Past Points Vintage & Antiques

Past Points Vintage & Antiques Come see us right under One Wakefield Place in Rochester, NH! Stop in - you'll never know what we've found this week!

We buy and sell items from all over the timeline - from Victorian ship documents to sterling silver to vinyl and vintage board games.

09/05/2026

It's finally time!

Thank you to everyone who's stopped into our shop since we opened here on Wakefield Street- we appreciate all your support from those of you who have taken time out of your busy day to stop in and peruse and have a conversation.

Extra big thanks to Vintage603 for donating the grand prize!

Winners are:

1st Place - 1930s NH Guides Assoc. Drum:
MATT JOHNSTON

2nd Place - Vintage Yale Shakespeare Library Edition:
BRYCE PATTERSON

3rd Place - Silver Leaf Pendant & Ring:
CASSANDRA BROWN

4th Place - Antique 1970s Print of Newmarket:
OLIVIA REILLY

5th-10th: $10 store credit or record of choice:
Rick Coughlin, Sharon McEwan, Pat Prosper,, Robin Galvin, Matt Luster, Allen O'Brien

We'll reach out right after Labor Day!

09/02/2026

The end is in sight!

Friday will be the last day you can buy raffle tickets to be entered into the prize draw. Thanks for everyone so far who has bought tickets to benefit the Rochester Historical Society.

We will also be having limited hours during the Labor Day Weekend but rest assured - we will post the draw, the winners, and reach out to those whose tickets are picked as promptly as possible!

08/29/2026

Ned Kelly’s 44 kg armour, 1879

In 1879, Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly devised a plan to create bulletproof armour and wear it during shootouts with the police. He and other members of the Kelly gang had their own armour suits and helmets crafted from plough mouldboards, either donated by sympathisers or stolen from farms. The boards were heated and then beaten into shape over the course of four to five months, most likely in a crude bush forge.

The gang was eliminated in an 1880 police shootout, as the cumbersome armour severely restricted movement and left their lower bodies unprotected.

Ned’s armour eventually ended on display in the the State Library of Victoria. The helmet, breastplate, backplate and shoulder plates show 18 bullet marks.

The BW picture is from a from a movie set in Australia

08/28/2026

This is only the tip of the Art Deco iceberg!

We've just purchased a sizable collection of antique purses of the finest kind- mainly from Mandalian Mfg. Co to Whiting and Davis, companies founded nearby in Massachussetts and rivals in the creation and patenting of iconic "metal mesh" or "armor" purses.

These are only a few of the 30+ purses we're processing into inventory, with gems such as these landing at .

08/28/2026

The height of Chinese s***f bottles - small bottles with stoppers containing powdered to***co- was during the Qianlong era (1736-1736). During the rule of the fifth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, China expanded massively- almost 600,000 square miles- and with these new territories and their resources, growth also occurred in the cultural arts: porcelain, painting and jade carving.

A few of these are in the Qianlong style and possess the chop mark (maker's signature) on the bottom, but verified Qianlong items are exceedingly rare. Instead, many of these items were produced as cultural souvenirs during the earlier 1910s-1930s (using the popular milk glass in the 'Peking' process) and imported into the U.S. as to add to trade after the Boxer Rebellion. It was very vogue to collect them during the 1940s ans 1950s, and were often brought home by those stationed overseas in Asia during WWII and the Korean War.

These'll be priced up after a little more research and be displayed

***fbottles culture

08/27/2026

We're not just pulp sci-fi (though there's A LOT of that).

We've got a small section of interesting and useful books from pre-1950! Some first editions, liturgical, historical and literary greats.

08/16/2026

Bored of the classic Newton's cradle? Have a little swinging friend instead!

Vintage Japanese desk objects are pretty fun!

08/15/2026

We just got in a collection of straight razors and other antique barbershop ephemera- here are the gems of the dozen or so items we've just priced into inventory!

These various American and German brands all used steel sourced and shaped from Solingen (once known as the city of blades!). These are the ones that come complete with the original boxes- we have several additional straight razors with Sheffield steel, another major city of steel in the UK. Solingen and Sheffield were the benchmarks of steel and cutlery production from 1880s onwards, heavily providing quality materials to American tools, cutlery, and farm implements.

We also have a Theo & Kochs 1930s barber chair in the back, but that needs a little work!

08/14/2026

Tickets are only $5 dollars!

Here's a recap of the prize list (spotlights in our earlier videos):

1st prize : Rare 1930s NH Guide's Association Drum!
2nd prize: 40 volume set of the 1950s Yale Press Shakespeare Collection!
3rd prize: Sterling Leaf Necklace & Sterling Ring
4th Prize: 1970s Print of Newmarket, one of only fifteen!
5th-10th: $10 store credit or a record of your choice!

Come help us support a great cause!

08/14/2026

Cottage core and rustic, just add frame and apply to wall.

Do you think little Kate Hanely enjoyed stitching this or had her mother over her shoulder the entire time?

Address

11 Wakefield Street
Rochester, NH
03867

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 7pm
Thursday 12pm - 7pm
Friday 12pm - 7pm
Saturday 12pm - 7pm
Sunday 12pm - 7pm

Telephone

+16034985346

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