Buy this image Longtime vendor Betty Oestmann of Tecumseh, Neb., sets up shop in the "Sparks Hotel" at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market last May. The event, held twice a year in Sparks, Kan., features more than 500 dealers. Oestmann and her husband Harlan Oestmann have been dealers in Sparks for the past 16 years.
Buy this image As they munched on a funnel cake, shoppers Judy Holt of Lexington, Mo., Stephanie Ford of Wellington, Mo., and Debbie Crede of Oak Grove, Mo., browsed through the vintage kitchen untensils for sale at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market.
Buy this image A vintage Charlie McCarthy ventriloquist doll was among the many great finds at the 2012 Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market features held last May. The event features more than 500 dealers offering antiques, collectibles and other oddities.
Buy this image Antiques Vaseline grape patterned punch bowl set found for sale for $297.50 at the White Cloud Flea Market.
Buy this image At the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market, Jill Moxley and her family, including son Cayden, scored on a handmade colored kangaroo which will adorn a place in the front of the family's home in Overland Park.
Buy this image Unique and vintage finds at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market last May include a mounted bear head, pink pottery and a wooden decoy. The event, held twice a year in Sparks, Kan., features more than 500 dealers.
Buy this image Jenny Higbie of Quenemo, Kan., set up several vintage boxes to sell in May at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market.
Buy this image Longtime vendor Harlan Oestmann of Tecumseh, Neb., sets up shop in the "Sparks Hotel" at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market last May. The event, held twice a year in Sparks, Kan., features more than 500 dealers. Oestmann and his wife Betty have been dealers in Sparks for the past 16 years.
Buy this image Trees are used as sign posts in and around the grounds of the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market, a twice-yearly event that features more than 500 dealers.
Buy this image Vintage 45s, including an early song from The Beatles, found at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market.
Buy this image Jenny Higbie of Quenemo, Kan., set up several vintage boxes to sell.
Buy this image Melinda Dennis of Bucyrus, Kan., checks out the vintage cowboy boots at Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market.
Buy this image A variety of vintage lamps for sale at the White Cloud Flea market in White Cloud, Kan.
Buy this image Vendors selling a variety of items, including vintage cameras, line the main street for the White Cloud Flea market in White Cloud, Kan.
Buy this image Emmett Martin of Leavenworth, Kan., cooks up lunch for the Bubbles Cafe located at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market in Sparks, Kan.
Buy this image Bottle collector Ron Redner of St. Joseph, Mo., looks over vintage soda bottles for sale at Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market.
Buy this image Shoppers search for bargains at the flea market in Sparks, Kan.
Buy this image Shoppers peruse the bargains at the flea market in Sparks, Kan.
Buy this image Well worn and sporting lots of character, a stack of cowboy hats awaits a buyer at the White Cloud Flea Market in White Cloud, Kan.
Buy this image Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market is located at North K-7 Highway and 240th Road, 23 miles west of St. Joseph, Mo.
Buy this image Warren Nold of Savannah, Mo., hauls a load of just-bought items including honey, a tool box, a funnel, and several iris plants to his vehicle before continuing to shop at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market last May.
Buy this image After scoring on a pair of cowboy boots, Anne Andrewson of McPherson, Kan., checked out Mr. Cowboy, a giant plywood cutout for sale at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market in Sparks, Kan.
Buy this image Marty Paulson of Topeka enjoys a pulled pork sandwich with a root beer float during a break from shopping at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market. "I'll buy whatever strikes my fancy," said Paulson, who was looking for some wood working tools.
Buy this image Hoping to cash-in on all of the traffic from the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market, vendors also set up shop in the Bahr's Barn, located between Sparks, Kan., and White Cloud, Kan., where another flea market is held the same weekend as the events in Sparks.
Buy this image The White Cloud Flea market, held the same weekend as the Sparks event, draws shoppers to the small town located in Northeastern Kansas, just 10 miles north of Sparks, Kan.
Buy this image A view from the Sparks tower shows some of the many tables set up with wares for sale at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market in Sparks, Kan.
Buy this image Antique pieces of croesus glassware for sale at the Sparks flea market.
Buy this image On the first day of the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market, shoppers start the hunt for bargains, antiques and one-of-a-kind items.
Buy this image Antique dealer Denny Karr (left) and his wife Pat (lower right, seated) ponder an offer from Nancy Hastings of Kansas City for a vintage yellow vase she found at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market.
Buy this image Outside of the command center for the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market, Tom Winters patrols the grounds on the old geezer patrol. The event, held twice a year, features more than 500 dealers set up in tiny Sparks, Kan., about 90 miles northwest of Kansas City.
Buy this image Bonnie Jacobson of Teeter Totter Antiques of Willis, Kan., made sale tags for the antiques she brought with her to sell at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market last May in Sparks, Kan. Jacobson has been a dealer at the Sparks event for 28 years.
Buy this image Vintage lingere for sale in Sparks, Kan.
Buy this image Part of the fun of a visit to Sparks, Kan., is the short trip north to the 4 Corners lookout where visitors, including Evonne Eckrote and her daugher Elizabeth Eckrote, 24, of Wichita, stopped to take photos of four visible states Nebraska, Missiouri, Kansas and Iowa.
Buy this image Everything, including the kitchen sink and cabinet, which happened to be mounted to a tree, are sold at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market.
Buy this image An old building that formerly housed a bakery is part of the scenery at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market.
Buy this image A buffalo skull painted in patriotic colors for sale at the White Cloud Flea market in White Cloud, Kan.
Buy this image Emmett Martin of Leavenworth, Kan., cooks up lunch for the Bubbles Cafe located at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market in Sparks, Kan.
Buy this image Antique dealer Denny Karr of St. Joseph, Mo., is a permanent vendor at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market.
Buy this image Vintage milk glass spice jars dating back to the 1930s and 1940s for sale at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market.
Buy this image Letters from an old Scrabble game were for sale at the flea market in Sparks, Kan.
Buy this image Shirley Pankau and Harold Foster of St. Joseph came to the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market to eat Scimeca's Sausages.
Buy this image Shoppers' cars clog the sides of the roads outside of the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market in Sparks, Kan.
Buy this image Vendor Guy Huff of New Cambria, Kan., moved large metal letters and signage at the Sparks Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market.
Source: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/09/3753517/star-magazine-creative-sparks.html
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