WILTON — A mobile appraisal laboratory will be at the Wilton Blueberry Festival on Friday, a fundraiser for the festival hosted by Thomaston Place Auction Galleries.

Thomaston Place appraisers Kaja Veilleux and John Botero will provide instant appraisals for antique and collectible items brought to the laboratory parked on Main Street on Aug. 3 from noon to 4 p.m.

Suggested donations of $10 per item or $25 for three items will go to the support the festival. Last year the appraisal fundraiser brought in more than $600 to help with festival expenses.

The mobile appraisal laboratory is the first of its kind, a 36-foot motor coach equipped with state-of-the-art appraisal tools and reference materials.

“We’ve been doing free appraisals every week at our Thomaston Gallery for over 20 years. We are very excited to be able to take this service on the road and support the Wilton Blueberry Festival,” Veilleux, president of Thomaston Place, said.

Participants are invited to bring any items they want appraised for the event. If items are too large to be transported to the coach, detailed photographs can be used to determine their approximate value.

There are no appointments, and appraisals will be done on a first-come, first-served basis.

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