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lick. Clack. Oh snap! Karman Briggs has an extensive typewriter collection, comprising just about 100 typewriters – including typewriters with keyboards of various languages (German, Spanish, French and English), an assortment of colors, shapes, and sizes. But perhaps her favorite out of her entire collection is a Swedish Facit typewriter. “I learn something new with each typewriter,” Briggs said. Briggs, of Eau Claire, decided from a young age that she wanted to be a writer. Her parents, bookstore owners, kept an old manual typewriter in their house, which Briggs found was “therapeutic” to use. Later in life, she watched the documentary California Typewriter and was inspired to return to manual typewriting. “You tend to be a little less critical with a typewriter,” Briggs said. “I feel the freedom to just go with it.” Briggs created a vintage typewriter
collectors page on Facebook, titled “Just My Type,” where local collectors can post about typewriters they’ve spotted at antique shops or garage sales, as well as engaging with a community of typewriter collectors. Briggs is also a part of another typewriter collectors group, titled “Antique Typewriter Collectors.” Many people who collect typewriters are old typewriter salespeople or people in the business of typewriter repair, Briggs said. Many collect because of the mechanics, while others do it for the history. “It’s an eclectic group of people,” she said.
Wisconsin played an important role in the history of typewriters, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society website (wisconsinhistory.org). Christopher Latham Sholes, a newspaper editor and politician, created the world’s first practical typewriter around 1874 in Milwaukee. His design later adapted a handful of new-fangled changes – such as the QWERTY keyboard – and afterwards he sent his machine to E. Remington & Sons in New York to mass manufacture it. Though Sholes died in 1890 thinking his machine was a failure, in 1910 more than 100,000 of his typewriter were sold. Though typewriters are more of a collector’s item nowadays, many people – such as Briggs – find them just as useful as they were a century ago. Through collecting typewriters, Briggs has learned a lot about repairing things herself, often watching YouTube videos about how to fix typewriter machinery. She said it’s often tricky
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because it’s difficult to find replacement parts. In order to fix a typewriter, you often have to buy another typewriter. “You buy one,” she said, “you buy 10.” Luckily, typewriter ribbons (the part required to stamp inked letters onto a page) are easy to find because although different typewriters use different-sized spools, the different-sized spools are generic and can be bought on Amazon – even in rainbow colors, Briggs said. Will Seward, a creative writing student at UW-Eau Claire, is also a member of “Just My Type” and a typewriter collector himself; he owns five typewriters, with his favorite being his Olympia because of its script font. He’s even bought a few from Briggs when she posted them on Facebook Marketplace, including his Olympia. “She’s very passionate about typewriters, and it’s fun to talk about them with her,” he said. When looking for typewriters, Seward recommends looking for what you think is “super cool.” For example, Seward enjoys collecting script-font typewriters and hopes to find one with a foreign language keyboard. “I also like ones that were historically significant or ones that were just quirky,” Seward said. “I recently got an Oliver No. 5 typewriter because the batwing type-bar configuration is very unique and hard to find.”
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very small town needs a claim to fame – something to hang its identity on and to lure visitors to exit from the highway. For Hixton, that claim is being the Antiquing Capital of Wisconsin. Mind you, I’m not sure if anyone in Hixton has actually employed this label, but I’m going to use it anyway. This tiny – population 433 – community in Jackson County boasts four antique stores. As far as I can tell, that’s equal to the number of taverns and churches in Hixton combined. (In Wisconsin, that’s a feat!) If you’ve passed Hixton while traveling on Interstate 94, chances are you’ve noticed the giant sign proclaiming “Antiques” on the side of a two-story brick building that looks like a former school building (because it is). Despite having cruised past this sign literally hundreds of times, I had never stopped in Hixton to check out the community’s plethora of antiques until a muggy Friday afternoon last summer. There’s nothing quite like stepping from the oppressive summer heat into the cool air of an antique store filled with the must and mystery of thousands of objects from the distant (and not-so-distant) past. If you’re interested in filling your home with unique objects, or simply want to travel a bit off the beaten path for a nostalgic afternoon, Hixton is well worth the 40-minute drive. HIXTON SCHOOL HOUSE ANTIQUE MALL • 162 Elder St., Hixton • 10am-5pm daily • (715) 963-3500 • hixtonantiquemall.com • A visitor could spend hours exploring this massive building, which was converted from an elementary school to an antique mall 20 years ago. Every part of the building – the gymnasium, the stage, the classrooms, and the hallways – is filled with items that are antique, collectible, or just plain interesting. With wares from more than 70 dealers, the School House Antique Mall is the largest and most eclectic of Hixton’s antique offerings. Searching for hefty beer steins? Hand-carved trolls? Lovingly worn hand tools? Collectible Elvis dolls? Loads of VHS tapes? You’ll find all that and literally thousands of other things when you embark on your affordable treasure hunt here.
