Antique appraisal seminar

Library Administrator's Digest, Apr 2000

Did you ever wonder if an item you owned is really an antique and worth some money to you? The Kendallville Public Library is hosting an Antique Appraisal Seminar on Saturday, April 22 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Britton Knowles, a licensed appraiser and auctioneer from South Bend, will help pre-registered individuals find out more information about their treasure.

To have an item appraised the day of the seminar participants need to register that request at the library by Saturday, April 8. Registration includes bringing a picture of the item or the item itself (the library will take a Polaroid snapshot if you do not bring a photograph) to the library along with a description and any background information about the item to be appraised. Each appraised item will cost $5 for Knowles to give his professional opinion about its worth.

Those with a pre-registered item will need to bring the item, if possible, to the seminar. The library will tell those with registered items an approximate time that Knowles will review their treasure. During the seminar, Knowles will show the item and give his comments based on the research he found about each item. Individuals with appraised items will receive one free admittance to the seminar with their paid appraisal request.

Individuals without items who would like to watch this program and listen while Knowles shares his appraisal and remarks about each submitted item may do so by purchasing a $5 ticket in advance of the program.

Kendallville (IL) Public Library News, April 2000

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