When my parents were here we went to Wertz Brothers Antiques over in Santa Monica. I had seen it posted on Oh Hello Friend and it was also recommended to me by a friend. As soon as we got there, I knew we were in for a treat. You know that feeling when there are so many amazing things to see and you’re not sure what to look at first? Well that is what I was feeling; completely overwhelmed by the mass amounts of I-want-thats.
We were delightfully surprised at how many old cameras they had. They were probably Jake’s biggest weakness and hardest thing to say no to.
I wanted that cabinet so bad, but it was bigger than our dining table, and probably wouldn’t even fit through our front door.
This cubby cabinet was also one of my favorite things.
My dad spotted this beauty; an antique espresso machine. He runs a coffee shop in Colorado and almost bought it, but some parts were missing.
The store was filled with globes (which I’m currently on a hunt for). This one was nice and small and would’ve fit perfectly in our apartment.
We recently bought an 8mm film projector to watch my grandparents old reels with. Ours is a little more compact, but we really liked the way this one looked.
Jake almost bought this camera. It’s a working WWII aerial camera that you use a sight to frame up your pictures with. You can see the crosshairs on the top of the camera.
Cameras, cameras, and more cameras!
I think this would be fun to have, although I do tend to use the backspace key a lot…which wouldn’t work so well on this.
I wonder what this Coke would taste like now? They reminded me of my Grandpa because he always collected Coke products.
This is what happens when Jake goes off on his own. He finds more camera stuff, and then takes pictures of them!
Root Beer is my favorite.
Jake found these mini bottles that actually had liquid in them. He really wanted to buy the whole crate, but they were $8 a piece.
When we get our own storefront, it’d be fun to have one of these.
This is just a snapshot of the capacity of Wertz Brothers. They also have lots of furniture, jewelry, artwork, and clothing. We spent at least an hour and a half there, and could’ve easily spent more time, but we were starving for lunch. We didn’t end up buying anything; antiques are kind of pricy. It was still fun to look though and maybe next time we can save up for something.
