The Cabinet of Curiosities.... holy crap. This place has got to be one of the best vintage shops in Cleveland. And I bet you've never even heard of it. Don't feel bad. Try to ignore my snobby attitude -- I hadn't heard of it either until this past weekend when I accidentally stumbled into it. They've been open for about a year now and I'm hoping to tell all of Cleveland about them so that they will STAY open.
Have you ever seen the Discovery Science television show "Oddities"? If not, it's about this little antique shop in NYC called Obscura. Any-damn-way, my point is that The Cabinet of Curiosities has lots of the same types of things that you'd find at Obscura. The adorable shop owner told me he bought something he saw on the show and this item is now for sale in his shop -- it was some sort of ocular device (read: torture) used by ophthalmologists back in the day.
If you still have no idea what I'm talking about.... this shop has some really cool shit. Things you would possibly find at the Mutter Museum in Philly. Or just random things you would find at other vintage shops like antique perfume bottles and the occasional rare kitchen item. But the best example of the items you can find here are creepy old dolls with cracked faces (they have quite a collection!), mounted insect collections, random vintage musical instruments (I saw a sitar in there), plenty of religious relics, old photographs, and zombie dolls/stuffed animals that were made by one of the owners or various artists who may consign there.
Basically, this shop is KICK ASS and I want you to go there NOW and support this business so that they stay afloat and continue to bring awesome and rare vintage finds for me to ogle and possibly buy!! OKAY?!