Collinsville Antiques Co — Local services in New Hartford

Update 7/2023: Did a day trip to Collinsville Antiques during my husband’s week off. He’d never been here before, and the drive is lovely. Well, of course he loved the place, too! We spent a couple hours here & looked at every single booth. I love seeing what people are selling and at what price (as compared to Poshmark, Etsy, EBay, etc). I dabble in selling, so it’s fun fieldwork. I do look for unique things for myself as well (and did find some this trip, too). It was a great way to spend a late morning/early afternoon.

Original post: My family and I love looking for vintage treasures at everywhere from estate sales to thrift shops to flea markets and antique malls, so I was very excited to accompany one of my adult children to Collinsville Antiques. He’d been there before and loved it, but this was my first time.

The drive was lovely as we passed through the hills of western Hartford County into Litchfield County (the market is in New Hartford, according to Google).

Pulling into the large parking area for Collinsville Antiques, i saw that there is some handicapped parking and a long, gradual slope of a ramp as an alternative to the handful of steps at the entry—a plus!

While the building does look big from the outside, it somehow manages to seem even bigger indoors. The booths are placed in such a way as to make the most of the available space, and what a vast assortment of treasures lay before me! I was so relieved I wore my good walking shoes (a must).

While it was easy to traverse the main walkways, I can’t say the same for many booths. If one has a cane or walker or wheelchair, you’re better sticking with the main aisle. Still, some booths did have more space than others.

I followed the flow path marked on the floor, which kept the aisles mostly orderly. We visited on a weekday early afternoon, so it wasn’t at all crowded. The attendants, lovely ladies who might be booth renters, were attentive and helpful, offering to bring items in hand up to the front for safekeeping. I was very impressed and took their offer.

I have a method for antique mall style shopping, so I used that focus to get me through all the aisles. I wasn’t in a rush, but I have a limited amount of time my legs can take standing and walking. I think I will bring my wheelchair next time and use it as needed.

The items offered for sale in the building ran the gamut from vintage to antique (with some new mixed in) and the prices had a wide range as well. I would say the shopping is geared a little more to the end user than reseller. I did find a handful of pieces I wanted for myself, and I felt they were priced appropriately.

Collinsville Antiques is a place I’d like to come back to again and again. The people are so polite, friendly, and helpful, and the goods are so varied and likely change out often.

Other details worth mentioning:

There are bathrooms marked for men and women. I didn’t check to see if they’re accessible to all mobilities. Next time.

There is a spot by the front office/register where the do sell prepackaged snacks and drinks.

At this time (July 2022), I was one of the few people wearing a mask, as they seem to leave that up to the individuals. But there are no mask mandates currently for the...

HORRIBLE SERVICE!!! My husband and I were visiting New Hartford for a concert at the Infinity Music Hall. We had a most amazing time. We were recommended to visit the Collinsville Antique Co. We arrive the next morning at 10:30am. We were amazed to fine such good quality and selection for what we were looking for. We found a beautiful floral painting in a 1960's frame for 425.00. We found a vintage Victorian mirror for 200.00. We loved a very special vintage oak table for 495. and a white wicker dressing table with chair. Then we saw the most perfect set of vintage lamps that were pink with lions on the side of them for 88.00 for the pair. The most amazing find was an off white Victorian ladies chair out in the main floor near the cash register for 195.00. as we were getting ready to complete our final selections, we decided to ask the front counter if they were able to help us wrap up the off white chair so that it would not get dirty in the back of our covered pickup truck. The person at the front desk said no they did not have anything. The man in the scooter said there was nothing they could do. Finally the little SHORT man with an apron and classes was VERY rude and suggested we go to the nearest grocery store and buy some garbage bags. Honestly they did not care if we bought or not. We did not plan ahead on visiting an antique store, so we were not prepared. WHO says stuff like they did? Unfortunately we just walked out without buying all the things we loved. I'm sorry to all of the vendors who are selling what we were ready to buy. we had our cash ready! If you own the items I have described please contact me.We will NEVER walk in...

The place is very nice and there’s tons to look at! I didn’t have time to look at everything tho bc it was close to closing time! (I should’ve came earlier so that’s my bad) I would give 5 stars but two workers were following me (and my sister & nephew) around the store to see if we’d steal something, they were trying to be discreet about it but we knew what was up, just because someone looks different than you doesn’t mean they are going to steal! I felt a little pressured to buy something (even tho I was going to buy something anyway) because I didn’t want them to think we were stealing, We are huge antique collectors and love finding new spots that are opened during the week days! other than that, everyone seemed very sweet and I’d definitely go back again to finish looking through...