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items, textiles, and much more, all of it leaning heavily toward a farmhouse aesthetic. THE PEDDLER’S WIFE • 101 N. Sand Prairie Road, Hixton • 10am-5pm daily • Find it on Facebook • (715) 9630104 • The Peddler’s Wife is a spin-off of the since-closed Village Peddler, an antique shop located on the other side of I-94. Housed in what was previously a restaurant, the Peddler’s Wife offers a unique spin on the traditional antique mall: In addition to browsing for vintage
finds, shoppers can enjoy a microbrew beer or glass of local wine in what used to be a bar. When it comes to discovering treasures, the glass here is (literally) more than half-full. MILLER’S ANTIQUES • N8779 Highway 95 E, Hixton • 10am-5pm daily • Find it on Facebook • (715) 963-1100 • Even as a kid, proprietor Glenn Miller was scouring auctions and flea markets to build a collection of amazing antiques. All 2,200 square feet of Miller’s Antiques
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are chock full of vintage advertising, signs, stoneware, and other unusual items. While the store’s Facebook name may be @WisconsinJunk, there’s no junk here. Instead, you’ll marvel at a well-curated selection that features neon clocks, old-fashioned gas pumps, license plates, and automotive signs and miscellany that would spruce up any “man cave.” Miller also conducts periodic auctions of advertising memorabilia at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Tomah. To learn more, visit MillersAuctionCo.com.
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SOME OF THE OLDEST BOOKS IN THE VALLEY LOCA L A RCH I V I STS SHOW OF F THE I R V I NTAGE BOOK S & E NCOU R AGE HI STOR ICA L PR E SE RVATION words by Rebecca Mennecke
PERHAPS THE OLDEST “BOOKS” IN THE CHIPPE WA VA L L E Y A R E A SET OF CU NE I FOR M TA B L E T S , which could be dated back to about 3,400 BCE, though not much is known about them, according to Greg Kocken, archivist at UW-Eau Claire’s McIntyre Library. Cuneiform is one of the world’s oldest writing systems. It began with the Sumerians, then the Assyrians, Babylonians, and other cultures later adopted it, Kocken said. If he had to estimate, cuneiform has been hanging around for about 5,000 years. But, he said there was an evolution in SUBMITTED PHOTO cuneiform. If you look at the bottom right tablet, he said, the system of writing is more pictorial than the black tablet on the left, which is more character-based. He estimates that the bottom right tablet is older than the bottom left tablet. “It is controversial to have these tablets here,” Kocken said. There is a growing movement to repatriate historical items back to their country of origin, since looting was what likely brought these artifacts – like many others – to Europe and the United States. The tablets are part of the Gardner Teall collection, which came to the library from 1943 to 1944. But, since not much is known about these specific tablets, it’s difficult to return them to their original place. Kocken said there are likely tens of thousands of these types of tablets, as they are probably receipt tablets. Cuneiform was developed, Kocken said, as a form of transaction record. But, “I could be completely wrong,” he laughed.
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LOOK I NG FOR A TA L E O F M U T I N Y , death by firing squad, prison camps, and dishonorable discharge – a;; involving a man in Eau Claire? The Chippewa Valley Museum has just the book for you: A Soldier’s Souvenir: or the Terrible Experiences of Lieut. L.L. Lancaster, of the Second Wisconsin Cavalry, a Martyr to the Cause of Truth and Justice by Antoinette Barnum Ferris, which was published by the Pauly Brothers in Eau Claire in 1896. It features the thrilling story of Lieut. Leonard Lancaster, who was a “very interesting character,” according to Jodi Kiffmeyer, archivist at the Chippewa Valley Museum. The book was likely donated from a family, but was only discovered when doing a routine library collections sweep. ANDREA PAULSETH
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R E LI G I O U S (1 500 ’ S ) MANY OLD BOOKS ARE R E L I G I O U S T E X T S , and that’s what Kocken suspects another gem in the UWEC Special Archives collection, Pacifica Conscientia, is. “It’s our oldest print book,” Kocken said. This book, dated to sometime in the 16th century, follows Western book tradition and was likely re-bound sometime in the 18th to 19th century. “The binding is a little bit deceptive,” he said. It was gifted in the 1970s-1980s from L.E. Phillips Memorial Library, since McIntyre Library has a rare books collection and has the climatecontrolled room to enable safekeeping of old treasures such as this one. The book was at some point in the private collection of Ralph W. Owen, who acquired the book in 1909. There’s also an inscription of 1888, which tells Kocken that the book likely changed hands multiple times. “It’s a spectacular item,” Kocken said.
