Introduction

If you have already read our description then my telling you that we at Old Truck Antiques are more than just enamoured with the 19th century is probably redundant at best and repetitive at worst. Well, that's the way it will have to be, for now at least. Tales from the Tailgate is an attempt to share with you all a few of the quirky stories that we have accumulated while starting our new endeavour, Old Truck Antiques. We have a passion for antiques and have finally found the time and place to open our shoppe, (yes, I did spell that correctly). We've been avid antiquers for years and have come to recognize both our likes and dislikes when it come to the business so we've embarked on an adventure. A shoppe that is far from the norm, at least, far from anything we've ever seen. Most antique stores seem to be cluttered with collectibles and clouded with dust, well..., not ours. Our primary focus is 19th Century American furniture, militaria, and textiles, though we do have a few other items as well. Our shoppe has been likened more to a museum than an antique store, something we'll not only tend to agree with, but take pride in as well. As we rush headlong into 2010 we'll be holding classes on Material Culture, Eastlake furniture, or what we know as such and 19th century images to name but a few. We have jumped headlong into the 21st century to promote the 19th by posting to Facebook, Youtube, Twitter and dotphoto as we use modern images of 19th century garments, swords, and daguerreotypes to further our mission of understanding. And now this, a Blog, something that I once thought of only as a haven for the disaffected. I was misinformed and I see now the errors in my judgement and in my haste to disavow its virtues. So without further interruptions, please enjoy our Tales just as they are..., presented from the Tailgate