Hurricane Wilma was still a couple of days away, but the skies were overcast for the Dunedin Annual Fall Antiques Fair. The big outdoor show, filling several blocks of Dunedin's attractive downtown section of Main Street, featured upward of seventy-five dealers. The clouds overhead provided a pleasant source of shade for much of the day as shoppers browsed and bought along both sides of the wide street which was closed to vehicle traffic for the day.

Craftspeople were buying plastic bags filled generously with odds and ends and bits and pieces of- costume jewelry at $2.50 a bag. There were tables laden with wearable costume jewelry too, some as low as $2 a piece while others were marked and signed vintage items in the $20 to $50 range.

A cute doll-sized table with two matching chairs was reasonable at $25. A Stangl pottery three-section dish in Stangl's trademark turquoise and gold was $30. An old baby shoe served as a container for artificial flowers at $10 and a large framed undated calendar with good artwork, circa 1930s, was $20.

A Spode butter pat was $13. Ladies Head vases from the 1950s, including examples with pearl earrings and applied hands were in the $35 to $55 range. Some old citrus crate labels from local groves were attractively framed with aged crate wood for $22 each.

A McCoy owl cookie jar was $60. A next of Pyrex bowls in pink and white was $60 for four bowls.

An antique Universal wooden clothes wringer was $69 and a large copper water boiler was $40. An unusual item was an antique bronze, water-cooled opium cooker at $150.

A green glass Loetz vase was $200. A cast iron "Popeye" bank was $95 and a pair of chalk ware lamps with original shades and "dancing lady" bases were $12.50 each. A ceramic covered butter dish was $28, a large Couroc tray featuring inlaid wood and metal in an owl design was only $10. An interesting old candy mold was $65.

A 1930s waffle iron was $48 and a very attractive blue and white syrup pitcher with a pewter top was $135. A Fenton milk glass hobnail epergne was $80 and a Vaseline glass pitcher with six matching glasses was just $75. A yellow ware large mixing bowl was still serviceable at $75.

A Clarice Cliff bone dish in the Tonquin pattern was $20. A pair of "Snoopy" bookends was $12 and a Royal Doulton "Bunnykins" child's bowl and mug set was $55. A vintage Mickey Mouse bank was $20 and a long bent glass 2-section dish in a Trojan Horse design by Fred Press was $20. A Michelin Tire man sitting on the edge of an ash tray was $50. A valuable McCoy cookie jar depicting a black "Mammy1' figure with original paint was $300.

A pretty selection of Degenhart and Westmoreland toothpick holders were offered for $24 each. A nice wooden rocking horse was $195. Some handsome oriental lacquered "Bridal boxes" circa 1920, were $70 each. A large Maxfield Parrish framed print of "The Dinky Bird" was $95.

The outdoor Main Street antiques fairs are sponsored twice yearly by the City of Dunedin. For information about upcoming shows, call the Dunedin Department of Leisure Services at 727-298-3261.

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