Fun Antiques

I love this place!!! Filled with the most interesting things and an absolutely stellar vinyl collection! If you’re into antiquing, this place has to be on your list.

Jerry and his lovely assistant really saved me in a pinch. I had multiple vintage and/​or reproduction fixtures (a brass moravian star and two george nelson bubble lamps) that needed rewiring and some general cleaning up and I had an electrician coming in just a couple days. Not only did they turn them around incredibly timely, but they did a great job at fair price with a smile and extra attention to detail where needed. I felt very lucky and will definitely be a repeat customer at Fun Antiques in the future.

Jerry found a fixture down in southern Tennessee for my antique globe and had it shipped up. Looks great. What a guy! Fun and concerned at the same time. Lot’s of nice little pieces and musical instruments in his shop. But his speciality seems to be light fixtures.

Fantastic Experience
Jerry is a gem. He goes above and beyond to provide excellent customer service at an amazing price. He fixed my lamps in just a few hours. The store is very cool. I also got some amazing bangles while I was there.

The owner played a drum solo for me, enough said.
Fun place to bring your parents if you’re in your early twenties and they are in the neighborhood and you want them to fall to their knees and cry tears of joy from seeing childhood memories.
Old weird family photo bucket for artists who like to collage, 50 cents each.

Update: while I thought this business did a good job of replacing a lamp switch on a wooden table lamp, and a switch embedded in the cord of a small table lamp, I later discovered that the man did not do a good job.
The wooden lamp has gouges in the wood near the circular switch. The man didn’t even take the time to try to repair the gouges he created or to fill them in with color (at the least). On the 2^nd small lamp, the man put a 3-​way switch in versus the 2-​way switch that was on it AND on a matching lamp that it stands next to on an antique desk. Therefore, when I turn on both lamps, I have to take more time to advance the 3-​way switch than the 2-​way one. This should not have happened. He should have replaced the exact same type of switch on the lamp. He should have asked me first before making a change in the type of switch.
I do NOT recommend this shop for lamp repair.

Fun Antiques rocks! I’m not talking about the antiques (They are awesome too!), but the their terrific antique lamp repair and restoration service. We had a Tiffany style lamp that wasn’t working and inquired at a local lighting store about repair. The store didn’t offer repair services, and they gave us the information of Jerry at Fun Antiques, whom they highly recommended. Not only did Jerry fix my lamp, but he also put on a pull chain switch for a classic look.
Jerry is professional and really cares about what he’s doing. So glad I found him — there is nowhere else that would do such a thorough and diligent job at a very reasonable price. I had my lamps transformed and also bought some beautiful earrings!

I actually went in, not to buy, but to sell some older light fixtures from the home I purchased and was redecorating, and ended up exchanging them for an awesome light fixture that Jerry was working on that perfectly matched my new décor! He was so helpful about the exchange, offering information regarding rewiring and handing me change to put in the meter to give me time to discuss the new piece with my boyfriend on the phone. Big thumbs up!

Just picked up some great chairs! Jerry is the best. Look forward to spending more time to look over his treasures. Good Prices too!

Jerry is the man! Just went there and bought a vintage fan. He was honest and told me the one I had liked was not working well and didn’t feel comfortable selling it until he would rewire it. Very kind and patient. Not a great selection from the time periods I like (late 1800s/​early 1900s), but for retro stuff, this is your place!

Fun Antiques is a great little antique shop. There’s a lean toward Danish Modern, but also wonderful finds from other time periods. The store is small, but its worth a stop in to check out the selection. Prices are incredibly fair.
The owner, Jerry, is extremely helpful, friendly, and just an all-​around fabulous person to do business with. I’d shop here again before going to another antique place that lacks his spirit.
As a safety precaution, Jerry rewires all lighting himself before putting it out for sale. If you’re a staunch antique elitist, this might not sound good to you, but if you’re more concerned about old electrical wiring causing a fire in your newly decorated living room, I’d say its a good thing.
Bonus: there’s a collection of old microphones and some other audio equipment in a glass case in the back. Drool-​worthy stuff.

Got a really great mid-​century Danish chair here yesterday. He had it placed on the sidewalk right outside the door, so it caught my eye as I was driving by. It was a very fair price and in good condition. The owner is really friendly and helped me get it into my trunk. I looked around a bit and he has some interesting 40s + 50s looking furniture and had a cool old radio that I didn’t get too close to for fear of wanting to buy it. I definitely recommend this place.
Oh and it’s more what I would call North Cambridge, than Porter.

This is a cute store, specializing in 1940s+ antiques. I’ve never bought anything here, but it’s good for the occasional browse, walking home from Davis.