CAMERON - It didn't take Valerie Westmoreland long to find a deal Saturday morning at the Antiques Street Fair.
"We started at 9:30 and by 9:35, I had that table," she said just after she and her friend Cheryl Hendrix loaded a solid oak table into the back of a sport utility vehicle.
Hendrix said the table was "a steal" for $40.
The two women were among an estimated 12,000 people in Cameron for the fall installment of the fair, which is also held in the spring each year.
Westmoreland said she found out about the fair shortly after she moved to Sanford about a year and a half ago.
"Someone at the Elks Lodge said, 'Have you ever been?' I said, 'No.' She said, 'You have to go,' " Westmoreland said.
She, Hendrix and two other friends from Charlotte have been coming ever since. On Saturday, they bought copper cookie cutters, dishes and pottery.
"It's a real mix of antiques, street fair and flea market," Westmoreland said.
Cathy Dorsett of Archdale was at the fair with her daughter, Heather Dorsett of Charlotte, and twin sister, Candy Branson of Asheboro. They've been coming for about four years.
"We've been here every year since we heard about it," Branson said.
Cathy Dorsett found an old ice cream maker that she plans to use to display flowers this Christmas. The women said they found a lot of nice items.
"It's a nice day," Heather Dorsett said. "People want to get outside, and people are starting to think about Christmas."
"I like to get antiques for Christmas, hint, hint," Branson said.
Heather Dorsett was looking for items to go in a bathroom she is redecorating. She found an old candy jar at a booth run by Alex Reid and her daughter, Jordan.
Dorsett said she plans to use the jar to hold handmade soap. She was happy to get it for $8.
Reid, who runs the Sanford Antique Mall, said she was pleased with sales Saturday.
Among the items she sold were four or five pieces of furniture, a toy truck and several sets of tiny salt spoons from the Victorian era.
Several people had asked about an oak server from the early 20th century. Reid said similar items appeared in the Sears catalogue about that time.
"I personally think this was from Sears and 100 years later, it's ready to go in somebody's home," she said.
Reid was one of more than 200 vendors at the fair.
Another was Alisha Whiteway of Raleigh, who found out about the fair while searching the Internet for a place to sell old movie posters and other items at about 10 p.m. Friday. She called to ask if spaces were still available, but didn't get an answer.
Betty Horner tried to call Whiteway back Saturday morning, but had to leave a message. A short while later Whiteway called Horner, who offered space behind her store, The Ferguson House.
Forty-five minutes later, Whiteway was setting up. She said she was hoping to make about $300 and made more than $600.
"It was a hit," she said. "People were loving it."
Whiteway's business, TellUrVision, helps businesses with marketing, often by providing vintage items to use in displays. She said she regretted that she didn't have time to visit other booths at the fair.
"I'm a vintage lover," she said. "I'm usually the shopper. Today, I was the seller."
Staff writer Steve DeVane can be reached at devanes@fayobserver.com or 486-3572.
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