I AM CLOSING THE SHOP IN CALLICOON ON OCTOBER 31, 2012. 

WE ARE RUNNING A GIANT CLEARANCE AND MOVING SALE.

PROUD TO ANNOUNCE WE ARE NOW AT 

THE HAWLEY ANTIQUE EXCHANGE 

ON ROUTE 6 IN HAWLEY PENNSYLVANIA.

LEVI SELLS OUTSIDE ON SUNDAYS. !!!!!!!!

Royal Spartanette Travel Trailer - For Sale

 

 Circa 1952 - Aircraft quality Aluminum and Birch. Built by Hughes Aircraft to highest standards.

 Exterior is in excellent condition. Needs polishing. No dents or creases. All original windows, doors.

 Ready for restoration. Needs some TLC. Interior is in great shape overall. Original birch cabinets.

Kitchen has large banquette seating, original DIXIE stove and sink. Three piece bathroom.

Though most folks think Airstream sets the standard of luxe in travel trailers. I've always preferred the more pedestrian rigs. I bought this Spartan many years ago and never fulfilled my plans to restore it fully. It was usable "as is" and I started my business in here - hence Tin Can Trading Post. 

Now I am ready to find a new owner and home for this incredible trailer.

It currently sits in a lovely field by my house in Cochecton NY. 

Located just over 100 miles from NYC - and easily transported by a towing service. 

For Sale - $5000.

Bullseye Bill Canvas Jacket

This canvas jacket has great vivid colors accentuating the pockets and pouches. 

I love the attention to color and small details such as the double hoops behind the collar.

The "Hunt With A Dog" patch tops it off!

Red Tape

Mellissa Easton wrote a sweet piece about the Tin Can Trading Post, discovery and dust on her design blog. (see blog list)
Her blog is full of interesting pieces about design, collecting and seeing the beauty in ordinary objects - through her eyes.

SPRING SHOPPING. WE ARE OPEN AGAIN.

Rae Bourbon - Rare Vinyl LP - Drag Queen Burlesque 1950's

Anna. Doll from USSR 1970's. Mint in box. Set of four.

Wood frame recovery bed from a TB sanitarium.
Wire framed springs are perfect. On wheels!
Pair available.
C.1910

Chair Seat Repair by Pam Sloan

I am proud to have Pam Sloan doing chair seat repair and upholstery at the Tin Can Trading Post. She works primarily in rush, cane, wicker and other traditional and natural materials as well as doing upholstery.

I gave Pam work space in my shop and a venue for her to exhibit her work and take commissions. She is usually here on Sundays and when the Farmer's Market is in season she works out front showing interested folks the process and procedure of traditional chair seat repair.

This lovely chair is an example of a restoration and upholstery job just completed.

I sold the client the chair frame. Pam did a complete restoration and paint job on the springs and frame, added horsehair padding, then covered the cushions with the client's fabric and colors
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The piece is now at home in a penthouse apartment in NYC.

Pam is at the Tin Can Trading Post on Sunday - December 18th at Noon doing exhibitions of works in progress and hosting a holiday cookie sampler.

She can be contacted at rushseats@yahoo.com or here at the store.

Vintage Holiday Gifts

Here are a few more pictures to give you an overview of the store and the merchandise.

The case above holds some nice silver and costume jewelry for the ladies.
Below are a pair of purple Lizard boots and the wicker seat cushions from 1926 NYC Transit

The Lizard cowboy boots are a very slender size 12.
Lots of folks have tried them but they are still waiting for that special person.
I call them the Cinderella boots.

Bakery, Ice Cream Parlor or Candy Shop Display Sideboard with Marble Slab

I'll be posting images of items available at the shop.
Open Thursday to Monday at 11 AM until 5 PM
Enter via 27 Lower Main St. Alley or park on A Dorrer Drive. Callicoon, NY 12726.

NYC Transit / Subway - Wicker Seats 1926

Found in a barn in PA. I followed a tip from one of my pickers and scored 8 of these. Very good condition wicker upholstery, cushioned and on a formed steel base with mounting holes. 35 1/2" X 16 1/2" and 3" high. They were made around 1926 and were in use until the 1960's on NYC trolley, bus or subway lines. These look very lightly used and were in storage for many years. Heavy durable lacquered wicker over padding and made to withstand rush hour traffic. These are near mint. They would be perfect for restaurant banquets, benches, headboard or to top off a chest for seating.

I remember them fondly from my early days in Brooklyn as anyone of a certain age will also. My dad was a TWU bus driver in Brooklyn for 25 years and I would ride his route for fun with my mom and brother.

More Celebrity Visits / Tin Can Trading Post

Local activist and actor Mark Ruffalo came by the shop yesterday. Having just gotten a new record player he was excited to stock his library with some excellent and rare vinyl. He scored Velvet Underground and Nico - Banana Peel cover and the Stones "Stickey Fingers" album with the jeans and zipper cover. Both covers are by Andy Warhol. His tastes varied, Callas, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, CSNY, and Elvis. He left smiling.

We are neighbors and he's a regular guy around town. Last year I found him sitting in a claw foot tub I had for sale in my driveway. I should have gotten a picture of that moment. He bought the tub and a sink.

Besides acting (he's shooting the next Incredible Hulk movie this summer) he is also an outspoken foe of Fracking and the rampant and destructive gas extraction threatening our community and the nation.