"Sundays Are for Swap Meets!" the Saint Louis Swap Meet is fond of saying. We completely agree: Photographer Abby Gillardi scoured the vendors' wares and found the weird, the wonderful and the must-haves. Take a peek, then get to the Lemp Brewery on June 21, July 3 and 4, and September 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Photos, love letters, and a broach were among many items from the 1920s found by a vendor at the swap meet who works at a recycling center for veterans.
A vintage display case for Avalon cigarettes.
A vintage cooler decked with St. Louis favorites.
A vintage military trunk.
A vintage military hat.
A vintage Juicy Fruit tin.
Ancient arrowheads.
Shoe molds from the Victorian era, made right here in St. Louis.
A vendor selling some of his shot glasses from his personal collection.
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