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C H I P P E WA VA LLE Y M U S E U M ’ S O LD E ST B O O K (1 8 5 4) THE OLDEST BOOK AT THE CHI PPE WA V A L L E Y M U S E U M is called The History of Wisconsin in Three Parts by William R. Smith. According to archivist Jodi Kiffmeyer, it was commissioned by the state Legislature and published in 1854 – only a few years after Wisconsin became a state!
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TH E O LD E ST B O O K W R IT TE N I N TH E C H I P P E WA VA LLE Y (1 875) IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THE OLDEST BOOK that was written and published right here in the Chippewa Valley, the Chippewa Valley Museum has just the tome for you! It’s called History of the Chippewa Valley and was written by Thomas E. Randall. It was published in 1875 in Eau Claire. ANDREA PAULSETH
R O B E R T FR O ST B O O K S (1 913 - 1 91 6) PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST STUNN I N G C O L L E C T I O N S of old books that McIntyre Library has, is the Robert Frost collection – which comprises 44 first-edition books, 22 of them signed by Robert Frost himself – “which is crazy,” Kocken added. Perhaps most spectacularly, they have Frost’s first book, A Boy’s Will (1913) and his second book, North of Boston (1914). Kocken’s favorite is Frost’s third book, Mountain Interval (1916), because the signature is more spectacular, he dates it, places it, and includes a much longer excerpt of poetry. This was uncommon for Frost’s books, Kocken said.
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EVEN OLD BOOKS IN THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY CAN B E R E L I G I O U S , like the 1876 publication of Sermons on the Family Relations by Rev. John C. Sherwin of Rice Lake. Though it was published in Chicago, this Chippewa Valley author even signed the book. The Chippewa Valley Museum also has photographs of Sherwin in its collection, Kiffmeyer said.
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7 TIPS FOR FANCY FINDS J U N K H U N T P R O S H A R E S H E R A D V I C E F O R B U Y I N G V I N T A G E • words by Lauren Fisher
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ammy Hurt of Sweet Legacy Vintage will never pass over a new piece of oldfashioned furniture or a set of antique china. It’s against her nature to drive by a garage sale without stopping in to look around and chat with the homeowner. Years of hunting for fantastic finds have given her an edge and allowed her to build a collection of vintage wares big enough to occupy an entire store space. Use this matriarch’s tips for your next junk hunt and you’re sure to find the perfect piece to complete your home decor or find the right use for the item that strikes your fancy.
1 . W H E N GA R AGE - S A L I NG, KEEP AN OPEN MIND “Just because the front of the garage looks uninteresting, don’t pass it by. Oftentimes the ‘good stuff’ is hidden inside.” Hurt also recommends putting items found at stores in your cart if you’re unsure. You can always decide not to buy them at the register! 2. BRING CASH “This will help you stay on budget. It is also helpful for the sellers if you bring smaller bills as to not wipe out the sellers’ cash drawer when purchasing that 50 cent item.” 3. K E E P UP YOU R STA M I NA “Neighborhood sales are great because it makes shopping so much faster and you can cover a lot of territory. Wear comfortable shoes, bring your water bottle, some snacks, and hand sanitizer.”
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4. TIMING CAN BE KEY “Don’t be afraid to shop later in the day. You can sometimes find great bargains as most people are ready to get rid of their items instead of hauling them away.”
Bonus Tip: “Always support young entrepreneurs! Buy a glass of lemonade!”
5. SURF THE WEB “When looking for a particular item always check Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist. Be ready to purchase and have cash on hand.”
Now go forth and make the most of every thrift store, antique shop, auction, and estate sale you encounter!
6. COMMU N ICATE “Be courteous. If you decide to forego the purchase, always let the seller know that you are no longer interested.” 7. H A V E F U N ! “It’s nice to meet new people, and it’s always interesting to see all they have to sell. If you are looking for something, always ask. They may have not had the time to bring out yet.”
