CANFIELD — People from all over the country flocked to the Michael Kusalaba Event Center at the Canfield Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday for the 53rd annual Hudson Antique Show.

Steve Sherhag lives in Canfield, but has run the show since 2012 when it was still in Hudson. In 2021, he moved it to the present location to take advantage of the spacious building. Sherhag noted what makes the show special is the focus is strictly on “Americana,” especially pieces that predate the Civil War, rather than an assortment of newer items.

“You don’t get too many events like this in Ohio,” Sherhag said.

Canfield resident Priscilla Briguglio has attended for many years and is often the first in line. She and her husband used to own Priscilla’s Antiques in Columbiana.

“It’s a great show with a lot of people who enjoy the same things and we talk about what we like,” Briguglio said. She noted that people come to buy and not just to look. “A lot has sold today. I see furniture going out.”

Briguglio left the show with a cast iron eagle.

Jim Conrad of Pittsburgh showed his mechanical banks to Donna and Steve Reynolds of Delaware, Ohio. Their paths first crossed at a show in Nashville.

“The man had very intelligent questions,” Conrad teased, and it culminated in many long conversations. Most importantly — “They bought a bank.”

Josh Reeder works for Greg Kramer & Co. of Robesonia in eastern Pennsylvania. Reeder said Kramer is well-known in the business and on Saturday morning, Kramer was interviewed by Maine Antique Digest, which covers shows across the country and often features Kramer’s pieces in the magazine.

They had a large area at the show, but Reeder said it is a fraction of their collection, including “over 30 corner cabinets and rooms full of redware.”

Reeder said it took a day and a half to set up because of the number of items, as well as the care required. As an example he pointed out shelves of clayware that is lighter and more fragile than papier mache.

Despite the effort, Reeder said he likes coming to Ohio because “there is a real appetite in this area. People are more appreciative of the historical aspect of things as well as the workmanship.”

For Deborah Pries of Columbus, antiques are a family business. Next to her booth sat Bobbie and Roger Pries of Medina, her mother-in-law and father-in-law. Besides traveling from Columbus to Medina, she also has a display case at the Hartford House antique store in Burghill in northern Trumbull County, which is owned by Sherhag.

Pries said she loves specializing in Americana.

“They lasted and we’re the caretakers. We’re looking back but we’re also looking forward. It’s the ultimate in recycling,” she said.