A steady stream of customers browsed through the 50-acre Fayette County Fairgrounds looking for hidden treasures at the opening of the Scott Antique Markets’ season in Washington Court House, Ohio, held on April 27, 28, and 29.
“The show’s been really good,” said Ronda Hollingshead, vendor at Scott Antique Markets. “Everybody that was coming through was buying, so I was obviously perfectly happy with that.”
Customers left weighed down with items ranging from home décor and collectibles to utilitarian items. Wagons full of farm equipment and tools, antique toys, baskets, comic books, and more left the fairgrounds to be used or displayed in new homes. Flatbed golf carts carried antique furniture for their new owners out of the gates to waiting vehicles.
The fairgrounds were covered with vendors from other Scott Antique Market shows and the W.C. Flea, a new flea market organized by the Scotts, giving shoppers more items to look through than ever before. A variety of chairs, tables and decorative urn planters lined the walkway on one side of the fairgrounds while books, bird feeders and unique pieces from local artists lined the other. A mounted bison head and a bobcat sat on display watching customers pass by. The Mahan Building was full of antiques, including firearms, circus posters, toys from the late 1800s, vintage Bakelite, and more.
The new flea market, W.C. Flea, brought in a new set of customers over the three-day event. “It’s been a nice mix,” added Hollingshead. “I think for the shoppers coming in, they can find something at any price point, which is nice.”
Bargain hunters and antiquarians who missed the April show or want to come back for more have three more chances to find one-of-a-kind pieces this season. Show dates go throughout the summer and include June 22, 23, and 24; Aug. 24, 25, and 26; and Sept. 28, 29, and 30. All shows are held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
For more information, visit www.scottantiquemarkets.com.
Photos courtesy of Scott Antique Markets.