Woolly Mammoth Chicago Antiques & Oddities

Woolly Mammoth Chicago Antiques & Oddities A curiosity cabinet of items resurrected from the past
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Last month we stumbled into a surreal Weird AL situation. Our pal was visiting from Paris, and we were showing her our h...
09/02/2026

Last month we stumbled into a surreal Weird AL situation. Our pal was visiting from Paris, and we were showing her our haunts around Wisconsin. We were taking a hike back to a spot where there’s a cute little waterfall. When we got back there, the place was crawling with Amish, actually. There were hundreds. Not only were they in the canyon, but up on the bluffs above us. They made it known that we were not intruding, and asked us if we wanted to pass through. Our Parisian friend has never seen an Amish person. No Amish exist in France. We tried to be subtle with the picture taking, which made it difficult to capture the surreality of it all. For those wondering, we were near Devil’s Lake/Baraboo Area.

I know I know, you’re thinking ‘yeah right, how did he get those?’….Well, my great aunt’s nieghbor’s cousin’s grandmothe...
08/30/2026

I know I know, you’re thinking ‘yeah right, how did he get those?’….
Well, my great aunt’s nieghbor’s cousin’s grandmother’s uncle knew Paul’s podiatrist. One time Paul made an appointment to have his (ahem) bunion checked out, and he had his toes clipped while he was there.
So, yeah, then I got em. Pretty simple really.

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!

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