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4072 EASTSIDE HIGHWAY
est. 2013 STEVENSVILLE, MT 59870
INDULGE YOURSELF
AT THE COOLEST
ANTIQUE STORE
creameryantiquesmall.com
IN MONTANA.
Tues–Sat 10am-6pm | Sun 10am-5pm 406 .777. 9961
AUTOMOBILIA | VINTAGE TOOLS
RARE SIGNAGE | WAGONS | MOTORCYCLES
INDUSTRIAL | FARM & GARDEN
FURNISHINGS & HOME DECÓR | RETRO APPAREL
Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory® | Page 3
CONTENTS “To own a vintage business means
you really have to care about
WELCOME TO ISSUE 3……………………………..........PAGE 5 what you’re peddling. As the
C+V HOME: BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT……………...........PAGE 6 world looks inward at this time
BOOK COLLECTING 101, Shelly Turk…..…................PAGE 8
... people are voting with their
BUSINESSES…..….....................................................PAGE 12
EVENTS.....................................................................PAGE 20 dollars by shopping at local, more
MUSEUM...OF...AMERICA, Gil Mangels....................PAGE 22 sustainable businesses.”
USE YOUR VINTAGE! Mallory Hill….........................PAGE 24
SELLING VINTAGE DRESS UP, EMMY HILL..............PAGE 26
- Charles Hook, InsideHook
LAUGHING LADIES ANTIQUES................................PAGE 28
STAY HISTORIC, Jan Lerum…....................................PAGE 31
Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory®
Shops + Businesses + Events Under the Big Sky
Jan Lerum, Publisher
Issue 3, Copyright 2021
The Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory® is a print and
digital publication, published annually from Townsend, MT
since 2018. No part of the publication may be reproduced
without written consent of the publisher. Montana Antiques &
Vintage Directory® is a registered trademark.
CREDITS
Designer: Allie Reynolds, Collab Creative, Helena, MT
Photography: Garrett Thompson, Floating Leaf Studios,
Helena, MT
Printer: Helena Independent Record, Helena, MT
ADVERTISING
For information go to www.mtantiquesvintage.com/advertising
or contact Jan Lerum at:
mtantiquesvintage@gmail.com or 406-324-7219.
THANKS!
To Golden Girls Antiques in Helena, MT for hosting our photo
shoots. Dave Burningham, owner and Cheryl Coop, manager
kindly allowed us to take Directory photos in Helena’s only
antique mall.
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WELCOME TO ISSUE 3
The Montana antiques & vintage business owners in this issue About the Montana Directory
care very much about what they sell; most are passionate We’re both a print and digital publication. Our print
collectors and delighted to share what they know. Across publication is issued each year in March. It’s available at
Montana, no two antiques or vintage shops are alike. And advertisers and other locations of interest to antiques &
that’s what keeps us buyers and sellers happy -- there is always vintage buyers.
something new to see or learn.
Our digital version www.mtantiquesvintage.com includes all
This is the third issue of the Montana Antiques & Vintage the information in the print version and is continually updated
Directory and we couldn’t be happier to share it with you. as we learn of changes.
The idea behind the Montana Directory -- a publication that
focuses on Montana, covers Montana events and businesses, Stay in touch, it’s always great to hear from you. If you know
and helps expand interest in antiques and vintage through of a Montana business or event that should be included in the
informative articles -- continues to grow. Montana Directory, let the owner know about us. And let our
advertisers know you saw them here! n
This issue covers a wide range of interests in the antiques &
vintage world: from Mal Hill in Kalispell, sharing her
talent for using vintage in her home to Gil Mangels in
Polson, whose passion for history and the American
experience led to a museum filled with objects that
help tell our American story.
Shelly Turk of Marketplace 3301 in Billings shares her Jan Lerum, Publisher
lifelong love of books and experience as a shop owner Townsend, MT
in an excellent discussion of what factors contribute to mtantiquesvintage@gmail.com
the value of books.
Laughing Ladies Antiques in Columbus is a story that I’m a collector, vintag
e
other Montana communities may draw inspiration business owner, and
from: volunteers selecting the best donations from a vintage event organi
zer.
community thrift store to fill an antiques store, where
the proceeds go to the local food bank.
Greg Clark & Frank Valach, owners of C+V Home in
Lewistown have created Montana’s premier resource for
interior designers. They offer exceptional antique & vintage
furniture and decorative accessories in their beautiful shop in
downtown Lewistown and you can visit them online -- they sell
to buyers all over the world.
Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory® | Page 5
C+V Home UNIQUE & ON TREND, IN LEWISTOWN! After living all over the US, Greg Clark and Frank Valach were accustomed to having easy access to beautiful things for the home. The pair decided to create a store in Lewistown that they would like to shop at; to offer home decor no one else offered in the region and they have! C+V Home is a jewel box of a shop in downtown Lewistown and a must visit if you’re in central Montana. The idea was to create a niche with unique antique and vintage pieces for the home; the type of on-trend items decorators were looking for. They consciously stayed away from the western lodge look because it was already well represented in the state. C+V Home has been open about 3 years and Greg feels good about the business’s progress. Momentum is building about C+V’s unique offerings via word of mouth and social media. As sellers on the online platform Chairish -- an international website used by interior designers -- the pair are experienced with offering high quality antique & vintage items for the home. The focus of C+V Home is to offer the type and quality of goods that designers are looking for. Online sales from all over the world account for about two- thirds of C+V Home’s business and in 2020, a third of sales came from the Lewistown store. Greg and Frank work to cultivate local buyers from across the state and region. The year 2020 was a very good sales year for the business, with Greg reporting it “seemed like everyone wanted to redecorate Overall their goal for C+V Home is simple: to “enable our their house”. Sold items are shipped out of Lewistown via an friends and neighbors to create homes as fabulous and unique on-line transportation service that offers white glove transport. as they are!” How did the pair end up in central Montana? Frank’s a born C+V Home and raised Lewistown native, so he’s come full circle. Both are 413 W Main Street, Lewistown MT strong supporters of Lewistown; as Greg says “Lewistown is a 406-366-3604, cvhomemontana@gmail.com beautiful & friendly Montana community where good things www.cvhomemt.com n are happening”. Page 6 | Issue 3 - March 2021
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www.cvhomemt.com Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory® | Page 7
BOOK COLLECTING 101
By Shelly Turk, Billings, MT
“But these are old! They were my grandfather’s books!” The “Ex-library” copies are culled books that usually have library
short, auburn-haired woman had tears in her eyes. “They have stamps or card holders attached. “Book club” copies must be
to be worth something!” I had just tried to gently tell her that so designated, and are not considered collectible. “Binding
it might be best to donate her books to a worthy organization copy” describes a book that has a loose, non-existent, torn, or
as they had little to no value to collectors. She, like many of cracked binding. A book seller might mark a book “Else” to
the customers who try to sell us items, had made the mistake indicate that a book has a fault, but that the book still has worth
of thinking that just because an item had been in existence for within a category. For example, “Small mark on page 67, else
decades, it was worth a great deal of money. fine.”
There’s so much that has to Within each of these categories,
be taken into consideration book sellers will note specific
in appraising an object, and book conditions. For example,
books are no exception. “Book sellers categorize a book’s “Rubbed” means wear on the
First editions and signed condition with universal language corners and edges of a cover.
copies are two considerations One of my favorite book terms is
that all collectors should know.” “Foxing”. Foxing is age-related
in every book collector’s
world, but the most important deterioration that causes spots
is condition, condition, and browning on old paper
condition. There’s a huge documents such as books,
difference between a first edition that has been gently handled stamps, paper money, and certificates. The name is derived
once and a heavily worn first edition with a torn, price clipped, from the foxlike color of the stains that may be caused from the
or missing dust jacket. rust chemical ferric oxide. Foxing doesn’t affect the integrity of
the paper, but collectors consider it a negative factor for value.
Book sellers categorize a book’s condition with universal
language that all collectors should know. “As new” indicates In addition to condition, a book’s value increases when there
that the book is in the state it was when it originally left the is high demand from collectors and few copies to be had.
publisher, or mint condition. “Fine” is close to “as new”, but One example of this is the classic Moby Dick. When Herman
allows for the normal effects of time on an unused book. There Melville first published Moby Dick, it was not a hit with the
should be no damage to a “fine” book. “Very good” describes general public. Then a fire in 1853 destroyed the warehouse
a book that is slightly worn but with no tears or glaring defects. where the first American editions of this novel were stored.
Most serious collectors will not purchase a book less than “very When critics eventually came to realize that Melville’s book was
good”. “Good” is an average, used book. “Fair” shows wear a masterpiece, the few remaining first editions soared in value.
and tear but all pages and illustrations are present, although A copy sold at auction for $60,000 several years ago.
the title page or endpapers may be missing. “Poor” books
have the complete text but are considered a reading copy only.
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With all of this being said, I am a firm believer that collecting
should be for pleasure, and not just for financial gain. My early
1900s leather-bound set of Charles Dickens’ works has been
worn by many readers’ hands. The corners are bent, the pages
are foxed, and the gilt lettering is rubbed and faded. But the
books add character to my shelf, and when I look at them, I am
transported back to the dusty, cramped bookshop on a back
street in London where I purchased them from a tiny, ancient
man with fly-away white hair and twinkling blue eyes. I would
not sell them for any price! n
Shelly Turk
Marketplace 3301
Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory® | Page 9
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antiques, fine art, western wear, gifts
we've expanded!
more space, bigger selection
Augusta 206 Main Street 406-302-1044
Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory® | Page 11WELCOME TO MONTANA GLACIER
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YELLOWSTONE
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Page 12 | Issue 3 - March 2021BUSINESSES BELGRADE
MONTANA CAMP ANTIQUES
WRIGHTS CUSTOM REPAIR
5 Washington
AND GIFTS Billings, MT 59101
ACROSS THE 26 E Main St
Belgrade, MT 59714
Open: Mon - Thurs 8 - 5, Fri 8 - 2:30
406-252-4220
wrightscustomrepair@hotmail.com
STATE
Open: Mon - Sat
Winter: 11 - 3, Summer: Call for hours FB: @Wrights Custom Repair
406-388-0722 Colleen & Barry Wright, Owners
FB & Insta: @MontanaCampAntiques Find us at the corner of State Avenue
These business owners don’t want to miss and Washington!
your visit! Confirm open hours by calling Debi Moro, Owner
ahead. Outstanding western & Yellowstone
collections and vintage clothes! YESTERYEARS ANTIQUE MALL
102 N 29th Street
AUGUSTA BIGFORK
Billings, MT 59101
COUNTRY ROSE ANTIQUES Open: Mon - Sat, 10 - 5:30, Sun 12 - 4
210 Main St | PO Box 613 SPARKLE & RUST 406-256-3567
Augusta, MT 59410 265 Swan Hwy (MT Hwy 83) cuppyscollectables@gmail.com
Call for hours Bigfork, MT 59911 FB: @YesterYears Antique Mall
406-562-3382 Open: May - Sept Instagram: @yesteryearsantiques
amgrove27@gmail.com 2nd weekend of month: Fri - Sat - Sun Danny Kramer, Owner
Ann & Shawn Grove, Owners 406-698-6287
raynareality@gmail.com
FORGE Rayna M. Weiss, Owner BOZEMAN
Call/email/text for open hours. ANTIQUE MARKET AND MORE
206 Main Street | PO Box 385 8332 Huffine Lane
Augusta, MT 59410 If the sign is out on Hwy 83, we are open!
