Phil's Stuff

There is a store here in Grand Rapids down in Matt's neighborhood that I've frequented for many years.
It's a real adventure and you never know what you might find there.  Life size manneqins of John Belusi and Dan Akeroyd, full suited armor, bins and bins of fixtures for old houses, old books,magazines, albums, tons of metal yard art, and the list goes on and on.  Only open on Saturday.  Guaranteed there is something there that will bring back a memory or simply strikes your fancy.  Few are the times I go that I don't find something and sometimes it makes it into a treasured spot at home.  Top picture of a gear from an industrial furnace that once wirebrushed and clear coated and topped with a round glass makes an interesting coffee table.  Hitting Phil's and Farmers Market make Saturday a good day.