The large nut and bolt, a display of items to use for afternoon tea, two Cowra items from Jim Bell’scollection and long time fair
attendee John Bell from Wollongong.
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What
was once just old is now very collectable THE
41st Annual Cowra Gem and Collector’s Fair started today (Saturday)
at the Cowra Showground Pavilion. The show features a large range of
collectables for visitors to view and in some cases buy or arrange to swap
items. The show will continue Sunday as well. On
display are such varied items as Depression glass, old bottles, gemstones, tools
from most trades, toys, dolls and coins. One local display features an unused
nut and bolt that is 4ft 6in (1.3716m) long and is thought to have been left over from a
bridge construction job. The nut and bolt had been lying in a shed in Cowra
since the 1950s. Some
collections are particularly narrowly themed such as a collection of police
badges. Others are much wider in their selection of items such as some of the collections
of old toys which can cover areas such as toy cars as well as more basic
children’s toys. The
organisers have allowed a large area
where collectors can arrange to swap some of their own items for items from
other collectors sets. Some of the collectors told CCN today that they are prepared
to swap items they may have more than one example of in order to try and make
their own collection more complete in their chosen collection field.
Collectors
come from all over Australia to attend the fair with some even travelling from overseas.
A large portion of the proceeds goes to local charity. CCN interviewed one collector
who had travelled from Wollongong to attend the event. John Bell who says on
his business card that he is ‘A purveyor of fine antiques’ says this is his 40 th visit to the fair out of the 41 that have been held. To hear the
interview with Mr Bell a Professor of Mathematics click on the play button of
the audio panel below