105 YEARS SAME HOUSE, JOLIET TIME MACHINE

This proud and kind German-American family has lived in this home since it was built in 1919, nothing was ever thrown out. The family came to Joliet in the 1860s, started a quarry, a blacksmith shop, owned 3 different corner grocery stores, one family member was mayor and another an important war hero in WWII. This is a beloved and prolific family in our community. No one in the family was a collector, these are all truly family heirlooms/antiques with provenance. I've been at this since 1974, I haven't been in a house like this in our area since the early 1980s, it truly is a time machine.

Due to a couple people's bad behavior at my last sale and the large amount of smalls, we are NOT allowing anyone to bring in a purse, bag, or coat on day one of the sale. We will also check the contents of your bags before you can exit. Jewelry will be shown one piece at a time. If you break something, you buy it, don't go trying to hide it. No discounts on day one. I will discount day two and with the amount greatly increasing as we go through this four day, super sale. I will add photos continuously, please check back regularly.

ANTIQUES...antique country store displays (I can provide a copy of a photo of items in one store if you want it to go with your item) including a large wooden Nabisco/National Biscuit display rack. It is perfect for displaying whatever you collect. There is also a large metal one in the basement, but condition is rough. Large Calumet Baking Powder wall/calendar clock. This is one of the items in the store photo that can clearly be seen. Large antique country store coffee barrels both wood and metal, store size display tins for marshmallows, chips, pretzels, etc; Impressive large stained glass window with a mortar and pestal/drug store motif. I believe this once hung at Herath's on Ruby St, before it was Herath's and belonged to someone in this family. Several large wire store racks, which are also in the grocery store photo. Antique jelly cupboard. Rainbo Bread door handle. Large amount of World's Fair items, several antique pocket watches, several pocket knives, many antique lamps including a 1920s Egyptian sphinx style with pink slip shade, pair of Rin Tin Tin lamps from the 1920s, akro agate/uranium glass table lamp, kerosene lamps. Antique trunks, many great antique tools, antique sleds, antique shaving items, primitives, many old maps. Antique erector set, 1920s smoking boudoir doll, 1960s Barbie family dolls, several jars of old marbles.  Tons of antique jewelry including old cameos, many, many boxes of old costume jewelry from the Boston Store of Joliet still with original price tags. Antique purses, antique dancing shoes, 1920s primo condition flapper gown still in the box from Marshall Field's, tons of vintage clothing, shoes and hats, WWII uniform, military medals. 1920s Art Deco vanity, many cool floor lamps, golden oak parlor table, 1920s needle point easy chair and ottoman. Model planes and aviation items. Sponge ware, green depression glass, crocks, yellow ware, etc; 1920s kitchenalia. Wonderful antique quilt. Old braided rugs, items from Morocco including bronze pieces. Vintage and antique Christmas including a brush aluminum Christmas tree with the original box. Antique Christmas boxes including really old ones from Field's. Autographed photo of Buddy Rogers. Metal Squirt bottle carrier, heavy WWII era cardboard carrier for Dr.Enuf. Rare oil bottle. Rare 1930s Cubs baseball poster, 1930s Chicago Cubs official scrapbook. Antique typewriters, early canning jars.

JOLIET ITEMS...3 pre prohibition Joliet brewery trays...one from Porter, one from Sehring and the last one is from Citizen's. The Citizen's tray will be a one day/first day best offer, the other two trays will be priced to sell. Pre prohibition Joliet Bottling Company bottle opener. Many items from the E.J.& E including a large sign, a phone from the J, lots of J paper items and more. Many Joliet calendars including Weber's, Marchio, Calvert, Ted's 66 service station, etc; 1920s playbill photo from the Rialto, antique Joliet cigar maker boxes, labeled trunk from when JTHS band went to the nationals in the 1920s, many band memorabilia items. Because one side of the family was German lutheran, and the other German catholic, we have early pieces from St.Peter's and St.John's. The early 1900s booklets contain local advertising for our breweries and other local businesses, rare advertising in there! Many early Joliet postcards, postcard albums. Antique Joliet store boxes including Dan's Candies, Boston Store, John McCarthy, Block & Kuhl, etc; Autographed photo of Audrey Totter, old Joliet bottles. Rare Joliet St.Alois book, this one has a prolific amount of early Joliet advertising. Antique table from St.John's Church. Antique ribbon from St.John's. Items from Joliet's Old Timer's Baseball Association. Probably one of the rarest Joliet pieces at the sale is an official G.A.R. book from when the encampment was here in the early 1900s. I only know of one other copy and it's in my personal collection. Roy's Emco Service Station shirt. Church pew from St.Peter's. If you love Joliet history, this sale is a must. 

COLLECTIBLES...massive vintage vinyl assortment including the Beatles White album first pressing, Revolver, and more. Many Monkees records, many Elton John and Cat Stevens records. The record collection includes rare foreign editions for these household name rockers. I sold out of records at last weekend's sale, so these are priced to go too. Nice assortment of Funko Pop. Vintage mint in box Jolly Green Giant Sprout lamp, giant wall hanging Honey Comb cereal wrist watch. Several novelty advertising watches including Caterpillar, McDonald's, Uncle Sam, Swatch, Coca Cola, vintage soda bottles. I will continue to list more and photograph more.