Duane & Betty Means Antique Estate Tag Sale

Long time Iowa City family with 4 generations of items.  Many items from Means Brothers Grocery that operated downtown for many decades and closed in 1968.

ANTIQUES AND OLDER ITEMS: LARGE FOUR LEGGED CHOPPING BLOCK, large kitchen enamel top work table, Galvanized wash tub on legs, 1970’s vintage typewriters, Shaffer pen display cabinet, lots of 1930’s and 1940’s kitchen tinware, and pantry items, clawfoot piano stool, antique child’s rocker, antique neon beer sign, fancy 1930’s carved back upholstered sofa & matching chair, 1940’s mahogany chest of drawers, fancy figural decorative statuary toppers, many antique picture frames and framed prints, vintage end tables and stands, pair of round back chairs, flattop storage lockers, large selection of antique/vintage floor lamps and shades, wooden advertising boxes, lots of old books, woven wicker baskets, wire potato chip and fruit/vegetable display racks from Means Brothers Grocery, old wooden cabinets (rough) older double door cabinet with pigeonholes, metal three tier store display rack, painted white wooden and metal stools, old fruit boxes, old shelves, accordion style sewing box, much more!

CHINA, GLASSWARE, HUMMELS, POTTERY AND OTHER: Large selection of beautiful glass paperweights, Hummel figurines, nice selection of costume jewelry, large 1800’s tall storage bin with lid, old advertising tins, wooden blocks, oil paintings by regional artists, old marbles, nice hand painted plates, pattern glass, cut glass, colored glassware, sterling silver & silverplated items, stemware, cake stands, brush ware pottery planters, nice selection of old pottery, old tin toys, old paper goods.

ANTIQUE, VINTAGE, OLD, AND HANDMADE DOLLS: Hundreds of all types of dolls of all sizes and ages that were collected by Betty over many years as well as dolls made by Betty. Madame Alexander dolls, kewpie dolls, lots more. Also many doll heads, stands, restoration parts and doll related items, lots sold by the box full.

ITEMS FROM THE CARRIAGE HOUSE: 1890’s ERA HIGH WHEEL BICYCLE RIDDEN IN 1939 IOWA CITY CENTENNIAL PARADE. 1950’s metal lawn glider, wooden wagon wheel jack, antique metal hose reel, Tones spice rack, boxes of old lace, quilting supplies, Wire bushel basket holder and baskets, wooden bushel baskets, 1930’s Folding metal grocery store display racks, 1930’s metal grocery baskets with handles, galvanized garbage cans, wooden frame dolly on wheels, tomato cages, wheelbarrow, slow cooker stove, White enamel countertop butcher scale, cast iron grates, wonderful Victorian cast iron fireplace tools and andirons, old stove parts, lots of older garden tools, old wooden items, pottery and wooden planters, many more treasures.

BASEMENT LOADED WITH INTERESTING ITEMS: Lots of nice older tools, power drills, hand saws, furniture clamps, wooden clamps, lots of shop supplies, various boxes of old hardware items, sanders, walnut sewing machine cabinet, 2 drawer table, many boxes of neat stuff!

VARIABLE AND PROGRESSIVE DISCOUNTING ON MOST ITEMS STARTING

SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THRU SUNDAY!

ANOTHER GREAT TAG SALE BY

ACKERMANS ANTIQUES & ESTATE SERVICES OF IOWA CITY

(SELL IT RIGHT- CALL BILL TONIGHT!) 319-430-3737

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LOU PICEK (WEST BRANCH) 319-643-2065