Joseph’s Coat

Peterborough, United States

4

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4 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 603-924-6683
Website:
www.jocoat.com
Address:
32 Grove St, Peterborough, NH, 03458
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
Street, Private Lot
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
By Appointment Only
No

Today

Today 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Peterborough) 2:01 AM Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Friday –
Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Fair Trade goods from all over the World. Responsable shopping.

Open till 7 PM on First Fridays when the town has special events.

History

Established in 1980.

Started on the auspicious day, 8÷8÷1980, Joseph’s Coat is in its third location in the village of Peterborough in the splendid Monadnock Region of southern New Hampshire. Its beginning as a fabric store is still apparent in its rich collection of textiles. The crafts sold at Joseph’s Coat are made by artisans practicing traditional method with creativity which assures the vitality of their culture in today’s world. By making objects from local natural or recycled materials the artisans value their environment and their community.

Meet the Business Owner

Françoise B.

Business Owner

Born in Montréal, immigrated to the US in 1977 the year I married Clyde. Bought Joseph’s Coat in 2006 and it is my first experience at owning a store. I love exploring the world through its crafts. The community around the store is very special and encouraging.

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4 reviews of Joseph’s Coat

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Place rating: 5
Hartford, CT
This is the sort of location that if i had unlimited funds i would buy half of what they had. Sometimes on limited funds its hard to justify paying $ 85 for a shirt or $ 100 for earrings. Still i think that the value of purchasing items that are from this location out weight the prices. Set in downtown Peterborough next to the Sharon Art center this location couldn’t be better for this store. I equate this location to a 10,000 villages which I have come to love over the years. I would say best for there selection in jewelry, i don’t see a ton of people paying their prices for clothing.
Place rating: 4
Silver Spring, MD
Good selection of puppets and plenty here for all since even our 3 year old had fun browsing the gorgeous merchandise.
Place rating: 2
Jaffrey, NH
Fun stuff but the woman who owns the store is really condescending & rude. In there once & in a «holier– than-​thou» tone explains to me what «fair trade» means without even asking me if I know what it is — yeah lady, I know what it means. I haven’t been living under a rock for the past 20 years. And my daughter very gently picked up a rattle from Africa & shook it GENTLY & she nearly had a nervous break-​down telling us to please not let her touch anything. It’s a musical instrument. It’s MEANT to be played with. If a child gently shakes a rattle, which is what is SUPPOSED to happen with it, & it breaks, sorry, not our fault. I don’t know why she was having a heart attack about it unless she sells garbage & it’ll break at the slightest touch! She very rudely told us that there was the Mariposa down the street where they had toys that kids are SUPPOSED to play with. REALLY lady? Apparently she thinks she’s running a freaking museum. Maybe she should have things she doesn’t want touched behind glass! So rude. Don’t touch the merchandise, she’ll freak out. Obviously I don’t recommend this place.
Place rating: 5
Brooklyn, NY
Toys and stuff, yay!
This place was a joy to browse in, and definitely worth a look if you’re in the area. The cabinets on all the walls are full of toys, oddities, and apparel from all over the world. There’s a room for coats and clothes, a small but nice selection of furry slippers and shoes, and there’s a lovely table right in the middle with all kinds of jewelry, rings, bracelets, etc. There’s a whole room in the back dedicated to South American stuff as well.
My favorite part? The toys of course! Right when you enter the store, you’re greeted by a cheery standing rack full of cuddly, furry animal hand puppets of all kinds, that just call out to be tried on and played with. Further in the back there are racks of respective finger puppets, and shelves full of pretty little beaded and wooden figures — both doll house types and these awesome string-​controlled wooden puppets (not quite marionettes, since they’re controlled from underneath). There was this awesome pair of scissors shaped like a bird, with the blades in the shape of a beak. I wish I had taken a picture of it, but oh well.
Overall, the prices are very reasonable, especially some of the coats and clothing. Some of the small toys were a little too high in my opinion though. I mean, who in their right mind wants to pay five bucks for a tiny wooden flowerpot smaller than a pinky joint? Come on. The jewelry was very affordable though, and I bought myself a pretty silver ring as a souvenir for five bucks.
Five bucks, you say? Aw shucks, I coulda gotten that flowerpot.