Battle Mountain Trading Post - Vail Daily News
Yeah, that funky old building with a massive bronze statue of a monarch elk on the porch roof — keeping a watchful eye on a collection that includes a ‘50 Cadillac, a ’55 Ford Crown Victoria, a ’57 Chevy pickup, a ’65 VW Bug convertible and an ‘89... And behind the front door, as he has been for since 1978, is Bill Reis, performing his duties as owner, manager, trader, collector and curator with a list of customers and “clients” that includes some of the biggest movers and shakers ever to... “Trouble here is, you focus on one thing and you completely miss other things,” Reis says, carefully stepping through dozens of sculptures, antique stoves, jukeboxes, lamps, furs, soda machines and the like carefully placed throughout the... glass cases in the corners feature vast collections of knives, antique weapons, jewelry and myriad other things. Best not confuse any of this with junk, however, as prices reflect what Reis figures is fair market value: a flawless Black Forest grandfather clock, $35,000. a polished 1890s coal stove, $17,000. a fully-functional Rock-Ola jukebox, $8,200. an... Source: www.vaildaily.com
