The Treasure Trove is an antiques and collectibles consignment shop, a bit different from a co-op. The merchandise comes directly from people who are downsizing, moving, or from estates where the families choose consignment rather than auction. Inventory is constantly changing. The shop specializes in estate jewelry and also offers advertising items, postcards, vintage textiles, pottery, antique quilts, primitives, glassware and china, sterling, prints, and so much more. It is a decorator and collectors dream. The Treasure Trove is located in downtown Perkasie, a small historic Bucks County, Pa. town, and has been open for 40 years. Bonnie Gehman and Dottie Kapusta started the business in March 1980 on the corner of Seventh and Market Street. In 1985, Kapusta left the partnership to spend more time with her grandchildren, and Eileen Hockman became a co-owner. The store was badly burned in the downtown Perkasie fire in June 1988. Union National Bank, today Univest, donated the use of a warehouse in order to do the necessary cleanup and inventory of losses sustained as well as house what merchandise was salvageable. In the fall of 1988, the store was able to reopen in a new location, a few blocks from the original. Unfortunately, the business did not prove to be successful. In 1992, the original location at Seventh and Market became available again, and the Trove was able to move back and things turned around. It is considered to be the oldest building in town. The owners are proud to have been able to own and operate The Treasure Trove for the past 40 years, throughout all of these challenges, and today the business is doing well. The owners are dedicated to the town of Perkasie and its downtown community. To celebrate the milestone, a storewide sale (with some exceptions) is taking place now. The official anniversary date is Saturday, March 21. Feel free to stop in and see the vast array of antiques offered at fair prices for todays marketplace. Among the services are appraisals, which are especially helpful when a family wants to divide an estate evenly. The address is 6 S. Seventh Street in Perkasie, Pa. The shop is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sundays. For directions or additional information, call 215-257-3564 during business hours.