Serendipity: Antiques,
Artwork & Goodies
Proprietors Tom Miller and Mary MacBlane
purchased the 1850's vintage residence at 450 S. Main Street in N.
Syracuse on April Fools day in 1999, at auction by Bernie Brzostek. It seemed
only appropriate that an antique shop be purchased at auction, and be in one of the oldest
homes in the village! Serendipity opened the following November, and we welcome you
to come and see what we have.
Tom has collected cut glass for
almost 25 years and has a very nice selection at the shop. Glass makes a great gift
for a special occasion, like wedding or special anniversary. Tom and Mary (husband
& wife) live in antiques, mostly oak and Birdseye maple.
The store is opened from 11 AM to 5 PM from Monday through Saturday, and is usually opened
until 6 PM on Thursday and Friday. Since it is a family
business, it would be good to call to be sure we are opened
if you are traveling a long way, especially if you will be arriving around closing time
... Tom likes to sneak out early, especially on a golf night (Tues. in the Summer) or a
tennis night (Wed. in the Fall, Winter & Spring).
Tom spends most of his day
repairing and restoring items in the back of the store. In the beginning, most of
the jobs were for the store, but now most of his time has been committed to doing jobs for
customers. He even carved a new couch foot for one customer, whose dog had pretty
much eaten the original foot. Came out pretty good! Tom, who is absolutely
petrified when talking in public, has given lectures on the history of glass to a BOCES
class on antiques. To his surprise, it seemed to go very well, at least that's what
Mary said.
Mary is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at
Upstate University Hospital. She loves her work, but also loves antiques and will
usually be found in the store on Saturdays.
If you would like to contact Tom & Mary, call
(315) 458-5999 or send an email via serendipity@twcny.rr.com
and they will get back in touch with you.
Thanks for being visitor number 
!!!
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