Tinsel Trading Company. A shrine to kept things.

Tinsel Trading Company. 828 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA

Some people like to keep things. Arch J. Bergoffen did. His thing was thread; shiny, bright, metal-covered thread, made in France, to be specific. It’s proper name, in the 1930s, was “tinsel.” His father was a tailor, and Arch or Mr. B, as he was known, also ended up in the trade; after working as an army mechanic during WWI, he went to work for The French Tinsel Company in Manhattan. He bought the company and its inventory in 1933, changed its name and began a life-long task of gathering.

Drink, Shop & Do. The marvellous result of dreams, made real.

Drink, Shop & Do. 9 Caledonian Road, London N1

Six years ago, a couple of best friends sat on a pub bench in the summer sun, nursing a pint of cider. They were 24 year olds on the cusp of change; one becoming bored with her job, the other in a reflective mood because of an illness in the family. “What would your dream job be, if money were no object?” they asked each other. Within a year, they had made their dreams a reality, in the form of a shop/café/bar in London’s King’s Cross. READ MORE

Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. The vow of heroism is not to be taken lightly.

Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. 372 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NYC 11215, USA

A secret within a secret lurks behind the façade of an inconspicuous red brick building in Brooklyn, NYC. Big, bombastic signs in the style of an old fashioned hardware store declare: “If we don’t have it, a superhero doesn’t need it” ; “Supersonic shipping to select universes” and even “We can help you with your nemesis problem.”

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Tinsel Trading Company. A shrine to kept things.

Drink, Shop & Do. The marvellous result of dreams, made real.

Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. The vow of heroism is not to be taken lightly.

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