Outdoors shopping, so fair weather only. Bozeman, MT 59718
Open Daily 10 - 4 Open: Mon - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 11 - 5
Shop: 406-562-3744, Cell: 406-770-0013 406-586-0985
forgeinaugusta@gmail.com BILLINGS antiquemarket2016@outlook.com
FB: @Forge in Augusta, MT DIL APPRAISALS INC. FB & Insta: @Antique Market and More
Instagram: @forgeaugusta Billings, MT 59102 Robin Moran, Owner
Antiques, fine art, western wear, gifts 954-336-5458
Lynn Kenyon, Owner dorothy@dilappraisals.com
www.dilappraisals.com BUTTE
REDISCOVERIES
AVON Dorothy Long ISA CAPP, Owner
Qualified ISA Appraiser for art & antiques. 83 East Park
BEAUTIFUL FINDS ANTIQUES Butte, MT 59701
13342 Hwy 12 E | PO Box 376 Estates, Tax Reporting, Insurance,
Divorce, Equitable Distribution Open Mon - Sat
Avon, MT 59713 Call for hours or app’t
Open April to Oct, Tues - Sat 10 - 5:30
Or call for appointment MARKETPLACE 3301 406-723-2176
3301 1st Avenue North Brian Mogren, Owner
Shop: 406-492-6043, Cell: 406-465-6257
Julia Christian, Owner Billings, MT 59101
If the garage door is up, the shop is open! Open: Mon - Sat 10 - 6, Closed Sun
406-282-8460
marketplace_3301@yahoo.com
www.marketplace3301.com
FB & Insta: @Marketplace 3301
Shelly Turk, Owner
Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory® | Page 13BROADUS CUTBANK FORT BENTON
JANE’S WEATHERED ANTIQUES RECOUP CONSIGNMENT & RUSTIC MERCANTILE
121 W. Holt | PO Box 432 FLOWER SHOP 1414 Front Street
Broadus, MT 59317 421 1st St NW Fort Benton, MT 59441
Open summer: 9 - 5 Cut Bank, MT 59427 Open: Tues - Sat 11 - 5
406-436-2606 Open: Wed - Fri 10- 5:30, Sat 10 - 4 406-622-3262
jane93349@gmail.com Call for greenhouse hours rusticmercantile18@gmail.com
FB: @Jane’s Weathered Antiques 406-873-9996 www.rusticmercantile.net
Jane Thompson, Owner FB: @Recoup Consignment and Flower FB:@Fort Benton Rustic Mercantile
Shop Tami Sisto & Jean Johnson, Owners
Janet Larson, Owner Vintique, Reloved, Decor, Sweets
CHOTEAU From Hwy 2 downtown, turn north on
CURLY WILLOW FLORAL & GIFTS
31 1st St NW | PO Box 661
Central Ave, cross tracks, turn w. on 1st St GREAT FALLS
NW ANTIQUES
Choteau, MT 59422
Open: Mon - Fri 8:30 - 5:30, Sat 9 - 12 1925 Vaughn Rd
406-466-2266
DEER LODGE Great Falls, MT 59404
L & L ANTIQUES Open: Thurs - Mon, 11 - 4
amybechtold@3rivers.net
503 Main Street @ signal light 406-590-5425
www.choteauflorist.com
Deer Lodge, MT 59722 thebarnvintagetreasures@gmail.com
FB & Insta: @CurlyWillowFloral&Gifts
Open: All year, call for days & times FB: @Antiques, previously The Barn
Amy Bechtold, Owner
406-846-9432, after hours: 406-491-0634 Vintage Treasures
rrgunter3@aol.com Julie Knight, Owner
COLUMBUS Rick & Diane, Owners
LAUGHING LADIES ANTIQUES Owner operated w/large variety of BARN AUCTIONS
424 E Pike | PO Box 1443 antiques & collectibles at great prices. Great Falls, MT 59405
Columbus, MT 59019 Mid-century, vintage clothing, fine art. 406-216-2288
Open: Mon-Wed-Fri 9 - 3, Sat 12 - 3 barnauctions@yahoo.com
406-322-8537 TERRITORIAL ANTIQUES www.barnauctions.com
projhopecol@gmail.com 300 Maryland Online Auctions:
FB: @Laughing Ladies Columbus MT Deer Lodge, MT 59722 www.barnauctions.hibid.com
Store proceeds benefit Project Hope, the territorial.antiques@gmail.com FB & Insta: @Barn Auctions
Stillwater County Food Bank. 406-846-1400 Jeremy Ivie, Owner
Open Winter: Mon - Sat 10 - 4:30
‘PASS IT ON’ ANTIQUES, ETC Open Summer: Mon - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 1 - 4 HAMILTON
14 Eerie Dr | PO Box 161 FB: @Territorial Antiques and Uniques BITTERROOT ANTIQUE MALL
Columbus, MT 59019 1593 N 1st St (Hwy 93)
Open May & Sept: Fri - Sat - Sun
By chance or appointment.
