Last week I was in Portland Oregon and my wonderful hosts took me to an amazing store called Paxton Gate. Inside was a wonderful array of taxidermy, cabinets of bones, books, and jewelry. Here are some pictures. I apologize for the fuzziness, but I only had my cell phone camera.
![Paxton Gate, Portland Oregon](https://bonesshellsandcurios.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/paxtongate1.jpg)
Paxton Gate, Portland Oregon
![Seashells, starfish and other small oddities.](https://bonesshellsandcurios.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/paxtongate3.jpg)
Seashells, starfish and other small oddities.
![Skulls, animal body parts and small bones.](https://bonesshellsandcurios.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/paxtongate2.jpg)
Skulls, animal body parts and small bones.
![Taxidermy](https://bonesshellsandcurios.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/paxtongate13.jpg)
Taxidermy
![Butterflies and insects.](https://bonesshellsandcurios.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/paxtongate10.jpg)
Butterflies and insects.
![Costumed mice and animal skeletons in shadow boxes. Costumed mice and animal skeletons in shadow boxes.](https://bonesshellsandcurios.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/paxtongate6.jpg)
Costumed mice and animal skeletons in shadow boxes.
![Small bones and taxidermy eyes.](https://bonesshellsandcurios.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/paxtongate5.jpg)
Small bones and taxidermy eyes.
![Autopsy scale and various horns.](https://bonesshellsandcurios.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/paxtongate16.jpg)
Autopsy scale and various horns.
![I have no idea.](https://bonesshellsandcurios.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/paxtongate15.jpg)
I have no idea.
![Art by local artists.](https://bonesshellsandcurios.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/paxtongate14.jpg)
Art by local artists.
![More taxidermy.](https://bonesshellsandcurios.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/paxtongate7.jpg)
More taxidermy.
![The Mincing Mockingbird Guide to Troubled Birds. The Mincing Mockingbird Guide to Troubled Birds.](https://bonesshellsandcurios.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/paxtongate9.jpg)
The Mincing Mockingbird Guide to Troubled Birds.
And last, but not least…
![Jewelry](https://bonesshellsandcurios.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/paxtongate17.jpg)
Jewelry
I picked up a few things – a book with vintage human anatomy plates, a small bag of deer toe bones, a new coyote baculum, some snake ribs and snake vertebrae, a couple of seashells, and a few beaver jaws. Nothing unusual or spectacular. You will see most of them in future posts. They have an online store and they also have a store in San Francisco.