Aroostook Republican photo/Debra Walsh
Two Ashland women, Matine Cote, left, and her daughter, Emily Novack, await an appraisal on a chair by Harry Rinker, an antiques expert who offered his opinions on the values of family heirlooms on Satuday at Phil Florist and Greenhouses in Caribou.
Rinker, who has a syndicated radio program, said that a pair of the chairs was worth about $300. About 100 people brought items in for appraisals for donations to benefit Caribou Pet Rescue’s animal shelter. A total of $438 was raised for the shelter.
Aroostook Republican photos/Debra Walsh
Wilza Robertson of Limestone was one of the first in line to receive an appraisal from Harry Rinker, an antiques expert, on Saturday at Phil’s Florist and Greenhouses. Rinker said that the sewing notions set that Robertson brought in was valued at about $250.
An original Gibson guitar was worth about $2,000, according to antiques expert Harry Rinker, left, who gave the appraisal Saturday to Al St. Peter of Caribou. About 100 people received appraisals and raised $438 for the Caribou Pet Rescue.
