Pilgrim'sAntiques Centre West Street Dorking Telephones and things.

Pilgrim's Antiques, West Street, Dorking.
Having taken you on a tour of the shop last week, we will now concentrate on each person's area in turn.
I will start with Stephen.
It is Stephen who holds the shop together - he is in charge of the business side of things, electricity, insurance, phone and all that sort of thing.
We are very much a community and each of us will do what we can to help with the smooth running of the shop.
But, Stephen takes the final responsibility.

Stephen sells telephones - and all sorts of other things too.
In the 21st century people carry around their tiny mobile phones and very useful they are too. But there is nostalgia for the age when phones had style. Stephen makes sure all the phones are working and adapts them to current use in the home.

If you are interested in his stock and would like to chat with him, Tuesday is the best day.
You could phone him at the shop on that day on 01306 875028.

At the moment Stephen is using 2 areas. But we tend to be flexible and if somebody came along asking to join us, then I feel sure he would vacate the space in the 3rd room so that a new range of stock could be displayed.


This is Stephen's main selling space, just inside the door.
The leather topped knee hole desk is part of his stock. Stephen has small items of furniture and is good with wood, bringing items up to a fine finish - without ruining the patina that age and use naturally brings.

A phone to make you feel like a 1920s or 30s film star in Hollywood!

But its not all phones.

This copper funnel would enhance kitchen shelves.

Telephones in the window. We often see people stop and point and chat to each other about old fashioned phones.

Another technical device - it would have been found in the servants' quarters.

This one has local interest being manufactured (or was it installed by?) a Reigate company.

Stephen also loves gramophones and has paraphernalia for old fashioned record playing.

You might recall seeing the lovely juke box that he had in his space at one time - gone to a new home now, of course.

And there are scientific instruments.

This is a Chinese Victorian mahjong set. Stephen has this in his cabinet for somebody else for safe keeping.

Up the few steps and into Room 3 you will find more of Stephen's things on your left.

I love the handles on this dressing table.

Yes - a basket of rusty keys! People can spend a long time sorting through Stephen's keys to find one for a particular lock.

Old telephones on an occasional side table, with barley twist legs.

Next week I will feature another of our dealers and show the sort of things you would find in their area or cabinet.