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The Iona General Store Antiques Iona Ontario
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Iona General Store Antiques
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Some of our Stuff!
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Hello and Welcome! We are Wayne and Cindy Irwin from Iona Ontario, Canada. Iona is 25 minutes southwest of London and St. Thomas Ontario, in Elgin County. Elgin is home to many Carolinian tree species, we have Catalpa, Kentucky coffee trees, a Cucumber tree and other southern species on our little acre! We've been antiques dealers for about 26 years as well as collectors. The Iona General Store Antiques is located in downtown Iona, actually, we ARE pretty much downtown Iona! Our building is an 1888 yellow brick general store, built on what was once the common area of the village. We personally collect Santa and Christmas items, have an ongoing interest in Canadian pottery, Cindy loves Canadian perfume bottles with labels pre 1930, and almost anything Canadian that pertains to this area of southwestern Ontario. Wayne collects chairs...yep, chairs, good thing the building is huge! We've also produced one of a kind (really one of a kind, not mass produced) "Erie Folk Art" since the 1980s. The shop reflects our interests and we love our work!!! An ecclectic assortment always on hand!!!! Our hours are a bit irregular right now, so if you're planning on dropping in please give us a call and we'll be here. 519-764-2662
Elgin County is a great place to visit, we are the original home of Sir Thomas Talbot, the original "mover and shaker" for our area, who doled out lands to Scottish and Irish immigrants, had roads built, and fended off the American threat, etc. The Southwold Prehistoric Earthworks, (home of the Neutral Indians who built a double walled village in the 1500s) is also just down the road, and the quaint village of Port Stanley is a pleasant drive away.
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