Era Midcentury Furnishings & Art has closed its retail location.

I will continue to make available some of the best names in Vintage Modern Design Furnishings here on the website and, as always by appointment from my new warehouse location off of SE Powell just a few block east of the Ross Island bridge.

Currently I am taking some time off to complete some personal projects and organize the new warehouse space. Look for the website to be completely updated by the end of October. In the mean time if you are interested in something on the site or would like me to keep an eye out for a specific item for you please feel free to write or call sales@midcenturyera.com or 503-234-1133

TIME PIECES

Many years ago I was an ambitious new salesman who not only wanted to be on time but to do so in style. Disappointed in the contemporary designs of the then-1980s, I decided to investigate the possibilities of a vintage watch. A local dealer showed me a 1946 Hamilton "Brandon" and I fell in love with the clean lines and the wonderful way the watch seemed to form to my wrist. One watch became two, and two became three, and soon I was a collector. It didn't take long to realize that I needed an alternative way to support my rapidly forming habit, so I started seeking out my own "as-is" watches to restore, and before I knew it I was not only buying them to keep but also for resale. Well, that first watch was 17 years and who knows how many watches ago, and has grown into the business you see before you on these pages and in my store.

My love of watches has spread to vintage clocks as well, especially clocks from the mid-century period. Alarm, travel or wall, it doesn't really matter. Whether a classic Elgin, Omega or Rolex wristwatch, a 23-jewel Waltham pocket watch or a fabulous Gilbert Rohde-designed clock, nothing tells time like a vintage timepiece.

Visit us here online or at our showroom in SE Portland , just 10 minutes from downtown in the charming "Sellwood" district at 7901 SE 13th Portland, OR 97202.

We are currently only open Friday through Sunday 12:00pm to 5:00pm, or other times by appointment.

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