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hen long-time collector Sylvia Gengenbach opened Town and Country Antiques 2 (222 Main St., Menomonie) two years ago, she discovered that the store had a completely different customer demographic than the original store, Town and Country Antiques (224 Main St.). Most people are under the age of 40, often stopping by from UW-Stout, and looking for completely different things. For two years, she envisioned a totally new antique store to cater to that demographic. On Aug. 1, she’s
hoping to make that dream come true with a totally new vibe. “We’re really excited to see our vision finally become reality,” Gengenbach said. Town and Country Antiques 2 will now offer fashion jewelry, vintage clothing, music, DVDs, CDs, vinyl records, and more. Gengenbach has always said, “If you have a sign that says ‘antique shop,’ people will come.” For some people, visiting vintage shops is for finding something usable. For some, it’s to find home décor or cooking wares. “People also come in here because
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it’s nostalgia,” Gengenbach said. “Part of it is the experience.” Over the years, they have sold oddities such as a highwheel bike from the 1800s. “That’s the joy of the antique store,” Gengenbach said, “you never know what you’re going to find.” Gengenbach appreciates the interactions she has with customers and visitors. Compared with their first store, Town and Country Antiques 2
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will be a little more “intimate,” she said. She’s limiting the number of shoppers to 10 at a time in Town and Country Antiques and five at a time in Town and Country Antiques 2, and she offers hand sanitizer and face masks – along with a slew of antique treasures. “If we don’t have it,” Gengenbach joked, “it’s possible it was never made.”
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pproximately 2 feet by 1½ feet of white crochet lace is pinned under glass, displaying an anniversary message bordered in a carefully stitched heart. It reads: “25 Years Together.” I found the piece while rummaging through framed art at the Hope Gospel Bargain Center in Eau Claire. It is called a filet, which is the term for a crochet picture created using a combination of solid blocks of stitches and open mesh. The artist follows a chart to write letters or construct shapes and symbols. It takes incredible focus, attention to detail, and fine motor skill, and – depending on the size of the piece – it might take weeks or months of work. Cotton thread is harsh on an artist’s hands, and making thousands upon thousands of such tiny stitches can strain the eyes. This particular project likely called for two balls of crochet thread, which cost about $4 each. Here was the sum total of all that work, those many hours and the artist’s love and celebration of a long marriage – affixed with a tag indicating a price of $5.89. Mass production has changed the way Americans value objects profoundly. In order to meet (and exceed) demand and price expectations, manufacturers have been downgrading the quality of craftsmanship and material for household goods – from clothing to washing machines – for generations. It culminates, in my view, in the winter hat. A durable, hand-knit, wool cap that can last a lifetime will cost a maker $10 in yarn and perhaps four hours of time. If you value the knitter’s time at $10 per hour (far lower than most skilled tradespeople charge hourly) the hat should cost $50. Most people would find such an investment ridiculous when they can pick up an acrylic machine-knit beanie in the latest fashion at a national chain store for $5. Many tailors, knitters, crocheters, and other stitchers understand this reality all too well, so they channel their passion into gift-making: baby booties, mittens, afghans, and filets, for their families and friends. While a gift might find a home more readily than an item made for sale,
any number of circumstances can rehome a hand-sewn quilt from someone’s bed to a local secondhand shop: children outgrow their clothes, friendships decay, families move, objects are replaced … grandparents with homes full of the handmade treasures of generations die, leaving their loved ones too exhausted to rake through the collection before bagging it for donation. Stroll through any thrift store or antique shop with an attentive eye and you’ll find dozens of handmade items: crochet afghans, paintings, sculptures, pottery, clothing, and more. Few of them are so visibly personal as an anniversary filet, but they are each a little love story. Some grandmother knitted this baby sweater. These children’s pajamas were outgrown several Christmases after a parent sewed them. A weaver, just this once, selfishly crafted a shawl for her own use. A pre-teen discovered his knack for crocheting through his first afghan. The more loved the item, the more likely it is that the story ends here, among the discarded and unwanted. It’s not a “problem.” In the grand scheme of things, the migration of “things” from the hands of a maker to the home of a loved one and eventually to a thrift store or landfill is insignificant. It’s a reality that doesn’t require a “solution,” any more than does the withering of trees in autumn. But mindfulness of the life of a beloved handmade item can transform a straightforward shopping trip into an exercise in connection and empathy, a memorial for the work and love someone gave another person. One can tell a baby gown at an antique store was hand-stitched by looking at the seams. The fabric – plain, thin linen – speaks to the item’s age; it might have clothed many generations. A tiny scrap of lace, not long enough to reach around the entire skirt, adorns the front of the hem – all of the prettiness the tailor could afford to spare for the wearer. Despite the obvious care in creation, and the preciousness of the materials, a stain here and a tear there make it unlikely the dress will find another home. That’s all right. You and I will remember it.
