Comments on: The Antique Road Show in Eastern Ontario http://angeladunn.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/the-antique-road-show-in-eastern-ontario/ An Observer Abroad Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:33:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Michael Dunn http://angeladunn.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/the-antique-road-show-in-eastern-ontario/#comment-163 Michael Dunn Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:12:21 +0000 http://angeladunn.wordpress.com/?p=818#comment-163 My favourite spot for this type of chaos was Gary Davis' place in the old Thoburn Woolen mill here in Almonte. It was a ramshackle two story brick building crammed to the edges with all sorts of bric-a-brac brought in from who knows where. Gary used to buy the contents of whole houses or buildings and government castoffs so that every visit to this "store" was always an adventure. I bought a light table from him near the end of his career and now use it to seat my menagerie of computer equipment. This desk was used in the old days to project light from underneath up through transparent maps and is huge. Gary was not adverse to haggling on the prices which is something not often done in North America. This building has recently undergone a total refurbishment as condos and only the ghost of Gary remains. My favourite spot for this type of chaos was Gary Davis’ place in the old Thoburn Woolen mill here in Almonte. It was a ramshackle two story brick building crammed to the edges with all sorts of bric-a-brac brought in from who knows where. Gary used to buy the contents of whole houses or buildings and government castoffs so that every visit to this “store” was always an adventure. I bought a light table from him near the end of his career and now use it to seat my menagerie of computer equipment. This desk was used in the old days to project light from underneath up through transparent maps and is huge.

Gary was not adverse to haggling on the prices which is something not often done in North America. This building has recently undergone a total refurbishment as condos and only the ghost of Gary remains.

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