CANFIELD — Vintage items Paul and Betty Perelman are selling include a few “One way” road signs, though when it comes to describing a longtime swap meet, you could say it’s aimed in many directions — and is anything but black and white.

“I collect small stuff to big stuff,” Paul Perelman of Chesterland said Friday. “It’s a hobby that got out of hand.”

That assessment could be subjected to a different point of view, but not subject to debate were the diverse and nostalgic items the couple was selling — everything from crates of 33-rpm rock ‘n’ roll records to a three-slot payphone, and speakers from drive-in movie theaters to parking meter parts — some dating to the 1930s. Also on hand were two large vintage gas pumps he bought from collectors.

Perelman, who retired after having worked 33 years as a service technician, also is among the estimated 3,000 local, regional and out-of-state vendors who are the heartbeat of the annual indoor and outdoor Dave and Ed’s Super Swap Meet.

The gathering, which debuted in the early 1990s, got underway Friday and continues 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday throughout the Canfield Fairgrounds.

Even though the speakers he is selling are decades old, some are equipped with Bluetooth capabilities and can be installed in vehicles, said Perelman, who also has for sale a variety of old speed limit road signs.

Also difficult to miss are the two gas pumps, one of which contains the well-known green-and-white Sinclair logo. The other one is a Gilbarco light-up pump from the 1950s, for which Perelman bought a new piece of glass to cover the front of the machine.

In addition, the vintage flavor is alive and well in Bill Flesher’s tent and surrounding area.

“I bought these license plates at auctions, and people have sold me others,” Flesher, of Mingo Junction, said.

Among other things, he had a table display of license plates in varying conditions, most of which were manufactured in the 1940s through the 1970s. The majority of them were from Ohio and neighboring states — one of the oldest of which was a 1951 Ohio plate.

For his part, Henry Osborne of Osceola Mills, Pa., took home a red 1968 Florida license plate, which was among the items he bought Friday, with the intention of reselling them. In addition, diversity seeped into his selections that also included a sheet-metal snipping device, an aquarium sign and sides to a red wagon, along with random iron and metal pieces.

Other items for sale include numerous vehicle parts and tools, leaf blowers and weed trimmers, knives, tires and model-car kits.

“This is the buy-and-sell area for boats, cars and motorcycles. Anything with a title, you can buy it here,” Cory Ward, the show’s owner, said, referring to a section of the fairgrounds that resembles an outdoor classic car show.

Also offered there are free notarizations, he added.

Stacy Neubecker, who works in the Pace Performance Department for Boardman-based #1 Cochran, had on display several engines, some of which have been removed from certain vehicles, then retrofitted for other ones.

“We (also) sell GM performance crate engines,” he said.

Such engines are fully assembled and typically sold as stand-alone products in crates. They often are used as a performance upgrade for muscle cars and hotrods.

Some of the older engines Neubecker had from the 1950s and 1960s also are able to be upgraded with modern fuel injectors and power-steering capabilities, for example, he noted.

One engine designed for crate racing was equipped with a series of seals to prevent tampering and giving a racer an unfair advantage, Neubecker explained.

Despite the proliferation of eBay and other competitive buy-and-sell websites, the Dave and Ed’s swap meet continues to thrive and grow, Ward said.

“It’s affordable for everybody. It’s everything rolled into one,” he said, adding that the swap meet also provides opportunities for buyers and sellers with similar interests to interact with one another and with the merchandise.