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Our shop is at the Darien Outlet Mall on Interstate 95. We are open

10:00 AM8:00 PM Monday through Saturday &

11:00 AM – 6:00 PM on Sunday.

Why I Pick

Collecting has been part of me my entire life. When I was a young boy my father indulged my fascination with Cloisonné. I would ride my bicycle to antiques shops in Winter Park, Florida and the shop owners would indulge my curiosity. Before bed I would line up my collection good-better-best…

What Other People Have Written

Interviews and Articles

42,000 Miles a Year on the Antiques Track New York Times, Patrica Leigh Brown (pdf)

New York Times, Roberta Smith

The Disciples of Hatred, In Their Own Words and Images, New York Times, Brent Staples

[$]SUNDAY REPORT; An Obsessive Quest to Make People See; After antique collector James Allen discovered scores of lynching photos, black Americans were grateful–and confused. Was his motive compassion–or something else? J.R. Moehringer, Los Angeles Times, Aug 27, 2000

[$]The Best Books of 2000; THE BEST NONFICTION OF 2000 Los Angeles Times, Dec 3, 2000

Photographs bear witness to our lynching history Lisa Irizarry, The Seattle Times, July 10, 2000

Strange Fruit Creative Loafing

Various Stories National Public Radio

Roger Rosenblatt’s NewsHour essay NewHour, PBS

[$]Audio Fresh Air, Terry Gross

Without Sanctuary Call-in CSPAN

The Noose: An American Nightmare, CNN, Kyra Phillips