Hippo Hardware & Trading Co

This place is fantastic in every way shape and form! Huge selection of rare and antique plumbing fixtures, and all sorts of lighting and old buildings materials. The three star review based on the "underwhelming" bathroom is hilarious too. I found the bathroom to be quite fun, and really appreciate the fact that they have a 1950s toilet in use, and a sink from about the 1920s.

Great help an a amazing store. Had been a very very long time since I had been in the area to make use of the shop but was nice. Is missing a employ that use to work there though unfortunately. He was a great help an very knowledgeable and is who made my experience at the store memorable I believe his name was Bobby.

When the home warranty company failed to send a plumber who was willing to fix our vintage pink toilet, I went straight to hippo hardware. Jackson talked me through the process, and ultimately assembled a new flush valve and overflow pipe to replace our broken one. Im so happy and relieved that our vintage pink bathroom can stay intact and that I learned so many new plumbing skills along the way. Jackson is a gem, thank you for all your help and good vibes.

Knowledgeable, helpful and friendly staff with an inventory of items such as doors, windows, hardware for doors and windows and much more! I found the perfect items for my project and couldn't be more pleased with the service and pricing is very fair.

I recently visited Hippo Hardware and had a very bad experience. The items l looked at did not have price tags on them, so l was forced to ask what things cost. A salesman quoted $250 for an antique light fixture, and l decided to buy it. He said he needed to take it in the back to have it tested to make sure it worked for me, which was not really necessary since l know how to rewire them, but l said okay. He comes back and says they decided they now need $500 for it. I have to say in my long life, no established business has ever pulled such a fast one. I spoke to the manager about it and he claimed the person that waited on me was a new employee and didn't know any better. Well, that employee felt very confident to give me quotes on more than one item, so l doubt that is true. Even if it is true then why were they not trained better by this same manager? Yes, indeed it all starts at the top anyway you look at it. A reputable manager would sell the item at the quoted price to maintain their reputation, but this stinker doubles down. Be forewarned about the Hippo, or you may get bamboozled. It's an experience you might expect to have in Tijauna, Mexico, not Portland, Oregon. After visiting the store an antique dealer told me Hippo nearly went out of business awhile back. No surprise if this an example of how they run their store. I would say it's on life support.

We went there without checking hours/days of operation and were walking away after finding they were closed when a man came out, called us back, asked if we were picking something up. No, just looking for an antique hinge replacement. He let us come in, helped us look, and just when it seemed like we were out of luck we found the exact hinge that was brand new to replace our rusty ones. He mentioned he was in the lighting department (he wore his gray hair in a pony tail), I think, which is why we didn’t find it right away. He was SO nice to let us come in when they were actually not even open and help us look for such an obscure item. This place is a gem. It gives you faith in the city and that there are good people out there.

This place makes me so happy. It is full of amazing treasures, waiting for someone to come along and appreciate them. Not only do they have one of everything, they value the small pieces of hardware/lighting/plumbing that comes along with antique and salvaged pieces. They also can fix anything you bring in, and can help with lighting supplies and re-wire/work miracles to bring your lighting up to modern standards. I can’t recommend them enough. On todays trip we bought a cast iron sconce from the 1920’s and I can’t wait to install it in our house!

amazing store, above and beyond staff was given accurate info about inventory and access details when calling ahead, and while in store Jennifer was incredibly helpful in making space for my wheelchair to get through isles. Ultimately there was little I couldn't see and shop for! Thank you so much for making our visit doable we will definitely be back for more brass hardware!!!!