Nancy Rivers fondly recalls being around 10 years old when she used to attend Gordon Reid’s Famous Antiques Flea Market with her older brother. The renowned show in small town Brimfield, Massachusetts, was starting to gain traction in the 1960s.
“At the time, there were like 10 or 15 dealers in Brimfield,” Rivers said. “(My brother) used to bring me along so I could sit at the table and watch the things while he was out buying and whatever. I used to sell little Tiffany vases for $35 and things like that. That was back in the good old days.”
Things have certainly evolved since Reid started his show in 1959. It’s gone through a couple name changes — it’s now the Brimfield Antique Flea Market — where dealers and attendees flock from all over the world to attend the shows that happen three times per year.
Touted as the oldest and largest outdoor antiques flea market in the United States, Brimfield — which most
