Tightened Times Mean Small Is Collectable ; Kingsley Village a & C Fair .

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WITH houses bursting at the seams and all being constantly reminded of the need to save for a rainy day, antique fairs offering more unusual collectibles will score dividends, especially in the current financial climate.

Large pieces of furniture are seldom bought on a whim, but the inscribed apple corer made from the leg of a sheep, described as "scrimshaw", deserves closer scrutiny at the antiques and collectors' fair in Kingsley Village near Fraddon in Cornwall.

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Tightened Times Mean Small Is Collectable ; Kingsley Village a & C Fair .

It will be on Argenta Antiques' stand, and is thought to date from the early 19th century, probably by a shepherd who carved the out...

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