Shopping Fast Times & Pastimes at Vette City Antique Mall!

Fast classic cars and slow wanders through rows of vintage goods make Bowling Green, Kentucky our antiquing destination today! Across from the National Corvette Museum is "Vette City Antique Mall," a big emporium filled with things brought home long ago in those classic cars. What will we race to take home today?
This place is huge, with offerings from centuries past (including a whole space of antiquarian books) among the swung vases, Pyrex and 1970s kitsch prized by a lot of modern collectors! An old telephone switchboard, 1890s Stevengraph bookmarks, mirrored 1980s furniture and a handsome antique Victrola share space with everything from fine Fenton specialties to flea market finds.
We get to dispel a few myths along the way ("Catherine Holm" did not design those bowls!), talk about what's appropriate to sell in an antique mall (notice that the non-vintage is all on deep discount?) and pick up some 1950s cocktail shakers in time for New Year's as we take our spin through this fun antique emporium! We'd love to drive it all home in one of those hot classic cars for sale across the road, but the '65 Pontiac GTO will just have to stay on our bucket list for the time being...
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[@Elbeekay]

The cabinet at 17:36 is for matrices (mats for casting) on Intertype or Linotype typecasting machines, not for typesetting. So it's a matrix cabinet, not a printer's or type-setter's cabinet :) Cases (not drawers) for type are stored flat, and you'd pull out individual cases with minuscule letters and set them on the lower part of the cabinet, and the case with the capitals/majuscules on the upper--which is where "lower case" and "upper case" comes from! Cheers! Love your channel, George!

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Oh, that is good to know! It's a different method of type machine then. I hadn't encountered such a thing. Fascinating about Upper and Lower case, I never considered that! Thank you for broadening my understanding. (By the way, I may have said the same inaccurate thing in another video I already processed, so I'll try to pin a comment to correct that)

[@mw10259]

12:06 O M G I Have that sailing ship lol amazing @@TheAntiqueNomad

[@Elbeekay]

@@TheAntiqueNomadlove all the info i get from you! Thank you ❤❤There’s a great documentary about printing history “Linotype” when the New York Times scrapped their equipment in 1978. so it is not antique either. 😊

[@OriginalNethead]

My high school still had type you could hand-set in the graphics lab when I went there. A lot of us used it to mark our yearbooks. Hats off to guys who did whole pages that way!

[@Chereese0808]

Very interesting. Thanks for teaching me a few new things. UPPER & lower case now makes sense. Cheers!

[@janetpogue4970]

Happy Third Day of Christmas, Everyone 😊 🎄

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

I hope you got your 3 French Hens today!

[@janetpogue4970]

😊 thank you!

[@kelleykelley549]

Always a pleasure! Ty, George!❤❤❤

[@lenaraay]

Hi george harleyman an I visited there after sink hole ......... took pics omg

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Oh yes! Xeno and I went about 6 months before the sinkhole. Fortunately, it mostly messed up their less valuable era of cars but wow

[@llmifg]

I liked the Airmail poster quite a bit. You asked what might be collectible~Airmail! stuff. The post office no longer has any "fancy" airmail paraphernalia and it's pricey. Thank you for taking us shopping:)

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

I agree! Airmail items cost more new and were scarcer so that makes sense

[@lindamcnamara7803]

I like the Mary Hadly because it can mix and match with some pieces. Love the Kathryn Holm are real cool , I’d enjoy collecting them.

[@christinaapplegate5281]

George sometimes I enjoy the comments and conversations as much as the videos. I always try to like and comment as I believe it helps the channel. I suggest others do the same. Still catching up ❤

[@george.carrasco]

I will take that two toned Corvette! 😮 Great video George! Thanks for sharing!

[@theresab4644]

Love satin glass. It feels so nice in your hand.

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

I agree

[@mamaG4]

My husband and I visited the Corvette Museum last spring. Even though we are a Ford family it was still quite enthralling. It’s like a walk through our country’s history but focused on car manufacturing. We loved being able to witness a couple drive their custom made Corvette off the lobby floor. The story of the sinkhole opening up under the museum a few years ago and swallowing millions of dollars worth of Corvettes and the recovery process was interesting and disconcerting at the same time. I totally recommend a visit to the museum.

