Epilogue Apple Crates and Hinges

In Whitstable, on the southeast coast of England, several antiques shops wait on the summertime tourist trade. From these shops, old and shabby objects – rickety benches, bed frames, novelty ten-foot statues of wart-hogs – can be purchased for eye-watering prices. My favourite horror is the pile of...

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Published inBrewing Legal Times pp. 170 - 178
Main Author Grabham, Emily
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada University of Toronto Press 27.09.2016
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Summary:In Whitstable, on the southeast coast of England, several antiques shops wait on the summertime tourist trade. From these shops, old and shabby objects – rickety benches, bed frames, novelty ten-foot statues of wart-hogs – can be purchased for eye-watering prices. My favourite horror is the pile of “Kentish apple crates” outside one place on the roundabout in town, each crate fetching the equivalent of around $40. Why does this bug me? Is it something about their price? The fact that they’re being sold at all? Well, yes, but my first reaction to seeing this pile of entirely ordinary local
ISBN:1442646055
9781442646056
DOI:10.3138/9781442663909-009