The Catskill Chronicle

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY (March 29, 2013) – Antique appraiser, Richard Axtell, of Axtell Antiques in Deposit, will be in Livingston Manor to appraise and discuss the historic value of family heirlooms and knick knacks at an event similar to PBS’s Antique Roadshow at the Livingston Manor Library on Saturday, April 20 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Participants are welcome to bring up to 5 items per person.  No preregistration is required. A fee of $5.00 per item will be collected at the door, in return for a ticket, allowing time to walk on Main Street or watch other appraisals while waiting.

Richard Axtell has been selling antiques full time for 45 years. Says Axtell, “I am still learning. I read all the time. It’s a lot of fun and every appraisal I do teaches me more. I enjoy discovering something unusual and surprising.” Axtell specializes in items used in American households during the 18^th and 19^th centuries, but can evaluate antiques from any era. Axtell Antiques can be found online at RookeryBookery.com.

For more information, call the Livingston Manor Library at 845-439-5440. The library is located at 92 Main Street, across from the firehouse.