Visiting the 2022 Brimfield Antique Flea Markets
If you're in or near central Massachusetts this week and love to hunt for treasures, be sure to stop in at the Brimfield Antique Flea Markets - it's going on today through Sunday, May 15th!
I went to Brimfield yesterday. Brimfield is considered the oldest outdoor antiques event in the country and the largest in New England. It's held three times a year and is made up of about 20 different show fields filled with individual sellers of antique, vintage, and new items. I loved seeing the variety of goods for sale. It reminds me of the Great American Tag Sale! Don't forget, my special airs May 25th on ABC at 8pm ET! Be sure to watch it!!
Here are some photos from Brimfield, enjoy.
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- Here I am at the entrance to one of the dealer booths at Brimfield – it’s filled with garden ornaments, urns and plant stands. When attending a flea market or antiques sale, be sure to dress comfortably and in layers. This day started chilly – about 40-degrees Fahrenheit, but it was in the high 60s by afternoon. And don’t forget your sunscreen and hat.
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- Here are some of the tabletop urns and ornaments for sale.
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- In another booth, Fire-King. Fire-King is an Anchor Hocking brand of glassware. The Fire-King line includes bowls, casseroles, cups, plates, serving platters, creamers, vases, and more, in a variety of colors. I have always loved the Jade-ite color.
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- There were lots of vintage crates and boxes.
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- This is an old braille child’s plate – complete with alphabet letters and the matching braille symbols.
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- Do you know what these are? These are antique gate weights used to help keep gates closed without latching.
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- These are vintage salt and pepper shakers.
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- There were lots of beads and other jewelry.
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- This gentleman found a clown! Luckily he also had a hand truck to transport it.
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- And this shopper found an “extra pair of hands.”
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- This tent was filled with ship lights for sale – some small…
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- And some very large! One never knows what one can find at an antiques flea market.
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- This is an old display shelf, likely for a hardware store to hold various small pieces such as nails, screws, nuts, and bolts, or other objects.
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- Here are some concrete planters – all sold.
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- Here are some other concrete planters we saw – most of them were also already tagged “sold.” Another tip is to arrive early at tag sales, antiques fairs, and flea markets – things can go very quickly!
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- Flat Earth Designs, which is based in Atlanta, Georgia, had these charming concrete garden mushrooms.
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- At another tent, architectural pieces such as these giant corbels. A corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to support weight, similar to a bracket.
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- There is a lot of glassware for sale at Brimfield, such as these hobnail glass bowls, goblets, and teacups.
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- There’s furniture for sale – some vintage and some new. It’s the thrill of the hunt at Brimfield – so much to see!
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- Here are some unique outdoor garden chairs – waiting to go to their next home.
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- And here’s a unique sofa… bright red and with no ends. Is it in the shape of lips?
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- Here’s a pair of pigeons. They remind me of my fancy pigeons at my Bedford, New York farm.
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- And here I am at Vincent Manzo’s tent – my friend and antiques dealer. Stop in and see him at Brimfield, just outside the Apple Barn. And don’t forget to watch the “Great American Tag Sale” May 25th on ABC at 8/7c! It’s going to be great!
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