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The story of Peter and Ramon: 46 years of love, antiques and a wish for acceptance – NJ.com

Loving Pride

Peter Prorok and Ramon Robledo, co-owners of A Stage in Time antique shop in Lambertville, have been together for 46 years.Karim Shamsi-Basha

Outside A Stage in Time, a modest antique shop stashed along the Delaware River, a sign reads: “Antiques with a Mission.” The slogan is meant to reference the mission-style furniture stowed within: hand-crafted maple and walnut tables, chairs, and dressers.

But for co-owners Peter Prorok and Ramon Robledo, their Lambertville store is a manifestation of a mission that’s much greater, at once simple and complex: A quest for acceptance.