for taking the time to get
acquainted with American Antiquities. We are building a national guide to Antique America for the American Heritage Tourist and would like to include
you in our project. The network features shopping for antiques & collectibles & spotlights
facilities for dining, lodging, recreation, entertainment & areas of historic interest. Enjoy gaining a
thumbnail notion of who we are & what we do from the list below and once again thank you for taking the time to
get to know us.
1. The American
Antiquities Gallery
Our shop - opened June '93 after six months of prep work on a landmark
building in downtown Springfield, Ohio. The Cappel Furniture building was built in the early 1900's
and also serves as the base of operation for our media business.
2. The American
Antiquities Journal
Our magazine - founded with the first edition December '93 as an 8-page
loose-leaf tabloid newspaper with maps for locating antique and specialty shops and bed-and-breakfasts. We
have grown to a 60- page, stitched and trimmed tabloid magazine with location information for
shopping, dining, lodging,
recreation, entertainment and historic points of interests targeting the
American Heritage Tourist ... your (and our) best customer.
3. GPS Antique Atlas
Our hard copy version of information necessary for road trippers to utilize
GPS units to navigate Antique America. We conceived and developed this part of our service nearly two years
ago as the
demand for this service was starting to blossom. Today GPS units are considered a
necessity for all
those who travel for business and most of those who travel recreationally. It targets,
once again, your
(and our) best customer, the American Heritage Tourist.
4. Advertising &
Sales Kiosks
ASK machines (as we call them) conceived and developed about five years ago to
present a snapshot
view of our website to customers of high traffic antiques malls throughout our
market footprint. We
placed two in Michigan, one here in Springfield and one in Indiana. They are
now enjoying an upgrade,
which will provide live high-speed access to not only our website, but all
those to which we link. A
browser of our second-generation kiosk network will also have access to live
storefront windows of
businesses that elect to expand to that level of service ... you need to call
for details.
5. www.AmericanAntiquities.com
Our flagship website - reserved and established with a lot of help from our
first ISP, ERInet, late in '93
early '94. As evidenced by the index page of our site, the current incarnation
will serve you many ways. First and foremost I encourage you to review and utilize the Snapshot
Gallery & The Olde News Blog.
6. www.GPSantiqueatlas.com
The Internet version of our hard copy GPS Antique Atlas - established just
prior to the first hard copy Atlas about two years ago. One of the universally exciting aspects of the
site is that you may list your business free. We currently have clients in all 50 states and intend to
continue to fatten our base rapidly.
7. www.TheOldeNewsBlog.com
Our most recent website - launched a few months ago to provide you another
interactive presence on the Web at no cost. You may post information about your shop, your town,
upcoming events or an item for sale ... it's up to you. You need not be our customer and you need not pay
to post. Utilize this service and enjoy the results ... blogs are fun and powerful ... ask any public
figure. Also sign up and be on the lookout for bulletins and newsletters from The Olde News Blog.
8. Portable and
browsable Cds
A contemporary version of www.GPSantiqueatlas.com
- developed primarily for those who travel with a laptop, as I do, and think Wi-Fi is still a little too
expensive for its availability. CDs
are available on demand and reflect all current postings to the site. Also most industry experts recognize
the growth of computer-oriented devices in automobiles and predict the availability of personal
computers as an option in the very near future.