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

It is really great! I’d been there before (just before the sinkhole incident) and didn’t have time to go in this day, but I’m sure I will again. Factory work may be routine, but factory tours always interest me

[@erinnkemp]

Thanks George.

[@Jane_Dow]

" Powder Pigeon Planter ", say that 10 x's fast !

[@SisterShirley]

I made it to 3 times

[@Jane_Dow]

@@SisterShirley I got to laughing so hard at the thought of it, I stumbled thru it twice an gave up. :~)

[@sharonburgerburger9808]

This was a great opportunity for you to teach us things, even though they didn't have very much to purchase! Happy New Year ❤

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

My pleasure! I come in to enough merchandise that I don’t need to buy tons every time I go out, it’s useful to learn and see what other people are doing too

[@martisteele6542]

You guys are the best. I appreciate your videos so much George!

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Thank you Marti that means a lot!!

[@martisteele6542]

@@TheAntiqueNomad ❤️❤️❤️

[@dorisbern6539]

Wild George what a great place you know. He's fine to me this things I learned so much from you.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@korencollections349]

Love watching you George.

[@joannnelson9847]

You tell 'em George!!!!!!

[@lauracowman6335]

We went to that antique store in October on our way down to Florida. Very disappointing because it had so many flea market items. When I start seeing that much I usually just leave.

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

It’s doing better than it was on that score but it still has a ways to go to get back to more truly collectible and less second hand stuff

[@theresab4644]

Fun fun fun !

[@janetpogue4970]

Hi hoped you were having a sale this evening, but love to lean new things too flowers

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Hi, Janet! I'll do some more sales in January sometime with Heidi, but I'm getting ready to go to Florida for shows now

[@janetpogue4970]

Best of luck at the Florida sales, George ! Take care 💐

[@donnamoseley3581]

Omg my dad had that exact dental chair in his office in Birmingham, Alabama!!!! I also have an antique dental cabinet!

[@joycleckley2881]

Goerge, your pet peeve os mine also. Despise malls who allow pure junk when they advertise as antique mall. It turns dealers off, and me as a buyer, will not keep shopping on places like that.

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Absolutely true! Honestly that place was better than the last time, but it's hard to get it back on track without a lot of effort once you let in flea-market stuff

[@lesHanalala]

OMG, a white '65 Pontiac....I need it! I had a '65 Pontiac Bonneville station wagon when I was a young driver. Loved it! ❤

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

My sister had a Bonneville sedan that was ginormous!

[@scubachix4215]

Regarding that mirrored furniture, you said it was 80s…..I got married in 1992 and we purchased that set with our wedding $$ that year from a new furniture store. ( It wasn’t second hand ) The set had a headboard and also a smaller dresser but that cut glass double doors for sale here was the best looking piece of the set. Just an fyi We donated it in 2006 The gold trim started to fade in spots

[@michellemaynard2047]

Did I miss anything. I can never tell if I’m lagging- I refreshed though

[@ashleychristensen2442]

The Rae Dunn on the shelf underneath that marvelous swan 🙄🙄🙄

[@michellemaynard2047]

Hi everyone. Hi George. Love all your videos.

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Aww, thanks! I sure appreciate your support

[@cecoya]

Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge with us, I would have thought a couple of those pieces were "antique" but weren't. Now I know more of what to look for in the malls. They did have some great stuff but not true "antique" or "rare". Have a great day and safe travels. Happy Holidays to you and yours

[@persiphonehellecat]

Making things look older than they are isn't a new concept. There have always been people willing to bury pottery and glass in the ground to give it age and patina. Some of it can be really hard to tell the difference. I think we have all gotten hit at least once or twice with something that turned out to be new or darn close to it.

[@s.f.8867]

I really liked the red viking bowl at 5:30.

[@SharonNickson]

Lots of interesting contrasts between new and antique items and not thinking about who their audience/customer is…

[@beckysvintageandmore6002]

Interesting items!

