Antique Shopping in the City!

[@robinholder8184]

The first place was AWESOME! Just the aviance, beautiful pieces, it all caught my breath. Love it when "WE" go driving in Philly! Beautiful town!

[@foundagainforyou]

Ambiance was great!

[@robinholder8184]

Oops sorry can't spell

[@nanvolentine9110]

Can you imagine coming to work and punching in every day? Ha! I did it everyday for over 40 years! The angel at 5:43 was amazing. The pink tree in the second place is beautiful. What a lovely shopping trip this was!

[@suchadwell]

Omgosh that tree!! Ty so much for sharing !! ❤️🌹🎀💖

[@christinebarone7496]

Oh my goodness that Christmas tree is everything, how very clever!

[@othinsdottir]

Tchaikovsky ?!? This vid just keeps getting better & better. Love this thank you Kevin McCloud!

[@feingetarntesfischfilet4841]

The nativity-scene was radiant. 😊 I want to turn the first store into a club for people without cellphones who dress and talk as in the olden times. A footman serving cucumber-sandwiches on a silvertray and a maid bustling about with starched linen... 🤤👐🔮

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Sounds great!!!!!!

[@ltwinkiec3172]

Beautiful oddities in first shop, oh that Holy Family would have gone in my cart for sure along with cardboard angel ornament and then there was that sink!!!!!!😍 I’ve looked for years for an affordable pedestal for my home and that color , at that incredible price😢 oh my heart wept

[@delmorrow7148]

The inlaid rocking chair was wonderful - so unusual. An umbrella frame Christmas tree - amazing!

[@elderlypoodle9181]

I realized I was breathing so shallow at the first shop. I want to live there. I want the lamp that was on the post. The angel statues were total museum!!!😃 Do you even know how much quiet joy you share? I really transport to the places you show us. My Aunt Louise had a sofa like that silk one. I found it too much as a child😊 I preferred my grandmas Autumn leaf print Davenport. I’ve always wanted an ornate screen ever since I saw an old movie that had a fancy woman change her clothes behind it. 😁♥️🐩

[@bevsprague1731]

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat. Please put a penny in the old man's hat. This little shopping trip made me think of that song. I don't even know why. If you haven't got a penny then a ha-penny will do. God bless you gentlemen, God bless you.☺🌲🌲

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

I love that song!

[@marymiller7785]

Man oh man. I love all of the things in the Anastasia place. I love walnut furniture , mirrors, etc. Thank you.

[@amyb1]

What an ingenious idea to use umbrella spines for a Christmas tree! I never would have thought of that - altho Max and Dave Fleischer did it in one of their Grampy cartoons, come to think of it. This was a great video, Scott. I was hooked from the intro and would have loved it if it HAD been an hour and a half!!

[@caspence56]

I remember that cartoon, too! I believe it was called "Christmas Comes But Once A Year" and you can still find it on KZbin.

[@amyb1]

@@caspence56 Yep that's the one! When my daughter was little we had a bunch of Fleischer cartoons on VHS that we watched over and over, including that one. I love them all!

[@MarkPeterson10-31]

Your excursions here and there and yonder are huge fun! I'm so glad you take us with you! Thanks!

[@christines2016]

That Christmas tree you opened with looks like it has been built out of repurposed umbrellas. I love it and it’s got my creative juices thinking 🤔.

[@mssmarty5146]

That’s exactly what I thought too! Loved it! ❤️❤️❤️

[@christines2016]

@@mssmarty5146 it made my day when Scott actually said it was made of umbrellas at the end 🤣

[@mssmarty5146]

@@christines2016 mine too!!😂😂😂

[@janicewalker9719]

That's what I was thinking.

[@lindapeterson2684]

The umbrella tree might be One of the first artificial Christmas Trees…..love the shop…and absolutely love the asian screen…..and agree, the price is fantastic….

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

I must go back and buy it!!!!!!

[@findingdori8367]

The umbrella tree was fascinating and the pink tree was to die for!!

[@sonjajelinski921]

That tree is fantastic.

[@michelleraney3577]

I agree with you about the green pedestal sink. It is so cool. And that gorgeous screen! Just cleaning it alone would bring it back to life. So beautiful and unique!