DRUMMOND Hamilton, MT 59840
VINTAGE 46 TRADING CO. Open: Mon - Sat, 9:30 - 5:30
Open Memorial Day - Labor Day: Online Etsy shop 406-361-0540
Fri - Sat - Sun 10 - 5:30 www.etsy.com/shop/vintage46tradingco bitterrootantiquemall@outlook.com
or by app’t. vintage46trading@gmail.com www.bitterrootantiques.com
Closed Winter FB: @vintage 46 trading co FB: @Bitterroot Antique Mall
Cell Shop: 406-599-2954 Instagram: @vintage46trading Instagram: @bitterroot_antiques
Home: 406-322-1162 Owners: Sally, Holly, & Jess Rebecca & Jim Ryan, Owners
gwatty53@gmail.com Salvaged finds, antiques & vintage,
Gale Madler, Owner handmade. Look for us at MT vintage
Located 1 mile s. Yellowstone River Bridge markets too!
Page 14 | Issue 3 - March 2021HELENA HOT SPRINGS VINTAGE PURSUITS
BEARGRASS TRADING COMPANY KnickKnackPaddyWhack 2191 3rd Avenue E
417 N Last Chance Gulch ANTIQUES & VINTAGE Kalispell, MT 59901
Helena, MT 59601 Corner of Wall & Central | PO Box 75 Open: Tues - Fri 10 - 5, Sat 10 - 4
406-502-1777 Hot Springs, MT 59845 Closed: Sun - Mon
beargrasstradingcompany@gmail.com Open: 12 - 4 most days 406-314-1262
FB & Insta: @BeargrassTradingCompany If snowing, call first vintagepursuits16@gmail.com
Cindy Loacker, Owner 406-741-5096 FB: @Vintage Pursuits
Eric & Norah Potts, Owners Shelly Borden & Cindy Patterson, Owners
THE DANDELION Antiques & vintage & just fun stuff
1807 11th Ave SWAPPERS ANTIQUES
Helena, MT 59601 11 Main Street
Open: Thurs - Sat 10 - 4 KALISPELL Parking lot in rear of building
406-422-4484 SIMPLY MAL VINTAGE Kalispell, MT 59901
thedandelionllc@gmail.com Online Instagram Shop Open: Mon - Sat 10 - 5
FB: @The Dandelion Instagram: @simplymalvintage 406-314-7927 (SWAP)
Instagram: @thedandelionllc Mallory Hill, Owner swappersmarket@gmail.com
Cindy Paradis & Kally Tripp, Owners Specializing in vintage home decor. www.swappersantiquesmarket.com
Fusion Mineral Paint Distributor Sales conducted through Instagram FB: @Swappers Antiques @Leavez
stories. Unlimited
GOLDEN GIRLS ANTIQUE MALL Trina & Blake Sanford, Owners
505 N Last Chance Gulch SOMERS ANTIQUES
Helena, MT 59601 210 MT Hwy 82
Kalispell, MT 59901
LAUREL
Open: Mon - Sat 10 - 5:30, Sun 12 - 5 RED BARN ANTIQUES
406-443-3893 406-857-3234
11360 S Frontage Road
goldengirlsantiquemall@gmail.com Hours: 11 - 5 Mon - Sat
Laurel, MT 59044
FB: @Golden Girl Antiques Mall Summer: Open 7 Days a Week, 11 - 5
Open: Mon - Sat 9 - 4
Instagram: @goldengirlsantiques Winter Hours Vary, Please Call
406-628-7105
Dave Burningham, Owner Larry & Carol Ask, Owners
mtredbarn@gmail.com
Located 7 miles south on Hwy 93, turn
FB: @Red Barn Antiques & Collectables
KTCP ESTATE SALES east on MT Hwy 82
Located directly off I-90
ktcpestates@gmail.com Exit 437: S Frontage Rd/East Laurel exit
Kally Tripp: 406-231-9225
Cindy Paradis: 406-461-4728
FB: @KTCP Estates
Creative home liquidations in Helena area
RC JEWELRY MT
11 W Placer Ave
Helena, MT 59601
“Adding antiques into a room creates a
406-502-1029 sense of warmth and history.”
- Emma Sims-Hilditch, Interior Designer
R. Reinstadler & C. Walsh, Owners
Buy & Sell, Estate & Native American
Jewelry, Antiques
Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory® | Page 15LEWISTOWN MONTANA ANTIQUE MALL SAINT REGIS
C+V HOME 331 W Railroad St COLD CREEK ANTIQUES
413 W Main Street Missoula, MT 59802 688 Cold Creek Road
Lewistown, MT 59457 Open: Mon - Sat 10 - 6, Sun 12 - 4 Saint Regis, MT 59866
406-366-3604 406-721-5366 Open: April - fall, most days 10 - 5
cvhomemontana@gmail.com montanaantiquemall@gmail.com Or call ahead
www.cvhomemt.com www.montanaantiquemall.com 406-649-2675, 406-649-7072
FB: @cvhomemontana FB: @Montana Antique Mall dbibler1953@gmail.com
Instagram: @cvhomemontana Instagram: @montanaantiquemall Sid & Debra Bibler, Owners
Greg Clark & Frank Valach, Owners Joclyn Wampler, Owner
THE PLACE OF ANTIQUES
SUZTIQUES 461 Hwy 135 | PO Box 2
LINCOLN Online Etsy & Ebay Shops (New location, open spring 2021)
RUSTY RELICS 406-240-6798 Saint Regis, MT 59866
506 Main Street | PO Box 427 Sue Beron, Owner 406-649-2397
Lincoln, MT 59639 www.etsy.com/shop/Suztiques4U theplace@blackfoot.net
406-362-4131, 406-431-7547 Vintage jewelry & accessories Open April - Nov: Daily 9 - 5
Open All Year www.ebay.com/str/Suztiques4You Open Dec - March: Thurs - Mon 9 - 5
rustyrelics59639@yahoo.com Vintage postcards, flatware, china mountain time
FB: @Rusty Relics Closed major holidays
Erin Dey, Owner
PHILIPSBURG Vernon & Rose Gotcher, Owners
Take exit 33 off I-90. Straight through 4
STUFF & SUCH ANTIQUES
MILES CITY 121 W. Broadway | PO Box 503
way stop. Go 4 blocks. Our new building
VINTAGE AND RUSTICS IN MONTANA is on the left.
