[MassHistPres] FW: Old shutters

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On a smaller scale, but on the North Shore, Peter Flagg, at Oldie's, 
on the waterfront in Newburyport, www.oldies-ma.com, (978) 465-0643, 
stocks them; it's where I always turn when I need replacements for my 
farmhouse (1789 with 1870 and 1895 additions, Dennis; and like the 
previous generations in the family, I just try to come as close as I 
can with old ones when some expire).

Polly Harrell


At 01:11 PM 6/29/2009, Wilhelmsen, Jon wrote:
>The place in New Bedford is New England Demolition and Salvage.
>http://nedsalvage.com/  It is quite a place - full of treasures.  The
>new location in New Bedford is a large improvement over it's prior home
>in Wareham.
>
>Jon Wilhelmsen
>Plympton Historical Commission
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
>[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis De Witt
>Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 12:38 PM
>To: MHC MHC listserve
>Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Old shutters
>
>If they are re-usable, why replace them them?  If not, are you just
>wondering is someone would save them as artifacts?
>
>There is a place that used to be in Bourne that I understand is now in
>a mill in New Bedford(?) that deals in old windows and shutters.  (I
>have bought shutters there.  Still not quite sure what I will do with
>them!)
>
>I wonder if anyone could comment on the likelihood that 160 year old
>shutters would have survived if continually in use -- or if these are
>more likely later replacements.
>
>Dennis De Witt
>Brookline
>
>
>On Jun 29, 2009, at 12:09 PM, Carol Seitz wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > We are replacing the shutters on our house with new wooden ones
> > which were matched to the old ones. The ones that are there are
> > original to the house which was built in 1846. Is there a clearing
> > house for such items or does someone know of someone who could give
> > them a good home? I hate to see them end up in a landfill somewhere.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Carol Seitz
> > Woburn, MA
>
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