Tag: Minnesota
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Westward Ho! Antique & Vintage Western Americana
Whoa, Nellie, did we bring in the Western Americana to our space at Exit 55 Antiques! You might recognize the antique burlap feed and seed sacks from this post on how to clean them. (They turned out super, don’t you think?) The old horse bits and antique curry comb were more deaccessioned items from the…
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Have Yourself A Kitschy Little Christmas!
We’ve been trying to keep our space at Exit 55 Antiques (Fergus Falls, MN) full of Christmas items — but they are selling so fast! Yes, the vintage reindeer are practically flying out of the shop, but we do have a pair of the vintage or retro plush reindeer stuffed with sawdust. And there are…
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A Rare Antique Folk Art Find: A Family Tree Made Of Tintypes
A few weeks ago, my husband & I attended an auction at the Cass Country Historical Society. The museum was deaccessioning hundreds of items in order to raise funds to replace the historic St. John’s Lutheran Church which had suffered too much damage from a fire. On one trailer full of guns & ammo, I…
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Vintage Doll House Furniture
We have a shelf in one of the glass cases at Exit 55 Antiques (Fergus Falls, MN) and recently put in a whole bunch of vintage dollhouse furniture (along with a few dolls, some vintage children’s books, etc.) The furniture was made by Marx, Superior, Multiple Products Company and others. My favorites are the two-piece…
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Back To School Antiques
Part of our “back to school” display at Exit 55 Antiques, featuring an antique chalkboard, an antique Fox Typewriter from The Fox Typewriter Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan (anyone else remember typing “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”?), and plenty of old school books. As always, if you have any questions, contact…
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Antique French Altar Candelabra
We just brought this Turn of The Century French gilt brass candelabra into Exit 55 Antiques on Sunday. (UPDATE: Now in our booth at F.A.R.M.) This ornate antique candelabra was made for a church altar; the sheaves of wheat & bunches of grapes are symbolic of the blessed bread & wine of the sacrament of…
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Vintage Bikes!
First we scored this sweet little vintage red and white Coast-King tricycle… It’s a Coast-to-Coast bike. Then, just a couple of weeks later, we scored another vintage Coast-to-Coast bike. This one is a Columbia bike and it looks pretty snazzy up on the wall as art, American Pickers‘ style. I especially like the depth of…
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Celebrating Valentine’s Day With Romantic Antiques
Along with our booth space at Exit 55 Antiques we have a shelf in one of the cases near the wrap desk. For the holiday, we filled it with vintage valentines, antique candy boxes, vintage cameras, and a few other bits and bobs… Here are two of the antique mechanical valentines in action! We also…
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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!
Because we have the window to decorate and display at Antiques On Broadway, I feel like we share a lot of those photos — but don’t share enough photos of our space at Exit 55 Antiques. So here’s a few photos to rectify that. This photo of our booth shows our nice (if we do…
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Cuckoo For Old Cuckoo Clocks
Just a darling little vintage (nearly antique; circa 1930s) carved wooden cuckoo clock from Germany (or Austria) — just look at the the clock face framed by a pair of gnomes! Measures 10 inches tall; 9 inches wide (at the widest point of the roof), 5 inches deep. And, as you will see & hear,…
