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"Cuckoo" for The Hell's Kitchen Flea Market!

People are going “Cuckoo” at the Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market.  Check out this original Black Forest treasure.  Made around 1900, this fully-functional clock is a true find!  Ornately hand carved from wood, this clock will surely be a topic of conversation.  Using small bellows and pipes that imitate the call of the “Cuckoo” in addition to striking a wire gong, this pendulum driven timepiece is a traditional gem.

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“Cheers to you!”  Deep blue contours and crystalline details make this decanter an elegant addition to any décor.  This hand-blown decanter and liqueur glasses are stunning.    This rich set is a functional yet elegant presentation of your favorite spirits.

Fashion Beyond Clothes at HKFM

Melissa of Fashion Beyond Clothes recently paid a visit to Hell's Kitchen Flea Market. 

Great Finds at The Hell's Kitchen Flea Market!

Offer your guests an intermezzo to cleanse their palates with these heirloom 1930’s rare PINK sherbets. Not only will these unusual pink glass with gold inlay sherbets compliment your dining room table, but will also be a great conversation piece.

Venti, Grande or Tall? Way before Howard Schultz started his first day at the now famous Pikes Place Starbucks location in Seattle, WA, (and coffee was $2.00 per cup) if you wanted your coffee beans ground, you had to do it the old fashion way. Take a look at this early 20th century coffee bean grinder. Manually handled, this grinder is a vintage kitchen collectable. Priced at only $95.00, compared to similar eBay auctioned items of $350.00+.

"Let’s All Go To The Movies." From the days when seeing a movie meant you actually had to go to the theater, check out these 1940’s 35mm vintage movie reel cases. Casablanca and Citizen Kane among others classics were all delivered to theaters in reel cases exactly like the ones featured right here at the Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market. Popcorn and soda not included.

Help save the planet, and look "CHIC" all at the same time. One of Hell’s Kitchen regulars, "Be Eco Chic" not only has great totes and journals, but has also introduced their jewelry line. All Be Eco Chic’s products not only look amazaing, but they also are designed using materials that are Organic, Recycled and/or Sustainable.

Back to the Future at HKFM with Charles Adler Clothiers

Cadet Jacket -- Just in time to remember the best of Michael Jackson, here's a cadet jacket from 1938 who's style endures 70+ years later... not to mention it's condition, nary a moth has had its way with this beauty... Military Cadet Jackets like this sell for many times more at collector shows or vintage shops (up to $1500!). This one is a Hells Kitchen steal for $200, with a lil' bit of wiggle room for the perfect owner. 

Nepalese/Tibetan Ceremonial Robe ~ This collector piece is as wearable as it is beautiful to hang on a wall. Check out the vintage floral fabric lining, the gorgeous medallions and the jingle jangle of the wealth of coinage adorning this showpiece. Should cost in the $1500 - $2000 range, our Hells Kitchen (below) Market bargain -- $500 (and, like any good "Souk" market, we're up for a little bargaining)

I'd like to Take You Back to a Time ~ The 1940's to be exact, when women were oh so womanly... and dresses showed off their finest curves. The way I see it, vintage dresses look good on women, today's dresses look good on hangers.... Take this one for examples, one of the loveliest 40's day dresses I've seen in a good long while. It has a magical silhouette that hugs and kisses all the right places. Gorgeous cotton floral -- rare grey color background... in a vintage show this fetching frock would fetch around $325, come by the market and it's still got all it's style ~ at less than HALF the price ~ $150 

 

A "Love Story" in Plaid ~ Here's on of the coolest vintage wool shirts around ~ rare color scheme, super label ~ from the 60's Yale Coop, the "Hugster" ~ C'mon give it some love... Ought to be around $150, come visit us for one groovy price ~ $75 

www.charlesadlerclothiers.com

Flea Market Vanity

amNew York stumbled upon this great treasure at Hell's Kitchen Flea Market last week.  They got the name of the market wrong, but the address right!  This 1920s vanity set will bring you back to the decade before the Great Depression-- kind of like the 1990s to us ;)

Rare 1600's math text found at flea market

"A Swiss historian browsing at a Geneva flea market has stumbled upon a previously unknown maths text published in Bern in 1619." Article here.

Who-whoo knew?

For $10 you can get candle sticks, napkin holders, or bookends. Not bad for a couple of owls!

Eddie Ross & Habitually Chic enjoy flea market success

As featured in The Newlywed Diaries, designer Eddie Ross, a contestant on Bravo TV's Top Design,

and Heather of Habitually Chic took the Hell's Kitchen Flea Market by storm, and each came home with some great finds (including that pair of marble lamps, which Heather scored for just $100).

Vintage light fixture

Eddie Ross of Bravo TV's Top Design show and a Greenwich, Connecticut-based designer, got a great vintage light fixture at Hell's Kitchen Flea Market.

He rightly notes:

even if you rent, don't settle for cookie-cutter fixtures! Lighting can make (or break) a room. Find a fixture you love—and if it's vintage, all the better