From a 1910 Edison that plays 4-minute wax cylinders to a modern Victrola suitcase record player with Bluetooth, BAHOUKAS ANTIQUE MALL has a fine collection of record players, all in working order.
This 1910 Edison is hand-cranked, wind-up, and uses 4-minute wax cylinders. It works but has no horn.
4-minute wax cylinders
In 1908, Edison introduced the wax Amberol cylinder, boasting double the number of grooves on an equivalently sized wax cylinder and hence a playing time twice as long as that of the Gold-Moulded cylinder. In the coming decade, the four-minute, 200 TPI (threads-per-inch) cylinder would replace the previous industry standard of two-minute, 100 TPI cylinders. (For identification purposes, Edison Amberols, as opposed to Edison Gold-Moulded cylinders, are marked with the “4M” designation, followed by the recording number.) Although this new groove pitch allowed for a wider range of musical and expressive potential, it seems that many of the songs, marches, and vaudeville skits of the earlier cylinder era were simply given a facelift—a new verse here, a verbal or non-musical interlude there—in order to meet the longer time requirements of the new cylinder medium.
The 1970s offered a wide range of record players, including this General Electric Solid State Child’s Portable Record Player. It plays 45s.
1970s Lloyd’s Stereo System offering 8-track, AM/FM radio, and plays 16, 45, 33, and 78 rpm.
1970s Admiral Stereophonic Record Player that folds up to carry.
And this newer Victrola suitcase, record player with Bluetooth and plays 45s and 33s.
Records are making a comeback. So whether you love an antique Edison with wax cylinders or a modern Victrola with Bluetooth, we might have just what you’re looking for.
And YES! We do have a great selection of records in our store. Stop in soon and take a peek. We’re here…and we’re watchin’ for ya!
Several hundred vintage, collectible comic books have recently arrived at Bahoukas Antique Mall. This collection offers a wide variety that you need to peruse to enjoy.
Do you know what they call folks who collect Comics? pannapictagraphists
Do you ever wonder why someone would want to become a pannapictagraphist?
As comic books regained their popularity in the 1960s during the boom of the Silver Age, fans organized comic book conventions, where they could meet to discuss their favorite comics with each other and eventually with the creators themselves. As of 2010, numerous conventions and festivals are held around the world, with Comic-Con International, held annually in San Diego, being the largest and best-known convention in the United States.
Click the link for an interesting article about ARCHIE SERIES COMICS. Starting in 1939, the company has remained strong to this day. Visit the COMPANY WEBSITE by clicking the link.
Sampling of the collection:
You might find it interesting to learn that some very famous people love collecting comics including:
ELVIS PRESLEY NICHOLAS CAGE EMINEM RYAN REYNOLDS Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) Adrianne Curry
We encourage comic lovers to stop in and browse. Besides this very special collection, we have many, many others. And yes, we’re here and we’re watchin’ for ya!
Here at Bahoukas Antique Mall, we have a ‘spooky fun’ collection of Halloween decor. You just might want to drop by and see if there’s anything you need for your celebrations!
Did you know that in 2025, Halloween spending is expected to reach 13.1 billion – yes, that’s billion with a ‘B’!
Candy continues to be the top Halloween purchase, with spending projected to hit $3.9 billion. Costumes are also a major draw, with 71% of shoppers planning to buy them, driving an estimated $4.3 billion in sales. Decorations are on the rise too, with 78% of consumers expected to make purchases up from 75% last year totaling around $4.2 billion. Greeting cards are gaining popularity as well, with 38% of shoppers planning to buy them, up from 33% in 2024, for an estimated $700 million in spending.
Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. Children go in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candy or sometimes money, with the question, “Trick or treat?” The word “trick” implies a “threat” to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given. The practice is said to have roots in the medieval practice of mumming, which is closely related to souling. John Pymm wrote that “many of the feast days associated with the presentation of mumming plays were celebrated by the Christian Church.” These feast days included All Hallows’ Eve, Christmas, Twelfth Night and Shrove Tuesday. Mumming practiced in Germany, Scandinavia and other parts of Europe, involved masked persons in fancy dress who “paraded the streets and entered houses to dance or play dice in silence”. . . . In Scotland and Ireland, guising—children disguised in costume going from door to door for food or coins—is a secular Halloween custom. It is recorded in Scotland at Halloween in 1895 where masqueraders in disguise carrying lanterns made out of scooped out turnips, visit homes to be rewarded with cakes, fruit, and money.
Along with the typical Halloween Decor, don’t forget our selection of PEZ made for Halloween.
Finally, did you know there’s a huge parade in NYC Greenwich Village? I believe it can be viewed on (Spectrum) NY1. There are also videos on YouTube.
