Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 November 1949 — Page 23

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By JEAN TABBERT THEY EVEN go to the movies in shifts, That's the secret behind the success of the Antique Shop Mary Jane and Marshall Brown run at 315 N. Sth Bt. in Zionsville. 5

A hobby that evolved into a business, antiques have always interested the couple. One or the other stays at home to — come friends or customers who drop in to see what's new. Hub of the pieces the Browns have for sale is a

house Marshall built himself ins{

1945. He negded & Plact to store -

the horse-drawn was collecting at the time. When the Browns decided to expand their love for old pieces into a paying proposition, they added an outside stairway to the structure. Now the lower floor—high-ceilinged to. ‘house the carriages—is used for the hodge-podge of glassware, china and sundry objects every self-respecting antique shop must carry, The low second floor holds mostly furniture pieces.

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A personnel officer at Alllson's from 1940-47, Marshall did the building in his spare time while Mary Jane handled the antiques proper. She went to farm sales, cleaned, marked and generally refurbished the

merchandise she found there. Now they're such old hands at it they run a special shop in Whitestown for refinishing furniture. Antiques are put in

their original condition there, too, and unfinished pieces sold.

"Newest portion of the antique shop, itself, is the general store corner. It will open tomorrow and be a replica of a similar setting in the 1875 period. Early lighting apnlidnces and furniture are Marshall's favorite part of the business, He sleeps in a walnut canopy bed, which belonged to Rezin Hammond, early Methodist circuit rider, who married Jonathan

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A member of the Hammond | “fariily, he has other pieces that belonged to the clan, Mary Janes bed ie a cherry tester. '

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Both: dre ao high they need a step-ladder to climb into them. The Browns furnished their

home, which adjoins the

carriage house, with the ane

tiques they cherish. In the live

ing room, which they only use for formal entertaining, is a Dresden lamp that belonged to

the Vajen family of Indianap-*

olis, The Vajen home stood where the Indiana Bell Telephone building now is erected. Pieces here are Empire and Victorian, covering the 18251865 period. Rose patterned wallpaper provides just the right setting. Neat blue and white wall covering is the background for _the dining 1 room, Here is Mary

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Jane's handleless up ‘and saucer collection. These stopped being made after 1850 when

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the knotty pine family room. Formerly it was the garage, but it was converted in 1043, Marshall bullt the Willlamsburg chimney and fireplace as a background for the Early American accessories they've found to furnish it. y On buying trips it's easy to remember the vacant places in

their home that need to be | ¥

filled. All of which means there's more play than work connected with the Browns’ breadwinning.

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