The Veiled Mirror Comes With Ghost Stories Included

The Veiled Mirror Comes With Ghost Stories Included

by Callie Watts | ART, COMMUNITY, CULTURE, SMALL BUSINESS

If you are in the market for a glass eye in the same shade as your lover’s, some elaborate hair jewelry, or even an electric couch to use as a Victorian cure-all, then you need to head over to The Veiled Mirror. This Victorian antique store opened downtown in January,...

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