Started by Greenwich Village mask maker and puppeteer Ralph Lee in 1973, the Parade began as a walk from house to house in his neighborhood for his children and their friends. After the second year of this local promenade, Theater for the New City stepped in and produced the event on a larger scale as part of their City in the Streets program. That year the Parade went through many more streets in Greenwich Village and attracted larger participation because of the involvement of the Theater. After the third year, the Parade formed itself into a not-for-profit organization, discontinued its association with Theater for the New City and produced the Parade on its own. Today the Parade is the largest celebration of its kind in the world and has been picked by Festivals International as “The Best Event in the World” for October 31. . . . Now, 52 years later, the Parade draws more than 80,000 costumed participants and spectators estimated at 2 million. Originally drawing only a postage stamp sized article in the New York Times, now the Parade is covered by all media—local, national and worldwide.
We offer a selection of collectible boxes – heart-shaped, rectangular, and square! Many are fine-finished pieces; we also have several unpainted boxes to decorate as you like.
Below is a gallery to highlight the variety available:
Whether you want to give a beautiful, collectible box as a gift for a jewelry lover, or maybe a teen to store love letters (!), or youngsters keeping the treasures they find on the beach or in the woods, we have a variety to choose from.
If you love crafting, you’ll be able to imagine decorating the boxes in your favorite medium for yourself or as a gift. We have some unfinished wooden boxes that would work especially well.
With Christmas less than 3 months away, you might want to stop in BAHOUKAS ANTIQUE MALL and pick out a couple of boxes to decorate. And yes – we’re here and we’re watchin’ for ya!
It’s hard to believe, but YES, 3 months from today we’ll be unwrapping our holiday gifts! Here at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUE MALL we’ll be sharing a variety of gift ideas over the coming months. From toys and games to record players and trains, we have ideas for you!
Are you old enough to remember eating on tv trays back in the 1950s! We have several collectible kids’ tv trays and metal wastebaskets.
Batman and RobinDisney’s Casey JrRetrieverSuperman and Lois LaneHoppy – Hop-a-Long Cassidy – front of wastebasketCowgirl on back of Hoppy wastebasketDisney Characters – front of metal wastebasketDisney Characters back of metal wastebasketBatman and Robin on metal wastebasket (back is solid green)
Do you wonder about the history of the TV tray? Check this out:
In 1954, C.A. Swanson & Sons in Omaha, Nebraska, introduced the frozen TV dinner, marketing it as an easy-to-prepare, fun-to-eat meal, with a disposable tray that reduced clean-up time. The portable TV dinner tapped into Americans’ excitement over television, allowing families to eat in front of their new sets. By 1960, nearly 90 percent of American homes had a television.
Here’s another tidbit that highlights the 1950s and brings us into today’s lifestyle. Did you realize that even presidents enjoyed eating on TV trays? Interesting, wouldn’t you say?
TV tray tables often came in a set of four—you’d take them off of their storage rack and unfold them to use them. No one knows for sure who invented them, but they captured the zeitgeist of a new generation. While nowadays TV trays are often the stuff of garage sales and flea markets, these compact tables cashed in on Americans’ growing excitement over television in the 1950s. According to the National Museum of American History, nearly 90 percent of American homes had a television by 1960, and everyone from cultural icons to ordinary families used TV tray tables. Ike and Mamie Eisenhower often ate their supper on matching tray tables in their Pennsylvania home with the news on, and some thirty years later, the Reagans famously ate their dinner in the White House on TV trays instead of in more formal dining rooms. . . . Eating in front of the TV was an exciting change of pace back in the 1950s, and we’ve always liked a good distraction. Households had lap tray sets for armchairs as early as the 1930s, which allowed people to kick back in their living rooms and listen to radio shows as they ate dinner together. With its moving pictures and (eventually) vibrant colors, television—and the TV tray table—only made this trend more compelling, convenient, and ultimately pervasive. And truthfully, dining on TV tray tables continued well into the ’80s and ’90s and still exists today. What’s changed? The motifs, materials, and colors of TV tray tables are certainly more modern on the whole. And these days, many of us are simply eating at the coffee table (hello, small spaces!) and binging Netflix instead of“I Love Lucy”. Seems we’ve been slowly migrating to the living room for dinner all along.
Interesting to think that even back in the 1930s, families often ate in the living room while sitting around the radio.
In any case, stop in and start your search for the perfect holiday gift (or add to your own collection)! You know we’re here … and we’re watchin’ for ya!
