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!
Here at Bahoukas Antique Mall, we’ve acquired a few nice wooden toy vehicles. From a large truck (flat bed) to several small vehicles, these wooden toys are perfect for children. Our collection includes a cement mixer, tractor, several cars, a pick-up truck, and more. Some of the toys are made by The Montgomery Schoolhouse Inc of Vermont.
Have you ever wondered why Montessori Schools use wooden toys?
… Apart from the aesthetic appeal, wooden toys have numerous benefits over their plastic counterparts.
They are sustainable, eco-friendly and non-toxic, prioritizing your child’s safety and well-being. Plus, wooden toys are known to encourage open-ended, imaginative play, which can help develop your child’s creativity and problem-solving skills. The freedom to explore and learn at their own pace makes this type of toy an ideal choice for Montessori-based educational systems.
A rainy day is a perfect day to spend some time shopping in Havre de Grace. While you’re here, you might want to check out Bahoukas Antique Mall. Today, we’re highlighting a selection of beautiful copper weathervanes and copper figures that hang from cast iron brackets. Choose from a huge Rooster, 3 Flying Pigs, or a Flying Duck. Plus, we have a Seahorse, a Galloping Horse, a Fish, and a Goat that hang from cast-iron brackets. These are stunning pieces.
These pieces are beautiful. Please stop in and see them.
Do you know how to read a weathervane?
Check out this video.
The weathervane has been with us for … oh, 2000 years. Here’s a brief history of why the Rooster was so popular a long time ago.
To understand how the rooster took over as the favorite weathervane topper, it is important to tell the story of St. Peter after the Last Supper. In the biblical passages describing these events, it was said that Peter would deny Jesus three times “before the rooster crowed.” Because of this, the rooster became known to Christians as the symbol of St. Peter.
Sometime between 590 and 604 A.D., Pope Gregory I, took this a step farther, declaring that the rooster, emblem of St. Peter, was the most suitable symbol for Christianity. It is thought that this declaration led to the first roosters appearing on top of weathervanes.
The Rooster Becomes Law In the 9th century, Pope Nicholas made the rooster official. His decree was that all churches must display the rooster on their steeples or domes as a symbol of Peter’s betrayal of Jesus. In accordance with the decree, churches started using weathervanes with the rooster.
As centuries went by, the rule about placing roosters atop churches went by the wayside, but roosters stayed on weathervanes. European settlers brought weathervanes wherever they traveled, including to the New World. Nowadays, you’ll find weathervanes — mostly with roosters, but sometimes with other symbols — topping buildings throughout the United States, Europe and elsewhere.
Are you still searching for the perfect Father’s Day Gift for a dad who has everything? We’ve purchased an amazing collection of many Star Wars Figures and Games – most never opened! The games are complete, and the Episode I action-packed card game has never been opened. Below is a sample of the amazing collection:
Stop by and look up – or just ask about this amazing addition to our Star Wars Collection. Whether for Dad, yourself, or your favorite collector friend, you will want to see these amazing figures and board games.
You know we’re here – 7 days a week – and we’re watchin’ for ya!
As you know, our ‘collector of collections’ is always hunting for new treasures you may like. Have you been in lately? It’s a perfect time to stop in and search for an addition to your personal collection, to start a collection, or to find a gift for someone else’s collection. Here’s a sampling – only a ‘sampling!’
You’ll also find record albums, lighters, books, nautical decor, viewfinders, dishware and kitchen utensils, doilies, sports memorabilia, and character glasses. That’s just a few suggestions. Don’t forget our Beer MuZeum! And while you’re here, take some time to browse our cases of HdG collectibles (not for sale) in our Havre de Grace History MuZeum cases.
Don’t forget that we’re here and we’re watchin’ for ya!
The year seems to be moving along quickly. Mother’s Day is this Sunday (May 11)! We’re sharing a few ideas if you want something unique for ‘mom.’ From beautiful stained glass to exquisite vases, jewelry to lamps, art to teapots, we have some fun Mother’s Day treasures.
Flygsfors coquille vesselturquoise and green on white art glass vasefan for the wall and more
We also have vintage antiques, Pyrex and FireKing, etched glassware, and crystal. Stop in this week and find that perfect gift for that special ‘mom’ in your life!
Here at Bahoukas Antique Mall, we have a delightful selection of nautical decor to decorate your shoreside cottage, condo, or home! From copies of old oyster tins to beautiful cast iron herons, nautical books to unique art, and even several beautiful lamps, we have it all! Check out the gallery for just a few ideas:
There’s lots more to discover and you’ll need to look UP and DOWN to see it all. We have some fine, unique, nautical decor items to add a bit of charm to your cottage.
Stop in today and find your treasures! You know we’re here … and we’re watchin’ for ya!
The Pyrex Fest in Havre de Grace is this Saturday, April 26 from 9-4. It’s a rain or shine event. While browsing the festival, take some time to enjoy a meal at one of our many eateries and visit a few shops.
Below we’re sharing a collage of wonderful and unique items from paper dolls to exquisite perfume bottles at Bahoukas Antique Mall – yes, including a bit of PYREX!
We look forward to seeing you when you’re in town for the PYREX FEST. And you know, we’re watchin’ for ya!
Well, not exactly. But these boat models will add a touch of daydreaming to your decor. Some are sailboats, others are fishing vessels. All of them are amazingly detailed models.
Looking for a fun addition to your decor, the buoys will add a bit of whimsy.
These fun and colorfully painted buoys highlight J. J. McCooley’s of Elkton, MD (now permanently closed). They definitely would add a bit of whimsy to your nautical theme!
Stop by before you head out to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and browse our shop. You know we’re here and we’re watchin’ for ya!
