AtomicSpaceJunk.com is an ever-expanding museum of consumer history...full of unique gifts, Mid-Century Modern design, retro toys, vintage electronics, and pop culture oddities. We're a married couple who are lifelong collectors and longtime eBay'ers, and we have a genuine reverence and enthusiasm for every single item we collect and sell. Browse our extensive site, enjoy our original photos, read our reviews and thoughts on your favorite vintage collectibles, and find beautiful and rare examples available for purchase right now! Don't forget to visit the Atomic Space Junk Store on eBay for weekly auctions and our extensive store inventory!
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Atomic Space Junk finally listed our Rek-O-Kut K-34H vintage turntable, a classic early '60s broadcast-quality unit that will make you feel like Wolfman Jack each time you drop the needle on the massive aluminum platter. This is vintage Hi-Fi Minimalism at its very best. We put a brand new belt on this old unit, and, as you can see from the video above, this Brooklyn-Made original still works beautifully. It is spinning our recent coveted acquisition...a vinyl copy of The Lion's Roar by First Aid Kit that we had Johanna and Clara sign at their recent show in Atlanta (no, we are NOT too cool to ask for the autographs of two musicians barely in their twenties...especially when they are this GOOD!). This turntable is now sold.
What's Atomic Space Junk? Sometimes we don't know until we see it for the first time. When it comes to collecting antiques, we've been making up our own rules since the '90s. We collected anything heavy on design aesthetics or a high kitsch / irony factor. However, we always have, and still do, go out of our way to look for beauty and great potential in items most folks would rather throw away or sell for scrap. We have rescued, restored, and refurbished bicycles, furniture, stereo equipment, appliances, and loads of stuff that would have wound up at the landfill. Here are a few of our interests...
We are obsessed with Atomic Home Decor and Mid-Century Modern Design. Rookwood pottery, Hendryx bird cages, new old stock lounge chair cushions, mahogany nesting side tables, Eames-Era chairs, chenille peacock bedspreads, Mid-Century mailboxes, planters, and more...
...Lamps and Lighting like Mid-Century Modern bullet lamps, barrel shade ceiling fixtures, Panton / Saarinen -Era table and floor lamps...
...Kitchen and Dining stuff for the perfect holiday party. Why not make life in the kitchen more fun with genuine vintage appliances and cooking implements? What better way to serve up your favorite dish than with a classic kitchen piece that will have the entire table talking? Have a blast at your next party with vintage kitchen and dining items!
...We have been collecting such as old Drinking and Smoking items since, well, as long as we've been drinking and smoking! Vintage ashtrays, retro barware and glasses, beer and liquor advertising pieces, and more. These rare items make for strange gifts for husbands and boyfriends. We have come across some rare items, too, such as an original Stelton Danish Modern 6-piece stainless steel bar set, a set of unbelievably rare Old Crow Bourbon golf tees shaped like crows, and an authentic individually numbered bottle of vintage Barbancourt Rhum Reserve Du Domaine! So, not only do we have some of the coolest vintage electronic gifts, we also find top-shelf barware and tobacciana gifts...
...Art, Paintings and Prints like 1950s retro nuclear family portrait oil paintings, retro advertising posters, copper enamel, Lee Reynolds paintings, Ken Edwards and Sheldon Gants Mid-Century Modernist pottery, and more. When it comes to art and retro paintings, I thing it is best to give these funky gifts to yourself. Trying to buy a weird gift of art and give it someone may result in regifting. When you think of retro art gifts and vintage art gifts, think of Atomic Space Junk. We have some of the strangest vintage retro art gifts in the world...
...Retro Clocks for the most awesome wall in your house. Some walls just deserve better. If you need to make the time stand still, then get an old retro clock to max out the decades with style. Sony Dream Machine and Tamura Lumitime alarm clocks, wall clocks from Welby, Howard Miller, and Syroco, antique Telechron mantel clocks, vintage electronics and gadgets...they just don't make theses things like they used to! If you are looking for the coolest Sony Dream Machines, then we have found them for you, as well as other pieces of awesome vintage electronics.
...Commercial Office Supplies such as the original 1987 Apple Macintosh Plus, vintage manual typewriters from Remington Rand, Paillard, and Underwood, Machine Age office supplies Globe Wernicke vintage clip boards and letter trays, vintage calculators, the original KayPro 2 computer, the classic Wilson Jones Hummer 3-hole punch, vintage staplers, vintage electronic office supplies and more. Nothing feels better than using genuine Machine Age commercial grade equipment to make your work day a bit more interesting. These things are the real deal...
...Souvenirs and Roadside Junk can make for the perfect conversation piece. You will never guess what you will find next when you are on the road. The kitschy, kooky, strange, offbeat, bizarre, and downright ironic pieces that have been made through the decades are mind-boggling...and lots of fun to collect! Go wild and be yourself with a unique souvenir from your favorite place...
Vintage Electric Fans for modern times! Vintage fans are truly "cool". Nothing looks better than a retro fan. Brass, aluminum and steel blades were built to last through decades of long summer nights. We are known for the best in vintage electronics, so you know we are going to have the best electric fans for sale. For the same price as that imported thing from Walmart, you can have that which has stood the test of time and won...big metal vintage electric fans and vintage electronics! Not exactly a crazy gift, so this one might be just for you. You do deserve a special gift just for yourself, don't you?
Vintage Electronics
Outdated electronics are our favorite collectibles. Stereos are just the beginning. We like just about anything that's old and plugs into an outlet, and the weirder the better. We have all of the big names from yesterday's Hi-Fi stores...Sansui, Pioneer, Kenwood, Sherwood, Fisher, Marantz, etc. But we also like the "funkier" retro gifts from Panasonic, Craig, Emerson, Soundesign, etc. After all, sound isn't everything...sometimes you need something that looks like it came out of Dr. Brown's DeLorean...
