COMPANY BACKGROUND

(U.S. OPERATION ONLY)

 

THE COMPANY STARTED IN 1972 BY PAUL L. CICON AS AN ATTIC AND CELLAR CLEAN OUT SERVICE (PAUL’S HAULING AND RUBBISH REMOVAL). ALL ANTIQUE ITEMS ACQUIRED DOING CLEAN OUTS WERE SOLD AT LOCAL FLEA MARKETS, AND THE BETTER ANTIQUE ITEMS WERE TAKEN TO LANCASTER COUNTY (PA) AND SOLD.

 		 
 

CONTINUING THIS METHOD OF OPERATION, AND LEARNING MORE AND MORE ABOUT THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE ANTIQUE BUSINESS, * IN 1978, PAUL CICON ANTIQUE STARTED SHIPPING ANTIQUE FURNITURE CONTAINERS (TRACTOR TRUCK LOADS) TO: CANADA;THE U.S. WEST AND THE U.S. SOUTHWEST. ALSO IN 1978 MR. CICON LEASED 3,000 SQ. FT. AT COLLECTORS COVE.. PHASING OUT THE ATTIC AND CELLAR CLEANING BUSINESS AND DEVOTING ALL HIS TIME AND ENERGY TO BUYING AND SELLING ANTIQUES , IN 1983 MR. CICON PURCHASED A 7,000 SQ. FT. GRANGE HALL IN FLEETVILLE, PA AND STOCKED IT WITH MAINLY TURN OF THE CENTURY OAK FURNITURE. ALSO IN 1983 MR. CICON INCREASED HIS LEASED SPACE AT COLLECTORS COVE TO 6,000 SQ. FT.

  
 
FROM 1983 THRU 1998 MR. CICON DID MANY ANTIQUE SHOWS, UPGRADED THE QUALITY OF HIS ANTIQUE INVENTORY AT HIS SHOP IN FLEETVILLE, PA . AND EXPANDED HIS FLOOR SPACE AT HIS MAIN SHOP COLLECTOR’S COVE IN SCIOTA, PA TO 17,000 SQ. FT.  
 
IN 1999 PAUL CICON ANTIQUES INCORPORATED AND BECAME KEYSTONE ANTIQUES & ESTATE FURNITURE LTD. AND OPENED A 5,000 SQ. FT. SHOP IN WASHINGTON STATE (KEYSTONE ANTIQUES – 305 N. TOWER STREET, CENTRALIA WASHINGTON).  
 
IN 2000, "KEYSTONE" MOVED FROM 305 N. TOWER STREET TO 120 SOUTH TOWER STREET. CENTRALIA, WASHINGTON.  
 
IN 2001, "KEYSTONE" OPENED ANOTHER MAJOR ANTIQUE SHOP IN LAFAYETTE, OREGON., WHILE PHASING DOWN HIS MAIN EAST COAST OPERATION AT COLLECTOR'S COVE TO 7,000 SQ. FT.  
 
THIS WEST COAST SHOP IS INTEGRAL TO KEYSTONE’S EXPANSION PLANS.  
 

*INFORMATION ON : (1.) KEYSTONE ANTIQUE’S EXPORT BUSINESS ;AND ( 2.) IT’S SHIPPING ANTIQUE CONTAINERS TO AUCTIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST ARE ONLY AVAILABLE ON A NEED TO KNOW BASIS (I.E. POTENTIAL INVESTORS ONLY).