[@Lu.G.]

Oh my...that 'umbrella' Christmas tree was fantastic! Such a genius idea and a beautiful shop! Looking forward to seeing the inkwell. 😬

[@sheilacasper2030]

Wow! I loved that rocker!

[@alanatolstad4824]

I love rockers, but the one I had for baby-rocking kept 'walking'. After I discovered gliders, I found one in a mission-style, and paid dearly for it (long story!). Still have it, still rock away, just got the seat cushion re-covered! I did look at that one on his tour with envy tho'!

[@user-Annie65]

Love these trips around town! Very fun to watch. 😊

[@daveinthemedctr6640]

Love will keep us together!

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Ha ha ha.......Love me some C and T!

[@annvarghese5997]

Awesome Christmas tree and beautiful furnitures

[@marybethsmith6458]

I am in love with that rocking chair. I bought one from the early 1900's last week at goodwill and gave it to a good friend who was ecstatic over it. They had just set it down when I pounced. I was in the right place at the right time.

[@Grace2010H]

Chenille, Tennille….Schlemeel, Schlemazel, Hassenfeffer Incorporated. 😂😂😂

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Ha ha ha!!!!!!

[@marciastewart1527]

Very cute! 😀

[@mneraasen224]

Love the knee hugger 💗

[@francoisebriet4697]

Love the Asian/chinoiserie screen... really the style of antique I like to collect!

[@jodi1978]

I have several of the knee hugger elves, they were my mothers. Memories of childhood christmas.

[@CraftyKittyVintage]

Scott I just LOVE you and everything about your channel. I enjoy your casual approach to how you speak to your audience and how articulate you are at the same time. Your knowledge is amazing yet you’re humble and, dare I say, easy on the eyes! 👀 Do you have room in your Rolodex for another BFF? Haha. Thank you for being you!

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Wow, thank you!

[@helenbailey8419]

😂😂😂Laughed about the gallon of milk.We(in our house) have a saying,"Just popping out for a loaf of bread via London"and we live in Manchester,three to four hours drive away.

[@ladytron1724]

Remember back in the day when i worked in the printing trade we used to clock in with one of those machines.At the end of the shift it was always a race to get to the clock first at finishing time😂Lovely city and antique shop.😍

[@dewdrop3302]

You are awfully busy for someone who was taking a break! Lucky us. My happy place any antique store. 🎄 🎅 🎁

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Only taking a break on weekends. I'll still be here all week long!

[@trixier6505]

I LOVE that green sink!!

[@Gardenwitch1954]

Where do all the hippies meet...South Street...South Street..🌲I have great memories of shopping there in the 1970's! Thank you for filming those great stores.

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Oh golly yes and my memories of South Street in the 1980's with Zipper Head and all of the punk rockers, drag queens and wonderful characters! The street is more commercial now but still a little edgy and fun.

[@rhondagentry2170]

The foil wrapping on the tree reminds me of the first tree of my childhood, memory of 1965, watching Momma place garlands of two-faced foil with one side either red or green and the other side was silver.

[@rosamerla1534]

Thank you for showing us your beautiful city. The antique stores are amazing

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Glad you enjoyed

[@cherylmellblom9736]

Scott, I love it when we travel around your city with you! Have to get there someday. First I will need to check out campgrounds in the area for me and my camper-don’t expect any in Philadelphia!

[@tigermoon44]

The camera work there was like being on a rollercoaster! 😳 The Christmas decorations were just glorious! Thank you for sharing with us! 😉😊

[@othinsdottir]

Muskrat love Scott! That tree looks like it came out of Halloween town. I instantly heard “ making Christmas “💕👻🌲

[@ldmikkelsen934]

Made me laugh.."without broken heads!"

[@renitamcintyre1071]

Thank you for the trip .

[@catherinebyrne8628]

Thanks Scott! I love when you take us with you!✨

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

My pleasure!!

[@bekind433]

Scott is the best!

[@pamakers8439]

I have seen a tree like that before...love the everything. You have to play us a Christmas song on the piano soon ...Please

[@marciastewart1527]

Great video! Loved seeing all those great buildings. I’m a city gal for sure.

