Kitchener, Ontario, dealer Val Hammond wouldn't have had it otherwise. She sells well because the fair attracts international visitors. They buy her art glass, ceramics, dinnerware, and more. Gerry Marks of Pollikers, Greenwood, Ontario, was also in his third year at the show. He brought a mix of refinished and original paint furniture and folk art, mostly from the Maritimes.
People like to get servers, kitchen islands, and bars.
1880 bench had had drawers added some time after 1900. Its label reminded patrons the bench would make an ideal practical kitchen or family room addition. Marks's furniture items in original paint were mostly of Bowmanville show quality and priced accordingly. He admired the colors in particular. He also admired many of the folk art items in his booth.