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The Lily Cat: North Woods Antiques and Buttons

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Gift Shops, Novelty Items & AntiquesSHOPPING

Hours:

June-Aug. Wed-Sat. 11-5
May & Sept.-Oct. Sat. 11-4
Also available by chance or appointment

Driving Directions:

We are located on Route 15 in Monson, right next to town hall and the fire department. Big, blue barn-shaped building.

About Us

The Lily Cat: North Woods Antiques & Buttons (aka Lily Cat Antiques) features two buildings full of antiques, collectibles and great old stuff. We specialize in buttons, miniatures and jewelry, including gold, Sterling and costume, but we also carry knives, cast iron, signs, paper and ephemeral, local memorabilia and glass, including Fenton, Blenko and uranium glass going back to the Victorian era. We offer personalized service and, on Saturdays during the summer, you can come see our model trains running, both indoors and outside. In addition to our regular hours, we're open by change or appointment. Driving by? Pull in and we'll open for you. Coming a distance? Contact us first to make sure we will be there.

Looking to settle an estate or clean out a house? We also buy!

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Lily Cat Antiques has two buildings full of antiques, collectibles and awesome good stuff.
We have a wide selection of vintage Moosehead Lake souvenirs.
We specialize in Sterling and gemstones and we have gold, too.
In addition to turquoise jewelry shown here, we have jewelry featuring tourmaline, amethyst, peridot, opal, topaz and many other stones.
Of course, we also have costume jewelry, whether you are looking for something to wear every day or for a special occasion. Our stock includes Givenchy, Swarovski and other famous names.
Inside the main building we have everything from cameras to uranium glass and, of course, local memorabilia.
We also carry vintage knives, old signs, Fenton and Blenko glass and miniatures.
We are always on the lookout for Kineo bottles, which are a customer favorite.
Looking for some color? We've got some nice glass electrical insulators in hard to find colors.
We have some great old signs, too.
Our second building includes the largest collection of buttons for sale in Maine, along with quilts, art and paper/ephemera.
We have an estimated 150,000 buttons in stock with a table for customers to use while they browse one of the many drawers full.
The buttons you'll find in our button barn aren't your average shirt buttons. These are paperweight buttons, which are actually tiny paperweights on shanks so they can be sewn on.
We even have buttons with a Maine connection.
On Saturdays in the summer, visitors are invited to see model trains run on this outdoor railroad and more running model trains in the garage.
You may even see us out and about or heading to a buy in our mini truck. It's amazing what we can fit in it.
Co-owner Johanna S. Billings is the author of The Meaning of Love," a memoir about overcoming a traumatic past. Autographed copies are available at the shop!
If you're friendly, you might even get to meet Lily Cat herself -- if she's not sleeping. She's 17 now in 2026.
Pash may also be willing to entertain you, but she mostly wants treats.

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