Antiques expert Bruce Dooley will conduct appraisals at the Ocean City Senior Center on May 21.
Do you have an antique or collectible that you’ve had questions about, but have never known whom to ask or where to start? Maybe it was something you found at a yard sale and always wondered about it.
On Thursday, May 21, the Ocean City Historical Museum welcomes Bruce Dooley and Bill Booth of Elwood Antiques. Bruce has been in the antique business for over 30 years. He has given numerous appraisals to various civic and historical groups. Bruce and his partner, Dennis Stanford, are the owners of Ideal Blend Antiques in Hammonton, NJ and Elwood Antiques in Elwood, NJ (located on the White Horse Pike).
This event will be held in the Senior Center of the Community Center (18
th Street & Simpson Avenue) Bring your item to our event. The cost is $5 per item, and we ask that you limit your items to three per person. Participants will be welcomed starting at 6 p.m.
If you are curious about antiques and have enjoyed that PBS program that highlights antiques, you are welcome to join us. The general public will be admitted free of charge at 6:45 p.m. Audience members will not be able to have items appraised. Seating will be limited. The appraisals will begin promptly at 7 p.m. For more information, please contact the museum at 609-399-1801.
The museum, which is at 1735 Simpson Ave., has new hours of operation in 2015: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with extended hours on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
— News release from the Ocean City Historical Museum
