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first building housing Plymouth Rock Antiques was built by
Henry Grandville Metzger in 1888 as his bank and is located
on the west side of the village square. We restored the building
in 1982 and opened our store. Since then we have purchased
two more buildings and filled them with antiques. Our large
store is open from noon to 5:00 PM Monday through Saturday.
We attend estate auctions and travel the eastern half of the
country to find unique and unusual antiques to fill our stores.
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| Since
the leap from teaching physics and math and the automobile
business to buying and selling antiques required a lot of
retraining, we became interested in books on antiques and
collectibles. This collection of books and price guides has
grown into one of our major lines. We now carry over 1000
price guides on antiques and collectibles in stock which cover
all areas of antique collecting. |
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| You
will find a wide variety of nautical and fishing collectibles
from New England, Canada and the Midwest. Lobster traps, life
rings, fishing floats, rods and reels, fishing creels, Indian
pack baskets, snow shoes, fish decoys, wooden fish and more
fill one of our rooms. |
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also carry a wide variety of wooden items. Pantry boxes and
firkins from the East may be found in Plymouth, IL. There
is a wide selection of wooden bowls, buckets, boxes, chicken
crates, baskets, chicken houses, grain measures, flails, paddles,
corn planters and all other sorts of wooden items filling
our shelves and aisles. |
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| One
corner and most of the wall space of our stores is filled
with prints, samplers, paintings, hair wreaths and other shadow
boxes. As we have a great interest in the Victorian Era, you
will find shadow boxes pertaining to weddings and funerals
as well as hair. We carry a large selection of deep walnut
frames and mirrors. Since Stella Smith was a local artist,
we have many of her oil paintings displayed and for sale. |
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| Joyce
is presently on the Board of Directors of the Collectors of
Illinois Pottery and Stoneware and this interest has resulted
in a large selection of pottery and stoneware for sale in
our shop. We specialize in local pottery but also have some
from the East. You will find a large selection of stone jars,
crocks, bowls, pitchers, salt crocks, butter bowls and more. |
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| The
old bank vault is filled with kitchen collectibles such as
irons, trivets, noodle cutters, utensils, ice tongs, and all
those interesting antique kitchen items. |
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Our
inventory is constantly changing and it includes jewelry,
toys, hat stands,
linens, doilies, pillowcases, quilts, vintage clothing and
items far too
numerous to list.
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also have one whole store building devoted to furniture. You
will find lots of walnut and cherry furniture from the Midwest
at Plymouth Rock. There is a large selection of cupboards,
wardrobes, chairs, tables, beds, chests, benches, dressers,
couches, one-drawer tables and desks as well as wicker and
other furniture. We especially like country and primitive
pieces.
Please
call me, Joyce Steiner, at 309-458-6444 or drop me an email
at plymouthrock@adams.net
and tell me what antique or collectible that you are looking
for as we may have it in stock or be able to find it for
you. Although we have over 1000 price guides on antiques
and collectibles in stock, we can also special order a book
and easily ship it to you.
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