Sunday, January 12, 2014

The Drive Out To Columbia Mo Friday Morning Was...In A Word: Crumby. But The Reward Was Great. Not Just The Takings But Also Finding A Great New Antique Mall To Check Out! Midway Antique Mall, Columbia Mo. Status: Sadly, So Far Away.

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Finally, the temp rose above freezing and the highway was clear.  I had purchased a dresser from a vendor at the Midway Antique mall over the phone with a credit card and needed to get out there and pick it up.  Driving 230 miles in the rain wasn't pleasant but the effort was rewarded.


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I only had so much room in the back of the car and well...so much money in my pocket, so a lot of

great stuff got left behind.  That amazing green vinyl and bent wood chair is a Plycraft that I've never

seen before.  I love the base.  Great items like these were scattered all about the mall.  I love this kind

of hunting and picking!  What's the fun in finding an amazing chair in a shop full of amazing chairs?

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The dishes are a Ben Seibel design.  Not something I expected to find way out here in an antique mall

in the middle of Middle America!  Knowing that there is a place to scrounge through near Columbia

that looks like I'll be able to find a couple pieces to pick up makes the trip out here to pick up

craigslist finds just that much easier to justify. 

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I came pretty close to buying this painting.  It's so hard to find vintage modern original artwork, much

less at an affordable price.  The chair is a Knoll / Bill Stephens design, but I've never seen one in a 

task chair configuration.  I'm not a fan of these chairs otherwise, but as a task chair it looks great!  

Who'd have thought I find one this rare way out here?

9 comments:

  1. Saw these last week.. The real deal you missed at Wasson Woods my friend.... Gordon Martz Floor Lamp

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    1. Hi Anonymous.

      Crap. Was it a super score / real bargain?

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  2. Aaaa, that is my China pattern! I had heard rumors of a set for sale in CoMo but couldn't get the location clear. Now I know who to call!

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    1. Hi Wendy.

      Careful. Before you drive out there call and have someone give you a couple of prices on the individual pieces. This wasn't real cheap.

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  3. Wendy, I know where it is. Maybe you should come buy it and visit me. ;) -Angela

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  4. I love that painting, and I live in Columbia! Do you happen to remember which booth/where it was?

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    1. Hi Kate.

      I can't recall the booth number but it was in the big room and against the south wall about halfway down the aisle. Hope this helps!

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    2. Thanks for the tip! I just bought it and am off to get it cleaned up & hung. I love it :)

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  5. This is one of my favorite stops when I go to CoMo. I was actually there a couple of days after you and saw that beautiful Plycraft chair. I didn't purchase it but I admired its beauty. I always, always find treasures to take home with me, though. The whole complex was part of a reality tv series a couple of years ago called "Truck Stop Missouri". Fun!

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