Philipsburg, MT 59858
813 Main Street Open May - Oct 15: Daily
Miles City, MT 59301 Open Oct 15 - April: Fri - Mon 12 - 5 STEVENSVILLE
Open: Mon - Sat 7:30 - 5 406-560-3241 THE CREAMERY ANTIQUE MALL
406-234-7878, 406-852-4424 grammydi46@gmail.com 4072 Eastside Highway
vintageandrustics@hotmail.com www.stuffnsuch.wixsite.com/antiques Stevensville, MT 59870
FB: @VintageandRusticsinMontana FB: @Stuff & Such Antiques Store: 406-777-9961
Instagram: @vintageandrusticsinmt Diana & Mike Young, Owners Open: Tues - Sat 10 - 6, Sun 10 - 5
Marc & Vicki Leesburg, Owners www.creameryantiquesmall.com
FB:@Creamery Antique Mall
PLAINS Instagram: @CreameryAntiquesMall
MISSOULA WILD HORSE MERCANTILE Carrie McEnroe, Owner
MISSOULA USED FURNITURE 224 E Railroad | PO Box 333
Online Instagram Shop
Hours: By appointment until post Covid
Plains, MT 59859
Open: Mon - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 12 - 5
THREE FORKS
RUSTY BUCKET ANTIQUES
406-207-5950 406-826-8400 16 E Cedar | PO Box 353
lolo@missoulausedfurniture.com FB & Insta: @WildHorseMercantile Three Forks, MT 59752
Instagram: @missoula_used_furniture
Open: Tues - Sat, 10 - 5
Lolo Mason, Owner
406-285-9910
Specializing in vintage & mid century
ktrustybucket@gmail.com
furnishings.
FB: @Rusty Bucket Antiques - Three Forks
All sales conducted through Instagram or
Tina Tocci, Owner
by app’t shopping.
See events for summer outdoor flea markets
Page 16 | Issue 3 - March 2021TOWNSEND
SANDHILL HOUSE VINTAGE
Online Etsy Shop
etsy.com/shop/SandhillHouseVintage
Jan Lerum, Owner
Specializing in fine quality, carefully
restored vintage linens
TOSTON
HIDDEN TREASURES THRIFT &
ANTIQUES
73 MT Hwy 285
Toston, MT 59643
Open May - Oct: Mon - Sat 9 - 4
406-570-4906
Jackie & Roger Duczek, Owners
Located ¼ mile west of the Bunkhouse
Bar & Grill, on the road to Radersburg
VIRGELLE
VIRGELLE MERCANTILE
7485 Virgelle Ferry Rd N
Loma, MT 59460
Open: April - Oct 31, Daily 9 - 5
1-800-426-2926
virgellemerc@hotmail.com
www.virgellemontana.com
FB: @Virgelle Mercantile
Don Sorensen, Owner
Antiques and Accomodations
WHITEFISH
MID CENTURY MODERN HOME
6050 US Hwy 93 S “When you put vintage pieces in a
Whitefish, MT 59937
Open: Tues - Sat, 12 - 4 space, that’s what makes the space
406-885-2858 unique, that’s what makes it your own.
midcenthome@gmail.com
Instagram: @MCM_Home Blending pieces from different eras
Brad Elliott, Owner and styles creates visually stimulating
We ship nationwide! n
interiors that will never be boring.”
- Alexander Reid, Interior Designer
Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory® | Page 17RUSTIC MERCANTILE
Vintique • Reloved • Decor • Sweets
1414 Front Street
Fort Benton, MT
(406) 622-3262
Open: Tues - Sat, 11 - 5
Vintage Pursuits
Shelley Borden & Cindy Patterson
(406) 314-1262
2191 3rd Avenue East
Kalispell, MT 59901
vintagepursuits16@gmail.com
T-F 10-5 | Sat 10-4 | Closed Sun & Mon
Page 18 | Issue 3 - March 2021Little Red Truck
Traveling Market
Since 2014
in Western Montana
… and now Wyoming!
LittleRedTruckVintageMarket.com
Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory® | Page 19EVENTS MAY
RUSTY BUCKET FLEA MARKET
BITTERROOT 50 MILE GARAGE SALE
JUNE 25 & 26, Sat & Sun
MAY 1, Saturday
ACROSS THE
Lolo to Darby, Bitterroot Valley, MT
Rusty Bucket Antiques Event Hours: 8 - 4
16 E Cedar, Three Forks, MT Contact: 406-361-0540
STATE Event Hours: 9 - 2
Contact: Tina Tocci, 406-285-9910
bitterrootantiquemall@outlook.com
www.bitterroot50milegaragesale.com
FB: @Bitterroot 50 Mile Garage Sale
Events can be affected by the Covid-19
THE PRAIRIE SISTERS Coordinated by Bitterroot Antique Mall
health situation in each county. Check
MAY 1, Saturday
event websites, Facebook & Instagram
pages, and our MT Directory website: Missoula, MT JULY
RUSTY BUCKET FLEA MARKET
www.mtantiquesvintage.com/events for
UPCOUNTRY VINTAGE MARKET JULY 10, Saturday
the latest event status.
