An event with two full days of antiques and collectibles on the weekend, even with a lot going on in the city and area, was successful for the organizers.
Rolan Quaife, one of the organizers, said vendors and patrons alike enjoyed the second annual antiques and collectibles show Friday and Saturday at the Estevan Exhibition Hall.
“The venders were very pleased with the venue, which was completely redone,” said Quaife as he and his wife took down their display late Saturday afternoon. “The crowds were good, the people that came in to the shows were very happy about the show, the product (and) the availability.
“This is the only type of show we’ve had in Estevan with the calibre of vendors. From the antique jewelry to the collectible farm toys.”
Vendors came from as far away as Winnipeg, Regina and Dauphin for the show and the foot traffic was steady, and there were even people from North Dakota who visited.
“Anyone who did come in thought it was a well presented show,” Quaife said.
Quaife got a chance to look around and noticed the antique radios, among other things, that one of the vendors brought.
“The old record players, the stamps, hundreds of stamps, fireplaces, the antique pot belly stove,” he said.
This was the second year for the antiques and collectible show, and now that it was a success, next year’s event is in the planning stages. Last year’s event was in the legion hall and that venue was too small for them, so they moved to the Exhibition Hall.
“Next year we’ll have to move to the Wylie-Mitchell building because of the response and the vendors,” said Quaife. “It’s something I always wanted to do to (help).”
The show isn’t just about the vendors and the public’s desire to see antiques. Quaife said they’ve donated table space to Envision Counselling and Support Centre, the Estevan Humane Society and the Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.
“They sit here and can be… in the public and promote their things,” said Quaife. “It’s a thing for my wife and I to try to give back. Any profits we donate it to my two favourite charities, which would be the legion and the humane society. They need all of the help they can get in everything.”