Mindfulness of the life of a beloved handmade item can transform a straightforward shopping trip into an exercise in connection and empathy, a memorial for the work and love someone gave another person.
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FIND YOUR NEXT TREASURE C H I P P E W A V A L L E Y V I N T A G E , A N T I Q U E S & T H R I F T S T O R E S • listings by James Johonnott
Antique Emporium 306 Main St., Eau Claire • (715)
832-2494 • Find it on Facebook Over 3 decades of devotion to the search for and collection of fine antiques, art, and books. They love prints, sculpture, and every kind of Victoriana from glass to ephemera. The large building (a former Masonic Temple) displays their immense collection of unique items.
Atelier - Designs by Lucianne 422 Olive St., Chip-
pewa Falls • luciannefbd@gmail.com • facebook. com/DesignsByLucianne Chalkboard & rustic signs available for weddings & special occasions. Many classes are also offered at the studio including fiber arts & essential oils.
The Attic Furniture & Home Goods 2015 Fairfax
Street, Eau Claire • (715) 225-9951 • JohnandMeg@ theatticEC.com • theatticEC.com Featuring 8,000 square feet of space for up cycled, high-quality furniture, mostly mid-century furniture, home goods, and art. The Attic also provides boutique space to about a dozen crafters and collectors at the back of the store
Bethesda Resale Shop 3178 London Rd., Eau Claire
• (715) 834-7875 • bethesdalutherancommunities.org Great reads, quality furniture pieces, barely-worn clothing and decorative items.
Colfax Antique Mall 603 Main Street, Colfax • (715)
704-6086 • colfaxantiquemall.netA diverse group of antiques dealers and items from local, regional and international artists. Booth vendors and consignment clients are also local and regional with some as far away as Indiana, Virginia and Florida.
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W Columbia St, Chippewa Falls • collectivecharmantiques.com Located in the heart of historic downtown Chippewa Falls, this antique store proudly serves creative collectors and curious shoppers. Featuring antique, vintage, upcycled and restored treasures.
Collective Souls 305 Main St. East, Menomonie •
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facebook.com/Collectivesouls305 Collective Souls (formerly Crimson Skies) offers unique restyled, refinished and re-loved furniture and handcrafted décor by local artists for your home.
Dell’s Architectural Antiques 121 Maple Street, Eau
Claire • (715) 834-8872 • facebook.com/DellsArchitecturalAntiques Dell’s has 35+ years of experience specializing in antique collecting, salvage construction, reclaimed fixtures and furniture, and log homes.
Eclectica on Grand 106 W. Grand Ave., Eau Claire
• (715) 834-7811 • electricchrysalis@sbcglobal.net • facebook.com/eclecticaEC Eclectica boosts a wide variety of antiques, jewelry, seasonal decor, and worldly treasures.
Egg Palace Antiques 4263 N. Prairie View Rd., Chip-
pewa Falls • (715) 720-1071 • eggpalaceantiques.com Over 5000 square feet of art deco, breweriana, black Americana, cast iron, china, Christmas collector plates, enamelware, flatware, furniture, gas station, glassware, kitchen, linens, pictures, pottery, primitives, prints, railroad, stemware, sporting, tins, and tobacco.
Encore Consignment Clothing Store 2541 E. Claire-
mont Ave, Eau Claire • (715) 833-2333 • encoreclothingwi.com The area’s leading consignment shop serving a 100 mile radius of Eau Claire for over 25 years. Specializing in women’s consignment clothing, jewelry, bags, accessories and much more.
Finish by Design 111 W. Spring Street, Chippewa Falls
• (715) 723-6400 • jeff@finishbydesign.com • Find it on Facebook A furniture refinishing and repair shop that has created a unique union of restoring, refinishing and re-purposing many types of antiques and architectural products with decorative faux finishing.
Good and Sturdy Vintage 217 North Barstow St., Eau
Claire • (715) 839-7999 • goodandsturdy.com Open by appointment only. Specializing in vintage clothing, art objects, mid-century and industrial home furnishings, old stuff, and curiosities. Antique to 1980s.