...Vintage Amplifiers and Receivers for the coolest looking sounds ever. Tube amplifiers and tuners, vintage receivers, loud speakers, radios, turntables, equalizers, and more. We always bring you the top in retro electronic gadgets and other fun stuff from times past....
Boomboxes that rock the streets in an old-school way. Remember being jealous of that kid with the box bigger than yours? There is no better way to enjoy that old cassette collection you still have stored under the bed at your parents' house. Great gifts to blow the minds of your kids. No substitute for the originals....
...Musical Instruments from guitars to keytars. Retro Synth keyboards, harmonicas and weird musical instruments. Check out these pages to find cool gifts such as vintage guitars, vintage electronics and musical instruments...
...Vintage Televisions seem like a strange collectible, but we have seen the true value in these often discarded artifacts for years now. Finally, the rest of the world has caught up, and we have found and sold some of the most unique retro TVs that you never knew existed. We love anything that plugs in and has visual appeal, no matter the shape or size or category of vintage electronics...we are constantly on the hunt the perfect birthday present that shows you have been listening, and we know where to find them!
...Cameras of all types are one of our things because we are photographers, and we both love the way old cameras look. They make great gifts for photography lovers. We especially love the old Zeiss cameras or anything that looks like it was over-engineered. Today's cameras simply don't compare after you have felt the weight of a vintage camera and seen the quality of a real photograph. Future beware...
Vintage Clothes and accessories like 1980s vintage Gucci Handbags, Christian Dior Chapeaux Ladies Hats, dresses, shirts, and skirts, batwing dresses, vintage leather shoes, Men and Womens clothing from the Swank '50s to the Mod '60s to the Funky 70s to the Retro '80s...we even sold a bright yellow denim 1991 Cross Colours jacket (remember them?) to a happy bidder in Japan!
Out of Print Books, comics, music and movies are great gifts for all of the family. There's nothing like getting your hands on that old book, record album, or out-of-print CD you've been looking for. Some of the unique items we have are rare 1980s Samantha Fox items such as CDs, calanders, photos and more.
Sports collectibles. We have a wide and ever changing supply of the best in sports collectibles...no, we aren't talking about signed baseballs, football jerseys, or team memorabilia imported from China. As you might guess, our sports collectibles are a bit more...unusual. How about vintage tennis bags? I personally love hand held electronic games. Back to tennis, I love the kind of bags from the 80's, with neon colors that make you look just like McEnroe or Agassi on the court. How about Professional Wrestling collectibles, like real signed 8x10 photos of Jake the Snake, Big John Studd, and the Masked Superstar? Or the rare WCW Wrestling Hockey Game with world-famous wrestlers as the hockey players? Vintage Faball Hammer and Manhattan Rubber Bowling balls. Odd one of a kind stuff you wouldn't typically see at the sports memorabilia convention. Our strength is vintage electronics and old retro electronics parts, so you know we are going to have some vintage electronic football games for the perfect retro gift.
Classic Toys and Games for the kid in all of us. We love the things we remember from growing up in the 1970s and 1980s. Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Popples, Micronauts, Hot Wheels, Barbie Dolls, Transformers and Japanese Bandai Godaiken Robots...we collect anything that makes us say, "I had that when I was a kid!", or "I WANTED that when I was a kid"! We also enjoy collecting anything odd and unusual from the '60s and '70s.
...Vintage Bicycles make for the sweetest rides around town and the beach. Old-School BMX and 1980s freestyle bikes are our favorites, but vintage Schwinn Stingrays and pre-70s big cruisers are also part of our collection...
...Out of Stock Video Games for the nerd inside of you. We found one of the few existing copies of the Menavision Air Raid video game cartridge, the rarest Atari 2600 game ever produced. We also love old-school gaming of all kinds; Atari, classic Nintendo NES consoles and accessories, handheld games, rare 1970s pong games, anything that was considered high-tech 30 years ago...
Old School Skateboards! We love skateboards from the 1980s and earlier...we always have a sharp eye out for any skate-related items that remind us of our teenage years...from wide decks and Independent trucks of the 1980s to killer banana board cruisers from the 1970s to metal wheel skateboard deathtraps from the 1960s! Vintage Pro-Tec helmets, Rector Skate Gear, retro skate punk clothes, even old Thrasher Magazines...we love it all!
We offer a huge selection of Sansui products. If you are looking for vintage Sansui, then you have found your place. We love Sansui speakers, Sansui 5050 receiver, Sansui 5500 receiver, Sansui 9900 receiver, Sansui 7070 receiver, other retro electronic items and more in stock all the time. As you already know, we love vintage electronics and we love vintage Sansui. If you are looking for old school stereos, we will keep you occupied with the perfect gift for husbands and boyfriends.
At Atomic Space Junk, we work to bring you all of the best gifts from the 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and even some stuff from this decade.
Atomic Space Junk is a collective creation of all things fun, authentic, crazy, cool, memorable, and collectible. "Junk" is not what you think..Flip through the pages and find that thing you wanted since you were a kid. Rare, one of a kind gifts are in high demand. Atomic Space Junk sells vintage electronics, retro toys and games, funky art work, crazy 1980's home furnishings, strange 1970's clothes, extremely rare records, stereos, 1960's jewelry, games, and more. This is what makes up Atomic Space Junk. The Past Is Now.
We are always on the lookout for the best in Vintage Electronics, Boomboxes, Skateboards, Unique Gifts, and Cool Clothing.
