The River Market Antiques — Attraction in Columbus

Ok. So honestly, awesome idea. Guy who works there or maybe owns it is great too. The antique store that's the main part of this is ok too. I did not know till we got there that there is an admission fee of $5 each... and that's not too bad. However, the "museum" is lackluster. There are a lot of boxes in here... until you discover that most boxes are in there multiple times...in several cases for ones I liked and noticed, as many as TEN TIMES. So what looks like maybe 200 boxes is really 50-75, if that. The glass cased oddball and very old ones are cool. What isnt cool are examples like the I Dream of Jeannie box (which was for sale by them for a huge price of like $125) is simply a very modern but retro looking lunchbox. Which brings me to the point of the sales. Alot of the boxes are for sale, which is odd that a museum sells some of the display. But this is because of the multiples in the collection. What is ridiculous are the prices. I mean you dont have to buy at that price, but ita kindof silly when a better condition one is on Ebay for 1/10th the price it crosses from poor research to straight price gouging of a tourist trap. If it were a proper museum, they would have a slight indication of rarity and market value, but it's obvious they dont. edit This place would be wonderful with just a few improvements. 1. Remove all multiples. That should be obvious. Sell all the extras in the actual store and buy others. 2. Place it all behind plexiglass to keep the boxes nice and give it a professional look. 3. Lable all the boxes with at least the release year! That would be such a simple addon. I should be...

Thanks to my colleague David R. I discovered this site, it's really amazing! they have like 5000 lunchboxes(I'm not sure) from the beginning of 1900's (some of them priceless), and a fantastic RC COLA museum, lots of bottles, posters, signs, vintage dispensaries, etc... all from RC COLA and CHERO COLA brand both borned in Columbus (like the COCA COLA that Mr. Peberton made, because the origin isn't in Atlanta when the people believe, is in Columbus!). I had the opportunity to talk with the owner (Mr. Allen Woodall) a very kind man who let me see his collection of vintage cars. In the museum there is also part of the history of radio with many old radios. Really all very curious and it is a place that...

Small “museums” disguised as an antique shop. Walked in and before I could take another step the man at the front desk LOUDLY asked if I was here for the antique shop or to see their museums. It’s literally called an antique shop so I said I was here to see that. $10 to see their lunch boxes and whatever else they’ve collected over the years - pass. Their “antiques” were a bunch of Cole bottles, paintings and prints that were garage-sale quality, and other things piled and stacked on each other that I couldn’t even see. No one would ever display or store “antiques” so haphazardly. This is a junk store. And I say this as someone that works full time as a Museum Curator and processes and displays...