We have one vendor in the store (Yep, everything else is George’s!), and she’s having a BIG SALE! Everything marked “BK” is 50% off – that’s right – HALF PRICE! The featured image shows a wonderful selection of Lenox serving pieces. (By the way, nothing is chipped, it’s the way the image was edited.)
There’s a wonderful variety of items for sale (remember – they have to be marked “BK”) in this area. Including dishes, teapots, teacup sets, serving plates and bowls, collector plates, and more.
Jewelry is a highlight in this booth – including a variety of necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and a wonderful selection of pins.
Now is the perfect time to pick up several very collectible Golden Books and more for your Christmas Gift List. Plus there are 2 book sections of classics, cookbooks, and more with this vendor. (Remember – half price for those marked “BK”)
Vintage Toys – a wonderful group of metal appliances.
(Marked “BK” – half price)
Add a collectible Christmas ornament, unique mug or teacup set, and a variety of other items at half price (if marked “BK”) – and you’ve a great start to your holiday gift-giving.
And one final great collectible – head vases. As quickly as we get them, they are gone. If you see one marked “BK”, it’ll be half-price.
It’s a wonderful time of year to be browsing an antique shop. And a “Half-Price Sale for items marked with BK” gives a perfect reason to stop by. Remember, we’re here … and we’re watchin’ for ya!
We just received a beautiful small collection of owl pendants that includes tiny owls (maybe an inch and a half) to larger (5 or 6 inches). They’re in wonderful condition. The entire collection is in the featured image above.
What Is The Magic of Owls?
Owl energy helps you to connect with your inner wisdom and intuition. It can aid with clairvoyance and the ability to see through deception to the truth of a situation. To have an owl symbol can aid in the intention to increase your wisdom or intuitive skills. Some activities that can help support this connection include dreams and meditation.
Here’s a closer look at several of the owl pendants:
THE OWL as a generally adopted symbol in 75% military intelligence institutions worldwide, is the oldest and invariable symbol of knowledge, wisdom, awareness, omniscient persistence, vigilance, sharp mindedness, analytical mind, precision and prompt actions, contemplation and silence, enemy stalking, selection and assessment of the aforesaid strong actions.
Owls are rich in cultural and spiritual symbolism. Across various traditions, they represent wisdom, intuition, and mystery. For some, wearing an owl necklace is a way to carry these traits close to their heart. For others, it serves as a symbol of protection and guidance, as owls are often seen as guardians of the night.
The versatility of this symbol makes it a fitting choice for different life moments—be it a graduation gift symbolizing wisdom gained, a birthday present celebrating personal growth, or a token of support for someone embarking on a new journey.
An owl pendant, whether for your own collection or as a gift, is very special. Stop by and see these for yourself. You know we’re here and we’re watchin’ for ya!
Our featured image highlights 4 lovely, hardcover Uncle Wiggily Books we acquired for Bahoukas Antique Mall. They’re from the early 1940s-1950s. They are in fine condition for their age.
Did you know there are 79 books and more than 11,000 stories in the Uncle Wiggily Series? The following images are 8 Uncle Wiggily Booklets in a Box.
Howard Roger Garis (April 25, 1873 – November 6, 1962) was an American author, best known for a series of books that featured the character of Uncle Wiggily Longears, an engaging elderly rabbit. Many of his books were illustrated by Lansing Campbell. Garis and his wife, Lilian Garis, were possibly the most prolific children’s authors of the early 20th century.
Uncle Wiggily The first Uncle Wiggily story appeared January 10, 1910, in the Newark News. For almost four decades the newspaper published an Uncle Wiggily story by Garis every day except Sunday, and the series was eventually nationally syndicated. By the time Garis retired from the newspaper in 1947, he had written more than 11,000 Uncle Wiggily stories.
These stories are in the 8-pc set of Uncle Wiggily’s Library.
Wiggily Longears is a rabbit and a gentleman who has brought joy to generations of readers. Better known as Uncle Wiggily, he is both kindhearted and resourceful. Howard R. Garris’s charming modern classics offer gentle lessons amid laughter as the clever, courteous rabbit ingeniously helps his animal and human friends.
These would make great gifts for birthdays or Christmas, even for a youngster going back to school. Of course, the collectors might really enjoy adding these to their shelves.
Haven’t read any of these stories? We have an audio of Uncle Wiggily’s Toothache.
Stop in and take a peek at these books and other in our store. You know we’re here, and we’re watchin’ for ya.
Our STAR WARS collection keeps growing, and it’s beautiful. We have unique additions that will tickle the fancy of a collector or bring a smile to someone thinking about creating a collection!
The featured photo is a group of fun and delightful STAR WARS Characters Slurpee Mugs, and the image below is a header card with Darth Vader for STAR WARS Trilogy.