MAY 8, Saturday Rusty Bucket Antiques
APRIL Kleffner Ranch 16 E Cedar, Three Forks, MT
Event Hours: 9 - 2
RESCUED AND RECLAIMED 305 Hwy 518, East Helena, MT
Event Hours: 9 - 4 Contact: Tina Tocci, 406-285-9910
BILLINGS SPRING VINTAGE MARKET
APRIL 2 & 3, Fri & Sat Contact: Laurie, 406-594-0032
UpcountryVintageMarket@gmail.com VIRGELLE ANTIQUE OUTDOOR FLEA
MetraPark, Billings, MT
www.UpcountryVintageMarket.com MARKET
Event Hours: Fri 5 - 8 pm, Sat 10 - 4
FB & Insta: @UpcountryVintageMarket JULY 11, Sunday
FB: @RescuedandReclaimed
Virgelle Mercantile, Loma, MT
RESCUED AND RECLAIMED 7485 Virgelle Ferry Rd N
LITTLE BEAR ANTIQUE FAIR &
SIDNEY, MT SPRING VINTAGE MARKET Event Hours: 9 - 5
VINTAGE MARKET
APRIL 9 & 10, Fri & Sat MAY 15, Saturday Contact: Don Sorensen, 1-800-426-2926
Richland County Fairgrounds, Sidney, MT www.VirgelleMontana.com
Gallatin Fairgrounds, Bozeman, MT
Event Hours: Sat 9 - 3 FB: @VirgelleMontana
Event Hours: Fri 1- 8 pm, Sat 9 - 4
Contact: Joy, 406-850-8584 FB: @RescuedandReclaimed
LITTLE RED TRUCK VINTAGE MARKET
THE PRAIRIE SISTERS JUNE JULY 24, Saturday
RUSTY BUCKET FLEA MARKET The Original Mine Yard, Butte, MT
APRIL 17, Saturday
Great Falls, MT JUNE 5, Saturday Event Hours: 10 - 4
Rusty Bucket Antiques www.littleredtruckvintagemarket.com
16 E Cedar, Three Forks, MT FB: @LittleRedTruckVintageMarket
LITTLE RED TRUCK
CODY, WY VINTAGE MARKET Event Hours: 9 - 2
APRIL 23 & 24, Fri & Sat Contact: Tina Tocci, 406-285-9910 AUGUST
RUSTY BUCKET FLEA MARKET
The W Arena, Cody, WY
THE PRAIRIE SISTERS AUGUST 7, Saturday
Event Hours: Fri 5 - 8 pm, Sat 10 - 4
www.littleredtruckvintagemarket.com JUNE 5, Saturday Rusty Bucket Antiques
Hamilton, MT 16 E Cedar, Three Forks, MT
FB: @LittleRedTruckVintageMarket
Event Hours: 9 - 2
LITTLE RED TRUCK VINTAGE MARKET Contact: Tina Tocci, 406-285-9910
JUNE 18 & 19, Fri & Sat
Ravalli County Fairgrounds, Hamilton, MT
Event Hours: Fri 5 - 8 pm, Sat 10 - 4
www.littleredtruckvintagemarket.com
FB: @LittleRedTruckVintageMarket
Page 20 | Issue 3 - March 2021PROSPECTOR PICKINS’ IN P-BURG NOVEMBER
VINTAGE MARKET THE PRAIRIE SISTERS
AUGUST 8, Sunday NOVEMBER 13, Saturday
Winninghoff Park, Philipsburg, MT Missoula, MT
Event Hours: 9 - 4
FB: @Prospector Pickins’ in P-burg THE PRAIRIE SISTERS
$3 entry, $5 entry for 2 NOVEMBER 20, Saturday
Sponsored By Philipsburg Arts Fund Hamilton, MT
THE MARKET BEAUTIFUL DECEMBER
AUGUST 6 & 7, Fri & Sat LITTLE RED TRUCK EUROPEAN
1876 Voerman Rd, Whitefish, MT CHRISTMAS MARKET
Event Hours: Fri 5 - 8 pm, Sat 10 - 5 DECEMBER 3 & 4, Fri & Sat
FB: @TheMarket Beautiful Missoula Fairgrounds, Missoula, MT
Event Hours: Fri 5 - 8 pm, Sat 10 - 4
SEPTEMBER www.littleredtruckvintagemarket.com
THE PRAIRIE SISTERS FB: @LittleRedTruckVintageMarket
SEPTEMBER 11, Saturday
Missoula, MT A REAL COUNTRY CHRISTMAS AT
A REAL COUNTRY STORE
OCTOBER DECEMBER 4 & 5, Sat & Sun
BEARGRASS VINTAGE MARKET Virgelle Mercantile, Loma, MT
OCTOBER 9, Saturday 7485 Virgelle Ferry Rd N
Helena Civic Center, Helena, MT Event Hours: 9 - 5
Event Hours: 9 - 4 Contact: Don Sorensen, 1-800-426-2926
Contact: 406-502-1777 www.VirgelleMontana.com
FB & Insta: @BeargrassTradingCompany FB: @VirgelleMontana n
THE PRAIRIE SISTERS
OCTOBER 9, Saturday
Great Falls, MT
LITTLE BEAR ANTIQUE FAIR & VINTAGE
MARKET
OCTOBER 22 & 23, Fri & Sat
Gallatin Fairgrounds, Bozeman, MT
Event Hours: Fri 1- 8 pm, Sat 9 - 4
Contact: Joy, 406-850-8584
“If you buy one thing for your
house this year, make it an
LITTLE RED TRUCK VINTAGE MARKET antique.” - Matthew Williamson,
OCTOBER 22 & 23, Fri & Sat
Kleffner Ranch, East Helena, MT Interior Designer
Event Hours: Fri 5 - 8 pm, Sat 10 - 4
www.littleredtruckvintagemarket.com
FB: @LittleRedTruckVintageMarket
Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory® | Page 21Museum of the Miracle of America
AMERICAN ANTIQUES
Polson Museum Showcases Artifacts of American History
by Gil Mangels
Have you wondered where antiques ended up after they
are sold? Put your mind at ease. Some of them end up for
the world to see and help tell a story.