[@mrob75]

You've taken us to "Anastasia's" before...Yet today's visit looked totally different than before. Awesome place! (I love your weekend reruns...)

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Thank you so much!

[@kathytaylor9798]

I love elves! I have quite a few from 50 years ago!

[@kayceehawkins246]

Love the Lefton angels!😍

[@rickeydonald4756]

The Asian screen was a real show stopper! Maybe, that is one of those Antiques Roadshow pieces, $5,000-$8,000 unrestored and $18,000 restored. Blue Bus Dave worked with an Asian specialist at an auction house near him once. She seemed pretty knowledgeable. What a road trip that was. Thanks!

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

I keep thinking about that screen!!!!

[@aliciapilotta5913]

Scott I'm laughing with the gold couch & matching chairs. My Italian family in south Philly had & still has very similar furniture in their living rooms!

[@claudiapastor]

The Chinese screen is to die for, absolutely fabulous and actually really cheap, just go back and buy it Scott. I regularly sell mass produced 1960’s glass vases for $165, and you could certainly resell that screen for at least $1.600, well, not through an eBay auction. One can not let pieces like that pass you by. If I bought it I wouldn’t touch it, I’d keep it the way it is, dirty and all. That Anastasia shop is really fantastic.

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

I know Claudia I really should go back and get it!!!!!!

[@lenaray6257]

Philly Aids antique place my fav

[@alanatolstad4824]

I had an opportunity to buy that green sink at an antique shop here in Los Alamos (California, not New Mexico!). I think the price was over $200, and it didn't suit my style at the time, so had to leave it for someone else. Always did wonder if/when someone bought it!---Wow, that pink Christmas tree! I remember when that was a tony thing to have in someone's home!---I just read a list of disappointing tourist experiences, folks submitted locations around the globe. To my horror, someone submitted Philadelphia. For shame...if I had money to burn, I'd love to return.

[@adelaidesocki]

Love reruns. 😻

[@hollynelson543]

Good evening Scott 💓

[@JulieAnne-7]

I’m glad to see you today and that you mentioned about your weekend reruns. I was worried that maybe someone was not well, and that you were showing reruns because of that. Anyway, today’s show was simply wonderful!! It’s always good to see you!😄

[@llmifg]

Loved the tree, the shop was pretty dark...the furniture was fun to see, but the screen! Drooling. The repairs, (not that I know anything about repairing 1890's painted wood) looks doable. Wonder if it's gesso, maybe painted wood shapes. Maybe they don't even have to be replaced...just a good general cleaning, wish I could see a good picture of it.

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kellywilliams5112]

Maybe not the days of hoop skirts, but I would definitely do the days of the Flappers.. .. that tree gave me a idea.. they sell bendable rebar, and chenille yarn, and tinsel swag.. one could almost make that tree, my wheels are turning now for next year.. when I get in a place like the first one.. I don't like to leave until they threaten me with Security... LOL I don't know Scott, I think I would have purchased the sink and stored it, the porcelain handles around here go for almost that much alone..

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

I love that sink, Kelly!

[@kellywilliams5112]

@@oldcuriosityshop265 You could purchase set in living room or bedroom and throw a fake potted plant in it so it looks intentional as a decor piece or kitchen and drape vintage embroidered linens... until the day you install it.. hint hint.. you can't beat mint green and black for a Art Deco bathroom.. my opinion... lol

[@sevenbells96]

Awesome thrift along. GREAT VIDEO AND GREAT CONTENT. THUMBS-UP ALWAYS!!!!

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Thanks so much!!

[@mehrit1648]

Thanks for sharing.

[@madelinerose5326]

My cats would love to rearrange the angel's feathered wings! Be safe, especially in a passing lane. Aren't you afraid your truck will be booted or towed....to some place like Pennsauken?

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Naw......I've lived in the city for 20 years and I'm way ahead of the Philadelphia Parking Authority!

[@hollynelson543]

Oh yes I remember you taking us here before, such a unique place.

