46Th Annual Antique And User Tool Sale And Auction! Free Admission!

The 45th annual Potomac Tools & Industries Association (PATINA) Annual Tool Sale and Auction is back! The date is March 16. Located at the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department Activity Center, 10211 Lewis Drive, Damascus Maryland 20872. FREE ADMISSION!! This event features sellers from all over the east coast. Outside tailgating, Indoor vendors. Outside tool vendor sale starts at dawn. Inside tool vendor sale starts at 8am. Admission to the hall is FREE starting 8am Saturday morning. The club offers early bird entrance; for $20 a shopper can enter during setup day (Friday 3/14) from noon to 6pm, as well as enter an extra hour early at 7am Saturday the day of the show. Early bird entrance also allows eligibility for a $50 gift card raffle, held on Saturday. You do not need to be present to win so long as you are eligible. AUCTION BEGINS AT 1PM---In-person bidding only! You do NOT need to be a member of PATINA to bid on any auction item and there are NO buyers premiums!!! For more information about the organization, as well as a complete listing and photos of all lots in the the auction visit our website: www.patinatools.org Our Dealer Tool Sale and Auction will be held rain or shine, wind or snow and is open to the general public. It consists of tailgating (Friday and Saturday outside), a dealer tool sale (inside Hall) and a tool auction (Saturday inside Hall). The vendors/dealers for the tool show set up in the first two thirds of the building and the auction in the last 1/3. The lots are open for inspection all day. Vendors and attendees (and PATINA club members and non-members) may all bid on lots they desire. No buyer’s premiums. You do NOT need to be a member of PATINA to bid on any auction item. No on-line or pre-left reserve bidding. Winning lots MUST be removed from the premises by 4pm day of auction. PATINA is a 501C3 not for profit association dedicated to tools of all trades for beginning to advanced collectors and users. The purpose of the auction and sale is to help keep good or rare tools from being lost forever. This auction will feature many consignments from estates and collections.