a taste of our inventory currently available to purchase

about.

William Rawski is a Chicago-based purveyor and collector of Americana.  Armed with a history degree and decades of experience in the city's antique industry, he is as close to an expert as one can be in the field, specializing in advertising and coin-operated devices. 

From vintage slot machines, jukeboxes, and other gambling devices to Tobacciana and Breweriana to furniture spanning from country displays, Eastlake, Victorian, Art Deco, to Mid Century Modern, the Zap Artifacts showroom is filled with pieces that inspire wonder, curiosity, and appreciation for the past.