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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Megan Doherty

Beeswax and Tall Tales: how Athol Salter's love of antiques inspired his daughter Jane Crowley to create Dirty Jane's

Jane Crowley with her father Athol Salter in her business Dirty Jane's in Fyshwick. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

A mink stole from Harrod's found at a Red Cross charity fashion parade in country England, a farmhouse kitchen table discovered standing on its end in a warehouse in Wales, a silver-topped glass jar fossicked from the back of a cupboard in Wagga Wagga.

These are just some of the treasures Athol Salter has uncovered in his more than 60 years as a antique buyer, collector and dealer.

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