Mechanical Nature
Antiques
Hello & Welcome To Our
INTERNET ANTIQUE WEBSITE
www.Patented-Antiques.Com
Buying and Selling American antiques and collectibles related to
Tools and Technology, Scientific Antiques, and Patented and
Mechanical Antiques and Collectibles is the primary focus of our website.
The type of antiques and collectibles we sell
include antique surveying instruments,
antique
and vintage woodworking tools, especially antique patented woodworking
planes.
We are dealers of patented antique sewing machines, American patent models, vintage
salesman samples, and other important pieces of Americana.
Antiques like unusual antique pressing irons and sadirons, figural
cast iron antiques, rare examples of vintage mechanical kitchen antiques,
early office antiques, and antique electrical
devices including fans and open frame or Bi-polar electric motors are also
of interest. We also sell and deal in what is known as Americana and General /
Country Store Antiques and related antique advertising.
The list literally goes on and on.
Please Read On
Services We Offer
To meet the varied needs of today's antique collectors and
sellers of antiques we provide a five-fold service-oriented approach to
buying and selling antiques and collectibles.
1)
Consignment Sales
of antiques is the primary source of antiques
on our antique website.
We are currently selling
many varied antiques on consignment from several very large and diverse
collections of antiques. We
are also selling individual antiques on consignment for collectors who are
simply downsizing or selling antiques for other reasons. We
are doing this for either the owners / collectors or their spouses or relatives
as well as other parties.
One antique collection we are handling is focused on
antique tools in general & specifically on antique woodworking tools.
This collection was begun in the 60-'s and numbers over 15,000 tools.
Another collection we are handling is laundry-related antiques including
close to 3000 antique pressing
/ sad irons and trivets. Yet another antique collection we are
selling from was focused on ironing & Country or
General Store Antiques.
We are also currently handling two antique collections
focused on antique sewing machines and sewing related antiques for
consignors with another collection of 300 sewing machines in the pipeline.
Consignment sales through our website offer many
advantages for you the seller / owner. The largest and most
obvious is that this approach eliminates the typical adversarial role between you, the owner /
seller, and me, the end seller, as we are both working toward realizing
maximum value for your antiques when I sell them.
Please see the
FAQ Page for more details.
We are actively seeking
quality consignments of antiques in all areas related to our fields of
specialization and interest. Please browse through the sale pages by
clicking the links to the left if you are interested in seeing how this
service could work for you.
To view examples of the type of and
level of antiques we have sold in the past please review our
Past Sales Archive
pages.
To see more specific info about
these different categories of antiques that we sell and are interested in
helping you sell please also visit our sister website
www.Antiqbuyer.com for more info.
2)
O
utright
Purchase and Sales We can, will, and do buy antiques all
the time. Price, condition, and desirability or rarity of the item
or items are the main
factors or most important considerations in determining our interest.
Outright sales are how most antique dealers obtain merchandise. It
can be the quickest and cleanest approach to buying and selling antiques
if you know what you want for that antique or collection of antiques and
are being realistic.
Many sellers are not and want "retail" or retail ++ for their
antique collection or single antique, ignoring the fact they have contacted an
antique dealer. Thus setting up the classic adversarial situation I mentioned
before.
If you have antiques to sell and have them priced ----- reasonably and
realistically------ contact us and we can sew up the deal with me buying
them! Or I can help you sell them on consignment, and you can still
meet your expectations.
3) Internet Auction Listing
Service of quality single pieces or
antique
collections. If time
is a factor and your willing to let current
market forces rule, we alternatively offer an expedited sales
approach for your antiques or collectibles through Ebay or other internet
auction sites. We have several thousand positive feedbacks from
selling antiques and collectibles there and it can be a good approach for
certain pieces. We offer this service on a commission basis as well.
I currently list antiques &
collectibles on eBay under the name
TheAntiqueMerchant. Please take a look to see how I do, what
I do there. Contact me if this is how you want to proceed Contact Us
4) Finders Service for Antique
Buyers
who are looking for specific antiques to add to their collections.
We offer a paid finders service for serious collectors looking for serious
pieces and treat a paid retainer as a contract to find and provide the
piece for a reasonable commission. We will work for a fixed finders
fee as well.
We treat general requests to look for something as
--- general requests.
5) Appraisals, Research and
Consultations are offered as part of the above services for no
fee------ within reason. If appraisals or research are desired for
unrelated reasons we offer these services as a paid service. Please
see the
FAQ Page for details.
We are very specialized in our field and interests, and that is
where we can be of service to you.
Please see the
Antiques Wanted
and the
FAQ
page for more specific info.
We hope you enjoy this
site, and that you will come back often to see our latest
offerings.
As antique dealers who buy and sell antiques we are fair, reasonable, and
honest.
We deal with people openly and with integrity when
conducting our business. We treat sellers and our customers the same
way we want to be treated. Our reputation is important to us and we
can provide numerous references from past clients, collector friends, and
others attesting to this.
Please review the general info
pages listed on the left for more information on what we buy and sell and
how we conduct our business.
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We Sell Antiques!
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We want to
Help you Sell Your quality Antiques
