$599 at The Old Timey Shop in Milton, WV
$375 at The Old Timey Shop in Milton, WVI recently answered an ad for an antique buffet only to find it to be a vintage model instead - imagine my disappointment to have missed the mark by about 50 years. A lot of folks get confused about whether or not something is actually "antique" or not - especially when most of us advertise our shops as "antique shops" but in reality, most of our inventory is vintage. The neon flashing "Vintage" sign just doesn't have the same draw as one that says "Antiques".
Technically, the serious collector expects an antique to be 100 years old or older and vintage means the item should be at least 25 years old.
I've posted two pictures as a comparison from The Old Timey Shop in Milton, WV. The top photo shows an antique jelly cabinet with wonderful peely paint that dates in the 1800's. The bottom photo is a 1950's painted oak china cabinet (one of my most recent restoration projects - I removed the solid panel door which gave it more visual appeal and painted it a creamy white that made the wonderful details pop).
I hope this has been of some interest and that you've learned something new - at the very least you may have just realized that you are not an antique person after all...you're Vintage!!
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