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A slightly run-down but highly memorable antique/second (or tenth) hand/junk/treasure shop right on Tucumcari Blvd. The large shop is jam packed with odds and ends from two centuries at least, not to mention the various bone fragments, petrified wood, colorful minerals, and shards of ancient pottery which were the favorites of my son and me. Ruth stocks everything from antique wedding dresses to retro kitchen gadgets, LPs to Bakelite jewelry, local art, platform shoes, sheet music, military issue gear, and aisles and shelves of knick upon knack. You'll have to move slowly and carefully to keep from knocking things over!