from the past. This week, we’re featuring Thomas Edison’s original certificate from Sept. 20, 1900, with his signature for the stock of his nascent Edison Portland Cement Company. The Thomas Edison Papers at Rutgers University attribute Edison’s interest in creating a cement company as a byproduct of the waste sand produced from his attempt to concentrate…
Bree Willging
1:06 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Hi Bobbi! Thanks for your interest in donating. We have a list of acceptable donations on our website (http://youreyes.org/support-our-work/resale-shops). You can also call Barbara at 301-942-4707 for more information about donations and our resale shops. Thank you for considering the Prevention of Blindness! more ›