Milford's Antique Co-op displaying vintage North Pole village ...

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

The New Hampshire Antique Co-op will display a miniature vintage log village known as Santa?s North Pole during the holiday season.

Designed and presented by collector and antique dealer Beverly Weir-Longacre, this exhibit shows Santa?s elves working at their jobs in the various shops, at the reindeer barn and tending to the Christmas tree farm. Visitors can find a miniature Santa next to a sleigh filled with gifts. Children are sledding, making snowmen and relaxing around the pond after an afternoon of ice skating.

This log village is on display through Jan. 6 in the Focus Gallery at New Hampshire Antique Co-op.

Weir-Longacre began collecting the log buildings almost two decades ago, when she spotted one at an antiques show in Bucks County, Pa.

Weir-Longacre?s vintage log buildings were made in America during the early 20th century, probably for use with toy train platforms. Always wanting to create a holiday-themed village using the log buildings, Weir-Longacre transformed her collection into Santa?s North Pole, complete with lights, snow and all the trimmings. Also on display is a four-room doll house, representing Santa?s home and workshop.

An expert collector of vintage glass ornaments and other holiday-themed decorations, Weir-Longacre lives in a historic 1795 antique cape in Marlborough, where she and her husband, Tom Longacre, who is also an expert folk art antique dealer, decorate more than 20 trees filled with antique ornaments. She is an officer of the New Hampshire Antique Dealers Association and lectures at antique shows on the subject of vintage ornaments (?The Christmas Ornament ? Folk Art in Miniature?).

The New Hampshire Antique Co-op was established in 1983 and features more than 200 dealers. It was named ?Best of New Hampshire? by New Hampshire Magazine and is open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Open house

The Antique Co-op will hold its Holiday Open House 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 1-2, offering secret-recipe punch and an array of cookies. Children can write their letters to Santa and post them in an old-fashioned North Pole mailbox.

?The open house here at New Hampshire Antique Co-op is a great old-fashioned way to spend a family day,? said co-owner Jason Hackler, who together with his father, Sam Hackler, has owned and operated New Hampshire Antique Co-op for nearly three decades. ?Take a break at this hectic time of year and come on by to sample cookies, write to Santa and see some great art and antiques. My 5-year-old daughter Eliza will also be here during the open house, helping children write to Santa or serve up some treats.?

Named ?Best of New Hampshire? by New Hampshire Magazine, the New Hampshire Antique Co-op is at 323 Elm St.

For more information, call 673-8499 , visit online at www.nhantiquecoop.com or www.facebook.com/nhantiquecoop.

Source: http://www.cabinet.com/living/985358-308/milfords-antique-co-op-displaying-vintage-north-pole.html

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