I found an interesting article at the WorthPoint blog, written by WorthPoint worthologist Tom Carrier. Tom tells how he had the chance to follow Will Seippel, WorthPoint founder and CEO, around the huge antique show in Brimfield, MA. Three times every year the town of Brimfield, population about 5,000, doubles in size as 5,000 antique dealers show up to create the “Antique Capital of the United States.”
Will Seippel wanders around commenting on various things he finds, including a Sheraton style New England work table dating to around 1820, with its characteristically thin legs, some Victorian drawer pulls, and a Victorian bed. Will remarks that the bed is “a little bit higher end of Victorian furniture.” Fruit carvings adorn the head and foot of the bed.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that there is a video accompanying the article. We get the chance to follow Will Seippel around ourselves. The Victorian bed comes at the end.