Our Story
OGT was founded on the mission of preserving history. Our story started in 1995, when we discovered a huge silver plated coffee pot in a Manhattan dumpster. We pulled it out, and within a week it found a new home as a flower vase in Mary Tyler Moore’s home.
Since that coffee pot, we’ve built a network of developers, contractors and demolition crews interested in preserving history. We salvage across the US and project by project, gained experience in removing small and fine pieces such as lighting, glass, and hardware, to large and complex artifacts such as mantels, stone gargoyles, copper cupolas, carved limestone friezes, and more.
30 years since its founding, OGT is one of the largest architectural antique dealers in the US. In addition to a web store, we have two stores and two warehouses – a total of 250,000 square feet of warehouse alone. Our finds are sourced largely from pre-depression and late nineteenth century buildings preserving pieces from icons such as: The Philadelphia Civic Center, the Ellis Auditorium, the J.L. Hudson Department Store, the Flatiron Building, the New York Times Building, the Plaza Hotel, the Waldorf Astoria, and more.
Our Merchandise
Our merchandise spans across several main categories:
- Lighting – pendants, flush mounts, chandeliers and more in a array of sizes and price points
- Architectural Antiques – Building elements, mantels, carved stone, terra cotta, garden antiques, and more
- Fine Antiques – Furniture, collectibles, musical instruments, taxidermy, and more
- Altered Antiques – Reclaimed materials repurposed into tin mirrors, tables, furniture and shelving and lighting pieces.
- Mirrors & Tin – hand-painted panels, copper mirrors and panels, wood molding
- Reclaimed Glass – Chicken wire glass, JFK airport stained glass, Frank Lloyd Wright panels, and more
- Hardware – hardware for cabinets, doors, or elevators, and even casters, and curtain tiebacks
Our Locations
- Manhattan, NYC:
- Flagship Store: 333 W 52nd St New York NY 10019
- Los Angeles, CA:
- 1800 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90015
- Scranton, PA:
- Main Warehouse: 400 Gilligan Street Scranton PA 18508
- 300 Brook Street Scranton PA 18505
Our Sourcing Network
If decorating your first home or designing a home for others, OGT is the place to find your statement design piece. We are experts at locating the unexpected, eclectic, antique, or artifact and consistently add to our inventory, so if you don’t see the item you are looking for, please call us and tell us about your project. We will have our team check our warehouses or connect with our vast network of dealers and tradespeople to help source the right piece.
Please note: Trade discounts available for designers, dealers, builders, set decorators, and architects.