[@chucknozzysmom_jos9197]

I’ll be in Philly this Thursday and Friday. Can’t wait to check out the shops you mentioned!! Thanks a bunch, Scott! You turned us on the 2nd Ave Thirft store too!

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Awesome!!!

[@joshyboy1974]

I was thinking the Christmas tree looked a bit like a hoop skirt .. Lol .. 🤗

[@adelaidesocki]

Is that the Tesla coil made available for parlor use? Love this place. Thanks for taking me along.

[@julsatmidnight]

I've been to that Christmas market and so happt to see a Kathe Wolfahrt there. Very special best quality German ornaments. I bought clips to put real candles on my tree there! ❤💚❤

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Oh yes......I'll be filming there very soon!

[@julsatmidnight]

@@oldcuriosityshop265 so excited to see it! I just visited Kathe Wolfahrt in the Christkindl market in Atlanta last week. Always spend soooo much but it is well worth it. The quality is just unsurpassed and they are the antiques of the future. 🌟🌙

[@LindaFoyle]

Thank You Scott, nice to see you, have a great week..🎄🤗💕 number one fan .....hahaha

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

You're the best!

[@hollynelson543]

That hoop skirt would hide the old bumps and lumps. Lol

[@markie10ful]

I’ll be in Philly on Friday and will look up Anastasia’s!! In the area through Tuesday taking in lots of Christmas!! Thanks!

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

You will love the place. Check their hours because I think they are closed something like Monday through Wednesday.

[@markie10ful]

@@oldcuriosityshop265 I’ll be in Philly on Friday. Going to Wanamakers, City Hall, Christmas market , historic areas etc.

[@lenaray6257]

I luv snippets

[@rosemarymagrino772]

That’s a good color for a bathroom sink. You won’t see the toothpaste on it! Lol!

[@Miss_Gibbs]

Loved the video !! E need to make another trip to Philadelphia.

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Please do!

[@punkyspray]

It looked like you passed the basilica, two of my Italian friends worked there ❤️

[@hollynelson543]

That Santa would be impossible to find here.

[@Joseph-og9jh]

Looks like the tree was a Mummers umbrella

[@lionheart830]

Is it me or does that gorgeous tree look like umbrellas? Ha! I was right!

[@joanmaxine1]

One odd collection in that first shop. 👍

[@othinsdottir]

I need that Neon Dead Souls

[@lenaray6257]

Hi Scott I'm sitting under Christmas tree waiting fore Santa and being good

[@jonibowen7367]

is the tree made out of umbrellas?

[@lenaray6257]

Yeah Christmas re runs

[@ellaackerson2630]

First thing I thought was that tree was made from umbrella skeletons

[@katherineyanagihara2909]

Aloha!

[@joanmaxine1]

How about wearing a head lamp in that dark shop. Or a small ring light on your camera.

[@powerlinekid4296]

Happy St. Nicholas Day. (it's today)

[@CatskillsGrrl]

Scott, when you say they “handpick” their items for sale, what do you mean, actually?

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

The store is not a vender mall with multiple dealers. The two owners personally select everything you see for sale. This gives a continuity to the shopping experience.

[@lenaray6257]

Scott you schlepping in city again . Wish I was there

[@marciastewart1527]

Me too!

[@sharonwilliamson4592]

I don’t know how people can shop in that store with such dim lighting unless it’s not as dark as it looks in the video? Do you bring a flashlight so you can check things out? They seem to have nice things and I enjoyed the trip. 🎄👍💕

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

It's much brighter in person.

[@texmex124]

Davenport

[@powerlinekid4296]

You forgot to get the milk.

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Yes I sure did!!!!!!!

[@debrastarr9147]

Drink Organic milk. Consider returning to purchase the screen or you possibly will regret it. 🌲🌲🌲🎄🎄🎄☃️

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

I do want that screen!

[@jdealba1988]

The city street decor doesn't feel very Christmassy... :(

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

You'll see!

[@hollynelson543]

Are you serious about parking in the street or are you pulling our leg?

[@oldcuriosityshop265]

Nope. Totally true. It's been done in south Philly for as long as anyone can remember.

[@hollynelson543]

Tree is cool, but oh so ugly.