The other Header cards include the STAR WARS Episode 1 and a Header card of YODA with a 2000 calendar.
Next, we have the original soundtrack for STAR WARS The Empire Strikes Back, a 2-record set.
In addition, we have The Story of STAR WARS, Return of the Jedi, with a cassette of the Dialogue and Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack!
Let’s not forget these pieces: MicroMachines that include Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon.
And finally (for this post) STAR WARS header cards for Yoda and C3PO plus a cassette tape.
If you love STAR WARS, you’ll want to stop in soon and browse our collection! In the meantime, you know we’re here – and we’re watchin’ for ya.
Saturday was a great day for our Christmas-in-July sale, and it continues today, July 13, 2025. We wanted to share this delightful Musical Santa Face singing Jingle Bells from the 1960s, which is part of our recent collection. It’s 11″ tall and 8″ wide.
This weekend, July 12-13, 2025, is Christmas-in-July in historic downtown Havre de Grace. Of course, BAHOUKAS ANTIQUE MALL has a huge variety of gift ideas and more, and our Christmas Collections continue to grow.
Our featured image is a 5-record series of GREMLIN stories. These are children’s stories on 33 RPM recordings with the storybooks read by the Gremlins – all in pristine condition. These are a real find!
Above is a 45 RPM recording of The Unicorn plus What’s in an Elephant’s Trunk, Tippy the Tiger, and Lenny the Leopard. This is part of the Peter Pan recordings.
In a different direction, we just received the 6-piece AVON Mini-Duck Collection. They are painted cast iron – quite beautiful.
Need we say more? We invite you to check us out for our storewide Christmas-in-July Sale and receive 20% off. Just remind us when you check out at the counter.
In the meantime, you know we’re here – and we’re watchin’ for ya.
Need to think ‘cool ‘? Let your imagination take you to a cool December day. Then stop by and Shop at participating stores for Havre de Grace’s Christmas in July on Saturday and Sunday, July 12-13, 2025. Here at Bahoukas Antique Mall, we’ll have 20% OFF – just ask when you check out!
We’ve received a wonderful Christmas Collection – most of it in perfect condition. This is just a sampling.
Whether you’re ready to add to your own Christmas Collection, or to find a special gift for someone, we invite you to visit Bahoukas Antique Mall and take advantage of our 20% off sale – Friday and Saturday ONLY (July 12-13, 2025).
Don’t forget – we’re here and we’re watchin’ for ya!
The butter knife has a most interesting history. It also offers a look into various countries and their cultures. Enjoy this digest version of Butter Knife Trivia.
We have a large selection of butter knives. Pictured here are several sterling silver pieces.
One interesting story tells us that Cardinal Richelieu was the first to create the butter knife.
According to Today in Science (a website I use quite often to find some arbitrary scientific topic for my daily blog) today, 13 May, is the day in 1637 that the table knife was created by Cardinal Richelieu of France.
… The story goes that Cardinal Richelieu got irritated by the brutish behaviour of men at the dining tables of the time, stabbing their daggers (which doubled as table cutlery) into chunks of meat and other food, or into the table, for that matter, if they needed their hands free. And even worse was their despicable habit of using the sharp daggers to pick their teeth at the end of the meal. To put an end to this behaviour, he ordered his kitchen staff to file off the sharp points of all the house knifes. The idea caught on, and it wasn’t long before this new style of rounded table knife became a trendy dinner accessory in upperclass French households.
There is a difference between a butter knife and a butter spreader.
The butter serving knife sits with the butter dish. It usually has a pointy end and is meant for someone to poke a piece of butter pat and place it on a bread plate and then return to the butter dish. The butter spreader which sits at each place setting and has a rounded end, is used to spread the butter at each individual place setting. The little cut out in the knife is to prevent the bread from tearing, and the butter doesn’t stick to the knife for an easy spread. Sometimes there is a little cut out in the butter serving knife as well which in that case it is just so the butter doesn’t stick to the knife for an easy transfer.
Now you are a butter knife trivia expert! Please stop by and see our collection as you browse our shop and also view our Havre de Grace History MuZeum collection. We’re here … and yessirree… we’re watchin’ for ya!
We’ve posted on our Facebook Page, but we haven’t added a blog post. So here’s the info on our latest collections of POGS, Power Rangers, and yes, even Smokey the Bear!
Do you wonder what the heck are POGS?
Here’s a brief description:
Milk caps is a children’s game played with flat circular cardboard milk caps. Players make a stack of these caps, and take turns to drop a heavier “slammer” object onto it, causing the caps to be disrupted.