I’m Gil Mangels and I grew up on a farm just south of
Polson, Montana. My first introduction to the antique
world was at a family picnic on the shore of Flathead
Lake when I was 3 ½ yrs. old. Playing on the lakeshore,
I was drawn to a neat little rock. I showed it to my
mother, who said, “Oh that’s an Indian arrowhead,
you need to save that.” So, I became a saver of neat
and intriguing items, dragging things home from my
grandparents much to the chagrin of my father.
Fast forward to my 3 years as an Army Military
Policeman. A year’s duty at historic West Point and
occasional assignments as security at the military
museum further enhanced my love of antiques. A tour
in Germany with a trip to Berlin showed me how precious and
fragile our American freedoms are.
A change of vocations from a farmer, where I had amassed a
lot of ag antiques, to that of machinist and welder expanded
my interest to include mechanical antiques. I was intrigued by “So, I became a saver of
the functional art form and mechanical ingenuity of antique
motorcycles as well, and over the years gathered quite a neat and intriguing items,
collection of bikes and related memorabilia. My wife liked dragging things home from
antiques also and we began amassing quite a varied collection
and I began thinking of a museum. We even bought vintage my grandparents much to the
items when museums or antique shops closed and had chagrin of my father.”
auctions.
- Gil Mangels
To see the rest of the story, please go to our website,
www.miracleofamericamuseum.org. You might even see
something we bought at your store or outbid you at an
auction!
Page 22 | Issue 3 - March 2021Founded in 1981, Gil & Joanne Mangel’s public education
museum is a non-profit organization, dedicated to
preservation of one of the largest private collections of
artifacts of American history. The collection of thousands
of items is housed in dozens of buildings on the south end
of Flathead Lake. Very kid friendly, the museum has lots to
interest all age groups.
Museum of the Miracle of America
36094 Memory Lane,
Polson, MT
Open Year Round, 9 - 5
406-883-6804 n
Gil Mangels
Museum of the Miracle
of America
Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory® | Page 23@simplymalvintage
USE YOUR VINTAGE!
By Mallory Hill, Kalispell, MT
There is a certain feeling one gets when out hunting and
scouring the land for vintage and antiques. I am sure you
can relate: the rush of excitement, the disbelief that you
found it in the wild, and the sure-fire plan that you know
what you will do with the said item when you get it home.
Then you bring your unique treasure home, glance
around the house, and have no idea what to do with it.
No? Just me?
But what does one do with it all!? What if we started to
use the vintage items we love to collect so much? I adore
the look on my six-year-old daughter’s face when she gets
to use one of my antique teacups for milk and cookies,
and when a neighbor is going through a hard time, one of
the many bud vases I have found filled with colorful roses
brings them a bit of joy. One of the best things about finding that unique piece is
bringing it home and figuring out how to incorporate it
Putting your treasured items to good use instead of into my home. Even though granny chic is making quite
laying around accumulating dust takes a bit of creativity! the comeback in home design, I prefer (and so does my
With a houseful of children, my home has to be practical, husband) to find that blend between the modern world
comfortable, and dare I even say durable at times. I have and the vintage one of the past. At one point, I had more
to be a bit more creative if I still want to be surrounded by mid-century cocktail glasses than I had opportunities to
my lovely vintage treasures! enjoy them! It’s a never-ending struggle to keep that
balance between hoarding and enjoying the treasures I
I recently acquired a fantastic bamboo end table, but it find.
didn’t have the glass top, making it a dangerous place to
put things. Not willing to give up on it just yet, I started If there just isn’t enough creativity or table space to make
shopping my own house and came upon one of my that fun vintage treasure work in my home, I pass it on!
favorite thrift finds that is a large white circular marble Sometimes it’s gifted to a friend, or I list it in my online
slab that cost me one dollar! It fit perfectly on top of the vintage shop! I started selling vintage and antiques about
bamboo table and created such a great and useful piece seven years ago when my collection began to teeter on
of furniture! overwhelming.
Page 24 | Issue 3 - March 2021I challenge you to look at
that beloved piece in your
hand differently. Think about
not only how you will display
it beautifully in your home,
but also how you will put that
precious piece to good use!
Don’t be afraid actually to use your
vintage! n
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Check out Mallory’s Instagram
feed and vintage finds for sale
@SimplyMalVintage
MALLORY HILL
SIMPLY MAL VINTAGE
Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory® | Page 25SELLING VINTAGE DRESS UP
ON INSTAGRAM
Like most vintage fashionistas, Emmy Hill wears vintage
fashion whenever and wherever she can. A collector of
vintage fashion accessories since she was little (she’s 7
years old now), Emmy adds to her vintage collection when
hitting shops and estate sales with mom Mallory.
With a good eye for style and quality, Emmy likes to
buy vintage for dress-up because “it’s real, not pretend”.