[@Dianehussaini]

Hi George! Happy third day of Christmas! I wish you and Xeno a wonderful New Year with good health, peace and safe travels. ❤️

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

I wish the same for you!

[@StephSellsStuffbytheSeashore]

Wonderful and informative as always... Love you, George!

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Thanks so much!

[@dianabaker1509]

I love the little yellow children’s cabinet!! That’s what I love to collect along with children’s dishes!!!

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

That one was really cute!

[@OriginalNethead]

Wish I knew who made that duck planter, but ceramics aren't my bag. Cool though. What will be collectible in the future? Things that are meant to be used and used up, but somehow survived. Things from chain stores that were iconic in their day but went out of business. I'd say McDonald's toys, but they made too many. CDs may well be. They speak to their era, and if you can find low number items by bands that got big later you may have something. It's already happening to cassette tapes, at least some of them.

[@charlenegirouard901]

I have never seen that star Pyrex always learning from you George thank you

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

It's very hard to find!

[@lauracowman6335]

It’s the atomic starburst. A beauty!

[@lenaraay]

Tell all stingrays the rays n baby Ray stingray sez vroom

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

Baby Ray Stingray! Vroom. I love it!

[@jojothriftyteacher]

I found a MA Hadley good luck dish with the horseshoe and it has four sets of initials and always remember on the back. I suspect it was when they were going out of business.

[@elizabethscruggs1622]

Hi, that "rare" bowl has lead in it. My grandparents brought some of those back from a trip they took somewhere and my mom didn't even want us to touch them lol.

[@CONSTELLATION_PEGASUS]

Good evening, George! I hope you had a good Christmas! We did. The decorations had to come down the 26th, though. They went up the second week of December, and we can only handle so much gaudy and glittery for so long 😂 Hmmm...I spotted a blue and white wash basin and pitcher, at the start. That was interesting. Was it Flow Blue? I liked the clock on the table next to the Victorian dresser. I liked the Victorian match holder piece, with the hunter on it. I used to have a set of the Beam birds, but sold it when I moved here. Those were the only Beam bottles that ever interested me. I'd like to have a Ski Country Ivory-billed woodpecker decanter, though. Those antiquarian books really had my interest. Mom still has the set of Pyrex primary mixing bowls she bought new. They are used quite a bit, too. Loved the old cast iron pot with the spout and the bell, in the "old farm junk" space. I've seen old tractor hood pieces like that used as the sides on a coffee table. It would definitely take a certain decor to use it, though. There were some interesting items there. Thanks for the take-along!

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

I took my tree down on Boxing Day as well! I like outdoor lights the best, those could stay up all winter as far as I'm concerned. I didn't think the set was flow blue, I should've taken a moment with it but was a little disoriented at first, it's a large space that goes in all directions when you step inside. I like a few Beam bottles, I have the 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair Space Needle edition still! I've seen the birds in some displays where I thought they looked sharp. The antiquarian books were really amazing, so nice to see such a variety in one place! I liked the farm junk in general, the cast iron pots do attract me...I'm about to come into a bell, so I held off. I never thought of using the tractor pieces as "fenders" on furniture, I bet that was fun! Glad you enjoyed it and happy new year to come

[@CONSTELLATION_PEGASUS]

@@TheAntiqueNomad The set might not have been Flow Blue. I only got a glimpse of it, but the blue and white caught my eye. I could tell that space was huge. It looked like the type of antique mall where you really had to pay attention where you had and hadn't been, to not miss anything. I'd really like a full-size Ski Country decanter of the Ivory-billed woodpecker, but those tend to be a bit difficult to come across. At one time, the Beam decanters did command a premium price. I can remember my uncle, who was an antiques dealer in Virginia, having a huge number of them, and there were collectors that were paying serious money for them...that was in the 1970s, though. They are made of really good china. Oh, those antiquarian books would've likely been my main area of focus there. Certain titles/topics, in books from those eras, often provide information that "isn't allowed" today. It was some time ago that I saw the old tractor hood parts, (and other pieces), made into furniture. Some of the old hoods, that were one-piece, were actually made into bars. In the open end of some of them, they had installed shelves for bottles and such, and the grill end was left intact. That look, for a bar, appealed more to me than the coffee table use. The barstools were...naturally 😉...made from old tractor seats.

