La Boutique du Collectionneur

If you are looking for a well-​organized shop that is a mix of junk and 20^th century vintage items, this may suit you. Like many places of its kind, you may find yourself struggling with items you would see at decent yard sales for much less. It also takes a keen eye to pick out the treasures amongst the less-​than-​treasures. The owner is engaging (and at least from my limited vantage point) seemed to be a bit more interested in selling than running a museum, which is not always the case with these shops. Here are a few of the types of items you will see…
1. antique photographs of people.
2. coke coolers and commemoartive soda bottles.
3. license plates.
4. small antique boxes for things like bathroom items or car parts.
5. 1920s-​1960s furnirure.
6. Some signage.
7. Paintings/​prints.
8. Glassware.
9. Coins.
10. Records.

Les maisons d’antiquités sont nombreuses à Montréal; chacune a son petit quelque chose. La Boutique du collectionneur n’échappe pas à la règle; à bien parler, c’est sans doute l’une des «pires «en matière de rassemblement de cochonneries hétéroclites. Vous serez accueillis par un commis silencieux, assis derrière son comptoir, affairé à pomponner l’on né sait trop quelle bricole… Ensuite de quoi, le champ sera libre pour les découvertes… Bienvenue au musée du singulier… là où le monde est à l’envers, là où il y a autant de machins-​trucs suspendus au plafond qu’étalés sur le plancher. Ah oui! Et les murs, eux… Il n’échappent pas non plus aux engins abandonnés; la boutique les prend sous son aile et l’on croirait y respirer un salmigondis de souvenirs, tantôt tristes, tantôt heureux.
Le propriétaire travaille dans son atelier, tout au fond, derrière une grande porte qui grince. Il raccommode telle ou telle trouvaille, en évalue d’autres, fait le tri, mais il né faudrait pas le plaindre; même si l’on pourrait le croire perdu parmi ce monticule de babioles, il connaît pratiquement par cœur chacun des objets… et il a l’air d’aimer ce qu’il fait en plus!
Top 3 des objets extraordinaires :
3) Trampoline suspendue au plafond
2) Un lutrin de prêtre avec la Bible en bonus
1) Tinkiwinki entouré d’un amas de métal rouillé…le pauvre…
–Les glaneurs seront dangereusement servis.
–Seul endroit où l’on serait susceptible d’apprendre la signification du mot «numismatique»…

I was hoping to find an antique type store while in Montréal. We walked by late at night on our way to a party. I took a picture so I could remember the name and attempt to look it up the next day (I think we were a little intoxicated)
The picture served well and we found it! Spent a good 45 minutes in there, I wanted to buy more but all we left with was an old harmonica.
Apparently he sells dolls that have spirits — that is what someone at the party told us.
Definitely a spot to check out if you’re in the area.

Like stepping back in time, or into a museum of priceless artifacts, La Boutique du Collectionneur is an intoxicating place with items that are almost unbelievable. The shop keeper has literally traveled the world for the past forty years, gradually filling his boutique with the most diverse array of merchandise one could possibly imagine. One really has to see it to believe it.
And it’s intense, too. There’s a bar of soap from Germany’s Third Reich, a yellow star marked Jude. There’s an antique perfume bottle from Japan, decorated with hand-​painted lilies. There’s an array of Nepalese cigarettes and cigars. Stone collectibles from the base of Machu Picchu. The place is literally packed from wall to wall, floor to ceiling, with seemingly priceless wonders. You could spend hours – and tons of money – and it would be worth it.
The shop keeper and his son are wonderful, interesting people. Very kind, helpful, and full of life. Stop by if you’re in the neighborhood for a truly unforgettable experience. And, if you’re lucky, maybe you’ll leave with something special to remember it by. I know I did.