Goodwill - Eau Claire 3605 Gateway Dr., Eau Claire • (715) 835-0532 • goodwill.org
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Goodwill has a large selection of all-ages clothing, used furniture, and basically anything else you could want. You can also drop off your old stuff here and purchases go towards creating jobs.
Goodwill - Menomonie 2500 Hils Ct., Menomonie •
(715) 235-8488 • goodwill.org Goodwill has a large selection of all-ages clothing, used furniture, and basically anything else you could want. You can also drop off your old stuff here and purchases go towards creating jobs. Check out their seasonal selection of donated costumes and props. You’ll also find brand new decorations and costumes.
Hope Gospel Mission Bargain Center 2511 W. Moholt
Dr., Eau Claire • (715) 839-9498 • hopegospelmission. org This Eau Claire based business sells clothing, house wares, and above all, loads and loads of furniture. Items are added daily to the store’s shelves and racks, which makes each shopping trip. Hope Gospel’s profits support local programs in the area.
The Market Place of Stanley 613 S Broadway St, Stan-
Reimagine 25 E Lincoln Ave, Fall Creek • facebook. com/reimagineec Renewed, upcycled furniture. Vintage finds and new farmhouse-inspired decor. Sells Amy Howard At Home, One Step Chalk Paint, waxes, spray lacquer, spray “chalk paint”, wall masque stencils, saltwash, vintage wash flannels, and more. Sandy’s Clothing & Art W12098 Hwy 35, Stockholm • sandysclothingandart.com Find timeless clothing, artisan accessories, innovative art & sassy “wear all day” shoes.
Savers 2833 Mall Dr., Eau Claire • (715) 835-8500 •
savers.com/Default.aspx Featuring an ever-changing selection of secondhand clothing, furniture, accessories, costumes, electronics, and much more. Get coupons for your purchase by donating some goods of your own.
Seven Suns Vintage 305 S Barstow St, Eau Claire
A new retro-inspired clothing store in downtown Eau Claire. Features an eclectic variety of aesthetics ranging from women’s dresses to Harley Davidson jackets.
ley • (715) 644-1015 • Find it on Facebook Featuring antiques, collectables, vintage items, jewelry, furniture, wood creations, ceramics, hand-crafted items, home decor, metal art, and more.
The Shed 1515 Mayer Road, Altoona • (715) 832-8585
Olde Creamery Antiques & Refinishing 35408 Greene
com • spacedoutfurnishings.com An online resource for everyone with even the slightest interest in Vintage Industrial and Midcentury Modern furnishings. Visit online at their website or at Etsy.
St, Independence • (715) 985-2503 • Find it on Facebook Two floors complete with furniture, glassware, stoneware, tools, and jewelry. Also offering complete refinishing and repairing of new and old furniture, canning and trunk repair, plus much more.
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• theshedantiques.com A massive, eclectic collection. You’ll need to take a couple of laps to see everything available for purchase inside and out.
Spaced Out Furnishings Eau Claire • srderfus@gmail.
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B13 - Suite 201, Eau Claire • Find it on Facebook A space full of antiques & one of a kind vintage treasures. Bringing a new life to forgotten pieces. Sharing the love of old, the hunt and yesteryear.
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Shop 825 E Prospect St.,
Durand • facebook.com/StVincentDePaulThriftStore A Catholic charity organization. They hold several 50% off special sales during the year (check their Facebook for dates). They accept donations of new or gently used items during open business hours. They will pick up furniture by appointment.
Town and Country Antiques 244 Main St. E,
Menomonie • (715) 231-3222 • lchase@wwt.net • facebook.com/antiquestownandcountry An entertaining and ever changing multi-dealer shop with 25 dealers offering a wide variety of treasures and antiques in historic downtown Menomonie.
Triangle Art and Antiques 335 Main St E, Menomonie
• (715) 953-4242 • triangle.antiques@gmail.com • Find it on Facebook The Triangle Building (built in 1906) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and features experienced dealers and beautiful art and antiques.
Vintage Junkies 930 Galloway Street, Banbury Place
B13 - Suite 201, Eau Claire • (715) 495-0740 • facebook.com/VintageJunkiesShop Vintage Junkies recycles furniture to make it look lovely again. Selling all different kinds of vintage/antique items. During the summer they take their show on the road, selling furniture and vintage items at flea markets.