R S Butler's Trading

We opened our shop in the spring of 1991 with Carla & John Penfield (Colleen's mom & stepdad). We started as a Saturday "barn sale" in the original attached barn (about 800 square feet on two floors). Since that time, we've expanded to become one of the largest antiques shops on New Hampshire's Antique Alley.

When we moved to Northwood to open Butler's, we also started our second business, Wingo's Wecords. Don has been a music collector since he was a kid. He says it all began when his Aunt Winnie bought him his first Beach Boys 45 (Surfin'Safari/409) when he was 11 years old.

His love for music led to his college radio show at Springfield College (1970s) to his management of "Sessions Music" in Portsmouth (1980s) to the launch of Wingo's Wecords (1990s).Wingo's began as wholesale vintage vinyl supplier. Don traveled the country buying Jazz & Soul LPs for large record stores in Europe and Japan.

Our advice is always "don't throw it away until you have us take a look!" The antiques business is always changing and people are often surprised by the value of their "old stuff." We buy everything from record collections & old work clothes to 19th century hair wreaths & civil war weapons. Most of our inventory comes from local homes.