Hippo Hardware & Trading Company

Hippo Hardware & Trading Company Our Mission is to recycle the past to make a more livable future. Our focus is on hardware, lighting, plumbing, and architecture from the 1850s-1960s.

When Hippo Hardware originally formed, the word "recycling" hadn't been invented. The notion of selling things that many people threw away was considered strange at best. Hippo Hardware began out of a vision for creating a business that could simultaneously provide a much needed resource for home owners, artists, and craftsmen while at the same time create a fun, supportive working environment for

all of it's employees. At Hippo we rejoice in all sorts of fun projects brought in by employees and customers alike. In the past we've wired a blender into a table lamp, made door knobs into coat hooks, and searched for oven cord to finish a young girl's science project. Hippo Hardware contains four major departments: Lighting, Plumbing, Hardware, and Architecture. Also sprinkled about the store we have many things like antique coffee grinders, old picture frames, vases, and car repair manuals. We do have a UL certified lighting shop to wire any purchases you make or to repair a light you already own. You can think of us as a fancy junk store or a messy antique store. The spirit of Hippo Hardware is to rejoice in the individual, the unique, and the original.

Thanks again to everyone who nominated us, now it’s time to vote! You can find us at bop.wweek.com > goods and services ...
05/20/2026

Thanks again to everyone who nominated us, now it’s time to vote!
You can find us at bop.wweek.com > goods and services > best hardware store.
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Check out this super cute weathervane that Brandy refurbished up in the lighting repair shop. 🐖💨
05/02/2026

Check out this super cute weathervane that Brandy refurbished up in the lighting repair shop. 🐖💨

Our shipping department (haha. it’s just me) was just crumpling an old Willamette Week to mail some stuff and I came acr...
05/01/2026

Our shipping department (haha. it’s just me) was just crumpling an old Willamette Week to mail some stuff and I came across this super cute ad.
They do so much more than just hauling junk. Check ‘em out if you haven’t already.
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If these k***s dont remind you of clown noses, then you need more whimsy in your life. ❤️🤡
04/23/2026

If these k***s dont remind you of clown noses, then you need more whimsy in your life.
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*DOORS,*WINDOWS,*MOULDING,& MORE!
04/22/2026

*DOORS,
*WINDOWS,
*MOULDING,
& MORE!

I meant to post this the other day but forgot. I love it when hardware has little hidden faces on it.
04/21/2026

I meant to post this the other day but forgot.
I love it when hardware has little hidden faces on it.

The little details get me every time. 😻
04/15/2026

The little details get me every time. 😻

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04/12/2026

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Address

1040 E Burnside Street
Portland, OR
97214

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 5am
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+15032311444

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