Thanks For The Great Year!!

First, let me thank all of you for visiting our mall this past year!  We even have repeat visitors so that makes us very happy!  We would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.  Be sure to stop by South End Antique Mall before the end of the year!  This is the time when our vendors start making drastic cuts in their prices so they can move out the old and bring in the new.  If you have had your eye on something, now is the time to stop by and see if it is on sale.  Anywhere from 20% to 30% off so great buys are here for the taking! Thanks again for this past year and we look forward to meeting more new and returning visitors next year.

                                            

      

Jingle Bells, Hot Cider and Great Prices!

 It is finally here!  The last store wide sale of the season!  It is “Open House” weekend in Aurora and our sale looks to be a terrific one.  The vendors have gone all out to bring you some beautiful treasures and clever gift ideas.  Everything in the store is 10% off with many vendors offering even deeper discounts. Our sale runs from Friday, November 24^th through Sunday, November 26^th.  It's a great way to kick off the holidays.  We are ready to meet your holiday decorating and entertaining needs so be sure to stop by for some hot cider and Strudel!

You will find several beautiful table centerpieces ready to take home and use!

Find special gift ideas for the special person in your life

Vintage Christmas trees

Sweet little accents for your decorating ideas

Blow mold central!!

Don't miss our Christmas room full of vintage Christmas

Beautiful furniture everywhere!

Vintage and contemporary trees of all sizes

Great accent pieces

Christmas at the cabin!  Lots of cute ideas!

Vintage centerpiece idea

New Season New Vendor New Decor!

There is so much going on at South End Antique Mall these days! We have a new vendor, a seasonal change in our entryway and the arrival of our Fresian horse and buckboard for the holidays!  Our newest vendor has been dealing in antiques for over 30 years.  She has quite an eclectic selection to choose from.  She has a wide variety of interests and it shows in her booth and staging. Come check out vendor #9678 in our upstairs area.  Occasionally, our Fresian horse model shows up to pull our antique buckboard for Christmas and this is the year!  This horse model was used to judge Fresian horses at shows.  It is a life size model and is about 17 hands tall.  The size of this horse allowed the knights in armor to ride them during the middle ages!  You have to check this out!  While you are at it, check out our new “Victorian Christmas” entryway.  If you have not been by for a while, this is the time to revisit!

What Is It???

 I know some of you will recognize this right away but there will be some that do not!  Do you know what it is??  This is a very early curling iron or curling tong.  Non electric!! Something we are very fortunate never to have had to use!  They would heat the metal part on a stove and then hold it by the wooden handle and curl their hair.  Can you imagine how time consuming this task would be!  You would need to be near a wood stove or some type of a flame to accomplish the task.  What did they do in summer?? There are several different styles.  The “wavy” one is actually a hair crimper to give the hair a wave effect.  Looking beautiful was a labor intensive task.  The wicked looking clamps

Marcel clips

shown here were used to achieve a “Marcel” wave.  If you were
going to get a permanent wave, you would have used these little aluminum rods.  All of these little implements for achieving beautiful hair are very collectible today as decorative items.  I think you could even get your own “Marcel” look with the clamps!

Permanent rods or curlers

This is an oil that was worked into the hair prior to using a hot iron

                                                                               

Adding New "Flavor" to South End Antique Mall

We have a new vendor!  This lady has been dealing in antiques and antique malls for 25-30 years so has a lot of experience under her belt with looking for and providing you with beautiful treasures.  Her style is varied.  You will find beautiful antique furniture, special little porcelain and ceramic pieces, and vintage costume jewelry.  She has a great variety of items in her space to fit just about any taste!  Be sure to come in and check out the mall space for vendor #0029!

The Best of the Best

It’s official!  South End Antique Mall is listed as number one of the best 10 antique malls in Oregon!  Check us out at https://bestthingsor.com/antique-stores/.  As the article says, “Allow yourself plenty of time when planning a visit here because this ambiance deserves to be thoroughly soaked up”.  If you are shopping for new furniture for your home, consider looking at vintage first!  There is a reason those classic old pieces are still around and in great condition.  The workmanship you find in older pieces cannot be found in all furniture today.  We live in the world of taking our furniture home in a box and putting it together!  Consider something that has been lived with and cherished for decades.  Classic, primitive, upcycled, etc.  Sometimes you will find beautiful pieces at prices that are more affordable than new furniture.  You will find it all here at South End Antique Mall!