Downstairs at Felton Antiques — Attraction in Waltham

Downstairs at Felton is well worth a stop. Leave plenty of time in your schedule to browse. They have an eclectic collection of antiques and the owner really has an eye for quality. If you are looking for specific items, go in and ask at the main counter. If she doesn't have it, she knows!

There are rows of large glass cases filled with specific collections. So many goodies you may find yourself on a spending spree.

Highlights:

A large collection of antique buttons, frogs and fasteners.

A full room dedicated to books and ephemera.

Large quantities of silver and silver plate items

Big selection of mid-century cocktail sets

Corningware!

Antique jewelry and watches

Linens

Old, old cameras

Gorgeous uranium glass

Pipes

Advertising signs and posters

Unique furniture items.

Vintage clothing

Cut crystal

Art glass

Travel collectibles

Framed and unframed art

Creepy medical implements and old timey bottles of medications

Antique toys and collectibles.

A huge collection of eyeglasses

During holidays they offer vintage decorations.

They offer estate sale servies too.

And....free with the visit....you can see the owner,s shoe collection hung along the wall behind the register!...

The sign reading "Downstairs at Felton Antiques" can be very misleading. First-there is no downstairs. The name, like every item inside, is a throw back to an earlier time. Second-this place is more than a simple antique shop. Its a history of things both great and small. Walking through the store is like going on an adult treasure hunt. Given the cramped spaces and delicate nature of a lot of the merchandise, this store is NOT recommended for exuberant children, large bulls, or those suffering from excessive clumsiness. For the Harry Potter fans, its as close as I could imagine to shopping in the non evil version of Borgin and Burkes. There are no cursed monkey paws (That I saw anyway. I'm still not V.I.P. status) or...

When you walk into Downstairs at Felton you first get hid by the sheer amount of inventory. In the main room everything is organized by seller and category of antique, however the further in you go the more the organizational system warps and ebbs. Everything on the store costs considerably more than it ought to, however every so often you'll find a diamond in the rough. Perhaps it's an old accordion or maybe an arithmetic textbook from the 1790s. Whether an old shipping crate or a piece of flatware, there is always treasure here to be found. Just remember you'll be paying treasure...