Mounir Antiques

Mounir Antiques 📍
Family business since 1942, started near the Umayyad Mosque, now we are in Bab Sharqi. Buy or sell if not for both; tea is alwayes ready :)

We are a small family bussiness, it was all started in 1942 with a small shop in Al Noofara; Eastern door of Omayad Mosque. We deal with any item used by our grandfathers earlier than 1950s
Silver Ware, Glass Ware, Clothes, Furniture, Carpets, Manuscripts, white weapons, jewelery, musical instruments, paintings and many others...

You are all welcome to pay us a visit :)
If you dont want to buy from us, we can buy from you.

Old French dishes 35 pieces…
10/03/2026

Old French dishes 35 pieces…

We still have more and more … :D
10/03/2026

We still have more and more … :D

Old antique copper big size plates… #انتيكات
10/03/2026

Old antique copper big size plates…
#انتيكات

Writing on class..
10/03/2026

Writing on class..

A Hagelin CX-52 Cipher MachinePin-and-lug cipher machine with irregular steppingCX-52 was a mechanical pin-and-lug ciphe...
09/03/2026

A Hagelin CX-52 Cipher Machine

Pin-and-lug cipher machine with irregular stepping

CX-52 was a mechanical pin-and-lug cipher machine, developed around 1952 by the Swede Boris Hagelin and manufactured first by AB Cryptoteknik in Stockholm (Sweden) and later by Crypto AG in Zug (Switzerland). It was intended as a replacement for earlier machines, like the C-446 and M-209. CX-52 has an irregular movement of the cipher wheels, and is considered the more secure version of the C-52. At the time, CX-52 was virtually unbreakable by the NSA.

The machine was available in a civil (grey) and military (green) variant, which were functionally identical. When used properly, the CX-52 was highly secure and very difficult to break by the US National Security Agency (NSA). It was possible however, to set it up in such a way that it had a short cycle (period), in which case it was easy to break. This was fixed in the CX-52M, which was modified by NSA cryptomathematician Peter Jenks, to always produce a long cycle, albeit one that was predictable by NSA. It looked safe from the outside, but was in fact weaker than before

https://www.cryptomuseum.com/crypto/hagelin/cx52/index.htm
CX-52 #1952

07/02/2026

* A young black boy asked the wise old antique dealer, “Why sir, did god make people in so many different colors?” “That is easy” Thinkwhile replied, “For the same reason he make all the different kinds of trees. To make the world a more interesting place!”
#تحف

07/02/2026

Every time something new is invented something old becomes antique.

07/02/2026

Develop your “eye.” A pro doesn’t rush to examine an antique up close. They step back for perspective.

07/02/2026

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Syrian church candlestick from the 17 century.شمعدان عدد 2 سوري كنسي القرن السابع عشر …
05/02/2026

Syrian church candlestick from the 17 century.
شمعدان عدد 2 سوري كنسي القرن السابع عشر …

05/02/2026

Beauty that survived the years.

05/02/2026

History never looked this beautiful.

Address

Strait Street, Talee El Fidda, Opp Al Maryamiyah Church
Damascus

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 19:30
Tuesday 09:00 - 19:30
Wednesday 09:00 - 19:30
Thursday 09:00 - 19:30
Saturday 09:00 - 19:30
Sunday 09:00 - 19:30

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