Woolly Mammoth Chicago Antiques & Oddities

Woolly Mammoth Chicago Antiques & Oddities A curiosity cabinet of items resurrected from the past
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All families have stories, this was one of ours.UPDATE: My sister just told me it was a butterfly table. It was a drop l...
08/27/2026

All families have stories, this was one of ours.

UPDATE: My sister just told me it was a butterfly table. It was a drop leaf table in the shape of a butterfly, where the wings were the leaves that could be up or down depending on the situation. My mom painted it like a monarch butterfly.


08/25/2026

Big thanks to CBS Chicago for featuring us on their latest Eye On Chicago piece! It aired last Friday, and will again this weekend. It’s very cool, and humbling to receive the attention. Thank you!!

Is there a better way to enjoy a beautiful summer weekend in Chicago than taking the water taxi to Chinatown?(BTW, I’ve ...
08/23/2026

Is there a better way to enjoy a beautiful summer weekend in Chicago than taking the water taxi to Chinatown?

(BTW, I’ve never seen Chinatown as packed as we saw yesterday- holy crap!!)

It still kind of blows my mind that these were a thing.
08/20/2026

It still kind of blows my mind that these were a thing.

08/17/2026

Weekend Haul
Bought a guy’s entire collection of pickled pets over the weekend.

08/14/2026

Throwback to 2013-Having some fun with an old Ultra-Violet Ray Generator. She was really shocking my head!

Bloodletting or Bleeding bowls were used from the medieval era into the 19th century. These two are probably 18th or 19t...
08/11/2026

Bloodletting or Bleeding bowls were used from the medieval era into the 19th century. These two are probably 18th or 19th century. They were used to collect blood during bloodletting, which was believed to be a cure for various aliments by balancing the four humors.

Doug the Rug strikes again!
08/08/2026

Doug the Rug strikes again!

Shop pic! Why did Instagram limit the number of hashtags? I wanted to tag everything in the pic…
08/06/2026

Shop pic!

Why did Instagram limit the number of hashtags? I wanted to tag everything in the pic…

08/03/2026

Feeling cute. Might delete later, idk….

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