Knowing Emmy’s collection of vintage accessories for
dress-up was very popular with her friends, when Emmy’s
collection reached an overflow point, Mallory suggested
Emmy put together some dress up kits to sell on her
Instagram account. That online sales approach for the
vintage dress up kits proved to be really successful!
Emmy knows her target demographic for sales and put
together a variety of kits to appeal to the young-ish crowd.
Each kit has a name and distinctive style and includes
a vintage necklace, earrings, bracelet, scarf, purse, and
gloves. Emmy’s favorite during her first Instagram sale
was the “Night on the Town” kit, which featured black and
sparkly. Since that first sale, Emmy’s had a second sale,
also a big success.
The combination of Emmy’s vintage style sense and using
social media as a sales platform is a great example of
vintage sellers using technology to reach a new group of
vintage collector’s! n
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Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory® | Page 27LAUGHING LADIES ANTIQUES DOING GOOD IN COLUMBUS Proceeds from Antique Store go to Stillwater County’s Food Bank Lareta Sue Clark, store manager of Laughing Ladies Antiques and Lara Strickland, executive director of Project Hope are two easy-going powerhouses that help keep Project Hope, the Stillwater County food bank, growing and thriving -- in part through sales at Laughing Ladies Antiques. Store manager Lareta Sue is the type of super merchandiser that wakes up at night thinking of ways to display and feature items in the shop. She also is the creator of the store sign out front that lists all the types of things you can find inside the store ... and there are a lot! Laughing ladies Antiques gets its supply of antiques and vintage items from donations to the Project Hope thrift store. Volunteers sorting through the donations keep an eye out for things that may be good additions to the shop. Lareta Sue has been volunteering for 15 years, and shop manager since 2015. She has a good eye for what collectors and shoppers are looking for and works with the thrift store volunteers to make sure quality standards for Laughing Ladies items are met. Lareta Sue also keeps the store very well organized. Lara has been Project Hope’s executive director for 3 years but she grew up with the organization. Her mom, Rae Ellen, is a founding board member and would bring Lara along when it was her turn to volunteer. One of the important achievements for the organization’s growth was when they were able to secure a USDA Rural Development loan to purchase a building in the heart of Columbus’s downtown. Page 28 | Issue 3 - March 2021
Having adequate space allowed the food bank to expand,
the thrift store to be well organized, and for Laughing
Ladies to be located right next door to the source of their
stock.
The Laughing Ladies Antiques store began when Project
Hope board members noticed that some very nice old
things were being donated to the thrift store. The idea of
a separate shop that specialized in antiques, vintage, and
collectibles, grew from there.
Curating thrift store donations to supply an antiques store,
which then helps fund a food bank or other charity, is a
model that other Montana communities and counties may
want to investigate. For almost 15 years, proceeds from
Laughing Ladies Antiques in downtown Columbus have
been helping fill food boxes and supplying school kids’
weekend food, aiding Project Hope’s mission of ending
hunger in Stillwater County.
Laughing Ladies Antiques
424 East Pike Avenue
Columbus, MT
Open Mon - Wed - Fri 9 -3, Sat 12 - 3
406-322-8537
If you’re stopping in Columbus in the summer, be sure to
also check out ‘Pass it On’ Antiques, 14 Eerie Drive, located
1 mile south of the Yellowstone River Bridge! n
Montana Antiques & Vintage Directory® | Page 293
HISTORIC
MONTANA
HOTELS
GRAND UNION HOTEL
GRAND UNION HOTEL, FORT BENTON
ESTABLISHED 1882
(406) 622-1882 | www.grandunionhotel.com
1 Grand Union Square, Fort Benton, MT 59442
HOTEL ARVON, GREAT FALLS
HOTEL ARVON ESTABLISHED 1890
(406) 952-1101 | www.hotelarvon.com
118 1st Ave S, Great Falls, MT 59401
THE POLLARD HOTEL, RED LODGE
ESTABLISHED 1893
(406) 446-0001 | www.thepollardhotel.com
2 Broadway Ave N, Red Lodge, MT 59068
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THE POLLARD HOTELSTAY HISTORIC
By Jan Lerum
MT Antiques & Vintage Directory
When traveling the state, my overnight stays focus on historic
accommodations. Just like Montana, there’s a wide spectrum
of accommodation available, from humble to grand.
Grand is definitely a theme in old time Montana hotel names.
I stayed at The Kalispell Grand, The Grand Hotel & Restaurant
in Big Timber, and The Grand Union Hotel in Fort Benton. If
you know of any more operating Grand hotels in Montana, let
me know!
A bit about the places I’ve stayed. All different...all fun to visit.
• The Grand Union Hotel, Fort Benton, circa 1882, beautifully
restored and overlooking the Missouri River;
• Hotel Arvon, circa 1890, downtown Great Falls, brilliant
modern renovation of historic hotel featuring original
western art;
• The Grand Hotel & Restaurant, circa 1890, Big Timber,
serves breakfast in the bar;
• The Pollard, circa 1893, Red Lodge’s first brick building;
• The Murray Hotel, circa 1904, Livingston, opposite the
Livingston Railroad Depot.
• Stevensville Hotel, circa 1910, Stevensville, the former
Thornton Hospital;
• Horton House, circa 1912, Miles City, a four square brick
B&B with gorgeous original features;
• The Kalispell Grand, circa 1912, Kalispell, delicious serve-
yourself breakfasts;
• The Caledonia B&B, circa 1917, brick Craftsman house in
friendly Philipsburg.
Accommodations across Montana are experiencing an
economic downturn from the covid health situation. You can otel
help the local folks that offer these historic accommodations e Arvon H
Imag e of th
when you “stay local & stay historic” on your next antiques road
trip in Montana! n
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