Last week I covered the much hyped and wildly popular Brooklyn Flea. I now feel it incumbent upon me to dedicate some space to my old-standby flea market the Elephant’s Trunk. If you aren’t familiar with The Trunk, it is a classic New England flea with all sorts of old and random things stretched out in a field located on Route 7 in New Milford, Connecticut, just slightly past the new mega-church. Natch.
Unlike the Brooklyn Flea which starts at 10am, The Trunk starts at 7am sharp. Getting up to New Milford from the city earlier than 9am is a feat and will make you regret your decision to go out drinking the night before. Once you make it up there (rent a car or ride share), you will find all sorts of people that you would expect to see at a flea market. The word eccentric would be a good place to start. That said, everyone is nice and there are some great finds to be had if you hunt. More pictures from this past Sunday after the jump. The full photo set can be found here.
Below: this guy is my favorite vendor. He sells locks, knives and other cool old stuff. He is straight out of central casting. Larger picture here.
4 Comments
April 15, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I love the Elephant Trunk Flea Market!
I use to go all the time when I lived in CT, thanks for reminding me. I really should go back.
June 15, 2008 at 10:54 am
I have been wanting to go to this flea market for awhile now. Thanks for the post – this should get my butt in gear!
June 23, 2008 at 1:01 pm
[...] I develop strange obsessions with things — case in point the Bullet Pencil. I always comb the flea market and am usually able to snag one for a buck. There are a few for sale on eBay but they are all over [...]
September 1, 2008 at 3:19 pm
ILOVE THE ELEPHANT’S TRUNK AND I WILL SAVE UP MONEY FOR GAS IN ORDER TO VISIT FROM BALTIMORE AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR.
jOAN