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These are just a small selection of the things we have for sale.

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Items 4 Sale online

We usually have a number of items for sale every week on various online venues. Generally these are the more unusual items which need a broader market. In general we prefer to sell locally because after the cost of mailing and with the various fees charged by ebay and PayPal, there's not much return for the effort.

Click on any of the logos below to see our current listings.

Open House hours

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Shop open this Saturday, Sept 14th

All of our merchandise is pre-owned but many items are "like new" and are priced at a fraction of their original cost.

We are located at 111 Euclid St., 1/2 block N of the main Dundas St. Whitby Library, and 4 blocks W of Brock St. It's a big yellow Victorian house (pictured in the header).

Also Open by Appointment or by Chance

If Saturdays are not convenient, give us a call at 905-668-5040 - if we're home, we can probably open up for you.

Online

Although we are focused primarily on a local market, if you are not local and see something on this website that interests you, we can ship to virtually anywhere. Tell us where you are and we will send you a quote for shipping. We've been shipping ebay and etsy orders for many years with great success to all parts of the world. Email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We also sell through several online venues - primarily Etsy at the moment where we have almost 300 items listed.

For our current listings on ebay, Etsy, kijiji and Craigslist, click the links on the left.

We try to be accurate and complete in all our descriptions but feel free to ask questions.

If there is anything in particular that you are looking for, you can contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Note that the pictures above were taken at different times over several months - many things have been sold and others may have been taken off display - ask if you don't see what you are looking for.

About Us

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The proprietors, Doug and Susann Anderson, have lived in this house since they were married in 1974. We have been collecting for more than 40 years and the collection has overrun the house. Both of us are now retired and it is time to down-size.

This is a part time venture and somewhat experimental. The hours will vary, so check this website before you venture out. Or better still, fill in the contact form on the right and we will email you our hours as they change. We will also include information about specials or featured items or other useful tidbits.

Doug and Susann met as employees at the Dr. J.O. Ruddy Hospital where they both worked in the 70s and early 80s. Subsequently they owned and published the Whitby Free Press for 10 years.

Doug is an avid environmentalist and has been a Green Party candidate a couple of times.

The House

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This house was built in many stages. The oldest part (the set back portion to the south) was built around 1830, making it one of the oldest remaining structures in Whitby.

It started out as a single story shack; then a 2nd storey was added. Then a couple of rooms were added on the back, followed in the 1870s by a major 2-storey addition which prominently juts forward on the North side of the house. More recently, after we acquired it, we put a full basement under it and added onto the back and south.

Before we purchased it, it had been used for many years as a rooming house and was split up into small units and generally abused. We have gutted it, but have kept as much of the original detail as was left and could be restored. To complement this we have added rescued pieces (doors, trim, etc.) from other old buildings which were being demolished.

This is a large house and our intention from the beginning has been to convert it into 3 separate heritage apartment units. The sale area is self-contained in one of these and when we have down-sized our collection sufficiently, it will become an apartment.

What we have

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Like many people we are collectors. We have tools, tins, toys, ceramics, glass, art, wood carvings, furniture, lamps (both electric and kerosene), kitchenware, and lots of books.

What you see in the pictures here is just a tiny taste of what we have. In fact, even those things we have on display are only about a tenth of it.

You'll find us a great source for unique gifts. Some people think of antiques as old and dusty, but many of our items were purchased 30, 50, even 80 or more years ago as cherished gifts for special friends, or kept as personal treasures. They have been sitting in china cabinets or on mantels and have already been admired for decades. To all intents and purposes, they are still new, and these unique, one of a kind treasures should be admired and enjoyed by new generations. Some of these items still have the original tags on them.

We also have a great selection for 'collectors' - everybody collects something, and what we have covers many categories.

We also have furniture and 'smalls' to help you create your desired 'look' or decor - whether you want country, retro, Victorian, or art deco.

In addition we have many items which are still functional objects. Craftspeople used to make household items and tools that would last a lifetime and more - you can still use these and and you may find that they work better than the new stuff.