Antiques In Alor Setar

It is very popular that Lorong Kulit or Pasar Karat in Penang, a popular place for antique hunters.

I have been there once and as the name given, it is a Pasar Karat because of the antiques and some of them is karat . Karat in Malay means rusted. However when the items on sale is karat, it doesn't mean the items has no value. Just pay a visit and see for yourself.

There is also another place besides Lorong Kulit in Penang that antique hunters can browse through collectible items. I visited another location in Alor Setar. It is at Pasar Mergong and on every Friday morning, antique sellers will congregate and display their wares to antique collectors.

 Photo Above: How about connecting this to your PC monitor?

 Photo Above: This does not belong to Jack Sparrow

 Photo above: would you like to use this padlock for your front door? 

 Photo Above: Even oldies from as late as the 50s

 Photo above: I can remember during my shildhood days, I use to drink milk from such milk bottle.

The Pasar Mergong is located at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (formerly Jalan Putra). It is located along the way towards Kangar. From Mesjid Zahir or, Balai Nobat, turn left into Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and drive straight past the Jambatan Manjalara. Pasar Mergong is located immediately on the left after the bridge. 

Friday @ Pasar Mergong, Alor Setar

The Aidil Fitri 2012 as usual I am back in my hometown Alor Setar. One of the location that has been a hive of activity is the Pasar Mergong off Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman on every Friday. Pasar Mergong is just another wet market but Friday sees much more activity and it can be considered a poor man's supermarket. Visitors can in fact anything in a supermarket but of  different quality, price and status. It is an open air morning market. 

Putting aside fish and other sea products and vegetables of a normal wet market, visitors can even buy branded apparels only that they might be imitations. Some daily electrical products can also be found. There are also peddlers welling antiques and I saw a stall even selling CD converted songs from as old as the 50s. The songs were converted from old records.

Since it is Friday, the market opens until up to 11.00 when (Muslim) sellers starts repacking their wares and go home to prepare for their Friday prayers. 

Branded but imitated apparels 

Fresh grounded coffee 

Medicine man attracting the crowd with snake shows

Your mobile phone stall

Among the antiques offered for sale

Super oldies you will never find at airconditioned malls.

Of course you can even buy used Durex lube. LOL. 

If you visit Alor Setar, and on a Friday, it is worth to pay the morning market a visit. You might find something to buy and bring home besides visiting the a must visit Pekan Rabu.