Each player keeps any face-up caps and is to restack the face-down caps, repeating the process until none land face-down, at which point the player who collected the most caps wins the game of milk caps.
The game is also known as Pogs, under which name it was sold commercially in the 1990s. The name originates from Pog, a brand of juice made from passionfruit, orange, and guava; the use of the juice’s caps to play the game preceded the game’s commercialization.
Here’s another video explaining ‘how to play POGS’
Did you know?
The concept of POGS was originally a way to teach math!
The 1990s revival is credited to Blossom Galbiso, a teacher and guidance counselor who taught at Waialua Elementary School in Oahu. In 1991, Galbiso introduced the game she had played as a girl to a new generation of students, incorporating milk caps into her fifth grade curriculum as a way of teaching math and as a non-violent alternative to other popular schoolyard games, such as dodgeball. The game spread from Oahu’s North Shore, and by early 1992, Stanpac Inc., a Canadian packaging company that had been manufacturing the milk caps distributed by Haleakala Dairy on Maui (the same caps that were collected by Galbiso for her class), was printing millions of milk caps every week for shipment to the Hawaiian island chain. The game spread to the mainland, first surfacing in California, Texas, Oregon, and Washington before spreading to the rest of the country. By 1993, the previously obscure game of milk caps, which had almost been forgotten, was played throughout the world.
Along with pogs and slammers, many other accessories were added, including unique POGS.
POWER RANGERS and More
In addition to the amazing collection of POGS, we’ve also received a large assortment of Power Rangers figures, temporary tattoos, boxer shorts (yes, underwear), and more.
The History of POWER RANGERS – 30 years in 20 minutes!
Even SMOKEY the BEAR has his own line of temporary tattoos.
Did You Know SMOKEY the BEAR was an important defense towards the end of WWII?
These collections are the latest in George’s COLLECTION of COLLECTIONS! Stop by soon and find some fun items to add to your collection or to help someone start a new collection. We’re here … and yep, we’re watchin’ for ya!
Behind-the-scenes updates at BAHOUKAS ANTIQUE MALL in Havre de Grace can often be as intriguing as the variety of items that end up on our shelves.
Recently, we received a beautiful collection of stunning Waterford Crystal. To be sure, the photos do NOT do justice to this amazing glassware. Stop by and see this for yourself.
At the same time, you’ll notice two huge showcases that George not only managed to muscle into the store, but – amazingly – to maneuver space for them. If you’ve been in our store, you know how amazing this is!
They are now fully stocked with a wide range of beautiful glassware, art pieces, figurines, and much more. (We thank a couple of guys who also happened by and offered a hand! As we’ve shared many times, we have great customers and friends!)
Another unique look behind-the-scenes is this short clip of George rewinding an old movie that he has just digitized for his Havre de Grace History MuZeum located in the shop at Bahoukas.
You are encouraged to stop by and enjoy our local history, our filled-to-the-ceiling antiques and collectibles, and to chat with George about … well, everything! We’re here, and we’re watchin’ for ya!
At BAHOUKAS, it’s always a challenge to showcase the many unique items in our store. These shelves are much easier to show in photos than to explain the individually wonderful discoveries on our shelves.
This beautiful pair of wood-carved fish would look great sitting in a prominent spot in nearly any decor.
You really do have to take time to browse the many shelves from the ceiling to the floor! We’re here and we’re watchin’ for ya.
Here at BAHOUKAS, we have a beautiful selection of carved elephants, as well as two sets of bookends featuring carved elephants. They are majestic, bringing luck, energy, wisdom, and knowledge.
Many people believe elephant figures with trunks UP bring luck to your home. But those with trunks DOWN are not unlucky, they store luck and energy.
White is considered an auspicious colour and it denotes peace and purity. Thus, one can keep a white elephant in the house to attract good fortune and luxury to the home.
You know that Bahoukas Antique Mall has a huge variety of … unique items. This week, we feature a beautifully mounted deer head, a deer skull with antlers, and mounted deer antlers. Maybe you have a cabin in the woods and would like to include one of these. Or possibly you have a rec room you’d like to add antlers – or even the mounted deer head.
Antlers are extensions of an animal’s skull found in members of the Cervidae (deer) family. Antlers are a single structure composed of bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue, skin, nerves, and blood vessels. They are generally found only on males, with the exception of reindeer/caribou. Antlers are shed and regrown each year and function primarily as objects of sexual attraction and as weapons.
You also might enjoy this article offering 6 Things You Didn’t Know About Deer Antlers.
Whether it’s a novelty to display, or a ‘conversation piece,’ these deer items are quite stunning. Stop by today and see these WhoZwhatsIts! We’re here … and we’re watchin’ for ya!
