The Vintage Garage has retired. Thank you for all the years :)
Vintage Garage Evanston Flea Market 100 vendors of all things vintage!
Summer is flying by! An update on what’s coming. July July 16th Vintage Garage will feature vintage clothing & Rockabilly! Wear your best vintage to the show. No one appreciates great vintage outfits more than we do. We’ll be getting pics of the coolest ones and will feature them via
Growing up without an active father, I had many men in my life whom I admired and looked to for guidance, perhaps none more than my twin uncles, Dominick (“Don,” for short) and Frank. They were (and, to this day, still are) Chicago cab drivers, with Frank taking the wheel
Whenever I see anything from the designer Eva Ziesel, I smile. Myron Nmi Johnson of Great Lines Modern brought a nice sized collection of Hallcraft Fantasy to the Opener.I first found out about her researching a pair of Shmoo Salt & Pepper shakers we acquired in the Town and Country pattern.
Nice of John to give us an update on his piece and a peek at his shelves of things to become something else. Unless he changes his mind again, we will be seeing his curbside find turned into an industrial show piece this Sunday at the Vintage Garage Opener. We’re
2017 is here! These are my vintage resolutions for the New Year. Let me know in the comments if any of these are on your list too-Melissa
Many would remember vintage Eldon Toys for their Plastic models or many Slot Car sets. Many more would recognize one of the Japanese toys that they re-branded as their own like “Billy Blastoff”. Manufactured by Tomy, Billy was an overachieving 4″ figure of a boy who housed a motor to drive his
Another season of Vintage Garage Chicago has flown by It flew so fast and we are so grateful. October 16 is season finale of our FIFTH SEASON! More vintage treasure was hunted than any season so far! 2016 brought great write ups from bloggers like, Ruby Spencer and Christina of cuddlepill.com.
Thanks for coming to the Garage Ruby Spencer! Your post is fantastic and I’m so glad you had a great time. I’ve shared a snippet below and a connection to her blog so you can read it all. Hello there!!! This past Sunday, I took advantage of the gorgeous September
The September appraisal fair at the Garage brought in a new round of cool vintage goods. We’ll be back on the 3rd Sunday of October. 1 free item appraisal per paid admission. Here are a few of our favorites from September- Ideal Shirley Temple Doll, 17″ from the 1950’s. Her original
The Nylint company began in 1937 producing kitchen tools and components for durable goods. From 1941-45 they were focused on War effort manufacturing particularly anti-aircraft magazines. After the War, with their modern steel pressing technology they turned in the direction of Toy making. There were dozens of toy makers making pressed steel toys before Nylint,