Items of Value

     Think "VINTAGE" for this sale.  The house was very solidly built in the early 20th century, then added onto probably in the 1940s, on what we would now consider a lot of acreage.  You will enter the house via the back door after parking beside or behind the house. The vintage part begins as soon as you walk through the outside door into the tiny room leading to the kitchen.  You will find a vintage rug beater hanging on the wall beside a vintage popcorn maker.  The large red Craftsman tool chest is also there.  I will be sitting in the kitchen near the Christmas wreath, waiting for you to come in.

     Besides the reproduction hardrock maple Windsor chairs and dining table, you will find many vintage kitchen items, vintage table linens, a very large lithographed tin doll house complete with people, furnishings, and outdoor swimming pool.  It is a vintage "Mary Maxie Mansion".  Note the 1966 Thunderbird convertible in white plastic sitting outside the front door of the mansion.  There is also another smaller lithographed tin doll house for sale, accompanied by plastic furniture and animals. 

     You will spend a lot of time perusing books and perhaps equal time looking at tools and outdoor equipment in the garage.  The highlight of the sale are the clocks, which were collected by the husband.  Of course, we have put up a small artificial Christmas tree near the fireplace and have set the dining table for Christmas.  You will also have the unique opportunity of sitting on, possibly buying, the hearth bench. 

     Back to the clocks, there are four. First is a magnificent French c. 1880s black slate clock with three inset panels of Russian malachite amid three dials, partially surrounding the double mercury tube pendulum.  We found a very old price tag on the back for $2,000.  This is a rarity.  Dennis Cooper, who does clock repair, has quoted me $380 for a thorough cleaning.  The second is a circa 1910s tall case mahogany clock with carved demilune top, three weights and large pendulum.  It has a very good chime.  Dennis Cooper has quoted me $260 for a thorough cleaning.  The third is a long Vienna-style regulator clock in excellent condition.  Dennis Cooper has quoted me $160 for a thorough cleaning.  The fourth is a reproduction schoolhouse wall clock in oak.  The bottom portion drops down to open to reach the pendulum.  We also put one antique pocket watch in one of the showcases.

     The books span a variety of subjects, among them clocks, magic, railroading, mechanics, health, religions.  The 60+ CDs also cover a range of musical tastes.  We have pulled out the three Christmas CDs for you.  The Bose radio will hopefully be playing holiday music in the dining room for you.  The husband did photo developing.  We have two photo enlargers for you in addition to photo equipment which fill a tiny room on the first floor.  You will find the antique accordion-fold camera on top of the reel-to-reel tape recorder in the living room.

     We have brought in two showcases to display the numerous small items.  You will discover a few White House ornaments, holiday brass tokens, vintage items like a small grater, little animals and people.  Sorry, but there is no jewelry in this sale except a pair of holiday earrings.  Look for vintage items like the 1945 Japanese surrender newspaper, the old ice skates and vintage embroidered linens.

     We also offer you vintage games.  See what we have among the photos we have posted. They include Twister, pickup stix, dominoes, checkers, chess. We have left the items in the three blanket chests so that you have the joy of sorting through them.  You will find an assortment of unframed paintings by a family member.  

    Throughout the house you will discover framed and unframed paintings by Bressan.  She was born of Italian immigrant parents in Connecticut in 1903.  She took up painting following her husband's death about 1956.She left her paintings to her son, whose house you will be in.  The dining table is covered with Christmas china for you.  Boxes of Christmas ornaments and bows plus a child chair/sled, miniature train set, stuffed animals, and dolls sit under or around the tree.  Two of the bears are made of real fur.  We offer you two large plastic tubs of Keepsake ornaments.

     So, come for a good time and select items to buy for friends or family members.  This sale should put you in a good mood for our showroom sale which is the following weekend in Temple Hills.  Our warehouse has been closed to the public for six years following Covid.  We have been working very hard over six weeks to reopen 2,500 out of 4,400sqft for a "GRAND REOPENING" highlighted by a Christmas sale.  A 7-1/2' high artificial tree will greet you when you come in.  We will post many photos along with the showroom address in one week.