[@sarahhardy8649]

21:09 is it me or does that pattern remind you of quimper pottery too?

[@nanidogmomstevens6386]

Thanks, George👍‼️👩🏻‍🦳🫶🌲

[@FossilForwardFinds]

I do pretty well selling the Ezra Brooks postcards but I do get people who don't read not realizing they're buying a postcard. T__T

[@persiphonehellecat]

Honestly, I don't think anything from today will become future antiques/collectables. For two reasons. 1) Things are so mass produced that nothing is rare or scarce and people are projecting and trying to hold on to the things they think are going to be valuable. And 2) Things are made like crap and just don't last. The only things that will be collectable are art, studio pottery and glass and other handmade objects. Otherwise, I wouldn't hold on to anything that is contemporary. An interesting subject to discuss.

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

I appreciate your thoughts! I suspect a few things we aren't imagining will become future collectibles, but I agree that things are so mass-produced and sent all over the world now that the idea that things will be scarce or regional is hard to imagine. Too many people are holding on to endless plastic toys in packages for them to hold up in the long-run I feel! I agree with you about artisan items and things handmade regionally.

[@persiphonehellecat]

I always use the example of baseball cards. My parents were huge baseball card collectors. Had over a million cards here. Old cards are worth money - because they are scarce. We played with them. We traded them, flipped them. I remember hooking Mickey Mantle cards to the spokes of my bike with a clothes pin. They were shredded to pieces in a day. Once, a friend of my brothers offered to marry me if I got my brothers' cards and gave them to him! I think I might have been 10. He was younger - which is why I said no. Wasn't interested in younger men - at the time. But in the 70s, people started collecting cards. They stopped putting gum in them because it left a white film on them. People began hoarding them. Condition - which we never considered before - suddenly became everything. Collectors suddenly started looking for crisp corners and perfectly centered cards. Now people pay tons of money to have them graded and sealed - and it is extremely difficult if not impossible to come up with a 10 rated card - even if you slide it out of the pack and into a protector. Kids stopped playing with them because they were no longer a dime a pack. They became an adult's collectable. And now, unless they are graded superstars, most cards from the 70s and beyond are worth nothing. There are even forgeries. And unscrupulous people have learned how to open wax packs, pull out the good stuff, reseal them and sell them as unopened packs online. I gave them all to my great nephew. I told him if he finds an Upper Deck Derek Jeter rookie card, he owes me half of the money it's worth. I only own two cards. One is the infamous Billy Martin card with the obscene gesture - I loved Billy Martin. The other is the Topps Yankee card where the designer stuck George Bush in the crowd. Worth nothing because EVERYBODY saved that one. So many people have things they think are worth a bundle. New Waterford is not made by the original Waterford company. And Waterford Marquis is made in Eastern Europe and most of it isn't even crystal. Yet I see these shopping videos where people find a piece of Waterford on the shelves at Goodwill and suddenly it's worth a fortune. Same with the Jim Beam bottles. They were marketed as collectables. I have come to the conclusion that anything marketed as a collectable - is not. @@TheAntiqueNomad

[@nemophilistnay]

I agree for the most part, although people are now collecting things from 20 years ago for nominal amounts of money, things we would scoff at. 90s clothing and such. So while it’s hard to pick something mass produced to say it’ll probably be collected later, I think we can bank on quality being future collectibles-like minor designers and costume jewelry producers who still use prong sets and multiple platings. Joan Rivers, Chicos, etc.

