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"Antiques and Collectibles"
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Multimedia
Title
Dave's Bottle Shop
Year
2017
Dave Copp on his bottle shop.
Type
Multimedia
Title
The Mile of Style
Year
2014
As a collector of leather jackets, Stephen Schools transforms them into whatever he thinks will look nice. Dana Bialek profiles work on repurposing jackets.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Been There, Going There
Year
2015
As owner of Mainely Frames in Portland, Leo Pelletier has over 3,000 maps in his collection. Michael Healey profiles how Pelletier's maps are his best seller.
Type
Multimedia
Title
License to Collect
Year
2013
With a collection of over 4,500 license plates, Dave Nicholson shares his collection on his website database. Emma Morgenstern profiles Nicholson's interest in license plates and how it has deep personal roots.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Behind Glass
Year
2013
Lee Stoddard has thousands of shells that his father started collecting overseas during World War II, and shares them with the public through the Kenneth E. Stoddard Museum. Sara Hoover profiles Stoddard's efforts to showcase his father's shell collection.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Forgetting
Year
2013
For doll maker Marion Bunton, her life changed when her husband began to show signs of Alzheimer's. Erika Lantz documents how Bunton coped with her husbands condition.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Not Junk
Year
2014
As a committed member of the Indoor Flea Market in Scarborough, Ken Smith insists that flea markets are more than just places for junk. Blyth Fiscella profiles how the flea market is filled with history.
Type
Photography
Title
Flintlocks
Year
1974
With an interest in firearms from a young age, Monty Washburn began making guns for himself. Laurie Astrowsky and Mark Emerson document Washburn's interest in guns and the work that goes into crafting one.
Type
Photography
Title
An Intricate Art: Restoring Ship Models
Year
1974
For the past few years, William Whorf has taken up the hobby of repairing and restoring ship models. Seth Hanson and others speak to Whorf about his hobby and the intricate work that goes into it.
Type
Photography
Title
Skinned Knuckles
Year
1974
A man with many stories, Wilfred Grendell shares a story about collecting rocks. Seth Hanson documents how Grendell uses his rocks to build things around his home.
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