Hippo Hardware & Trading Company

Hippo Hardware & Trading Company Our Mission is to recycle the past to make a more livable future. Our focus is on hardware, lighting, plumbing, and architecture from the 1850s-1960s.

When Hippo Hardware originally formed, the word "recycling" hadn't been invented. The notion of selling things that many people threw away was considered strange at best. Hippo Hardware began out of a vision for creating a business that could simultaneously provide a much needed resource for home owners, artists, and craftsmen while at the same time create a fun, supportive working environment for

all of it's employees. At Hippo we rejoice in all sorts of fun projects brought in by employees and customers alike. In the past we've wired a blender into a table lamp, made door knobs into coat hooks, and searched for oven cord to finish a young girl's science project. Hippo Hardware contains four major departments: Lighting, Plumbing, Hardware, and Architecture. Also sprinkled about the store we have many things like antique coffee grinders, old picture frames, vases, and car repair manuals. We do have a UL certified lighting shop to wire any purchases you make or to repair a light you already own. You can think of us as a fancy junk store or a messy antique store. The spirit of Hippo Hardware is to rejoice in the individual, the unique, and the original.

Aziz, light!
08/29/2026

Aziz, light!

We just posted this little opalescent/uranium cutie on our website if you’re interested. 😏
08/25/2026

We just posted this little opalescent/uranium cutie on our website if you’re interested. 😏

Time flies when you’re having fun! Established in 1976. That makes this our 50th year! We’re planning some fun stuff for...
08/16/2026

Time flies when you’re having fun!
Established in 1976. That makes this our 50th year!
We’re planning some fun stuff for our birthday, so keep your eye out for info soon.

I think I’m legally required to make a joke about ironing out the details. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
08/06/2026

I think I’m legally required to make a joke about ironing out the details.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I stayed home yesterday and asked the folks at the shop to send me “some photos for our social media.”I guess I should h...
08/03/2026

I stayed home yesterday and asked the folks at the shop to send me “some photos for our social media.”
I guess I should have been more specific about what kind of pictures I was hoping for. 🙄
😂😂😂

The softness of this particular corner really gets me sometimes. 😍😍😍
08/02/2026

The softness of this particular corner really gets me sometimes. 😍😍😍

The website has been a little neglected lately, but it's we're moving and shaking again now!If it's been a while since y...
07/31/2026

The website has been a little neglected lately, but it's we're moving and shaking again now!
If it's been a while since you've looked, pop on over and see what's new!
www.hippohardware.com

Hey Portland (and beyond!)Thanks for voting us in as the Best Hardware Store in Portland again! We appreciate you so muc...
07/22/2026

Hey Portland (and beyond!)
Thanks for voting us in as the Best Hardware Store in Portland again! We appreciate you so much.
❤️🦛

I was going to make a joke about being a second hand store but everyone here said I need to get a grip. 😐I guess it was ...
07/06/2026

I was going to make a joke about being a second hand store but everyone here said I need to get a grip.
😐
I guess it was too off the cuff.

It’s the 10th anniversary of Dave finding this key. It’s been in our lost and found this whole time and I figured it’s f...
07/05/2026

It’s the 10th anniversary of Dave finding this key.
It’s been in our lost and found this whole time and I figured it’s finally earned it’s own special little display.

If you think you left something here… check in. We might still have it!

Address

1040 E Burnside Street
Portland, OR
97214

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 5am
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+15032311444

Website

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