Antique expert Mark Moran will offer informative value on antique items. Registration is required. Only 1 item per registration. Opinions of value are informal, and may not be used for insurance or charitable donation, which require a certified appraisal.

Registration starts on Thursday, February 26 at 5PM and ends on Thursday, February 20th at 8PM. Register for your time slot by calling 920-686-3010 or by stopping at the Main Service Desk.

Categories of objects may include:

Fine art, including paintings, drawings, prints and statuary.
Furniture (photos of large pieces may be sent to me in advance).
Ceramics, including figural pottery, vases, dishes, kitchenware and stoneware.
Glassware, including lighting, marbles and souvenir items.
Vintage photographs, including snapshots, tintypes, ambrotypes and daguerreotypes.
Advertising, including posters, lithographed tin, paper and figural objects.
Folk art, including carvings, quilts, weathervanes, windmill weights and “outsider” art.
Assorted toys, including dolls (bisque, composition and plastic), windups and mechanical banks.
Metalware, including iron, bronze, brass, pot metal, silver, silver plate.
Clocks, including mantel, hanging and figural; also pocket and wristwatches.
Costume jewelry, including brooches, bracelets, earrings.
Musical Instruments, including string, wind and reed instruments.
Books.
Sporting Memorabilia.
*Excluded items: all weapons, including swords and knives (though folding knives with advertising are accepted); traps (like leg-hold); Nazi memorabilia; coins and paper money; fine jewelry, including precious gems; Beanie Babies.

Disclaimer(s)
Accessibility
Individuals requesting accommodation for disabilities should contact the Library’s ADA Manager Stacey Bialek at 920-686-3008 or sbialek@manitowoc.org. Reasonable accommodations will be made as quickly as possible, often within a week.