Hello, I am just weighing things up, as some people say, and now that’s done the dates for next year can be released!
Our next fair at Bibury Village Hall, will be on November 5th, not long to go now. Let’s hope this one goes with a bang, seem to recall someone else said that a few years ago too!
Julie will be with us again and here is a spring balance that I photographed of hers.
Have a good week and I hope to see you soon, don’t forget our visitors book!
Regards, Andy.
Been a while since I bought this plane, and now that it’s all clean and sharpened, I had great pleasure using it yesterday.
So, if anyone has any old tools still in their sheds, or workshops which have been long abandoned, I may well be interested in looking at them to see if some can be brought back into use, after all, this one looks as though it could be easily around 150 years old, (most likely more!) and now will be in regular use.
Hope you like it!
Hello Folks!
Well, this little gem has been hiding in my kitchen for about 5 years or so, and prior to then was a workshop store for handy stuff, such as my part finished models of projects to be made full size, and all the delicate sketches and drawings of future work. When in the kitchen, was full of flour for bread and jars of honey, and some nice old steak knives which should be used more often, for any supper perhaps. Has a single interior shelf. Yes, I should have measured it, I’ll add sizes soon, unless it sells! Please call or email for info.
Well, here it is, an Oak Arched door cabinet with upper drawer. They keys are around somewhere as I had to remove them to wax and buff this prior to photography.
On show on Sunday October the first……..
Anyone remember the saying ” Pinch, Punch, First of the month, and no return!” Maybe I remember it as I was often on the receiving end, “Happy Days!?”.
Morning All!
Just a quick catch up here, as we are in the week running up to us being on show again in Bibury Village Hall. We open at 10am as many of you know.
There are a couple of new stallholders this month, and one of them will be selling some of the chattels from their mothers estate.
The Lady that used to be “Listen With Mother” and who wrote several books died in 2016, and one of her daughters will be with us.
Here is a link to the obituary, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/28/eugenie-summerfield-obituary .
Also here is a photo of one of last months items, created by Desmond Raynor.
Regards, Andy.
Hello again.
This week has been an interesting one so far, and one of the projects I have been working on is an oak longcase clock.
Here is the movement just ticking over in the background as the case gets some improvement to the very dirty and more than dusty surface! Sorry, should have mentioned, the movement is signed “Geo Jackson, Gainsbro”
This will be on show at our next fair, October 1st. We open from 10am, and close at 4pm.
Refreshments are available from noon, and I (and several others) really enjoyed the coffee and walnut cake last month!
Call in and say hi, or sign our visitors book, it’s great to see where people travel from.
Regards, Andy.
Hello folks!
Well, here we are again! Doesn’t that sound familiar? Just to let you know that John and Andrew are back with us again after a little break, so why not call in and see what new stock they have, along with our regular dealers.
We open at 10am on Sunday 3rd September, and close at around 4pm. Refreshments are served from around noon, and include sandwiches, tea, coffee and cakes! Hurry, or I’ll get there first!
Here is a photo of John’s stall a few months ago, when he was last with us.
Regards, Andy.
Hello again!
As I was leaving Bibury last Sunday, I just managed to snap a quick photograph of a vintage bus, and here it is!
Hope you approve, but if I had more time, would have been better image!
Hope you like it! More soon! Thanks, Andy.
Bibury Antiques and Vintage Fair 