Appraisals
Appraisers
will be on-site and available throughout the show this year. Appraisal
cost is $5 per item. Click on the names to view biographical
information on some of our
appraisers.
Appraisers
With Specialties 2018
(Check back for a list of 2019 Appraisers)
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| Appraiser
Bios |
Ruth Reese:Ruth was
born
and raised in Bremerton and is a lifelong resident of Kitsap
County. Both of her parents were born and raised here and
grandparents on both sides were early settlers. She has been
president of the Manette History club for the past ten years. Ruth is
a lifelong collector (over 50 years) with wide ranging
interests. She owned and operated antique shops and
mini-malls almost continuously for the past 30 years and has
considerable experience in estate appraisals and sales.
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Ernest
Lopez:
Eagles Nest
Antiques, Keyport. Ernie serves as the Executive Director
of the West Coast Clock and
Watch Museum. He is a Certified Appraiser of Antiques and Fine Art and
an advisor to
the PBS Series "Antiques Roadshow". Also, he was seen on the
A&E
television series "Modern Marvels". He has over 40 years experience
actively
engaged in the antique trade, specializing in pre-20th century American
and European decorative objects, silver, glass, clocks, watches,
mechanical music, antique lighting, nautical items, paintings and
textiles. |
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| Dick Keiser: DK Enterprises, Bremerton. Dick
has been a full-time stamp dealer and appraiser for over 30 years.
During that time, he has done numerous appraisals with valuations from
$100 to $75,000. He travels and exhibits at many national stamp shows
throughout the USA and was a booth holder at the International Show in
Hong Kong in 1980. Dick also was the office manager for Harmer-Schau
Auctions NW, where he described and sold individual stamps and
collections. He appraised the Ansel Adams collection that is now in the
Smithsonian Museum, and he recently did an appraisal for the Robert
Paine Jr. estate (a direct descendant of one of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence). Dick is a member and serves on the Estate
Advisory Committee of the American Philatelic Society. More details can
be found at dickkeiser.com/appraisals.asp |
| | Ed Smith:
Ed began as a collector of literary first editions in the 1980s. He
established his own firm, Ed Smith Books, in 1990. He became a member
of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America) in 1995
and has served on the it's Board of Governors. He lives on Bainbridge
Island and specializes in Modern Literature, First Editions,
Photography, Screenplays, Signed Books, and Appraisals of Books and
Photographs. His appraisal work includes the estate of Hunter S.
Thompson, and JFK's personal photographer, Jacques Lowe. |
Organized and
Managed by
Kitsap History Museum, 280
Fourth Street, Bremerton, WA 98337
Puget Sound Genealogical
Society, 1301 Sylvan Way, Bremerton, WA 98310
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