[@persiphonehellecat]

Yes the prices for some of that costume jewelry really shocks me. It is very well made, and that is what is going to make it hold its value. But - there is a LOT of it out there - maybe not on the market right now, but certainly in people's collections somewhere. Joan Rivers sold a TON of jewelry on QVC. So while it's pretty and fun. it will never be scarce. I buy a lot of vintage clothing, but I don't think of it as a collection - it's just what I wear. Toys seem to be kind of an exception to the rule. Mass produced action figures are going for insane prices right now. I especially look for bags with the little accessories in them. Some guy who is missing the sword for his He Man figure is willing to pay big bucks for it. Thank Bog for the "completist" out there! They keep us in business. The thing is - it is impossible to know which artist is going to be worth money in the future without a crystal ball. Back in the late 70s, I probably passed Basquiet selling his postcards on the streets of the East Village dozens of times. Never thought to stop and buy one. So many were tossed away. Today, he is long gone - a member of the 27 Club - and his canvases sell for 9 figures. Those little postcards are worth several hundred. I adore his work. If only I had stopped. I have begun dabbling in buying and selling art, and I am learning a lot. @@nemophilistnay

[@mamaG4]

My thoughts are that some plastic mass produced items may become collectible for just the fact that you state. They are cheaply made and easily breakable and many will be trashed. It’s an interesting topic for sure.

[@jojothriftyteacher]

I think some toys will be as well as old cell phones.

[@dtruetheeness]

That swan is still a mystery.

[@susananthony2366]

It had a really amazing shape. The split in the neck, looking both down and from the side and the feet, were quite unique. I would have purchased that for its sculpture.

[@dtruetheeness]

@susananthony2366 Yes, I love it. I think it would have been difficult to create a mould and pull it out all in one piece, especially since it's a delicate form.

[@Fabfliplady]

Hi George! Great video, as usual ❤️ Question, the “Hunter with Game” piece, you mentioned the small holder held matches. I’m trying to figure the purpose of that piece. What would be in the larger holder? Also, when are you coming back to Michigan? Cici

[@AliceGoesNomad]

💖

[@AlexandraKozub-tp7fe]

Oh my 500.00 for that coco cola wood crate. Not I guess they want to keep it lol 50.00 maybe

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

They're selling better these days, I saw completed sales as high as $200-250 for similar...but none sold anywhere near $500

[@christinaapplegate5281]

My ex husband works for Coke here in Louisville. They cleaned out a basement say 10 years ago and found some really nice items and let those that helped keep some things but alas the Coca-Cola bike my ex had his dibs on went to a company museum. It does pay to volunteer sometimes. ❤

[@theresab4644]

R8emember Ranger Rick and My Big BackYard magazines for kids ?

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

I do remember Ranger Rick! I don't remember My Big Back Yard though.

[@michellemaynard2047]

Is this live ?? 😊

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

We get together here every M/W to chat together during the premiere of our twice-weekly VODs. Our live content goes to The Antique Nomad Live channel

[@crittergirl3647]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@colleenbrown3366]

I don't know what will be popular but I know signs with sayings "Live, Laugh, Love" will not have a high value. With the exception of a door mat that says "Nice Underwear".

[@doriwilson6991]

We were raised on Mutual of Omaha wild kingdom. I have never seen a jaque custeau

[@AlexandraKozub-tp7fe]

Antique mall is not for us resellers maybe for a collector .

[@TheAntiqueNomad]

I honestly find good deals in antique malls all the time, but you have to hunt. Estate sales and auctions priced for resellers are the easiest way to buy. Thrift stores can be great, but so much junk to wade through to find it! (At least in our area)

[@AlexandraKozub-tp7fe]

@@TheAntiqueNomad yes for sure you have to hunt lol lots of work buddy . You do a great job keep up the good work I hope we find something worth a lot of money lol and sell then we can chill

[@AlexandraKozub-tp7fe]

@@TheAntiqueNomad my house a brick ranch is loaded with 30 years of collecting I don’t pay storage too much money have picker/ downsizing sales all summer and put MAMAS FLEA MARKET STUFF FOR SALE FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE. So much stuff around everybody has lots of stuff. LONG TAIL SALES. I DONT WANT TO BURN MYSELF OUT SO I PUT UP WITH THE CLUTTER LOL AND LIST WHEN FEELING GOOD AND TRY TO CHILL. I will be 69 this February oh boy doing things thinking I’m still 40 lol