Friday Review: Richmond Antiques and Curios
Remember a long, long time ago, when I posted about some vintage photography pogey bait? I picked the photos up at my favourite antique/junk shop ever, Richmond Antiques and Curios, in Richmond, Nelson, South Island. Anyway, I figured it was high time I reviewed the shop. What it is: RAAC is what my mother calls a “junkshop” type antique store. It has some of everything, pretty much all jumbled up in a barely organised heap. This is not the place to go if you want 18th century French antiques in pristine condition. It is the place to look if you are missing a piece of your china pattern, want a vintage lamp for your front hall, or need that particular type of gardening spade that they haven’t made in decades. The Good: This place has EVERYTHING. It’s like a museum where you can touch all the items, but where nothing has a label to explain what it is. It’s an excellent place to spend a happy afternoon. And the staff are friendly and let you …