Specialties
Retailing and Wholesaling Imported Antique, Vintage and Used furniture, Man tiques, Shabby chic,Home decor,Cameras,Projectors, Globes,Crates, Bottles, Records,Glassware, Dish sets, Tools, Jewelery new and old,, Collector items,Dolls, Lamps,Prints, Pictures and frames.Instruments, something for everyone.
Free lessons on how to restore or clean a piece.
New Plunder arrives on Fridays.
From Victorian to Retro,
Vintage to Art Deco,
Captain Errol will find it
and Bring it to Metro!
History
Established in 1976.
This daughter and pop shop started in St. Catherines as a hobby for the Captain in the winter when the Ships were tied up. It gave him something to do until the spring thaw. Eldest Daughter Lisa, went to college for Interior design passing on what she learned to family members. this made it easier to Identify styles of furniture, the age of a piece and the woods used in the construction.
In 1985 Captain Errol moved the business and family to Toronto after quitting the Lakeship and Arctic jobs to take a position as Captain on the Toronto Island Ferry to the airport. He opened his shop On Eglinton at Oakwood and since then has had 1000's of loyal customers who have followed him to the various store locations over the last 35 years, including Weston rd, Oak Ridges, Queen W at Dunn Ave, 427 Dundas Flea market , Queen East at Broad view, St.Clair and Keele and most recently Bloor at Brock where the building was sold, landing him back on Queen West, just down from Dunn.
Meet the Business Owner: Errol B.
Captain Errol is a real Captain Who sailed the Great Lakes from the age of 18, worked his way up through the ranks, earned his Captain's papers and worked in the Arctic, building Tarsuit Island, the most expensive piece of Real estate in the world. At 75, Captain Errol still does all the importing While daughter Lisa mans the store and is a REMAX agent. He goes to the USA, hunting and finding great deals to bring back to the city of Toronto.Travelling over 600 km during his trips. Why does he travel there? His philosophy is that he wants to bring items unique to the market without competing against his clients in their own neighbourhood. We do not buy off the street or at the local garage sales or auctions. Going from house to house in Toronto is difficult and costly since many people are attached to their items and demand a high price. Captain Errol contacts US pickers and scroungers that hunt down his requests to get his clients the best possible deals on everything he finds.