Our Wunderkammern

Kavan RC Helicopter

Kavan RC Helicopter

Before drones, there were......radio controlled helicopters. Like some of our curiosities and oddities, this doesn’t fit neatly into any one category. We found this RC helicopter in a local flea market...

Kavan RC Helicopter

Before drones, there were......radio controlled helicopters. Like some of our curiosities and oddities, this doesn’t fit neatly into any one category. We found this RC helicopter in a local flea market...

Stained Glass of Bald White Guy or Another Paperboy of the Depression Makes Good

Stained Glass of Bald White Guy or Another Pape...

This is just weird. A stained glass  tribute to a "cool dude" - from the sideburns, our guess is that this is from the late '70's or early '80's.  We...

Stained Glass of Bald White Guy or Another Pape...

This is just weird. A stained glass  tribute to a "cool dude" - from the sideburns, our guess is that this is from the late '70's or early '80's.  We...

The Bambooclette Bamboo Bicycle

The Bambooclette Bamboo Bicycle

Full disclosure – I’m a vintage bike geek. I’ve restored 1950’s British touring bikes of which I now have two – a Rudge and a Humber. Great names! I also...

The Bambooclette Bamboo Bicycle

Full disclosure – I’m a vintage bike geek. I’ve restored 1950’s British touring bikes of which I now have two – a Rudge and a Humber. Great names! I also...

Mid-Century Modern Birdfeeders

Mid-Century Modern Birdfeeders

Early in my architectural career, I found myself “between jobs” in Maine. I had always had an interest in folk art, mid-century road side attractions, and lawn whirlygigs and art....

Mid-Century Modern Birdfeeders

Early in my architectural career, I found myself “between jobs” in Maine. I had always had an interest in folk art, mid-century road side attractions, and lawn whirlygigs and art....

1959 Decrosonic Art Speakers

1959 Decrosonic Art Speakers

Aren’t these cool.     Decrosonic made a line of speakers “hidden” behind works of art. One advertisement called them “talking pictures”! These came out in 1959, just a year...

1959 Decrosonic Art Speakers

Aren’t these cool.     Decrosonic made a line of speakers “hidden” behind works of art. One advertisement called them “talking pictures”! These came out in 1959, just a year...

Trippensee Ptolemaic Solar System Planetarium

Trippensee Ptolemaic Solar System Planetarium

Here’s a strange find. We often visit rural areas of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri in search of oddities. More often than not, these areas have the standard country antiques, but...

Trippensee Ptolemaic Solar System Planetarium

Here’s a strange find. We often visit rural areas of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri in search of oddities. More often than not, these areas have the standard country antiques, but...