By Lynn Petry
lynn.petry@newsday.com
The Northport Historical Society’s 26th annual “Autumn on Long Island” antiques show will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Laurel Avenue School, 158 Laurel Avenue in Northport.
The fall show features more than 60 selected exhibitors displaying 18th and 19th-century furniture, first edition books, Depression glass and more. Pictured are a clock, above, shell-encrusted stand, left, and dresser, below.
One dealer who visits the show every year will be bringing some unusual kitchen tools, including a cabbage cutter from the Alsace-Lorraine area dated pre-1900s and a bottle washer that came out of a French establishment dated from the 1800s.
Jewelry collectors should also be on the lookout for Georgian necklaces and other Victorian items.
According to Sheila Pekale, show promoter, “There are very few shows on Long Island that offer this high quality … this show happens to offer high end items with reasonable prices.”
The society’s museum shop will also offer items on consignments with the show’s proceeds going towards supporting exhibits, programs and events sponsored by the Northport Historical Society and Museum.
Antique show promoter, Elias Pekale, who passed away in 2006, started this show with the Northport Society more than 25 years ago, and now his widow, Sheila, and daughter Jennifer carry on his legacy.
Admission is $6 and lunch and refreshments will be available for an extra cost. For details call, 516-868-2751 or logon to www.pekaleshows.com.
