Milt Andrews gave his wife, Lil, a five- and 10-cent store for her 58th birthday Aug. 3.

It's called Original Antiques Five & 10 and is now open in Brentwood next to the couple's other store, Lilliput Doll Hospital/Russian Gifts, which has been in operation since 1993.

Formerly the Five & 10 building housed antiques.

"We opened up a time capsule here," said Milt Andrews, 71. He points out that the store now features a penny scale and a penny gumball machine. Those are not for sale, but the other memorabilia available costs from $1 to $10. Red tags indicate the $1 items; yellow tags the $5 ones and blue tags signal those that are $10.

"People can't believe it. They ask, 'Is that all?' or 'Is it broken?' " Mrs. Andrews said.

The couple live in Overbrook. Their stores are side by side; the five and dime at 2815 and the doll repair/gift shop at 2817 Brownsville Road.

The Andrews said they had shared many nostalgic conversations about five- and 10-cent stores so common in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and decided to open a small one for her birthday.

She also received a sheet cake with "Happy Birthday Mrs. 5 & 10" written in icing.

When asked what she got him for his birthday June 25, she replied, "A new pair of tennis shoes."

"And I haven't worn them yet," he added.

The couple beamed as they pointed out the new store's merchandise. To the left of the entrance, there are displays of dolls of all cuts and colors, each on sale for $10. Also, there were lots of cookie jars and vases.

To the right are sports shirts, hand painted plates, china animals and romance books.

In display cases are colored glass and sterling silver.

Specialty items include a guitar, a Zippo lighter collectible and an old projector, each available for $10.

The Andrews' friendly 2-year-old miniature beagle, Baby, welcomes visitors. She sleeps in the store beside a teddy bear and baby doll.

The adjacent Lilliput Doll Hospital/Russian Gifts has more expensive stuff priced from $20 to $3,000. Items include watches made in a Moscow factory that also made instruments for Russian planes and submarines. There are also cost-friendly fakes imitating everything from Faberge eggs to Byzantine icons.

Mr. Andrews said his doll hospital was well-known through word of mouth for its repair work. He has a scrapbook showing work on burned dolls, a doll featured in an advertisement and a doll "double" for a baby used in the 1988 movie "Domenick and Eugene," which was filmed in Pittsburgh.

The couple have worked on dolls belonging to sports figures and the city's prominent families, but Mr. Andrews would not make public any of his clients' names.

In his spare time Mr. Andrews likes to collect and listen to copies of old-time radio shows and is proud that he owns a tape of a show interrupted by the news bulletin: the North Koreans have crossed the 38th Parallel."

Mrs. Andrews describes herself as "a people person" and said she liked to dispense amateur counseling and advice, such as "There are four important aspects to life: faith, health, someone to love and good credit."

When a female customer seemed distressed Saturday at leaving a favorite doll for repair -- most dolls take at least three days to fix -- Mrs. Andrews comforted her with a hug.

The stores' hours are: 12:30 to 5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; 10:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturdays; closed Sundays.