What is Recycling Retro all about?
I am an avid "recycler". And I try to encourage everyone I know, and those I have just met, to do the same. By selling and using "pre-owned" vintage items, not only am I reducing the number of items that might go to a landfill, but I am also saving money myself! By buying used, we also save the energy that would have gone into producing a new item. We are encouraged to shop, but few of us ever realize the impact all this "buying" is having on our environment and our society. If you haven't already done so, I recommend that you go to www.storyofstuff.com and watch Annie Leonard's 20 minute video "The Story of Stuff". It is an interesting look at "the underside of our production and consumption patterns". The Story of Stuff project has just created another video http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-electronics/ and it is worth watching. It changed the way I look at all the "stuff" in my life.
I
spend a lot of time looking for those items that fit in with the idea of
"recycling retro". I have been able to acquire an incredible inventory
and a large portion of it can be seen and purchased at my shop at Montsweag
Flea Market in Woolwich, Maine. I have also rented some space at a large group shop in Wiscasset - Avalon Antiques Market. Check out their website: http://avalonantiquesmarket.com/
I occasionally sell on eBay using the seller ID recyclingretro
You can find almost anything vintage in my shop: small appliances (mixers, ice crushers, juicers, corn poppers, etc.), lamps (pole lamps, TV lamps, pottery lamps, hanging lamps), kitchen clocks and alarm clocks, planters and vases (McCoy, Hall, Hull, etc.), bar ware (cocktail shakers, cocktail mixers, bar glasses, stirrers, coasters, trays, etc.), decorated pitchers, decorated glasses, Pyrex (bowls, refrigerator sets, dishes), Fire King, McKee, Anchor Hocking, potholders, aprons, tablecloths, salt and pepper shakers, coffee pots, percolators, juice pitchers and glasses, Swanky Swigs, kitchen utensils, sifters, bread boxes, canister sets, cook books, books and the list goes on! I even carry vintage model railroad train engines, cars, and accessories (Lionel, HO, American Flyer, etc.). My shop at Montsweag Flea Market focuses on items manufactured in the 1940's - 1970's; but my primary focus is on the 1950's. I love the "space age" look of some of the designs and I have found that the colors are absolutely captivating. I have a wonderful time stocking my shop and setting up the display for these items. I have been busy at auctions, estate sales, house calls, etc. buying items to sell and can't wait to put them out in the spring and all summer long!
Opening day at Montsweag Flea Market is normally the Saturday of Mother's Day Weekend, weather and field conditions permitting. This year, Saturday, May 12th will be opening day and if weather and field conditions permit, it may even be sooner than Mother's Day Weekend! I accept cash, checks, PayPal payments, and credit cards. If there is something you are interested in, and can't make it to the Flea Market, feel free to contact me by email: ekmissal@gmail.com.
Hope to see you this year!
